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(Katie Mest/ The Penn) Chalk messages showed up Monday morning on the sidewalks outside the Eberly College of Business and Stephenson Hall. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk spoke later that evening in an event that discussed “hard truths, exposing leftist lies and progressive propaganda.”

Chalk messages appear on day of Charlie Kirk event By KATIE MEST News Editor K.A.Mest@iup.edu

Students at 21 Pennsylvania universities held rallies at their respective schools Monday as a part of the PA Student Power Network’s (PSPN) “statewide day of action to #TurnDownCampusHate, demanding that all universities denounce and deny funding to campus hate groups,” according to a Monday news release. The rallies on IUP’s campus occurred at 3:30 p.m. in front of Sutton Hall and at 6 p.m. at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex, an hour and a half before Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), spoke to Indiana community members. The 24-year-old was featured in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and stopped at IUP on his “Hard Truths” campus tour. The event sold more than 500 tickets. Kirk’s appearance on campus raised conflict in the months leading to it. It was originally supposed to occur in Eberly Auditorium, but administration made the decision to move the event off campus after debate from community members who didn’t agree with the program, which is publicized to discuss “hard truths, exposing leftist lies and progressive propaganda.” The conservative group made its way to campus in fall 2017, gaining enough attention in two

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(Turning Point IUP Twitter) IUP’s chapter of Turning Point USA quickly came into existence in fall 2017, gaining more than 50 members in the first two weeks. TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk visited IUP on Monday at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

weeks to become a university-recognized organization. IUP TPUSA has about 70 members, according to a Feb. 7 Facebook post. IUP President Michael Driscoll referred to the TPUSA event in a March 19 news conference in the KCAC. “A little over a month ago, we learned that a recognized student organization had invited the founder of its national organiza-

tion to speak at IUP,” Driscoll said. “The organization is conservative in nature and has some vocal critics. “Some started name-calling, referring to the speaker and the leaders of the IUP student organization as Nazis and fascists and the like, demanding that I not allow the speaker to appear on campus. And the student leaders, stung by the names, demanded

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that I make those people stop it.” Driscoll mentioned the “IUP Way,” a recurring phrase in administrative discussions regarding free speech on campus and the standard to which administration holds its students. Alaura Johnson (sophomore, criminology), a member of PSPN, criticized Driscoll’s decision in allowing TPUSA to speak to students.

“Many students do not feel safe,” Johnson said in a Monday email, “and Driscoll has made it OK for TPUSA to be here under ‘freedom of speech’ yet when we are expressing our freedom of speech when opposing, we are shunned with the ‘IUP Way.’ That is not fair. “Twenty one other universities across the state of PA will be joining IUP students in solidarity for the Day of Action, while delivering letters to their university presidents. The two demands are no platforms and no funds for hate groups on any campus.” Messages written in chalk showed up around campus Monday morning with messages such as “The ‘IUP Way’ enables bigotry,” and “Where’s Driscoll?” The messages spanned from the Oak Grove to Eberly College of Business. IUP TPUSA member Maggie McGahen (economics) shared a Facebook post encouraging the public to attend the event and asking protestors to do so peacefully. “If you are coming to protest/ debate, we ask you do so in a mature and respectful manner,” McGahen said in the Monday post. “Please do not cause harm to fellow protesters, Turning Point chapter members, and more importantly the campus and buildings. Please be smart, those violating KCAC policies will be asked to leave.”

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Battered areas see new hurricanes on horizon

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Regions still recovering from 2017’s devastating hurricanes are scrambling to prepare for the new hurricane season, which is just two months away and expected to be busier than average. Houston has changed building regulations, Florida is seeking federal assistance and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long said Puerto Rico needs an estimated $50 billion to rebuild its infrastructure and electrical grid after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. In a visit to Puerto Rico late last week, he told The Associated Press that the U.S. territory is not prepared for the upcoming hurricane season, which starts June 1. “We’re running out of time,” Long said. A June 14 planning and training exercise is scheduled with the island’s government to coordinate delivering supplies to Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities for improved response and recovery times. Puerto Rico must restructure its own emergency management system to have better coordination for future storms, Long said. Puerto Rico’s phone system was rendered useless after the storm landed Sept. 20. Long also said it was “completely false” that FEMA’s response to Hurricane Maria was slow and inadequate, citing the $10 billion the agency provided to the island. Vast portions of the island were left without electricity for months, but now about 96 percent of customers have had power restored, said Walter Higgins, chief executive officer of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. In a video posted by the power authority, Higgins said there are still about 50,000 people without power six months after the Category 5 storm ravaged the island. The remaining customers are in tough-to-reach locations because of the natural terrain or hurricanerelated damage, Higgins said. The coming hurricane season isn’t expected to equal last year’s. The 2017 season brought 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes and six major storms at Category 3 or

(TNS) From left, Marjory Stoneman Douglas students Morgan Williams, Ivanna Paitan and Danielle Gilbert, leaned on each other for support to help cope with the trauma and the effects of the shooting at their school. Photographers revisited students almost two months after the Feb. 14 shooting. (TNS) Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico’s mountainous central region hard in September 2017.

higher. The estimated damage of the storms rose to more than $200 billion.Still, early forecasts for the 2018 season suggest the potential for disastrous storms. The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University released its annual forecast Thursday and predicts that 2018 will bring seven hurricanes and 14 named storms – slight increases from the medians of six and 12. “Certainly, we can expect some major hurricanes. At least three major hurricanes have been predicted for this year,” said Michael Bell, an associate professor of atmospheric science who coauthored the forecast. AccuWeather Atlantic hurricane expert Dan Kottlowski said that while experts can only make predictions on the severity and paths of the hurricanes, previous data indicate which localities should expect the storms. “They need to prepare to get hit this year,” Kottlowski said of states from Texas to the Carolinas. “Historically, the probability of getting hit again is smaller but not impossible.” Kottlowski said that Key West, Fla., “has the highest probability of being impacted by a hurricane ... they’re sticking out like a sore thumb.” The island and city in the Florida Keys offers an example of how municipalities in Florida, Texas and elsewhere are still trying to secure aid from federal and

state government. Hurricane Irma hit Key West on Aug. 30. Monroe County, which includes Key West, on Feb. 28 submitted its application to FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant for reimbursement of $17 million. In March, county representatives went to Washington to meet with FEMA officials and discuss reimbursement for hurricane-related expenses. Under the application process, FEMA reviews the paperwork, and then submits it to the Florida Department of Emergency Management for approval. Monroe County has been approved for about $3 million, but has yet to receive any of the money. Monroe County took out a $40 million line of credit to cover Hurricane Irma-related expenses, according to a news release. In Houston, the City Council voted last week to create a regulation that would require new commercial buildings and homes to be elevated higher in areas prone to flooding. Hurricane Harvey hit the city Aug. 17 as a Category 4 storm and lingered over the region. In February, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said more than 50 inches of rain hit the area in a few days, damaging more than 345,000 housing units. More than 10,000 people lived in shelters until the water receded, Turner said.

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Topless protester lunges at Bill Cosby as retrial begins; judge considers tossing juror By LAURA KING

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It’s the same courthouse, the same accuser, the same defendant. But much has changed since Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case resulted in a mistrial nearly a year ago. Monday’s opening statements in the comedian’s retrial in a Pennsylvania court were expected to hinge on the question of whether what happened between Cosby and Andrea Constand one night in 2004 amounted to a consensual sexual encounter, or a trusted mentor’s attack on a helpless, drugged woman. In the initial 11-day trial, which ended in June 2017, jurors were unable to reach a verdict. In the intervening months, the #MeToo movement ignited, seeking to hold to account scores of powerful men accused of sexual assault or harassment. In that vein, a topless protester with “Women’s Lives Matter” written on her body in red ink charged at Cosby on Monday morning as he walked into the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, a Philadelphia suburb, for the start of his sexual assault retrial. The woman, among about half a dozen people chanting in support of Cosby’s accuser, jumped over a barricade and lunged toward Cosby but was intercepted by sheriff’s deputies. The woman, identified as Nicolle Rochelle, 39, of Little Falls, N.J., was led away in handcuffs and charged with disorderly conduct. Cosby seemed startled but physically unscathed. The retrial of the 80-year-old comedian, once a beloved American icon, marks for many a dizzying reassessment of a performer with a long career including his portrayal of a wise and benevolent family man, Dr. Cliff Huxtable, on “The Cosby Show.” A jury made up of seven men and five women – 10 white, two black – was impaneled to hear the case. In his retrial, Cosby faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault stemming from a 2004 encounter at his home with Constand, a 44-year-old former basketball staffer at Temple University in Philadelphia. Constand also brought a civil

(TNS) Employers should not base a new worker’s pay on past salary because that could exacerbate unequal pay between men and women, a federal appeals court decided.

Prior salary can’t justify wage gap, appeals court rules By MAURA DOLAN Los Angeles Times TNS (TNS) Police led a protester away after she jumped in front of actor Bill Cosby on Monday as he arrived for the beginning of his sexual assault retrial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.

motion against Cosby, which was confidentially settled in 2006. In the earlier trial, Constand testified that on the night in question, she was left unable to move after taking pills that Cosby administered, and that the comedian then assaulted her, touching her breasts and digitally penetrating her. “I tried to get my hands to move, or my legs to move, but I was frozen,” she said then on the witness stand. Cosby has said he believed the encounter was a romantic one. In recent years, dozens of women have come forward with similar accounts of being drugged and sexually molested by Cosby, describing serial misconduct dating back to at least the 1980s. Cosby’s defense team – led by Los Angeles attorney Tom Mesereau, who defended Michael Jackson on child molestation charges – fought to exclude testimony by other alleged victims, saying their testimony would be unfairly prejudicial. The defense also argued that

lawyers could not properly prepare for cross-examination of witnesses who were testifying about incidents alleged to have taken place many years earlier. Of the 19 women the prosecution sought to call, the judge set the number at five. The bestknown of those expected to testify is ex-model Janice Dickinson, who has alleged a 1982 drugging and sexual assault by Cosby that took place at Lake Tahoe. Opening statements in the trial were delayed as the judge spent the morning holding a hearing in chambers to determine whether a selected juror’s overheard remarks indicated he could not be impartial, or whether his alleged comments might have affected other jurors. Another juror, who was not selected to serve, had reported late last week that the man was heard expressing the opinion that Cosby was guilty. If convicted, Cosby could spend the rest of his life in prison. The judge has said the retrial could take up to a month.

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Employers should not base a new worker’s pay on past salary because that could exacerbate unequal pay between men and women, a federal appeals court decided Monday. An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, overturning last year’s decision by a three-judge panel in the case, ruled unanimously in favor of a female math consultant from Fresno, Calif., who was paid less than men for equal work because her prior salary was lower. “Allowing an employer to justify a wage differential between men and women on the basis of prior salary is wholly inconsistent with the provisions of the Equal Pay Act,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who died last month, wrote for the court. Despite passage of the federal pay law in 1963, “the financial exploitation of working women embodied by the gender pay gap continues to be an embar-

rassing reality of our economy,” Reinhardt wrote. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by Aileen Rizo, a math consultant, against the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. Rizo sued after discovering that all the other math consultants, who were men, received higher pay than she did. The school system conceded Rizo was paid less for the same work but attributed the disparity to the men’s pay history, not discrimination. A federal magistrate, refusing to throw out her lawsuit, ruled that basing pay on previous salaries was unreasonable because it simply perpetuated gender discrimination. A three-judge 9th Circuit panel overturned that decision a year ago, but a majority of judges on the court voted to reconsider. Monday’s decision applies to nine Western states. California’s pay law, amended in part because of the Rizo case, says disparity in pay may not be justified solely by prior salary.

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Trump to attempt cutting back on $1.3 trillion spending deal By ERIK WASSON and JUSTIN SINK Bloomberg News TNS

With the federal budget deficit expanding and congressional elections seven months away, the Trump administration plans to ask Congress for cuts in domestic programs that were part of a bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending bill that President Donald Trump signed last month. The White House doesn’t want to touch extra funding for the military, border security and combating the opioids crisis in a package of proposed cuts it will send to Congress in the coming weeks, according to an administration official, who asked for anonymity to outline the plan. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California has been working with the White House on a using a budget maneuver called rescission, a Republican aide said. The size of the cuts that might be sought and a timetable for a Congressional vote hasn’t been decided. Any attempt to roll back spending is sure to trigger a backlash from Democrats who negotiated the extra domestic funding

(TNS) President Donald Trump made remarks March 23 after signing the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill at the White House in Washington, D.C.

in exchange for agreeing to a bigger budget for the Pentagon. Although Democrats wouldn’t be able to block it, some Republicans may be reluctant to blow up one of the few bipartisan agreements

that have made it through the House and Senate. “The administration is working to identify potential rescissions and at this point, there is no completed list or dollar amount,”

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White House budget office spokeswoman Meghan Burris said. The spending bill passed the House on a 256-167 vote and the Senate on a 65-32 vote last month after Republican leaders urged rank and file to support the military increases despite the increases for domestic priorities. The 2,232-page measure was the result of more than a month of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in Congress to end a cycle of government shutdown threats and stopgap spending bills. Although the White House was part of the negotiations, Trump called the bill “ridiculous” and fumed over the lack of funding for the $25 billion southern border wall he promised to build during his presidential campaign. He threatened to veto it but backed down under the threat of a March 23 government shutdown. The bill increased military spending by $80 billion this year above previous spending limits and non-defense spending by $63 billion. Trump’s 2018 budget had sought a $54 billion cut to nondefense spending. Along with the $1.5 trillion tax cut law, the additional spending is likely to balloon the federal budget deficit, which is on track to hit $1 trillion next year. That would take away one of the main lines of attack Republicans have used

against Democrats in recent years – runaway federal spending – as they are trying to fend off a strong challenge to their control of the House in the November elections. The rescissions request makes use of an obscure provision in the 1974 Budget Act that allows the president to request the cancellation of some spending and gives Congress 45 days to approve the measure. Under a 1992 precedent in the Senate that limits debate, Republicans likely could pass the bill without any Democratic support. It still would be difficult to pass in the Senate, according to another Republican aide. That’s because appropriations panel members would be concerned that making an end run around Democrats would take away incentives to negotiate on future legislation. Democrats delivered a similar warning. “Advancing a rescission package like the one described would lay waste to the notion that Republican leadership negotiated the omnibus in good faith and poison the well for future responsible, bipartisan legislating,” said Matthew Dennis, a spokesman for House Appropriations Committee Democrats on Friday. Steve Bell, a former Senate Republican budget aide of the Bipartisan Policy Center, predicted that because of this, the package will face difficulties in the Senate and may not even be introduced. Bell said he expects the White House will likely attempt to bring non-defense discretionary levels down by $120 billion to put it in line with the Trump 2018 budget. Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a spending watchdog group, said the larger the request from Trump, the more difficult it will be. “Unless it’s a really targeted package that just focuses on some egregious waste, it is going to get enough people ticked off that it won’t go through” he said. Budget watchdogs say they would welcome the chance to reduce the roughly $150 billion spending increase in the omnibus bill. “I don’t have a view yet on this particular process, but certainly we overspent for FY 2018 and if we can pare the funds backs a bit – both on the defense and non-defense side – that would be an improvement,” said Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

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Pennsylvania State University (PSU) students spent 46 hours from Feb. 16-18 in the Bryce Jordan Center dancing to raise money for Four Diamonds at Penn State’s Children’s Hospital. The teams collectively raised $10,151,663.93 for the kids in the 46th year of the event. Many schools, IUP included, hold MiniTHONs as a way to follow in the same footsteps. But you probably haven’t heard much about it on IUP’s campus. You probably haven’t heard about many of the attempted events on campus, but it’s not for lack of effort on the part of the organizers. IUP students tend to be very selective in how they choose to spend their time. The mainstream media might say an IUP student’s time is mostly spent partying and getting into trouble. The students who are known for being active in their roles are the

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(Evensi.com) Charlie Kirk spoke at IUP on Monday night with police officers stationed around the event in case of protests.

ones who include themselves in organizations that cause a stir in the campus community. For example, IUP’s chapter of Turning Point USA invited TPUSA’s founder Char-

lie Kirk to speak at at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex on Monday night. A group called the Pennsylvania Student Power Network hosted rallies Monday outside Sutton Hall and the KCAC to “#TurnDownCampusHate” in response to university President Michael Driscoll’s decision to allow Kirk to speak. While it is good that these students are using their college years to develop their own opinions and senses of self, there is a large majority of the campus population that seems to forget that they are a part of a bigger community. A lot of campus student organizations have a requirement for members to participate in a certain amount of community service hours. But how many of those students would have done those hours if they had not been forced into it?

Kick congressional squatters out of the Capitol By THE EDITORS Bloomberg View TNS

In most of the U.S., sleeping in the office is frowned upon. Two notable exceptions are Silicon Valley – and Capitol Hill. As many as 100 members of Congress, including the speaker of the House, bunk down in their work spaces every night. For the sake of their fellow government employees and the public, they need to wake up. The modern practice of congressional squatting dates to the 1980s, when future Majority Leader Dick Armey crashed in the House gym. The ranks of the “in-office caucus” swelled with the influx of Tea Party Republicans in 2010; some members keep wardrobes in their offices and sleep on cots or inflatable mattresses. Many portray their refusal to rent property in Wash-

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ington as a mark of virtue, signifying rejection of the swamp. It may also be illegal. Fire codes aside, squatters benefit from free utilities, cable TV and internet access, and cleaning services. This may violate congressional ethics rules, which prohibit members from using official resources for certain needs. At the least lodging on government premises should be treated as a taxable fringe benefit – just like congressional parking spaces are. Aside from the legal considerations, there are other issues. The risk of elected representatives appearing in various states of undress is more than awkward – it is unacceptable, especially given revelations about the prevalence of sexual harassment in the Capitol. Aides are often obliged to clean up their bosses’ living quarters, which only adds to the dysfunction and abuse

that characterizes office environments on the Hill. To be sure, maintaining a second home isn’t a trivial expense for most lawmakers, even on a salary that’s roughly three times the median U.S. household income. Other countries provide living allowances to legislators, or offer space in public housing or dormitories. A $2,500 monthly housing stipend, as suggested by a departing member of Congress last year, may not be realistic in a political climate where members just eliminated a meager $3,000 annual tax deduction for living expenses. But it’s better than living in a lobbyist’s condo or office squatting. The U.S. Capitol was designed not as a congressional dormitory but as a place to conduct the people’s business. As the bartender might say: You don’t have to go home, lawmakers, but you can’t stay here.

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Any kind of service to the community is well-appreciated, considering the amount of time students already have invested in school. They should just value the time they give to others. Into the Streets, a day in which many campus organizations send groups to help beautify the Indiana community, is April 21. With this opportunity and the countless others happening before the end of the school year, students should consider participating in a way that gives a piece of themselves. It’s one thing to wake up early and begrudgingly drag yourself to your service opportunity. It’s another to acknowledge the importance of your time and the impact you will have helping those who need it.

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(Ashley Garonzi/ The Penn) Ilana Glazer performed at the Hadley Union Building (HUB) on Friday.

Comedian Ilana Glazer strikes IUP in its funny bone By SAMANTHA SHEEHAN Staff Writer S.S.Sheehan@iup.edu

Comedian, writer and actress Ilana Glazer, who is best known for her role in the Comedy Central hit “Broad City,” performed comedy routines with two other comedians Friday night at IUP in the Hadley Union Building (HUB) Ohio Room. The show, presented by STATIC (The Student Activity Comitee), seemed to attract many people outside of IUP, which filled the audience with various age groups. Glazer’s opener, comedian Orlando Baxter, seemed to be a good start for the show. The audience loved his routine. Some of his jokes included what it’s like to be black, having glasses and

being a former teacher. The next act was Alison Leiby. Her comedy style could best be described as “relatable humor,” something many comedians are doing today. She interacted heavily with the audience while talking about

being a woman, one-night stands and more. The audience got very excited when the star of the show came on stage. Glazer opened with talking about how many people just assume that she is just like her character on “Broad City.” She made some jokes about how that’s “not, not true.” She had a fairly long skit about weed. Then she talked about Diva Cups, an alternative to pads or

tampons, and similarly to Leiby, had a skit that was extremely relatable to women. Among all these jokes, she had a segment called “micro impersonations,” which the audience seemed to love. For this, she would say whom she was impersonating and then have a few seconds of impersonation. One of the impersonations was if Michael Jackson were a bike being ridden, which she called “Bike-ael Jackson.” Toward the end, Glazer had a Q&A session where the audience could ask her questions and she asked questions back. During this Q&A, she talked about the future of “Broad City” and other projects she does on the side. She also gave two audience members hugs when they asked. Overall, the audience seemed to really enjoy the show. Audience members were crying with laughter during each of the three sets.

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Al Pacino opens his playbook on tackling coach Joe Paterno

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There was a time when the idea of Al Pacino doing television seemed as unlikely as the pope hosting “Saturday Night Live.” But as the small screen became more prestigious, and movie studios grew less enamored of urban dramas driven by characters desperately in need of a nap, Pacino was one of the many actors who broadened their horizons. “Paterno,” premiering Saturday, marks the 77-year-old actor’s fourth collaboration with HBO in 15 years, a partnership that has paid off with two Emmy wins (“Angels in America” and “You Don’t Know Jack”) and a third nomination (“Phil Spector”). During that same span, Pacino has failed to dazzle at the bigscreen box office, unless you’re one of the 18 people who giggled at the sight of him courting Adam Sandler in “Jack & Jill.” That transition may be a source of frustration for movie lovers who grew up watching Pacino as Michael Corleone, crossing over to the dark side in “The Godfather” saga, or bank robber Sonny Wortzik, whipping New Yorkers into a frenzy by chanting “Attica!” in “Dog Day Afternoon.” But from Pacino’s perspective, HBO gives him the opportunity to go deep on real-life figures more complex and challenging than any member of the Avengers. “It’s attractive for actors to do characters that have existed, because they’re the steppingstones. They’re the thing that gets you there,” he said in January. “And, also, there’s a certain credibility, because these things really happen. It fortifies you, in a way. You have the real person to digest, to sort of channel. I think that’s very important, at least for me, anyway.” In his latest film, Pacino tackles Joe Paterno, the legendary Penn State coach, during the two weeks before he was fired. The film, costarring Riley Keough and Kathy Baker, focuses on Paterno’s reaction – or lack thereof – as allegations of sexual abuse leveled at his former assistant, Jerry Sandusky, came to a boil. Pacino doesn’t have a lot of dialogue. He spends most of the

(TNS) Robert Hunter will release his new book, “Relapse,” in May.

By SAMANTHA SHEEHAN Staff Writer S.S.Sheehan@iup.edu (TNS) Al Pacino in HBO Films’ “Paterno”

film staring wide-eyed behind oversized glasses at either football footage or family members debating his future as if he’s not even in the room. “At the beginning of the movie, he’s at the height of what he is, in terms of recognition as a legend,” said director Barry Levinson, who has had his fair share of success in both feature films (“Rain Man”) and TV (“Homicide: Life on the Street”). “Within two weeks, the world crashes down around him in the scandal, and he finds out the fact that he will die – and does die shortly thereafter. It’s a complicated piece.” Sandusky’s guilt is never in doubt. The big questions are: How much did Paterno know and when did he know it? In a chilling scene, Paterno’s wife (Baker) reminds her husband that Sandusky used to play with their children in the swimming pool. It’s a memory that doesn’t register with him. “I’ve known football coaches who have that innately – this ability to focus – because football is a very complicated game, very complicated, with many, many plays and many variables,” said Pacino, who played a fictional NFL coach in 1999’s “Any Given Sunday.” “At one point in the movie he says to his son, ‘I didn’t see it.’ I think that meant a lot to Joe. As a savant, he saw football. I mean, this was an educated man. I think it meant a lot that he didn’t see something, and he needed to see it.” One of Paterno’s sins was his unwillingness to adapt. Pacino, on the other hand, has adapted well to television, a medium with smaller budgets and less shooting time.

Robert Hunter – a singer, songwriter, author and poet, who is local to Pennsylvania – has been touring with his wife, Rebecca Hunter, and fellow singer and songwriter, Sarah Trunzo. This tour is to promote his new book, “Relapse,” and new album, “Revival.” Rebecca Hunter’s journey toward cancer remission was Robert Hunter’s main inspiration. The trio will perform at the Artists Hand Gallery and Espresso Bar on Thursday. Trunzo, who is originally from Maine, will open with

her alternative country style songs about underrepresented topics. She said touring with the Hunters has been very inspiring for her. After her performance, Robert Hunter will play music from his new album, which is to be released in June. Then, he will take fan favorites from his previous albums, “Afterglow” and “Out of my Mind.” For Robert and Becky Hunter, this tour is about supporting local venues and having their own adventures rather than money. Although Robert Hunter has been featured on local and national radios, including Sirius XM, and is on the Amazon Best Seller’s list, he is trying to stay true to supporting local businesses. When “Relapse” releases on May 15, the Hunters’ main target is selling to independent book stores – or as Rebecca Hunter said, “Indie buys indie.” The Hunters also have a sponsorship from thisisbookable. com. With this site, anyone can request and purchase private concerts from Robert Hunter. The proceeds for Hunters’ shows are going to cancer centers, and all the proceeds from

their single, “Don’t Wanna Lose You,” are going to the American Cancer Society. Cancer organizations sponsored the Hunters with “comfort items,” such as fleece blankets, that they can provide to any cancer survivor they encounter. When Rebecca Hunter was diagnosed with cancer, Robert Hunter asked her what she wanted from this. She said she wanted him to finish the book. According to Robert Hunter, she said, “I want to be there with you, and even if I can’t be there, promise me you’ll do it.” Robert Hunter promised he would. He said he was scared of this situation, but seeing his wife’s strength made him less scared. While writing “Relapse,” his main intent was to make Rebecca Hunter laugh with every page. If she didn’t laugh at a page, he would scrap it and try again. The Hunters met many cancer survivors who said they needed a laugh and were glad they got it from Robert Hunter’s book. Robert Hunter said he was surprised to have inspired a Chili’s waiter by encouraging him to live life to the fullest since life is so short.

April 10, 2018

Culture

‘IUP’s Favorite Bite’ restaurants reach Sweet 16 Venice

IUP's Favorite Bite

9th Street Deli

Tom's

Bob's Sub

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Bruno's

Romeo's

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H.B. Culpeppers

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Benjamin's

China King

Steel City Samiches

Indiana's Super 32 Restaurant Bracket

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This article contains opinion. The Penn officially released the bracket for the “IUP’s Favorite Bite” tournament last week to find out what truly is IUP’s favorite local restaurant. The matchups got started on Twitter soon after the release. After the first round, only 16 restaurants remain. The Pizza Division got underway with overwhelming victories from fan favorites Venice Cafe & Pizzeria and Romeo’s Pizza. Venice will move on to face Tom’s Pizza, which marginally defeated Italian Village. Romeo’s will go head-to-head with Bob’s Pizza. Bob’s, a cheaper square pizza, pulled off the unlikely upset in round one against Josephine’s, an authentic Italian pizza. With Bob’s victory, a trend is seen that students prefer cheaper prices over gourmet-style food. Within the Bars Division, things went as expected. Strong con-

Fortune Buffet

tenders H.B. Culpeppers, Brunzies and Steel City Samiches took care of business. Benjamin’s narrowly defeated Levity Brewing Co., 55 percent to 45 percent. An interesting matchup between two heavyweights, H.B. Culpeppers and Brunzies in round two, will have tensions running high. In the Other Division, sandwiches prevailed. 9th Street Deli became a clear favorite, moving forward after a dominating 94 percent to 6 percent victory over The Grapevine. 9th Street Deli will face Bob’s Sub in the second round, to see what really is Indiana’s favorite sandwich shop. Within the International Division, Tres Amigos and UMI Hibachi, the new Japanese restaraunt, took care of business and will square off in round two. China King defeated rival restaurant Kim Moon and will move on to face Fortune Buffet, which was victorious over Nap’s Cucina Mia, to decide which Chinese restaurant is preferred. As the tournament continues, remember to cast your vote.

April 10, 2018

Culture

‘A Quiet Place’ is a thrillingly intelligent monster movie

(TNS) “A Quiet Place” received a 97 percent score from Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.2/10 rating from IMDb.

By JUSTIN CHANG Los Angeles Times TNS

Real-life husband and wife John Krasinski and Emily Blunt play a married couple with three children living in the aftermath of a horrifying alien invasion in “A Quiet Place.” I can’t recall the last time I found myself caring as intently for the characters in a horror picture as I did for the family in “A Quiet Place,” the sensationally gripping and emotional new alien-invasion thriller from the actor and writerdirector John Krasinski. The sheer levels of sympathetic adrenaline he summons here – of pure, relentless, moment-to-moment anxiety – are nothing short of remarkable, especially since the terrors that have befallen this family are at once so ludicrous, so vague and so inexplicable. The short version: A race of lethally fast and sharp-jawed creatures have swarmed the planet’s surface, wiping out much of the human population. We never learn where they came from, how they

arrived or why any of this is happening. All we know is what Lee and Evelyn Abbott (played by Krasinski and Blunt) and their children know: The creatures are blind, but they possess extraordinary powers of hearing. Any sound above a tap or a whisper – say, a glass breaking, or even a few words being spoken aloud – will bring death to the Abbotts’ door within seconds. Krasinski has clearly absorbed a lesson in conceptual economy from Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” and like a “Jaws”-era Steven Spielberg, he takes his time revealing the monsters in all their sharp-fanged, big-eared hideousness. (If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if H.R. Giger’s Alien mated with Dumbo, wonder no further.) We do get a few blips of back story in the newspaper clippings lining the walls of the Abbotts’ rural farmhouse: worldwide destruction, untold fatalities, the astonishing realization that the monsters hunt by sound. But the details in the nearly dialogue-free script, which Krasinski wrote with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck, are left bare-bones by design. What makes “A Quiet

Place” work like gangbusters isn’t some elaborate mythology. It’s the way the story immerses us, for 95 urgently paced minutes, in the minutiae of everyday survival. This is walking-on-eggshells cinema of a very high order; it’s about people clinging silently to process, and logic, in the face of a literally unspeakable tragedy. For this reason, it’s also the kind of movie that will have many gleefully picking apart its own lapses in logic, the holes in an otherwise airtight premise. Feel free to do so; it’s all part of the fun. Viewers inclined to break the tension with nervous laughter may well wonder how the Abbotts have managed to survive the everyday acts of sneezing, snoring or, God forbid, passing gas. (A friend at the screening offered up the alternate title “Silent But Deadly.”) Still others might scoff in disbelief when it’s revealed early on that Evelyn is pregnant; surely she and Lee would have known better than to risk bringing a screaming newborn into this God-forsaken world. But one of the movie’s sobering lessons is that in desperate times, which endanger not just a way of life but the very meaning of life, excessive caution has a way of going hand-in-hand with extreme risk. Evelyn and Lee turn out to have their own painful reasons for wanting another child, and they have made some startling arrangements for when the baby arrives. Life without sound, it turns out, requires an awful lot of preplanning. Lee and Evelyn also have two young children who are already much smarter and more resilient than they should have to be.

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Marcus (Noah Jupe) is sensitive and easily frightened; there’s one heartbreaking moment when he tries to apologize for a simple mistake, and we register the psychological toll of an existence where kids must constrain their emotions at any cost. Marcus’ older sister, Regan (Millicent Simmonds), is made of sterner stuff: She’s terrifically smart, brave and self-possessed. She is also deaf, which might seem to put her at a singular disadvantage where the monsters are concerned, an assumption that the filmmakers cleverly and cannily subvert at every turn. Indeed, the

fact that Regan and her family are all adept at sign language might partly account for how long they’ve managed to survive in silence. Still, to Regan’s annoyance, her disability also brings out Lee’s most protective instincts, including his vain but tireless efforts to build her a workable hearing aid. The tense relationship between father and daughter, marbled with a curious mix of tenderness, guilt and misunderstanding, turns out to be the key dynamic in a horror movie predicated almost entirely on the difficulty of effective communication.

Friday’s Puzzle Solved

S PO R T S IUP baseball drops road series P

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to Gannon By ELLIOT HICKS Staff Writer

E.Hicks@iup.edu

IUP baseball traveled to Gannon University over the weekend for a pair of doubleheaders in Erie. Having to play every game on the road has been a challenge, and the team won one of four games against the Golden Knights in the series. Unlike the last two series, where IUP won the final game, the Crimson Hawks picked up a 6-4 victory in the first game Friday. In a cold and windy environment, IUP rebounded from being down 3-0 to score six runs in the sixth inning. Those runs were highlighted by a two-run home run by Chris Calliari (redshirt senior, kinesiology). The comeback gave starter Colin Claus (junior, kinesiology) his first victory of the season, after another quality start with 6 innings pitched, three runs on five hits and four strikeouts. The harsh weather kept IUP in the game long enough to pull off a victory. “Playing in the cold is never fun, but we are used to it,” Claus said. “In the end, you have to want it more.” The day’s second game saw IUP jump out to an early 4-0 lead, which included a two-run home run from Dan Sepic (senior, hospitality management). In the third inning, however, Gannon’s offense caught fire, and the final score ended 15-6 in favor of the Golden Knights. On Saturday, the first game came down to the final play, when Matt Swartz (redshirt junior, management) was robbed of a walk-off

grand slam by Gannon outfielder Kyle Cox, which gave the Golden Knights a 6-3 win. This spoiled a season-best five strikeouts and no walks in five innings for Jeff Allen (junior, criminology). Allen allowed two runs on five hits, and the Crimson Hawks led 2-0 in the second inning and 3-1 in the fifth. The Golden Knights claimed the lead in the sixth inning and got insurance runs in the seventh. The series’ final game was an offensive shootout, as Gannon put up seven runs in the second inning and four in both the third and fourth innings on its way to a 20-9 victory. The Crimson Hawks also had a strong offensive showing, scoring in five of the first six innings. IUP had 12 hits in the game, but Gannon had 19 and also benefitted from three errors by the Crimson Hawks. Moving forward, IUP’s next matchup, a Tuesday doubleheader at Lock Haven University, was cancelled, but the Crimson Hawks are scheduled to take on Clarion University on Friday and Saturday in their first home game of the season. “[It] should be an advantage for us to play at our home field,” Sepic said. Claus reiterated the sentiment. “We can’t wait to play at home,” he said. Currently, IUP has 10 games on the schedule to be played at Owen Dougherty Field, and the team hopes it will bring improvement on its 6-18 record. “We have some important conference games coming up,” Sepic said, “and we are looking forward to making the most of them.”

(IUP Athletics) Chris Calliari’s (redshirt senior, kinesiology) two-run home run in the sixth inning propelled the Crimson Hawks to a Game 1 victory against Gannon University on Friday afternoon. Calliari now has two home runs on the season to go along with eight RBIs and a .359 batting average.

(IUP Athletics) IUP starter Colin Claus earned his first victory of the season in the team’s 6-4 win against Gannon University in the team’s first game of a doubleheader Friday. Claus, who looked to build on a strong outing in his previous start, went six innings and allowed just three runs on five hits while striking out four.

April 10, 2018

Sports

April 10, 2018

Crimson Hawks fall in PSAC road game

(IUP Athletics) The Crimson Hawks fell to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in conference play following the team’s 14-10 loss to No. 20 East Stroudsburg University on Saturday.

By SARAH MOLTZ Staff Writer

S.J.Moltz@iup.edu

After scoring four straight goals within the first 10 minutes of the opening half, the No. 21-ranked IUP lacrosse team couldn’t keep the momentum as it fell to No. 20-ranked East Stroudsburg University (ESU), 14-10, Saturday afternoon at Whitenight Field. After Saturday’s loss, IUP dropped to 6-3 LACROSSE overall and 3-3 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), while East Stroudsburg improved to 7-2 and 6-1 in the conference. Saturday’s defeat could affect IUP’s ranking in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association (IWLCA). IUP started strong, holding a 6-4 lead at halftime, with Ally Burrows (junior, biology) scoring three of her four goals. The Crimson Hawks pushed the lead to 9-8 midway through the second half, but the Warriors scored six straight goals within a 12-minute span to pick up the win. Burrows scored her fourth goal of the game, which was a team-

high in the last minute of the game. But it wasn’t enough to complete a comeback. Junior Adriana Greco (child development) scored two, one on a free-position shot against ESU. Teammates Bri Chavis (junior, human resources) also scored two goals, along with Kelly Shields (sophomore, marketing), who picked up one goal. “I think that we definitely fought hard the entire game,” Greco said. “I don’t think there was ever really a time anyone wasn’t giving it their all … I think if we would’ve been able to clean a few things up and not have given the other team the opportunity to jump on all of our mistakes, I think we then would have had the outcome we wanted.” The Crimson Hawks had 14 draw controls, compared to East Stroudsburg, who had 12. IUP forced 18 turnovers. However, the Warriors went 7-for-17 in free-position shots and outshout IUP, 38-30. IUP will look to bounce back Wednesday as it hits the road to face off against Gannon University. The Golden Knights head into Wednesday’s matchup 3-5 overall and 2-4 in the PSAC. “A loss is always tough,” Greco said, “but I feel that we will just be able to move past it together, as a team. We need to put all of our focus against Gannon and clean up the things we need to fix in order to have a successful win.”

(IUP Athletics) Bri Chavis (junior, human resources) scored two goals in IUP’s loss to East Stroudsburg University on Saturday afternoon. Chavis now has 11 goals on the season to go along with three assists.

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(IUP Athletics) Kaitlyn Beers (sophomore, criminology) hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to cut Lock Haven University’s lead to just one run. Following Beers’ blast, the Crimson Hawks could not manufacture the tying run, as they fell, 4-3, in Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader.

IUP drops doubleheader to Lock Haven By JARROD BROWNE Lead Sports Writer

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The IUP softball team dropped two games in a doubleheader Sunday to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) foe Lock Haven University. Despite it already being the second SOFTBALL week of the regular season, it was the first time the softball team took the field since March 17 due to inclement weather. “I thought we came out

a little flat,” head coach Bill Graham said. “The long delay due to the weather can be attributed to that. Made a few mistakes defensively that led to some runs.” IUP opened Game 1 with Lauren Zola (junior, hospitality management) taking the circle. Zola had a six-inning effort while allowing only three earned runs and recording four strikeouts. The Crimson Hawks found themselves trailing 4-0 in the seventh inning before making a final push against Lock Haven that fell just short as the team lost, 4-3. “We battled to the end, getting three runs in the seventh with Kaitlyn Beers’ (sophomore, criminology) home run,” Graham said.

In the second game of the doubleheader, the Crimson Hawks sent Megan Risinger (junior, nursing) to the circle. Risinger pitched 4.1 innings and allowed seven earned runs. Risinger recorded two strikeouts in her effort before she was relieved by Brooklyn Kotula (freshman, accounting). Kotula allowed two runs over 1.2 innings while recording two strikeouts. Offensively, the Crimson Hawks continued to struggle, being held to just two runs. Alaina Laverick (sophomore, professional studies in education) went 1-for-2 and drove in a run in the second inning following Olivia Gregorich’s (freshman, mathematics) RBI single that scored Renee Wall (fresh-

man, criminology). Although the Crimson Hawks fell to Lock Haven, 9-2, in the second game, the team feels that the second game was an improvement because of the team’s approach to the game. “The second game was better, with our approach,” Graham said. “Then some factors became out of our control and Lock Haven control with several hits and runs.” Moving forward, the Crimson Hawks will look to improve their 6-8 record and build some momentum as divisional play begins. “We need to shake the rust and compete a little better, and I think the more we play, the better it will get,” Graham said.

April 10, 2018

Sports

Crimson Hawks’ win streak snapped at six following back-to-back losses By JOHN FORAN Staff Writer

J.N.Foran@iup.edu

The IUP women’s tennis team traveled to Stow, Ohio, this past weekend, where it lost both of its matches, which brought a sixmatch winning streak to an end. The Crimson Hawks first faced off against No. 22-ranked Grand Valley State University on Saturday, which was coming off two impressive wins against two Division I schools, Valparaiso University and University of Nebraska Omaha. Jarka Petercakova (senior, management) and Luise von Agris (senior, management) both picked up singles wins with game scores of 6-0, 6-4 and 6-0, 6-3, respectively. The rest of the team, however, struggled to find its rhythm, as Mariana Valenzuela (sophomore, biology), Julia Newman (freshman, management), Nicole Beidacki (freshman, kinesiology and sports science) and Katya Minchenkova

(IUP Athletics) Seniors Luise von Agris (management) and Jarka Petercakova (management) won their doubles match in the team’s loss to Wayne Valley State University on Sunday. The pair will play in the final home match of their outstanding careers at IUP at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

(sophomore, management) all lost their singles matches. The Crimson Hawks also lost

their three scheduled doubles matches as well, ending the day with a 7-2 loss.

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In Sunday's match against No. 44-ranked Wayne State University, both von Agris and Valenzuela achieved victories in their singles matches as well as a doubles win coming from von Agris and Petercakova. Unfortunately, those were the only wins for IUP, as the Crimson Hawks lost the match, 6-3. Despite the losses, von Agris’ stellar personal performance led her to being awarded IUP Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row. This is her third time winning the award in her collegiate career. Von Agris currently has a sevengame singles winning streak. With only a few games left in the regular season, Petercakova highlighted just how much the Crimson Hawks are looking forward to playing against regional rival Mercyhurst University. “The Mercyhurst match is always one of the biggest battles, since they are our biggest rival in our region,” Petercakova said. “It

is always a day full of great matches, and I always look forward to a match against Saioa Gomez de Segura.” Head coach Larry Peterson was also given praise for his leadership by members of his team. “Coach Peterson helps in every aspect on and off the court,” Petercakova said. “He makes sure we are doing our best in school and also on the court. He always brings us together as a team and taught us that we are one big family.” The Crimson Hawks’ next match and last time playing at home this season is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday against California University of Pennsylvania. The team will celebrate Senior Day as it honors the careers of Petercakova and von Agris, both of whom have had a big impact on the IUP tennis program in their careers. The PSAC Championships are also quickly approaching, beginning Tuesady, April 17, and running through Saturday, April 21.

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