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(Bucky Wiech/ The Penn) Students and faculty from all 14 state universities rallied and marched Thursday at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg.

APSCUF members rally outside PASSHE meeting

By ALEXANDRIA MANSFIELD News Editor A.M.Mansfield@iup.edu

“Thirteen days and counting” is the phrase approximately 500 faculty and students had on their minds as they rallied Thursday at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg.

A total of 73 faculty members from IUP – the most of any school in attendance – filled a bus to travel three hours southeast to the state capital.

Some of the attendees opted to drive separately because the bus wasn’t large enough to accommodate all who turned out to support this event.

“I think it’s a great turnout,” said Heide Witthöft, chair of IUP Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties’ (APSCUF) temporary faculty committee, legislative assembly delegate, strike organizing committee member and professor of German in the foreign languages department.

“It’s a much bigger turnout than in the past. There is lot of great energy here.”

Witthöft also noted that some of her colleagues, such as those in the political science department, had offered to teach each other’s classes so they could attend the rally.

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They should be supporting us and doing what’s best for the students.

-Dr. Heide Witthöft (professor of German) “Nobody wants to do this,” she said. “Everyone is hoping that this will result in progress.”

“It says there, ‘state system of higher education,’” Witthöft said as she pointed to the emblem on the Dixon Center.

“They should be supporting us and doing what’s best for students.”

Witthöft said she was thankful that other unions were showing their support and unity by providing their equipment and support at the rally.

She also said it was “great” to hear the cars driving by honking in support of the march.

At the beginning of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors’ meeting, Chairwoman Cynthia Shapira emphasized that she was glad for the presence of students and faculty members representing the state schools.

Those who wished to speak were allotted a total of 30 minutes to make their remarks. Most statements were about how much the

(Bucky Wiech/ The Penn) Of all the schools that participated in the rally, IUP had the biggest faculty representation with 73 members. Each school had at least one representative marching and chanting around the Dixon Center.

State System has meant to each individual in his or her careers and how they all wished to preserve various areas of the quality of education.

Some of the speakers’ notions were about how “faculty are not machines” and “students are not numbers.”

They also spoke about how a lack of job security causes adjuncts and temporary faculty to leave or to have to work harder to find more opportunities within the system. Similarly, a few reiterated that research is a key component in scholarship, and that scholarship is the foundation for securing academic excellence.

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touched on the changes which are viewed as the most harmful that the State System has proposed for the contract.

During the speakers’ presentations, Shapira attentively nodded in agreement with some of their words and appeared to be, overall, receptive of the points they were bringing up. Chancellor Frank Brogan could be seen writing messages to his colleagues during the public comment.

Shapira extended the amount of time that was originally offered to the speakers so all who volunteered to speak had the chance to do so.

After the allotted time was up, Dr. Kenneth Mash, president of

APSCUF and professor of political science at East Stroudsburg University, thanked Shapira for the time extension.

“We could have had 100 people here speaking,” he said. “I hope you hear our voices.”

Most of the audience then left to return to the march and continue chanting.

The chants were audible from within the meeting and were concentrated to grow the loudest when Brogan was speaking.

“If you think Florida is so great, head on back to the sunshine state!” they chanted.

Many of the chants being shouted had a common theme of anger directed toward Brogan, including a sing-along of the song “Na Na Na Na Hey Hey-ey Goodbye” in which they said Brogan’s name at the end of every verse.

“He’s the one you hear the most,” Witthöft said in reference to the pointed frustration. “He’s the face of the State System.”

While the majority of supporters stood outside to march, a group of students returned to the Board of Governors’ meeting to observe its process and try to ask a few questions.

“They were handing out awards to each other,” said Anna Lang (junior, English).

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“They voted for some new things while we were there, and they voted on increasing the budget. When we came in, we were silent and respectful, standing in the back.

“No one acknowledged us and most of them didn’t make any eye contact.”

After the meeting, Lang said the students asked Brogan if he would talk to them.

“We were flat-out ignored,” she said. “People almost ran out of the room to avoid us.

“We left the room chanting.”

Those students were met by a thunderous applause from the students and faculty members who were still outside and gathered around to hear what they had to say.

They didn’t understand how the Board of Govenors was “able to sit in there and give themselves raises while freezing [faculty] raises for two years.”

(Bucky Wiech/ The Penn) Some of the signs demanded contracts or even Frank Brogan’s resignation.

The students passed a megaphone around amongst themselves, saying that they didn’t

understand how the Board of Governors was “able to sit in there and give themselves raises while freezing [faculty] raises for two years.”

During the meeting, students also put their fists in the air and raised a banner petition signed by more than 1,200 students across all 14 schools.

“I hope [this has an impact],” said Dr. Amanda Morris, president of Kutztown University’s chapter of

APSCUF, associate professor in the English department at KU and an IUP alumna.

“I hope that they see that we are standing in solidarity,” she said.

“We all want the same thing.

We just want a contract. We don’t want to go on strike.”

Morris started at KU in August 2010 and, although she does have tenure, referred to herself as “relatively new faculty.”

In the spring, Morris was elected to be president of KU’s APSCUF chapter.

“I’ve never been in a union before,” she said. “I am so thankful that we have a union because I’ve seen how my other colleagues at other universities have been treated.

“We have the power to stand up for ourselves and our students.”

(Bucky Wiech/ The Penn) APSCUF faculty chanted and marched for four hours Thursday morning.

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• Tyrelle Duncan, 18, of Penn Hills, was charged with underage drinking and driving without a license at 12:38 a.m. Sept. 24 in the 00 block of South Seventh Street, according to the Indiana Borough Police Department.

• Cyrus Lieb, 18, of Heilwood, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness at 2:51 a.m. Sept. 25 in the 800 block of Wayne Avenue, according to borough police.

• Mauro Amador Martinez-Flores, 19, of Easton, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness at 12:28 a.m. Sept. 30 in the 200 block of West Avenue, according to borough police.

• Dennis Obrien, 22, of Ligonier, was arrested for public drunkenness at 12:32 a.m. Sept. 30 in the 900 block of Church Street, according to borough police.

• Ryan Quinn, 22, of Allison Park, was arrested for public drunkenness at 1:01 a.m. Oct. 2 in the 00 block of North Seventh Street, according to borough police.

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• Jesse Lipschutz, 20, of Glenside, was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at 7:02 p.m. Oct. 1 at 602 Locust St., according to borough police.

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SGA discusses upcoming changes to IUP libraries

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Lead News Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

The Student Government Association (SGA) met in the Hadley Union Building’s Monongahela Room Tuesday evening to discuss new business and vote on various issues.

The meeting was led by SGA President Brian Swatt (sophomore, political science).

Luis Gonzalez, dean of libraries, was the guest of the week. He told SGA about the current major project the library is undergoing.

“The library is in the process of assessing the print collections,” Gonzalez told SGA. “We want to see the usage that we get from the print collections because [requests] I usually get is that we need more study spaces.”

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Student Government Association met to discuss upcoming changes.

Gonzalez explained that the libraries get more than 3,300 visits per day. In order to accommodate students, he discussed the possibility of adding a combination of group and individual study spaces as well as multi-use facilities to the second and third floors by reducing the size of the print collections.

Gonzalez said this is the ideal

Nuisance ordinance put into effect

By NICOLETTE QUERRY Staff Writer N.M.Querry@iup.edu

The White Township Board of Supervisors approved on Sept. 28 an ordinance that will allow White Township to fine a residence for a social gathering resulting in three or more citations given by the Pennsylvania State Police.

The addition to Ordinance No. 1075 is Chapter 176 Nuisance Gatherings.

“It puts more responsibility on the tenants and the landlords,” said White Township Assistant Manager Chris Anderson. According to Anderson, a group of 10 or more people is considered a gathering or event.

As stated in Section 176-3, a gathering can be identified as a

nuisance gathering if it has any of these illegal activities: excessive noise, public disturbances, purchase of liquor or malt or brewed beverages, public drunkenness, public urination, unlawful sales of intoxicating beverages, littering, criminal mischief, possession of controlled substances or indecent exposure.

Section 176-4 excludes any gathering held indoors or outdoors for religious or political reasons. The fine resulting from a gathering considered a nuisance gathering can be between $25 and $1,000 with a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail if left unpaid, says Section 176-6.

This ordinance went into effect Monday and will be enforced during homecoming, according to Chapter 176 Nuisance Gathering.

option because a recent assessment of the use of the print collections by an outside organization found that about 60 percent of the print collection has not circulated more than once or twice in the last 20 years.

The other main project, according to Gonzalez, is applying for a grant in order to redo the ground

floor of the library to create flexible study spaces.

If the libraries receive the grant, it would be a three-phase project over the next three summer semesters because it is the “best time to do it when it is least intrusive to [students] when [they aren’t] using the library,” Gonzalez said.

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library’s possible transition to more e-books instead of print books, because libraries are continuing to be more focused on access instead of a physical collection.

SGA also discussed promoting the sale of tickets for Homecoming Monte Carlo Night, including the possibility of tabling in the Oak Grove or outside Pratt Hall.

They also briefly mentioned plans for the annual Winter WarmUp event, which will be in the spring semester. Current plans for this include organizing the event and getting feedback from students.

SGA swore in a few new senators, and encouraged new members or those interested to apply for positions.

They still have about 20 senator positions available for the current school year.

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Militia members face felony charges Two Poiz members suffer injuries from attack

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Lead News Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

A physical altercation between members of the Militia Dance Team and Poiz Dance Modeling just after 8 p.m. Sept 26 on a racquetball court in the basement of Memorial Field House led to the arrests of three IUP students and left two others injured.

Complaints filed Friday in Indiana District Court led to Aigner Weaver-Shaw (accounting), Dyshaya Ross (criminology) and Ashlee Summers (management) being charged with felony assault charges in connection to the fight between the two rival dance clubs.

All three are members of the Militia Dance Team, and Summers is the team’s president.

Additionally, Taylor Jones (junior) and Savannah Santiago, both

(Twitter) The organizations involved in the alteraction were the Militia Dance Team and the Poiz Modeling Group.

members of Poiz, were injured in the fight. Jones required surgery for head injuries and Santiago had a concussion, according to police.

Jones was knocked unconscious during the incident, had most of her hair pulled out and still can only open one eye, according to a Thursday Indiana Gazette article.

The article also said she will have to miss several weeks of

classes because she is recovering at her home in Lancaster.

Jones and Santiago told police the fight happened after a confrontation the previous weekend outside an Indiana tavern.

They also reported that the three women “also had broken a door at their apartment in The Verge townhouse complex,” according to the Gazette article.

The Verge is the former Copper Beech apartment complex located behind Regency Mall in White Township.

Jones and Santiago had described their assailants, WeaverShaw and Ross, to the IUP campus police, who were able to use social media to identify them.

During the investigation, it was also revealed that Summers had been present when the two were attacked.

Michelle Fryling, executive director of communications and media relations at IUP, wanted to remind students that “any student who is charged in a criminal court is also charged in the university judicial system,” in accordance with

university rules and policy.

All three were charged with simple assault, aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, harassment and recklessly endangering another person, according to the Gazette article.

Bond for each of the women was set at $10,000.

Summers had a preliminary hearing Thursday, and the hearings for Weaver-Shaw and Ross are set for next Thursday.

According to the Gazette article, Nicole Jones, mother of Taylor Jones, said she “spoke about the incident last week with Dr. Rhonda Luckey, vice president for student affairs, and said university officials have not been helpful.”

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CNN contributors S.E. Cupp and Dan Pfeiffer debated Thursday night.

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Culinary student returns to IUP for second degree as McNair Scholar

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Lead News Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

Senovia Roberts (senior, culinary dietetics) is a McNair Scholar and an alumna of the IUP Punxsutawney Culinary School who returned to IUP in order to get a degree and become a licensed dietician.

Roberts got her culinary degree at the Punxsutawney campus, but she always knew she wanted to continue her education beyond that.

“At the time, my future goal was to become a registered dietitian with a thorough knowledge of culinary techniques in order to help patients and clients with diseases and conditions with modification to their diets,” Roberts said. “So it was part of my decision initially to apply for the Culinary Dietetics degree at IUP main campus.”

After coming to Indiana to pursue a degree in food and nutrition, Roberts had the opportunity to become a McNair Scholar, which has opened up even more doors for her.

The McNair Scholars program is a federally funded program aimed at first-generation college students, financially needy students and members of traditionally underrepresented groups who are interested in graduate school in order to increase degrees awarded to underrepresented groups.

Each student within the program conducts original research.

For her research, Roberts is

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She presented part of her research at the National McNair Research Conference in Buffalo, N.Y., this past summer. “[Roberts] has distinct goals,” Clark said. “She is seeking out ways to help improve academics related to nutrition and plans to go on for her Ph.D. or doctorate degree.

“She is very driven and has already prepared much for her research which is about the knowledge, beliefs and perceptions of students in nursing, nutrition and dietetics and family and consumer education.”

In addition to being a McNair Scholar, Roberts became a certified culinarian through the American Culinary Federation, and she earned a culinary externship at Pinehurst Resort.

After graduation, Roberts plans to continue her education by pursing a master’s degree as well as a

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Senovia Roberts (senior, culinary dietetics) decided to return to IUP to earn her second culinary degree.

PhD. She expressed an interest in nutritional sciences or a related

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“To those who may be having

trouble finding their way, don’t give up,” Roberts said.

“The journey to your goal may have its ups and downs, but it is all part of your development and learning experience.

“So be positive and do your best in just about everything you do. It will pay off.”

Roberts recommended that anyone who meets eligibility for the McNair Scholars program apply and “take on a new adventure.”

“I would also start asking professors in your departments if they are working on research and see if you can assist them in any way so that you can get research experience.”

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Students speak out about strike

By NICOLETTE QUERRY Staff Writer N.M.Querry@iup.edu

With 12 days to go until the faculty strike date, three students weighed in on their respective feelings and thoughts about the potential work stoppage.

Erin Stewart (sophomore, journalism and public relations), Mark Shondelmyer (junior, sports administration) and Nicole Pearce (junior, English education) are all concerned about the outcome of an Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) strike.

“I have little knowledge of what’s going on,” Stewart said.

“I’m not sure what is true.”

Shondelmyer said he only knew that the strike had to do with professors’ wages and that from what he knew, he saw on social media.

Stewart also heard most of what

I am concerned it will be going on for a while and I won’t be learning anything.

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she knows from Twitter, along with an email from the president’s office.

Pearce felt that she knew about as much as the professors did, because most of her knowledge she heard came from professors. The concerns among students seem to revolve around graduation, money and learning.

“I am concerned it will be going on for a while and I won’t be learning anything,” Stewart said.

Pearce wondered how long students would be off, whether they would get money back for missed time and if the graduation date

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Left: Erin Stewart (sophomore, journalism and public relations) Right: Nicole Pearce (junior, English education)

would remain the same.

Stewart and Shondelmyer said they didn’t blame either side, but Pearce said she feels PASSHE is at fault. Adjunct faculty being allowed to teach undergraduate classes was a concern of Dr. Kenneth Mash, APSCUF president.

All three students shared his concern.

“They may teach differently than someone we have already been taught by,” Shondelmyer said.

“They won’t be as experienced as someone with a doctorate,” Stewart said. “They can’t help me learn as well.”

Pearce said that she thinks a strike would only last a week at most.

Stewart said that she thinks a strike might happen as well, but was hopeful that it would end with positive progress.

Shondelmyer was skeptical that a strike would occur, but also said that he might just be exhibiting “wishful thinking.”

(Bucky Wiech/ The Penn)

Students displayed a petition with more than 1,200 signatures from students at each of the 14 state schools.

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Hurricane Matthew slams into Haiti

By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS Los Angeles Times TNS

Hurricane Matthew tore into Haiti’s southern coast early Tuesday, ripping off rooftops, toppling trees and flooding streets and agricultural fields in a country still recovering from a devastating earthquake six years ago.

The dangerous Category 4 storm, the strongest Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade, was carrying winds of 145 mph when it made landfall at 6 a.m. near the town of Les Anglais, on the southwestern tip of Haiti, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Many residents hunkered down in flimsy shacks that offered little protection from the howling wind, heavy rains and battering storm surges.

Authorities had not yet determined the full scale of the damage. But Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste, director of Haiti’s civil protection agency, said more than 10 towns were flooded and a number of homes and boats destroyed. Landslides and downed trees were hampering access to many communities.

There were also reports of one person killed in Haiti and four more in neighboring Dominican Republic, bringing the suspected death toll on the island of Hispaniola to at least seven. A fisherman drowned in heavy seas and another went missing as the storm approached Haiti over the weekend, officials said.

Officials in Haiti spent Monday trying to persuade residents in vulnerable coastal communities and shanty towns around the capital, Port-au-Prince, to move into emergency shelters set up in churches and schools.

But many were too afraid to leave their homes, in case they were robbed.

Some sought shelter only after the worst of the storm hit, sloshing through knee-high water and debris-strewn streets in the pelting

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Hurricane Matthew has killed 260 people in Haiti since Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

rain.

“There was panic in the cities of Jeremie and Les Cayes,” Alta Jean-Baptiste was quoted as saying Haiti’s Le Nouvelliste newspaper. “The population was distraught because of the rise of the water.”

A video filmed in Les Cayes showed palm trees whipped by fierce winds. “Pray for us,” a voice is heard yelling.

In Port Salut, Jenniflore Desrosiers huddled with her family in a leaky cinderblock house.

“The winds are making so many bad noises,” she told The Associated Press. “We’re just doing our best to stay calm.”

Aid agencies warned of more danger ahead. Between 15 and 25 inches of rain were forecast over hills that are largely denuded and prone to flash floods and mudslides, and the National Hurricane Center warned that as much as 40 inches could fall in some places.

Haiti, the hemisphere’s poorest country, is still reeling from the 2010 earthquake, which killed more than 200,000 people, and the deadly cholera outbreak that followed. Tens of thousands of people live in tents and other makeshift housing.

As Matthew bore down on the country, government officials and international aid were anxious to avoid a repeat of the confusion, waste and duplication that marred

the response to those crises.

“I know from the international community, there was a pretty impressive response from as early as Friday, when it started looking like this was on the radar screen,” said Chris Skopec, of the Los Angeles-based International Medical Corps. “Normally I think we might

wait a couple of days to see the direction (the storm) was going to go – it’s a very unpredictable weather pattern. But because everybody is a bit hypersensitive to how vulnerable Haiti is and is really committed to improving on past response efforts, there was a lot of mobilization of resources and supplies and

pre-positioning of teams.”

The storm hit at a particularly difficult time for Haiti, just as farmers in the south were about to start harvesting plantains, a staple, and as authorities were preparing for a long-delayed presidential election on Sunday.

By Tuesday afternoon, the storm was headed north toward Cuba at a slow 10 mph and was expected to reach the Bahamas overnight.

Meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center said some fluctuations in intensity were possible, but Matthew was expected to remain a powerful hurricane at least through Wednesday night.

In the U.S., states of emergency were declared Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

“If Hurricane Matthew directly impacts Florida, there could be massive destruction which we haven’t seen since Hurricane Andrew devastated Miami-Dade County in 1992,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said.

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New academic programs approved for fall 2017 semester

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The Dixon Center in Harrisburg is the headquarters for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors approved three new academic programs at Thursday’s meeting in Harrisburg, two of which were for IUP: a bachelor’s degree in public health and a doctoral program in counselor education and supervision. Both programs will be effective beginning fall 2017. The third new program will be a bachelor’s degree in information technology at Kutztown University, according to a Thursday news release from PASSHE. “Our universities are adapting

to the changing needs of Pennsylvania,” said State System Chancellor Frank T. Brogan. “We are listening to our students, and to employers, to help ensure the success of both.”

The bachelor’s degree in public health, according to the release, “will meet the growing workforce need in public health and related healthcare fields.”

Students in this program will learn about the science behind human health, infectious and chronic diseases and the complications and ethical issues behind health-

care systems throughout the world.

Students will be able to choose between three “focus” areas within this degree: epidemiology and biostatistics; environmental and occupational health; or behavioral and mental health. The doctoral program in counselor education and supervision – a full-time, residential program – will expand on what students learned in the perquisite 60-graduate-credit entrylevel practitioner degree in counseling, according to the release.

“The curriculum will be based on the most current Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs standards, with a high focus on scholarship and research,” the news release said.

Alumni from this doctoral program will be prepared and equipped for counseling jobs with specializations in scholarship, research, supervision and teaching.

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Six O’Clock Series to host LGBTQIA ally training for National Coming Out Week

By JEREMY STOUT Staff Writer J.W.Stout@iup.edu

The Six O’Clock Series will be holding a seminar on LGBTQIA Ally Training. The event will take place at 6 p.m. Monday in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room.

The event is scheduled to run for an hour and a half. The seminar is for all IUP undergraduates who have an interest in social justice and advocacy work. Those who attend will take part in skill-building activities. These activities are being designed to increase students’ abilities to communicate and collaborate with one another.

According to the description of the event, “Ally training incorporates the benefits of being an ally to any marginalized community, while providing practical application to the LGBTQIA community.”

The event is taking place during IUP’s observation of National Coming Out Week.

National Coming Out Week is an extension of National Coming Out Day, which is celebrating its 28th anniversary this year.

National Coming Out Day, which is Tuesday, began with the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

This marked the first time ACT UP was covered nationally.

ACT UP, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, is an organization to help with the advancement and visibility of people with AIDS. The Human Rights Campaign describes coming out on their website, HRC.org, as something that still matters, and that when people know someone who is openly LGBTQIA they’re more

likely to support “equality under the law.”

Tedd Cogar is putting the event together, and the event is being cosponsored by the office of LGBTQIA support, the LGBTQIA commission and the Pride Alliance.

Students who complete the training will also get a LGBTQIA Ally decal.

Members or those interested are encouraged to apply for positions. They still have about 20 senator positions available for the current school year.

In celebration of the remainder of the week, the new LGBT&Q Studies program will be hosting an interactive display in the Oak Grove on Tuesday from noon to 3 p.m. to celebrate National Coming Out Day and to let students know about the new minor in LGBT&Q Studies.

Additionally, the program will be hosting a panel about experiences of coming out in rural Pennsylvania Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in HSS B10.

Any questions about these events should be directed to Michelle Sandhoff, associate professor in the sociology department and coordinator of LGBT&Q Studies program.

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Hurricane Matthew is a powerful reminder to be alert If you are reading this, chances are you’re on the way to class, stopping for coffee or maybe even resting in your room.

Many people in Florida have had no such luxury as of late.

Hurricane Matthew is scheduled to hit central Florida’s Atlantic coast sometime Friday. The potentially devastating, Category 4 storm has already claimed the lives of 261 people in Haiti and is racing toward the U.S. faster than some are ready for.

According to a tweet from Broward Politics of the Sun Sentinel, as many as 45,200 people in South Florida lost power Thursday as a result of Matthew’s force.

When Americans think of natural disasters, the obvious ones come to mind. There is, of course, Hurricane Katrina, the historic yet tragic 2005 storm that claimed the lives of at least 1,245 people. It was the most deadly U.S. hurricane

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since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, and property damage was estimated at $108 billion.

Then there was Hurricane Sandy, the second-costliest hurricane in the history of the country. At least 233 people spanning across eight different countries lost their lives as a result of Sandy.

In May of 2011, 158 people were killed and more than

1,000 were injured when a tornado struck Joplin, Mo. It turned out to be the seventh-deadliest tornado on record in the U.S. If you grew up in the Pittsburgh area, you probably learned all about the Johnstown Flood of 1889. Sure, it was a long time ago, but more than 2,000 people were killed after the failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River that fateful day.

You get the picture. They don’t happen all the time, but natural disasters are no joke. So the question is, how do we avoid them?

Besides living in a good geographical location, you really can’t. But it’s as important as ever to stay alert when a storm like Hurricane Matthew comes along.

By the time you read this, many citizens of Florida may be in a state of panic. Florida Gov. Rick Scott told more than 1.5 million people living in evacuation zones, “There are no excuses. You need to leave. Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate.”

Gov. Scott is right. The only thing Floridians can do is prepare and evacuate. Natural disasters are inevitable. But if rules are followed and citizens educate themselves about the threats of these disasters, the damage can be limited.

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Two qualified candidates, one low-key debate

By JONATHAN BERNSTEIN Bloomberg View TNS

The most important thing about the vice presidential debate was what didn’t happen.

Neither Indiana Gov. Mike Pence nor Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine was pressed at all on his qualifications for the job, or on his readiness to become president if necessary. Nor was either candidate required to answer for any personal scandal. And, with minor exceptions, neither candidate had to defend his record in public office, or what he has said on the campaign trail.

That’s because both of them are widely perceived as well-qualified, scandal-free and relatively noncontroversial.

The biggest vulnerability either of them has is probably Pence’s

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fairly extreme record on social issues, but it’s not much of an electoral issue because he’s effectively aligned with his party.

If “do no harm” is the first campaign requirement for a running mate – and it is – it’s worth stepping back a moment to credit both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for making first-rate choices. As far as what did happen on Tuesday night, there was nothing of electoral importance. It’s hard to believe that any significant number of votes will be moved by this debate – that would be consistent with the history of these vice presidential contests.

Was there a winner?

National Review’s Rich Lowry said: “Kaine strategy – lose debate but quote Trump a lot; Pence strategy – win debate but don’t defend Trump.” Kaine came ready to attack, and Pence came

ready to reassure anyone watching that the Trump-Pence ticket was far more disciplined and in control than it seemed when Trump was on the debate stage.

Which leads to Vox’s Ezra Klein, who tweeted: “It sort of works in the debate, but Pence shaking head, saying ‘no he hasn’t’ is going to look bad in ads next to Trump saying those things.”

Pence repeatedly dealt with accusations about what Trump has said or done by denying them, shrugging them off, or accusing the Clinton campaign of being overly negative. It’s true that Clinton has run a negative campaign.

But, of course, it’s untrue that she has tossed off anywhere close to the number of insults Trump has, since no mainstream politician in the history of the republic has come anywhere close to the reality-show star on that.

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Culture Editor: Jason Daquelente – J.E.Daquelente@iup.edu Lead Culture Writer: Samantha Bell – S.M.Bell@iup.edu

(Lively Arts)

“Cinderella” will be performed at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Fisher Auditorium.

Stage sets to enchant ‘Cinderella’ audience

By TORI STROMBERG Staff Writer T.J.Stromberg@iup.edu

The Tony Award-winning musical “Cinderella” is making its way to Indiana to try to release audiences from reality, if only for a few hours.

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic will be performed at 7 p.m.

Tuesday in Fisher Auditorium.

The night will feel magical with stage sets and transformations

that will include all of the classic elements of the story, such as Cinderella’s glass slippers, the pumpkin–turned–carriage and the magical night at the ball, if only until midnight.

“Cinderella” has been highly successful since its inception in 1957, and it is still big on Broadway and in theaters.

Getting such a popular musical to come to IUP was not easy, according to Hank Knerr, executive director for IUP Lively Arts.

“We began discussing this with the touring agency in September 2015,” Knerr said.

“Because this is the first year that this production was available to venues such as ours, we put in a request and started negotiating immediately.”

After various negotiations and complex scheduling, the date for the show was confirmed this past March. Considering how big of a production “Cinderella” is for IUP to host, there were some

difficulties along the road.

“It’s a big show, and it’s just starting its 2016-17 tour that will take them all over the U.S.,” Knerr said. “That poses a variety of challenges, but with a highly experienced production staff at IUP, we are able to accommodate a wide variety of events in Fisher Auditorium.

“Seeing this award-winning Broadway show gives our students and community one more incredible experience, and at a

price far below most other venues on the tour.”

Tickets for “Cinderella” are almost sold out, but can still be purchased at the Hadley Union Building box office on Pratt Drive or by ordering online.

Regular tickets are $44; seniors (60+) are $39; and I-Card holders, students and children can purchase tickets for $20.

Groups of 15 or more should contact the Lively Arts office at 724-357-2787.

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The AAP began the “Keeping it Green” exhibit Sept. 15.

‘Keeping it Green’ from Pittsburgh to IUP

By SETH WOOLCOCK Staff Writer S.M.Woolcock@iup.edu

“Keeping it Green” can be viewed from noon to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Thursday in the Kipp Gallery in Sprowls Hall.

The art runs on the theme of “form, color, popular imagery and the fragments of everyday life,” according to Jessica Beck, associate curator of art for the Andy Warhol Museum.

The gallery features four artists from the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP). The AAP is known to be the oldest organization continuously exhibiting visual arts in the country. The organization’s main objective is to provide a vital and challenging environment for artists to exhibit new work in the widest possible range of media.

Patrick Daugherty, an artist from southwestern Pennsylvania, currently has five pieces featured

in the exhibit, all of which are a part of the “Dead or Alive” series.

Laurie Trok, a visual artist from Pittsburgh, has four pieces featured in the exhibit, including the main centerpiece of the exhibit, titled “One day I woke up and did not fear the old gods.”

PJ Zimmerlink, a third artist, has introduced the idea of witnessing culture from the outside looking in.

Zimmerlink has four pieces of work featured in the exhibit, including “Apocalypse,” a large mural that is said to reflect “The Night of the Living Dead.”

Michael Walsh, the final artist featured in the exhibit, uses his own abilities of metal casting, fabrication, molding and 3D printing.

“What’s special about this exhibit is that it combines the elements of a museum with the artists’ world,” said Anthony Bookhammer (graduate student, contemporary sculpture).

(Seth Woolcock/ The Penn)

The Kipp Gallery will be showing work by the AAP until Thursday.

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OcTUBAfest to kick off with faculty recital featuring Dr. Zach Collins

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NAEA opens doors for all art students

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By JASON DAQUELENTE Culture Editor J.E.Daquelente@iup.edu

Monday will kick off this year’s OcTUBAfest with a faculty recital featuring Dr. Zach Collins, IUP’s associate professor of tuba and euphonium, at 8 p.m. in Cogswell Hall Room 121.

OcTUBAfest has been an annual event held at IUP and around the nation since the late ’70s to showcase performances from tubas and euphoniums in solos and ensembles.

“Most people think of these instruments as only sitting in the

back of the band or orchestra and supporting the trumpets, flutes and clarinets,” Collins said. “But the tuba and euphonium are both very versatile and flexible instruments that are capable of performing a very wide range, producing very soft and very loud volumes, and being very expressive.

“Most people either don’t know what a tuba sounds like or have a preconceived idea based on TV and movies. I like changing people’s opinions about the tuba.”

To prepare for his faculty recital, Collins will typically spend

Dr. Zach Collins

three months preparing. In the beginning, Collins practices two or three hours a day and increases the time as the date of the recital approaches. But each day, Collins spends about an hour practicing to maintain his skills.

Collins is in his 25th year of playing the tuba.

Aside from Collins’ recital, OcTUBAfest will also feature a Tuba and Euphonium Studio Student Showcase Tuesday, a Tubaphonium Ensemble Thursday and alumnus Jon Wylie’s tuba recital Tuesday, Oct. 18.

(Samantha Bell/ The Penn)

The NAEA IUP chapter will be attending a conference this weekend in Philadelphia.

By SAMANTHA BELL Lead Culture Writer S.M.Bell@iup.edu

Kyle Foor, the current National Art Education Association (NAEA) president, decided to join the organization to get more experience beyond the classroom.

“IUP’s chapter has been nationally recognized by winning the Outstanding Student Chapter at NAEA three times, the most recent being 2012,” Foor said.

The NAEA gives members the opportunity to bring art to life on their campus and within the community. In addition, the organization provides teaching opportunities to future art educators, as well as opportunities to delve deeper and learn more about the field in general.

“We have painted murals at

Indiana Regional Medical Center, taught classes at the Salvation Army, and we are currently teaching at The Artists Hand,” Foor said. “This semester, we are teaching their Saturday classes for kindergarten through fifth grade.”

The organization isn’t confined to art education majors: studio art and art history majors also participate in NAEA. “We have an amazing group of students this year participating in the club, and any one of them is willing to step up to the plate if I ask them to,” Foor said.

The NAEA has opened the door for amazing opportunities for students.

“Members of NAEA also get the opportunity to go to the Pennsylvania Art Education Conference,” Foor said.

The conference is this weekend in Philadelphia. The theme for this year’s conference is “make it happen,” to encourage art educators to share that sentiment with their students and their artwork.

“They also get the chance to go to the National Art Education Conference, which will be held in New York City this year,” Foor said.

The NAEA National Convention is the largest gathering of visual arts educators in the entire world.

It gives young creatives the opportunity to collaborate, gain knowledge and to be inspired through contact with other artists from around the globe.

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Tattoo Profile

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The Rumpke Mountain Boys to play The Brown Hotel

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The Rumpke Mountain Boys originated in Cincinatti, Ohio.

By TORI STROMBERG Staff Writer T.J.Stromberg@iup.edu

(Nicolette Querry/ The Penn)

Alyssa Long hopes to eventually complete a sleve tattoo.

By NICOLETTE QUERRY Staff Writer N.M.Querry@iup.edu

Alyssa Long (junior, English) is one tattoo closer to completing a tattoo sleeve on her right arm.

“I wanted to do a sleeve of spooky things,” Long said.

Resilience Tattoo Co. in Altoona brought Long one step closer to her goal. The tattoo she received Aug. 24 is a witch resembling Stevie Nicks.

“I figured it would look like a person, so why shouldn’t I pick the person?” Long said. “I love Stevie Nicks. She is pretty spooky.”

The witch tattoo took about six consecutive hours to complete, Long said.

“It was painful, but not the most painful,” she said.

“The most painful was probably the quotes on my shoulders.”

This is tattoo number six for Long, and she has been planning her sleeve for more than a year. Her first spooky tattoo was a dagger with the number 13 on it.

The dagger tattoo is a tribute to Friday the 13th, the day she received the tattoo.

Long hopes to become a writer or a professor, so hiding her tattoos shouldn’t be difficult, she said.

Sleeves and pants can cover all her tattoos if necessary.

Originating in Cincinnati, the Rumpke Mountain Boys are a combination of trashgrass and bluegrass music. Members include Jason Wolf (banjo, dobro and pedal steel guitar), Ben Gourley (mandolin and tenor guitar), Adam Copeland (guitar) and J.D. Westmoreland (upright bass).

The Rumpke Mountain Boys will be performing at 9 p.m. Friday at The Brown Hotel, located at 103 N. Sixth St. The members all met each

other in different ways. Whether it be through ads in local papers or witnessing the skills of the others in a former band, they all came to be a group together.

“Our name was originally a joke, naming our local landfill and waste disposal company, which is also our highest elevation,” the band said in a group email exchange. “It’s a tip of the hat to traditional bands being named after mountains and rivers.”

The band has had several great achievements, but they are glad they are still together and enjoying what they do. The Rumpke Mountain Boys hope to reach new

places and inspire others.

“We are still growing and covering new ground, and developing musically though everything we’ve been through as individuals,” they said.

The Rumpke Mountain Boys hope to relay everything from the good, the bad and the ugly to their listeners.

“Thank you to all who’ve listened and supported us this far, and we look forward to meeting the rest of you soon,” they said.

“We’re incredibly grateful to have this opportunity to chase our dream, and invite you all to do the same with your own dreams.”

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Go for a ride on the ‘Zoomgrand Caravan’

By TYLER SCHEFFLER Contributing Writer T.R.Scheffler@iup.edu

The IUP band scene is always looking to introduce new artists to students.

This week will feature an indie rock band known as Zoomgrand Caravan. The group consists of students Joe Kukula (junior, music education) on rhythm guitar and vocals, Patrick Haley (junior, political science) on lead guitar and vocals and Palmer Rovins (junior, biology) on drums.

Kukula often plays at Open Mic Nights Mondays in the Hadley Union Building. The band is performing its next show Saturday at the Fire House Brewing Co. on Philadelphia Street.

Once all CAs in different dorm buildings, this trio of musicians first got together when Joe and Patrick met in the Cook Honors College. Joe was heavily investing his time in music, while Patrick was practicing comedy and writing a musical.

Admiring each other’s works and passions, they got together

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Battle of the Bands took place last night in HUB

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Zoomgrand Caravan is set to play Saturday at Fire House Brewing Co.

for a few practice sessions and immediately liked what they were producing. Joe later recruited Palmer for his talent on drums, and Zoomgrand Caravan was on its way.

The name is inspired by the band “Band Camaro” and a fictional story about a minivan filling up on superstrength gasoline and speeding off.

The group has been playing with each other since last year.

Despite the overall agreement that they are classified as an indie rock band, the group encourages its fans to label them whatever genre they deem appropriate.

“Pat had a plan to find out what genre we were,” Kukula said. “The plan was to go up to people after we play a show and just be like, ‘Hey, you heard those Zoomgrand Caravan guys right?

What would you say that is? What kind of music is that?’ We don’t really want to label our own music or fall into a genre.”

Since its formation, the band has been described by fans as indie rock, alternative and even post-indie. They have released several songs that can be viewed on sites like YouTube such as “Pepsi, Ok?,” “Swirls & Whirls & Twirls” and “Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus.”

(photos by Kevin Smith/ The Penn)

One of the bands featured at the Battle of the Bands was The Barefoot Neighbors.

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Movie review: ‘The Birth of a Nation’ is a powerful story that needs to be heard

By MOIRA MACDONALD

Nat's tiny, tight smile, his automatic "yessir," his expression that seems to instantly harden into stone as soon as Hammer's character looks away. And, after Nat's wife is attacked, his control erupts: With a group of fellow slaves, he incites a bloody uprising, determined to kill "the root, not the branch."

Parker, directing his first feature, doesn't always trust his material to carry the drama, relying too much on a melodramatic score.

But this story, framed by eerily

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Nate Parker's historical drama "The Birth of a Nation," which focuses on a violent 1831 slave rebellion on a Virginia plantation, is a powerful film. It is, particularly in its quieter moments, often a deeply moving one. And it tells, unquestionably, an important story that needs to be heard.

It is also – and let's just address the elephant in the room – a difficult film to review on its own merits, thanks to this summer's revelations of a rape accusation in Parker's past, and to Parker's awkward handling of the subject in recent interviews.

The plot of "Birth of a Nation" contains two pivotal rapes, both of which take place off-camera (a curious choice for a film that shows us an unusually brutal level of violence elsewhere), but whose aftermath is harrowingly played by Aja Naomi King and a haunting, mute Gabrielle Union.

(Imdb)

“The Birth of a Nation” was released Friday.

Try as I might to separate art and artist, I couldn't watch those scenes without my mind going to the present day and to conversations that need to happen.

But it's part of the strength of Parker's film that the current controversy doesn't entirely overshadow its impact and that "Birth of a Nation" immediately

becomes part of another crucial conversation, about race.

Parker plays Nat Turner, a man born into the life of horrific abuse and fear that was slavery. As an adult, he became a preacher, used by his owner (Armie Hammer) to speak calming words to unruly slaves. It's a fascinating performance; Parker shows us

endless cotton fields, didn't need the embellishment.

Its power comes from quiet: from Union's silent devastation; from the things Nat cannot say but which can be eloquently read on his face; from a moment early in the rebellion when the men pause to think of what they would be doing at this time on an ordinary day: backbreaking cottonpicking, trying to avoid the lash.

They nod, in resolute agreement, knowing what their actions mean.

"Not today."

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SPORTS

October 7, 2016

Sports

Sports Editor: Sean Fritz – S.D.Fritz@iup.edu Lead Sports Writer: Jarrod Browne – J.W.Browne@iup.edu

IUP bounces back with offensive spark in shutout of Cal U

Kallie Conte notched her first-career hat-trick Wednesday afternoon at George P. Miller Stadium against PSAC opponent California University of Pennsylvania. Conte now has four goals on the season for the Crimson Hawks.

(IUP Athletics)

By SEAN FRITZ Sports Editor

S.D.Fritz@iup.edu

IUP soccer got back on track Wednesday afternoon when they played host to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent California University of Pennsylvania.

Although the squad was in an offensive drought entering Wednesday’s game, the offense seemed to get back to their early-season form with a SOCCER dominant performance, supported by a stellar game from the Hawks defensively.

IUP’s 4-0 victory was a big and

timely win for the team, especially after losing three of their last four and being shut out in all three of those losses.

There were plenty of positives to go around for the Crimson Hawks on Wednesday, the biggest story line being a hat-trick by Kallie Conte (sophomore, safety sciences).

It was Conte’s first career hattrick, and she added to her total in goals scored in 2016 to four.

IUP came out firing, registering six shots before the seventh found the net.

Cassidy LeDonne (junior, mathematics), who took that seventh shot, netted her second goal of the season just 22 minutes into the game off a corner kick from Kristen Baumgartner (junior, biology) providing the assist.

IUP continued to keep its foot on the gas, registering two more shots before Cal could register its first.

Being a team that has struggled offensively in previous games, it was clear that the Crimson Hawks’ game plan was to set the tone offensively early on in this one.

IUP continued that game plan throughout, especially in the 37th minute when Conte added her first of the game and doubled the lead for the Crimson Hawks just before the half.

Defensively, IUP continued its strong effort, not allowing either of Cal’s two shots to reach goalkeeper Jessica Printz (senior, kinesiology).

In the second half, it was more of the same for the Crimson Hawks.

After allowing a small surge

in which Cal registered two more shots that went wide of the net, Conte found twine once more, extending the lead to three.

Six minutes later, Conte did it again, giving herself the hat-trick and IUP’s fourth goal of the afternoon, proving to be all IUP would need to secure the victory.

The Crimson Hawks recorded 19 shots in the contest, with 13 reaching the net, while holding Cal to just six shots, with none reaching the goalkeeper.

It was a much-needed bounce back game for IUP, coming off a two-game skid.

They will look to keep the offensive hot streak rolling when they get together for a matchup with the West Chester University Golden Rams in Indiana Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

(IUP Athletics) Cassidy LeDonne scored the only goal that IUP needed in their 4-0 shutout of California University of Pennsylvania.

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Player profile: Lily McWilliams

By JED JOHNSON

Staff Writer

J.N.Johnson3@iup.edu

It is difficult to be involved in a sport and still keep up with the academic workload.

Opposite hitter Lily McWilliams (senior, VOLLEYBALL nutrition and dietetics) has been able to excel in both athletics and academics, recording 493 kills in her four years with the Crimson Hawks while being recognized as a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) scholar-athlete, which is earned by athletes who have a GPA over 3.25, according to IUP Athletics.

“In my four years, some of the biggest lessons I've learned are the importance of hard work and positivity, even when I'm not at my best,” McWilliams said.

“I've pushed myself harder than I thought possible, and it's given me the confidence to take on anything that comes my way in the future.”

Crimson Hawks head coach Scott Pennewill said that McWilliams’ biggest contribution has been her evolution as a player. “[McWilliams’] leading by example and setting goals and then attaining them is an important part of leadership,” Pennewill said.

“Her willingness to do what is best for the team is her strength.”

McWilliams said that serving and hitting are the highlights of her game, but she tries to be a complete player and improve in all aspects of volleyball.

“Defense and consistency are probably what I need to work on the most,” McWilliams said.

Coach Pennewill said that there are certain skills McWilliams is capable of doing on the court.

“In my system, the opposite needs to be able to run both first and second tempo sets from pin to pin, which she can do,” Pennewill said. “As a blocker, she has the responsibility of matching up on the

opponent’s best outside hitter. Personnel determines system and skill sets determine positions.”

Throughout her four years at IUP, in addition to totaling nearly 500 kills, McWilliams has racked up 161 blocks, 12 assists, 236 digs, 44 service aces, a .130 career hitting percentage and 625.5 career points.

She was introduced to the sport during her high school orientation by the volleyball coach, who told McWilliams to try out for the team due to her height.

The six-foot McWilliams said that she fell in love with the sport then, and her passion for the sport has grown every year since ninth grade.

“I worked really hard to become good at volleyball and being able to play on a larger scale,” McWilliams said, “as well as pushing myself every day to be even better motivated me to commit to IUP volleyball.”

She said that there are many things she does when she is not involved in volleyball activities.

“Getting time to sleep is really nice and talking to my family, since I don't get to see them that much,” McWilliams said. “My best friends and I share a patio that we all love to hang out on.”

She is still figuring out what she will do when she graduates from Indiana in May, but she hopes to get placed in a dietetics internship to become a registered dietitian.

“I would love to work with children and developmental disorders, but I am also looking into a program through the Army to become a dietitian in the medical corps,” McWilliams said.

However, she plans to stay involved with volleyball to some degree after graduation.

“Volleyball will always play an enormous role in my life,” McWilliams said. “I will try to play as much as possible wherever I end up and maybe even coach.

“No matter what happens, the lessons I've learned and the unbreakable bonds I've made from playing volleyball at IUP will stay with me for the rest of my life.”

Lily McWilliams (center) celebrated with her teammates after winning a set this season.

(IUP Athletics)

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October 7, 2016

NFL Update: Week 4 recap and Week 5 preview

(TNS) Tom Brady (left) of the New England Patriots will start Sunday against the Cleveland Browns after serving his four-game suspension to begin the season.

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By SARAH MOLTZ Staff Writer

S.J.Moltz@iup.edu

The National Football League is already heading into Week 5.

Only 12 more weeks until it’s playoff time.

If you weren’t sitting in front of your television screen eating wings and pizza while watching football all day on Sunday, here are some of the games that you may have missed: The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New York Jets, 27-17 Player of the Game: Quarterback Russell Wilson, Seahawks: Three touchdowns, 309 yards. Now 3-1, the Seahawks have finally gotten out of their “rough start” and Wilson looks to be healthy.

However, Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for three interceptions. That was a big improvement from Week 3, when he tossed six. Could there be a quarterback shakeup coming here shortly? It’s possible.

The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots, 16-0 Player of the Game: Running back LeSean McCoy, Bills: One touchdown, 108 yards This marked the first time that the Patriots have been shutout in Gillette Stadium. Not to mention, it’s their first loss of the season to a division rival.

However, let’s not forget that Tom Brady comes back this weekend, and they are playing the Cleveland Browns.

Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edel-

man, Danny Amendola and James White will all be added back to the starting lineup along with Brady.

Expect the Patriots to come out hot.

The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Carolina Panthers, 48-33 Player of the Game: Quarterback Matt Ryan, Falcons: Four touchdowns, 503 yards Carolina’s defense allowed Ryan to tear them apart, as he threw for over 500 yards in the air. Things got worse for Carolina when star quarterback Cam Newton was injured.

Newton was taken out for evaluation and is currently in the NFL’s concussion protocol.

Hit early in the fourth quarter, Newton threw for only 30 yards with one score. He was replaced by backup quarterback Derek Anderson.

WEEK 5 Preview Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Jets The Steelers host the Jets in what could be another opportunity for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisbeger and the offense to do what they did to the Chiefs last week. Fitzpatrick is playing poorly and the Jets are vulnerable right now.

PREDICTION: Steelers 35, Jets 17 New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns Tom Brady is back and is playing with a rather large chip on his shoulder.

No shocker that New England comes out with the win against a bad Browns team.

PREDICTION: Patriots 45, Browns 10

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Craziness continues in college football: Clemson knocks off Louisville, Washington blows out Stanford

(TNS) Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson may have solidifed his spot as the favorite for the Heisman Trophy after throwing for 300 yards and five touchdowns and rushing for 91 yards in Clemson’s home win Saturday over Louisville.

By JARROD BROWNE Lead Sports Writer

J.W.Browne@iup.edu

After Week 5 of the college football season, some teams suffered upsets that could alter the outcome for the College Football Playoff.

The main upsets were Clemson defeating Louisville and Washington shocking Stanford, who was led by star running back Christian McCaffrey.

The No. 5 Clemson Tigers welcomed No. 3 Louisville into Death Valley for a primetime Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.

The game pitted Heisman contenders Deshaun Watson for Clemson and Lamar Jackson of Louisville against one another.

Watson rallied Clemson to a fourth-quarter comeback victory while tallying five total touchdowns and throwing for 306 yards.

Jackson threw for one touchdown and 295 yards. Watson’s effort led Clemson to a 42-36 victory and the lead in the ACC Atlantic Division.

Despite allowing 36 points, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney understands that Louisville was a strong opponent and is happy with his team’s effort.

“It was a great win,” Swinney said. “Louisville played their hearts out.”

In the other big game, the 10th-ranked Washington Huskies stunned the seventh-ranked Stanford Cardinal, 44-7.

Not only did Washington dominate the game, out-gaining Stanford 424 yards to 213, but they were able to limit the Heisman hopeful McCaffrey to only 49 yards.

Although Washington coach Chris Petersen acknowledges the importance of the win over Stanford, he understands that there is still a lot of football left to be played.

“We don’t get any trophies for winning tonight,” Petersen said.

With this victory, Washington was able to hand Stanford its largest loss since Stanford lost to Arizona State, 41-3, back in 2007.

(TNS) Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey may have had his team’s title hopes trounced in Friday’s blowout loss to Washington.

October 7, 2016

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Club spotlight: Equestrian team

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If you love interacting with horses and riding on horseback, the equestrian team here at IUP may be just what you are looking for.

Every fall and spring, students work to develop the craft of riding and compete in tough competitions. Riding is not like any other sport.

Instead of a direct physicality that other sports are centered around, riding is seen more of a physical aspect between rider and horse.

Creating a bond with such a creature is not something that happens overnight, but through time and practice.

Each rider on the equestrian team is given a horse whom he or she must create a bond with. No rider is specifically assigned one sole horse, but instead they are

shared throughout the team, creating diverse riding experiences. Any IUP student is eligible to join the team, which rides at the Equine Country Club in Avonmore and the Skybar Farm in Kittanning. No experience is required.

Riders are appropriately placed in a level that matches their riding skill. Though many of the team members show and compete against other riders, you are not required to show to be a member of the team. There are two different styles of riding that one can choose from when joining the equestrian team. Whether you prefer riding English or western, both combine to make the ultimate team.

If you are interested in learning more about joining the team, you can check out the team’s home website at www.iupequestrian.5u.com.

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Field hockey wins second-straight game, defeats Seton Hill

By MATT STAUB Staff Writer

M.A.Staub@iup.edu

With a 2-1 victory Tuesday over Seton Hill University, the IUP field hockey team has now won two games in a row.

The win improves the Crimson Hawks’ record to 2-2 in the FIELD HOCKEY Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and 6-4 overall.

The victory also gives IUP a sweep of their season series with Seton Hill.

The first goal of the game came when Sarah Zielinski (senior, criminology) scored off an assist from Selena West (sophomore, exercise science) at the 25:21 mark.

West then added her own goal off a penalty corner that was assist-

ed by Kalista Gioglio (sophomore, sports administration) in the 39th minute of the first half.

West now has a team-leading five goals on the season.

Seton Hill got on the board in the 53rd minute of the game, but IUP closed out the game with strong defensive play.

IUP outshot Seton Hill on the day, 7-5, and held the advantage in penalty corners, 15-8.

Both teams recorded two saves each.

IUP is now 4-1 at home, but just 2-3 in away games.

The team will look to improve on this as the Crimson Hawks will next play at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mercyhurst University.

The game against Mercyhurst will be the first of a four-game road stretch.

The Hawks know they will have to bring their best effort in that stretch to improve upon their road record.

(IUP Athletics) IUP is now on a two-game win streak and will look to carry that momentum with them on the road, where they have been below average so far this season. IUP is currently 4-1 at home, but just 2-3 in away games.

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