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A twenty-dollar decal fee for parking was proposed. IUP issued sticker decals for commuters parking on campus to put in windshields. Violators not owning stickers were towed and fined.

Office of Housing and Residence Life proposed a smoking ban in residence halls. Director Betsy Joseph was an ex-smoker of 20 years and said that smoking leads to health and fire hazards.

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Police blotter

IUP student allegedly injures another man “I then heard a female yelling for help and I observed a female and another male An IUP student allegedly hit and near a male laying on the injured a pedestrian with his vehicle at the Indiana Free Library at 2:25 sidewalk.” By Sean BRACKEN Research Editor S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

Alcohol violations

• At 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Courtney Holliday, 18, Bellefonte, was found intoxicated in the 900 block of Grant Street, according to campus police. Holliday was taken to the IUP Police Department and was charged with purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of an alcoholic beverage, campus police reported. She was released to a sober adult. • Borough police reported that at 1:10 a.m. Tuesday, Joseph Parker, 19, Chicora, was found intoxicated after he was observed yelling from the rear of the residence at 1153 Church St. Parker was cited for underage drinking and released, police reported.

Criminal mischiff

• Borough police reported that at 5:14 p.m. Thursday, Jason McGaughey was cited for harboring a dangerous dog after a woman reported to police that she was bitten in the face at 1500 Church Street.

Disorderly conduct

• Campus police reported that at 9:27 p.m. Monday, Michael J. Fisher, 19, was found intoxicated in his room in Elkin Hall after another IUP student gave the alcohol to him. Fisher was cited for disorderly conduct and was released, police reported. • At 11:39 p.m. Oct. 14, Marius R. Nsengimana, 18, was found with drug paraphernalia in Putt Hall, according to campus police. He was arrested for disorderly conduct, police reported.

Harassment

• Borough police reported that at 2:27 a.m. Sunday, Jeffrey Jones, 50, Indiana, was found hitting another person with a cell phone at 676 Philadelphia St. Jones was cited for harassment, police reported.

Hit and run

• A hit and run accident occurred to a parked green Audi in the 300 block of South Fisher Avenue sometime between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Wednesday, according to borough police. Anyone with information should contact borough police at 724-349-2121. • A hit and run accident occurred to a blue Oldsmobile Alero at the Carriage House parking lot in the 1300 block of Oakland Avenue sometime between 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 and 6 p.m. Oct. 15, according to borough police. Anyone with information should contact borough police.

Items Burgled

• At 10:54 p.m. Tuesday, Kaitlin Ross, 18, Ambler, was found shoplifting at Giant Eagle at 435 South Seventh St. after she was observed by a security guard trying to steal condoms and a pregnancy test, according to borough police. Ross was arrested and cited for retail theft and released, police reported. • Someone stole medication from a residence at 1150 Church Street sometime during the night of Oct. 10, according to borough police. Anyone with information should contact borough police.

Lost item

• Borough police reported that a woman lost her engagement ring in or around the IUP campus sometime between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, according to borough police. Anyone with information should contact borough police.

Ordinance violation

• Borough police reported that at 11:13 p.m. Friday, Justin Clarkson, 19, Philadelphia, was cited for violating the borough’s disorderly gathering ordinance after he was observed playing loud music and shouting at his residence at 523 Church St.

– compiled from police reports

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a.m. Sunday, borough police reported. Christopher Barger, a 19-yearold art student from Midlothian, Va., was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, DUI, reckless driving, recklessly endangering another person, underage drinking, careless driving, driving on roadways laned for traffic and criminal mischief, police reported. Barger allegedly hit a pedestrian while he was intoxicated and then dragged him up the steps of the library, police said. The pedestrian, who was identified as Robert Ackerman, 24, was taken to Indiana Regional Medical Center, before he was transferred to Conemaugh Hospital in Johnstown for his injuries, KDKA reported. KDKA reported Ackerman suffered a concussion in the accident. Ackerman was able to tell his side of the story, according to the

—Michael Ragiani, borough police

criminal complaint. Ackerman said the only thing he remembered was walking home with his friends and then remembered being underneath Barger’s vehicle. Ackerman was released Tuesday and is expected to recover, KDKA reported. Michael Ragiani, a borough police officer, was on patrol at the time of the incident. He said in the criminal complaint that he first observed Barger strike a pole after traveling on the wrong side of the roadway in the 800 block of Philadelphia Street. Ragiani said he identified the driver of that vehicle when two men said he hit another man. A woman confirmed it when she reportedly called for help. “I then heard a female yelling for help and I observed a female and

another male near a male laying on the sidewalk,” Ragiani said in the complaint. In the complaint, Ragiani said the man that was hit suffered injuries to the right side of his head, but at the time was still responsive. Ragiani said that he found Barger to be intoxicated after he started speaking with him. “While I was speaking with Barger, I detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage about his breath as he spoke to me along with his very glassy and bloodshot eyes,” Ragiani said. At the processing room, Barger told Ragiani that he only remembered driving down Oakland Avenue toward Philadelphia Street. “I do not remember much, the only thing I remember is flashing lights,” Barger said to Ragiani. Barger was lodged in the county jail and was released on $20,000 bond, according to KDKA’s report.

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Applying for college ‘like looking for a job’ By Wayne washington McClatchy Newspaper MCT

These are busy days for Amanda Loveday, a college admissions counselor at the University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus. Applying to college, never a simple process, has evolved into a costly, confusing journey. There are application fees, standardized-test fees, travel costs to visit a school, application deadlines, essays to write, recommendations to get and federal aid and state residency forms to complete. “Applying to college is like looking for a job,” Loveday said. “It takes a lot, but it’s worth it.” The deadline for students applying to USC or the College of Charleston and hoping for an admissions decision in December was Oct. 15. But many other colleges have so-called “early decision” deadlines in early November and December. Applying early typically increases a student’s chances of getting scholarship assistance and on-campus housing. Deadlines to apply for regular admission vary widely. A quarter of students apply to only one or two colleges, according to a national survey by UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute. But more than 60 percent apply to four or more schools, the survey showed.

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People Magazine writer speaks to IUP students

Six O’Clock series provides students financial wisdom By ROSE CATLOS Staff Writer R.V.Catlos@iup.edu

Rita Evans, representing American Education Services provided students with the tools for financial success at Monday’s Six O’Clock Series titled, “Financial Literacy.” Evans carries four years experience at AES and is a supervisor in its Default Prevention Call Center. She also works with the Web site youcandealwithit.com, a free online AES service that helps students understand their loans and money management. Evans’s department calls students who are at risk of defaulting, or failing to pay back, school loans and helps them devise strategies to repay their debts. “A lot of times people see us as evil. They think we’re calling them to make them pay the money,” she said. But her job is to help them pay off loans gradually. Credit card companies suck in students using gimmicks like contests and giveaways, she said, but the results can be costly. The average college student owns four credit cards and graduates with $8,000 in debt, she said. Students struggling to repay loans and debts should develop a budget and start paying them off, she said. And avoid the minimum payment trap, which draws out debt repayment. Youcandealwithit.com offers a free debt repayment calculator that computes the number of months and dollars one can save by adding to monthly payments.

By sean bracken Research Editor S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

“A budget should be empowering, not restricting.” —Leah Angott (sophomore, hospitality management) “I didn’t know about that Web site and the calculators,” said Leah Angott (sophomore, hospitality management). “I think that’s going to be really helpful.” And understanding one’s spending priorities is essential to getting on the right financial track. Creating a budget, knowing one’s credit history and establishing long and short-term financial goals will help to curb future debts, she said. And a budget should not be binding. “A budget should be empowering, not restricting,” she said Evans advocates the 70-20-10 rule, which allocates 70 percent of income for living expenses, 20 percent for savings and 10 percent for debts. And there is such a thing as good debt, Evans said, which is debt accrued by purchasing a home, education or investments. Those expenses grow in value, she said. And while knowing one’s credit score is vital, she said, free credit report advertisements and companies like Equifax deceive people because they do charge for creating credit reports. Visit annualcreditreport.com or call 1-877-322-8228 for a free credit check. The only credit inquiries that damage credit scores are those done to establish a line of credit. Employer credit checks are free and do not affect credit scores, she said. Ben Shulman/The Penn

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Imagine being a writer that gets the chance to cover and write stories about popular television shows and interview famous Hollywood celebrities. That is exactly what People magazine senior writer and former journalism student, Monica Rizzo, does now. Rizzo talked about these experiences to an audience of mostly journalism students Wednesday in Beard Auditorium at Stouffer Hall. Rizzo talked about writing beat stories for “American Idol,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Lost,” shows on the Disney Channel and other popular current programs airing on television. She also said she had the chance to interview many celebrities, such as Katharine McPhee, Chris Noth and Matthew Fox. In addition to People, Rizzo said she worked for other print publications, such as Sports Illustrated and Us Weekly. She also worked at the Indiana Gazette prior to working at the bigger publications. Rizzo also talked about how she began as a constant writer. She said her first big story was about a man who collected Hollywood memorabilia and decided to make a museum in his apartment. From there, Rizzo said she started to do regular stories for People until she landed her job at Us Weekly. She said she then returned to People, when she landed her beats for “American Idol,” “Dancing with the Stars” and other television programs. “I think I take for granted, sometimes, how much fun my job is,” Rizzo said. “It has been a good scam because I am getting paid to be entertained.” Later in the speech, Rizzo took questions from the audience on

being motivated. She said students should keep trying and not to listen to others who say they can’t do something. “I have been told I’m not good enough,” Rizzo said. Rizzo also took some questions on advice she had for interviews. She said students should be prepared and to always double check everything they say. “Don’t take what they give you as fact,” Rizzo said. “Do as much research as you can.” Rizzo also said to ask a question and listen to what the person is saying. She added not to show anger and control the interview. She also took questions about the economic condition and how to survive in the current recession. “Come with ideas,” Rizzo said. “Be the first one in and the last one to leave.” Rizzo added students should know what their talents are and should show experience, especially through internships. “Twitter has changed the way we have done our job,” she said. She said she does not see print media totally dying, but admits she does not know the direction in which print media will head. “Publications in general have seen a decline in subscriptions,” Rizzo said. Rizzo said that People magazine is still doing well, with more than 40 million subscribers. She added that People magazine is getting into the new social media, such as the Internet and television. “I find that my things I write for people.com are more noticed than my features I have in the magazine,” Rizzo said. Students also reacted to the event, giving Rizzo two thumbs up. “I think it was a real great opportunity for Monica to come and speak to our department,” said Laura Kale (senior, journalism).

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Survival of the fittest: ROTC holds Ranger Challenge By chelsea yurisic Contributing Writer C.L.Yurisic@iup.edu

IUP, as a Division II school, is a fierce competitor in 11 varsity sports for women, and eight for men. However, there is another successful team at IUP that has yet to get the recognition they deserve. IUP’s Army Reserve Office’s Training Corps has been an option for students since 1950. There is much more to it than morning PT (physical training) and taking classes. These men and women take this opportunity very seriously. Once a year during the fall ROTC teams across the country meet to compete in a “Ranger Challenge” — the Army’s version of a NCAA competition. “It’s upon volunteer. It’s for cadets who want more than regular ROTC. They join Ranger Challenge for higher physical standards and an accelerated course in basic soldiering skills,” said Ranger Challenge Captain Alex Deets (junior, computer science/ criminology). Just like any athletic team competes in a division, so does ROTC. IUP’s ROTC participates in a division which includes 25 teams from schools in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania. However, ROTC is not placed in “Division I” or “Division II” sections.

[The Ranger Challenge] is for cadets who want more than regular ROTC. They join Ranger Challenge for higher physical standards and an accelerated course in basic soldiering skills.” — Ranger Challenge Captain Alex Deets (junior, computer science/ criminology) Their divisions are made up according to the region their school is in, which means IUP competes against much larger schools. Schools like Princeton, The Naval Academy, Penn State, and Pitt that have much larger programs with more resources and more ROTC cadets. These men and women spend five days a week, for eight weeks straight of training. A total of 11 hours a week in preparation from 6 a.m. PT everyday to an additional two-hour labs three days of the week where they work on skills that they will have to perform at the Ranger Challenge. In the end, only 10 members, including one female contender, get to compete. All 25 teams of this division meet at Fort Uniontown Gap to compete in 10 challenging events. The 10 events are: Physical fitness test (push up, sit-up and run), one

rope bridge, hand grenade assault course, intel gathering, land navigation, MEDEVAC (very similar to first aid for a wounded solider), leadership reaction course, ruck march (6.2 mile/10k), patrolling exam and weapon disassembly/assembly. All 10 events were performed in “outstanding weather,” said Ranger Challenge Coach, Captain Aaron Felter, “Temperatures were low 40s with constant rain.” The scoring works similar to golf, where you want your team to have the lowest score possible. IUP’s team ranked in the top ten for five of the 10 events, giving them the final placement of ninth place, out of all 25 teams. Not a big deal? The competition is based on experience and IUP’s team competed with only two returning competitors. Eight members of the team had never been to the Ranger Challenge before this year. “Our team is very cohesive, and mostly consisted of freshmen and sophomores who outperformed more seasoned cadets,” Felter said. They are a very young team, with a high morale and an intense power to excel. “Our team has good chemistry. We’re friends who can depend on each other. We are a young team with a lot of potential and that really exceeded expectations. Next year we will be a scary team,” Deets said.

Rob Haake/The Penn Nick Smigel and Derek Lyons work together to build a bridge to cross together and to perform cooperation in order to win one of the few challenges given.

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Opinion

Suites’ new name crawls out of the ‘Wallwork’ By Alex Peterson Contributing Columnist A.B.Peterson@iup.edu

I’m sure most of you can recall your first encounter with URSA and the exhaustive list of things that it helps you accomplish. One of the many things this online service provides is a virtual residential housing system where you pick whatever room you want in whatever building you wish. Like many of the new freshman class, I chose the newest addition to the “Residential Revival” for the 2009-2010 school year: Sutton Suites. This Phase III building has just over 700 residents, many of whom chose the place because they would be the first students to live in the newly built rooms. The appearance of the building undoubtedly resembles Sutton Hall, which sits just a few yards up the embankment directly in front of the suites. I have the name engrained in my head that that’s where I live. Well, that was until earlier this week. As I trudged back to my building from my 9 a.m. class, a huge sign flanking the front of the building’s entrance caught my eye. “WALLWORK SUITES.” I was sure there was a mistake. Perhaps the

maintenance crew placed the sign on the wrong building. Maybe it was a joke by some upperclassmen. Was it possible a construction note read “wall=(needs)work” and someone thought it’d be a suitable name? All my attempts at an explanation failed as I soon found out that Sutton Suites is to be no more. Justina Williams (freshman, dietetics) was confused about the building’s new name as well. “I don’t like it at all,” she said. “It sounds like a hotel or something.” I didn’t realize it, but Williams was right; it does sound like the Waldorf luxury hotel chain. I understand it’s not a huge deal or a pressing controversy, but no one was notified of the name change. No student opinion was asked nor were we informed that we no longer resided in Sutton Suites. “I like how they hang a banner out front and don’t even tell us about it, not even an e-mail or a meeting? What about a student vote?” Williams said. I think if a name change of a residence hall occurs during the school year, students should be notified of the action before a sign is put up to help prevent further confusion. A simple name change isn’t going to affect me in a harmful manner or cause me hurt but I was under the

false assumption that we as students have somewhat of a voice in campus decisions. I mean we are asked to be friends with ARAMARK on Twitter (yeah, OK) and take meal/food surveys for flex dollars, but when it comes to our place of residence, no survey or poll is taken at all? The new name is just plain odd in my opinion and has some students tongue-tied. “I don’t like it. I think it was a nice gesture but I can’t really pronounce it,” said Shaquerrah Brew (freshman, psychology). The gesture she is referring to is the naming of the building after Mr. Gealy W. Wallwork, a member of the Council of Trustees here at IUP. During the council’s public meeting Sept. 29, the new name was approved citing his “considerable expertise and wisdom during a time of university growth.” I appreciate the dedication of Mr. Wallwork to the student body, but I am abnormally bothered by the name change. I still have trouble remembering it, spurting off things like, “Wordlock? Warlock? Wallock?” when someone asks me of the new name. Regardless of the sign or what people start calling it, it was Sutton when I enrolled and it will remain Sutton for all those who call it home.

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Every Tuesday and Thursday, I wake up early in the morning to go to my class in Leonard Hall. As most of you already know, Leonard Hall is an academic building, which consists of the English and geography departments, located in the center of the Oak Grove. Most of you also know that Leonard Hall is an old building and has not been kept up well. The walls look old, the classrooms look old and the building looks old. In my opinion, Leonard is just like all of the other academic buildings on campus. Those of you that have English classes on the second floor probably noticed the buckets in the middle of the hallway sitting under a hole in the ceiling, which has been leaking now for weeks. So far, I have noticed little action being taken by the PR machine at Sutton Hall about what to do about these old buildings. While it is true that IUP officials have talked about possible things they would do to these old academic buildings, such as Keith and Leonard, Hall, we have seen little actually done about it. In the meantime, the people at Sutton Hall seem to be more worried about building these massive multimillion-dollar suites all around campus. You know, the same suites, which have jacked up the price of living on campus astronomically. But hey, as long as these suites provide a good image to the school, that should be all that matters, right? After all, a student’s academics should not matter when we need to

worry more about getting students to attend here and pay the campus money. I guess that explains why the IUP PR machine was so willing to tear down those old dorms to replace them with brand new ones. But if that is true, the only question left that remains is why it is keeping its academic buildings in the shape Leonard Hall is in now. To be quite honest, I do not know the answer to that question at all. After all, you would think that IUP’s PR machine would advance its promotion to say it has top shape, state-ofthe-art academic buildings to add to its state-of-the-art dorm buildings. I mean, I would think that would be a good PR move for them, since education is the real reason why students should attend a college or university in the first place. Still, there has been no action, despite all of the talk. To go even further, there have been many reports on how the university has been making cuts to the academic budgets. You know, the part of the budget that should be of the most importance to a college. Based on all of this, I say this IUP has its priorities all in the wrong places. In my opinion, it is not a good thing to have an academic building with a hole in the ceiling, while we promote this new dorm project. Therefore, when you are walking through campus and notice the new Crimson Suites that are due to be completed by the start of the next academic year, remember that hole in the Leonard Hall ceiling, which will likely stay there for a while.

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Opinion

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Using time wisely now eases stress in the long run October is the month of our discontent. Midterms come and go, projects roll in with no respect for your time or regard for your family, and the daily/weekly assignments that you just started getting a handle on (assuming you didn’t procrastinate) don’t just disappear in lieu of all of your other activities. Add to that participation in one or more organizations, social drama that peaks with stress and trying to balance a personal life in order to maintain the sanity that will be your only saving grace to get you to sweet, sweet December, and well … we’re a little out of breath just thinking about it, let alone actually trying to stay on top of everything. We don’t know how many of you remember the glory that was fall break, but we know we’re missing it. It was a long weekend in the beginning or middle of October that would break up the tedium that existed between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. In exchange, though, Thanksgiving break was cut short. We’re not exactly sure which situation would have been more convenient. While getting a mini-break was pleasant, it might be easier for people to get home to celebrate turkey day with their families if they’re allotted a week to do so. Either way, it is no more. But we encourage you to hang in there. Time is a tricky concept; before you know it, it’ll be finals week and we’ll have an entirely new set of problems and stressors. A week after that, you’ll have graduated. A month later, you may be surprised by the pitter-patter of your grandchildren’s feet. Know that diligence now will be repaid eventually, either by not landing in the situation of having to complete a semester’s worth of coursework in two weeks, or by getting out of school with a degree and a chance to get a decent job. Take time to yourself and breathe. Relaxation techniques are truly effective — giving yourself a mere 20 minutes to breathe deeply and clear your head could do wonders for your sanity and productivity. Hang in there, everyone. Scheduling for next semester has already started, and before you know it, you’ll be planning for summer.

Balloon boy: a set piece in five acts By brian dickerson Detroit Free Press MCT

Remember when we had to wait months to see the made-for-TV movie? No more! Now breaking news and dramatic license have merged in a single stew of live video, expert commentary and rank speculation. Act I: The set-up Look! Up in the sky! It’s a flying saucer! Or maybe the cover from someone’s gas grill. No, wait — it’s a weather balloon! With a terrified 6-year-old on board! Really? Do we know that? Who cares? We’ve got live video! Act II: The suspense builds We’re still not sure what we’re watching — it looks a little bit like that plastic shopping bag flitting about in “American Beauty” — but we’re hypnotized. Now the caption says, “BOY MAY BE TRAPPED ABOARD BALLOON,” so we’ll want to hear from experts on boys, experts on balloons and maybe someone who’s been confined in a small space. A specialist in childhood trauma

says this experience will likely haunt the balloon boy for the rest of his life, assuming he is actually aboard the balloon. Expert No. 2, a veteran balloonist, says it’s virtually impossible that this is the case. No way a weather balloon like the one we’re watching could bear a 50-pound boy to its current altitude. Which means it’s time to go to reporters at the scene for ... Act III: The surprise twist The balloon is drifting gently to the ground ... easy ... it’s down! And the boy is ... nowhere to be found! The only reasonable conclusion is he has tumbled out of the balloon en route. We’ll need experts in wide-area searches and someone who’s survived a big fall. Anyone got a number for Humpty-Dumpty? Meanwhile, let’s go to Denver, where our correspondent is ... What? Really? Inside a box? Act IV: The happy ending He’s alive! Little Falcon (What were the odds his real name would turn out to be even better than “Balloon Boy”?) has been hiding in

his parents’ garage, the scamp! Cue the cheering neighbors, the tearful parents! Just imagine their relief! Imagine how relieved you would feel if you thought your child had been borne away by your weather balloon and ... What’s that? You can’t imagine being that negligent? Act V: The recriminations Where to begin? How about with the enormous resources squandered on this totally unnecessary search? Let’s start with the hourly salaries of everyone involved — sheriff’s deputies, air traffic controllers, military pilots, etc. And what kind of parents let their kid play with a weather balloon? The same kind, it turns out, who make guest appearances on “Wife Swap.” Do you suppose these nutballs just made the whole thing up? Let’s ask the boy, whose parents have thoughtfully made him available (yet again) to the press. What do you say, Falcon? Was it all a hoax? What the ... did you just barf? On camera? Geez, son, how about a little selfcontrol? This is live TV.

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Chorale to hold concert in Gorell Recital Hall By Sean Bracken Research Editor S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

Students that are looking for something to do have the chance to attend a concert this weekend. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Gorell Recital Hall, which is on the second floor of Sutton Hall. The concert is expected to last for about a couple of hours. The concert will be presented by IUPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music department, according to IUPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web site. James Dearing, director of choral studies and a music professor, will be directing the concert. Dearing said the concert would be featuring several sacred masterworks by famous composers and mixed voices. He added that the concert would also have a segment of international folksong arrangements including Canada, the Pacific Rim and Israel. The IUP Web site added the concert would feature the sound of Dan Locklair and double-chorus work from the 19th and 20th centuries. According to the IUP Web site,

the IUP Chorale will perform the concert. The Chorale is a selected chorus founded in 1961 that is dedicated to music of the choral literature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The IUP Chorale is a select, mixed chorus dedicated to the study and performance of masterworks in choral literature,â&#x20AC;? the Web site said. According to the Web site, the IUP Chorale has performed in various places around the country, including for the Eastern Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Boston, in Carnegie Hall with the Brooklyn Philharmonic in New York and under the direction of Andre Previn with the Pittsburgh Symphony. Practices are held Monday, Wednesday and Fridays in room 120 at Cogswell Hall from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., according to the Web site. The concert is free of charge and will be open to the public. Another concert is scheduled for Dec. 7, when they will highlight the IUP Chorale in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Graduate Conducting Recitals.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Collector of Beautyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to mix dance, theater this weekend By anNE FULTS Contributing Writer A.M.Fults@iup.edu

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Collector of Beautyâ&#x20AC;? is a theatrical dance piece performed by IUP Dance Theatre, and is choreographed by Holly Boda-Sutton which will be perfomed at Zink Dance Theatre this weekend only. The music for the dance piece is original music composed by Derek Cooper (senior, music theory and composition), and is performed by a live orchestra of IUP music majors. The production is loosely based on the French film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perfume,â&#x20AC;? set in 18th century France. In the movie, John-Bapiste Grenouille (John Beringer in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Collector of Beautyâ&#x20AC;?) has a unique ability for mixing scents and is obsessed with mixing the perfect scent, a unique combination of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smell. This obsession leads him to murder young women in order to preserve their innocence and fresh beauty. Rather than focus on the scent of young women, John Beringer captures

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ The production is loosely based on the French film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perfume.â&#x20AC;? In the movie, John-Bapiste Grenouille ... has a unique ability for mixing scents and is obsessed with mixing the perfect scent, a unique combination of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smell.

â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ the young womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s souls. While the aspect of scent is no longer present, the obsession with the young womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beauty is. Other parts of the plot were exchanged to create a less gruesome, more â&#x20AC;&#x153;audience acceptableâ&#x20AC;? and romantic performance. According to Cooper, while the performance is less violent then the film, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the darkness and morals are still there.â&#x20AC;? Performances for the show are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. at Zinc Hall Dance Theatre. Tickets are available at the HUB, and range from $8 for stu-

dents with I-card to $14 for regular admission. Tickets will also be sold at the door starting 45 minutes before the show. Seating is limited to 286 per show. The show has no intermission or breaks, and the doors close at show time. After this time no one, including those who hold tickets, will be allowed into the show due to safety concerns with seating people in the dark. Boda-Sutton would like to remind potential audience members that this show is not suitable for young children, as it is the story of a serial killer and depicts scenes with violence and murder.

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Columnist Angie Woody profiles tattoos in the Indiana area From the Stabbing with Greek mythology.” Westward Symbol between Beishline began his story his shoulders to the ankhwith a Celtic band created by dagger on his ankle, Nick unknown tattooist at Visual Beishline (graduate studies) Addiction. “When I first wears his varied interests became aware of tattoos and in the 10-piece story illusCeltic artwork [introduced trated by the parchment of to me by an Irish friend at his skin. Cumberland Valley By angie marie woody Beishline, whose Middle School] that Senior Staff Writer concentration is in was what I wanted,” A.M.Woody@iup.edu Victorian sensation Beishline said. fiction, loves the way That same tattooVictorian books were written. “Often, ist created the dragon on his right they were published in a series in arm and the Stabbing Westward newspaper or in three or more vol- symbol between his shoulder blades. umes,” Beishline said. The dragon traces back to the fantasy As a volume in his own series, Beishline read as a child. Aesthetically, Beishline had Chad Messersmith of the interest still remains, he said. Permanent Impressions in Les Moines Though Stabbing Westward has scribe a tattoo symbolic of another of since broken up, “the music kept [my] his literary interests in Elvish across head above water, kept [me] going.” his right wrist. Stephanie Jones, a friend who was The quote, which translates to freelancing, inked an ankh-dagger “blood is breath,” is not represen- on his leg to signify his interest in tative of his appreciation of Elves Egyptian ideology. Jones also designed or Elvish, but rather the creation of and inked a tribal piece onto his lower language. Tolkien was a genius with back. that, Beishline said. More than a few times, Beishline A double bow and arrow on his has found himself explaining that left wrist nods to another favorite he didn’t have the Kanji symbol for author, Sherrilyn Kenyon, who wrote “crow” done by “Dink” of Wicked the Dark Hunter series “that binds Ink in Mechanicsburg because of the the typical vampire/werewolf story movie “The Crow.”

“The ideology of the crow bringing souls from the realm of the living to that of the dead” is what interests Beishline. Though his pieces pull from a variety of religions and mythology (like the om symbol on his shoulder), the largest of his pieces, a Celtic cross on his back done by Dink, points to his own religion: Christianity. Beishline, who was raised Christian, said religion has always been a big part of his life and loves the idea of inner peace. He has two more tattoos planned out, the tree of life (also in Celtic knotwork) and ouroboros, the snake eating its tail, which symbolizes infinity. After graduation, Beishline intends to complete his doctorate at IUP as the next step to becoming a college professor. He is currently working on a “throwback to the traditional Gothic novel,” a haunted house story that takes course in one night.

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movie. Not by a long shot. The film’s idea of a big score? Hijacking a tractor trailer full of Sony Playstation 3’s. No, I’m not joking. The lead actor, Scot Williams, even tells his wife that after this score they are going to go away for a while, that everything is going to be better and they will be rich. I knew that Sony had an expensive unit but come on, MCT Scotty. Looking beyond the meager plot line, you’ll be listening to a whole lot of foul language and be seeing some kind of lewd sexual act in just about every other scene. For examples’ sake, I’m going to take a guess and say that at least 30 percent of the entire “Crew” script is comprised of the f-bomb. Again, not joking. It does get a bit deeper when a murder among the crew and a growing strain between the lead brothers starts to finally come around, but unfortunately it is far too late in the script to save this film. The cast is entirely made of

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Farmville: An addiction worth cultivating? By Denise Neil McClatchy Newspapers MCT

For weeks now, Farmville — the popular and excessively addictive Facebook game — has been demanding my attention. But not because I’m playing it. In fact, based on what I’ve learned, I’m going to do everything in my power to avoid playing it. But even if you’re not playing, you can’t avoid it, mainly because your Facebook page is filled every day by odd announcements that your friends have just been “promoted to professional plower status” (um, congratulations?) or have just “found a lonely brown cow” (um, sorry?). Desperate to understand the draw, I harvested a little Farmville information this week. I added the application to my Facebook page and attempted to figure out how it worked on my own. I planted some strawberries (I think)

but couldn’t immediately figure it out. I read the Wikipedia entry on Farmville, naturally. I interviewed Farmville addict DeAwn Whitchurch, who tried to explain the allure. Farmville is a game created for Facebook by a company called Zynga that allows users to manage and grow a virtual farm. Players earn money to build their farms by planting, growing and harvesting crops, but they can only succeed if they get help, and lots of it, from other Facebook friends. Whitchurch got started with Farmville in August when a friend (who needed farming help) begged her to start playing. Whitchurch started a farm then quickly forgot about it. “And then, one night I was up kind of late and couldn’t sleep and started poking around in there,” she said. “And now, I’m on every day two to three times a day.” The game is truly addictive, she said, because the harder you work

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Students, professors find ways to get music without breaking bank, laws By angie marie woody Senior Staff Writer A.M.Woody@iup.edu

Whether it’s a fear of the Recording Industry Association of America or ethics that motivates them, many individuals on campus are switching formats to downloading music legally. “I haven’t even considered getting stuff for free since I know what goes into making a recording and all of the people involved,” said David Ferguson, assistant professor of music. This past February, many students lamented over the shutdown of college

music service, Ruckus.com, a Web site that had allowed students to stream an unlimited amount of music. The service provided a legal alternative to the piracy for which Jammie ThomasRasset was fined $1.9 million, according to CNET.com. Though the free service is no longer available, students still have many cheap options. A majority of students and professors express loyalty to iTunes, including Ferguson. The free application for Mac and PC organizes and plays digital music and video and will sync its contents to an iPod, iPhone or Apple TV, according to the Apple Web site.

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iTunes users can buy albums for an average of $9.99 or songs at an average of 99 cents. “Even though I know that the artists and engineers don’t get the bulk of the money, I still feel better knowing that there is some fair compensation given for their efforts,” Ferguson said. Though the price tag is small, there is little “budge” in the budget of many students, meaning what isn’t essential isn’t in the budget. For these students, there are many free venues for legal downloads. Downloads from bootleg-friendly bands like Wiclo, Phish, Grateful

Dead and Built to Spill are available to download at Bt.etree.org. Indierockcafe.com hosts a smorgasboard of samples from Of Montreal, Mates of State, Beach House, Fleet Foxes, Okkervil River and more. What may be good or bad news, is that a vast majority of the options available support the little guy, the unsigned or lesser-known artists in the music industry. Many unsigned and lesser-known bands share their music to get noticed and gain a broader audience. Web sites like unsignedbandweb.com and dmusic.com can be of use to those

looking to expand their musical horizons. Grant Shearer (senior, music education) is currently student teaching. For a project with his students, he utilized a Web site called dirpy.com, which allows users to separate the audio from any YouTube video and save it as an mp3 file. “It’s a free service and gives the user many options for the details of his/her download,” Shearer said. “Without using this service, many of my students never would have managed to supply the audio part of their music video project.” Justin Gyurik (graduate studies) recommends myideaoffun.org, the Web site of My Idea of Fun – an Artist Collective based in Johnstown. On the MIOF Web site, the user can listen to mp3s of local artists like Emmett and Mary, February Fourteenth, Endless Mike and the Beagle Club and many more. In fact, The Sunflower Spectacle, a local band of which Gyurik is a member, has made mp3s available at the Web site. Those who listen to records may be pleasantly surprised to find their favorite bands are including free downloads in the sleeves. Bands like The Mountain Goats, No Friends, The Measure [SA] and many more are including codes as an added incentive to fans. Whatever route one decides, keep the artists in mind and keep it legal.

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IUP come from behind to defeat Lock Haven, move into first place in PSAC West By kyle Predmore Staff Writer K.R.Predmore@iup.edu

The Crimson Hawks defeated Lock Haven 2-1 in by coming from behind Tuesday, clinching a playoff spot in the PSAC West. With the victory, IUP is 11-3-1 overall and 8-2-1 in the PSAC West. IUP is now the leader in the PSAC West with 25 points. Cal U and Mercyhurst, who are both 7-3-1, are tied for second in the PSAC West with 22 points. Before the game, IUP and Cal U were tied for first in the PSAC West, but with the win for the Hawks and the with Vulcans losing, IUP took a three-point lead. The first half remained scoreless, even with IUP leading in shots, 5-3, and having four corner kicks. After that, Lock Haven came out and found a way to break the tie. In the 64th minute, Lock Haven took the lead, 1-0, off the foot of Amy Wittman, with the assist by Alissa Gamelier. The Crimson Hawks were able to bounce back with a goal of their own. One minute later, Ashley Moyer scored her first goal of the season to tie the game at 1. Heather Robbins was given

credit for the assist. Five minutes after Moyer tied the game up at 1, the Crimson Hawks scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal. Robbins was able to score, with the assist from Sarah Romasco. Romasco, the Crimson Hawks’ record holder for most career goals, points and assists and the team’s leading scorer, has actually been surpassed this season, but not from a career standpoint. Robbins’ goal happened to be her 11th on the season, and she is now the team’s leading scorer this season, leading the team with 26 points, two more than Romasco. Kelly Brennan managed to save six out of the seven shots on target, while Haylen Zinn, Lock Haven’s goalkeeper, only managed to save four out of the six shots on target. Cal U and Mercyhurst both play on Saturday. Cal U is will be on the road against Lock Haven, while Mercyhurst is at Edinboro. The Crimson Hawks hope to continue winning, as they are home this Saturday against Slippery Rock. Slippery Rock is ninth in the Atlantic Region, 9-3-2 overall, and is placed fifth in the PSAC West, having a 4-4-3 conference record.

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Hawks square off against Clarion Saturday By vaughn johnson Sports Editor V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

A year ago this time, IUP was over .500 and still in contention for NCAA tournament berth. On the other hand, Clarion was on the opposite end as it was floundering in another year of futility of Golden Eagle football. What a difference a year makes. This year IUP is right at .500 with a record of 4-4 and is in the middle one of worst seasons, record wise, in nearly three decades, while those Golden Eagles have made a complete turnaround. The Eagles currently sit 5-3 overall and are tied for second place in the PSAC West with Edinboro, — one game behind Cal U. “[Clarion is] very competitive right now,” Head Coach Lou Tepper said during his weekly press conference Tuesday morning. “They’re a very good team.” As if the game wasn’t going to be hard enough for the Crimson Hawks, with them going up against an upstart Clarion squad, but they are also playing the game in Clarion a year after handing them a 66-16 loss — a loss Clarion has more than likely not forgotten. Adding to that is what Clarion has done during its pre-game warm-ups the last two years, where they shouted some unfriendly remarks toward the IUP squad. Without surprise, Tepper did not take Clarion’s actions kindly. “I’ve been on the short end of the stick and you remember guys who try to stick it to you and that’s certainly not something I approve of,” Tepper said. Ever since that game a year ago, the Crimson Hawks have warmed up with their backs to their opponents to prevent another incident. As far as the in-game action, IUP comes into this one with the momentum of gaining more than 300 yards on the ground against Lock Haven — 218 of those yards coming from true freshman Harvie Tuck, who because of his efforts, earned PSAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors. Tuck got the bulk of the car-

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ries after the coaches decided to give Tobias Robinson essentially a game off after he only took eight carries last week. “Tobias [Robinson] needed the rest, but if I were him after Saturday, I would be in the training room early,” Tepper said. Tepper gave an abundance of praise to Tuck during the press conference Tuesday. “[Tuck] just brings an attitude when he runs and that’s what you love so much about him,” Tepper said. “If there’s any doubt, he’s coming at you.” Despite giving him high praise, Tepper is still going with Robinson as his starter going into Clarion. “I wouldn’t be surprised if [Tuck and Robinson] split the work,” Tepper said. The running back duo will go up against the seventh-best run defense in the PSAC which, as Tepper described it, is “a real steady, solid defense.”

One thing that could hamper the duo’s chances of being effective is the chance that offensive lineman Joe Tonga is sitting out another game. Tonga’s chances of playing Saturday are looking good so far, as he has what Tepper called “a chance to play.” “That would be a real positive if we can get [Tonga] back,” Tepper said. Defensive back Andre Henderson, on the other hand, has quite possibly no chance of playing not only this game, but also the rest of the season and could have seen his last action as an IUP Crimson Hawk. Henderson hurt his shoulder during the loss to Mercyhurst five weeks ago and has not played since. No update was given on him. With the end of the season rolling near and his shoulder not fully healed yet, Henderson’s hope of returning to the field is looking bleak. “I would be surprised if we see [Henderson] this season,” Tepper said.

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free-agent market. So, I had my benched by his hot-seated Head peons in line, now all I needed Coach Jim Zorn. I WOULD NOT was a king; instead, I got a recommend starting a soup redskin. The free-agent market can, no matter how desperate for quarterbacks was skimpy, you are. to put it lightly, and thinner New England clam chowder than Tony Kornheiser’s combMmm … Smooth, deliover, to put it bluntly. In the cious and steaming hot. No, end, I decided to go with Jason I’m not talking about Giselle Campbell, whose under-achiev- Bunchdkin. I’m talking about ing Redskins squad was good old-fashioned set to take on a winNew England clam less, yet talented and chowder. Hearty very young, Chiefs and satisfying, this team. must be the soup Campbell: Mmm, that Tom Brady ate mmm, (not) good (from a solid-gold Well, the Chiefs diamond-encrusted aren’t winless anybowl) before last more. Campbell was week’s game against “Mmm, Mmm, (as By fred speaker the disappointing in shaking your Titans. Brady finSports Columnist head in disapprovished (early, as he F.Speaker@iup.edu al — not showing came out during approval of taste) bad. the third quarter because it was In fact, the old, deformed a big-time blowout) with 380 can of Campbell’s cream of passing yards, six touchdowns mushroom (that has been in my passes (five in the second quarcloset for a couple years) scored ter alone — an NFL record), and only one less point than Jason tasty fantasy points. Yum. did! Good job, you stinky puree Chunky’s steak and potaof processed mushrooms, way toes: for the hungry only to go! IMPORTANT NOTE: The Six. Seis. Half o’ dozen. soup can did so, only because However you say it, the Campbell tallied but a single Denver Broncos have that many point, thanks to a dismal per- (six) wins. formance, in which he threw for Zero. Nil. Nada. zero touchdowns, one intercepHowever you say it, the tion and 89 yards before being Denver Broncos have that many

(zero) losses. After the Cutler fiasco and Marshall meltdowns of the Broncos’ training camp and preseason, many expected the team to tear apart. Instead, the Broncos have grown together under their young new Head Coach Josh McDaniels. They — both the team and McDaniels — are obviously hungry to prove themselves, and they show it on the field. Wide receiver Brandon Marshall seems to have grownup many a year in a few weeks. He is currently the twelth ranked wide receiver, and, because he has a bye this Sunday, you may be able to pry him away from an owner who needs another decent receiver to slide into his spot. The dude throwing the ball to him is, perhaps, hungrier than anyone when it comes to proving himself. He, despite a winning record and decent stats, was never really approved or accepted by Bears fans (he played for Chicago before being traded to Denver in the Cutler trade prior to this season). I’d play him over a deformed can of Campbell’s soup (and DEFINITELY over Campbell) any day of the week, that’s for sure.

Austin’s promotion isn’t well received by Crayton By bill nichols The Dallas Morning News MCT

No need to call Inspector Clouseau to figure out if Miles Austin will replace Patrick Crayton in the Cowboys’ starting lineup. So now, the biggest mystery is who will be the other starting wide receiver. Austin went from No. 3 to the only sure starter after one game. (Actually, in Cowboys receiver years, Austin’s 250 yards against Kansas City could count for five games). Adding to the intrigue is Crayton’s disappointment at not being informed, face-toface, of the demotion. “I would have loved it. It would have been real standup,” he said. “That’s not what happened.” Phillips responded by saying, “We discussed it with him, I have no doubt about that.”

The kicker: Crayton could actually start against Atlanta on Sunday if Roy Williams (injured ribs) can’t go. Williams practiced Wednesday, as did all the other injured players. “We’ll have to see how he’s feeling after today’s practice, but he did participate in the whole practice,” Phillips said. In the first news conference after Austin broke Bob Hayes’ club mark for receiving yards for a game, Phillips did not immediately stamp the starting tag on Austin. He said Austin, who was in for 53 snaps against the Chiefs, would play the same amount Sunday. Earlier Wednesday, owner/GM Jerry Jones assessed the receiving corps. He defended the big trade for Williams last year, saying he’s confident that he’ll emerge as No. 1 with a bullet. Jones also talked about Austin and the potential of rookie Kevin Ogletree. But he

said nothing about Crayton, in his sixth year, until a reporter asked where he fit. “Well Patrick’s a proven possession receiver that has made big plays for us, and I think that’s where it is,” Jones said. “We haven’t made a declaration, starter or nonstarter.” “Our staff is just not comfortable doing that and consequently I’m not,” Jones said. “There’s no need to.” Certainly not for Crayton’s sake. Over the bye week, the unspoken words blared in his ears like a Megadeth song with the volume turned to 11. “If he tells you you’re going to play as many plays as the week before, that means you’re starting,” Crayton said. “I had a bad game, bro, it happens.” Just more than a year after his blockbuster deal, Williams continues to draw more criticism than throws.

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What would you do if you were given $1 million?

“Pay off my loans, the rest would go toward a house.” — Alana Shary (sophomore, accounting)

“I’d put it all in the bank, save it and start a business.” — Alex Adere (freshman, business)

“Buy a new house and pay off my parents’ debt.” — Nicollette Stinor (junior, athletic training)

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“Pay off my loans and get a car.” — Shannon Maag (sophomore, studio art)

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