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By JESSICA TRUBY Staff Writer J.L.Truby@iup.edu

This article contains opinion.

Spring cleaning sounds like something your mother or grandmother would do, but it is also helpful while in college.

Do not get bogged down in the clutter of your dorm or apartment.

Create a fresh, clean space to simplify the rest of the stressful semester. This is also a great headstart on move-out day so you are not doing all the cleaning at one time.

Clean out old papers and sell old textbooks Go through and throw out any

papers you probably won’t ever use again. Every student takes some classes that are to fill space or meet the credit requirement for graduation.

Organize between important papers you need to keep and recycle the papers that you do not need.

Also, a cool way to make some money to enjoy your summer is to sell your textbooks online or to a friend. If you are never going to use it again, why not let someone else?

Throw away expired food

In college, it is important to remember due dates for assignments, but remembering food expiration dates is not always a

Don’t worry, you are not alone throwing out the expired healthful foods you were sure you were going to start eating.

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Take a few minutes and see what foods are expiring soon to eat them first and throw out any foods with mold or ones that are past the expiration date.

With roommate approval, or if you have your own room, move around the furniture to create a new vibe.

Moving furniture can freshen up and make the room more exciting. It is a fun way to individualize a dorm, so your room is not the same boring layout you had at the start of the year.

Switch out your wardrobe

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coming. It’s time to downsize on the winter clothes and stock up on the spring outfits. Send your winter clothes back home to get a head start on the decluttering and packing you will be doing on move-out day.

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Spring cleaning does not have to be all about your belongings.

Take a moment to treat yourself and take a step back from all the school work you are going to cram into the end of the semester.

Now that spring is coming, take a break and go for a walk on one of Indiana’s many trails or get some ice cream.

Do anything that will clean your mind for a little while. You made it this far; you deserve a little treat.

Facebook says user data of 87 million was shared with Cambridge Analytica

By DAVID PIERSON Los Angeles Times TNS

As many as 87 million Facebook users had personal information improperly shared with political consulting company Cambridge Analytica, significantly more than what had previously been reported, the company said Wednesday.

The affected accounts were mostly in the U.S., Facebook said in a blog post, which also outlined new restrictions on access to user data.

Previously, it had been thought that 50 million users were ensnared in the data misappropriation scandal, which has presented Facebook with the biggest crisis in its 14-year history.

The data were improperly passed to Cambridge Analytica through a psychology professor who developed a quiz app for Facebook.

The professor was able to collect data from the nearly 300,000 people who downloaded his app, as well as their friends. He then

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(TNS) As Facebook confronts a scandal over data privacy in the United States and Britain, it faces widening criticism in Asia for stoking discord in countries with few legal protections for religious, ethnic and political minorities.

broke Facebook rules by sharing that information with Cambridge Analytica, which worked on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and reportedly used the data to identify swing voters.

Facebook was lambasted for not doing more to prevent the data leak or alerting the affected users immediately after it was discovered.

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Times and the British newspaper the Observer last month raised pressure on Facebook to apologize and re-evaluate its data-sharing and collection practices.

During a rare conference call with reporters Wednesday, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg again pledged to better safeguard user information while also acknowledging he had failed to anticipate the ways the social

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network could be exploited.

“We’re an optimistic and idealistic company,” Zuckerberg said, citing the way Facebook has connected friends, given small businesses a larger presence and catapulted social movements.

“But it’s clear now we didn’t do enough,” Zuckerberg said. “We didn’t focus enough on preventing abuse and thinking through how people can use these tools to

do harm as well .... We didn’t take a broad enough view of what our responsibility is, and that was a huge mistake. It was my mistake.”

To that end, the company announced Wednesday it was taking a number of steps that could change the way outside companies can leverage data from Facebook’s 2 billion users.

Those changes include limiting access to data pertaining to: Personal data: Facebook says it will no longer allow apps to ask for access to users’ religious or political views, relationship status, education and work history and activity working out, reading books, listening to music, reading news, watching videos or playing games.

Events: Only specially approved apps will have access to a user’s guest list to events.

Groups: Apps will need approval to gain access to a group’s member list. Names and profile photos attached to group posts will no longer be accessible to apps.

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enness and underage drinking at 1:27 a.m. March 30 at 120 South Eighth St. according to borough police.

• Madison Leuzzi, 27, of Hatboro; and Rachel Richart, 19, of Mechanicsburg, were reportedly charged with purchasing alcoholic beverages for a minor and underage drinking respectively at 9:56 p.m. March 29 in Delaney Hall, according to university police.

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• Tylea Durr, 19, of Pittsburgh, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at 7:59 p.m. March 30 in Suites on Pratt, according to IUP University Police.

• Khari Bradley, 18, of Philadelphia, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at 8:04 p.m. March 30 in Stephenson Hall, according to university police.

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Red Flag Poetry to hold event in Pittsburgh

By CANDACE HOWELL Staff Writer C.J.Howell2@iup.edu

Indiana’s Red Flag Poetry will host a live reading event to celebrate its latest publication April 13 in Pittsburgh.

The “Poetry Postcard Project,” which is mainly supported by the IUP’s English Literature and Criticism program, released Victor Clevenger’s newest book, “A Finger in the Hornets’ Nest.”

The event will feature him and other poets from 7-9 p.m. at The Big Idea Bookstore and Café.

It will be Red Flag Poetry’s second event in Pittsburgh.

Red Flag Poetry hosted other events in Cleveland, Ohio, and locally at the Artists Hand Gallery at the upcoming event. and Espresso Bar, Commonplace “We like to hold a formal book Coffee, Spaghetti Benders and on release party for all publications,” IUP’s campus. said Sarah Everett (senior, com“I look forward to meeting munications media), Red Flag new people,” Clevenger said. “I Poetry’s art director. “Each book believe that is what it is all about: release is a unique event for the the connections and being on the poet, whose work we’re publishroad doing these live readings ing. It gives people a chance to across the country.” get to hear the poetry read, buy Clevenger, a Missouri native, their own copies … and talk with said his newest book explores the the poet directly.” emotions he felt during good and Despite previous publications bad times. online and in print, Clevenger His story spans from his time didn’t step into the limelight until serving in Iraq, the trauma sur2016. Working evenings and late rounding a loved one’s passing afternoons at a state correctional and “times spent with ex-lovers.” facility, the author said he was Clevenger said out of all the “pretty content to be sitting at the poems in his latest collection, his kitchen table writing” until he was poem “I Fear” resonates with him inspired by his daughter’s school the most. The 16-stanza poem choir event. contains fewer “When than 30 words I saw my but relays a powdaughter up [MY DAUGHTER] erful message there on the about a future HELPED PUSH ME IN stage singing filled with regret.

THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I and perform“This poem, EXPLORED AVENUES ing, I knew in a way, for me, that if she sums up all the AND WAS ABLE TO could do it, past and present CONNECT WITH SOME and be fearemotions that less about it, AMAZING PEOPLE. circulate through then I could, me,” Clevenger too,” Clevsaid. “And given −VICTOR CLEVENGER, enger said. the current situaAUTHOR “She tions with society helped we are facing as push me in the right direction. I well, I look at my children every explored avenues and was able day, and there are more and more to connect with some amazing moments that I fear.” people.”

Clevenger met Red Flag Clevenger submitted the manuPoetry through a friend and poet script for “Hornets’ Nest” last fall John Dorsey in January, 2017, for and got a response from Red Flag another book release event in founder and editor Peter Faziani Cleveland, Ohio. Dorsey and anand co-editor Wesley McMasters. other poet, Anastasia Nikolis, are “The process has been great,” scheduled to open for Clevenger

(VictorClevenger.com) Red Flag Poetry will host author Victor Clevenger (left) for a live reading of his new book “A Finger in the Hornets’ Nest” on April 13 at The Big Idea Bookstore and Café in Pittsburgh.

Clevenger said. “They were interested in publishing the book. It was great news. They are an amazing group of individuals.”

In addition to publishing chapbooks, Red Flag’s website hosts an art and poetry archive and a monthly podcast called “Use Your Words,” featuring their published writers. Red Flag also accepts submissions to be considered for digital, monthly postcards that are sent to subscribers via email.

According to Faziani, Red Flag

is run by a “wonderful staff” of four volunteers and two undergraduate interns.

“What makes Red Flag Poetry so great, in my opinion,” Faziani said, “is that [it] engages readers in a way that is convenient by combining poetry, art and mail.”

Students can also subscribe to receive a monthly digital poem postcard that combines art and poetry.

The monthly subscription is free for students and costs $12

annually for others. Red Flag has subscribers from two Canadian provinces, about 20 states and Estonia in Northern Europe.

Clevenger’s Red Flag postcard poem was featured in March.

Some of his other published works include the 2017 chapbook publication, “Sandpaper Lovin,’” 2016 “In All These Naked Pictures of Us,” and 2014 “Building Bird Nests,” which features “returned pieces” that were rejected by other publishers.

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OPINION

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The above article appeared on the opinion page of The Penn on April 30,1999.

Rape happens because of rapists, nothing else A mini skirt. A T-shirt. A pair of pajamas.

Sweatpants. Jeans.

These are the kinds of clothes rape victims wear. Because rapists don’t discriminate between people who are dressed “provocatively” and those who are “just dressed.”

Although people are far more aware of the pervasiveness of sexual assault and power dynamics in Hollywood and around the world, the myth that clothing can be used as justification for sexual violence is as prevalent as ever.

In April 1999, during sexual assault awareness month, The Penn ran an editorial on its opinion page titled “Rape prevention starts with jeans.”

While it would be nice to think this article were from 1899 instead, the sad reality is that just about 20 years ago, it was still a widely held belief that a victim wouldn’t have been raped in different clothes.

What’s worse than thinking about how recent this problematic “knowledge” was

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spread is realizing that this is still a persistent problem today.

A victim, by definition, is someone who is harmed, injured or killed as a result of a crime, accident or other event or action outside his or her control.

The very concept of a victim is that this person is not at fault for what happened.

So is a newspaper publishing articles claiming that rape can be prevented if a victim changes his or her wardrobe?

Because this is still a clear issue, and because The Penn has – in the past – perpetuated these falsehoods, it is only right that during this year’s sexual assault awareness month, this topic is revisited so people may be enlightened about what is fact and what is fiction.

Every day, rape victims who confide in friends, family or even lawyers are asked four words that perpetuate the notion that they are at fault for what happened to them: “What were you wearing?”

This not only detracts from the feelings

or details of the victim’s experience, but it also forces victims to ask themselves, “Is this my fault?”

If it were socially acceptable to wear anything, what would you wear? Shorter shorts when it’s hot out? Yoga pants to be more productive at work? No bras because it’s more comfortable that way? Crocs?

No matter how you answered that question, the overall issue of it is that what’s “socially acceptable” most often applies to what women would like or feel most comfortable wearing.

The concept that women should avoid dressing “like sluts” in order not to be victimized is nothing new.

Women begin to receive this message from a young age. Across the country, teens – and yes, even children – are sexualized for everything from their bare shoulders to their “too tight” pants.

School dress codes are enforced not to protect the students wearing certain clothes nor to encourage them to be comfortable or

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express their indivuality – instead, these students are given dress codes that are most often meant to “divert male attention” because the most distracting thing to a middle school boy is his classmate’s bra strap.

Meanwhile, the most distracting thing to a middle school girl is being removed from class, suspended from school or otherwise missing out on her education because she is impeding the learning of others.

Harriet Dale, a 15-year-old at Stoke-on Trent’s Trentham High School, was sent home for wearing a pair of “too-tight trousers,” according to a Sept. 10, 2015, article from Refinery29.

A cited Yahoo U.K. report in the article revealed that the school’s headmistress didn’t blame it on hormonal teen males. Instead, she argued that the pants would distract male teachers.

The idea that children are responsible for detering the gaze of creepy men needs to stop.

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The notion that adult males will be attracted to children – because that’s what anyone under the age of 18 is – is so much more problematic than these students’ dress codes.

Clothing is apparently a big deal in this world of sexual harassment and assault. But it shouldn’t be.

Focusing so much on a person’s dress is not only taking away from his or her experiences, but it also continues the idea that victims are at fault for their circumstances.

Sexual assault is the only case in which “an unfightable urge” is a defense.

When a person is robbed at gunpoint, we don’t blame the victim for being shootable.

When someone walking across the street is hit by a car, we don’t blame the victim for walking.

So why is it OK in the case of sexual assault to define a victim by circumstances that are ordinary and not at all a causation?

By rationalizing that victims are somehow deserving of their circumstances, we are telling the perpatrators and rapists that they aren’t at a fault for the crimes they have committed.

In the same vein, if we can point to “controllable, outside factors” – such as a skirt – as the reason for her assault, it makes us feel safer and more comfortable because we don’t have to address the real issue – rapists.

Women’s wardrobes have long been used as an excuse for sex crimes; however, when you look at the data on why people rape, that doesn’t hold up.

Rapists will claim clothing as the reason for their crimes, but victims are never wearing the same exact style of clothing. Outfits can rage from “revealing” to snowsuits.

These are simply arguments meant to transfer the responsibility of control and power from the perpetrator to the victim.

When it comes to sex crimes, clothing just doesn’t matter. And, not only does this misconception contribute to the belief that a victim is at fault for his or her sexual assault, but it also removes a feeling of safety for victims to come forward about what has happened to them for fear of being judged, blamed and even persecuted for what has happened to them.

With that shame, fewer victims report sexual assaults and suffer alone, which leads to fewer rapists being brought to justice and more instances of rapists repeating their crimes to either the same victims or new ones.

All this blaming and questioning of victims simply feeds rape culture, a sociological concept used to describe a setting in which rape is normalized due to attitudes about gender and sexuality.

There’s no set of qualifiers for categorizing an act as a sexual assault other than lack of consent.

We, as a responsible and educated public, owe it to ourselves and our communities to refuse to condone conversations where a victim is scrutinized.

Victims do not need to explain what they were wearing or drinking or saying or doing to garner

your sympathy or approval of this being classified as a crime. It is a crime. Period.

In a crime, there is a perpetrator and a victim.

Of course, it’s no wonder this culture exists when we have a president who not only bragged about sexually assaulting women, but who also denied that he could have sexually assaulted a journalist because she was “unattractive” to him.

With these statements – and others – Donald Trump told the world that he believes sexual assault is linked to a person’s physical appearance: another victim-blaming tactic.

Unfortunately, victim-blaming is so pervasive and subtle – especially with the rheotoric supoprted by those in charge, such as our president – that people may not even realize they’re doing it.

When someone reports an assault, particularly one of a sexual nature, even people closest to the victim can’t help but ask for details like “What were you wearing?” and “Were you drinking?”

While these questions may be asked out of concern, they also contribute to a toxic narrative of shifting the blame from the perpetrators to the victim.

Before there was the Rape Shield Law – which effectively aims to keep victims of rape from having their previous sexual history be presented as evidence against them during a trial – judges could also use past sexual experience to put a woman’s assault experience on trial. Even today, there can still be this notion of “you asked for it.”

Sexual assault is an act of control and power and has nothing to do with a person’s clothing or past.

While there has certainly been progress, we still live in a culture that, at times, enforces victim blaming on sexual assault survivors.

Society needs to recognize that the only question to ask a victim of sexual assault is “What can I do to help?” Asking a victim what he or she wore when they were attacked is irrelevant, damaging and ignorant.

Removing blame and shame from the dialogue will empower victims to report their attacks and begin their recovery, without shame or fear.

Ironically, The Penn also published the article titled “Clothing is not a defense for rape” earlier in 1999, proving that it is possible to spread informative rheotoric about a situation while also lacking a certain understanding to maintain this position consistently and knowledgeably.

It is our job – not only as a newspaper but also as citizens – to consistently provide accurate and truthful information.

That is what we seek to do for 2018’s sexual assault awarenss month, and that is what we will seek to do in all future publications.

We are only able to understand what we have learned, but we are responsible to apologize for our own misgivings and correct them.

Better late than never.

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(Paul Marchwinski/ The Penn) The MFA Thesis Exhibit showcased works by the spring 2018 Master of Fine Arts candidates and celebrate the final stages of their graduate degree works. The exhibits are presented across three campus venues including The Kipp Gallery, The Annex Gallery and The University Musuem. The exhibit runs through April 28.

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The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ film will get 50th anniversary theatrical run

By RANDY LEWIS Los Angeles Times TNS

The Beatles’ innovative 1968 animated film “Yellow Submarine” will return to theaters this summer in a new 4K restoration created to mark the movie’s 50th anniversary.

The theatrical run begins July 8, with details on specific cities and theaters to be announced on the film’s official website.

The original was restored by hand, frame by frame rather than using automated software.

The original project in the late ‘60s was begrudgingly approved by the band, which had little involvement in its making, other than approving the use of several songs for the soundtrack and their participation in a filmed segment at the end.

Yet it still enhanced the group’s legacy for creativity with its forward-thinking combination of animation, live action and manipulated still photos, anticipating some of the style later to become a hallmark of Monty

(TNS) “Yellow Submarine” will return to theaters this summer.

Python’s Flying Circus.

The soundtrack, which includes such Beatles standards as “All You Need Is Love,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and the title track, has been remixed in 5.1 surround sound.

All but four of the songs used in “Yellow Submarine” had been previously released, the unreleased songs at the time being “All Together Now,” “It’s Only a Northern Song,” “It’s All Too Much” and “Hey Bulldog.”

The film’s score is also noteworthy for several segments of original orchestrated music composed by longtime Beatles producer George Martin.

The film took the group’s 1966 hit single of the same name as a launch point for a psychedelic romp through a world called Pepperland, using caricatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as the protagonists in their alter egos as the members of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They battled evil creatures called Blue Meanies, whose mission was to drive music and joy from the world.

The film was something of an extension of an animated TV series that originally ran for three seasons from 1965 to 1967 on Saturday mornings on ABC. The 39 episodes placed animated versions of the Fab Four into wacky situations built around their songs, two of which were typically featured in each installment.

The series, simply dubbed “The Beatles,” was largely dismissed by the group, but by 1972 Lennon had changed his perception of it, saying, “I still get a blast out of watching the Beatles cartoons on TV.”

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‘Stranger Things’ creators respond to lawsuit

By ALEJANDRA REYESVELARDE Los Angeles Times TNS

“Stranger Things” creators the Duffer brothers have denied accusations that they stole the idea for their hit Netflix series from a short film by director Charlie Kessler, who has filed suit against them.

In a statement from their attorney Alex Kohner, Matt and Ross Duffer called Kessler’s lawsuit “completely meritless.” “[Kessler] had no connection to the creation or development of ‘Stranger Things,’ “ said the statement. “The Duffer Brothers have neither seen Mr. Kessler’s short film nor discussed any project with him. This is just an attempt to profit from other people’s creativity and hard work.”

Much of the first season of “Stranger Things” involved the strange events at a government laboratory and the disappearance of a young boy.

Kessler alleges “Stranger Things” is based on his short film “Montauk,” which premiered at a film festival in 2012 and was meant as a teaser for a featurelength film, “The Montauk Project.” He said he shared the idea of the two films with the Duffer brothers during a Tribeca Film

Festival party in 2014.

His film, set in New York, is about an abandoned military base called Camp Hero and a young boy, Michael, who is drawn to the military base by an unknown force.

An exhibit attached to the lawsuit describes the film: “Michael walks to Camp Hero and stops at lifeless radar tower on the base ...

The radar tower suddenly lights up, the sky swirls with clouds, blue lights flash, and the boy disappears into thin air.”

Kessler claims in the lawsuit that “Stranger Things” was originally sold to Netflix as “The Montauk Project.”

He argues that there was in implied-in-fact contract when he spoke to the Duffer brothers about his film at the 2014 party, and that they used the idea without permission or compensation.

“After the massive success of Stranger Things ... Defendants have made huge sums of money by producing the series based on Plaintiff’s Concepts,” the lawsuit states.

Kessler is asking for an injunction ordering the Duffer brothers to stop using and destroy all materials related to his concepts. He also seeks restitution in the amount of benefits to the creators, lost profits and punitive damages.

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IUP Dance Theater to put spin on classic fairytale

(Facebook) “The Princess and the Pea ... Brained” is a spin on the classic fairytale “The Princess and the Pea.”

By LAITH ZURAIKAT Staff Writer Laith.Zuraikat@iup.edu

The IUP Department of Theater and Dance will present a performance Saturday that is just a little different than its most recent shows.

Inspired by the timeless children’s tale, “The Princess and the Pea,” this weekend’s interpreta-

tion puts a unique twist on the story.

According to the director of the performance, Dr. Holly Boda-Sutton, “The inspiration for the show was the original fairytale ‘The Princess and the Pea,’ but with the desire to do a comedy variation … This is an original adaptation of the timeless story being performed through dance by the IUP Dance Theater Co.”

While the original version of this tale tells the story of a prince who tries to determine which of his potential candidates for marriage is a “real princess” by testing if they can feel a pea hidden under 20 mattresses while they sleep, “The Princess and the Pea … Brained,” differs in several ways.

According to Boda-Sutton, one of the biggest differences between the two stories is that, “our version of the story runs along a similar storyline. However, we have three princesses who are in contention for marriage to the prince, causing chaos and comical situations with oddball characters.”

The theater department was inspired to remake this classic for several reasons, most notably because they had not performed a comedy in more than five years.

“Comedy requires different timings and performers’ choices than dramatic sto-

ries,” Boda-Sutton said.

“Our dance students needed the opportunity to hone these talents.”

Not only does performing a comedic version of the story allow for students in the department to gain important practice and experience working with a new genre, but it also provides the opportunity to engage the wider IUP and Indiana community by putting on a show that is suitable for adults and children

of all ages.

In a further effort to appeal to a wide variety of audience members, the show’s teaser, “Kinderzircus,” will not only include the usual members of the IUP Dance Theater, but will also star adult members of the community, as well as some members of the Indiana Area High School Drama Club.

The show promises to provide lots of hijinks and laughs, and audience members can contribute to the atmosphere by wearing their favorite royal outfits. However, Boda-Sutton does ask that those in attendance leave their swords, lances and maces at home.

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(Bizzaro Promotions) IUP student Sal DeSimone (junior, criminology) has been gaining some notoriety in the Pittsburgh mixed martial arts (MMA) scene after winning his first two fights by submission.

(Bizzaro Promotions) DeSimone trains out of Elite Combative Systems, located on Philadelphia Street in Indiana. DeSimone’s next fight is projected to come up likely in June.

IUP’s DeSimone making name for himself in MMA

By ELLIOT HICKS Staff Writer

E.Hicks@iup.edu

Mixed martial arts has exploded in popularity in recent years.

Sanctioned fighting like the UFC is a multi-billion dollar industry.

And, perhaps, one of their next superstars is amateur fighter and IUP student Sal DeSimone (junior, criminology).

The 20-year-old bantamweight fighter is 3-0 in his career, most recently defeating Miguel Francisco by unanimous decision March 24.

His first two fights were wins by

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submission, the first of which took DeSimone only 1 minute and 50 seconds.

“My first fight has been my most memorable moment so far,” DeSimone said. “Getting the TKO (technical knockout) that quickly, early in the first round, was great.”

The early dominance in his amateur career has DeSimone ranked fourth on the list of amateur bantamweights in Pennsylvania, and No. 15 overall in the northeast region.

“I like it a lot,” DeSimone said.

“It’s special to be ranked that high, but there’s still a lot of work to do.”

DeSimone has the work ethic to

make it far in the world of MMA. He credited his godfather and father on sparking his interest in the world of martial arts.

At 4 years old, DeSimone began to train in judo and moved up to earn a black belt a few years later.

His father owns a gym near the family’s hometown of Pittsburgh.

“Fighting has been my passion for almost my entire life,” DeSimone said. “I know the grind for training to get better every day.”

His current gym is Elite Combative Systems, located on Philadelphia Street in Indiana. Designee said Elite Combative Systems helped him grow as a fighter.

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“This gym helped me to step up in the world,” DeSimone said, “moving me from martial arts to mixed martial arts.”

After putting in the work with jiu jitsu and kickboxing, he put it all together, leading to his aforementioned first fight and first win against Tyler Rush on April 29, 2017. The second fight of DeSimone’s career was Nov. 22, 2017, as he defeated Maurice Cooley by submission in the second round.

His most recent fight was his first to last all three rounds and showed that he had the stamina to go the distance.

DeSimone said he hopes this

is just the beginning of his with MMA. “I’d like to travel around to different gyms, training and learning as much as I can,” he said. “I’d love to be able to make it to the UFC someday, but my current goal is to win a title in Pinnacle.”

Pinnacle is Pittsburgh’s premier fighting championship organization. For now, though, DeSimone is working with his promoters, Bizarro Promotions, to organize his next fight, which he said might be sometime in June.

“I’ll keep working as hard as I can until the time comes,” DeSimone said.

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IUP rolling through the PSAC with fifth straight shutout

(IUP Athletics) The IUP tennis team won five straight matches in shutout fashion to improve to an overall record of 12-3 in 2018.

By JOHN FORAN Staff Writer

J.N.Foran@iup.edu

The IUP women’s tennis team has been on roll, winning its last five matches all by an impressive shutout score of 9-0.

It is the team’s longest winning streak since the 2013 TENNIS season.

Luise von Agris (senior, management) broke the singles and doubles combined 190-win record for IUP during its 9-0 win over Slippery Rock University on Saturday.

Previously, the record was held by two-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Athlete of the Year Tanya Timko with 189 wins.

IUP’s fifth shutout in a row came following a 9-0 win over Clarion University on Monday.

The win led von Agris and Jarka Petercakova (senior, management) to increase their singles winning streaks to six games. Von Agris was named IUP athlete of the week and the PSAC West athlete of the week. It was her second time being awarded by the PSAC individually.

The NCAA released its first Division II tennis rankings Wednesday, placing IUP as the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Division.

It is the second year in a row IUP has been awarded the top seed in the first of three rankings that will come from the NCAA. Incorporated in the Atlantic Division are colleges and universities from the PSAC, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), and the Mountain East Conference (MEC).

The first rankings are based on the team’s last season’s performance, regional wins and losses and the strength of each team’s schedules. Other PSAC teams ranked in the top 10 in the Atlantic Division include No. 3 Mercyhurst University and No. 5 Slippery Rock.

IUP has appeared in the NCAA DII championships for the eight consecutive seasons.

Currently, the Crimson Hawks are 12-3 overall and 3-0 in conference play, boasting a 3-0 record when playing on their home courts.

Wednesday’s highly anticipated match against conference rival Mercyhurst was postponed with another date to be determined.

Since 2011, the Crimson Hawks have an impressive 12-2 record against the Mercyhurst Lakers in divisional play.

The Crimson Hawks will travel to Cleveland, Ohio, this weekend to face Grand Valley State University on Saturday, and Wayne State University on Sunday. Senior Day is also approaching April 10, when IUP takes on the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans on the Maple Street courts.

(IUP Athletics) Senior Luise von Agris (management) broke the IUP tennis program record with her 190th combined win in the team’s 9-0 shutout victory over rival Slippery Rock University on Saturday.

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‘Nova wins second title in three years

By BEN BOLCH

Los Angeles Times TNS

After the second NBArange 3-pointer fell through the net in less than a minute, Donte DiVincenzo bounded back on defense with pep in his step but no emotion on his face. The reserve guard finally marinated in the moment when a timeout was called. He earned not one but two chest bumps from teammates before thrusting an arm into the air, pointing toward the vast Villanova cheering section behind the team bench.

"Di-Vin-cen-zo!" the Wildcats fans roared inside the Alamodome. "Di-Vincen-zo!"

They can say that again.

The Big East Conference's sixth man of the year was the primary factor in the top-seeded Wildcats' 79-62 conquest of third-seeded Michigan on Monday night in the NCAA tournament's championship game.

DiVincenzo scored 18 of his career-high 31 points in the first half, providing the spark the Wildcats needed to persevere through a slow start on the way to their sec-

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(TNS) Villanova celebrated the program’s second national championship in three years during the team’s championship parade in Philadelphia.

ond national title in three years. It was the most points ever scored off the bench in a championship game and earned DiVincenzo the Final Four's most outstanding player award.

"I did not think that I was going to have this kind of night," DiVincenzo said, "because every night I come into a game, I just try to bring energy."

DiVincenzo said he preferred his two blocked shots to his offensive onslaught.

He had a memorable rejection of Michigan's Charles Matthews on a driving dunk attempt midway through the second half.

"It just shows how much depth we have as a team and how we just don't care who gets the credit," said Villanova point guard Jalen Brunson, the national player

of the year who scored just nine points and was perfectly fine with being upstaged. "If someone's hot, feed them."

Michigan's Moritz Wagner scored 11 early points before being overcome by a torrent of emotion that earned him a technical foul early in the second half. Wagner had just been called for an offensive foul when he went chest to chest with Villanova's Omari Spellman, who was also assessed a technical foul.

There was some unsettling symmetry because the other defeat, against Louisville in 2013, came after Luke Hancock became the first player to come off the bench and win the Final Four's most outstanding player award.

"We needed to play better," Beilein said, "but even if we had played our best, it would have been very dif-

ficult with what DiVincenzo did. It was an incredible performance."

Villanova featured the nation's best offense and an ability to lull opponents into thinking they were every bit the Wildcats' equal before quickly discovering otherwise during a flurry of Villanova points.

The Wolverines eventually found themselves buried under a hailstorm of threepointers and dynamic playmaking that included DiVincenzo making 10 of 15 shots and forward Mikal Bridges adding 19 points.

Michigan's defense actually did what it wanted for much of the first half. The Wolverines limited Villanova's three-point attempts and closely contested the ones the Wildcats did take.

Villanova missed eight of its first nine three-pointers before DiVincenzo scored on a variety of moves. Villanova coach Jay Wright facetiously dubbed DiVincenzo "the Michael Jordan of Delaware" when he was a freshman because the native of the state was acting like a superstar.

"That became his name," Wright said.

On Monday, it was a name that was well earned.

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Woods’ return brings extra spark to Augusta

By JARROD BROWNE Lead Sports Writer

J.W.Browne@iup.edu

With the 2018 Masters beginning on Thursday, golf fans turned their attention to one thing, the return of Tiger Woods.

Woods was on the fast track to defeat Jack Nicklaus for the most major victories in a single career before a scandal involving extramarital affairs and sex addiction derailed Woods from the PGA record.

Since the scandal, Woods struggled with health issues, needing his back to get surgically fused and personal issues after facing a driving under the influence charge in 2017.

Now that Woods shows a full recovery in health and appears to have his swing back after his second-place finish at the Valspar Invitational, he put himself in position as one of the favorites to win the Masters and brought a buzz back to golf that has been missing for

some time.

Among the other golfers primed for a run at the green jacket is Phil Mickelson.

If Mickelson won the Masters this year, he would be the oldest player to win the tournament at 47 years old.

Nicklaus currently holds the record, when the Golden Bear won at Augusta at age 46.

Mickelson is coming off two strong finishes leading to the Masters with a tournament win at the WGC-Mexico Championships (WGC) and a minus-10 effort at the Houston Open.

Although Woods and Mickelson still remain two of the most prevalent faces in golf, many of the younger faces on tour have a strong chance to win this year’s tournament.

Dustin Johnson, who is ranked as the No. 1 golfer in the world, came into the Masters off of a good performance at the WGC, where Johnson placed seventh after a minus-12 effort.

Jordan Spieth is also a contend-

er for the green jacket this year.

The 2015 Masters winner looks to win his second green jacket beginning the tournament ranked third in the world and is coming off a third-place finish at the Houston Open.

Rory McIlroy is another golfer who found himself in the hunt for a green jacket. With a win at Augusta, McIlroy would complete a career grand slam, winning all four majors at different parts throughout his career.

Another favorite to win this year’s Masters is FedEx Cup points leader Justin Thomas.

Thomas currently leads the PGA in every statistical category except events played. Thomas has 1,713 FedEx Cup points, two wins and five top-10 finishes heading into Augusta. With the Masters started Thursday and the final round on Sunday, fans can continue to follow along with the leaderboard and watch coverage all weekend on The Golf Channel, ESPN and CBS as well as streaming online at CBSsports.com.

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