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Senior to run for PA State Representative

By PAUL SHALOKA Staff Writer P.Shaloka@iup.edu

On Jan. 20, Logan Dellafiora (senior, political science) announced that he is running for the State Representative of Pennsylvania’s 62nd Legislative District. He is currently unopposed as a candidate for the Democratic Party but expects to face challengers from both parties to join the race.

Dellafiora began his political career two years ago when he became the youngest person ever elected to the Homer-Center School District Board of Directors.

His roots in the area go back a century, and he hails from “a union family and a democratic family.”

Dellafiora said his ties to Indiana and the surrounding area are his main motivation for running.

“My family has been here for a hundred years,” he said. “I don’t want to be the one to see everything go downhill.”

While frank about the 62nd District’s economic decline in recent years, Dellafiora expressed optimism about his ability to reverse the trend.

“I don’t even really consider myself as a politician,” he said. “I feel more like a concerned voter who wants to take an active role in ensuring the needs of the people and community are met.”

Dellafiora wants to bring the focus of government back to the people.

“Politicians should put the betterment of the people above the betterment of their political careers,” he said. “I really need to get out there and talk to people, hear what they have to say.”

The young politician plans on visiting local municipalities, school district meetings and citizens’ groups.

“You have to hear what people have to say; listen to their arguments,” Dellafiora said. “Even if you don’t agree with them, you need to give everyone a chance.”

Despite his humility about his status as a politician – and unintentional mirroring of Mr. Smith, an idealistic position from an out-

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(Submitted photo) Logan Dellafiora (senior, political science) has been involved in his hometown community for years, and he decided last month to take it a step further and run for state representative.

of-the-way area played by Jimmy Stewart – Dellafiora has a clear policy proposal and a drive to represent the needs of the people in the district.

“I consider my focus to be education,” he said, alluding to his role in the School District Board and his status as a university student. “I’m not sure what my opponents will be running on eventually, but that’s something I want to hit hard.”

He expressed concern over the deadly opioid epidemic that has been tearing through western Pennsylvania and wants to direct more funding to early childhood education programs to prevent the spread of prescription drug abuse.

“We have this one program called reality tours, where we get the kids to meet people who have lost loved ones to the epidemic and visit prisoners involved with

(Homer-Center School District Board of Directors) Dellafiora (top left) posed with the Homer-Center School District Board of Directors, of which he has been a member for two years.

the sale of the drugs,” Dellafiora said. “It’s much more effective than just hearing about it in class.”

Dellafiora also expressed his support for the group of citizens who are preparing a litigation against the companies which distributed generic opioids while claiming that they were not addictive.

expand the tax base, that would be a great thing.”

Reinvigorating the local economy is another key cornerstone of Dellafiora’s platform.

“We have four industrial parks in the area; the most developed one is in Blairsville,” Dellafiora said. “But I know one of the companies is involved in a pipeline construction that will be done in six months.”

Dellafiora also said the Windy Ridge Industrial Park is particularly underdeveloped.

“We need to diversify our industry,” he said, “stop over-reliance on coal and —LOGAN DELLAFIORA bring 21st century (SENIOR, POLITICAL SCIENCE) jobs in.”

Dellafiora added that tax deductions used Another facet of his focus on to attract companies are a shorteducation is Dellafiora’s wish to term fix and often incentivize integrate IUP more fully into the companies to pack up shop after economic community. the grace period ends.

“IUP is this great base of edu“I would consider maybe pushcated people looking for jobs,” ing for seven years of normal tax he explained. “If we can get them rates followed by eight years of to stay in the area, participate tax deductions,” he said. in local industries, live here and Dellafiora said he sees the con-

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nection in these issues.

“Once an area becomes stagnant, you lose hope, and that’s definitely all tied together,” he said in reference to the decline of industry and its effects on the opioid epidemic.

However, Dellafiora said he remains optimistic and excited to help turn around his family’s community.

“I was initially going to run against the House Majority Lead,” he said. “I thought I could better the community, not my own position.”

Dellafiora represents a larger, historic trend as part of the outpouring of Democratic candidates at every level of government.

The Washington Post reported that, in contests for the House of Representatives, “455 Democratic challengers had already registered with the Federal Election Commission — more than twice as many than at any other point in the last 15 years.”

Dellafiora is joining in a grassroots, countrywide movement of concerned citizens, professionals and reinvigorated politicians who are looking to take an active roll in better representing their constituents and fighting for what they believe in on the political battleground.

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Leonard project asks for patience with work vehicles

Nontraditional student shows that education timeline has no norm

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

Christopher Shultz (senior, safety, health and environmental applied sciences) did not take the traditional school route.

After high school, he joined the army reserve and left in 2006 after two deployments. He also has 17 years of work experience in emergency medical services.

Shultz started as an emergency medical technician, then became an emergency medical service instructor. Now he is an operations manager for an ambulance service.

This work experience led him to where he is today, and he plans to use his degree to continue helping people.

Shultz did not expect to go back to school.

“It was always something kind of there,” Shultz said, “but it just happened that life allowed me to go back to school.”

Shultz was a recipient of the $10,000 Applications International Impact Scholarship.

To win the scholarship, applicants had to answer questions, and four winners were chosen based on those answers. The scholarship is geared toward veterans and is funded by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation, a global association of occupational safety professionals.

According to its website, “the ASSE Foundation has awarded

vices used to sample noise levels.

Shultz and two others tested how well a cell phone could measure sound to the technical instrument that would be used in the field, such as a sound level meter.

“We tested samples in a controlled environment,” Shultz said, “and we came up with an analysis whether or not a cell phone could deliver the same preciseness and accuracy, and if not, what issues could arise with using a cell phone.”

Having previous hands-on experience has helped Shultz mentor younger students and help those who have not had the experience to relate the skills they are receiving to how they will be (The Penn/ Jessica Truby) Christopher Shultz (senior, safety, health, used in the professional world. and environmental applied sciences) came “I’m able to bridge that gap to IUP with years of experience after getting and help them learn skills I a scholarship that allowed him to attend college. learned the hard way, so maybe they don’t have to,” Shultz said.

After graduation, Shultz said he more than $2.3 million in scholarplans to find a job in a company ships and prowhere he actively fessional eduIT JUST HAPPENED improves the cation grants and safety to students THAT LIFE ALLOWED health of all employees. beginning Shultz said their studies in ME TO GO BACK TO he would like occupational SCHOOL. to focus on presafety and venting injuries professionals —CHRISTOPHER SHULTZ from happenseeking to (SENIOR, SAFTEY, HEALTH AND ing instead of continue their ENVIRONMENTAL APPLIED SCIENCES) dealing with the education.” aftermath.

In his time He said he at IUP, Shultz would like to find a career in the has been recognized for his work gas and oil field if possible. in creating a study comparing de-

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(The Penn/ Paul Marchwinski) The demolition of Leonard Hall continues, and university administration asked students to take caution in the surrounding area. Some sidewalks will be closed off, and work vehicles may be in the way of student-walking traffic at some points in the day.

Police Blotter Theft Peter Miltz, 52, of Indiana, reportedly stole a pack of cigarettes from a convenience store and fought with police as they attempted to take Miltz into custody at 10:02 p.m. Jan. 31 in the 300 block of Philadelphia Street, according to the Indiana Borough Police Department.

Miltz was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and retail theft, according to borough police.

Criminal Mischief A person or persons reportedly broke the rear windows of two vehicles while they were parked sometime between 10:30 p.m. Feb. 4 and 8:30 a.m. Feb. 5 behind an apartment building in the 100 block of South Sixth Street, according to borough police. Anyone with information about the incident should contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

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Parents whose children died take collective aim at hazing

By SUSAN SNYDER

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They found Debbie Smith’s son in the squalid, cold basement of a rogue fraternity house at California State University at Chico. He wasn’t breathing, and by the time he arrived at the hospital, he had gone into cardiac arrest.

“Matt’s not going to make it,” the hospital social worker told her.

In an instant, her happy family of four had become a griefstricken family of three. Smith let out a blood-curdling scream, “like my entire insides came out,” she recalled.

In the weeks that followed, she would learn the horrifying details of Matthew Carrington’s death during a hazing ritual.

That was 2005.

Since then, Smith has been making documentaries, speaking to every audience that would listen, getting laws changed, and launching a nonprofit aimed at educating children and parents about hazing’s dangers.

She’s had help from the most unlikely of allies – one of the fraternity brothers convicted in her son’s death and the former president of the college where her son went.

Later this month, she’ll get a new set of partners: other parents who have lost children to confirmed or alleged hazing over the last two decades, all of them young men and most of their deaths involving fraternities.

In an inaugural meeting, parents from California, Louisiana, New Jersey, Texas and other spots around the country – representing a minimum of 15 children who have died – will meet in South Carolina for two days to discuss how their children died and what can be done to protect others from the dangers of hazing.

“It puts a bigger face on the story,” said Leslie Lanahan, whose son, Gordie Bailey Jr., the captain of his high school football team, died after an alcohol-saturated fraternity event in 2004 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. “I don’t think it has ever gotten the attention it deserves collectively.”

Hazing has been a problem for decades. In a national 2008 study of more than 11,000 college students, 55 percent of those involved in clubs, teams and organizations said they experienced hazing.

(TNS) In May 2017, Stacy Parks Miller, Centre County District Attorney, and James and Evelyn Piazza, parents of Timothy Piazza, 19, of Readington Township, N.J., stood during a news conference at the Bellefonte courthouse.

Dozens of students have died, including four in 2017.

But the fledgling network has one tool grieving parents like Lanahan did not: a more interconnected world that so effortlessly brings together advocates.

Some of the attendees at next month’s inaugural conference met on Facebook, where they first conceived of a meeting. They’ve even set up a hashtag, #ParentsUnite2StopHazing.

The group plans to strategize on how to accomplish several key goals, including getting better educational programming on hazing in middle and high schools, strengthening state and federal laws on hazing and changing the culture on college campuses, said Smith, a San Francisco Bay area resident, who uses the initials “MM” after her name for “Matt’s mom.”

The parents have invited antihazing advocates and college student affairs administrators to speak.

There are no plans to raise money, but that could change once a platform is developed, Smith said.

Cindy Hipps, whose son Tucker died in 2014 while on a group run with members of a fraternity he was pledging at Clemson University, first suggested and will help host the meeting in the town

where she lives.

The family has maintained that hazing led to her son’s fatal fall while on the run.

Other parents who have been

working independently for change plan to attend, including California couple Gary and Julie DeVercelly, whose son Gary Jr., a student at Rider University in New Jersey,

died in 2007, and who have been pushing for federal legislation on hazing.

For others, the loss is fresher.

Jim and Evelyn Piazza, parents of Tim Piazza, who succumbed Feb. 4, 2017, to injuries after a booze-fueled fraternity party at Pennsylvania State University, also expect to be there.

So do Stephen and Rae Ann Gruver, whose loss is even fresher: Their son Maxwell, a student at Louisiana State University, died in September.

While planning the meeting, Lanahan began to realize other parents have been working independently to effect change.

“I didn’t know some of these people were doing the same things,” she said. “We can work together and be a little bit of a louder voice.”

While fraternity members charged in her son’s death were found guilty of giving alcohol to a minor, she said, the family did get a financial settlement from the fraternity and several of its members, which was used to start the Gordie Foundation.

The fraternity as part of the settlement acknowledged her son was hazed.

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The foundation has since become the Gordie Center at the University of Virginia and does outreach to youth on hazing and alcohol poisoning, she said.

“We’re really proud that Gordie’s name continues,” said Lanahan, of Dallas.

In 2008, the family also produced a documentary, “Haze.”

Lanahan and Smith said consequences for hazing have to be stiffer and law enforcement has to take a tough stand. Schools also must offer anti-hazing education, they said.

“When you talk to 1,000 kids in an auditorium, that’s just 1,000,” Smith said. “And there are millions

we need to reach.”

Her son’s death followed three nights of fraternity “Hell Week,” when he had to perform calisthenics in a frigid basement with raw sewage on the floor and a fan blowing cold air on him. Then he had to stand on one foot and answer questions, all while being told to drink copious amounts of water. Even when he had a seizure, no one called for help, she said.

He died of water intoxication.

The excess water caused a deadly imbalance in his electrolytes and caused his brain and lungs to swell.

Smith’s work to prevent other deaths has been relentless. She’s helped produce documentaries

for other countries; in one, her voice was dubbed over in French.

“You are just never done,” she said. “You’ve got to get justice.

You want to make a difference.”

California adopted “Matt’s law,” which made hazing a felony in cases where death or serious injury occur. In 2015, on the 10th anniversary of her son’s death, she launched AHA! (Anti-Hazing Awareness) movement. Paul Zingg, who led the university where her son died until 2016, sits on its board.

Some of the most effective voices in support have been fraternity members sentenced in her son’s death, she said. Jerry Lim, who served four months for

accessory to a felony and hazing, has been a speaking partner.

At first, Lim said, he helped because it was part of his required community service. When the requirement ended, his commitment continued.

“It’s a feeling of obligation,” said Lim, a law clerk from Stockton, Calif., who is in line to become a lawyer. “No matter what my personal part was, I still feel bad.”

Lim, “pledge general” of the fraternity, had advocated easing up on the pledges, Smith said, but others overruled him.

Lim said at the time, he didn’t know the danger Carrington was in. He had gone through the same

hazing the semester before.

The thinking, he recalled, was that “the things we are given in life we don’t value near as much as the things we earn.”

In retrospect, he said, hazing should be eradicated.

When something seemingly as innocuous as water can kill, no ritual is safe, he said.

“It only takes one activity that you thought was harmless before someone gets hurt,” Lim said, “and kids aren’t in a position to decide what is and isn’t a healthy activity.”

Parents who have lost children to hazing and are interested can contact Smith at lovesfmlb@aol.com.

A jittery day-after for LA school where gun went off in student’s backpack

By RUBEN VIVES, BRITTNY MEJIA, SONALI KOHLI and HOWARD BLUME Los Angeles Times TNS

At first, reports of gunshots at a Los Angeles middle school seemed likely to follow an all-toofamiliar narrative: a young person opens fire on a campus with deadly consequences.

Then a new story emerged, still harrowing but less grim – more of a cautionary tale about unintended consequences when children get their hands on guns.

The account that began to fill out Friday was that a 12-year-old girl at Sal Castro Middle School had brought a gun in her backStudents reunited with families after two people were injured Thursday in a shooting at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles. pack and that the gun had gone off, firing a single round that girl is scheduled to be arraigned closely supervised by a phalanx of but not from gunfire. They were injured two students shortly after Monday. police and school district employtreated and quickly released. the start of the school day.

Key details that could have ees.

Officers took the 12-year-old “The physical evidence seems a bearing on how the case is Though L.A. schools are typigirl into custody at the scene and to support that it was discharged handled and on future public cally safer than those in surroundconfiscated an unregistered semifrom within the backpack,” Los policy have yet to emerge. ing neighborhoods, violence has automatic pistol.

Angeles Police Department Police are still trying to despilled over. Six people have died Deputy Chief Robert Arcos termine how the girl obtained on or just outside campuses since MANY EYES ARE said. the weapon and what prompt1993.

The bullet first passed ed her to take it to the school.

Two earlier episodes also inWATCHING OUR through the wrist of a 15-yearWhile they describe her fam- volved guns in backpacks. In 1993, old girl, then struck the temple CHILDREN. ily as cooperative, they say she a student died and another was of a 15-year-old boy. has an attorney and will not, at wounded after being shot by a Both were hospitalized and —PIA ESCUDERO least for now, answer questions. .357 magnum that another student listed in fair condition Friday.

After the gunfire, administra- was holding in his backpack.

(CRISIS COUNSELING AND The boy had more serious In 2011, two Gardena High INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR L.A. UNIFIED) tors locked down the school, injuries and had arrived vomitrequiring students to remain all students were injured when a gun ing blood. Doctors said that he day in the classrooms they were in inside a backpack discharged.

Prosecutors charged her with had been lucky and that they were one felony count of being a minor at the time.

The latter episode prompted optimistic about a full recovery.

Some parents chose to pick up school officials to require daily in possession of a firearm and a Two other students and one their children early; others waited random checks of students and second felony count of having a adult sustained minor injuries, to reunite at dismissal, which was their belongings. weapon on school grounds. The

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The policy isn’t always followed.

Some parents have called for stepped-up security, while some activists and students want searches discontinued entirely, saying they do more to undermine student trust than they do to enhance school security.

Overall, officials seemed reassured enough that Thursday’s incident was isolated to resume a normal schedule Friday at the Westlake school, just west of downtown. Students moved from class to class as usual. They ate their lunch. They had breaks.

“They just had recess and kids were playing outside,” Pia Escudero, who directs crisis counseling and intervention services for L.A. Unified, said midmorning. “Many eyes are watching children.”

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Stairway to Seven:

One down, six to go

specifically a Lombardi Trophy.

Philadelphia is a “football town,” and its people bleed green. Eagles football is a way of life, and the love and passion the people have for the organization is unmatched.

Throughout all the bad times in Eagles history, the fans have and always will remain by the side of their football team. For the 57-year championship drought and heartbreak in the team’s previous two Super Bowl appearances and four NFC Championship games, the fan base remains loyal.

When people think of adjectives to describe Eagles fans, many come to mind – loud, obnoxious, arrogant, nasty and violent. Whether it’s throwing snowballs at Santa Claus or the thunderous boos at Philly fans’ own teams, many people are not too fond of Eagles fans – although, the fans themselves don’t really care. The passion, energy

and loyalty that this fan base exhibits to not just the Eagles but all its teams is why this championship was deserved.

It is difficult to put into words just how much the city loves the Eagles, and the thought shared by many fans of possibly never seeing the Eagles win a Super Bowl in their lifetime can finally be put to rest forever.

Hate on Philadelphia all you want. Hate on the Eagles all you want. These are people who have finally gotten what they spent so long desiring. At this point, nothing else seems to matter other than celebrating the world champion Philadelphia Eagles.

Next time you get in an argument with an Eagles fan about how the Eagles have never won a Super Bowl, you’re going to have to think twice. Let the city celebrate.

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With the conclusion of Super Bowl LII on Sunday night, Philadelphia Eagles fans have entered unchartered waters and now find themselves in a position they could only dream of.

The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions for the first time in franchise history.

While having your team win a championship in any sport is always exciting, this championship means something a little more to the people of the Delaware Valley.

The city of Philadelphia has gone through some rough times over the years regarding its sports teams with just one championship since 1983.

For the Eagles in particular, the team’s last title came in 1960 when the Birds defeated the Green Bay Packers before the Super Bowl was the official championship game.

Since then, the town has been starved for a championship,

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(Facebook) Doritos, Mountain Dew, Tide, Michelob Ultra and Wendy’s were a few of the big winners with their Super Bowl ads.

Companies hope commercials bring in ‘super business’

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

This article contains opinion.

A 30-second commercial on NBC during this year’s Super Bowl cost upward of $5 million. With that much money on the line, and an estimated 100-million-plus viewers tuning into the game, companies that purchased ad space during the game time wanted to make sure their money was being well-spent. Humor, celebrities, puppies, whatever it takes to stand out, companies have tried it all in the past, and this year was no different. Here are some of the commercials that caught our eye in between the action of this year’s game.

M&M’s: Is there a better human embodiment of a red M&M than Danny DeVito? We certainly can’t think of anyone. Like DeVito, this commercial was short, sweet and to the point.

Wendy’s:

Possibly the most vicious hit of the night didn’t come on the field but rather via the shot Wendy’s took at McDonald’s and the Golden Arches’ advertising of

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its “flash frozen” burgers, which, as the nice folks at Wendy’s were quick to point out, share a lot in common with what caused the downfall of the Titanic. Shots fired.

Tide: “It’s a Tide ad.” What initially started as a rather funny parody of some of the more famous Super Bowl commercials of the past several years eventually became a bit repetitive and slightly annoying with each new version. That said, credit has to be given to Tide – and David Harbour of “Stranger Things” – for brilliantly taking advantage of other companies’ good ideas. The parody of the Old Spice ad was particularly smart and funny.

Michelob Ultra: Probably the best thing about this commercial, which saw actor Chris Pratt “preparing” for his role as the new spokesperson for Michelob Ultra only to learn that he is a mere extra in the ad, is that it is very easy to imagine that the premise for the ad was based on real-life events.

Doritos vs. Mountain Dew:

A lip-sync rap battle occurred between Peter Dinklage, aka Tyrion Lannister from “Game of

Thrones” and Morgan Freeman to help advertise Doritos’ new Blaze flavor and the new Mountain Dew Ice. Sure, why not? According to the commercial, “Only one can win,” and in our opinion, Dinklage’s rendition of Busta Rhymes’ verse on Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now” just edges Freeman’s version of the Missy Elliot classic “Get Your Freak On.”

Budweiser: This one makes the list more for the inspiration behind the commercial rather than the actual ad. Budweiser’s “Stand

by You” commercial highlighted the beer company’s recent efforts to use its brewery equipment to provide cans of water to those affected by recent natural disasters, including the citizens of Florida, Texas, California and Puerto Rico.

However, as noble and commendable as its work has been, trying to use its recent philanthropic efforts to market its beer does seem to cheapen it just a little bit.

Marvel: Technically this wasn’t a commercial, but the latest trailer for Marvel’s upcoming superhero extravaganza movie “Avengers: Infinity War” continues to stoke fan anticipation for the summer.

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(Facebook) Puppy Bowl XIV aired on Animal Planet on Sunday.

Puppy Bowl XIV promotes new homes for furry friends

By CODY MINICH Staff Writer C.S.Minich@iup.edu

This article contains opinion.

For what the Puppy Bowl – which has aired on Animal Planet prior to the Super Bowl since 2005 – lacks in strategy and competitiveness, it makes up for in cute puppies.

One may be under the impression that the Puppy Bowl is simply an all-day marathon of puppies bouncing around in a football-themed enclosure; however, there is a lot of care taken to give the program a semblance of competition.

Touchdowns are scored, a referee is present on the sidelines and the entire event kicked off this year with a chicken pecking the national anthem on a keyboard. Puppies on each team were given an introduction and a statistics card, and they were often shown in slow motion as they reached the field.

While the puppies themselves lacked the physique necessary for football, watching them jump around and play was admittedly enjoyable. The players were separated into two teams, designated with green and yellow bandanas.

Team Fluff was in yellow, and Team Ruff was in green.

While the puppies were the focus of the event, the program was somewhat hard to follow.

There were other animals present, who popped up from time to time, seemingly out of nowhere. A special guest referee was a 30-yearold sloth, and a team of ducks was shown briefly splashing around in one of the water bowls on the field.

Sprinkled in between the endless stream of canine-related jokes and footage, the Puppy Bowl also took a more serious tone to address issues involving abused or neglected animals.

In one instance, the program focused on a malnourished puppy named Mango, who eventually was brought back to good health and adopted into a loving home.

At the end of the segment, Animal Planet’s website promoted its adoption tab of its website.

In the end, Puppy Bowl XIV was more than just a playful romp of small dogs. It was also a promotional day to encourage people everywhere to adopt from their local shelters. TVByTheNumbers reported that 2.47 million people tuned into the Puppy Bowl last year, and with that level of viewership, it is on its way to encourage more than a few would-be adopters to pursue a puppy of their own.

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CRAZY WEEK COMING UP FOR THE KCAC “This week is kind of hectic, but we’ve had worse.”

That is how Mark Mathe (Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex Seinor Event Manager) describes a span of eight days this week which will see the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex host nine different events including, the Harlem Globetrotters, The Dublin Irish Dancers and The 100 Years of Broadway Concert, to name a just a few. So how do you pull off such a jam-packed calendar that sometimes includes multiple events occurring at the same time? According to Mathe, it takes a ton of scheduling, planning and a small army of more than 20 workers working around the clock. With that in mind, here is a behindthe-scenes look at what some of that scheduling looks like for the members of the KCAC staff as they look to ensure that everything runs smoothly over the next week.

(Facebook) Justin Timberlake performed at halftime of Super Bowl LII.

Timberlake brings sexy back to the Super Bowl Halftime Show – kind of

By CAITLIN DENNY Staff Writer C.M.Denny@iup.edu

This article contains opinion.

It’s no surprise that performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show is a milestone in an artist’s career The biggest names in the music industry grace a football field each year to perform for thousands of football fans and millions of viewers at home. There is one catch, though – there are only 13 minutes to keep the audience’s attention.

Justin Timberlake packed many of his classic hit songs into his set Sunday night in Minneapolis, including “SexyBack” and “Rock Your Body,” as well as ones from his new album, “Man of the Woods,” which dropped Friday.

Even though he is one of the most iconic male pop stars to date, his performance was altogether underwhelming. There wasn’t anything memorable in the time he was alotted to captivate

the audience.

The most exciting moment of the performance was the duet with a video of the Minneapolis native Prince, another iconic pop star who passed away in 2016.

But, even then, there wasn’t much stage presence. As the pair sang Prince’s song “I Would Die 4 U,” the city of Minneapolis lit up in purple lights, which was a nice touch, but nothing as extravagant as halftime shows in years past.

The costume choices were also questionable. None of the backup dancers’ outfits matched; each of them seemed to wear anything they wanted as long as one article of clothing was red. Timberlake wore a red bandana around his neck, white sneakers, a leather jacket, a shirt and pants that didn’t match at all. There was no unity among those on stage, and it looked somewhat chaotic. The only time there was cohesion on the field was during the last song, the summer 2016 hit “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” during which all the extras wore rainbow jackets ,and the audience wore

light-up rainbow bracelets.

Considering Timberlake has won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and 10 Grammy Awards, he should have easily been able to craft a memorable halftime show that would be talked about for years to come.

But, there were no surprises, and the special effects were mediocre at best. His performance was nothing compared to Lady Gaga’s, Bruno Mars’, Beyoncé’s or Coldplay’s in the past few years.

Sure, he brought out a marching band during “Suit and Tie,” there were mirrors held by the extras on the field during “Mirrors” and he took a selfie with a young fan in the crowd during “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” but it still felt like something was missing. There was nothing shocking or interesting about his performance.

Timberlake has had an incredible career and has the awards, hit songs and dance moves to prove it. But his halftime show didn’t meet that expectation.

Tuesday, February 6 11:00am: Globetrotters arrive on campus.

5:00pm: Globetrotters Magic Pass Show begins.

6:00pm: Doors open for the Globetrotters main show.

7:00pm – 9:00pm: Globetrotters game. *One aspect of the Globetrotters performance that people might be aware of is that the KCAC crew will handle all of the audio-visual aspects and effects that happen during the game.

11:00pm: KCAC crew starts tearing down the Globetrotters court and starts setting up the court for the IUP basketball games.

Wednesday, February 7 4:00pm – 5:30pm: IUP Athletics Celebration in the KCAC Lobby. *Highlighting the achievements and successes of IUP’s varsity athletes, the Athletics Celebration is open to the public, and Mathe expects that there will be at least 400 people in attendance 5:30pm – 9:30pm: IUP women’s and men’s basketball games occur, tear down of KCAC lobby begins. *For those who don’t know, the basketball courts in the KCAC are composed of a series of interlocking pieces. The pieces weigh around 100 pounds each.

Thursday, February 8 10:00am: Set-up begins in the arena, locker rooms, and concourse for The Heritage Conference Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Championship Games.

Friday, February 9 5:00pm: Doors open for The Heritage Conference Boy’s and Girls’ Basketball Championship Games.

6:00pm – 8:00pm: Girls Championship Game.

8:00pm – 10:00pm: Boys’ Championship Game.

10:00pm – 1:00am: Teardown of the basketball court occurs, followed by the setting up of the arena for Winefest Indiana. At the same time, work will begin on setting up for The 100 Years of Broadway Concert in the auditorium.

Saturday, February 10 7:00am: Work continues on setting up for Winefest Indiana and 100 Years of Broadway.

12:00pm – 8:00pm: Winefest Indiana occurs.

7:00pm: Doors open for The 100 Years of Broadway Concert.

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Guillermo del Toro, Jordan Peele win top film honors

By JOSH ROTTENBERG Los Angeles Times TNS

Guillermo del Toro won the Directors Guild of America’s top honor Saturday night at the DGA Awards for his fantastical fable “The Shape of Water,” the latest in a string of prizes that have made his film one of the clear front-runners heading into next month’s Academy Awards.

“This was a movie that was full of many reasons why it shouldn’t work and those are the reasons why it works,” said Del Toro of the film, a dreamlike, 1960s-set love story between a mute janitor and a fish-man. “And for you to tell me today to keep doing these insane fables that I’ve believed in for 25 years means the world to me.”

The Mexican director of such films as “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Hellboy” had never previously been nominated for a DGA Award. He took the prize over a strong field that included Christopher Nolan (“Dunkirk”), Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Jordan Peele (“Get Out”) and Martin McDonagh (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”).

Peele picked up the prize for

(Facebook) Guillermo del Toro and Jordan Peele were two of the top directors of 2017.

best first-time director, drawing a standing ovation from the crowd in recognition of his work on the provocative, button-pushing horror film “Get Out,” one of the year’s most critically acclaimed films and biggest box office smashes.

“This has been the best year of my life, hands down,” Peele said.

“At the same time I’ve had to balance that with the knowledge that this is not a good year for this country. This is not a good year for many of us.

“For everyone in this room, what we do is important, what we do is powerful,” he continued.

“Keep doing the only thing we know how to. Keep using your voice. It’s the most powerful

weapon we have against evil.”

Amy Schumer, one of the evening’s presenters and a nominee in the variety, talk, news and sports category, emphatically echoed that sentiment. “We need to promote women to the very top positions of power and we need to do it yesterday,” she said flatly.

On the television side, female directors made a strong showing, winning the top prizes in both the comedy and drama categories. Beth McCarthy-Miller won the comedy directing prize for the HBO series “Veep,” while Reed Morano won for Hulu drama series “The Handmaid’s Tale,”

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thanking the series’ producers and Hulu for being “the rare people who were seeking the opportunity to work with women instead of fearing it.” New Zealand filmmaker Niki Caro also picked up a prize in the children’s program category for Netflix’s “Anne with an E.” Jean-Marc Vallee won in the TV movie and miniseries category for the HBO series “Big Little Lies,” which has picked up a number of prizes this awards season, including four Golden Globes.

In one of the night’s more memorable moments, Glenn Weiss earned an award for directing last year’s Oscars ceremony and recounted the behind-

the-scenes, split-second deliberations over how to handle the now-infamous best-picture snafu that played out live in front of a stunned audience of millions.

“If your stage manager has to go out [on stage] because things are so wrong, your instincts are to go out and go wide and cover up,” Weiss said. “I looked at it 180-degrees. I thought, ‘I don’t want the headline the next day to say that something bad happened and they tried to cover it up.’ So in my mind, we needed to be transparent and we needed to show what was going on out there, and I was obsessive about getting a shot of that [best picture] card.”

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

Bowl champions

By ELLIOT HICKS Staff Writer

E.Hicks@iup.edu

The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl in the franchise’s 85-year history Sunday night, defeating the New England Patriots, 41-33.

The game was an offensive shootout, with both teams lighting up the stat sheet to the tune of 1,151 total yards – the highest number of any NFL game in history.

Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles proved his doubters wrong once again, playing another great game, throwing for 373 yards and recording three touchdowns.

Foles, the game’s MVP, also became the first quarterback in Super Bowl history to catch a touchdown pass.

Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson’s play-calling was lauded as one of the major factors contributing to the Eagles’ win.

The Eagles didn’t let up off the gas and play conservatively once gaining a lead — which many teams have done against the Patriots in the past and left room for the 2017 league MVP, Tom Brady, to come back and win.

The game started with both teams trading field goals on a night of multiple missed kicks.

Both Eagles kicker Jake Elliott and Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed extra points in the first half, and a mishandled snap resulted in a second missed field goal for the Patriots.

An injury to Patriots wide receiver Brandin Cooks early in the game also changed the dynamic of New England’s offense.

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(TNS) Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson hoisted the Lombardi Trophy after coaching the Eagles to the organization’s first Super Bowl championship in team history.

(TNS) Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham came up with one of the biggest plays of Sunday’s game when he strip-sacked Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to get the Eagles the ball back.

Philadelphia jumped out to an early lead, but the Patriots didn’t let the score get too far away from them.

A 45-yard field goal from Gostkowski and a touchdown run from James White made the score 1512, Eagles, just before halftime.

A 55-yard pass to Corey Clement on a third-and-3 put the Eagles in the red zone, but the drive nearly stalled out and resulted in a fourth-and-goal on the 1-yard line.

Pederson decided to go for it, unleashing a trick play in which Trey Burton threw the ball to Foles for a touchdown, creating another first in the game: the first NFL game to go to halftime with the score 22-12.

The Patriots received the sec-

minutes left, and Foles led a brilliant drive down the field, which lasted a total of 7:01.

The controversial NFL catch rules worked their way into the Super Bowl on the final touchdown of the game from Foles to Zach Ertz.

The tight end had the ball briefly pop out of his hands in the end zone, but after a review, referee Gene Steratore ruled that the call on the field stood as Ertz had become a runner during the play.

A clutch forced fumble on Brady

by Brandon Graham led to another field goal, which nearly put the game on ice.

When Brady’s last-second Hail Mary pass fell to the ground, the Philadelphia Eagles were Super

ond half kickoff, and tight end Rob Gronkowski started to make a presence in the game, scoring a touchdown to pull New England within 3 points.

The teams traded points throughout the quarter with an Eagles touchdown to Clement, a Patriots touchdown to Chris Hogan and another Elliott field goal from 42 yards – a Super Bowl rookie record – put the score at 32-26, Eagles.

The ensuing drive resulted in the first, and only, Patriots lead of the game, giving them a 3332 lead from another Gronkowski touchdown.

Philadelphia got the ball back with just under nine-and-a-half

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Bowl champions.

Rather than being the recordtying sixth Super Bowl win for New England, it was a record-tying fifth Super Bowl loss, which they share with Denver.

The parade celebrating the win is Thursday morning beginning approximately at 11 a.m. in South Philadelphia and will travel north on Broad Street before finishing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Although, this win gave the Eagles the first Super Bowl championship in franchise history, it was not the organization’s first title.

Sunday’s victory was the franchise’s fourth championship preceeded

by NFL Championships in 1948, 1949 and 1960.

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IUP women’s basketball team knocks off Gannon, improves to 14-2

(IUP Athletics) The IUP women’s basketball team improved its record to 14-2 with a 15-point win over Gannon University on Saturday night.

By JARROD BROWNE Lead Sports Writer

J.W.Browne@iup.edu

The IUP women’s basketball team defeated Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent Gannon University, 60-45, on Saturday. With the win, IUP improved to 14-2 and is tied with Edinboro University for first place in the PSAC West.

The Crimson Hawks were led by forward Megan Smith (senior, marketing) with 17 points, 12 of which came in the second half.

“Megan gave us such a great jumpstart to the second half by knocking down two 3s and a big steal,” head coach Tom McConnell said. “I love that she wanted the ball in that situation. She is playing with such determination and confidence right now.”

Smith was not the only Crimson Hawk who had a big night on offense as forward Maura D’Anna (sophomore, kinesiology) had 11 points off the bench and guard Carolyn Appleby (junior, management) had 10 points.

“Carolyn did a great job attacking the basket,” McConnell said.

“She was really aggressive and played brilliantly in pick-and-roll situations.”

IUP’s defense also had a strong night, generating 15 Gannon turnovers and nine steals.

The defense capitalized on a strong second half that started with a strong third quarter, limiting the Golden Knights to 4 points.

“We challenged our players at halftime to tighten things up on the defensive end, and they responded with flying colors,” McConnell said. “In the first half, we allowed too many drives and open 3s. In the second half, our players did a great job at guarding the line — limiting their penetration and helping one another. Halle [Denman] (senior, food and nutrition) was a pest, but it was such a great team effort.”

Moving forward, the Crimson Hawks will remain at home as they welcome PSAC foe University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ).

The Crimson Hawks traveled to Johnstown in January, when IUP defeated UPJ, 72-53.

IUP will take on UPJ at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC).

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The IUP swim team hosted the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Sportsmanship Relay Jamboree and the Pidgeon Memorial Invitational.

IUP competed against conference SWIMMING teams Lock Haven University, California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U) and Bloomsburg University.

The PSAC Sportsmanship meet took place Friday, while the Memorial Invitational was Saturday.

The IUP women finished second overall Saturday with 723 points.

Bloomsburg came in first with 1,277 points, with Cal U scoring 326 points and Lock Haven scoring 228 points.

Sophomore Nicole Smith (dietetics) won the 50- (25.22) and 500-yard freestyle (5:08.35).

After Saturday’s meet, Smith holds a total of 13 individual wins heading into the postseason.

Women’s swimmers Re-

gan Chalk (psychology, junior) and Jessica Cochran (sophomore, nursing) also impressed, winning two of the eight individual victories for the Crimson Hawks.

Chalk took first in the 200 individual medley (IM) (2:15.97), and Cochran won the 100 freestyle (54.82).

“I thought overall the meet went really well,” said Smith. “We swam really well, considering being broken down and tired. Our women had a few dual-meet best times, which is always great to see.”

The men’s team had four different individual wins, including redshirt sophomore Gerard Morato (kinesiology) in the 200 IM (2:02.75).

Junior Colter Long (computer science) won the 100 breaststroke (59.88), senior Shane Hallett (management/ MIS) took first in the 200 breaststroke (2:15.19) and junior Noah Brockway (criminology) won the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:58.99.

Long currently leads the team with the most individual wins with nine.

The Crimson Hawks celebrated the collegiate careers of 11 swimmers, including Mace Long (history), Shane Hallett (management), Russell Oliver (MIS), John Leighton (management), Sterling Tate (criminology), Corey Stauffer, Sara Bertram (ac-

counting), Beatriz Gonzalez (marketing), Aniella Janosky (business administration), Anna Moffitt (communications media) and Megan Doody (communications media).

“I’ve been fortunate enough to have spent the past five years on this team, where I’ve learned and grown so much,” Janosky (graduate student) said. “Senior night was really special for our class to get to reminisce on our four years together and with the coaches.

It was heartwarming to remember all the good times and celebrate the future to come.”

This past weekend was IUP’s final meet of the regular season before heading into the postseason. Moving forward, the Crimson Hawks will be competing in the 2018 four-day event, PSAC Swimming Championships, starting Feb. 21 in York.

“I don’t really have a plan yet for how I’m going to be preparing for the PSAC’s,” Smith said. “I’m just really focusing on taking it day by day and working hard until the end and the small things that I need to change. I am also trying my best to stay positive because the season tends to be a long one. So staying positive toward the end of the season is sometimes difficult.”

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IUP men’s basketball wins seventh game in a row

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(IUP Athletics) Dante Lombardi (junior, finance and legal studies) had a season-high 10 assists in IUP’s win over Gannon University.

By DARNELL TURNER Staff Writer

D.M.Turner4@iup.edu

The IUP men’s basketball team has won 13 of its past 14 games, with its most recent win against Gannon University by a score of 74-66, increasing IUP’s win streak to seven games.

Jacobo Diaz (junior, economics) scored 24 points and collected eight rebounds. Like much of the IUP offense Saturday night, Diaz was very efficient from the field, going 9 of 14, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Diaz added four assists and two blocks to fill the stat sheet.

Anthony Glover (senior, marketing) had his 12th 20-plus point performance this season. He scored 23 points on 8 of 12 shooting and knocked down five 3-pointers in the process. The Crimson Hawks shot well from behind the arc. IUP made 12 3-pointers on 48 percent shooting.

The Crimson Hawks came out strong in the second half, making four 3-pointers in a row to help them take a 17-point lead.

IUP moved the ball well, making the extra pass and finding the open man. The leader was Dante Lombardi (junior, finance and legal studies), who had a season-high 10 assists in 37 minutes.

But the Golden Knights did not go down without a fight. IUP had to play a full game matching Gannon’s energy and physicality.

“We did a good job of competing,” coach Joe Lombardi said.

“That was the biggest thing. We had to play harder than they did.”

After trailing by 17, Gannon made its way back into the game, cutting the defecit to six with just over a minute to play.

Diaz knocked down two free throws during the next possession, giving IUP the advantage to win its fifth game in a row against Gannon, improving its all-time series lead to 24-22.

After the home victory against Gannon, IUP is now 10-2 at home.

Moving forward, the Crimson Hawks will look to increase their win streak to eight games against University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC).

(IUP Athletics) Forward Jacobo Diaz (junior, economics) scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Saturday night’s win against Gannon.

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Mayhem ensues after Eagles’ Super Bowl win

(TNS) From left to right: Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, head coach Doug Pederson, owner Jeffrey Lurie and quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles celebrated the team’s victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on Sunday in Minnesota.

(TNS) The Eagles’ win over the Patriots was the first Super Bowl championship in franchise history.

Thousands of fans poured into the streets of Philadelphia to celebrate with a night of partying and debauchery.

(TNS) The Eagles’ championship parade will be held at approximately 11 a.m. Thursday. The parade will begin in South Philadelphia and go north on Broad Street, shown above.

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