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can see what you see not, vision milky, then eyes rot. Then behold what can’t be seen, shadows move where light should be. The fear has frozen, unnerved your will, the evil creeps around you still.
UFO sightings and abductions are real, said Robert Hastings to a crowd at the HUB. According to Hastings, the U.S. government for years has engaged in high secrecy and covering up alien existence.
All ghosts, ghouls and zombies on this cover are fictional and not based on real people.
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Breezedale: a building full of legends. The mansion’s former owner, John Elkin, discovered that his wife was cheating on him and he hanged himself in the tower in 1894. To this day, the building has been haunted by his angry, jealous spirit.
“On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the Pumpkin Patch, then flies through the air and brings toys to all of the children of the world.” -Linus in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” by Charles Schultz
Are you excited for Halloween?
• Yes! I can’t wait to flaunt my costume. • I like candy!
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Yes, I’m having a horror-movie marathon! • No, I’ve outgrown it. • I love scaring trick-or-treaters!
The movie “Halloween” was made in only 21 days on a very limited budget. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the Roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Signs of a werewolf are a unibrow, hairy palms and a long middle finger. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
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Borough police reported that William Trunzo, Ernest, was charged with DUI, careless driving and driving on the right side of the roadway Oct. 23, after he was found intoxciated in the 400 block of Philadelphia Street at 3:24 a.m. Sept. 20.
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• Someone stole a wallet from a purse on the ground floor at Stapleton Library sometime between 10 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to campus police. Anyone with information should contact campus police at 724-357-2141. • Borough police reported that an IUP student found several charges on her bank account that she did not make at 12:15 p.m. Monday from Culpeppers Bar at 653 Philadelphia St. Anyone with information should contact borough police at 724-349-2121. • Someone stole a Halloween decoration light from the landscaping of a residence in the 400 block of Locust Street at 1:10 a.m. Monday, according to borough police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.
– compiled from police reports
On campus housing sign-ups to begin Monday By SEAN BRACKEN Research Editor S.M.Bracken@iup.edu
Students wanting to sign up for on campus housing for the 2010-11 academic year will be able to sign up starting next week. Scheduling for on campus housing will take place Monday and Tuesday, according to Housing and Residence Life. All students that want to keep their same room they have on campus this year will be able to do so at 8 a.m. Monday. Students will have all day to reserve their same rooms before they will be opened to every student. The Office of Housing and Residence Life reminds students that Elkin and McCarthy halls will not be available for housing next year. Students that want to schedule a different room on campus will be allowed to do so at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The Office of Housing and Residence Life said that scheduling for on campus rooms would be based by building — beginning with Delaney Hall at 8 a.m. and ending with Whitmyre Hall at 5 p.m. A fee of $80 will need to be paid within five business days after signing up, according to Housing and Residence Life. Housing and Residence Life said
that reservations for that room will be canceled if the prepayment is not paid. Housing and Residence Life also warns that a limited number of spaces will be available for continuing students. “Once those spaces have been filled, the Online Housing Agreement will no longer be available for continuing students,” Housing and Residence Life said. “All spaces are filled on a first come, first served basis.” Housing and Residence Life added. Students can register for on-campus housing by logging into their URSA accounts. From there, students should click on the “Student Services” link and then click on “Select or View Your Housing and Dining Information” and then select “Fall 2010.” All available suites and their sign-ups •Delaney Hall — 8 a.m. •Northern Suites — 9 a.m. •Putt Hall — 10 a.m. •Suites on Maple East — 11 a.m. •Suites on Maple West — 12 p.m. •Suites on Pratt — 1 p.m. •Wallwork Hall — 2 p.m. •Crimson Suites — 3 p.m. •University Towers — 4 p.m. •Whitmyre Hall — 5 p.m.
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Many people, when thinking of October, tend to think only of trick-or-treating, elaborate costumes and the paranormal. However, this month is important for a reason graver: Breast Cancer Awareness. In 1985, Astrazeneca, a manufacturer of breast cancer drugs, founded the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The company originally intended to encourage mammography as the most effective method of preventing breast cancer. Mammography is used in order to obtain X-ray photographs of a breast in order to discover tumors. Each month, different types of cancer are recognized. However, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month tends to be the most recognized. On Wednesday, the Center for Health and Well-Being screened “A Walk to Remember,” a film starring Mandy Moore and Shane West. West portrays Landon Carter, a wayward teen who falls in love with a preacher’s daughter, Jamie Sullivan (Moore). As the film progresses, it’s revealed that Sullivan’s been battling leukemia, a severe form of cancer. “A Walk to Remember” shows the progress of Sullivan as she struggles with the disease, all the while remaining faithful to her religion. The film, based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, brought attention to one of the most lethal forms of cancer, which was ranked the 11th most common cause of cancerrelated death. Each month, a form of cancer is recognized to raise awareness. While October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, November marks awareness of both lung and pancreatic cancer, two of the more common forms of cancer. Every day, testing is performed by the National Cancer Institute in order to develop medicinal drugs to combat cancer. In 1995, two-thirds of the anticancer drugs approved by the FDA were NCI-sponsored. Thanks in large part to the establishment of National Cancer Awareness Month and the efforts of NCI, hundreds of people have managed to overcome this deadly disease.
Student Government Association discusses important matters By KRISTEN GILMARTIN Staff Writer K.R.Gilmartin@iup.edu
The Student Government Association held a meeting Tuesday to discuss various issues. Prior to the meeting, two speakers answered questions and received feedback regarding student privacy. The issue at hand was whether or not professors should use a seating chart with photos of students taken from the I-cards. Some SGA members believed that the seating chart would be an invasion of privacy and would also increase the risk of grade inflation. Others believed that the lack of anonymity with professors was much less appealing. Alternative options were quickly presented: create a directory of names that vary by class or simply get the approval of each student in class. SGA President Alyssa Stiles provided updates about topics that were discussed at the last meeting, such as the conditions of
classrooms and bathrooms as well as e-mail distribution. She also addressed the matter of campus maps which have yet to be updated. Following the president’s report was the vice-president’s report given by Josh Hughes. Hughes announced that SGA hours were in effect and could be sent to sgahours@gmail.com. Officers reported next, including the Rules Chair officer Christopher Stith, who announced that in order to have an excused absence from a meeting, it’s essential that the absent SGA member send an e-mail prior to the meeting. Additionally, two unexcused absences can lead to probation of a member. After each officer reported to the SGA members, two more questions were posed including the possibility of other open positions of committee chairs. Unfortunately, the positions were filled and the meeting was called to an adjournment at 8:08 p.m. The SGA meets next on Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. in the HUB Monongahela Room.
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Legendary reporter Woodward to give lecture, conduct book signing By angie marie woody Senior Staff Writer A.M.Woody@iup.edu
When Bob Woodward collaborated with Carl Bernstein to produce original reports on the Watergate scandal for the Washington Post in 1972, the newspaper reporter inspired a wave of investigative journalism. Swimming against the current in a rapidly changing and tumultuous field, Woodward has emerged as a lead reporter, a model of persistence and dedication for generations of campus and community members. Ideas and Issues and First Commonwealth have combined efforts to bring the Pullitzer-Prize winning author and investigative reporter to present “What Can President Obama Learn from Presidents Past?” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Fisher Auditorium at IUP’s Performing Arts Center. In addition to the question and answer session after the lecture, there will be a book signing in Fisher’s mezzanine. The Student Co-op has ordered books to be available for purchase at the signing. For many reasons, professors of journalism and political science are encouraging student’s attendance as a mandatory part of their curriculum or bonus. Every semester journalism professor Michele Papakie requires
“[Long-form, labor-intensive, investigative journalism] is essential to sustaining a robust marketplace of ideas in a free and engaged society.” —David Loomis, assistant journalism professor Writing for the Print Media students to attend a lecture and write a news story about it, based on the format learn in class. “They are expected to attend as ‘reporters’ and ‘cover’ the speech,” Papakie said. “I love that they will just happen to be hearing a speech from a journalism icon! How exciting!” “[Long-form, labor-intensive, investigative journalism] is essential to sustaining a robust marketplace of ideas in a free and engaged society,” said David Loomis, assistant journalism professor. “Without the kind of work that Woodward has produced, Americans would take one more step toward becoming the people on the spaceship in the movie ‘Wall-E.’ Or worse,” Loomis said. Without any attachments to timing, Woodward is a valuable speaker, a historian, said Frank DeStefano, Arts and Entertainment director. Loomis alluded to Woodward’s position as an assistant managing editor of the Washington
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Post and inherent role in the “ongoing national discussion about the proper role of news media.”However, it is a year into Obama’s presidency. Woodward’s experience in engaging the public in discourse about the strengths and weaknesses of various presidents will enable him to assess current events and comment on a plan of action to benefit Obama, DeStefano suggested. “We will hear from someone who not only played a key role in a landmark political and cultural event in our nation’s history, but also someone who has spent much of his life documenting key periods in American political history for ours and future generations,” said journalism professor Pat Farabaugh. “Whether you agree or disagree with the conclusions he has drawn in his works post-Watergate, what a wonderful opportunity we have to hear him discuss some of them here at IUP,” Farabaugh added. The program is free and open to the community, but a ticket is required for admission. Tickets are now available for the campus and community at the HUB ticket window or by calling 724-357-1313. The second annual First Commonwealth Endowed Lecture at IUP follows last October’s inaugural presentation of political commentators James Carville and Mary Matalin.
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Halloween shoppers recycle costumes, buy less merchandise By Lou HIRSH The Press-Enterprise Scripps Howard News Service
As they scoped out dress-up possibilities at A&H Costume Rentals & Sales in Riverside, Calif., Derek and Madonna Martin said they’ve been doing more comparison-shopping this year than in past seasons before plunking down cash for costumes and other Halloween goods. For instance, they were able to find a Mickey Mouse costume for their 2-year-old son Elias in excellent condition at a garage sale for $3. “We looked around, and that would have cost closer to $50 at the Disney Store,” Madonna Martin said. They’re not the only parents keeping tight family budgets in mind this Halloween season. The National Retail Federation projects that spending on the holiday will reach $4.75 billion by Oct. 31, but the average buyer will be spending about 15 percent less than last year — just over $56. Experts say cutbacks will include buying less candy and recycling last
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season’s costumes and decorations. “The economy has caught up to Halloween this year,” said Tracy Mullin, president and CEO of the federation. Locally owned costume stores, some of which have been in business for decades, find themselves competing not only with big-box retailers but also a rising number of temporary seasonal stores that crop up in vacated retail spaces. Price is still a big factor, A&H manager Debbie Nichols said. One sign of current economic times is that the store’s discount bin featuring an array of closeout masks and costume accessories for $5 — needs constant restocking. At Party Plus, a Redlands, Calif., store operating for the past 27 years, manager Jenner Goolsby said the fact that Halloween falls on a Saturday this year bodes well for sales, even if the usual group of procrastinators holds off until late next week. “I think we’ll really be busier than last year,” Goolsby said, adding she has not yet seen signs the economy is discouraging celebrants.
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IUP Professor Gawdat Bahbat to bid farewell, further career By angie marie wood Senior Staff Writer A.M.Woody@iup.edu
After 14 years of dedication to his students as a professor of political science and director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at IUP, Gawdat Bahgat will leave the university this December to further his career at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Bahgat was born in Cairo, and has dedicated himself as an American citizen to improve understanding between his adopted country, the United States, and Egypt through his many publications.“I never have and never will write anything on hate. I write on peace,” Bahgat said. In addition to writing “The Gulf Monarchies: New Economic and Political Realities,” “The Future of the Gulf,” “The Persian Gulf at the Dawn of the New Millennium,” “American Oil Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea” and “Israel and the Persian Gulf” and several book chapters, Bahgat has had more than 100 articles published in scholarly journals. His works have been translated into Arabic, Russian, German, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese for use at other colleges and universities. In recognition of his outstanding and extensive research, IUP awarded Bahgat with the Distinguished Faculty Award for research in the 2006-07 academic year.
“I never have and never will write anything on hate. I write on peace.” —Gawdat Bahgat, political science professor Though the award was certainly an honor, an Oct. 21 trip to Atlanta to speak at a conference titled “Terrorism’s Central Background” in Carter Center served as the highmark of Bahgat’s career. “After I gave my presentation, a special advisor to National Security Affairs handed me her card and asked for mine,” Bahgat said. “Research pays off and I hope faculty at IUP will choose to work on this,” he said. “It’s a great honor to work as an advisor to the government … I feel that I am at the top of my career now,” Bahgat said. This weekend, Bahgat will leave Indiana for Brisbane, Australia, to speak at a conference at Griffith University. The event’s organizers impressed him by not only paying him to speak, but also covering his hotel stay and travel. “Scholars from all over the world will present papers on sovereign wealth funds and these papers will be published in a volume next year. A Chinese professor and myself will edit this volume,” he said. “This is way beyond my dreams,” Bahgat said. “I give all the credit to my students whose questions have stimulated my research.”
Family weekend give students, families numerous activities to choose from over Halloween weekend By Kat Oldrey Staff Writer K.E.Oldrey@iup.edu
Do you know what this weekend is? Halloween? Of course. And amid the costumed and candied glory of Halloween, IUP welcomes students’ family and friends for the annual Family Weekend. The university-sponsored events are due to begin Saturday morning with a continental brunch in the HUB atrium. The day will include a series of academic, social and athletic events. Professor Ken Coles of the geoscience department will be hosting two astronomy demonstrations in Weyandt Hall’s planetarium, at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Receptions will include the Office of Housing and Residence Life Reception in the Maple West Suites from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother African American Cultural Center reception in the Ohio Room from 4 to 5 p.m. Students and their families can enjoy a rousing game of bingo sponsored by BACCHUS between 1 and 3 p.m. in the HUB’s Monongahela Room. The Crimson Huddle will kick off the sports activities in Eberly College
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of Business. Students and families will be able to attend three different sporting events: the football team will play against Gannon at 1 p.m., the women’s soccer team plays against Mercyhurst at 2 p.m., and the volleyball team will play against Slippery Rock at 4 p.m. The evening will continue with the Family Weekend Buffet Dinner in Folger Hall’s Crimson Event Center, beginning at 5:30 p.m. At 8 p.m., Fisher Auditorium will host the comedian Jeff Civillico for some “Comedy in Action.” Seating is limited for both of these events, so if you and your family are interested in attending, purchase your tickets soon! Saturday’s
festivities will be capped off by fireworks sponsored by the Student Cooperative Association, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available for the comedy show and Family Weekend Buffet Dinner; you can purchase these together for an evening of food and entertainment. If you’re not interested in the dinner, tickets for the comedy show can be purchased separately. For these tickets, contact 724-357-2227; tickets for “Comedy in Action” can also be purchased at the door. For information about football tickets, contact 724-357-2057.And if all you want to do is get off campus, there are plenty of things to do in and around the Indiana area.
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IUP Fear Factor gives audience dose of fear, worms By kat oldrey Staff Writer K.E.Oldrey@iup.edu
Nothing says Halloween like a little good-natured abject terror. And what could be better for kicking off the Samhain season than a rousing game of Fear Factor? IUP Fear Factor, organized by WIUP-TV, was held in the HUB’s Ohio Room Wednesday. The crowd was enthusiastic and the atmosphere spooky. Sort of. A fog machine filtered gaseous gloom from the back of the room. Cobwebs, caution tape, and balloons decked the stage, fitting nicely with the small tank splattered with fake blood. IUP Fear Factor was hosted by Shelton Walker. There were four main contestants. In fourth place was Chanel Moore. Lauren Leggs took third place. Ray Smith came in a close second. First place, eternal glory, bragging rights and a very large basket of candy were taken by Johnel Simmons. But before such prizes could be attained, three harrowing challenges had to be faced. In the first challenge, there were three buckets. One was filled with liver and eggs, another with fish guts (tuna, to be specific), and a third with worms. In each of these buckets was a puzzle piece. The contestants, blindfolded, dug their hands through the guts and gore to find the pieces. Then, removing the blindfolds, they assembled the puzzle. The contestant who accomplished this the slowest, Chanel Moore, was eliminated. The second challenge was less about the guts and more about the
gustatory. The contestants were faced with plates of hot peppers and instructed to eat as many as they could in one minute and 30 seconds. Leggs was eliminated. The final challenge was vaguely similar to the first. The Tank of Despair, complete with blood splatters, was filled with all three forms of guts and gore from the first challenge. Hidden somewhere in all of that were multiple keys, one of which would open a chest on stage and win the game. After several turns, unsuccessful tries, and wrong keys, Johnel Simmons came up with the correct key to take the game. “It was terrible,” he said. “Like sticking my hand in a toilet. I tried not to let my mind get the best of me, but ... Not a pretty sight.” Also featured at the event was Pearce’s Pet Place, who brought a plethora of creepie-crawlies. Bowls of candy were placed on tables and tanks near the room’s entrance to lure the unsuspecting spectator over to be startled by the scorpions, tarantulas, Burmese python, corn snakes, king snake, and American alligator. Light refreshments were served, and IUP-TV had a table of listings and other information about the channel. Overall, students had a positive response to the event. “I thought it was fun,” said Amanda Jackson (psychology, sophomore). “It was something new for the school. I’d like to see more stuff like this.” IUP Fear Factor will be aired on IUP-TV. Check your listings for the showing!
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Memories of Kristen Stormer live on through scholarship “Losing Kristen [Stormer] was the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through, but her life is On June 23, tragedy struck IUP’s inspirational ...” By ANDREA DAVIS Staff Writer A.N. Davis@iup.edu
journalism department. Beloved alumna, Kristen Stormer, 23, of Hollidaysburg, was killed in an accident in Ocean City, Md. Stormer graduated cum laude in spring 2009. Fellow student and good friend, Ashley DiMaio (sophomore, journalism), dedicated her time to establishing the Kristen A. Stormer Memorial Scholarship to honor Kristen’s memory and the impact she made at IUP. “College is where our lives begin and, within this time, we meet some of the most important, influential people. This stands especially true for Kristen,” DiMaio said. “She was a gorgeous, vibrant young woman who touched the lives of so many.” To help raise money for the scholarship, DiMaio organized “The Fun 5K
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—Ashley DiMaio, scholarship founder Run/Walk,” which will be held Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Memorial Field House track at IUP. “Kristen and I always ran together, whether it was at the gym or on campus,” DiMaio said. “I guess a 5K just reminds me of her.” The entry fee is $10. To register, you may either sign up on Facebook’s “Kristen Anne Stormer’s Fun 5K Run/ Walk” page or send your entry fee to the journalism department, 434 Davis Hall, Indiana, Pa., 15705. You may also bring your money the day of the event. Checks should be made payable to Kristen Anne Stormer Memorial Scholarship Fund #5297.
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Many students and faculty are planning to attend the upcoming event, including Lee Vest, journalism department secretary, who also helped DiMaio organize the 5K. “It was an honor knowing Kristen as a student,” Vest said. “It has been a pleasure working with Ashley on this event.” Another journalism faculty member, professor Patrick Farabaugh, is also attending the 5K. “Kristen was a wonderful person, and this is a chance to run for a great cause,” Farabaugh said. “We consider our department a family, and Kristen embodied that. This is the kind of event she would want to be a part of, too.” So far, about 100 people are confirmed to attend the 5K, including many of Stormer’s fellow journalism majors. ”I’m going to the 5K to support my amazing department and to honor the memory of Kristen,” said Kelly Swanlek (senior, journalism). “She is someone we will never forget.” DiMaio said the event is not about
the race aspect, but celebrating Stormer’s life and memory. “I am so blessed for the time I had with her and every moment we shared was an adventure,” DiMaio said. “We always joked about writing a book and publishing our stories.” A basket will be raffled off that will include Pittsburgh Penguins memorabilia. Refreshments will also be available. If you cannot attend the Fun 5K Run/Walk but would still like to make a donation or pledge, you may visit the Support IUP Web page. “I give Ashley a lot of credit,” Farabaugh said. “She was a good friend of Kristen’s, and it was her efforts that led to the scholarship and the 5K event.” DiMaio would like to thank the various businesses who donated to the event, including Martin’s, Giant Eagle and Aramark. “Losing Kristen is the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through,” DiMaio said. “But her life is inspirational and, because of her, I want to be a better person.”
A roomful of kids and 250 pounds of sugar. Sounds like the grotesque nightmare of an over-tired parent. Instead it’s a scene of festive, controlled chaos, as volunteers work to make 4,000 to 5,000 sugar skulls in three hours for the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center’s annual celebration of Dias de los Muertos. The museum’s exhibit began Oct 10 and runs through Nov. 15. The recipe for the skulls is simple: a mixture of sugar, meringue powder to hold it together, and just enough water to turn the mixture to the texture of sand – ready to be pressed into plastic skull molds. At one of several tables set up for the purpose, a group of 11and 12-year-olds, Cadet-level Girl Scouts, have their hands in the sugary stuff. “It sounded like something we hadn’t done. It’s an interesting way to help the community to teach about the Day of the Dead,” says Ilona Harvey, co-leader of Longmont’s Troop 224. “It’s fun, and it’s really easy,” says Aislinn Jeske, 12, of Longmont. Finished skulls rest on a long table, the number multiplying as the afternoon wears on. “After a while, it’s like a sea of skulls,” says Jill Overlie, curator of education at the museum. Down the hall from the laughter and sugar-mixing are 14 altars that honor dead loved ones, each of their contents a strikingly intimate portrait of the mourned one’s life. This contrast between celebration and wistful remembrance is at the heart of Dia de los Muertos, a custom practiced in Mexico and parts of Central and South America, in which altars or ofrendas, literally offerings, are set up to honor those who have passed. The tradition predates the Spanish conquest of Latin America, but was incorporated into Catholicism, to coincide with All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Sunday and Monday. On these days, families celebrate those who are no longer with them, in the belief that they are closer at hand than at other times of the year. The celebrations vary from region to region. In some, families visit graves of loved ones, leaving food and drink for adults and toys for children. Special foods such as pan de muerto, bread of the dead, moles and hot chocolate are part of the festivities.
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Halloween stores pop up in old retail haunts By kristina hernandez and sandra emerson San Bernadino County Sun MCT
The recession hasn’t been so scary for Halloween stores. In fact, they’re finding better haunts in the graveyards of failed retailers. The seasonal sellers are taking advantage of retail bankruptcies and closings to open more – and larger – temporary stores this year in prime locations. Spirit Halloween has raised 83 former Circuit City stores from the dead, part of the 100 stores it has added to the 625 it had last year. “Every single year one of our goals is store count growth,” said Heather Golin, director of communications for New Jersey-based Spencers Gifts, which operates Spirit Halloween. “The available retail establishments this year did make this goal easier to achieve.” New Spirit Halloween locations have opened up this season in the Inland Empire, some of which were previously occupied by retail chains. Vance Kaehavurian operates a Spirit Halloween store on Summit Avenue in Fontana along with 21 other locations, 11 of which are in Southern California. Kaehavurian this year also opened up shop in an empty Circuit City building in Chino as well as in former furniture stores in Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario. “Of all of my 22 locations, I would say half of them were either Linen’s ‘n’ Things, Circuit City or furniture and home improvement type things,” Kaehavurian said. “As the housing market has gone, so have those retailers.” Since Halloween falls on a Saturday this year – the best day according to those in the industry since more adults throw parties – retailers are hoping for brisk business. “All the kids who used to go trickor-treating are now the ones that are going to have the parties,” said Daniel Macias, manager of Halloween American in Montclair. But seasonal retailers – which make about 70 percent of their sales in September and October – face tough competition for market share from lower-priced retailers such as Target Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. But, Dustin MacDougall, manager of the Spirit Halloween store in Fontana, said he believes stores devoted strictly to the holiday are more appealing to customers. “People are happy when they walk into the store and see it like this,” MacDougall said. “They see everything on the walls. It’s not next to the soap aisle or anything like that. It’s Halloween and that’s all we do.”
Patrick Wuertz and Steve Reilly made their rounds through the Fontana Spirit store, formerly Long’s Drugstore, looking for Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble costumes. “This makes it easier than ordering online,” said Wuertz, while holding a Fred Flintstone costume he had just purchased. “It seems like a lot of these abandoned buildings turn into Halloween stores come October.” Halloween Adventures, which this year has added 10 stores, took over an empty Gottschalks at the Inland Center mall in San Bernardino. Manager Shannon Cornwell has seen an increase in customers who browse through the store in comparison to last year. She said it all had to do with the store’s location, which is next to the mall’s parking structure. “We’ve been at this mall for 10 years and we go wherever [the mall] have open space. But [this] time around we not only have more space, but we’re allowed to stay open longer than the actual mall,” she said. “Either way, our sales are up this year.” Despite the recession, market research firm IBISWorld Inc. expects 2009 sales for costumes and decor to rise 3 percent to $3.8 billion compared with a year ago. Jessica Trujillo, a consignment operator and owner of a Spirit Halloween store at the Mall of Victor Valley in Victorville, has also noticed more customers coming out for holiday decorations and costumes from a few years ago. “People were concerned then, but this year, we’re seeing a percentage in sales than in 2007,” Trujillo said. Trujillo’s store is also located in an old Gottchalks building at the mall. She said that the location was a big factor in regards to sales at her store as well. “It really depends on which side of the freeway you are on, too,” she said. “People come to Victorville to shop, so if you have a big enough sales floor, you can bring out more visual merchandise and props and [our customers] are happier.” Shuttered big-box stores also let retailers have more space, which ultimately translates into more dollars for seasonal retailers. Suzanne Mulvee, senior economist at Property & Portfolio Research, estimates there is 269 million more square feet in vacant retail space – the equivalent of about more than 5,000 full-size Best Buy stores – across the country compared with a year ago. That gives retailers bargaining power, she said. “A year ago they were in the corner of the mall, where no one went to,” she said. “Now there are all these choices.”
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Halloween spending likely will be lowest in four years By Teresa F. Lindeman
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It’s been such a scary year already that consumers don’t seem eager to invest much in Halloween. Spending on the holiday is likely to be at the lowest level since 2005, according to new numbers from the National Retail Federation. The Washington-based retail group is reporting that consumers expect to spend an average of $56.31 on costumes, candy, decorations and greeting cards. That’s way down from $66.54 last year, although above the $48.48 average four years ago. Total Halloween spending should make it to $4.75 billion, down from $5.77 billion last year. Nearly one in three of the more than 8,500 consumers polled in early September by BIGresearch, in Columbus, Ohio, said the state of the U.S. economy would force them to be more creative on their fright nights. Of that group, 88 percent plan to spend less overall, 46.5 percent will buy less candy, 35.4 percent will reuse last year’s decorations, 16.8 percent will make their own costumes and 15.8 percent will reuse last year’s costume. And there are still more numbers
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to get businesspeople trembling. The average young adult (ages 18 to 24) who last year spent $86.59 on Halloween plans to pull back to $68.56. Those haunted houses that pop up everywhere this time of year? The researchers expect participation to drop. There will be fewer parties, too. Phil Rist, executive vice president, strategic initiatives at BIGresearch, said in the official analysis of the survey results: “The overriding theme for Americans’ Halloween celebrations this year will be, ‘How creative can I be, and how little can I spend?’”
Molly Johnson is dreaming big this Halloween – she wants not one costume, but three. She’s planning a sailor’s outfit, a she-wolf costume and a jumbled ensemble Johnson describes as “something from the jungle.” Like Tarzan’s Jane, maybe, she said. Scraping together multiple costumes is hard, but one simply isn’t enough, the Indiana University sophomore said Monday. There are too many parties. “Halloween isn’t just a weekend,” said Adam Lukach, a friend who was costume shopping Monday with Johnson. “It is a week long.” College customers are good news for local retailers. Shoppers like Johnson are helping insulate Bloomington from a Halloween sales slump that is hitting the rest of the nation. Average Americans are expected to spend just $56.31 for the holiday this year, down from $66.54 a year ago, according to data from the National Retail Foundation. That’s down more than 15 percent. Overall, spending is expected to slip from about $5.8 billion in 2008 to
$4.8 billion this year. “The economy has caught up to Halloween this year,” Tracy Mullin, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, said in a statement. Elsewhere maybe, but not in Bloomington, retailers said. Popular costumes like sexy sailors and police officers for women and Nintendo characters Mario and Luigi for men are flying off the shelves, said Kimberly McGuire, the owner of Campus Costume, at East 10th Street and the Ind. 45/46 Bypass. “We might be a little more immune to [the slump], being that we’re a college town,” she said. “I don’t think college-age kids are as affected by the economy as others.” This year’s biggest change hasn’t been sales, she said. It has been employees. Fewer of the store’s 32 seasonal hires are students, McGuire said. Many of them are older. Across town, sales are pretty strong at Halloween USA, which has rented out a prominent storefront on West Third Street. All last weekend, a store employee wearing a giant, inflatable pumpkin head waved customers into the seasonal location. “It seems to work,” said store manager Julie Fowler. “We’ve been happy with what’s going on.” Movie-inspired costumes are selling strong in western Bloomington, she said. A lot of people have been checking out what is expected to be one of the season’s most popular costume ideas: replica Michael Jackson gear. “We’ve got the gloves, we’ve got the red jacket, we’ve got the hair,” Fowler said.
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By Brandy McDONNELL The Oklahoman MCT
Back in spring, I compiled a list of 10 of my favorite horror movies available on DVD in honor of Friday the 13th. Since Halloween is nigh, I’m posting it again, with a few slight modifications, for your potential viewing enjoyment. Happy Halloween! 1. “Halloween” (1978): This John Carpenter film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence isn’t just for Oct. 31. But it’ll certainly satisfy your spooky-season yen for serial killers slashing sex-crazed teenagers. 2. “Jaws” (1975): Between the great performances and John Williams’ urgent, Oscar-winning score, Steven Spielberg’s creature feature continues to foster a fear of the ocean in millions of movie lovers. 3. “Psycho” (1960): Again, music helps strike a fear of water in the hearts of filmgoers. Bernard Hermann’s distinctive scoring of Janet Leigh’s famed shower demise remains a highlight of this Alfred Hitchcock classic. 4. “28 Days Later” (2002): This was my favorite Danny Boyle film until the British director helmed Oscar winner “Slumdog Millionaire.” The film revived the zombie subgenre
as it follows a group of survivors trying to avoid infection by a powerful virus that turns its victims into lightning-quick, mindless murderers. 5. “Night of the Living Dead” (1968): And what’s a scary movie list without radiation-transformed hordes relentlessly preying on human flesh? George Romero has created several sequels, but the original low-budget black-and-white film should be required viewing for horror fans. 6. “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956): Sci-fi scares don’t get any better than this McCarthyism metaphor about a California town whose residents are slowly replaced with emotionless “pod people” planted by sinister aliens. I prefer the original, but the 1978 version starring Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum is the rare worthwhile remake. 7. “Let the Right One In” (2008): This acclaimed and affecting Swedish film is intensely spooky and strangely romantic. It centers on a bullied boy (Kåre Hedebrant) who befriends his strange new neighbor Eli (Lina Leandersson) only to learn she is a vampire. 8. “The Mist” (2007): Frank Darabont (“The Shawshank Redemption”) again successfully adapts a
Stephen King novella, only this time the results are harrowing instead of uplifting. When a freaky mist covers a small town, a group of residents takes shelter in a grocery store. Bloodthirsty creatures are lurking in the haze, but it’s hard to tell whether the mysterious beasts are as scary as the panicky mob trapped inside the store. 9. “The Frighteners” (1996): Before he won Oscar glory for “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Peter Jackson wrote and directed this underrated horror-comedy about a widower (Michael J. Fox) who uses his ability to see ghosts to track a serial killer still wreaking havoc from beyond the grave. Among the teen-oriented schlock of the “Scream”s and “I Know What You Did Last Summer”s, Jackson’s film offered a refreshingly original change of pace in the ’90s. 10. “The Evil Dead” (1981): Sam Raimi’s extra-violent, super-gory, low-budget horror flick about a group of college students who accidentally unleash vengeful demons launched the career of B-movie icon Bruce Campbell and still offers a scary good time. It is the best exception to the rule that horror sequels stink; “Evil Dead II” and “Army of Darkness” are worthy successors.
Sexually suggestive Halloween garb taboo at work By Mark Glover Sacramento Bee Scripps Howard News Service
Most kids love Halloween, but many employers anticipate its arrival with a sense of dread. The primary reason for workplace angst: How do you control employees who want to dress up in Halloween costumes for the workday? Susan Kemp, senior labor law counsel for the Sacramento-based California Chamber of Commerce, says it’s simple: Spell out the rules to the workers. “It comes down to: What’s your policy with your dress code, and are you going to change it for Halloween?” Kemp said. “It’s very important that employers make clear what they will allow and what they will not allow, before it becomes a problem or an issue in the workplace.” With an eye on Friday – Halloween eve and the day when local workers are most likely to don costumes – Kemp said employers need to communicate their costume-tolerance threshold to workers. That threshold varies by business type. “Costumes in a retail store might
be OK, but not at another business where clients have certain expectations,” Kemp said. In other words, it’s probably not a good idea to dress as Count Dracula when you’re closing a multimilliondollar business deal with a longtime client. And then there are issues of appropriateness. Kemp said she’s heard of in- office Halloween costumes depicting prostitutes and their pimp. Bad idea. Sexually suggestive costumes are taboo, and potentially serious trouble for business operators. “The last thing you want is something that could result in a sexual harassment claim at work,” Kemp noted. “I think you have to be specific in your dress code. If you’re going to allow costumes, what will you allow, especially with regard to what is sexually provocative or suggestive or whatever? ... “Let’s say your dress code says no aggressively short shorts, then you’re not going to allow someone to be Daisy Mae [the voluptuous character in the ‘Li’l Abner’ comic strip] for the day.” Since numerous businesses are multifaceted, Kemp said, employers need specific provisions in their dress codes.
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Sean Bracken As most of you know, this weekend is Halloween weekend. That means that students will be going around campus attending costume parties, eating a lot of candy, watching scary movies and most importantly, playing tricks. The playing tricks part is especially important because in addition to it being Halloween weekend, it is also family weekend. You know, the weekend when students have their parents visit the campus for the weekend and take a tour of it. Parent weekend is really nice and all, but you mean to tell me that IUP will be scheduling it on Halloween weekend? Why did IUP just do that? I mean, doesn’t IUP know that Halloween weekend is the time students like to spend eating candy and going to costume parties? Doesn’t IUP know that Halloween weekend is the time to watch scary movies, such as “The Shining” with Jack Nicholson or “Halloween” with Jamie Lee Curtis? That means there will likely be
a lot of students that will not be interested in having their parents come up and spend time with them. I mean, who wants their parents around with them to watch their children dress up in costumes, go to parties, eat a lot of candy and watch scary movies? I am willing to bet that a lot of you would not feel comfortable about that, even if you really do love them. Also, doesn’t IUP know that Halloween is the time students play tricks on people? Where do you think that we got the phrase, “trick or treat,” from? I did not get the chance to interview anyone as to why IUP scheduled family weekend on Halloween weekend, but I am willing to take a couple of guesses. My guess is IUP either scheduled it in, not taking into account that it was Halloween weekend, or they thought that they would cut down on all of the tricks being played around the campus. The only problem is, we do not know if that plan to cut back on
trick playing will actually work. While there are many students with parents visiting the campus this weekend, there are also many parents that are not visiting. That means those students without their parents around to keep them out of trouble, will have a treat playing tricks. With parent weekend comes the cars and with the cars comes the tricks. Some students play tricks on cars by vandalizing them and doing all sorts of other stuff to them. Since there will be more cars, there will be likely more tricks being played. I expect to see a lot of police blotters in Tuesday’s edition of The Penn on tricks being played on cars and other vehicles. Therefore, I would like to give IUP a treat and not a trick when I say that parent weekends and Halloween do not mix. For next year, whoever is in charge of scheduling events at IUP needs to take into account of other things going, such as Halloween. Hopefully the calendar will never appear like this ever again.
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If I had a nickel for every episode of ignorant laziness I see on a daily basis, well, let’s just say I wouldn’t be driving a 1992 Saab. Used soda bottles and cups strewn on the street, rolling as the autumn wind whips them across the road. Papers twirling in a mini-tornado in the parking lot. Students complaining that IUP doesn’t offer anything that interests them, which is laughable because there are hundreds if not thousands of clubs and organizations that one can become involved with. The lazy wave flows even further, spilling over into the classroom when students show up late to a lecture, disrupting the professor and the group of punctual students vigorously taking notes. What frustrates me even more are those who habitually skip class. I know it’s not my business to question their absence but seriously, what are you doing that you can’t make it to class every Friday morning? You are paying a ton of money for these courses and you’d rather catch z’s than A’s? Hey, it’s your choice. On a side note, this sluggishness makes me especially upset because most students who skip are able-bodied and are not hindered by anything other than their own laziness. My father, who has Multiple Sclerosis and cannot walk unaided, would outshine every one of these university students on any given day. He wakes up at 6:30 everyday and struggles through the morning routine we all can complete in no time. Day in and day out, he slowly trudges to his van and makes the 30-minute drive to work where his scooter is his mode of transportation. It would be so easy for him to give up and stay home on the coach moaning and groaning about his situation, but his pride is too great. So just think
about how easy you have it the next time 9 a.m. seems too early or walking 100 yards to Leonard seems too far. I’ll be the first to admit that there are days when I want nothing more than to curl up and watch a good movie and not take part in anything constructive. But I think I deserve that lazy afternoon because the remaining days of the week my rear end doesn’t know the feeling of a comfortable seat until 9 p.m. every night. My work is finished on time (sometimes even days ahead of schedule) and completed with my best effort. I can’t stand nor begin to comprehend how some students can hand in an assignment that is worth a quarter of their grade and have spelling errors, obvious grammatical mistakes and countless formatting issues. How can you not care? I was moved to write this rant when I noticed broken alcohol bottles at the bottom of a stairwell in my building. The bottles were shattered and their contents spewed on the ground in a firework-esque effect. The floor was sticky, dotted with shards of jagged glass that could’ve easily sliced someone’s foot. I couldn’t believe someone chose not to clean up after themselves and could be so inconsiderate to fellow residents. It just goes to prove my point that while we want to be treated like adults, our minds are still too lazy and ignorant. All I am asking is for you to walk the extra three feet and toss your Kleenex, Coke bottle, newspaper or embarrassing report card in the trashcan and not litter the grounds of this beautiful campus. Don’t complain that our school has nothing to offer; take off your headset, drop the controller and give your Xbox a break so you can join a club or go for a hike. The lazy days are over.
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A Halloween story from The Penn staff
Have you ever seen a shoe on the ground? It could be anything from an old boot to a new sneaker, just lying by itself on the ground. Picture how creepy that is. Where is its twin? A shoe is something that its whole life is mated, and for whatever reason, is now cast away, alone on the ground. Cold and exposed. Footless. What evil intentions could have separated it from its partner? What if there was a chase? At night, when there is no moon and no stars. Someone, somewhere, was followed. It was too dark for them to make out the figure following them, but they had this feeling. They knew it was wrong. All wrong. They should not have been there. They walked faster, and faster, until walk turned into run. Running and screaming for help but nobody was there. Only footsteps on the ground. Getting closer. Closer and louder. Panic took over. What happened to that someone? Was he or she heroic, throwing the shoe to avoid being hunted? What if they were caught and knocked down onto the ground? They had to lose the shoe because the hunter grabbed their foot. Narrowly, futilely dodging his or her demise. Where is the owner of this shoe? There is no blood. No trace or signs of any struggle. It is clean. All clean. Just the shoe, alone on the ground. The shoe could be some kind of memorial. It is a headstone for a grave without a body, and a proud reminder for us to beware of the night, and beware of being alone. A lone shoe that is a symbol of our need for company. What it is to be human, and taken advantage of by those who stalk the night. On this Halloween night, spend it with people who give you company. Do not walk alone and stay in the light. And next time you see a lone shoe on the street, think about this. Who put this shoe here, and why isn’t there a warm foot in it? Or worse, what if the foot is still in there?
Letter to the editor I often try to keep up with what is going on at IUP by checking the online version of The Penn as often as I can. When I attended IUP, I was a weekly contributor to the opinion section of The Penn. We often had vibrant debates about prominent substantive issues. Topics from Social Security reform to gay marriage took center stage at least once per week. Unfortunately, it seems that now the opinion section is devoid of any regular contributors who are willing to take a principled position on many of the pressing issues that we as a country face today. It is disheartening to say the least. IUP has proudly publicized that it is continually increasing its enrollment figures, yet it seems like the current student population does not have at least two columnists who are willing to write a weekly column that tackles the important issues of the day. Nothing on the attempt to fundamentally transform the health care
industry and the related substantive policy prescriptions proposed by varying political camps. Nothing about the $1.4 trillion dollar budget deficit that the current student body will work a substantial amount of their lives to help alleviate. Nothing about the ineffectiveness of the $787 billion stimulus package and the looming inflationary pressures that will soon enough manifest themselves. What about the war in Afghanistan and the deteriorating conditions on the ground there, not to mention the internal political turmoil in that country with its imminent run-off elections? Is none of this of interest to the current student body? I know often times it is difficult to go against the established orthodoxy of the school or there may be other external pressures where you may not want to be publicly ostracized in the classroom or around campus. I had never personally experienced any personal invective while at IUP, and I wrote columns that clearly went
against the prevailing political sentiment of many of my professors and probably administrators. If you don’t feel comfortable expressing your political views on a college campus that posits itself as a “marketplace of ideas” then I’m not sure where else in a civilized society you can. Just remember to remain principled, stay responsive to the subject at hand, and be unabashed in your core values. Writing a weekly op-ed column for The Penn was probably one of the most memorable experiences I had at IUP. I would encourage anyone who is “sitting on the fence” to make that commitment to take up the most challenging contemporary issues with vigor and civility on a weekly basis. You’ll be glad you did, and I’ll be looking forward to reading all about it. - Tom Car IUP Alum, 2006
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Jorden Beatty
Don’t forget to say ‘Trick ’r Treat’ “Straight to DVD” — not quite as badly associated as “straight to TV but still usually falls short of “now in theaters.” This is probably even truer when it comes to horror movies that never make it to the big screen but instead head to the local rental store first. This week’s Scene Selection happens to fall right into the category of horror-to-DVD, but there is a twist: “Trick ’r Treat” will make you think it is just like every other horror movie, but when you least expect it, the joke is going to be on you. The monumental downfall of most B-movie horror flicks is the sheer predictability they don’t even try to hide. See a group of cheerleaders in the woods? Yeah, they’re goners. How about that shy girl who dresses in all black and everyone picks on in school? Probably a witch casting spells on the town. More often than not, these are the staples of every lack-luster horror flick and, in the beginning, “Trick ’r Treat”
pulls the same exact cards. The context clues and subtle remarks by the characters will have you guessing what will happen next and, even more impressive, it will make you certain you are right. But before you can open a fun-size Snickers Bar and chow down, “Trick ’r Treat” will surprise you. Written and directed by Michael Dougherty (“Superman Returns” and “X-2: X-Men United”), the plot revolves around four intertwining stories during a Halloween night in a tiny Ohio town. Dylan Baker, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox and Leslie Bib all play roles in the four separate but connected stories throughout the film. Sam, an apparently creepy child dressed in a pajama ensemble with a burlap sack over his head, shows up throughout each of these tales, punishing those who don’t follow Halloween traditions. His true identity and paranormal abilities will keep you wondering until the credits
roll. In small-town Ohio, you have to take Halloween very seriously – or pay the price. The night follows Steven Wilkins (Baker), principal by day, serial killer by night; a naive virgin, Laurie (Paquin), who is looking for her first time at a Halloween party; and a crotchety old man, Mr. Kreeg (Cox), who hates Halloween. The final story line about a group of teenagers that play a wicked prank ties them all together to make one big night of fantastic Halloween fun. “Trick ’r Treat” may not have come to a theater near you, but it still has exceptional qualities to keep it in league with other Halloween horrors. Its use of good old fashioned creep-factor allows it to shy away from incredible gore to get the job done, but there is a little bit of everything to go around and keep a variety of audiences squeamish. If you plan to watch, I guarantee you will like it even more a second time around.
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IUP students pick their favorite Halloween movies
By keith vislay Contributing Writer K.D.Vislay@iup.edu
Hordes of the living dead are violently infesting a man’s house, threatening to eat the flesh of his love interest. In a valiant effort to seize control of his home, the man dramatically enters through the front door wielding a lawnmower. As he moves across the zombie-filled room, anything that gets in his way erupts in a shower of blood and gore — and you watch it all unfold. For many, horror movies are a long-lived Halloween tradition. There’s just something about watching onscreen peril that goes hand-in-hand with this spooky holiday. Whether it is a gory torture film, a blood-filled slasher flick or a piece of creepy supernatural cinema, thrills are sure to ensue. In recent years, the torture sub-genre has emerged as a favorite of horror fans. Movies such as Eli Roth’s “Hostel” and the 2006 film “Turistas” make viewers’ stom-
achs turn, but the pronounced favorite among IUP students is the ultraviolent Godfather of torture films: “Saw.” The not-so-farfetched nature of the film is what creeped out Kelsey Garbutt (freshman, deaf education). “It’s realistic. There are freaks out there that could really do stuff like
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Current box office smash “Paranormal Activity” is one of these movies. The film, which chronicles a couple’s encounter with a malevolent spirit, has left many IUP students shaking. “I was so scared that I almost peed my pants,” said Lexi Stout (freshman, undecided fine arts). Another supernatural flick that IUP students have hailed as their favorite scary movie is “Drag Me to Hell,” which exhibits a blend of suspense and timely comedy. Josh Carraher (senior, psychology) declared it to be the “new ‘Evil Dead’ for our generation,” which makes sense because both are creations of writer-director Sam Raimi. So whether you crave the looming figure of Michael Myers from John Carpenter’s “Halloween” lurking in the shadows or the lawnmower-wielding protagonist from “Dead Alive” this Halloween, grab some friends, turn out the lights and celebrate the holiday by watching a movie that will make your skin crawl.
History behind Halloween traditions By jessica c. brown Life & Style Editor J.C.Brown5@iup.edu
Every year, people around the world don creative costumes in search of a blissful sugar rush and carve pumpkins to place in windows and on porches. But why do these traditions exist? Here are the frightful reasons we do the things we do each Halloween. According to Halloween-history. org, Halloween originated from the Celtic festival called Samhain, a celebration of the harvest season. According to the site, the Celtic people believed that on Halloween “the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops.” According to history.com, people would dress up and wear masks in order to avoid being recognized by these spirits. The site also said that people would place bowls of food outside of their houses to please the spirits and keep them from entering.
The Irish potato famine of 1846 helped bring immigrants, and Halloween tradition, to the United States. Americans would dress up and go door to door asking for money or food, thus creating trick-or-treating. The history of the jack-o-lantern is said on history.com to come from the story of a man named “Stingy Jack.” In the legend, Jack tricks the devil into climbing a tree and then draws a cross on the tree so that the devil is trapped. He lets the devil down from the tree, but Jack dies soon after. Because he is a stingy man, God will not let Jack into heaven, and because he tricked him, the devil will not let him into hell. The devil sent Jack away into the darkness with a burning coal to light his way. The legend said that Jack put this coal into a turnip and has been roaming the earth since. The Irish referred to Jack as “Jack the lantern.” So when we carve pumpkins with our families this year, we should remember that the ghosts of the past paved the way to our Halloween fun of the present.
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There’s something about this time of year that makes you want to pick pumpkins, go on a hay ride and wander around lost in a corn maze. Indiana and the surrounding area offer a variety of places where you can go to partake in these activities. IUP’s African American Cultural Center is hosting a pumpkin decorating contest today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Haunted Hollow at Yarnick’s Farm. Following the contest, students can tour Yarnick’s Farm’s haunted house. Admission is free for IUP students and costs $6 for non-students, but space is limited. For more information call the AACC at 724-357-2455. Food and drink are avaliable at the farm for purchase, according to yarnicksfarm. com. Green Mead Farm, located in Ligonier, less than an hour away, has a pumpkin patch, corn maze and farm animals. The pumpkin patch is open daily from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. until Oct. 31. The corn maze is only open
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 6 until 11 p.m. through Oct. 31. Call 724-238-9066 for more information. Kerber’s Dairy in North Huntingdon, PA also offers pumpkins and hay rides, as well as fall decorations. They are open daily from 8:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. and also have a restaurant with good food, baked goods and ice cream. Kerber’s Dairy can be contacted at 724-863-6930. Lonesome Valley Farms, found in Greensburg, has a great deal of fun to offer. Visitors to it can explore a corn maze or haunted corn maze, go on a hay ride or haunted hay ride, journey through their haunted trail and see farm animals. Corn mazes and hay rides are open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights through the Oct. 31. Lonesome Valley’s non-haunted events will be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and the haunted events from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Contact Lonesome Valley Farms at 724-423-4290. So get a group of friends together and celebrate the season by checking out one of these fun-filled destinations!
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‘Avenue Q’ to bring slice of big apple to Fisher Auditorium By Heather blake Editor in Cheif H.E.Blake@iup.edu
Puppets are coming to IUP. And we’re not talking “Sesame Street,” the show you grew up learning your ABCs and 1-2-3s from. We’re talking “Avenue Q,” the hit Broadway musical that discusses more grown-up issues. “Avenue Q” happens at 8 p.m. Monday at Fisher Auditorium, and is presented by OnStage Arts and Entertainment. Tickets range from $22 to $34 and can be purchased at the HUB box office or iuptickets.com. Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a college graduate who moves to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account, according to the musicals Web site, avenueq.com. The only neighborhood Princeton can afford to live in is Avenue Q, where the neighbors seem nice. Neighbors like Brian, the out-of-work comedian; his fiancée Christmas Eve, a therapist; goodhearted slacker Nicky and his roommate Rod, a Republican investment banker who seems to have some sort of secret; Trekkie Monster, an Internet
addict; and Kate, a very cute kindergarten teaching assistant. Oh, and don’t forget Gary Coleman, the building’s superintendent. Together, Princeton and his friends deal with the struggles of finding jobs, dates and their “ever-elusive purpose in life,” avenueq.com states. According to onstageatiup. com, Princeton eventually “learns to embrace the ups and downs of city life and realizes that ‘the real world’ isn’t so bad.” “Avenue Q” opened at the Vineyard Theatre in March 2003, where it “gained rave reviews, and was extended four times,” according to avenueq.com. It began previews at the Golden Theatre July 11, 2003, with a July 31, 2003 opening. The musical played its final Broadway performance Sept. 13, 2009. “Avenue Q” is for mature audiences and not suitable for children under 13, due to its adult situations about sex (and full-puppet nudity), drinking and surfing the Web for pornography. The HUB ticket office is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jeff Civillico: Comedy in action By keith vislay Contributing Writer K.D.Vislay@iup.edu
A man hurls a razor-sharp knife into the air; he follows it up with a nine-pound bowling ball. As the knife makes its descent, an apple is thrown into the mix. The sharp, heavy, and tasty items dance as the man skillfully juggles them. To mix things up, the man goes behind his back with the bowling ball while simultaneously taking a bite of the apple. Oh yeah, and he does this all while avoiding the sharp blade of the knife. BACCHUS and the Center for Student Life are proud to bring entertainer extraordinaire Jeff Civillico to IUP. Civillico’s Web site describes
his routine as an “… exuberant performance [which] blends comedy, juggling, athleticism and audience participation to produce an unforgettable show.” At 8 p.m. Saturday, laughter and gasps of amazement will flood the Oak Grove as Civillico takes center stage at Fisher Auditorium. Admission to the show is free with an I-card, and $6 without. Following the show will be a free raffle for prizes. So if you’re not into the whole, “Get scared out of your wits on Halloween” deal or if you’re just looking for some free, top-notch entertainment, stop by Fisher Auditorium with your I-card and prepare for plenty of tricks and treats.
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Columnist Angie Woody profiles tattoos in the Indiana area Following the tradition on the cross. Underneath of many Christian families, the cross reads “example� in Joe Muckle’s (sophomore, Greek. Spanish) parents had want“Example, in Greek – the ed to buy him a purity ring. original language of the Not a fan of jewelry, Muckle New Testament – recalls 1st asked instead for a tattoo Timothy 4:12, which parasymbolic of his phrases to remind By angie marie woody promise to abstain me to be an examSenior Staff Writer from sex until marple of speech, A.M.Woody@iup.edu riage. faith, life, love and Though the idea specifically purity,� seemed like a farMuckle said. fetched request, his parents underIn the summer of 2008, Muckle stood that he considered the perma- went to Pinnacle Tattoo in Pittsburgh nent symbol a more favorable repre- to have Pegi Loughner touch up his sentation of his pact for purity until first piece and ink what is now his marriage. favorite tattoo, a reminder of how he “Legalistic Christians will ask, ‘Your must live his life. body is a temple of the Lord, why are Just below the first piece lies a banyou marking it up?’ I say, ‘My body is ner bearing the message contained a temple of the Lord, I’m just decorat- in John 3:30. In Greek, the banner ing,’� Muckle said. reads: “He must increase, but I must However, his one rule for tattoos is decrease.� that they must all be from the Bible, “It’s a reminder that God’s grace as all other things will fade; whereas through the sacrifice of his child is the word of the Lord will last forever. more important than my pride, my Thus, Justun Wanted of In the life, my goals and my desires,� Muckle Blood Tattoo and Body Piercing in said. Pittsburgh’s South Side inked a cross For Muckle, a life in the word has and crown of thorns on Muckle’s arm been and will be a lifetime commitin December 2007 to represent the ment. When Muckle was a young pain and suffering that Christ endured boy, he and his parents moved to
Guadalajara, Spain to serve as missionaries. They still serve there today and he’s considering making his return. Having attended IUP to expand his horizons and see what the secular world was like, Muckle has decided to go to seminary. Muckle is considering attending Grace to You – the Bible-teaching media ministry of John MacArthur in Valencia, Calif. There he would follow the teachings of one of his spiritual inspirations, John MacArthur, a role model like his father.
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Indiana Ink Readers, When I started Indiana Ink, at the beginning of the Fall 2008 semester, I was on a mission. When my sidepiece or feet showed, I often heard, “I would never expect you to have a tattoo.� “Why not?� I asked. Having grown up in a conservative area, I knew well the stereotypes linked to ink. Those I confronted about the question – often people I considered to be open-minded individuals - called upon the same ideas of machismo. For them and others, I wanted to personify the wide array of individuals who chose to get a tattoo for one reason or another. When my column appeared on a syndicated college news site a few weeks later, a comment was posted calling the work that adorned an interviewee - who had opened up to me about the death of a family member - “trashy.� If I hadn’t had a reason before, that certainly pushed me to write a story for the illustrations provided by teachers and students, the religious, the rebelious, the republicans and the anarchists: men and women tall and small with interests ranging across all spectrums of culture from language to music to art and film and on and on. A year later, I hope I’ve served my purpose well, especially as I will be graduating in less than two months. Judgements made by surface appearance will always be unjust and the stories of people of all colors, whether ink or not, are worth a listen or a read. Thank you to those who shared and those who read. Sincerely,
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New set blows dust off Karloff, Lugosi flicks By john beifuss
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In film after film in the 1930s, from “Frankenstein” to “The Mummy” to “The Ghoul” and on and on, actor Boris Karloff functioned as a sort of wanderer – an explorer – in the shadow land between life and death. Directed by Warner Bros. ace Michael Curtiz (whose many beloved films include “Casablanca” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy”), “The Walking Dead” is one of four features included on the Halloween season’s most anticipated DVD set for old-school horror fans, “Karloff
and Lugosi Horror Classics,” released earlier this month. The other movies on the two-disc collection are “Frankenstein – 1970” (1958), “You’ll Find Out” (1940) and “Zombies on Broadway” (1945). Karloff stars as an ex-convict framed for murder who is brought back to life after his execution by electrocution. “The Walking Dead” finds Karloff tracking down the mobsters responsible for his death (and undeath). But he doesn’t actually kill them – he doesn’t even touch them. Instead, he’s a manifestation of each victim’s guilty conscience. The bad
guys are so scared of Karloff, they kill themselves in their haste to get away, by running into the path of a train or falling from a window. Silly but fun is the much-reviled “Frankenstein – 1970,” which elevates Karloff from monster to monster-maker: He plays Baron Victor von Frankenstein, carrying out experiments in his subterranean castle laboratory in Germany with the help of a mail-order atomic reactor. The Lugosi movies in the set are more comic than horrific, and are hardly showcases for the “Hungarian Horrormeister” (as Lugosi is called
on the DVD packaging). “You’ll Find Out” gives top billing to bandleader Kay Kyser. If this musical comedy/ mystery is remembered today, however, it’s not for its novelty song numbers but because it’s the only movie to have teamed Lugosi, Karloff and Peter Lorre, dubbed “Hollywood’s 3 Famous Horror Men” by the trailer that is included on the DVD. Last and, yes, least is “Zombies on Broadway,” which pits Lugosi’s island mad scientist against RKO’s answer to Abbott and Costello, the comedy duo of Wally Brown and Alan Carney.
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Hulu to start charging by 2010 By Victor godinez The Dallas Morning News MCT
Broadcasting & Cable magazine delivers the news that Hulu will start charging for at least some of its content by 2010: “It’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online,” News Corp. Deputy Chairman Chase Carey said in a press release. “I think a free model is a very difficult way to capture the value of our content. I think what we need to do is deliver that content to consumers in a way where they will appreciate the value,” Carey said. “Hulu concurs with that, it needs to evolve to have a meaningful subscription model as part of its business.” I don’t think a pay model is necessarily the end of the world. Netflix’s streaming video service, for example, is a pay service, and it’s top notch. I think it will be a problem, though, if Hulu simply keeps its offerings exactly the same but adds a price tag. If Hulu wants me to pony up a subscription, then I want more and better-quality HD videos, zero commercials and access to the entire library of previous seasons of TV shows, not just the current season. If Hulu can do that – and maybe throw in one movie per week or per month to download and permanently keep – then I wouldn’t mind paying, say, $10 per month.
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Crimson Hawks host Gannon in seniors’ final home game By vaughn johnson Sports Editor V.M.Johnson@iup.edu
Nothing seems to be going right for IUP football this season. The team is 4-5 and coming off the disappointing loss to Clarion last week, and is now in danger of its first losing season in 27 years. Its starting quarterback was injured and is more than likely forced to end his career abruptly, and now there is a bug going around the football office in Memorial Field House that has everyone under the weather. The bug hit Head Coach Lou Tepper and affected him so much that he skipped out on his weekly press conference Tuesday morning. Drawing the short straw to be his replacement was defensive backs coach D.K. McDonald. “Its just one of those things that’s going around,” McDonald said about bug. Despite all of the negatives going around the football offices, McDonald said the team is still keeping a positive attitude going into Gannon Saturday afternoon. “Disappointed we gave away a game, but the guys are still upbeat. The coaches were still upbeat and
when we went out to practice the guys still seemed to be positive,” McDonald said. Traditionally, when IUP plays its last home game, they honor the seniors and are also still in contention for postseason play. This Saturday, on the other hand, when IUP hosts Gannon at 1 p.m., IUP will be preparing for one of its final games of the season — a situation IUP does not traditionally find itself in. “That’s why you come here […] is to win,” McDonald said. “This season isn’t what we expected, from injuries to just how we played a couple of games.” “That’s the fun part about being at IUP, you got that tradition and you want to carry that on and you don’t want to be the team that doesn’t carry on the tradition,” McDonald said. The winning tradition of IUP could make a coaching job a pressure cooker, something coaches shy away from. McDonald on the other hand welcomes it as it played a part in him taking the job at IUP. “You want to be in a situation where you walk out in the hall and you see all of those conference championships. That’s why our recruits come here, that’s why I came here,” he said.
With a 4-5 record, most would believe that IUP football has fallen far from the pedestal it once stood on and is far from returning, but McDonald believes otherwise. “We’ve been real close in mostly all of our games,” McDonald said. “Most of our games just come down to a drive here or there, so it isn’t like we’re that far away. We’re really close to getting over that hump.” “We’re on our way. I think we are improving and we’re getting better in a lot of spots,” he added. This game is important for IUP not only because of the fear of finishing with a losing record, but because it is the seniors’ last chance to run out into George P. Miller Stadium. “You’re proud that they are going on to get their degree, but you’re always going to miss those guys,” McDonald said. “All of our seniors have definitely added a lot to this program. They’re going to leave a real great legacy. They’ve played in playoff games, shared a conference championship, so they’ve done a lot here in their four or five years.” One of the seniors that McDonald is proud of is Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, whom he coached everyday in practice.
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“[Owusu-Ansah] a unique talent for our division,” McDonald said. “He’s a hard worker, he’s a humble kid and he wants to be the best. It’s going to be hard to find a talent like that. You don’t get those too often. He has a bright future if he continues to work at it.” McDonald has been Owusu-Ansah’s position coach since he was freshman and saw him progress from a high school running back to an all-American defensive back and kick returner. “He always had the confidence, but he didn’t have the mental under-
standing of the game of football,” McDonald said. “Once that switch flipped in his head, he was ready to roll and started to make plays.” Owusu-Ansah and the rest of the seniors will not only be going up against Gannon, but also the unenviable task of going up against history and the tradition that they helped build. With that clearly staring them in the face, IUP seems to be solely focused on the team in front of it instead of the teams of the past. “Right now we got to focus on Gannon,” McDonald said.
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IUP shutout by Cal U, 4-0 By kyle premore Staff Writer K.R.Predmore@iup.edu
The Crimson Hawks lost their second game in a row against Cal U Wednesday afternoon by a score of 4-0. The Crimson Hawks, 11-5-1 overall and 8-4-1 in the PSAC West, were handed not only their second loss, but their second shutout for the first time in five years. The latest NSCAA rankings, which came out Tuesday, had the Crimson Hawks unranked on a national level, but fourth in the region, under West Chester, Kutztown and Cal U. With the loss, the Crimson Hawks lost their top spot in the PSAC West. Cal U and Mercyhurst College are tied for the top spot with 28 points, whereas IUP and Gannon are tied in the second spot with 25 points. Kelly Brennan managed to make four saves in the first period, but Amanda Heister was able to get a goal for the Vulcans, her 14th goal of the season, in the 31st minute with an assist from Sam Regney. The Crimson Hawks managed to keep it close, while being outshot 17-5 in the first half.
The second half showed even less mercy to the Crimson Hawks. In the 73rd minute, Heister was able to score yet another goal with an assist from Erin Feltz. Heister finished the game with two more goals, the assists going to Kayla Fransko and Carley Work. The Crimson Hawks were outshot in the second half 10-6 and were outshot 27-11 for the game. Brennan was able to make two more saves over Paula Jackson, but not being able to produce goals and Cal U’s strong defensive play is what tripped up the Crimson Hawks to give them the 4-0 loss. This shutout was Cal U’s ninth of the season, and their second in a row. The Crimson Hawks hope to finish the season strong as they play Mercyhurst at 2 p.m. Saturday on South Campus. The Crimson Hawks will be tied in the PSAC West with Cal U with 31 points if IUP gets a win, and Cal U loses to Clarion. IUP tied Mercyhurst earlier in the season 2-2, and Cal U beat Clarion 2-0. The NSCAA releases its poll for Nov. 3 and then comes out with the final regular season poll Nov. 10.
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Penn Columnist Fred Speaker gives roster, Halloween costume advice for fantasy football players Ghosts and goblins, pumpkins and pigskin: It’s Halloween time in the NFL. I know it’s scary, but the regular season is about halfway over, and thus fantasy teams will soon reach a point of no return. Some teams have been rocking a mask and wielding a knife; some teams have been partying with a flask and losing their life. However, whether your team has been a “slasher” or a “slashee,” there is still enough time to “make it out (and into the playoffs) alive.” The question is: How do you see past the disguises and costumes in order to truly identify the player whom you are getting? I mean, Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has been masquerading as a top-tier running back (and getting paid like one) for a couple years now. ESPN made him the costume (using the needle of media and thread of hype) for the 2007 season, and Johnson hasn’t taken it off since (yes, it smells of old-fashioned Kansas City barbecue sauce, sweat and stale candy corn). Johnson has averaged only five points per game this season and will be inactive this week (suspended).
Don’t fall for his disguise (and don’t Packers fans, it will seem as if he forget to hold your nose if he “trick or is dressed as “Brettedict Favre: the treats” in your neighborhood). traitor.” Speaking of smelly, the Bears’ Favre and the Vikes had their way D stank it up last week against the with Green Bay earlier this season in Bengals … Minnesota, and, despite the fact that A big block of swiss cheese many think Favre has looked wornThe Bears’ defense gave down at times in recent up a lot of points (45); they weeks, I expect him to play have a lot of holes (at linewell and lead his team to backer, defensive back); victory and further sour they need a lot of cheese (a his relationship with “the couple tons). cheese-heads.” The solid-by-reputation, Will mice eat cheese yet porous-by-observation, even if it’s sour? defense got grilled last week The three blind mice by a surprising Bengals The Cowboys have club and ended up posting By fred speaker been winning and their Sports Columnist negative-seven fantasy players have been proF.Speaker@iup.edu points. The entire defense ducing. The problem will be dressing as an with Dallas running immensely large block of Swiss cheese backs for fantasy owners, though, has (Brian Urlacher will also participate been that there are three guys that by forming and acting as the largest have been scurrying blindly for carries: “hole”). Fortunetely, they need to Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Teshard travel only a few hours north to Green Choice. Each has been productive Bay to make their large purchase. when he has gotten the chance to be, Perhaps they will see ... but there simply is not enough cheese Brettedict Arnold (carries) to go around (unless they play Brett Favre will make his return to in Chicago, perhaps). Lambau Field on Sunday afternoon. Starting Jones or Choice is a frightHe will be wearing his purple ening thing right now, as both have No. 4 Vikings jersey, but, to many had only eight total rushing attempts
apiece during the Boys’ past two games. Obviously, Barber is the top option of the trio, but both of the other guys are worthy of a spot on your bench. A Pennsylvania party Some Halloween costume suggestions for a few of Pa’s players: The Eagles (as the X-Men) • Andy Reid as The Beast (large and hairy, yet smart and glasses-wearing). • Donovan McNabb as Cyclops (the leader with a laser arm) • DeShaun Jackson as Nightcrawler (dude is almost as fast) The Steelers • Ben Roethlisberger as Evel Knievel (for his motorcycle prowess) • Willie Parker as “one of the extras from ‘War of the Worlds’ that got zapped by a tri-pod” (because he has disappeared). • Hines Ward as The Joker from Batman (a common yet definitely fitting costume for the constantly-smiling receiever). • Mike Tomlin as Shaft (won’t need to do too much to get ready — he may need to dial-down his coolness, though). • Troy Polamalu as a healthy Troy Polamalu (sorry, Steelers fans, this will only be make-believe).
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Raiders’ players show support for much-maligned quarterback Russell By steve corkran Contra Costa Times MCT
JaMarcus Russell’s Raiders teammates remain steadfast in their belief that he is just going through a rough stretch and that he remains the best option at quarterback for a team that has lacked a proven one since Rich Gannon retired after the 2004 season. “He’s fine,” defensive end Jay Richardson said Wednesday. “He’s a confident guy. He’s understanding work ethic and what it takes to be a No. 1 quarterback. He’s getting there. We all have confidence in him and confidence in our scheme and what we’re doing. We’ll be fine.” Coach Tom Cable yanked Russell in the first half of Sunday’s 38-0 loss to the New York Jets after two interceptions, one lost fumble and zero points. Less than 24 hours later, Cable said Russell had a clear understanding of what went into the benching and what is expected of him from here on out. The Raiders don’t have much choice but to keep him behind center.
They’re tied to Russell for the foreseeable future because of his status as the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 draft, a contract that guaranteed Russell $32 million and because they lack a better option with Bruce Gradkowski and Charlie Frye backing up. Russell is the league’s lowestrated passer and owner of the worst completion percentage among those who began the season as starters. Even so, Russell maintains that his decision-making is sound, his preparation thorough and his grasp of the offense firm. Others aren’t as convinced by Russell’s weekly insistence that his inconsistent play has as much to do with poor route-running, dropped passes and the whims inherent in the game of football as his own ineptitude. However, Russell’s ability to look past a bad play or a poor performance is something that endears him to Cable. Russell says he takes everything in stride, moves on to the next play and functions with the belief that good times are just around the corner.
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SEC showdowns headline big weekend in college football Georgia vs. Florida Florida comes into this game with a lot to prove. Even though they are ranked No. 1, they have benefited from some officiating. In its last two games against Mississippi State and Arkansas, there were some calls that the officials missed. There are some perceptions out there that think that Florida is given these calls to make sure that it goes to the national championship. If the Gators win against Georgia there is a good chance that they will make it to the conference championship game. For the Bulldogs, it needs this game to battle their way back up in the conference.
If Georgia loses a couple more games there is a chance that its head coach will be fired at the end of the season. I think the Gators is helped out again by the officials and wins a close game. Prediction: Florida 21, Georgia 20 Kansas vs. Texas Tech If you like offense, then you will enjoy this game — this game features two offenses that can put up 50 points in game without breaking a sweat. If there is one player that needs to be watched in this game, it’s Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing. He will be somebody that can play in the NFL. Reesing would be better known if he played at a higher profile school.
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Texas Tech is going to try and bounce back after a loss last week to rival Texas A&M. This game will be the highest scoring game of the year. Prediction: Kansas 65, Texas Tech 60
tion in the BCS poll because all it has to do is wait for Florida and Alabama to play each other in a month. The winner of that game will play Texas in the national championship game. The only problem is that Texas will have to go to Stillwater and play Oklahoma State. UNLV vs. TCU If somehow Texas does This game will just be a win this game there isn’t business game for TCU. anybody they have left that All it needs to do is keep will beat them. winning because it will start For Oklahoma State this to jump over some teams will be the last chance they that are in front of it in the have to jump back into the BCS poll. hunt for the conference With a game against By anthony scherer title game. Utah later in the season If the Cowboys win Sports Columnist that could put them in this game they will A.J.Scherer@iup.edu the national championhave a game against ship game, this game against UNLV is Oklahoma later in the season that will just a warm-up. Something to watch determine who goes to the conference out for is the defense of TCU; over the championship. Oklahoma State will last five years its defense has been be without wide receiver Dez Bryant, one of the best in the country in stop- who was ruled ineligible because of ping the run. some off-the-field interactions. TCU will win this game. The only Oklahoma State needs to prove question is by how much. that they belong up there with Texas Prediction: TCU 31, UNLV 10 and Oklahoma as the big dogs in the Big 12. Texas vs. Oklahoma State Texas inches closer to the title These are two teams that are look- game. ing for some identity. Prediction: Texas 31, Oklahoma Texas comes in with the best posi- State 28
USC vs. Oregon These are the type of games that I love to see. Not only are we going to see the two best teams in the Pac-10 conference, but it will help Penn State out because the loser will fall below them in the polls. USC will go into this game with freshman quarterback Matt Barkley spreading the football around to the great receivers. For Oregon, it needs to make sure that starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli doesn’t turn the ball over. If he can keep the turnovers to a minimum, the Oregon Ducks will have a great chance to win. I think since the game is in Autzen Stadium, it will make it easier for Oregon to win this game. Earlier in the season it helped being home for a game against California. I think the home crowd helps out again and Oregon pulls the upset. Prediction: Oregon 24, USC 21
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Jenkins’ improvement backs his always-confident style with Cowboys By jeff caplan McClatchy Newspapers MCT
Mike Jenkins wins some and loses some. “Even when I make a mistake I smile,” the Dallas Cowboys’ secondyear cornerback said. “A lot of guys see it and are like, ‘Why are you always smiling?’ That’s the only way you can make it through.” Such is the nature of playing the game’s second-most scrutinized position, where one false move is magnified for all to see and analyze. Half the battle of playing cornerback is learning to cope with failure. Jenkins learned the hard way last season when he didn’t make a tackle against the New York Giants. “I know if I make a mistake, it’s on me,” Jenkins said. “I try to come back and make a better play.”
Certainly, Jenkins’ second NFL season hasn’t been without error. He played too far off his man in the waning moments at Kansas City, giving Dwayne Bowe room to catch a 16-yard touchdown pass that forced overtime. He bounced back against Atlanta with arguably his most aggressive performance of the season, resulting in his team-leading second interception and four tackles, giving him 21, good for sixth-most on the Cowboys’ defense, in five games as a starter. Sunday’s game against Seattle, and receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, will be Jenkins’ 21st as a pro and ninth as a starter. “He’s starting to understand where his help is and he’s starting to understand the scheme,” linebacker Bradie James said. “He’s being aggressive when he needs to be, he’s not gambling and he’s doing a good job.” It’s earned him the trust of his
teammates and coaches after beginHe admitted that he doesn’t pore ning the season as co-starters with over game film or prepare himself Orlando Scandrick. differently mentally whether he’s While Scandrick faltered in the last- facing a perennial Pro Bowler or a minute loss to the Giants, Jenkins, rookie. He feeds off the isolation of a Cowboys’ firstthe position and round pick in the finality — one 2008, has seized “Even when I make a mistake way or the other the job over the I smile.” — of it. past four games. “I really like — Mike Jenkins, Dallas Cowboys “Mike Jenkins cornerback studying myself is really playing and I look at the better and better [opposing] playall the time,” coach Wade Phillips er and what he likes doing,” Jenkins said. said. “I don’t know if you saw it, but he “I just get a couple of things that knocked the guy down — the receiver he likes the most. During the game I on the outside — knocked him on his just match myself up, line up manback and then went over and made to-man. Who’s going to win this batthe interception on the other guy’s tle?” player.” Jenkins said lining behind outside Jenkins plays on instinct and feel. linebacker DeMarcus Ware on most He is fast and he knows it. plays and learning his tendencies He believes if his man initially slips are helping him to win more battles. by him that he can regroup, close on Jenkins said he reads Ware to discern the receiver and make a play. how the play is developing.
On Jenkins’ interception of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, Ware and Stephen Bowen, plus nose tackle Jay Ratliff, put heavy pressure on Ryan, forcing him to throw off-balance. Jenkins, who discarded his man, Falcons receiver Michael Jenkins, near the right sideline, read the pressure and swooped in front of receiver Roddy White to make the interception. Jenkins has half of the team’s four picks — one-third of the number he set for himself before the season — which is already half of the total number of interceptions the Cowboys had all of last season. “I read off him almost every play,” Jenkins said of Ware. “Once I see D-Ware go around the tackle or the tight end or whoever he’s going up against, I just start hitting the route because I know he’s going to bring more pressure. I have a lot of confidence in DeMarcus Ware and that’s how I kind of play my game, just going off the line.”
Bears’ Jay Cutler struggling to lead offense past 14-point deficits By dan pompei Chicago Tribune MCT
There is a feeling that no lead is insurmountable when Jay Cutler is your quarterback. This is borne of the swagger with which Cutler plays and the beauty with which he throws. Cutler unquestionably has given the Bears a comeback capacity they did not previously have. In fact, in four of their six games this year, he has led them on a fourth-quarter drive to tie the score or take the lead. But there is strong evidence to suggest it would be a smart move to turn off the TV and fire up the lawn mower if the Bears get down by 14 before the start of the fourth quarter as they were last Sunday in Cincinnati. Cutler has been in 11 games in his career when his team was down by 14 by the end of the third quarter. Cutler’s team has won none of them. When Cutler’s teams have been trailing by more than two touchdowns in his career, he has thrown 12 interceptions to six touchdowns and has a passer rating of 68.7, according to STATS. But when the deficit is more manageable, Cutler has been more effective. In his three-plus seasons, he has six come-from-behind victories when his team has trailed in the fourth quarter, including the Seahawks game this season. He also led the Bears back from a 13-0 first-quarter deficit in that victory over the Seahawks in Week 3, which was quite impressive. But he was nowhere near as impressive against the Bengals, throwing three interceptions after the Bears were down 28-0. Part of this can be excused because it makes sense to take more risks
when a team is losing. But part of it might be Cutler trying to do a little too much to get his team back in games. Risk management can be a tricky thing for a quarterback, especially one with Cutler’s transcendent confidence. “When we’re behind, he knows we have to make something happen, so he might take some risks,” Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner said. “Most quarterbacks do. ... If you’re down two, three, four touchdowns, you have to do something. As a playcaller, sometimes I try to force the issue too. It’s human nature.” Of Cutler’s three interceptions against the Bengals, only one was the result of him trying to force something. On the first, Bengals cornerback Leon Hall simply made a great break on a pass. On the third, Cutler and tight end Greg Olsen weren’t thinking alike. But on the second, Cutler tried to force a pass to Earl Bennett when he had better options. Cutler acknowledges he has taken chances in some situations that he probably should not have taken. His 10 interceptions — second most in the league — say that better than his words ever could. How do things change for Cutler when his team is trying to come from behind? “You want to get big chunks of yardage, but you have to try to stay a little balanced,” Cutler said. “If it’s running out of [shot]guns or catching them off guard at a certain point running the ball, but your mind is throw, throw, throw, throw, throw. I get in that mode as well. It’s a tough situation because defenses are going to start playing really conservative. They’re not going to give up the big play.”
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Kansas Chiefs suspend running back Larry Johnson for two weeks By kent babb McClatchy Newspapers MCT
Jamaal Charles and Kolby Smith split most of the practice time Wednesday as the Chiefs’ running backs, both of them trying to prove they’re ready for a more significant role. Charles caught passes during practice, and Smith tested his surgically repaired knee at the team’s indoor facility. Both appeared capable of handling a greater load. “If they need me,�Smith said Wednesday, “I can be used.� They do. Starting running back Larry Johnson was issued a two-week suspension by the Chiefs on Wednesday night for conduct detrimental to the team. He will not be permitted at team headquarters or allowed to participate in team activities before Nov. 9, the day after the Chiefs play at Jacksonville. Johnson had already been barred from the team Tuesday for remarks he made earlier in the week, although that was not a suspension. Until the team escalated Johnson’s punishment, he was listed on the Chiefs’ 53-man roster and would have received his weekly checks. While suspended, Johnson won’t be paid, saving the Chiefs about $660,000 the next two weeks. Attempts to reach Johnson’s agent, Peter Schaffer, were unsuccessful Wednesday night. Schaffer told The Star
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