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Six O’ Clock Series unveils semester lineup

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IUP football looks to bonce back from shaky last season

Worked at Macy’s -Vaughn Johnson

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Dr. David Werner begins term as interim president

Played drums in rock band -Derek Habe

Interned with the Pittsburgh Pirates -Brock Fleeger

New IUP parking garage behind Sprowls Hall was nearing its completion.

Students at SGAs “Speak Up IUP!” questioned the decision to arm campus police.

Tony Atwater delivered what would be his last State of the University Address.

Man installs flame thrower on the back of his motorized scooter.

Photos By Brock Fleeger

Cover Design by Nick Fritz and Derek Habe

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Alcohol violations

• Borough police reported that at 12:59 a.m. Thursday, Brandon J. King, 20, York, was found urinating while intoxicated on the sidewalk in the 400 block of Seventh Street. King was arrested and cited for underage drinking, public drunkenness and public urination, police reported. He was released to a sober adult.

• Campus police reported that at 12:14 a.m. Aug. 23, Morgan J. Schaaf, 19, Cranesville, was charged with purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages and public drunkenness after she was observed intoxicated along Garman Avenue near Wallwork Suites, she was later released to a sober adult.

• Borough police reported that at 2:01 a.m. Aug. 18, Robert Krouse, Indiana, was cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after he was found screaming in a residence in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street. Amanda Geiser, Johnstown, was cited for disorderly conduct after she attempted to stop police from arresting Krouse, police reported.

• Borough police reported that at 1:40 a.m. Aug. 24, Lucas J. Findeison, 19, Downingtown; James C. Ward, 20, Lansdale; and Christopher B. Whitehouse, 20, Prospect Park, were cited for a summary of non-traffic underage drinking after borough police were called to 743 South St. for a complaint of someone screaming. Ward was also charged with disorderly conduct.

• Campus police reported that sometime between 10:45 p.m. and 11:29 p.m., Aug. 21, Steven R. Davic, 18, Monroeville, was cited for underage drinking after he was found intoxicated in Ruddock Hall.

Assault

Borough police reported that at 12:44 a.m. Aug. 12, Lori Opdyke, 31, and Timothy Tyger 28, both of Indiana, were arrested and charged for domestic assault following an incident that took place at a residence in the 400 block of Fifth Street.

Criminal mischief

Borough police reported that sometime between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Aug. 16, someone smashed five plastic sign posts with reflectors and stole a motorcycle safety awareness sign in the 300 block of Gompers Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-3492121.

Disorderly conduct

Campus police reported that at 1:43 a.m. Aug. 18, Anthony O’Toole, 22, Media, was charged with disorderly conduct after he was observed urinating at the intersection of Oakland Avenue and School Street. He was released from the scene, police reported.

Harassment

Borough police reported that at 2:25 a.m. Aug. 18, Andre J. Clickner, 22, Bunola, was cited for harassment after borough police were called to a residence in the 500 block of Water Street. for a disturbance. Police reported that Clickner allegedly grabbed a female and shoved her down.

Items burgled

• Borough police reported that someone stole a car stereo from an unlocked vehicle parked in a parking lot at 550 Philadelphia St. sometime between 10 p.m.

Aug. 19 and 2:30 a.m. Aug. 20 Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

• Campus police reported that sometime between 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 19, someone stole an I-Pod touch from its charging dock at the Wallwork Suites. The I-Pod is described as being gray in color with a red and black cover. Anyone with information is asked to contact campus police at 724-3572141.

– Compiled from police reports

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Dawning of a new era Dr. David Werner learning as he goes in beginning of his term as interim president of IUP By vaughn johnson Editor In Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

News broke June 9 that IUP president Tony Atwater would resign from his post after five years in office effective June 30.

The embattled president left his position at IUP to take a national leadership role with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

Atwater’s resignation came after a vote of no confidence from IUP faculty.

He was widely accused of over spending in many areas and leaving the school in a budget bind.

Twenty-four hours after Atwater handed in his resignation, the Pennsylvania State System for Higher Education Board of Governors, which had the task of appointing an interim president for IUP, came to a decision.

And it was a familiar face — Dr. David Werner.

He officially took his post Aug. 1.

Werner, 67, spent time as IUP’s interim provost during the 2007-08 academic year.

“It’s exciting to be here,” Werner said during an interview in his office Aug. 23. “It’s a great institution [with] a high quality faculty and staff. The students are interested in learning and that’s what a university is all about.”

Outside of IUP, Werner spent time as chancellor emeritus at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for seven years.

After retiring from his chancellor position, he spent a semester in Kyoto, Japan as a visiting researcher in human resources and public policy at Ryukoku University.

During the time away from IUP, Werner said that he got rid of all of his IUP merchandise, thinking that he would never have use for it, as he did not expect to come back.

Much to his surprise, he did.

Werner’s interim tag cannot turn

Brock Fleeger/The Penn Dr. David Werner also served as interim president at Mansfield University.

into a permanent one.

He can not be a candidate for the permanent position, nor does he have a say in who is to take his place.

That is up to the Registry for College and University Presidents, which works with schools to look for eligible candidates for the position.

Even if Werner was eligible for the position, he readily admits that he is just too old for the job.

“I retired once, and this is just filling in until the search is conducted and they hire a permanent person,” he said.

Until that search is conducted, Werner assumes all of the regular duties and concerns of a permanent president.

One of the main duties and concerns is figuring out the budget

for next year.

It is “first priority,” said Werner.

According to Werner, this year’s budget includes a “significant” amount of money that came from the federal stimulus package, which ends after this school year.

IUP will have to make up the loss, taking into account the uncertainty of state funding and the ever-increasing cost of yearly operation.

The previous budget situation was handed to Werner from the previous administration — something he said he didn’t keep that much of an eye on after he left IUP. “After I left here, I would occasionally hear from people that I worked with closely, but I didn’t monitor the student newspaper or the Indiana Gazette,” Werner said.

As far as the decisions that were made by Atwater, Werner did not have too much of an opinion, as he said he didn’t know enough about the situation and is still learning about things.

“Sometimes you think you understand something and then you discover that you don’t understand it as much as you thought, so a lot it is just learning,” Werner said.

“I think it’s really, really important to understand the history of problems and situations, because if you don’t understand the history you’re more than likely going to do something stupid.”

But Werner did know about was the residential revival and the construction of the KCAC, both of which he was impressed with.

“It looks dramatically different from what it did even two years ago,” Werner said.

“You can’t help but be impressed by the change that has occurred even in the short period of time,” Werner said.

Other than that, Werner said he doesn’t know too much about what was going on during Atwater’s tenure.

Werner also did not know enough to give his thoughts on the rela-

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“I believe in being open and answering people’s questions, and that’s my goal to establish that kind of environment to which there are no secrets and can get answers to them.”

—Dr. David Werner, interim president of IUP

tionship between Atwater and the students and faculty — something that was lacking for some time as Atwater was accused of making decisions without consulting the students or the faculty.

Opening the lines of communication was one of the first things Werner did when he arrived on campus in July.

Werner said he immediately went around town meeting the different leaders in the area in an effort to learn more about the situation at IUP. “People have been extraordinarily nice,” Werner said.

“That was my experience two years ago. Those were the reasons coming back to Indiana was attractive, because people here were very open and very welcoming, so it’s been great. It’s been fun to get out and meet people.”

Was the reception from the town genuine or was the town just happy to see a new person in charge of the school?

Werner said he believes that the community was genuinely interested in what is going to happen in the coming months and years.

“I have no way of knowing that,” Werner said. “I just have the sense that the people of Indiana are just open, genuine people and I don’t think it has anything to do with that. I think they’re just people who like people.

“The people in town see the importance of IUP to the community, so they are very interested to what the university is doing,” he added.

The lines of communication are open to the faculty and the students as well. Werner said he plans to hold a monthly open session with the faculty and staff where they can

ask him questions.

The first will take place in the beginning of September.

He also wants to plan something similar for students, but is not completely sure what it will entail.

He did say that there will be some opportunity for students to have their voices heard as well, and it will more than likely be through the Student Government Association.

He wants to work closely with them because they represent the students.

“I believe in being open and answering people’s questions, and that’s my goal, to establish that kind of environment in which there are no secrets and people can ask questions and can get answers to them,” Werner said.

“It’s a public university,” he added.

“With the exception of certain things revolving around personnel matters and things, the information should be available to the public.”

Although he plans to meet with SGA and hear their grievances, Werner’s goal is to have the administration be the last thing on the students’ mind.

“Ideally I would hope that the students wouldn’t have any perception of the administration because things would be going so smoothly why would you ever think of the administration?” Werner said.

“When I was a student, I don’t remember ever thinking about who the president was or what the president is doing. I was only concerned about my classes and what I was doing, and the last thing on my mind was what the administration was doing.”

Though he is here temporarily, Werner will have plenty of time to put those plans into action, as the process of finding a permanent president could take months.

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By Laurel Rosenhall McClatchy Newspapers MCT

Brock Fleeger/The Penn The opening of the Crimson Suites finishes IUP’s $240 million Residential Revival plan.

IUP residential revival complete

By Imani J. Dillard Senior Staff Writer i.j.dillard@iup.edu

With all four phases of the Residential Revival complete and all the roads on campus open, IUP’s campus looks newer than ever.

Director of Housing and Residence Life Michael Lemasters said that he is very happy and satisfied with the outcome of the revival and with the fact that the Crimson Suites were able to open on time despite a late start and inclement weather.

The grand total of the Residential Revival was approximately $240 million.

Right now, about 4,330 students can live on campus. The suites have a capacity of 3,530 students, and the traditional halls have a capacity of 800.

Even though McCarthy Hall was expected to close at the end of the last academic year, it remains open and gives campus an extra occupancy of 400.

Money has been set aside for needed remodeling of the suites.

Lemasters said that the students have responded well to the suites and said they have taken good care of them.

He sees the suites lasting a long time after he’s gone.

The university has determined that the names of the suites will be up for grabs. Word may be out in the next few weeks if any more of the suites’ names will be changed.

Lemasters said that housing construction has been put on hold for the time being.

The university has hired a company to make a master plan for the whole university, including not only housing, but also academic buildings, roads on campus and dining.

This master plan is going to take a step back and look at what the university needs and what the students want, like graduate housing, family housing, and even less expensive new housing.

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College students filling out their dormitory housing requests this summer are making decisions about their future roommate: Messy or neat? Smoker or non? Early bird or night owl?

Now many of them have a new question to ponder: Male or female?

Across the country, colleges are changing the roommate rules and allowing men and women to share a bedroom. Only a small portion of students are choosing the option, college officials say. And when they do, the arrangements almost always are platonic.

But the shift marks the next step in a decades-long evolution that’s shrunk the space that once separated the sexes on college campuses.

“Back in the dark ages, a co-ed dorm was separate floors (for men and women) with an RA making sure you didn’t have guys on your floor after a certain time,” said Vicky Jones, a Bay Area homemaker who graduated from UCLA in 1974.

Then came co-ed floors. And then co-ed bathrooms.

Now Jones’ daughter Kendall goes to Occidental College in Los Angeles, where she roomed with a male friend her sophomore year.

Occidental is one of more than 50 colleges across the nation that offer what’s described as “genderinclusive” or “gender-neutral” housing - rooms or suites shared by male and female students.

“My main reason for choosing gender-neutral housing was simply feeling more comfortable with a guy as a roommate,” Kendall Jones, 20, wrote in an e-mail interview with The Bee. Kendall Jones grew up with three brothers and said she was fed up with female energy after a freshman year in which she was one of three girls squeezed into a room built for two.

“It made me cringe to think about living with a girl the next year, so when I found out there was another option I jumped at the chance,” she wrote.

Jones chose to live with her friend

James Case. He said they were compatible because they have similar lifestyles and the same tolerance for mess. There was nothing awkward about it, Case said.

“When one of us would change, you’d say, ‘Hey turn around for 10 seconds.’ It really wasn’t complicated,” he said.

Other schools that allow men and women to room together include the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Riverside, Stanford, Humboldt State and the University of Oregon. The University of California, Davis, officials said they will research the option in the coming year.

College housing officials say mixed housing hasn’t led to increases in sexual violence. Most schools limit mixed-gender rooms to specific buildings or floors. They assign students to mixed rooms only when both people request it.

And it’s generally not couples who are asking to share a room. The requests tend to come from gay and lesbian students who feel awkward being paired with a roommate of the same sex, or from transgender students who feel their identity makes it difficult to fit into a typical dorm setting.

“It’s been a natural progression in university housing,” said Marty Takimoto, a University of California, Berkeley, housing director.

“Students, as the customers, are the determiners of their living situation.”

About 10 students on the Berkeley campus lived in mixed-gender rooms last year, Takimoto said - out of a residential population of 5,900. And all the mixed-gender rooms are in Unity House, a dormitory designated for people who care about issues of sexuality and gender identity.

One resident was Rose DeLeon-Foote, 19, of Sacramento.

She said she is not a lesbian but wanted to live in Unity House because she is passionate about gay rights. She shared a room with a transgender man, who was born female but identifies as male.

“I have a lot of close friends that are gay,” DeLeon-Foote said.

“I thought Unity would be fun, it would be a place for me to get

“It’s been a natural progression in university housing. Students, as the customers, are the determiners of their living situations.”

—Marty Takimoto, housing director at the University of California at Berkeley some friends at Cal.” The gender-neutral housing at Humboldt State is also in a section of the dorms reserved for people who are gay or care about gay issues.

Sophomore Corrina Wells, who described herself as a lesbian, said she enjoyed sharing a room with a gay male friend - for the most part.

“There’s the classic boy stuff, where the room smells like boy or there’s a pile of laundry,” said Wells, 19. “But after a while I got comfortable with it.”

Making gay students more comfortable is part of the drive for mixed-gender housing, but not the entire story, said David Norton, executive director of the National Student Genderblind Campaign, which helps students lobby for gender-neutral housing.

He co-founded the campaign when he was in college and was forbidden from sharing a room with a woman who had been his best friend since middle school.

“Many best friends these days are opposite genders,” said Norton, 24. “It doesn’t make sense to have a policy that makes it so you can’t live with the person you feel most comfortable living with.”

Occidental student Laura Harmon was able to share a room with her best friend, a straight guy.

The mixed-gender housing at her school is advertised as being a good option for gay students - but not restricted to them.

“We kind of felt like we were taking advantage of the system as two straight people,” she said.

Now, as they plan housing for their senior year, Harmon has decided to rent a house off-campus with a group of women. And her former roommate will be in a campus suite full of men.

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Six O’ Clock Series starts off another year

By Kat Oldrey News Editor K.E.Oldrey@iup.edu

IUP kicks off its ever-present Six O’Clock Series Monday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. in the HUB Ohio Room.

The Six O’Clock Series is a weekly, 90-minute event covering student-relevant topics ranging from finances to politics to social networking and more.

It has been an institution of IUP student life for years and offers guest speakers and panels over the course of the semester. All Six O’Clock Series events are free.

In addition to often being enriching experiences in their own right, some professors incorporate the Series into their classes as mandatory events or extra-credit opportunities.

The first of this semester’s series is “Just What Did They Intend?,” an interactive historical panel in which students can discuss the U.S. Constitution with founding fathers Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, George Clinton, Charles Pickney, James Madison and John Dickenson.

The Sept. 20 lecture is “Financial Literacy.” A represen-

tative of AES/PHEAA will give a presentation on the world of finance from the student’s point of view, covering taking out and repaying loans and establishing and cultivating favorable credit.

“Make a Difference, Not Just a Paycheck,” on Sept. 27, features a discussion of the value of becoming an active member of the campus and community in an increasingly competitive job market.

At “Responding to Violence,” on Oct. 4, a group of local panelists will discuss safety and violence at the community level.

On Oct. 11, Stephen Skinner, Esq. presents “Out in Rural America,” a lecture drawn from professional and personal experience on his continuing quest for fairness.

Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of “Nickel and Dimed,” this year’s Common Freshman Reader, will discuss her book on Oct. 18. This Six O’Clock Series will take place in Fisher Auditorium.

Oct. 25’s event is “Building Your Community.”

Dr. Al Condeluci, CEO UPC/Class, will present on achieving a “community where each belongs.”

“Social Networking and

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Advancing Your Career” will take place on Nov. 1. Barry Davis, an expert in social networking and director of Career Services at LMA Consulting Group, explains how to incorporate social networking into career-building.

“Counterinsurgency Operations in Afghanistan,” on Nov. 8, will cover the geopolitical challenges presented by counterinsurgency operations.

The semester’s final Six O’Clock Series, “Experiential Learning: National Student Exchange and Alternative Spring Break,” will take place on Nov. 15, covering opportunities for learning outside the classroom.

Six O’Clock Series events from previous years include a presentation by the founder of PostSecret, “Studied Abroad and Lived to Tell About It,” “Roadtrip Nation,” and “Revelation of a Redneck.”

More information on the Six O’Clock Series can be found on the IUP website and at the Center for Student Life in Pratt Hall room 303.

The office is open from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Schools apply rules to virtual classes

By Lolly Bowean and Kristen Mack Chicago Tribune MCT

Peter Kupfer has made it difficult for his physics students to claim they didn’t know about a homework assignment.

Not only does Kupfer outline the assignment during class at Lake Zurich High School, he also tweets a daily reminder to his followers on Twitter. On Facebook, he posts a status update and occasionally provides extra details on his fan page.

“I, personally, am not worried about sharing (online) space with students,” he said. “The kids can talk to me, and I find it a useful avenue to communicate.”

But as teachers like Kupfer increasingly are connecting with their students online, school districts are working to define appropriate ways for teachers and students to communicate outside the classroom.

It’s a murky area with a variety of questions: Should teachers use a Facebook fan page to contact students? Should they allow students to “friend” them on their personal profiles, or post pictures on their walls? Should they notify parents that they are using social networking sites to communicate?

The Illinois school code requires that districts develop polices for social networking and teach students how to safely use chat rooms, e-mail and instant messaging. Some districts have responded with vague policies open for interpretation. Others have banned all use of social media between teachers and students.

In Community High School District 128 in Libertyville, Ill., the school board approved a set of expectations for social networking between teachers, coaches and students, which are now incorporated into employee policies.

It deems district-provided e-mail and school-based websites acceptable forms of communication. However it warns that text messages are highly personal, can quickly get “off topic” and be easily misinterpreted by a parent.

“What you want to avoid is a parent seeing a coach’s cell phone number on their daughter’s phone and being surprised,” the district’s technology director, Mick Torres, said.

While District 128 has specific rules, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 has a broad policy. In the district’s general personnel stan-

dards, faculty are instructed to maintain a professional relationship with students and keep a safe and healthy environment.

“We’re trying to put information out there that is associated with the classroom and student learning,” District Superintendent Mike Egan said. “We encourage that kind of use, while discouraging any personal conversations or information sharing.”

But Kupfer’s teaching style of posting homework assignments on Twitter and Facebook wouldn’t fly in districts where only school-based sites are sanctioned.

“With the advancement of technology and social networking, it’s not appropriate in the school atmosphere,” Michalak said. “Any information would have been communicated in the classroom. If teachers are going to use technology, it’s through a web page developed here at school that the students have access to look up.”

In the absence of official policies, students have largely created their own rules of online engagement.

Anita Wota, 17, spends hours updating her status and checking up on her friends on Facebook, she said.

But she didn’t “friend” her teachers until she graduated from Chicago Academy High School last spring.

“It’s not as awkward because they’re not my teachers anymore,” she said.

Meanwhile Ramsey Newton Jr., 16, refuses to engage in social media. It causes too much drama - even when teachers and school administrators are involved, he said.

“I’m just not into it,” the sophomore at South Shore High School said.

“Teachers gossip too. They might get too much access or get to know too much. It can start a big fiasco.

“I don’t want my name in it, and I don’t want to end up on anyone’s status [update].”

That’s not the case for Kupfer.

While he reaches out to his students online, he’s careful about how he does it: He doesn’t follow students on Twitter. And although he accepts friend requests, he doesn’t initiate them. Kupfer said he views social networking sites as an opportunity to teach his students about both physics and online behavior.

“I’m careful not to post anything that is not appropriate,” he said. “I remember, my students will see this.

My mom and grandma are on there too, so I have to be extra careful.”

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5. Never run out of food 4. Keep you cash in your pocket MCT Antioch High School student Lauren Colette went over the list of ideas on a marker board for the next edition of her school newspaper, The Tom Tom, during her newspaper journalism class, April 9, 2009, in Antioch, Ill.

Young journalists become Internet savvy, use online, print

By TARA MALONE McClatchy Newspaper MCT

As newspapers reinvent themselves, high school newsrooms are locked in their own transition amid the economic tumult that has jolted the industry.

Several school newspapers in Illinois, for example, now publish online only, while others are turning to the Internet to post stories edged out of a shrinking newspaper.

These days, the pressures of tighter budgets, thinner papers and slumping ad sales are as central to the lessons of journalism as beat reporting and editing, educators said.

“If we want to make it as real world as we can make it, you’ve got to be able to pay for the pages (through advertising). If you can’t pay for the pages, you figure out another way to do things,” adviser to Antioch Community High School’s paper, The Tom Tom, Michael Gordy said.

The high school in Chicago’s northern suburbs now publishes a 12-page paper every month, down from 24 pages a year ago. Fewer pages means smaller production costs — a necessity when the newspaper’s bank account is $2,269 in the red, Gordy said. Every student is urged to sell three ads plus sweets in a monthly bake sale to close the gap.

Still it was news coverage, not cash balances, that dominated a recent class discussion. Editor in chief Ashley Meyer, 18, and the paper’s 20-member staff bounced around ideas for the April issue, which was to include a pro-con editorial on gay marriage, a follow on a survey about how kids

treat one another in school, and a preview of the spring musical’s performance for senior citizens.

“Will someone who’s not in the student council and not in the play please write that story?” Meyer said.

With the last article assigned, students left the classroom for the computer lab next door to start researching. They’ve learned that with space shrinking, only the most compelling stories make it into print.

“Even if we can’t run a lot of pages [...] we definitely know we are putting our best work in,” said Chris Terzic, 17, chosen as next year’s sports editor.

Other schools have no pages at all.

University Laboratory High School in Urbana, Ill., shifted its editorial operation online four years ago and pushed students to cover more stories, more often than a monthly print would allow.

Students initially tried to publish the newspaper and an online edition, but they opted to go Webonly when the workload became too much, said adviser Dave Porreca.

Budgetary woes hastened the digital-only push at Lake Zurich High School. Publishing the Bear Facts newspaper online next year could save $11,000 in annual printing costs at a time when the district faces a $4 million shortfall, a spokesman said.

Some schools are adding a digital element simply to stay relevant.

Among them is Peoria, Ill.’s Richwoods High School newspaper, which will begin in the fall to publish some articles from The Shield online, while weighing the promise of reaching more readers and advertisers with concerns about still finding time to produce a top-notch newspaper.

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Bang for your buck: getting your ideal school supplies for less

Care packages always a positive for college students

By Kat Oldrey

By Ray Segebrecht

News Editor K.E.Oldrey@iup.edu

If you’re hoping to get the most for your money this fall, by all means focus on the big-ticket items like textbooks and laptops, but do not overlook what you spend on more humble school supplies. By taking some time, evaluating your needs and shopping around, you can save money.

The Co-op Store, in the HUB, is the most convenient option, but you pay for convenience. Walmart and Staples have the advantage of both price and selection.

Every printer needs its paper.

At the Co-op Store, students pay $3.99 for a 500-sheet ream; Walmart charges $3.22 for a similar product. Staples wins on variety. For those who don’t mind printing their essays on copy paper, 500-sheet reams can cost as little as 50 cents. Prices at Staples vary by quality, including how bright the paper is, with the most expensive option reaching a painful $14.99. If you’d like to incorporate some eco-friendliness into your back-to-school shopping, both Walmart and Staples offer recycled printer paper for a slightly higher price than comparable products.

Filler paper for binders and notebooks is another necessity.

The Co-op Store charges $6.79 for a pack of 500 sheets. At Walmart, you can get 150 sheets for less than a dollar, and Staples carries packs of 400 sheets for $2.99. With a little math, it’s easy to figure out the best value for your needs.Binder prices vary on size and quality. At Staples, the flimsiest plastic covers sell for $1.49 while the largest and sturdiest cost more than $10. They average out around $5, but neither the Co-op Store nor Walmart can beat them on variety. Walmart

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prices run between $2.79 and $3.97, depending on size. The Co-op Store is the clear loser for this item, charging $3.25 for a smaller binder than can be found for less elsewhere.

Folders are often overlooked, but indispensable for being organized.

At the Co-op Store, the most plain folders cost $1.29. If you’re looking to show a little school spirit, you can pay $1.99 for one with the IUP logo and mascot. The most basic folders at Walmart are flimsy paper , but cost less at 77 cents; sturdier and more stylish folders there are 97 cents. Staples has the cheapest option for folders; the store-brand option costs an impressive 15 cents each. Like Walmart, quality and aesthetics scale up with price. The store-brand folders are colorful but plain, but 99 cents or $1.99 can buy a brighter alternative.

Staples continues its store-brand success with wire-bound notebooks.

The store-brand single-subject notebooks also cost 15 cents. As is the case with the printer paper, there are Earth-friendly options; these cost $1.99. The prices here also increase with style and sturdiness, ranging from $1.49 all the way up to $6.99.

At Walmart, single-subject Five Star notebooks cost $2.97. More expensive options can cost up to $5.68.

The Co-op Store loses again, with

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comparable Five Star notebooks costing $4.49.

Last but certainly not least is the essential Number 2 pencil. For such a seemingly simple item, the variety in quality is considerable. The Co-op Store offers packs of 10 for $1.24. Walmart’s cheapest option is a 10-pack for fifty cents, significantly less than half the price of the Co-op Store.

However, there could be a difference in quality that could make the extra 75 cents worth it. Walmart also stocks 24-packs for 97 cents, $3.27 and $3.84. Staples carries a massive 48-pack for $2.99, as well as a 12-pack for $2.00.

There isn’t a clear winner for overall lowest prices; Staples and Walmart each carry the day for different items. The only theme with price as the only criteria is that the Co-op Store is the most expensive option.

It comes down to your own needs and wants. If you value eco-friendliness more than the price difference, go for the recycled printer paper. If your school supplies are just another fashion statement, spend the extra dollar for the polka-dotted folder. And if a quick shopping trip is your highest priority, achieve ultimate convenience by going to the Co-op Store and not even leaving campus.

All Kelsey Murrell wanted was a meal with her mom, a brief break from her University of Kansas sophomore stress.

She was looking for dinner out and coffee — two loves they share — in her hometown, Kearney, Mo. But the 45-minute drive was too much for Murrell last October; she had studying and work to do at her dorm. So she stayed in Lawrence, Kan. As the resident assistant of her dorm, she worked the front desk, where care packages frequently came in.

Then one day, a small box arrived with her name.

Its contents — a mug, some coffee and a note — couldn’t have been more perfect, Murrell said.

The mug said coffee across it in different languages, a longtime interest of hers.

The note, along with loving words from the mom she missed, contained cash and instructions for her to treat herself at any restaurant.

Through her job, Murrell has seen mailed gifts of all types — good and bad — greet students.

But thoughtful, personal presents have been the biggest hits. “Anything you can do to personalize it, like if you know your student’s favorite candy or favorite something, that’s always a good thing to send,� Murrell said. “During finals week, my mom has sent me highlighters in hopes that I would be studying — tea if I’ve been sick, Tylenol.�

Frankie Minor, director of residential life at the University of Missouri-Columbia, said parents have a wide range of options when

giving their kids care packages.

They can even place online orders for generic care packages from companies such as On Campus Marketing.

We asked Murrell and Minor for tips on packing the perfect mail room surprise. Students always like food, especially in the form of cookies. “They really prefer the homemade ones because some time and energy and thought was put in it,� Minor said.

Send care packages as often as possible, but especially the weeks before midterms and finals.

For special occasions, send a plant instead of flowers.

It’s a similar but more permanent reminder to students that their families love and think about them. “You want it to be something hardy,� Minor said. “Students aren’t always the best caretakers.�

Frequent small gifts are better than a few big ones.

And students like presents that are practical. “Anything that can be useful,�

Murrell said. “If they’re running out of something, mascara, any little thing,�

When possible, have everyone in the family send something. “One of the things students often talk about is when they get something from a little brother or sister — a card, a crayon drawing — because they really miss their families,� Minor said. “It reassures the students that their families have not forgotten.�

To make the package meaningful, take the time to pick out its contents. “They probably enjoy them a little more when some time and energy is put into it,� Minor said, “rather than just clicking and buying.�

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“I limited myself to one plate of food a meal. I don’t keep food in my room, because if I do I know I will eat it all.”

— Wes Minton, student at the University of Redlands in California

How to avoid college weight gain

By Nancy Churnin The Dallas Morning News MCT

Wes Minton of Dallas watched his roommate sit around, drink beer, and gain close to the classic freshman 15 at the University of Redlands in California last year.

As someone who had struggled with weight most of his life, he didn’t want that to happen to him.

“I limited myself to one plate of food a meal,” he said. “I don’t keep food in my room, because if I do, I know I will eat it all. When I got to college I found out I had access to a free gym, and that was great for me. Also, I’m a climber and California has some of the best climbing in the world.”

By the end of the year, Minton, now 19, actually lost 10 pounds. Which puts him in an enviable minority.

Studies show that most students gain as much as 10 pounds during their first two years of college, according to The Nemours Foundation, a pediatric health system in Wilmington, Del. Some weight gain is normal and may even be good, as an adolescent body grows and increases in bone mass. But it has to be the right kind of weight gain — the kind that goes along with doing weightbearing exercises and eating calcium rich foods, not from inactivity or drinking colas that interfere with calcium absorption.

Of course it’s one thing for an adult to lecture an adolescent. It’s another if they figure it out for themselves or hear it from a peer.

That’s where Daphne Oz, 24, author of the bestselling The Dorm Room Diet: The 10-Step Program for Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works (Newmarket Press, $16.95), comes in.

Oz, daughter of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the heart surgeon and television personality, and Lisa Oz, an advocate of holistic nutrition, had no shortage of instruction growing up when it came to exercise and eating right.

And yet she struggled with her weight through much of high school, skipping or going for skimpy breakfasts, then opting for brownies for a quick sugar rush before classes.

By the end of high school she made up her mind to turn things around.

And when she went off to Princeton University, she saw it as an opportunity to forge the lifestyle she wanted to have for the rest of her life.

College, she knew, is full of potential pitfalls, with its all-youcan-eat cafeteria buffets and the pressures to snack and indulge, to wash down late-night pizza with alcohol and soft drinks far from the eyes of watchful parents.

“It’s like getting out of Dodge in terms of getting away from your family and those who have guided you up to this point,” she said on the phone from her New York home.

So she started developing eating strategies. No time for a regular breakfast? She kept fresh fruit and whole grain granola bars and cereals on hand or instant or regular unflavored, unsweetened oatmeal on hand that she could prepare with a quick cup of hot water. She ate them dry or with 1 percent or skim milk.

She ate at least every three hours, which meant three meals and two snacks of fruits or vegetables.

She avoided eating within two hours of sleeping.

As friends started asking her about her health tips, she got the idea of writing the book so she wouldn’t have to keep repeating herself, she said.

Originally published in 2006, while she was still an undergraduate, she revised and updated with two new chapters for a July release.

Although junk food and latenight studying may seem may seem inseparable, both Minton and Oz, who graduated from Princeton in 2008, say that their concentration improved and they were able to do better in school when they adopted healthier lifestyles.

Oz recalls that after those brownies back in high school gave her a sugar rush, she would zone out and miss about 15 minutes before getting her focus back.

When she created and starting following her Dorm Room Diet, she not only felt better, but did better at school.

Minton says he really appreciated the contrast after he found himself slipping back into old ways at the start of the second semester, eating fast food, drinking soda and not exercising as much.

“All those different chemicals really do affect my concentration,” he said. “I started cutting those out. I started doing cross-country running with a friend and weight lifting. I’m not a very good runner, but after you run you get a flood of endorphins and you feel not lazy, you feel like someone who can get something done. I found it easier to focus. And I started getting more things done.”

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Things students should pack for college, leave at home

By Sara Bauknecht Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Scripps Howard News Service

Two pairs of leather boots and a pair of Wellies. Six scarves, seven jackets, 10 hoodies, 12 sweaters, ruffled skirts, five dresses, eight pairs of jeans, an evening gown. Two backpacks, a messenger bag, the minifridge, a laptop and printer, a desk lamp. Decorative bed pillows, a coffee maker, wall posters, a jewelry box, a flower vase, a comforter, a duvet and matching throw rugs. Slippers, PJs and 33 T-shirts.

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Heading off to college can be daunting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there are new friends to meet, career decisions to make and a new campus to navigate. But for many, one of the greatest challenges is figuring out how to cram an entire wardrobe into a tiny dorm room.

Packing for college is like â&#x20AC;&#x153;being at a buffet,â&#x20AC;? said Dave Berry, a senior adviser with www.CollegeConfidential. com, a resource and discussion forum for free college information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You tend to overestimate what

your need is.â&#x20AC;?

Berry recommends spreading everything a college-bound student is thinking about packing out on the floor and then putting three-fourths of it back.

But sometimes this is easier said than done â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially for girls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The simple fact of the matter is that girls are a whole lot different than boys,â&#x20AC;? Berry said, recounting the experiences of his son and daughter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girls need an 18-wheeler, and boys can take a backpack.â&#x20AC;?

Regardless of gender, there are some clothes that are a must and a few items that are better off left at home.

Leave high-school T-shirts behind, said Zephyr Basine, editor in chief of CollegeFashion.net, a website written by college students from across the country.

Students probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to walk around campus sporting their high-school colors and mascot.

The same goes for prom and homecoming gowns.

Girls often think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need them for some upscale occasion, but then end up not wearing them, she said.

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Avoid redundancy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get in touch with your roommates and find out what they are bringing,â&#x20AC;?

Berry said.

Have an idea of the dorm roomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accommodations beforehand by asking the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing or residencelife office what type of storage is available.

To create extra space, bring bed risers and space bags that compress clothes.

Consider climate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the geographic diversity in colleges today, kids from the Deep South are going to school in Minnesota and vice versa,â&#x20AC;? Berry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not being acquainted with the harshness of the climate should be taken into consideration when you plan your packing.â&#x20AC;?

A good way to find out how to pack for the weather is to ask a returning student. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you go on a tour there, try to get the name of somebody who is a current student, get the name of your tour guide or contact the admissions office and ask if they can put you in touch with a current student,â&#x20AC;? Berry said.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t haul clothes for every season for the first semester. Swap fall clothes for winterwear during Christmas vacation and grab warmweather gear when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re home during spring break.

Safety is something else to think about. Valuables should be left at home, or at least kept in a secure place if taken to school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A good way to think about dormroom security is to think about being on the beach and going to the concession stand up on the boardwalk,â&#x20AC;?

Berry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What would you take with you to the concession stand, and what would you leave out on the beach towel for everyone to see?â&#x20AC;?

While there are a lot of â&#x20AC;&#x153;donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tsâ&#x20AC;? when it comes to packing, fashion experts assure the style-savvy that there are plenty of ways to have a

MCT Students unpacked their belongings at a Temple University dorm in September.

versatile wardrobe for college without needing a U-Haul to get it there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students should focus on the essentials and items that will be easy to mix and match with big trend pieces,â&#x20AC;? said Target spokeswoman Tara Schlosser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They should opt for dark denim jeans that will work for a day full of classes or late-night (hanging out) with friends.â&#x20AC;? Neutral-colored sweaters, a plain button-down shirt and a couple of simple T-shirts are other must-haves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal is to select items that are practical, stylish and work well collectively to give students more than just outfits and offer them options,â&#x20AC;? she said.

For girls, a flat boot is an essential for walking around campus, said Marissa Grumer, senior market editor for Seventeen magazine.

She also recommends a messenger bag or some other type of oversized tote for carrying books to class.

Keep comfort in mind, Basine said.

Students may want to bring a couple

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of pairs of nice sweats, a hoodie or yoga pants to snuggle up in when studying.

There also may be times to get dressed up, so bring a nice sundress or cocktail dress or a sport coat, dress shirt and tie.

Students shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get too caught up in making sure they have all the latest trends, Basine said.

Instead, they should spend a little extra money on classic pieces that will last longer, such as a blazer, a pea coat or a nice-fitting pair of jeans, and jazz them up with less expensive accessories or trendy apparel. If really necessary, pick up needed items at local stores.

Students also may want to set aside some money and room in their wardrobe for buying college apparel in school colors once they arrive on campus.

Despite all this planning, overpacking still happens, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get discouraged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tendency is to take way too much stuff the first year,â&#x20AC;? Berry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hauling much less poundage as the years go.â&#x20AC;?

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Updates

• The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain’s Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the queen during a 1974 visit to Tanna’s mother nation of Vanuatu) and believe he promised he would return for good on his 89th birthday (June 10, 2010).

Although the prince has kept in touch, he failed to show up for the grand celebration, but fortunately, Scottish university student Marc Rayner was on the island, working as a volunteer teacher, and stepped in for the prince, which meant that he, and not the duke of Edinburgh, got to wear the “formal” ceremonial penis sheath appropriate for such special events.

• Iconic female beauty in Mauritania (and in a few other African societies, as News of the Weird has reported) regards “rolling layers of fat” as

the height of sexiness, according to a July dispatch by Marie Claire magazine, and professional force-feeders earn the equivalent of about $200 each from parents for bulking up their young daughters in boot camps that sometimes serve animal fat as drinks and apply the cattle-thickening drug Oradexon.

“The stomach flab should cascade; the thighs should overlap; and the neck should have thick ripples,” said Aminetou Mint Elhacen, the feeding drill sergeant. Some girls rebel, but others embrace their new bodies.

Said one, “When I realized the power I had over men, I started to enjoy being fat.”

• “It’s springtime in Japan, and that means [two] things,” wrote GlobalPost.com in March: penis festivals and vagina festivals.

Held annually in several locations (for the last 1,500 years, some say), with the best-known taking place at Komaki City’s Tagata shrine in March, they were initially spiritual – as prayers for procreation and crop

fertility. However, they have grown into carnivals for tourists and children of all ages.

Most Western visitors hardly believe what they’re seeing: huge, parade-float-sized phalluses heavylifted through the street and giggling children brandishing toy penises and vaginas (to make offerings of them at local temples).

Recurring Themes

• Another Pampered Pet: Gail Posner (the widow of legendary hostile-takeover executive Victor Posner) died in March in south Florida but left a will that endowed her beloved chihuahua, Conchita, (and two other, less-loved dogs) a $3 million trust fund plus the run of her $8.3 million mansion for their remaining dog years. (After all, Conchita has a style to maintain, including a four-season wardrobe, diamond jewelry and fulltime staff.)

Mrs. Posner’s only living child, Bret Carr, who admits he had issues with his mother, is challenging her $26 million-plus will (that left him $1 mil-

lion), mostly because, he said, Mrs. Posner’s staff and bodyguards suspiciously wound up with the bulk of the riches on the pretense that they would be caring for Conchita.

• News of the Weird has been among those taunting the Scottish over the years for their culinary devotion to haggis (sheep’s stomach, boiled, with liver, heart or lung, accompanied by oatmeal, suet, onions and various spices), but the Edinburgh chocolatier Nadia Ellingham recently answered – with “haggis chocolates,” which are thankfully meatfree but contain the familiar haggis spices.

• More Bad Multitaskers: Driver Bryan Parslow, 19, injured himself and three passengers when he crashed into a tree near Wheatland, N.Y., in May. He was playing “hold your breath” with the others and passed out. And in July, Lora Hunt, 49, was sentenced to 18 months in jail in the crash that killed a woman on a motorcycle in Lake County, Ill., in 2009.

Hunt was so preoccupied paint-

ing her nails (polish was splashed all over the car’s interior) that she never even moved to apply the brakes before the collision.

On the other hand, Amanda McBride, 29, is such an excellent multitasker that she was able to drive herself to the hospital in Bemidji, Minn., in May while giving birth. (Her husband was in the front seat but, seizure-prone, he does not drive.) The child emerged just as Amanda pulled into the hospital parking lot. “[He] just slid out,” she said. “It really wasn’t bad at all.”

• One of the more famous cultural landmarks in Britain’s South Tyneside is an 1890 toilet, “Westoe Netty,” commemorated in a 1972 painting and which remained on display at the Beamish Museum.

In March, it was relocated within the building because, as News of the Weird has reported about other museum-display toilets, a visitor could not resist using it.

The toilet will be moved to a nonpublic part of the building and be hooked up to public plumbing.

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Students are assessed a separate fee for each assigned service.

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Some for-profit colleges see stocks plummet Financial woes affect education By julia love Tribune Washington Bureau MCT

Stocks of for-profit colleges plummeted after the release last week of data by the Department of Education which showed that nearly two-thirds of the schools’ students did not repay federal loans, bolstering calls for stronger regulation of the industry.

The government on Friday released the 2009 loan repayment rates for more than 8,000 colleges and universities to gauge the potential impact of its proposed “gainful employment” rule, which would cut off federal aid to programs whose students are not able to repay their loans.

An analysis of the federal data showed overall repayment rates at for-profit colleges were 36 percent, according to the Institute for College Access and Success.

By comparison, repayment

rates were 56 percent at private nonprofit schools and 54 percent at public colleges and universities, the group said.

Losing federal aid would effectively put many programs out of business, as some for-profit colleges rely on it for nearly 90 percent of their revenue, which is the maximum percentage allowed by the federal government.

Though just 10 percent of college students attend for-profit schools, the schools collect nearly 25 percent of the $24 billion the government allocates each year in Pell grants and Stafford loans.

The drop in for-profit education share values continues a deep decline that has wiped out much of shareholders’ value over the last two months.

Heavy selling hit stocks of firms including Corinthian Colleges Inc., which tumbled $1.44, or 22 percent, to $5.22.

ITT Educational Services, which sank $9.40, or 14.6 percent, to $54.93; and Kaplan University parent Washington Post Co., which slid $27.83, or 8.1 percent, to $315.65.

Also falling: Strayer Education Inc., down $36.75, or 18.4 percent, to $163.26; and DeVry Inc., off $3.74, or 8.8 percent, to $38.97.

All of those shares ended the day at new 52-week lows.

For-profit college shares have

The Department of Education data, which covered only 2009, showed that three publicly traded schools — Corinthian, Kaplan and ITT Educational Services — had among the lowest repayment rates. been under intense pressure in recent months amid fears of a federal crackdown on their operations.

Since June 24, the day of the initial Senate hearings on the industry, an index of 12 major for-profit education stocks has plunged 28 percent, while the average New York Stock Exchange stock has risen 2.1 percent in the same period.

In addition, the Government Accountability Office announced two weeks ago that it ran an undercover operation that found deceptive or fraudulent practices at all 15 for-profit schools it visited.

Democratic lawmakers say more government regulation of the sector is needed.

The Department of Education data, which covered only 2009, showed that three publicly traded schools — Corinthian, Kaplan and ITT Educational Services — had among the lowest repayment rates.

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The rule also would consider the students’ debt-to-income ratios, meaning those programs with low repayment rates could still qualify for federal aid if their graduates earned enough money.

The rules would allow individual programs at schools to continue receiving aid if they met the standards.

The Washington Post Co., whose Kaplan institutions had a weighted average repayment rate of about 28 percent, said a number of Kaplan programs could potentially lose their eligibility for federal student aid if the new rules are adopted.

More stringent regulations “could have a materially adverse effect on the future results of the company’s higher education division,” the company said in a statement issued to shareholders Monday.

Kaplan accounted for 58 percent of the Washington Post Co.’s revenues last year, with newspapers and magazines contributing 19 percent, according to its 2009 annual report.

Strayer Education, which had a repayment rate of 25 percent, held a 7:30 a.m. conference call Monday morning to express its concerns about the data before trading began.

The company said in July that none of its programs would be threatened by the Department of Education’s proposed rule.

But the data pegged Strayer’s loan repayment rate at 25 percent, which Strayer CEO Robert Silberman said is much lower than the company’s internal figures.

Silberman said Strayer plans to file a request under the Freedom of Information Act to gain insights into how the Department of Education made its calculations, which he maintained are flawed.

Kaplan spokeswoman Melissa Mack said the federal data did not count students participating in the government’s deferment, forbearance and loan consolidation programs, essentially penalizing schools that serve low-income students.

“The students who have the worst credit scores are the ones our nation most needs to educate,” she said. “Schools that largely serve low-income students will find that in order to comply they must shift to a more affluent population.”

A spokesman for Corinthian declined to comment.

Protest draws dozens at Berkeley

By Sean maher Oakland Tribune MCT

Dozens of people gathered on the opening of classes Monday to protest the University of California Berkeley’s continued employment of John Yoo, a professor who critics say gave legal sanction to harsh interrogation techniques under the Bush administration.

Between 70 and 80 people gathered near the Boalt Hall School of Law around noon and, after a series of speakers discussed torture from a number of perspectives, dipped their hands in red paint and marched into a classroom where they believe Yoo to be teaching this semester, organizer Linda Jacobs said.

Yoo was not in the classroom, so the group continued on to the dean’s office and demanded to speak with him, she said. Police at the scene began declaring the group an unlawful assembly, at which point the protesters walked back outside, Jacobs said.

“There was a very heavy police presence, but no arrests,” Jacobs said.

Speakers throughout the demonstration discussed historical and legal issues relating to torture, and one second-year law student “talked about

“There was a very heavy police presence, but no arrests.”

— Linda Jacobs, protest organizer shame of being a Boalt Hall student while a war criminal is teaching constitutional law,” Jacobs said.

University officials did not immediately return phone calls asking to confirm whether there had been arrests or any damage done to the premises.

The Boalt Hall School of Law class schedule lists courses, such as constitutional law, to be taught by John Yoo. The protesters challenged Yoo’s presence on campus because of legal memos he wrote that were instrumental in the development of military and CIA interrogation techniques that some consider to be torture.

Yoo has said that the Bush administration did not authorize torture and that he did not consider waterboarding torture.

The organizers have several events planned throughout the semester, Jacobs said, including a planned Berkeley Says No To Torture Week beginning Oct. 10 and the screening of a WikiLeaks video of U.S. soldiers killing people.

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By Larry Gordon Los Angeles Times MCT

The University of CaliforniaBerkeley announced a rollback in its controversial plan for voluntary genetics testing of incoming students, part of an unusual orientation program called “Bring Your Genes to Cal.” In response to a state public health department ruling on how DNA samples should be handled, UC-Berkeley scientists reluctantly abandoned the idea to have freshmen and transfer students individually and confidentially learn about three of their own genetic traits. Instead, only collective results for all the 1,000 or so estimated participants will be available and discussed at the orientation seminars next month.

Mark Schlissel, UC-Berkeley’s dean of biological sciences and an architect of the DNA program, said he disagreed with the state Department of Public Health’s ruling that the genetic testing required advance approval from physicians and should be done only by specially licensed clinical labs, not by university technicians.

The campus could not find labs willing to do the work and probably could not afford it anyway, said Schlissel. He also contended the project deserved an exemption from those rules because it was an educational exercise.

The university offered to test the gene variations that affect people’s reactions to three substances: alcohol, lactose and folic acid.

Students were asked to provide the school with a swab of cells from inside the mouth.

University officials contend that the test results would not be medically significant.

But the program was controversial with privacy advocates and ethicists complaining that it presented an unprecedented and disturbing use of genetic data by a university.

The lectures and seminars about genetic testing will take place as planned during the orientation, although some students might not attend when they find out that personal testing results won’t be revealed, Schlissel said.

In previous years, the orientation was built around students’ reading the same book rather than mailing in

a saliva sample.

The retreat came after the California Assembly’s Higher Education committee held a hearing about the DNA testing. As they have since the plan was first unveiled in May, critics expressed fears that students felt unspoken coercion to participate and that the saliva samples and resulting personal information were not properly protected. UC-Berkeley officials, however, insisted the data would have remained confidential.

The committee’s chairman, Assemblyman Marty Block, welcomed the news that individual results would not be revealed.

“While I believe the professors behind this project had the best intentions from the start, protecting student privacy and the confidentiality of their health information is critically important,” the San Diego-area Democrat said in a statement.

The state Senate Education Committee on Wednesday defeated a bill, sponsored by Republican Assemblyman Chris Norby, that would have restricted the ability of the University of California and California State University to seek students’ DNA. In a statement issued, Kevin Reilly, an official at the state public health department, said only licensed laboratories are allowed to perform medical tests on human specimens if the results are to be released to an individual. That rule is “designed to protect the public by ensuring that testing provides accurate and reliable results.”

Research testing that does not report individual results are exempt from this requirement, he said.

Privacy activists had called for the entire plan to be cancelled, and on Thursday contended the change proved how ill-prepared the testing idea was.

The orientation program for UC-Berkeley’s College of Letters and Science last month mailed about 5,000 information and testing packets to new students’ homes; if they chose to participate, they were to later learn their results online using anonymous codes.

So far, the school has received only 700 samples and expects that to grow to about 1,000, officials said.

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By Bill McKibben Los Angeles Times MCT

For many years, the lobbying fight for climate legislation on Capitol Hill has been led by moderate environmental groups, outfits such as the Environmental Defense Fund. We owe them a great debt, and not just for their hard work. We owe them a debt because they did everything the way you’re supposed to: They wore nice clothes, lobbied tirelessly and compromised at every turn.

By the time they were done, they had a bill that would have capped carbon emissions only from electric utilities (not factories or cars) and was laden with gifts for industry. Sen. John Kerry, the legislator they worked most closely with, issued this rallying cry as the final negotiations began: “We believe we have compromised significantly, and we’re prepared to compromise further.”

And even that was not enough.

They were left out to dry by everyone — not just Harry Reid, not just the Republicans. President Obama wouldn’t lend a hand either.

The result: total defeat, no moral victories.

So, now we know what we didn’t before: Making nice doesn’t work. It was worth a try, but it didn’t work. So we’d better try something else.

Step one involves actually talking about global warming. For years now, the accepted wisdom was: talk about anything else — energy independence, oil security, beating the Chinese to renewable technology.

But the task at hand is to keep the planet from melting. We need everyone, beginning with the president, to start explaining that basic fact at every turn.

It is the heat, and also the humidity. Because warm air holds more water than cold, the atmosphere is about 5 percent moister than it was 40 years ago, which explains the freak downpours that seem to happen someplace on this continent every few days.

It is the carbon. That’s why the seas are turning acid, a point Obama could have made with ease while standing on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico.

Step two, we have to ask for what we actually need. If we’re going to slow global warming in the very short time available to us, we don’t actually need an incredibly complicated legislative scheme that gives door prizes to every interested industry. We need a stiff price on carbon, set by the scientific understanding that we can’t still be burning black rocks a couple of decades hence.

Asking for what you need doesn’t mean you’ll get all of it. But as David Brower, the greatest environmentalist of the late 20th century, explained

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amid the fight to save the Grand Canyon: “We are to hold fast to what we believe is right, fight for it, and find allies and adduce all possible arguments for our cause. If we cannot find enough vigor in us or them to win, then let someone else propose the compromise.”

Which leads to the third step in this process. If we’re going to get any of this done, we’re going to need a movement. For 20 years, environmentalists have operated on the notion that we’d get action if we simply had scientists explain to politicians and chief executives that our current ways are unsustainable. That turns out, quite conclusively, not to work. We need to be able to explain to them that continuing in their current ways will end something they actually care about: their careers. And because we’ll never have the cash to compete with Exxon, we better work in the currencies we can muster: bodies, spirit, passion.

We’re not going to get the Senate to act next week, or maybe even next year. It took a decade after the Montgomery bus boycott to get the Voting Rights Act. But if there hadn’t been a movement, then the act wouldn’t have passed.

We may need to get arrested. We definitely will need disciplined, nonviolent but very real anger.

Communication is lacking at IUP

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

The phrase “out with the old, in with the new” applies to IUP students, faculty and administration alike as the campus faces changes in the coming year.

IUP welcomes several new faces this semester. The changes won’t just include a freshman class, but also new university and Student Government Association presidents.

Interim president Dr. David Werner, formerly the chancellor of Southern Illinois University, replaced former president Tony Atwater in August.

Werner shared a vision for IUP’s future on the IUP website. It includes diversity, civility, accountability, shared governance, student-centered emphases.

Werner’s plan sounds refreshing, because a lot of these items were lacking under the previous president.

For example, his plan for shared governance is something that Atwater’s presidency arguably lacked.

Atwater angered the university senate with his lack of transparency on several different issues. His actions led the faculty to vote no confidence in him.

Atwater also angered the SGA, which filed a list of grievances against him because they felt he was not in tune with the student issues.

Werner’s plan to provide a studentcentered emphasis is a refreshing step in repairing the damaged relationship Atwater had with students.

Students can only hope Werner will have a lot more interaction with them aside from appearing at IUP Day and giving out ice cream, while spending the rest of the year locked inside his own bubble. Students are looking for a president that is more in tune with them and their needs.

Werner will begin the year with a lot on his plate. He will face many issues including the continued push to create a multicultural center on campus, the university budget and the opening of the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

Right now, not a lot is known about

Werner’s future vision as he has only had about a month to begin implementing his plan.

Hopefully, the IUP community will give him time and relations will improve, allowing IUP to move forward.

SGA is also changing. New president David Bivens (senior, political science) replaces Alyssa Stiles (senior, pre-dentistry).

Bivens also faces several challenges, including student government involvement.

Dealing with this issue will be especially difficult. SGA has not opened up to student groups. Bivens said in an April interview that many students did not take part in meetings.

He also said there was a problem of SGA members missing meetings.

Bivens promised in February he would “reshuffle” the organization and make it more efficient in meeting students’ needs.

Stiles, the former SGA president, made moves to be more representative of all students. She worked with Mosaic to petition for a multicultural center and created the list of grievances against Atwater. These moves showed that SGA is in tune with students.

There is a long way to go for Bivens.

He will need to work a lot to “reshuffle” SGA and reach out to more student groups.

The relationship between SGA and the student body will be key.

In return, student organizations also need to reach out and welcome SGA with open arms. SGA cannot represent the students if concerned students do not reach out to them.

Student organizations should contact SGA members and attend their open meetings to voice concerns. SGA should be more than happy to address those problems and see what can be done. If both sides work together, the IUP community will see results.

Communication is key as we look toward the future. It will take the administration, faculty and students working together to solve the problems we all face.

Don’t just whine, be involved. That way, IUP can move forward.

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IUP, Indiana community must work on relationship

Dr. Luckey welcomes students with opportunities, advice Dear IUP Students, As the new academic year begins, University faculty and staff look forward to working with you to enhance and promote your success.

This year you will have many opportunities to advance academically and personally. To aid in your success, check out Inside IUP at www. iup.edu/inside and take advantage of the many diverse activities that occur on campus each day.

• On Monday evenings make time to attend IUP’s popular programming tradition, the Six O’clock Series (the fall semester schedule is located at www.iup.edu/sixoclockseries).

• Week of Sept. 7 – Green Light Campaign (get consent awareness program) • On the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 18, experience the 4th annual IUP Day located in the residential courtyard surrounded by Delaney Hall, Putt Hall, Ruddock Hall and the Suites on Maple. Learn about recognized student organizations and community involvement opportunities that support the diverse interests of IUP students. Meet IUP’s Interim President, Dr. David Werner, as he scoops ice cream cones between 1 and 3 p.m.

• On Monday, Sept. 27, participate in IUP Student Diversity MiniConference held at the HUB. • Stay informed of all the possibilities for involvement and upcoming activities by regularly perusing www. events.iup.edu, The Penn, and the

daily campus-event electronic journal.

• Participate in the campus-wide discussion of this year’s common freshman reader, “Nickel and Dimed,”

by Barbara Ehrenreich. Events are posted on www.iup.edu/commonreader.

• Visit the Center for Student Success, IUP’s one-stop shop for academic support services in Pratt Hall, next to the HUB. Tutorial services, supplemental instruction, leadership training, civic engagement, career development, student life services, advising and testing and developmental studies comprise the Center for Student Success. E-mail my-success@ iup.edu with questions or concerns.

I encourage you to get involved as a student leader, mentor, or volunteer and maximize your experience as an IUP student. Be thoughtful about your choices and make responsible decisions that contribute to your success.

The health and safety of all students are of utmost concern. Take every precaution to be safe: • Walk on designated sidewalks.

•Stay alert and fully aware of your surroundings.

• At night, walk with your friends or ask University Police for an escort.

• Call University Police on the Blue Light Phones located throughout campus to report an emergency and/ or ask for help.

• Submit your cell phone number to IUP’s Emergency Alert Information

(Reverse 911) by logging on to www. iup.edu/ursa. After registering, you (and your parent or guardian) will be informed immediately if there is a university emergency.

• Keep your suite and room doors locked and don’t allow nonresidents into the secured sections of the suites and other residential buildings.

• Support violence prevention.

Visit the information tables for the green light campaign and watch for the events planned the week leading up to RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) Day Sept. 23, sponsored by IUP’s Haven Project at the Center for Health and Well-Being.

• Practice basic public health measures to reduce your risk of exposure to the flu. Check out www.iup.edu/healthcenter to read more about flu prevention practices.

Throughout the semester, if you have questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to seek out the assistance of faculty, staff, and administrators, or if you’re not sure who to ask, send an e-mail to iup-hawks@ iup.edu. Someone from the university will be back in touch within 24 hours.

I look forward to sharing an exciting, productive year together.

Dr. Rhonda Luckey, Vice President for Student Affairs

Do not let anyone tell you differently: IUP students are a part of the Indiana community.

In Fall 2009, IUP reported 14,638 enrolled students. The population for Indiana is 34,170 as of the 2000 U.S. Census.

Those numbers are a little dated, and some students are commuters, but it remains that IUP students compose a significant portion of Indiana’s population.

When school recesses, the absence of the student population is obvious all over town. Many local businesses that students frequent, especially bars, are much less crowded than during the school year.

Yet instead of embracing IUP students as a part of the greater community, we are often shunned and perhaps even despised by year-round residents.

The complaints of the community are not unfounded: some college students throw or attend raucous parties and get into trouble. We can be noisy and brash, but so can many people who do not spend their days on campus.

It is often overlooked that many college students are also community volunteers or part of the workforce. We spend a great deal of money at local establishments including bars, restaurants and retail stores.

In short, we stimulate the economy and help make Indiana the town that it is. Why then should we be treated as lepers amongst the larger community?

Granted, the Indiana Borough Council recently added a non-voting position for an IUP student representative, but how sure can we be that the voices of students will actually be heard?

A great deal of this treatment comes from small groups of IUP students who behave badly and are incorrectly taken as a representation for the entire student body.

A bad impression goes a long way, and repairing our image can be nearly impossible. This year, we stress the importance of proving to borough residents that we are upstanding, intelligent citizens.

Treat the town and its people with respect, and it could open many doors for you and the university community. It will also keep your name off of page four of The Penn.

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, doublespaced 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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Becoming more active on results in outgoing semester

By IMANI DILLARD Senior Staff Writer I.J.Dillard@iup.edu Brock Fleeger/The Penn

Facebook combines social networking, basic technology skills By jazminn jones Life & Style Editor J.V.Jones@iup.edu

Facebook, which has 200 million active users, is used for various reasons, including social networking with long-lost friends and close families.

At the same time, it is used for staying up to date with events within the area, according to BusinessInsider. com.

According to CNET.com, more than 8 billion minutes are spent on Facebook every day. Two billion pieces of content are shared every week and two billion photos are uploaded each month – 1.2 million served per second on a “peak day,” according to the website.

What most of the users are not aware of – during the 8 billion minutes spent on the computer – more than

just current events are learned.

Basic computer skills such as video and photo uploading, e-mail, instant messaging and blogging, are subliminally learned without the knowledge of most users.

Even the most computer-illiterate people who love Facebook are secretly learning how to navigate current technology, all while having fun.

Photo and video uploading is essential in terms of sharing visual information with friends and family.

Not only does Facebook provide users the chance to attach photos and videos to other users’ pages and e-mail addresses, but they can also attach links from various websites like YouTube as another form of sharing information through the World Wide Web. E-mail was a way to link up with other people before Facebook was

created. According to NetHistory. info, the first e-mail system of passing a message in another user’s directory in a spot where they could see it when they logged in was MAILBOX, used at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ray Tomlinson, an employer for Bolt Beranek and Newman as an ARPANET, is credited with inventing e-mail in 1972 and was the first to pick the @ symbol from the computer keyboard to denote sending messages from one computer to another, according to the website.

E-mail provides more ways to connect with another person from the privacy of their home.

Instant messaging, or “IM,” became popular during the early 1990s through major online services, such as American Online (AOL), Prodigy and CompuServe, according to HowStuffWorks.com.

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IUP offers a countless number of ways to become more involved with the student body.

On campus there are a range of clubs, organizations and activities to partake in, including Greek life, student government, sporting events and entertainment organizations.

Every weekday, students receive the Campus Events e-mail which informs them on the latest happenings at IUP. The campus digest is very useful to all students because it highlights all campus activities.

Another great way to get ideas on which activities to take part in is as simple as walking around campus, especially in the Oak Grove.

Chalking on the sidewalks is a creative and effective way to grab someone’s attention while he or she walks to class.

A lot of clubs and organizations chalk the walk as a form of advertising by placing information about themselves and what they do.

IUP Day, one of campus’ biggest events, is one of the best ways to see and get a feel for most of the organizations on campus.

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Saturday, Sept. 18 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the residence hall courtyard surrounded by Delaney Hall, Putt Hall and the Suites on Maple, according to website.

The fall semester is the easiest time to become more involved on campus. Greek life begins its fall rush and organizations such as The Entertainment Network (TEN) and On Stage Arts and Entertainment bring concerts and events to campus.

With so much happening, it is very simple to become in tune with the IUP community.

To find out more about these organizations, go to the Center for Student Life located in Pratt Hall, room 307 or call (724) 357-1264.

Department stores prepare for fall with ‘fast fashion’ choices By elaine walker McClatchy Newspapers MCT

When Georgia Dixon’s mom suggested they go to Macy’s for school clothes, the 16-year-old didn’t see the point. “Usually when I think of Macy’s, I think of where my mother goes to shop,” said Georgia, whose family lives part-time in Coconut Grove, Fla. “I would never go to shop here.”

But Georgia and her mom, Anna Dixon, were amazed Wednesday when they stumbled on the new Material Girl collection — designed by Madonna and her daughter Lourdes — at Macy’s.

For Macy’s it’s a way to attract new customers like Georgia Dixon and take customers from specialty stores.

It’s also part of a broader move

by Macy’s, JCPenney and other department store chains to jumpstart sluggish apparel sales by countering the stereotype of the conservative department store.

“The consumer is telling us that she is interested in staying on top of the latest fashion trends,” said Martine Reardon, executive vice

president of marketing for Macy’s.

“She wants more newness on a more frequent basis than she has seen in the past.”

These “fast-fashion” brands hope to attract new customers with a rapidly rotating inventory that changes in a matter of weeks, unlike months for typical department store apparel.

It’s a strategy that has been the mainstay of specialty stores like H&M, Forever 21 and Zara.

JCPenney is borrowing a page from that model more closely by teaming up with the Spanish specialty retailer Mango, already a worldwide fast-fashion player, to launch an exclusive contemporary line MNG by Mango.

“Department stores need to bring in names that draw younger consumers,” said Cynthia Cohen of Strategic Mindshare, a national retail consultant based in Miami.

Georgia and Anna Dixon found plenty of reasons to buy Wednesday afternoon at Macy’s in Dadeland, Fla., loading up on a dozen or more outfits.

It was a question of deciding what NOT to buy.

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IUP libraries provide useful tools for studying, projects By sean bracken Senior Staff Writer S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

IUP’s libraries can be resourceful tools to help students complete several tasks for class, from studying for an exam to writing a term paper or completing a project that is due.

IUP has two libraries on campus, according to the IUP website, including the main Stapleton/Stabley library, located in the Oak Grove across from Sutton Hall.

This year, the front doors to the library will be open to the students, following a project to update the stairs to the library.

The Orendorff music library is located on the first floor of Cogswell Hall, which is next to Sprowls Hall near Foster Dining Hall.

“The Stapleton/Stabley building, which serves as the central university library, houses the main book and periodical collections, technical and public services, special collections and archives, as well as media resources and services,” the website said.

According to the website, the library holds more than 800,000 volumes, 50,000 audiovisual items and has more than 16,000 journals available for students to read. Karen Brown, a librarian at Stapleton, said in addition to reference books, audiovisuals and journals, there are also serials and periodicals found in the basement.

She said they include magazines like Time and range from news to entertainment. They can also can be found online at the database page. Brown said she thought the basement was also the place to be to study or work on that term paper.

“The basement has been dead in the evenings,” she said.

Brown said the library will be getting a new seating area, expected to be completed soon. A new director

“The Stapleton/Stabley building, which serves as the central university library, houses the main book and periodical collections, technical and public services, special collections and archives, as well as media resources and services.”

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Stapleton includes a Java City coffee place on the first floor, which sells several snacks and beverages to help students through long nights.

It also includes computer labs that students can use for studying and credit courses, which deal with accessing information from the library, according to the website.

The library has media equipment, such as cameras, government documents, which all can be found on the first floor, microforms, which are found in the basement and special collections, located on the third floor.

Stapleton allows students to access articles from the IUP website from the PILOT online catalog.

The catalog provides a search engine for finding relevant articles, according to the website.

The library also has services for students to reserve books and articles online, which can also be found on the IUP website.

This year, Stapleton will be operating under new hours, in order to consolidate staff and improve services, according to the website.

Stapleton will operate from 7:45 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 11:45 p.m. Sunday.

Professors provide advice on how to survive year of college

By SEAN BRACKEN Senior Staff Writer S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

The transition from high school to college or from that threemonth summer break to the fall semester could turn out to be difficult for some students.

To help provide some comfort for student’s anxieties, members of the IUP community and other experts have provided students with some tips on how to succeed in class.

Advice for class preparation came from all over the IUP campus, ranging from librarians, department secretaries and the administration.

Terry Appolonia, Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Development, said students should discover who they are and who they want to be.

“Be intentional about your endeavors, whether they are curricular or co-curricular in nature,” he said. “Pursue those interests and activities that challenge you and seek out those peers and mentors who can best support you. Make your IUP experience significant in your life’s success.”

Lee Vest, journalism department secretary, said a key to success is learning. “The most important thing

MCT To enjoy learning in various subjects keeps students alert of their own learning ability and gives them the chance to explore new things during their college career.

is to enjoy learning, not just your subjects while you’re in college,” she said. “Keep learning new things.”

Different national experts have also given advice on how students can survive college and do well in class.

According to the website, frank. mtsu.edu, students should do things such as not scheduling back to back classes, establishing a routine study time, study the hardest subject first and find a couple of other students to study with.

“You will probably find yourself

more motivated if you know someone else cares about what you are doing in the class,” the website said.

“Teaching a concept or new idea to someone else is a sure way for you to understand it.”

Another expert, Randall S. Hansen, provided 25 tips at quintcareers.com for first year success in college.

“The first few weeks on campus are extremely critical for all new students,” he said on the website.

“It is during this time that you make critical decisions that will have an effect on the rest of your life.

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Start snacking for brain power, better memory

By DOMINIQUE FRANCIS Research Editor D.K.Francis@iup.edu

Certain foods and snacks have the nutrients to improve brainpower.

For years, parents have said to eat a lot of fish for protein and brain growth.

This is true; however, there is more to eating fish than just protein intake.

According to BrainReady.com, wild salmon is very rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Salmon also contains anti-inflammatory elements that protect the brain and help reduce depression, failing memory, low concentration and focus.

It is important that one’s food consumption have a balance of fruits, vegetables, dairy and protein, as well as vitamins C and E. Snacking is very common among college students, and it occurs so often that most prefer to snack rather than eat an entire meal, espe-

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MCT Salmon, a source of protein rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, is great for protecting the brain and reducing depression, failing memory, low concentration and focus.

cially because snacking is less time consuming.

Although many people consider snacking to be problematic, there are ways to snack healthily and increase brainpower at the same time.

According to Healthy-HolisticLiving.com, snacking on unsalted nuts such as hazelnuts, walnuts,

cashews, almonds and peanuts, helps to make your memory more clear.

According to IncreaseBrainPower. com, yogurt, parfait, trail mix, and granola bars are all excellent sources of energy that will increase brain power and prevent feelings of fatigue.

Pratt Hall is useful resource for jobs, tutoring

By Jazminn jones Life & Style Editor J.V.Jones@iup.edu

Pratt Hall, located next to the HUB, is a great place for students to visit when they need to find a job, to set up tutoring sessions or even find out the latest events on campus.

Pratt Hall has numerous services for students, such as the Advising and Testing Center, the Career Development Center, Developmental Studies, Internships, and the Student Employment Center.

When new and returning students are looking for jobs, Pratt Hall is the place to get a great listing of places that are hiring, both on and off campus.

The list of jobs can be accessed through the office in Suite 302, or online at www.iup.edu/ studentemployment.

The Community Involvement Fair, which will be held Sept. 18 at the HUB from 1-3 p.m., is hosted by the Career Development Center to give students a chance to explore the different agencies at work in the Indiana community and to share information regarding volunteer

opportunities and internships.

The Advising and Testing Center, in Room 216 provides students with the opportunity to learn further developmental skills in classes and help them choose careers to pursue after graduation.

The Advising and Testing Center also provides support for students with learning, physical, hearing, vision or psychological disabilities.

The Center for Student Life in Room 307 is also a great place to find information about the latest events happening around campus.

Events such as Homecoming, Family Weekend and the Six O’ Clock Series are always planned through the Center of Student Life.

IUP Day, which will be held Sept.

18 in the courtyards of Delaney, Putt, Ruddock and Suites on Maple East, allows students to explore ways to get involved at IUP. It also allows each recognized student organization to increase awareness of its mission and its membership. To learn more information about Pratt Hall and what it has to offer, visit the Center for Student Success, look for “Offices” and look through the “Resource Guide.”

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Exercise can be used as form of stress relief, brain stimulation

By JAZMINN JONES Life & Style Editor J.V.Jones@iup.edu

Exercise is a great way to not only tone muscles and to prepare for an upcoming event where looking good is a must, but also to relieve stress that builds up from everyday obstacles.

According to HelpGuide.org, stress is a normal physical response to events that make a person feel threatened or upset in some way.

Long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious health problems, and chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in the human body, according to the website.

Once the endless papers from professors start to roll in and the high demands of deadlines and projects begin to flood a student’s agenda, stress takes place and could possibly cause minor issues, such as sleep deprivation, depression and skin conditions like acne.

By taking the time out to exercise, one can relieve stress from the body.

This helps students feel better about themselves and their lives.

According to Imt.net, physical activity can be used as an outlet for anger and hostility.

It is also great for meditation and enhanced feelings of self-esteem and self- efficacy.

“Certain forms of exercise, such as jogging, cross country skiing, swimming, hiking and bicycling, require a fairly consistent repetitive motion that can alter one’s state

“Certain forms of exercise, such as jogging, cross-country skiing, swimming, hiking and bicycling, require a fairly consistent repetitive motion that can alter one’s state of consciousness.”

—IUP website of consciousness,” according to the website.

Exercising improves physical strength and even brain strength, which students can appreciate.

According to MedicineNet.com, Christin Anderson, MS, wellness and fitness coordinator of the University of San Francisco, said exercise affects many sites within the nervous system and sets off pleasure chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine which can make you feel calm, happy and euphoric.

When a person is in a more relaxed state of mind, studying and memorizing information is easier because there is less stress harbored by mind.

The HUB and Zink Hall provide the two main health facilities on campus for students to work out.

For more information about fitness and exercise around campus, contact Recreation and Facilities, located at 901 Maple Street or call (724) 357-3903.

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MCT Tough and sleek is the mood for this Fall 2010, work wear inspired denim shot on a model at the CM wash house in Gardena, Calif.

Layered denim is fashionable for fall season By melissa magsaysay Los Angeles Times MCT

The rules for wearing denim with denim are about to be broken.

Though it was a major no-no in the 1990s (think Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in their bedazzled denim ensembles complete with denim hats and accessories), today the combination of jeans with a chambray shirt or a denim vest is not only acceptable, it’s current.

Celebrity stylist Nicole Chavez recently wore a light-colored chambray button-down shirt with a pair of medium-blue skinny jeans and Celine’s tan wedge clogs to brunch at the Soho House, a sure sign that denim on denim really works.

“It’s a fresh twist on a classic,” Chavez said, whose client Rachel Bilson has also been known to sport a few layers of denim.

“It’s been such a faux pas since the early ‘90s, so now it feels like a rebellious and modern way to wear it.”

The denim-on-denim look is very much part of this season’s “work wear” styles such as overalls, button-down shirts and vests and patchwork detail on jeans and the use of washes that add a slight variance in color, as well as texture to the fabric, providing a distressed, almost vintage look.

Walk into any number of stores and you might see jeans that look as though they’ve been worn every day for the last five years, with abrasions on the thighs and seats, and denim vests with frayed arm holes that appear to be the result of someone ripping the sleeves off a jacket whose owner has endured a long day of manual labor outdoors.

In a way, wearing denim has gone back to basics, when people wore the

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sturdy fabric for practical purposes and an all-blue outfit wasn’t a bad thing. There are scores of possibilities when it comes to washing and treating denim. And much of that processing happens in Southern California.

Jerome Dahan, founder of Citizens of Humanity and one of the denim industry’s most seasoned veterans (he’s been connected to Guess, Lucky Brand, Circa, and 7 for all Mankind at one time or another) is wash-obsessed, testing, creating and formulating new ideas like a mad scientist.

He owns the CM Wash House in Gardena, Calif., where Citizens of Humanity and his business partner Adriano Goldschmied’s line Goldsign jeans are washed, sandblasted, baked and treated.

“For the past 10 years, L.A has been the place where everybody from all over the world comes to wash their denim,” Dahan said.

He cites Japan and Italy as the other denim washing and processing capitals, but names L.A. as the center of washing denim in America.

“People from Europe and Japan are coming here to wash and do some sewing.

They know the quality is here as well as the price point. Denim comes from America — think Levis, Wrangler, Lee. You’ve got to come back to where it all started.”

Thirty thousand pairs of jeans — arriving in their raw, stiff, indigo state — come through Dahan’s wash house each week. The process depends on the design of the garment.

“Every season there are between 40 to 50 different washing processes,” says Dahan, who incorporates dyes and chemicals in the wash process, but also uses pumice stones, twist ties and machinery to get the right whiskering and abrasion on each pair of jeans.

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Writers take internet route, make big break through Web

By BRIER DUDLEY The Seattle Times MCT

In a Barnes & Noble cafe, Evelyn Burdette gently rests her hands on her polka dot laptop case and says, “This is my best friend in the entire world.”

It could also be her big break as a writer.

The 19-year-old Kansas City, Kan., author is making a splash on inkpop. com, a new website for young adult literature that’s a shortcut on the traditional route to publishing for writers like her.

Burdette tried that traditional route last year, self-publishing fantasy novels about half-vampire, half-witch twins. But when that didn’t get her very far (the books sell on Amazon. com for about $13), she jumped on the Inkpop bandwagon.

Inkpop allows young writers to share their work with a larger community. The site’s users can upload any kind of writing, from short poems to long novels, while other users can read and offer suggestions for improvement.

Burdette has already put excerpts

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from three new books on Inkpop. The first two were popular with Inkpop readers. Her third, which she uploaded in July, is climbing in the site’s rankings. And that’s a good thing because Inkpop’s owner, HarperCollins, keeps a close eye out for potentially publishable titles.

More and more, traditional publishers are turning to the Web for feedback and even complete manuscripts from young writers.

Simon & Schuster, for example, has a website called Pulse It, on which teens can sign up to read and review young adult books before they are released.

On Wattpad.com, an independent site, authors can exchange their writing online and compete in contests sponsored by publishers and literary agents. And Medallion Press Inc., a small publisher in Illinois, accepts only online submissions and recently announced a new “young adults writing for young adults” series.

Emily Steele, Medallion’s editorial director, said talented young authors might not know how to navigate the publishing world, but they’re right at home on the Web.

Typically, authors need a literary agent before publishers will look at their work. Finding an agent can be complicated and expensive. But Medallion’s young adult writing series and sites such as Inkpop offer a simple and free way to get your name out.

Like Medallion, HarperCollins editors at Inkpop read projects submitted by teens. Inkpop also uses a sort of crowd-sourcing, similar to Pulse It, to determine the most popular writing among teens, and it includes a way for authors to give one another feedback.

This model has worked well for Inkpop’s “big brother” site called Authonomy. HarperCollins launched Authonomy in September 2008 as part of its adult division. Four publishing contracts have come from the site since then.

Inkpop’s design is much more focused on social networking than Authonomy’s: It’s a sort of Facebook for authors.

The pages have brighter colors and more movement; users create profiles and amass friends.

The home page contains a constant stream of updates to forums and stories, reading suggestions and

MCT Young writer Evelyn Burdette, 19, of Kansas City has penned seven self-published books for young adult readers.

the top five most popular projects for the month. And, in the same way that you can “like” a friend’s picture from last night’s party on Facebook, Inkpop users can “pick” their favorite works.

On Inkpop, the more “picks” an author receives, the closer he or she is to getting a book deal.

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A new tool for communicating using American Sign Language over video phones is being field tested in Seattle this summer by University of Washington researchers, who plan to expand the program this winter.

The “MobileASL” system compresses the video signal so it uses an estimated 10 times less bandwith than video chat programs like Apple’s FaceTime.

By using less bandwidth, the tool may be more accessible than video chat services that require expensive plans and devices.

It may also work in areas that don’t have ultrafast mobile broadband service.

“We want to deliver affordable, reliable ASL on as many devices as possible. It’s a question of equal access to mobile communication technology,” said Eve Riskin, a professor of electrical engineering who led the project.

Riskin said it’s the first study of how deaf people in the U.S. use mobile video phones.

choose up to five projects for their pick lists.

They can change their picks every day, but at the end of the month, the five novels, essays or poems on the most lists are named “top picks.”

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Buying dorm decor for nicer, more comfortable living

By JEAN PATTESON The Orlando Sentinel MCT

Eat. Sleep. Study. That’s college life in a nutshell — with time out for play, of course.

Getting your dorm room ready for those activities takes planning, especially if you’re working with a tight budget.

Before you spend the first dollar, check your school’s regulations.

May you paint the walls and hang pictures? Swap blinds for curtains?

Ask what furniture is provided.

Beds and desks are usually standard issue.

The common areas may have microwaves and refrigerators.

Also get in touch with your roommate and decide who is bringing what.

It is pointless buying things that are already there, can be shared or aren’t allowed, Lauren Rachel Flanagan said, spokeswoman for Bed Bath & Beyond.

Once that’s sorted out, turn your attention to the bed, which likely is single and extra-long with a thin, lumpy mattress.

Give your bed the VIP treatment.

It is the biggest, most obvious item in the room.

And it is easy to turn it into a

striking design statement with inexpensive linens.

“One of the challenges students face with dorm living is making the space their own.

Students can personalize dorms with fashionable bedding sets in fresh, colorful patterns for girls and simple plaids and colorblock styles for guys,” says Lynette Cvikota, vice-president for design for Kohl’s Department Stores.

But most importantly, your brain functions better on a good night’s sleep.

Your bed must be comfortable and your room dark.

Add blinds or heavier curtains if exterior or security lighting brighten the room, and consider replacing an old mattress with the best new one you can afford, advises Gabriella Eitingon, a spokeswoman for IKEA Orlando, Fla. Mattresses with springs offer excellent ventilation, while foam and latex models cushion movements and contour the body well, Eitingon says.

If you can’t afford a new mattress, a cushy pillowtop is an inexpensive option.

For your pillow, choose between light, soft down or synthetic materials, which are better for allergy sufferers.

Pillow height is another consideration. Do you sleep on your

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side? A high pillow is best. Back sleepers need a medium-height pillow and and stomach sleepers a low one.

In warmer places, like Florida, you may need only a light blanket.

If you prefer a comforter, go for a lightweight model.

And buy a couple of covers; while one is in the wash, use the other to change up the look of your bed.

If you plan on bringing your own bed, consider a loft style, which frees up floorspace below for a desk, bookcase or bureau.

Or simply attach bed lifts to the legs of a regular bed to gain extra storage space underneath.

Finding a place for everything in a tiny dorm room is always a challenge.

Look for furnishings with built-in storage space, over-the-door hooks and double-hand closet rods, all available in stores that carry home furnishings.

When you pack for college, pack light.

Take only the clothes you know you will wear, and leave out-of-season gear behind.

And before you purchase your furnishings and decor items, check whether the store has a service that allows you to shop near home but pick up your items at a store near your college.

It’s the smart way to avoid rental-truck costs.

MCT Dot Wall Stickers ($16.99 from Kohls) allow students to decorate dorm rooms without damaging walls.

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It Is a New Day:

Every director of college dorms has a horror story about freshman move-in day: People pulling up with overpacked rental trucks, overpacked trailers and overpacked rental trucks towing overpacked trailers.

But nobody can top Charlie Strey’s story: a semi.

“It was a little disconcerting to see that pull up outside the dorm,” said Strey, assistant dean and the director of the Resident Life Office at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.

The incident happened at a previous job, not at Gustavus, where, he assured us, parents are much more level-headed.

Still, it happened in Minnesota, so we’re not completely off the hook in terms of group embarrassment.

In retrospect, Strey realizes that he should have seen the warning signs before the semi showed up.

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summer and asked if they could send an interior designer to take measurements of the room,” he said. “She did a complete makeover of it. The ironic thing was that they never talked to the roommate. He didn’t like it, and they ended up taking out most of it.”

Two lessons are here: Roommates should communicate with each other long before move-in day.

And parents need to get a grip on their overprotective instincts.

Marjorie Savage, the parent program director at the University of Minnesota, has written the book on moving kids into dorms — literally. It’s “You’re on Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me)” (Simon & Schuster, $16).

The over-reactive parent is understandable, she said.

Many of them look at this as their last chance to take care of their children before sending them off into the cold, cruel world to fend for themselves.

But learning to fend for themselves is a crucial step toward adulthood, she said.

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College becomes organized with technology guide

By Mark W. Smith Detroit Free Press MCT

From ways to stay focused during those late-night cram sessions to turning a dorm room into a multimedia mecca, these gadgets are enough to make anyone want to go to college.

Apple iPad There doesn’t seem to be a device better suited to dorm life than the Apple iPad. It’s a dream: personal video player, handheld gaming device, e-reader, Web browser and e-mail reader.

And, paired with the optional $69 keyboard, you’ll be surprised just how much of a laptop-killer it can be.

The Wi-Fi version starts at $499 for 16 GB. A model with 3G wireless connectivity starts at $629. Apple. com.

Bose QuietComfort 3 Acoustic Noise Canceling headphones College life can be noisy, to put it mildly. These headphones offer superior sound while also blocking out background noise.

They’re ideal for late-night study sessions at a coffeeshop or a distracting computer lab.

They work with any device with a standard headphone jack. They’re not cheap at $349.95, but they might just be worth it to quash out a roommate’s loud music at 2 a.m. Bose.com.

Flip MinoHD While some of the top smartphones now also offer HD video capture, the Flip line of digital video cameras is still tops.

You can’t beat the one-button operation paired with the superb sound and video quality.

Flip cams come in dozens of designs and colors, and you can also customize the design by uploading a photo or a pattern of your choice from the Website.

The Flip minoHD starts at $199.99 for one hour of recording time. A twohour version is available for $229.99.

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Lacie XtremKey A USB thumb drive is a must-have for college students, letting them carry important files and projects from computer to computer.

The XtremKey from Lacie is built to survive abuse.

It’s waterproof up to 100 meters, can withstand temperatures from 122 degrees below zero to 392 degrees, and can even survive being run over by

a 10-ton truck, Lacie says.

That sort of protection can make a student feel a whole lot safer with his or her crucial final class project.

Prices start at $49.99 for an 8 GB version and run up to $249.99 for 64 GB. Lacie.com.

Withings Wi-Fi scale Looking to combat the dreaded Freshman 15 pounds of added weight?

This high-tech scale connects to a Wi-Fi network, allowing you to share your weight each morning — should you choose — with a Web site and smartphone app that tracks your pounds.

You can also choose to broadcast the scale’s readings to social networks like Facebook and Twitter, creating instant incentive to stay on course.

The Withings scale costs $159.

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at $8.99 a month. Roku.com and Netflix.com Neverlate 7-day alarm clock While alarm clocks have largely become obsolete among the smartphone set, this one is tailor-made for

the college student. It allows for a different alarm setting for each day of the week, ensuring they’ll wake up at 7 a.m. for Calc II on Monday and 9 a.m. for English 101 on Tuesday. It’s $34.99 at ThinkGeek.com.

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Research shows textbook prices have increased at four times the rate of inflation since 1994, with no end in sight.

It’s no secret students are turning to alternative methods for cheap college textbooks.

But how many upperclassmen teach Cheap Textbooks 101 to incoming freshmen?

Perhaps that’s why college students now spend an average of $900 a year on books they’ll barely crack — or approximately 20 percent of tuition at an average university.

While federal rules implemented in July might help ease the pain a bit, learning the ins and outs of sharing, borrowing, renting and buying used textbooks have become standard operating procedure.

1. Wait until after the first day Professors may list a specific textbook on their syllabus and then never refer to it again.

Wait until you’ve had a chance to talk with the prof before shelling out big bucks for what may turn into a bookshelf ornament.

2. Don’t buy the whole package The new federal rules mean publishers can no longer bundle their textbooks with accompanying materials, like workbooks or CD-ROMs. Ask your prof or teaching assistant if you can get by with just the workbook.

3. Use open source textbooks This movement, led by the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, applies the open-source mantra of the software world to textbooks.

Progress is slow, but both Curriiki and FlatWorld Knowledge are steadily growing.

You can either download a text for free or buy a printed and bound version for $20 to $40.

4. Shop Barnes & Noble You’ve got yourself a huge deal when you add Barnes & Noble coupons to standard savings of up to 90 percent on used textbooks and 30 percent on new textbooks.

Barnes & Noble also will buy your old textbooks for instant cash with no fees and free shipping.

Big-box bookstores are really catching on to offering cheap textbooks and used textbooks, so keep your eye out for major savings in unlikely places.

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Healthy eating 101: Tips on buying, preparing food in college

By Cailley hammel Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MCT

Your first apartment — if you’re a typical college student, it can be a little overwhelming.

You’re out of the cramped dorms, a good thing, but you’re also out of the dorm cafeteria.

Cooking real meals for yourself may sound intimidating, especially when it’s just so easy to whip up a box of macaroni and cheese or order delivery pizza. However, with the right tools and trusted standbys, cooking on your own can be done quickly, cheaply and, most importantly, in a healthy way.

But first, you need to set up your kitchen.

HEALTHY TIPS FOR THE COLLEGE COOK Cormier offers some advice for

eating and cooking healthy in your new digs: •When buying groceries at the store, shop the perimeter — that’s where you’ll find the healthiest food.

•When choosing vegetables, fresh is always best.

If prices are high and produce is out of season, frozen vegetables are another alternative.

Canned veggies, while not as ideal as fresh or frozen, are an OK alternative as well. “Rinse them well so you get rid of up to 90 percent of the sodium,” Cormier said.

•Try a new, healthy food like quinoa. “It’s this up-and-coming whole grain that more and more people are finally catching onto; it’s been around forever,” Cormier said.

“It’s a superfood because it’s a protein and a fiber.”

It’s also versatile — use it in salads,

stir-fry and tabbouleh, among other things.

•Before you go shopping, make a list. But organize it according to categories like fruits, vegetables, protein, whole grains, snacks and fluids.

“If you see a balance on the piece of paper, that means that your grocery cart is going to be more balanced,” Cormier said.

3 PIECES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT A cookie sheet: Sure, you can bake cookies, but you can use it for just about anything you need to bake in the oven.

A mixing bowl: Better yet, invest in a set of stacking mixing bowls. They’re inexpensive, and you’ll have the rightsized bowl for anything from mixing to serving to storing.

A slow cooker: You probably didn’t consider taking a crockpot to

MCT Among the useful books for college students to have are the “Healthy College Cookbook,” and the classic “Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book.”

college, but it’s a great tool to use.

“You can pretty much cook anything in a crockpot,” said Cormier.

Try experimenting with vegetables and stews for warm, filling meals in winter.

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When was the last time you changed your e-mail password?

If you are like most people, the answer is probably never.

Password safety is only an issue, it seems, after your accounts have been hacked.

A high percentage of people don’t even think twice about their passwords, and that’s what computer hackers and identity thieves are counting on.

For instance, did you know the most common online password is “password”?

Think you’re being smart by coming up with a password and then using it at every site you access?

Hate to break it to you, but that is easily the biggest no-no in password safety, followed quickly thereafter by the folks who use their nicknames, pets’/children’s names or street names in the passwords.

Birthdays and anniversaries? Not a good idea either.

The best passwords involve a combination of letters and numbers, and they are never written down anywhere.

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Changes to IUP football team puts them in spotlight

By Vaughn johnson Editor In Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

Brock Fleeger/The Penn Head Coach Lou Tepper had many changes in the secondary to improve the team defensively

What a difference a year makes.

This time last year, IUP football had its sights set on making another run at the NCAA tournament, something the program has become accustomed to over the past three decades.

Those expectations remain as the Crimson Hawks were picked to finish second in the PSAC West behind only defending champion Cal U, but the memory of a painful 5-6 finish of 2009 still hangs over the team.

Despite the poor finish last season, the 2010 Crimson Hawks seem to have put that memory in the past and look to return some of the luster back to the football program.

IUP comes into 2010 having lost a good chunk of key players to graduation and injury, especially in the secondary. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah and Myke Wells are gone from the secondary after stellar IUP careers.

Safety Andre Henderson and his back-up Rory Marshall are expected to return from injury this season, but have seen little-to-no practice time as they heal.

As a result, wide receiver Mike Scott will change sides of the ball

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until either Henderson or Marshall can return, moving Scott back to his original spot of pass catcher.

Fellow pass catchers Mychal Skinner and Javon Rowan also had limited time on the practice field. Both are expected to be quarterback Pat Smith’s main targets down the field.

Pitt transfer Dan Matha, an offensive lineman, is another key player on the list who has missed a good amount of practice time.

Taking Matha’s place for now at the right tackle position is sophomore Jason Musselman, who saw a good amount of game action a year ago.

“He brings real toughness and quality to the right tackle spot,” said IUP Football head coach Lou Tepper of Matha during an August 22 interview.

Matha joins an offensive line that welcomes back Jimmy O’Rourke, who missed all of last season with a knee injury he suffered in the spring game.

Part of the reason why the team is missing a handful of people at this juncture of the season is because there were team had more live snaps in fall camp, as opposed to last season where the team had a grand total of 11, according to Tepper.

The team has more than 11 in one session this season and has had not one, but two intrasqaud

scrimmages before the season begins Sept. 4.

“We’re banged up because we’ve had more physical contact, but we’ve been able to have contact, which should help our toughness,” Tepper said.

Although the team has taken more live snaps in fall camp, Tepper believes the team is not ready to take the field against another team yet, as the reserves aren’t quite where they need to be.

The Hawks have only four days to get ready as they start the season with Southern Connecticut State in the Hall of Fame Game this Saturday at 4 p.m. The Owls gave IUP a run for their money last season. They were narrowly defeated by IUP 28-21.

The schedule will not get any easier for IUP as they travel to Bloomsburg next week for their first PSAC crossover game.

They finished 8-3 last season. IUP’s second PSAC crossover comes in the last week of the season when they host West Chester; The Golden Rams were 7-4 last season.

Additionally, IUP will face its usual PSAC West foes, including Edinboro, Clarion and Cal U, along with the rest of the division, which always poses a challenge to the Crimson Hawks.

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Henderson still nursing injuries By kyle predmore Sports Editor K.R.Predmore@iup.edu

Injuries seemed to be one of the biggest problems for the IUP football team during the offseason.

Whether it is an injury that has a player out for a day, a week, or even a month, missing key practice time and game time is problematic. Andre Henderson is one of those players who understands the difficulties of dealing with injuries during both the regular season and the off-season.

Henderson had an explosive season last year with 33 tackles, five tackles for a loss, one sack, three interception, and a forced fumble in under four games; however, a shoulder injury during the Mercyhurst game put him on the sideline for the rest of the season. “[Injuries] happen, but you have to deal with it,” Henderson said about his injury last year. But another offseason injury has Henderson out for an unknown amount of time.

“You can’t rush any injury,” Henderson said. “It’s better to heal up fully and then go out. You have to take these [injuries] one day at a time, and we’ll go from there.”

Though he won’t be able to be out there on the field with the rest of his team, his leadership will remain present. Henderson is out for a few games, but his appearance is greatly awaited by fans and coaches.

His injury might have some people feeling pessimistic, but Henderson’s optimistic attitude about the team’s

overall improvement and skill level kept him from worrying.

“Of course you’ll be seeing explosive results from me this year, but I’m not the only one. A lot of the guys, even the newer guys, are looking really good.”

Henderson isn’t the only one thinking positive about the IUP football team. The head coaches of the PSAC West also seem to think the football team will do well, of they chose IUP to finish second behind California University of Pennsylvania in the 2010 division standings.

Cal U is the three-time defending region champion, but Henderson still had his opinions on how well the team will do.

“It is nice to be recognized like that, for who at least voted for us. It’s nice to get noticed in that way. I’m sure we can step it up and take that number one spot, but we’ll see where we are down the road.”

The IUP football team has a target on their backs as the team to beat, but that doesn’t seem to bother Henderson a bit.

“You can expect some more points on the board this year,” said Henderson about some of the close losses last season.

Henderson was positive about the team’s recent roster changes, including the addition of Dan Matha, a former Pitt outside linebacker who transferred to IUP due to lack of playing time.

“Having [Dan] on our team this year is one good change,” Henderson said. “But for the most part it’s been

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Tobias Robinson fills dire need in depleted IUP secondary

By VAUGHN JOHNSON Editor In Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

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Cornerbacks Awkasi Owusu-Ansah and Myke Wells both left the footballprogram after stellar careers. Andre Henderson and his back-up Rory Marshall are still fighting their way back onto the field after suffering injuries a year ago.

This situation left IUP Head Coach Lou Tepper and the rest of the coaching staff in a bit of a bind, to say the least, but as the saying goes “desperate times call for desperate measures.”

Enter Tobias Robinson. Yes, that is now former running back Tobias Robinson, who back in January was presented with the opportunity to change sides of the ball for the first time since high school. The backfield was essentially set with Harvie Tuck and James Johnson, and the decision was an easy one for Robinson; he didn’t think twice about the opportunity.

“I don’t know exactly how they chose me, but [the coaches] looked at a position that we needed somebody that could make that switch,”

Robinson said. “I guess I kind of fit the mold.”

During his time at running back, Robinson amassed a total of 2,179 yards and scored 18 rushing and two receiving touchdowns.

From an athletic standpoint, Robinson is an ideal choice for cornerback. The Lebanon native is 5 foot 11 inches, considered tall for the cornerback position. Anyone who has watched Robinson during the course of his IUP career understands that he is an exceptional athlete who had the capability of breaking plays open every time he touched the ball.

The coaches even occasionally lined him up at the wide receiver spot because of his ability. Robinson has played corner before and has an idea of what it takes to play the position.

But Robinson has not played corner on the college level, and is learning every day in practice the differences between high school and college.

“It was a little different with the terminology, and the skill level is a little bit different than high school, but it was an easy enough transition though,” Robinson said.

Going up against teammate Skinner and Rowan in daily pracice makes it

tough for Robinson “But going up against guys like that it’s making me that much better.” Robinson said. “I see why defensive backs have their problems with them in this league.”

Robinson alone does not solve all of the secondary’s problems, however, as he is not the only offensive player changing sides of the ball.

Wide receiver Mike Scott has also become a member of the secondary, but unlike Robinson, who is making a permanent move, Scott’s move is more of a band-aid until either Henderson or Marshall returnsfrom injury.

Although Robinson will make a permanent move to defense, the coaches will still attempt to use his abilities on offense, as they have special packages geared towards getting the ball in Robinson’s hands.

Robinson joins a defense that lost defense leaders Cosie Spigelmeyer and James Carson.

Time will tell if Robinson will fill one of those leadership roles at his new home.

“I feel like I’m getting better each and every day,” Robinson said. “Right now everything is on track.”

Pitt transfer finds new home at IUP By kyle predmore Sports Editor K.R.Predmore@iup.edu

Since winning its final game in August against Kutztown 34-32, it has been a long off-season for IUP football.

There were issues with player departures, injuries and adjustments on the coaching side, but at the end of the day, it is those changes that have IUP in the spotlight.

Off-season changes are to be expected. When you have players going every year to the draft, graduating, or getting injured, being flexible and having multiple threats is key.

One of the big changes during the offseason was the addition of Dan Matha to the IUP football roster.

Matha is an offensive lineman who transferred to IUP from the University of Pittsburgh after playing three seasons of limited game time.

A 2007 McDowell High School graduate, Matha has proven himself as a talented player.

According to Scout.com, Matha was one of the top 20 offensive linemen and one of the top overall prospects in Pennsylvania.

Matha dealt with shoulder injuries at Pitt and a hip injury during the summer, but that did not stop him from practicing and training with the team.

Off-season injuries gave Matha no doubts about his playing ability come game time Sept 4.

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“No, I’ve been ready to play,” said Matha. “There’s nothing that’s going to hold me back from that. I have been waiting too long, and I just want to play.”

His talent will be a positive addition to an already talented offensive line and knowing how well the offensive line is meshing together, Matha believes it is only a matter of time until it is seen on the field.

The Crimson Hawks finished the 2009 season with a 6-5 record and they are expected to improve this season. Pre-season hype has not swayed Matha.

“You can’t look too much into the pre-season polls,” he said. “It’s nice, but we would rather prove how good we are. We’ll prove how good we are on the field.”

Athleticism is not the only skill Matha hopes to bring to the Crimson Hawks in order to improve the team.

He has hopes to bring everything he learned to assist the team.

“I hope to be able to bring leadership. I would like to bring my experience on the field to help out with the new guys, while at the same time continue to learn and improve myself.”

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Pat Smith to lead team at quarterback position

By Vaughn johnson Editor In Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

A year ago this time, quarterback Pat Smith was admittedly not worried about seeing the field much.

The person slotted ahead of him, Andrew Krewatch, was entering his third consecutive season as a starter and was poised to break some school records.

Learning the ins and outs of his position was the least of his worries.

That all changed when Krewatch went down with a shoulder injury, forcing Smith to brush up on what it takes to play the quarterback position at IUP, and he had to do it fast.

As expected, the redshirt freshman struggled. He completed only 51 percent of his passes and threw for an average of 79 yards a game and, that was with a slimmed-down offense.

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Smith means it when he says that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just playing football. He did not play his other sport, baseball, last spring in order to fully dedicate him-

self to the team.

According to Smith, the dedication has paid off. He said in an interview Sunday that he has improved his footwork in the pocket and his knowledge about the protection schemes. Both stop him from being put on his back numerous times, as was the case last season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My protections are very crucial, because last year I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t real positive on what I was doing, but now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like bang, bang, bang,â&#x20AC;? Smith said.

Knowing the protections is a little easier with the return of linemen Jim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke and Anthony DiPasquale.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke missed all of last season with a severe knee injury, and DiPasquale missed a few games last season because of injury, but was still voted most valuable offensive player by the team last season.

Both Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke and DiPasquale bring toughness and experience to the line, which will protect Smith and makesure that he stays upright.

Despite having the job all but locked up, the IUP coaches still do not want Smith to get comfortable in his situation. A prime example of that is back-up quarterback Bo Napoleon.

Napoleon was brought in from El Camino, a junior college in California, to create a bit of completion with Smith and to provide some depth at the quarterback spot. Napoleon has impressed so far in fall camp.

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Tiger discusses current issues

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By Andy Vasquez The Record MCT

Tiger Woods built his reputation as the world's best golfer on his unparalleled ability to block everything else out and get the job done.

But two days after his divorce, Woods admitted that his off-thecourse problems have had a profound effect on his game.

"It was a lot more difficult than I was letting on," Woods said. "You don't ever go into a marriage looking to get divorced. That's the thing.

That's why it's sad."

On Monday, Woods' divorce from Elin Nordegren was finalized. On Wednesday, he spoke about the split for the first time as he prepared for The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club.

As Woods began his morning round at Ridgewood, word broke that Nordegren had made her first public comments.

"I wish her the best in everything," Woods said. "You know, it's a sad time in our lives. And we're looking forward to ... how we can help our kids the best way we possibly can. And that's the most important thing."

Woods has been making headlines since Thanksgiving, when his middleof-the-night car wreck unleashed an unrelenting wave of reports about his infidelity. Woods admitted to having affairs and sought inpatient treatment.

Woods, who did not answer when asked if he still loved Nordegren, did take responsibility for the circumstances behind the divorce.

"My actions certainly led us to this decision," Woods said. "And I've certainly made a lot of errors in my life and that's something I'm going to have to live with. . . . I certainly understand that she is sad. And I feel the same way."

Woods and Nordegren married in 2004 and have two young children.

Woods says making his kids' life as normal as possible with a split household has been, and will continue to be, his focus above golf.

"As far as my game and practicing, that's been secondary," Woods said.

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focus is going to be right now."

With the focus off golf, the result has been an uncharacteristically poor season for Woods. He's winless in nine starts and never has looked comfortable with his swing. Still, despite the distractions, Woods doesn't regret his decision to return to golf.

"This is part of my job," he said.

"This is what I do. And me coming back and playing golf had nothing to do with our decision to go our separate ways."

There are signs that Woods is beginning to make golf a priority again. After splitting with swing coach Hank Haney earlier this year, Woods was seen working on the range with instructor Sean Foley two weeks ago at the PGA Championship. Even if [his swing] doesn't come together this and this struggle of a year continues, Woods says he can accept that.

"A lost year? I don't look at it like that," Woods said. "Every year you have to find the positives. Even though there are a lot of negatives, I think that's actually a good thing. Because I learned a lot about myself and how I could become a better person."

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Bargains and busts for Red Sox $163 million payroll

By Jim Donaldson The Providence Journal SHNS

The third-place Boston Red Sox have the second-highest payroll in Major League Baseball, approximately $163 million.

Although that’s dwarfed by the spendthrift Yankees’ $206 million, Boston’s salary expenditures are more than twice as much as the $72 million that Tampa Bay is shelling out.

Clearly, the Rays are getting the most bang for their bucks.

So, as the season heads into the homestretch, let’s take a look at which Red Sox players have been earning their money, and which have been stealing it.

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BARGAINS Clay Buchholz ($443,000): May be the biggest bargain in baseball. He’s 14-5, with a 2.36 ERA. Jon Lester ($3.75 million): Battling Buchholz for the title of staff ace, he’s 13-7, with a 2.80 ERA. Dustin Pedroia ($3.75 million): Inspirational team leader would be a bargain at twice the price.

Darnell McDonald ($400,000): Signed for the minimum in January; he has been invaluable as a fill-in for the injury-riddled Sox, batting .270 with eight homers.

Daniel Nava ($400,000): Boston bought his rights for $1 (no kidding) when he was playing in an independent league in 2007. Hit the

first pitch he saw in the big leagues for a grand slam and is batting .290 in 31 games.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT Adrian Beltre ($9 million): He leads the team in batting (.328) and RBI (83) and has hit 23 homers. He’ll be demanding much more next season.

Kevin Youkilis (9.375 million): Out for the rest of year following thumb surgery, he was batting .307, with 19 homers.

Scott Atchison ($420,000): He’s 2-1, with a 3.98 ERA, and has allowed just 35 hits in 40.2 innings, and struck out 29 while walking 13.

Eric Patterson ($405,000): Obtained in midseason trade with Oakland, has hit .254 for the Sox. Jason Varitek ($3 million): On the disabled list with a broken foot, the Captain has hit 7 homers in 95 plate appearances and remains a team leader, even though he’s now a parttime player.

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Boston’s return on investment so far resembles the slumping stock market, as Beckett’s ERA is an embarrassing 6.51 and he’s won just three games after spending two months on the DL. John Lackey ($18.7 million): Red Sox deserve a hefty rebate, considering his 4.62 ERA and the fact he has allowed more hits (186, in 161.2 innings) than any pitcher in the American League.

Hideki Okajima ($2.75 million): 5.85 ERA, 49 hits in 32 innings.

Manny Delcarmen ($905,000): Unreliable out of the bullpen, with an ERA of 4.50. He has walked almost as many batters (24) as he’s struck out (31.)

J.D. Drew ($14 million): To hit .262?

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Mike Lowell ($12.5 million): I like Mike, but that’s huge money for a part-time player batting .236.

PRICEY Daisuke Matsuzaka ($8.3 million): Racked up what may be the least-impressive 18-3 record in baseball history in 2008. He’s 8-4 this season, but is more frustrating than dominating.

Jonathan Papelbon ($9.35 million): That’s a lot of money for a closer who’s blown six of 36 save opportunities, has a 4-5 record and an ERA of 3.14.

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Bill Hall ($8.525 million): He’s certainly versatile, but that’s a hefty price to pay for a guy hitting .247.

Jacoby Ellsbury ($496,000): He’ll play in only 18 games this season, at a figure of $27.5K per.

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Giants’ fate hinges on Lincecum By paul gutierrez Sacramento Bee SHNS

MCT San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum is 11-7 as of Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010

The most truthful baseball axiom, and baseball is full of axioms, goes something like this: A team is only as good on a particular day as that day’s starting pitcher.

In the rubber game of a crucial three-game series with potential playoff implications against San Diego, Tim Lincecum was not good.

Not exactly horrid, but not the Tim Lincecum we’ve known and to whom we’ve grown accustomed.

As a result, the Giants weren’t much better in an 8-2 loss so one-sided it made Jonathan Sánchez’s busted week-old guarantee of a sweep of the Padres all the more embarrassing.

“There were a lot of fluke hits, but hits are hits, and a loss is a loss,” admitted a weary-looking Lincecum (11-7), who has dropped three consecutive decisions for the first time in his brilliant career.

“My fastball’s all over the place right now. I’ve got to get that downand-away fastball (working again).”

San Francisco, home to one of baseball’s most hysterical fan bases in terms of pleasurable highs and depressing lows, should be justifiably worried in this case.

The reigning two-time Cy Young Award winner’s fall has been that precipitous lately.

In five April starts, Lincecum was 4-0 with a 1.27 ERA. Since then, he is just 7-7. And in seven outings since the All-Star Game on July 13, “Big Time Timmy Jim” has been anything but, going 2-3 with a 4.85 ERA. Perhaps more worrisome, his velocity, which once regularly hit 97 mph, topped out Sunday at 93 mph. Plus, he cannot stop tinkering with things, a sure sign of a pitcher badly out of sorts and uncomfortable in his skin.

Lincecum has altered his windup, his delivery and even his warmup music, risking antagonizing the spirit of Jim Morrison by changing from The Doors to MGMT. “I’m trying to change too many things to fix things,” he acknowledged. “You start focusing on the negative, and you start exacerbating things, and it manifests itself. I can’t keep searching.”

That’s precisely what San Diego hoped to see and exactly what it got.

One observer had the two newest Padres, No. 2 hitter Miguel Tejada and cleanup man Ryan Ludwick, working Lincecum for a combined 27 of his 93 pitches, only 57 of which were strikes.

Again, that term. He’s searching for the strike zone. A victory.

Departed catcher Bengie Molina?

When Lincecum received his second Cy Young Award in an on-field presentation in April, he made sure to credit in his speech Molina, who was dealt to Texas on July 1.

“You could see that he was not dieled in with his location. He’s Searching.”

— John DoeChase Headley, San Diego Padres third baseman Though Molina’s departure opened the door for Buster Posey, the numbers indicate Lincecum misses his former catcher. His ERA with Molina this season is 3.23. With Posey, it’s 4.86. Just sayin’.

The most maddening part of Lincecum’s most recent outing, in which he lasted just 3 2/3 innings while allowing six runs, five earned, on eight hits and three walks, was the Padres didn’t really knock him around.

He was bled to death by bloops, flares and seeing-eye grounders after starting strong. He struck out the side in the first inning.

Yet it was just the second time he had failed to go four innings in consecutive starts. The last time? His rookie season of 2007.

That was when he was a pure power pitcher, blowing hitters away with filthy fastballs. Now he is relying on trickery and a changeup.

Lincecum needs his confidence back as much as he needs to find the strike zone.

Otherwise, the Giants’ hopes of reaching the playoffs are as lost as he is at the moment.

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MCT Piniella is the 14th winningest manager in baseball history

Piniella Steps Down as Cubs Manager Chicago Tribune MCT

“In four wonderful years I’ve made a lot of friends and had some success..”

He has been wearing a professional baseball uniform since 1962 in Selma, Ala, and so it was understandable that the final realization “of my last time to put on my uniform” made Lou Piniella cry openly and unashamedly.

Aug. 22nd was what he called his “final final,” as he peeled off his Cubbie blues and prepared to go home to Tampa to tend his ailing 90-yearold mother.

“It’s been very special to me,” Piniella said between the tears. “I’m going to go home and do the things I have to do and enjoy my retirement.”

His retirement will come 37 games sooner than he expected after announcing on July 20 that this would be his final season. In between, he missed four games in San Francisco when his mother was hospitalized, which followed him missing three games for the death of her brother.

“I didn’t think my career would end this way but, you know, my mom needs me home,” he said. “She hasn’t gotten any better since I’ve been [back]. She’s had a couple other complications, and rather than continue to go home, come back [. . .] it’s not fair to the team, it’s not fair to the players.”

“So the best thing is just to step down and go home and take care of my mother. That’s basically it. I’ve enjoyed it here. In four wonderful years I’ve made a lot of friends and had some success. This year has been a little bit of a struggle. But, look, family is important, it comes first.

My mom needs me home and that’s where I’m going.”

Piniella’s managerial seat for at least the rest of this season will go to Cubs’ third base coach Mike Quade, who will receive strong consideration for the permanent job. Alan Trammell will remain as bench coach, but is not

a candidate for next season.

Piniella departs with a 316-293 record in three-plus Chicago seasons, including the 16-5 loss to the Braves at Wrigley Field. But that includes becoming the first Cubs manager in 100 years with consecutive post-season appearances 2007 and ‘08.

He played in the major leagues for 18 years, most notably with the Yankees, where he appeared in four World Series. He managed for nearly 23 seasons and was manager of the year three separate times. His 1990 Reds won the World Series.

Piniella leaves with the respect of the Cubs’ front office and most of the clubhouse. “From last August on, it hasn’t gone the way anybody would like, but from a personal view, I’m very indebted to Lou,” said GM Jim Hendry, who hired him. “I think he did tremendous things. I hope that he gets to live the rest of his life in good health and spend a lot of time with his family.”

New Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said in a statement that Piniella “helped raise the bar here, and for that we’ll be forever thankful.”

Pitcher Ryan Dempster, who was converted from reliever to starter under Piniella, said that “the season didn’t go like we wanted it to, but the most important thing is family, and he gets to be with his mom and be around her.”

That’s just part of a very trying season for Piniella, who refused to reflect on his long and mostly glorious baseball career.

“I haven’t had any time to reflect on anything,” he said. “I’m not going to. I don’t need to. I have plenty of time over the winter to reflect on my four years here, 19 years I’ve managed other places, and my career. I’m not much of a reflector anyway.”

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By Paul Domowitch Philadelphia Daily News MCT

Like his old man, Rex Ryan is a defense-oriented coach who prefers his offensive football over-easy with a side order of smashmouth.

Last year, nobody in the NFL ran the ball more or threw it less than Ryan’s New York Jets, who averaged a league-high 37.9 rushing attempts per game and a league-low 24.5 pass attempts. While part of the reason for that was the fact that the Jets started a rookie quarterback (Mark Sanchez), a bigger part was that that’s just the way Ryan prefers it.

“Where we play, you’d better be able to run the football. Because sometimes the wind and the elements get so bad that you have to be built that way. That’s our approach.

Our roots are going to be running the football.”

Of course, the Eagles play in pretty much the same elements as the Jets, and that never has affected Andy Reid’s voracious appetite for throwing the ball. With Sanchez, the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft, a year older and wiser, and with the offseason acquisition of ex-Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes, Ryan admitted that his team’s run-pass discrepancy probably won’t be quite as large as last season’s. But the ground still will be their preferred method of travel.

What will be different, though, is the people lugging the football. Out is Thomas Jones, who finished third in the NFL in rushing last season with 1,402 yards, and Leon Washington.

Jones was released in March and signed with Kansas City. Washington, who broke a leg in the sixth game of the season, was traded to Seattle.

In is Shonn Greene, the secondyear bruiser who averaged 5.6 yards per carry during the Jets’ postseason run to the AFC Championship Game, and 31-year-old future Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson, who was signed after getting released by San Diego.

Greene, who the Jets took with the first pick in the third round of the draft last year, had just 108 carries in the regular season, but averaged 5.0 yards per carry. It was in the playoffs that he convinced Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum that he was ready to be the lead dog. He rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries in the Jets’ 24-14 wild-card win over the Bengals. The next week, he rushed for 128 yards and a score on 23 carries in a 17-14 divisional-round win over the Chargers. He rushed for 41 on 10 carries against the Colts in the AFC Championship Game, but left the 30-17 loss early in the third quarter with rib cartilage damage. Tomlinson is ranked eighth in the league in career rushing with 12,490 yards, and second in career rushing TDs with 138. But as with most running backs who turn

30, his numbers have fallen off dramatically the last couple of years. He averaged just 3.3 yards per carry last season and 3.8 the year before.

“The beauty of it is this guy has a huge chip on his shoulder, and rightfully so,” Ryan said.

“This is one of the best backs in the history of this game. We had to defend against him in the playoffs last year. We had to put two guys on him. So we knew how valuable he was, even though the yardage totals and average-per-carry might’ve made it look like he had dropped off. We knew he was a dangerous guy. So when we were able to get him, we never hesitated.”

Despite Ryan’s good-as-ever praise of Tomlinson, the truth is he no longer can be a 20-plus-carry-a-game back.

He likely will get about 13-14 touches a game with the Jets, mainly as a thirddown back and in some short-yardage situations. The plan is for Greene to be the workhorse back, assuming he can stay healthy and hang on to the football.

Greene said he learned a lot from Jones as a rookie and expects to learn a lot from Tomlinson as well.

“Having a veteran like that means a lot to a young guy like me,” he said.

“I’m trying to squeeze as much as I can out of LT because he’s a Hall of Fame running back. One day, I think I’m going to be in that position. So I try to follow him as much as I can.”

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The best way for an NFL player to make sure he doesn’t end up in the wrong place at the wrong time is to simply stay home.

“It comes with the job,” Mario Haggan said veteran Broncos linebacker. “In the profession we’re in, making the money we make, there’s a lot of jealousy and animosity out there. If your job is important to you, I wouldn’t say not go out or not enjoy your life, but limit the situations you put yourself in.”

Wrong place/wrong time situations in the NFL are too numerous to mention, whether it is Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger getting suspended over behavior at a bar

in Georgia or Philadelphia quarterback Michael Vick’s birthday party after which someone was shot. For the Broncos, the most tragic example is cornerback Darrent Williams being shot and killed after he left a New Year’s Eve party that involved confrontations between players and gang members.

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Graham recieving increased role By les bowen Philadelphia Daily News MCT

Between the sidelines, it might not make a big difference. Brandon Graham and Juqua Parker always figured to split time at left defensive end.

Which one gets designated to take the first snap of the game is a technicality.But the symbolism is striking.

Graham, the first-round rookie from Michigan, will start Friday night’s preseason game at the Kansas City Chiefs.

Eagles defensive coordinator Sean McDermott acknowledged under questioning that this is not because Parker has an ankle sprain, which kept him out of practice on Tuesday. It’s because Graham has had an excellent training camp.

“It’s about an overall vision for the defense,” McDermott said. “It’s about getting guys on the field that we think are our future and will help us make plays and help us get to where we want to be as an organization.”

This move reinforces the youth-movement theme that has dominated the Eagles’ offseason and preseason.

Parker, 32, was the only over30 starter on McDermott’s defense this year.

In fact, if 30-year-old center Jamaal Jackson doesn’t make it back from his knee injury for the opener, the Eagles probably won’t start anybody who isn’t a 20-something, excluding kicker David Akers and punter Sav Rocca.

“It’s a new situation for us,” McDermott said. “But it’s also a credit to the organization, a credit to the players and the coaches at the same time” that two rookies are ready to start.

Someone asked Trent Cole what it’s like, having Graham

at the other defensive end spot.

“It’s great,” said Cole, who tends not to be real wishywashy on such matters. “I see greatness. I see us having a great time this season, flying around the ball, making plays, sacks, celebrating after sacks. I see it all; I can picture it right now. We’re going to be patient; make our way through this preseason, and see what happens during the season.”

Asked if he feels any different now as a starter, Graham said, “A little bit — like more is expected of me. It’s good to hear coach Reid be on me a little more. It’s like now I know they see that I have the potential to really do something great here. I’m starting to see it a little bit more, and I want to make sure I just continue to keep making strides.”

Graham said the change was made before Sunday’s practice, the first since the Eagles’ preseason game at Cincinnati, in which Graham played very well, working inside as a pass-rush tackle and outside as an end.

“They (McDermott) said, ‘You had a great game.

Continue to get better,’” Graham recalled. “They say, ‘Make sure you turn it up another level.’ Make sure I’m practicing hard, practicing like I’m in a game.”

Parker could not be reached for comment.

“We talk all the time, laugh and joke,” Graham said. “He knows it’s a business. He knows he has to come out here and work, just like I worked. He even helped me to get where I am ­— I can’t take all the credit . . . He gave me tips on what to do . . . I know he’s going to stay on me and keep working hard to get back his No. 1 spot.”

McDermott said he isn’t displeased with Parker, who has been an Eagle since 2005.

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