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Find your path: SGA, Career Exploration Center hold majors fair

(Jake Slebodnick/The Penn) The IUP Major and Exploration Center along with the Student Government Association held a majors fair in the Hadley Union Building lobby, and Ohio Room on Thursday. During this time undecided students could “shop” the various departments and organizations offered and stem a potential career path based on their interests. Dr. Sally McCombie assists Daniella Dodds switch to a criminology major (top, left). Brittany Thatcher (top, right) found her path after joining ROTC her sophomore year. Read the full story on page 7.

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PASSHE board of governors approve new staff, faculty contracts for 2020 ABE ESHELMAN

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The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors unanimously approved two new contracts with the unions representing faculty and staff at the state-owned universities. The contracts were first ratified by the members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties (APSCUF) and the State College and University Professional Association (SCUPA), respectively. Neither contract includes a pay raise for the 2019–20 year. “The APSCUF collective bargaining agreement includes no general pay or step increases in 2019-20 then a step increase effective at the start of the fall 2020 semester,” David Pidgeon, PASSHE director of public relations, said. “For fiscal year 2022–23, members will receive a 2.5 percent general pay increase at the start of the fall 2023 semester and a step increase at the start of the spring 2023 semester,” Pidgeon said. “Faculty at the top of the of the pay scale will receive a one-time cash payment of 2.5 percent in lieu of a step increase.” The APSCUF contract also includes more flexibility for faculty to move within a university and across the system, an opportu-

(Facebook) New faculty and staff contracts were approved in early 2019 and will take effect beginning next school year.

nity for universities to develop concurrent enrollment plans with high schools, a joint group to address any system redesign pilot programs in holistic advising, mental health and wellness and online educational pathways and an agreement to allow students to participate in any given class using multiple delivery modalities throughout the semester. “We wanted to engage with APSCUF in a contract building process called interest-based bargaining,” Pidgeon said. “Rather than swap proposals in what can be a contentious give-and-take environment, interest-based bargaining brings everyone together, helps them to see their common challenges and the areas of potential teamwork,” he said. The SCUPA contract includes a 3 percent general pay increase on

Nov. 1, 2020, a 1.5 percent general pay increase, a step increment at the start of spring semester 2022, a step increment at the start of spring semester 2023 and a 2 percent general pay increase on April 1, 2023. “After engaging in a unique, collaborative process emphasizing an honest, candid, teamwork environment, the faculty and the State System approved an agreement that is fair and helps the State System work to align our costs with revenues,” Pidgeon said. Members of the APSCUF typically hold positions as full and part-time teaching faculty, department chairpersons, librarians, athletic trainers and faculty members whose basic responsibilities lie outside of the classroom setting. SCUPA members typically hold professional positions working in admissions, financial aid, residence life, registrar or career services. “Ultimately, our relationship with our collective bargaining units are critical because their members have a direct role in the success of our students,” Pidgeon said. “Both faculty leadership and the State System kept students at the forefront of our priorities,” he said, “and what resulted was a contract consistent with that value. “We all have a responsibility to provide accessible, affordable, high-quality education, and this contract helps all of us meet that responsibility.”

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Police Blotter DRUG VIOLATIONS

• Brittany Arcurio, 33, of Indiana was charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia when Indiana Borough Police were asked to assist the Indiana County Probation Department regarding a possible drug investigation at 10:30 a.m Dec. 30 in the 00 block of S. 12th Street. Arcurio was found at the scene in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, according to Indiana Borough Police.

MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS

• An unknown person trespassed and tampered with Christmas decorations between 9 p.m. Dec. 31 and 9 a.m. Jan. 1 in a private residence in the 1000 block of Chestnut Street, according to borough police.

‘World’s worst cat’ looking for its purr-fect fur-ever home MARK PRICE

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Many cats are a little nuts, but a shelter in North Carolina says it has "the world's worst cat" and is waiving adoption fees in hopes someone will take Satan's evil spawn off its hands. "We thought she was sick. Turns out she's just a jerk," posted the Mitchell County Animal Rescue Inc. on Facebook. The little hellion's name is Perdita, and she's "not for the faint of heart," according to an adoption ad that reads like something on a bad dating app. Mitchell County is about 55 miles northeast of Asheville.

(TNS) Who wouldn’t want to snuggle up with him?

"She's single and ready to be socially awkward with a socially awkward human who understands personal space," the post says. "LIKES: staring into your soul

until you feel as if you may never be cheerful again ... jump scares (her specialty), lurking in dark corners ... DISLIKES: kittens ... dogs, children, the Dixie Chicks, Disney

movies, Christmas and last but NOT least ... HUGS." Shelter Director Amber Lowery says 4-year-old Perdita came to the shelter on Christmas Eve like the Grinch and quickly asserted dominance. "We are animal lovers here and very patient, but we've been concerned about her for a while," Lowery told McClatchy News. "I'm looking at her right now, and she's rolling around in her little bed, looking all sweet and cute, but the minute you try to rub her, she slaps you. We thought she was in pain and took her to the vet and he said: 'No, this cat is just a jerk.’" Since then, the shelter has had to warn visitors that Perdita's shy, kitten-like attempts to draw

passersby to her cage are, in fact, a ruse that will end badly. Lowery is the one who crafted the brutally honest adoption post and it quickly became a hit with commenters on social media. Some claim Perdita is their "spirit animal" or "soulmate." Others jokingly wrote of someone in their life who deserved such a cat – whether they wanted it or not. "She might be the only cat my dogs would allow out of pure fear," Stefanie Walton wrote on Facebook. "I hope Perdita finds the goth home of her dreams," Sarah Sayour said. "Us too ... like soon," the shelter responded.

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(Jake Slebodnick/The Penn) Communications media students (from left) Hayley Woodside, Tarah Pipchok and Patricia Pinson handed out pamphlets, in-class accessories and CD-ROMs containing Christmas carols produced by the department to get students interested in the media industry at the majors fair. Event coordinator David Laughead (right) directs perpective students toward different organizations and departments offered at IUP.

Majors fair aims to direct students toward post-graduation goals JAKE SLEBODNICK

News Editor J.C.Slebodnick@iup.edu @Jake_WIUP

In response to the discovery that 75 percent of college students change their majors, IUP’s Student Government Association held a majors fair in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room on Thursday. The event was titled “My IUP Path: Majors Fair,” and its goal was to ensure that students find a career path they are passionate about and that it helps students find success at IUP. Different departments offered a variety of majors, minors and certificates offered at IUP, and students could switch majors if they wanted. “It’s very important for students to find an academic path early in their career,” program coordinator David Laughead said. “When I first attended IUP, I was a biology major, didn’t really like it, so I changed to political science. Some people don’t change quickly which means they have to stay longer. “When I was SGA president, I dealt with a lot of students that had to stay a semester or two longer because they changed so late.” While some students aren’t sure where to go with their academic career, for others it comes to them after joining a student organization. “My freshman year, I wasn’t involved in anything,” Brittany Thatcher, a member of IUP’s ROTC program said when asked about

(Jake Slebodnick/The Penn) Insomnia Cookies supplied refreshments during the Majors Fair.

where she found her path. “They Inside the HUB Ohio Room say that if you don’t get involved were different departments rangyou’re lost and don’t know where ing from marketing, religious studto go, and that’s where I was. ies and interior design to political But during my sophomore year, I science, communications media joined ROTC and found my home. and journalism. It just clicked right away, and you “[The Majors Fair] opens stufeel like you have a place at IUP dents up to some of the departwhen you get involved. ments that they may not have In the lobby of the HUB, tables known coming into it,” Hayley were set up with different types Woodside (junior, communications of orgamedia) "During my sophomore year, I joined ROTC said. “The nizations students colleges, and found my home. It just clicked right could get like the away, and you feel like you have a place involved College with. Those at IUP when you get involved." of Educaincluded tion and - Brittany Thatcher, Commuwere the IUP ROTC nications, Warrior Battalion, aren’t IUP’s Police Academy and the just about one subject. There’s Career and Professional Developso many levels inside that it gives ment Center. Additionally, light students a wide variety of options refreshments including Domino’s that undecided students can Pizza were served to students that choose from.” were hungry to find their success. Some departments emphasized

that post-graduate opportunities sectors. Like [Torges] said, public are possible no matter what path or private, many opportunities you take. open up.” Dr. Christine Baker, associate Dr. Craig Dillaman, the director professor in the department of for the major and career explorahistory tion center and Asian “If students are still looking, we have and staff studies, adviser for resources available through the focused on the majors the oppor- exploration center.” fair, was - Dr. Craig Dillaman, pleased tunities for Director, IUP Major and Career Exploration Center with the jobs in the historical turnout of track. the fair. He offered some advice “You can absolutely get for students that could not make it well-paying jobs in history,” Baker and who are still searching for their said. “The American Communities road to success. Survey shows that 18 percent of “If students are still looking, we history majors go into education, have resources available through and almost half of our department the exploration center,” Dillaman consists of social studies educasaid. tion majors, and then 15 percent “We have the ‘Your Plan, Your go into management due to their Future’ workshop starting next communication skills, which is Wednesday until spring break. So vital in securing a career. It’s just if students are still confused about important for students to know themselves and the decision-makthat you can get jobs in fields like ing process to find that passion. history and social studies.” The more interested they are, the Dr. Gwendolyn Torges and Dr. more successful they will be in the David Chambers say that the only future.” limitations to a political science He then offered advice for studegree is the creativity of students. dents on how to find a career path “We learn how to solve probthat fits their interests. lems through real-world analysis,” “Don’t wait for it to come to Torges said. “That leads to jobs you. You need to do the work to in the public and private sectors learn about your interests. It’s not which open different opportunities about the money, but rather what for students.” you enjoy doing.” “It’s a mistake to assume that The Exploration Center is locatpolitical science is a limiting ed in Stabley 103K located inside degree,” Chambers said. “Simthe Stapleton Library and is open ply because the degree to which from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, it provides skills that are highly Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, demanded across employment and from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.

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Trustee Cannon remembered for his dedication to IUP, students HEATHER BAIR Culture Editor H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Indiana University of Pennsylvania was saddened by the loss of an IUP Council of Trustees member. Glenn M. Cannon passed away Jan. 20 in Pittsburgh. Cannon graduated IUP in 1971 and was described as being “a proud, loyal and active member.” He began serving on the Council of Trustees in June 2013 as the secretary. He was a former member of the IUP Alumni Association Board of Directors. He was a recipiant of the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1985 and won the Presidential Legacy Award for Civic Services in 2010. Also in 2010, he received an honorary doctor of laws degree. Cannon gave special remarks during IUP’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony in 2015.

(IUP Website) Glenn Cannon, a member on the IUP Council of Trustees since 2013 and former member of the IUP Alumni Association Board of Directors, spoke at the 2015 9/11 memorial service.

“We are a great nation with many great people and not just the ones that wear uniforms like the military, fire and EMS folks, but those that help their fellow citizens when necessity demands it,” he said. In 1967, Cannon started in the world of emergency management as an attendant at the

fledgling ambulance service. “You could tell with Glenn that he was going to do something with his life that was going to be meaningful,” said John Campos, executive director of EMS of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Luzerne County. When Cannon was a student at IUP, his first ambulence call came

in 1967 with Citizens’ Ambulence Service Campos was the one to go with him. Colleagues that worked with Cannon for decades praised his skills, such as keeping a cool head when disaster struck. “He was a visionary with a keen sense of detail,” said Ron Romano, Pittsburgh EMS Chief. “He started a lot of young people on a career path,” Roman said. “He had a vision and sold it to politicians and was able to grow it.” Cannon drastically streamlined county government in Indiana by compressing 41 departments down to six and directing the development of the first countywide 911 system. He also negotiated contracts with 18 unions. “He was an extraordinary man who lived an exemplary life. His legacy lives on today as the creator and first leader of the city’s EMS department, and in countless other ways,” said Wendell Hissrich, Pittsburgh’s

public safety director. “This is a great loss. Cannon was a great man and a great Pittsburgher.” Cannon is credited with creating the city’s first River Rescue unit, its first Specialized Rescue units and the first Hazardous Materials Response Team. Glenn loved IUP as much as anybody could, IUP Council of Trustees Chair Sam Smith said. “His commitment to this university and his pride in his alma mater were evident in all that he did,” Smith said. “Serving on the Council of Trustees wasn’t work for him; it was an honor, and he brought a true spirit of joy to our meetings. Glenn’s calm and deliberate manner and his expertise and experience in the field of emergency response brought a much-needed perspective to the challenges that a university faces. He was man of great faith who loved his family, his university, and his nation. He will be missed.”

Supreme Court indicates readiness to offer aid to private, religious schools DAVID SAVAGE

Los Angeles Times TNS

Some Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sounded ready to rule that states offering scholarships or subsidies to private schools must include those operated by churches. The court's conservatives, including Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., said that excluding private schools because they are religious amounts to unconstitutional discrimination similar to racial bias. States "do not have to fund private education at all," said Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. But if they provide vouchers or grants to children or their parents for private elementary or secondary schools, "they can't discriminate against parents who want to send their children to schools that are affiliated in some way with a church." Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh agreed: "Why isn't this excluding religious people, telling them that they're not entitled to equal

treatment under the Constitution, a straight violation of the principle" that discrimination is wrong? He cited a 2017 opinion written by the chief justice that said Missouri engaged in "odious discrimination" when it refused a day care school's grant for a new playground because it was affiliated with the Lutheran church. Roberts opened the argument just after 10 a.m., and he sounded surprisingly fresh and lively, despite having presided over the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump until nearly 2 a.m. He asked several questions during the argument and, at one point, said that discrimination based on race or religion is nearly always unconstitutional. The arguments came in the case of Espinoza v. Montana. In 37 states, including Montana, the state constitution forbids sending tax money to churches or church schools. Based on that provision, the Montana Supreme Court struck down a 2015 state law that gave tax credits to people who donated money to scholarship funds that in turn gave small grants to children who attended

(TNS) One factor for the decision was that it was deemed discrimination holding aid from public schools. It was also ruled similar to racial bias.

private schools. Most of those schools were religious. The Virginia-based Institute for Justice appealed on behalf of Kendra Espinoza and several other parents and argued that the state's exclusion of church schools violated the First Amendment's protection for the "free exercise" of religion and the 14th Amendment's guarantee of equal protection of the laws. "A state cannot discriminate on the basis of religion," said

Richard D. Komer, attorney for the institute. Only a handful of states provide tax funds to send children to religious schools, but the institute expects more states will do so if the Supreme Court rules for the Montana parents. Washington lawyer Adam Unikowsky, defending Montana, said no-aid-to-church-schools "does not prohibit anyone's free exercise of religion. ... We're not defending religious bigotry

here," he added. Kavanaugh objected. Most states adopted their bans on funding church schools in the late 19th century. "They're certainly rooted in grotesque religious bigotry against Catholics," he said. The four liberal justices disagreed throughout the hour. Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the court was on the verge of a "radical" change in the law. Through most of American history, the Constitution has been seen as requiring a "separation of church and state," which included no public funding for churches or religious teaching. At one point, Justice Stephen G. Breyer wondered aloud whether a high court ruling for the Montana parents could be read as requiring public funding for Catholic schools. He noted that many cities and states now fund "charter schools," but not religious schools. The Trump administration joined the case on the side of the parents seeking scholarships for the religious schools.

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(Robert Hinkal/The Penn) Pamphlets and other informational materials lined the tables for the Haven Project’s stalking awareness event Tuesday.

Haven Project tables in recognition of National Stalking Awareness Month ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

January is National Stalking Awareness Month. To raise awareness for this, the Haven Project hosted a tabling event from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Hadley Union Building (HUB) lobby. Stalking is something that often gets overlooked when dating and domestic violence is discussed. It is usually a technique used by those who use other methods of abuse. Stalking is defined as a pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment and/or contact directed at a specific person that can cause a reasonable person to feel fear. It is hard to recognize and harder to prove, especially since the commonwealth of Pennsylvania does not allow a person to get a restraining order against just anyone. “I think stalking is often overlooked because we normalize it in our society,” Amber Pferdekamper (senior, human resource management and sociology) said. “Like ‘I stalked your Instagram,’ or ‘I was Facebook stalking,’ is normalizing the behavior of stalking. “It’s okay to look, but when you’re becoming obsessed and it’s unwanted, it becomes an issue. So, it’s important to say things like ‘I looked at your Instagram,’ or ‘I saw your picture you posted,’ because it creates a

culture of, like, it’s OK to use this word so that whenever an actual victim comes out saying ‘I’m being stalked,’ it’s not as gratifying as it should be. We need to stop normalizing stalking.” Pennsylvania requires the person to have a previous relationship against someone, making it difficult to prove against random people who are stalkers. However, often victims are stalked by people they know. With the higher use of technology, it’s a lot easier to find people. People can use location settings through their devices to track others. Therefore, it is important to be aware of apps that are using location settings. People should be aware of posting pictures, tagging pictures and posting pictures with geo filters, especially with apps like Snapchat and Instagram. It’s easier for people to find people nowadays with location settings and picture-tagging technology. Snapchat has a specific setting where you can choose certain people to see your location. Customizing and making sure certain things are blocked or secured is necessary in today’s technology-driven world. Incident logs are important if you’re a victim of stalking. It’s important to have a no contact statement specifically saying “stop contacting me” because the No. 1 thing is of stalking is behavior that is not wanted which causes fear. Ensuring screenshots, text messages and pictures and anything

that is a direct contact is important. The frequency of contact, time of day, location and use of a third party is important to note as well. “I think it’s important for students to know about the behaviors of stalking,” Julia Bilik (senior, psychology) said. “Or things like what they can do to help prevent themselves or others from being stalked, even if it’s simply watching your surroundings or helping others getting to other places. “I also believe in general it’s good to know that there is someone on their side.” The counseling center is available to assist people who have been through traumatic events like stalking, assault, unhealthy relationships and domestic violence, to name a few. The counseling center holds walk-in hours from 1 – 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at Suites on Maple East G-31. There are also events in Suites on Maple East in which the IUP Haven Project and the IUP Health and Wellness Promotion (HWP) are coming together with Just Paws Therapy Dogs to learn more about how to identify stalking tendencies. The Alice Paul House is also available to offer victim support. It has education advocacy. It’s not just for the victims; it’s also if another person wants to learn more about it or help volunteer there. For more information about the Alice Paul House, visit alicepaulhouse.org or call (724) 349-4444.

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IUP Counseling Center - G31 Suites on Maple East Walk-in hours: Monday through Friday 1 - 3 p.m. Alice Paul House alicepaulhouse.org (724) 349-4444

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These foods kill harmful bacteria, strengthen biophages in stomach PAUL SISSON

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A new study from researchers at San Diego State University suggests that ancient viruses called biophages may be just the set of garden tools needed to cultivate a healthy microbiome. One need look no further than the nation's multi-billion-dollar probiotics industry to understand that many people are entranced by the notion of influencing the complex community of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the human gut. In recent years, study after study has said that the overall health of this internal ecosystem is critical for overall health and can play a major factor in the development of diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer. But research has also shown that simply swallowing pills filled with beneficial bacteria often has no effect on the microbiome, which is made up of tens of trillions of microorganisms. While the 1,000 or so species of bacteria in the gut tend to get all of the attention, there are also a massive number of biophage viruses swirling around in this complex mix. A team of researchers led by molecular biologist Lance Boling and microbial ecologist Forest Rohwer found that foods such as artificial sweeteners, licorice, honey, hot sauce and oregano can stimulate or suppress this omnipresent force. In limited cases, the team found that some foods could be used to induce phages to kill harmful bacteria or encourage the growth of those that are beneficial. This garden tool model for biophages is somewhat different than the role that has recently garnered them outsize attention. With many bacteria now resistant to antibiotics, phages have recently been in the spotlight for their hunter killer abilities. San Diego is home to one of the highest-profile examples of phage power. When other treatments failed, a careful and experimental application of the tiny viruses killed the out-of-control infection that put UC San Diego comparative psychologist Thomas Patterson into a monthslong coma. In that case, Patterson's wife, UCSD infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee,

(TNS) Licorice is just one of many foods that possess phages that can kill harmful bacteria that are known to cause certain diseases such as diabetes, obsesity, etc.

and a wide-ranging team of clinicians and researchers from academia and the U.S. Navy, searched for the right phages, selecting the very few from billions of possibilities that would attack the particular strain of toxin-producing acinetobacter baumannii bacteria that had left Patterson on the verge of death despite months of spare-no-expense intensive care. Bacteriophages, at least those that attack and destroy bacteria anyway, are extremely specific. They'll gun for one bacteria species and leave every other bug alone. But that's not the only way these simple viruses work. Some function as "prophages" living inside their preferred bacterial hosts and often contributing DNA segments that the bacteria can use to help themselves resist antibiotics or even process carbohydrates. Some substances, such as the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, induce prophages already living inside bacteria to leave suddenly, killing their hosts in the process. It's a particularly-elegant solution, because there is no need to find the right phage to fight a specific bacteria as was the case for Patterson. The right virus to do the job is already inside the target and simply has to be induced to change its behavior from help to harm. "What we call phage induction, it causes these viruses that are already present to activate and effectively blow up the bacteria," Rohwer said. The SDSU team tested 117 different "consumable compounds" on four different bacteria and found that a handful of substances were particularly able to turn prophages rogue.

The compound stevia, a commonly used sugar substitute, showed a strong ability to induce prophages in a strain of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron bacteria while the best results in another potentially-harmful microbe called enterococcus faecalis were uva ursi, propolis and aspartame. The first is commonly called bearberry, the second is a resin

collected by bees and the third an artificial sweetener. Tests also showed that stevia, grapefruit seed extract and toothpaste were the strongest prophage inducers for staphylococcus aureus, a third bacteria tested. Other compounds such as rhubarb, fernet, coffee arabica and oregano reduced the number of viral particles across all types of bacteria tested. Some compounds, including hot sauces, were found to be broadly antimicrobial but did not have the exquisite level of specificity made possible by prophage induction. Tabasco hot sauce was the broadest bacteria burner of the bunch. The sauce from Louisiana contains capsaicin and vinegar, both compounds known to have antibiotic properties. But there was definitely some Cajun mystery present in Tabasco. "The Tabasco seemed to have something like a synergistic effect that was more powerful than what you might see just by combining vinegar and capsaicin," Boling said.

Though the antibacterial properties of some tested compounds, especially propolis and stevia, have already been observed, the study's results suggest that it is possible to selectively encourage and kill different bacteria in the human microbiome through the judicious use of foods with inhibitory and promotional properties. Given that the health of the gut microbiome is shown to affect everything from cognitive ability and mood to weight and inflammation, the idea of purposefully tending this particular garden intrigues Steffanie Strathdee, the UCSD professor who helped save her husband's life with phages and now is co-director of UC San Diego's Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Theraputics. "I think that, if you can show you can induce or inhibit phages reliably, then you can pursue this landscaping kind of approach where you can select what you want to grow and keep other things from growing," Strathdee said.

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Just PAWS Therapy dogs make decade debut, comfort overwhelmed students EMILY LOOSE

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(Robert Hinkal/The Penn) The Just PAWS Therapy Dogs made their first appearance of 2020 on Thursday to comfort students feeling overwhelmed and homesick.

As classes resume for the semester, it is common for students to feel homesick and miss their pets. Some research has even shown that up to 70 percent of freshmen feel homesick. To make students feel better, a few four-legged critters stopped by to offer their comfort and free hugs. The IUP therapy dogs stopped in at Suites on Maple East for their first event of the semester Thursday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Called "Pups Against Perps," the event was in collaboration with The Haven Project to bring awareness and resources on stalking during Stalking Awareness Month. According to Chloe DePaola, the graduate assistant for The Haven Project, they like to work with the health center as often as possible. This time, the groups collaborated to make the discussion of stalking easier. "The topic of stalking can be a difficult one, so we thought it

would be a good collaboration to have the therapy dogs for the stress relief," she said. DePaola said that the dogs also draw big crowds, which would help draw more attention to the project's information. One of the dogs most known around campus, Ranger, was at the event. Along with therapy dog sessions, Ranger has shown up to the school's previous Winter Warm-Ups and IUP Days. Ranger belongs to Sara Dillon, the assistant director of IUP’s Health and Wellness Promotion program. She keeps students updated on his arrival to campus through an Instagram page she has set for him. The page’s handle is @iupranger1. Dillon said there are many benefits to having therapy dogs at the school. "It makes the students feel like they are at home, and that is really important for us," she said. The group started doing weekly events four years ago. Before that, they came to the library once a month. Dillon also said that if students cannot make an event but saw that Ranger was on campus, they can message the Instagram page and she will try to bring Ranger

to them. The other therapy dogs at the event were Tucker, Bam Bam and Cuda. All have been at previous IUP events. Students also had a chance to write cards for Roxie, one of the other therapy dogs who had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Students who attended said they were glad to have the comfort of the dogs along with the comfort of knowing that they can get help in the case of stalking. For dog owners like Matthew Chelbda (graduate student, sociology), seeing the dogs is soothing. "It's a good chance to unwind after a tough week," said Chelbda, who owns a chocolate labrador named Bruno. "Meeting the dogs has always been really helpful for me." The Haven Project and therapy dogs will have another “Pups Against Perps” event Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Suites on Maple East. Future therapy dog and Haven Project events as well as more information about both programs can be found online at iup.edu/health-wellness/events/ and iup.edu/haven/events/.

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(Facebook) JUUL one of the companies affected by increased legal limit on tobacco.

Government increases legal age on tobacco as vaping becomes problem in US In an effort to stop kids from smoking and purchasing tobacco products, the FDA has raised the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. To an extent, this makes sense. Because they have to wait until they turn 21 to purchase tobacco products, kids might be less likely to start smoking in their teenage years or buy it for their younger friends. But how much of a difference would this really make? Research suggests that 15-16 is the average age when adult smokers said they started smoking. There’s not much difference in asking a 21-year-old friend or sibling to buy cigarettes for them instead of one who is 18. It’s the same thing for alcohol. It’s not hard to get. Because of the vaping epidemic, you can understand why government officials are trying to

reign it in. People have died from smoking illicit THC cartridges with vitamin E acetate in them. Kids are getting addicted to nicotine earlier than ever thanks to JUULs. But that’s not going to change much by upping the age. JUUL had a bunch of teenagers going out and buying vapes and JUULs to look cool and ended up getting these kids addicted to nicotine by the time they graduate high school. Do you really believe that the thousands of teenagers who now can’t live without their JUULS will just give up on trying to get it? No, now they’re just annoyed, and that makes them want their JUUL pods more. They’ll find a way to get them no matter what. If an 18-year-old can join the military and sign up to go into thousands of dollars of debt for college, then they should be able to make their own deci-

sions elsewhere. They’ve already gotten the “drugs are bad” talk throughout their school years – and hopefully at home. Whether they choose to risk their health to smoke is ultimately their decision. You can hit them with all the statistics you can find to try to convince them not to, but if they decide they really want to smoke, there’s not a real way to stop them. At that point, they will just have to see the consequences themselves. It’s not in any way wise to start smoking cigarettes at 15, 18, 21 or 55, but there comes a certain point when people decide they want to do it anyway, and changing the age minimum won’t stop that. I don’t foresee there being a big drop in smoking in teenagers because of this change. The kids will do anything for their vapes.

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(Facebook) The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (top left), College of Humanities and Social Sciences (top right), Davis Hall (bottom left) and Eberly (bottom right) are popular buildings around the IUP campus that students call home during the school year.

Students weigh in on reasons for adding, dropping classes ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

As the spring semester begins, students are quickly and eagerly getting back into their routines. Students are getting things situated like ordering or picking up textbooks and other required materials before classes dive into their content. The drop/add period began on the first day of classes and ends Tuesday. During this period, students can add or drop classes based on their likings, what their advisers suggest and for other reasons as well.

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During this time, students can also return textbooks to the Co-Op Store. The deadline for returning textbooks to the Co-Op Store is the last day of the drop/ add period. Some students add classes because during the previous fall semester, they may have had a schedule already figured out, but when they came back, or somewhere during the winter semester when classes were getting finalized, some things changed, causing them to rearrange their schedules by adding or dropping a class. “I am currently about to add a class,” said Caitlyn Livingston (sophomore, early childhood

education). “I’m currently about to do a teaching step one, so I’m adding a class to do tonight. “The step one application has a lot of clearances I couldn’t finish before we left last semester. Coming back into the drop/ add period, instead I’m going to add on another class to finish off my liberal studies so that I’m still a full-time student and taking plenty of credits. I’m glad I’m able to add the class.” Other students use the drop/ add opportunity to see if other classes they need or want to take have open available spots left. “I added a class because another class was only available in the fall semester,” Michaela

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Duez (senior, human resource/ hospitality/general management) said. “It was a required course I had to take, but I am glad I had the ability to add a class when I needed to.” Some students drop courses because it isn’t what they thought it would be or they want to try to take another class that may spark more interest. “I dropped a course because it was one of my liberal studies, and I didn’t find it interesting,” Allison Middleton (junior, criminology) said. “I switched classes and changed it to one I found more interesting.” Students can drop and add classes within the first week of

classes, allowing them to perfect and customize their schedules to their liking. Students can also use this time to meet with their advisers and professors to discuss what they need to take and or if they’re right where they need to be. “I added the class because it was required for my major of nursing,” Brooke Lash (sophomore, nursing) said. “Then I dropped it because with that professor, the average of the exams was a 30 percent, and you needed a C to pass, so I dropped it. “There were way too many reading materials we had to read for the exams, too. Then I ended up taking it elsewhere online. I did well then.”

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‘Joker’ among fan favorites to dominate Oscar nominations for best movie LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The Oscars is one of the biggest awards shows in pop culture. It can serve as a way to introduce people to films and a celebration for the art form. The nominees for best leading actor are Antonio Banderas in “Pain and Glory,” Leonardo DiCaprio in “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood,” Adam Driver in “Marriage Story,” Joaquin Phoenix in “Joker” and Jonathan Pryce in “The Two Popes.” These are interesting choices for a number of reasons. Two of the nominees are for Netflix films, which is a big step forward in acknowledging original films from streaming services. Joaquin Phoenix is also a hot pick because of his Golden Globes acceptance speech which included numerous profanities and showed him decrying the very nature of awards shows. He was also recently arrested for his humanitarian activism, and it would be really interesting to see what he says in an Oscars acceptance speech. The nominees for best leading actress are Cynthia Erivo in “Harriet,” Scarlett Johansson in “Marriage Story,” Saoirse Ronan in “Little Women,” Charlize Theron in “Bombshell” and Renée Zellweger in “Judy.” The Oscars are known to favor true stories, and even the fiction nominees here such as “Little Women” and “Marriage Story” are heavily based on real people. It’s also interesting to see Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver both nominated for a film in which they play husband and wife. The nominees for best motion picture are “Ford V Ferrari,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker,” “Little Women,” “Marriage Story,” “1917,” “Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood” and “Parasite.” This list has a lot of people excited. “Parasite” is the first South Korean film to be nominated for best picture, and “Joker” is a comic book movie being acknowledged at this level. The nominations for best original screenplay are “Knives Out” written by Rian Johnson, “Marriage Story” written by Noah Baumbach, “1917” written by Sam Mendes and Krysty Wil-

(Facebook) Loki was depicted as bisexual and gender-fluid in the comic “Loki: Agent of Asgard.”

Marvel teases trans hero in upcoming film JEREMY STOUT

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(Facebook) “Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood” (top) and “Marriage Story” (bottom) are two movies nominated for best motion picture.

son-Cairns, “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” written by Quentin Tarantino and “Parasite” written by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won. Movies and TV have been filled with remakes, sequels and adaptations. It is refreshing to see all of the originality and creativity, too. The nominations for best special effects are “Avengers: Endgame,” “The Irishman,” “The Lion King,” “1917” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” It’s cool to see different types of special effects being recognized here. “Avengers” has aliens and superheroes, whereas “The Irish-

man” has groundbreaking aging and de-aging which takes a whole different form. The nominees for best director Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman,” Todd Phillips for the “Joker,” Sam Mendes for “1917,” Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood” and Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite.” It is also good to see how collaborative films are. The directors helmed these projects, but these movies have dominated nearly every category which shows how a great director works with other very talented people to create a real synergy.

President of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, recently stated that a transgender character would be added to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Originally, in a talk to the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, Feige was asked about the inclusion of transgender characters to which he responded, “very soon” and “in a movie we’re shooting right now.” This was later brought into question in a report by Variety, in which sources claimed that Feige was referring only to LGBTQ+ characters in general. Feige has talked about increasing representation for marginalized groups within the MCU, but little has been done. Sure, “Avengers: Endgame” featured the first openly gay character within the franchise. Unfortunately, it was a meaningless form of placation that amounted to a director cameo. Not exactly giving them the spotlight. Chloe Zhao’s “Eternals” is set to change this and feature a gay superhero. But, as someone who loves this crap, does anybody care about a movie based on Jack Kirby’s worst comic? It should be noted that “Spider-Man: Far from Home” did feature transgender actor Zack Barack. This role was even less prominent than “Endgame.”

This has honestly been an issue prevalent under that wider Disney umbrella. Who could forget the utter disappointment that was the “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” blink-and-you-miss-it tepid kiss between two women? Let’s give them the benefit of the doubt, though. Maybe they’re actually planning something big. So, who could it be? That’s the problem looking toward the source material: Marvel (and DC for that matter) doesn’t have deep well of LGBTQ+ characters to pull from. That’s doubly so for transgender characters. So, if the spotlight is going to be shown on transgender people within the MCU, it’s necessary to alter a pre-existing character. There’s trickster god Loki, who was depicted as bisexual and gender-fluid in the comic series “Loki: Agent of Asgard.” But I think it would be more interesting to really break the mold. I suggest that, since Disney has regained the rights to the X-Men, that Marvel Studios should investigate the allegorical treasure trove that exists with Nightcrawler. Nightcrawler in the comics is a character that struggles with not feeling comfortable in his own body, so why not take the allegorical subtext and make it explicit text. It would be interesting a more prominent then anything Marvel Studios has done before. I’m not getting my hopes up. This seems like another way for corporatized art to keep string queer folks along without ever giving them a satisfying payoff.

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Classic book turned film celebrates 80th anniversary ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The 1940 film adaptation “The Grapes of Wrath” celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. The novel, which was written by John Steinbeck, was inspired by migrant workers he saw in the Salinas valley in California. He was moved by their plight. The novel won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It was the best-selling book in 1939, and 430,000 copies had been printed by February 1940. The story takes place during the Great Depression. It focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers. The Joads are ultimately driven out of their Oklahoma home because of the Great Depression. The drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes and bank foreclosures forces the family of tenant farmers out of work. The Dust Bowl, which was a time when major dust storms affected and damaged the ecology and agriculture of farms in America, also forced the family out seeking hope for better jobs, land and a future. The novel creates a vivid image of the struggles of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl that the Joad family encounters. Steinbeck’s words allow readers to feel like they’re right there with the Joad family during all their struggles. The 1940 film adaption starred Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon, Russell Simpson and John Qualen, to name a few. The film was directed by American film director John Ford. The film was nominated at the Academy Awards for best picture, best actress in a supporting role (Jane Darwell), best director (John Ford), best actor in a leading role (Henry Fonda), best writing/screenplay, best sound and best film editing. At the Oscars, Jane Darwell won for best actress in a supporting role for her portrayal of Ma Joad, and John Ford won for best director. Critics have said that the film remade rather than adapted the novel. Several scenes were omitted, and the ending was changed completely, which, according to study.com, “alters or even negates the socialist message

(Facebook) “The Grapes of Wrath” was first written by John Steinbeck in 1939 and later made into a film in 1940 starring Henry Fonda and Shirley Mills.

embedded in the novel.” Other critics condemned the producers for censoring the film. Some even said that the film was overly Hollywood-ized and was geared to please its audience. The novel is often a curriculum-based novel in American high schools and college literature classes because of its historical context and enduring legacy. Although it’s revered as an American classic and a curriculum-based read in many schools, “The Grapes of Wrath” was a banned and burned book. When the novel was first written, it was publicly banned in many libraries, and many copies were symbolically burned in many towns across America. It was also debated on national radio. Steinbeck is a well-known and celebrated American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature and has been considered a classic of Western literature. He wrote 33 books, which include 16 novels, six non-fiction books and two collections of short stories. Some of his more well-known novels include “Of Mice and Men,” “The Red Pony” and “Cannery Row,” to name a few.

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(Facebook) Radiohead started with Thom Yorke, Jonny and Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway. The band’s debut album, “Creep,” is its most well-known. In 2020, they released an online library of rare EPs not found anywhere else.

Radiohead releases library of rare EPs for new, old fans EMILY LOOSE

Staff Writer E.D.Loose@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion. It can become a struggle for music fans when their favorite artists keep some of their unreleased music or B-sides hidden for years. But for fans of one British band, they no longer have to worry. Out of the blue, the members of Radiohead created their own music public library that launched for fans Monday. Fans who go to the website can get their own digital library card and find both fan favorites and rarities, as well as art designs and merchandise. During the opening week, each band member will release his own favorites in a collection, making him the “librarian” for that day. This includes releasing their own personal playlists. “Radiohead.com has always been infuriatingly uninformative and unpredictable,” the band’s page tweeted during the release.

(Facebook) Thom Yorke began “Radiohead” in 1985. Years later, the band is still touring.

“We have now made it, predictably, informative.” Once on the website, fans are able to get their own personal library card is on which they can add their name and a photo of themselves. Each card has its own unique QR code and number. The card can then be downloaded and printed. The library has a lot to offer, including many of the band’s televi-

sion performances and interviews. This includes the “Inside Out Night” webcast that they released online in 2002 during Christmas. It features the band members joking with each other and having fun for two hours, along with some renditions of Christmas favorites. One of the fan-favorite gems that can be accessed in the library is the EP “Drill.” This EP was the start of Radio-

head. Released back in 1992, it was released on only a limited amount of copies. This made it difficult for many fans to search for, let alone download. Now, any die-hard fan is able to go and get all four songs as a member of the public library. What I enjoy most about this release is that, instead of rereleasing it as a CD, they made it more freely accessible. Those who cannot afford to buy one of the rare copies can now stream the songs on YouTube. This is not the first time the band has been generous with its work, however. They are well known for making their album “In Rainbows” available for purchase at any price that a fan was willing to pay. The members said that they found issues in the reliability of different websites releasing their work, which is why they created the library. “Many sites that attempted to provide some measure of service have long since gone dark as well,” they said in a statement.

With the library’s opening, they hope this will end any issue. Joining the library is free to everyone; the only thing that will cost money is the merchandise that is available. This includes old and rare shirt designs that will be shipped as early as Feb. 3. Though the library does not include every bit of the Radiohead collection, it includes most with more coming along the way. Personally, the only issue I found regarding the website was the way it was set up. As of right now, the layout is a little messy and hard to follow. It also is not easy to use on a mobile device, but other than that, it is an excellent archive full of everything a diehard fan could want. To get more updates by the band themselves, fans can also join W.A.S.T.E HQ, which contains all updates on projects and future endeavors. Access to Radiohead Public Library can be found at www.radiohead.com/library/#amnesiac. As the website encourages, “don’t run, this is a library.”

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Empowering women empower women with inspiring albums MEGAN DONNY Staff Writer M.Donny@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

(Facebook) Mac Miller’s new album, “Circles,” is out now and was the last studio-recorded music he created before his death.

Mac Miller’s family memorializes rapper LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion. Mac Miller was a Pittsburgh rapper who tragically died two years ago to an overdose, but his final work is finally seeing the light of day. It was released by his family with a statement explaining the nature of the posthumous album “Circles.” Miller was known for his playfulness and personality, and his passing hit a lot of people hard, especially in the Pittsburgh area. Miller’s previous project, “Swimming,” was the first part of his ambitious vision. The concept is swimming in circles, so the albums are connected. He had recorded all of the vocals and was close to completing it at the time of his passing. His friend and producer talked to his family, and they decided it would be best to release “Circles,” but it was more focused on fulfilling his artistry than for financial gain. The first single “Good News” was fantastic. It was incredibly moving, and I really enjoyed the new sonic direction he went in. The lyrics are also very emotionally crushing. He talks about feeling safer on the other side and how nobody wants him when he’s sad. While his death wasn’t ruled a suicide, a lot of the lyrics on this song and other songs on the album really show his underlying sadness. Retrospect elevates this album and makes it even more

poignant and impactful to the audience. The posthumous music video for “Good News” is also special. It shows his imagination and wonder at life while complimenting the lyrics and tone very well. Definitely check it out if you aren’t sold on this album. But I think it will make you interested even if you aren’t typically a fan. This is probably the last Mac Miller project we’ll ever get, and it feels very special. The hope and melancholy make it a beautiful send off. The very gentle sound of it adds to this entire feeling. Ariana Grande, his ex-girlfriend, makes an appearance in background vocals. Her support for him is really touching. “I feel like it’s a good ‘farewell’ to his fans,” Jordyn DeLawrence (sophomore, criminology) said. “I feel like I would enjoy his new album more if he was still alive and have that hope of him making more. I like the little phrase they have going around ‘swimming in circles;’ they definitely go hand in hand.” “Ariana loved him, so that’s a good tribute,” DeLawrence said in response to Grande’s vocals on “I Can See.” The album is very melodic and features a lot more of Mac singing than previous records he’s made. The very breezy, peaceful tone of the album is very enjoyable and relaxing. The lyrical content is both uplifting and blue. He was a rather complex person, and that really shows here. The dreamer in him is also on full display, and the album is one of his most creative.

Pop icons Selena Gomez and Halsey have released albums to start off the new decade. Gomez’s album, “Rare,” and Halsey’s album, “Manic,” have similar themes that inspire and uplift. Both of their albums have been long-awaited by their fans. Gomez hasn’t released an album since her “Revival” album was released in 2015. Fans of Halsey have been waiting for her next album to release since her previous album, “hopeless fountain kingdom,” dropped in 2017. These two albums released so close to each other is a coincidence, but they share very common concepts with each other. Both women sing about heartbreak, how they have overcome their challenging relationships and are stronger now than before. Gomez’s album is much more straightforward and clear with its messages. Her songs clearly display how far she has come in life and how she has healed from her past traumas. The album’s title and the first track on it, “Rare,” displays these messages bluntly. She sings about how a previous love didn’t treasure her and how she knew someone would love her better. One of the catchiest songs on “Rare” is “People You Know.” This song relates the message that you don’t really know the people you know. Many people have discovered at some point in their lives that someone they know isn’t who they thought they knew. This song portrays that message through a repetitive tune that sticks with you. Both women have a few songs each about rebounding after a breakup. On “Rare,” “Dance Again,” “Crowded Room” and “Fun” each have themes and lyrics reflecting enjoying life and meeting new people after getting over someone. The main difference between these two albums is that Halsey’s sound is a lot rawer than Gomez’s album. Halsey’s voice relates more emotion, and she uses a lot of strong vocabulary. Halsey uses a lot more expletives and doesn’t hold back on expressing her opinions. While the artists are both

(Facebook) Halsey (top) and Selena Gomez (bottom) released albums to empower women.

pop sensations and have released albums with similar themes, they couldn’t be more different in their portrayal of these themes. In her songs, Halsey uses quite a few voice memos to further her songs’ concepts. Halsey’s album features collaborative songs with Alanis Morissette, Dominic Fire, SUGA and BTS. Selena’s album features 6lack and Kid Cudi. One of the most popular songs from “Manic” is “Finally // beautiful stranger.” This song was an instant hit and has already been played on the radio many times. The message in the song is about feeling safe to fall in love with someone after a heartbreak. “Manic” describes reckless love, rebounding and moving on extremely well. It paints many pictures in listeners’ heads and has

many relatable songs for people who have gone through hard relationships. Halsey’s “Forever… (is a long time)” is a haunting ballad that has deep messages of death, heartbreak and destruction. The way her voice cuts off in the song, followed by a chilling piano instrumental, causes chills. “More” is another song from “Manic” that catches listeners’ attention with the harmonic undertones in the song and lyrics about how she wants someone back who she’s lost. Halsey’s song titles and lyrics both convey messages that make it seem like she wants the people who have hurt them to see them and listen to them. Her songs “you should be sad” and “Without Me” both have titles and lyrics directed at her past lovers.

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(Facebook) “1917” follows two soldiers who undertake a life-or-death message through enemy lines to their fellow company. George MacKay stars as Lance Corporal Schofield, one of the soldiers who risks his life to deliver the message.

‘1917’ takes viewers back to World War I with true story LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion. Sam Mendes, the director of “American Beauty” and “Skyfall,” has returned to do something extremely ambitious with “1917.” It’s a World War I movie that is told in real time under the illusion that it is filmed in one continuous shot. The cinematography is done by Roger Deakins, who also worked on “Blade Runner 2049” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” The film tells the story of two soldiers who must go through enemy lines to deliver a lifesaving message to their fellow company by morning. The story is amazing. The dia-

logue and script design are really special and feel realistic. The characters never stop moving, and the story never lulls. There are also important elements or dark tension that rivets you to the screen. I saw this with a bunch of friends, and we were joking around all through the previews. During the movie, though, we were all on the edge of our seats and didn’t say much to each other; it’s a story in which you don’t want to miss anything. The actors all did well, especially considering the long scenes and large amounts of dialogue they had to memorize. I hadn’t seen the two main actors in anything else, but they were really impressive and helped immerse you into the movie. There are also a number of celebrity cam-

eos. It wasn’t distracting, however, since they usually play officers, and it gives those characters a sort of weight, especially compared to the no-name privates. The camerawork is incredible. The creativity in which every scene flows and presents itself is beautiful to watch. It’s structured unlike any other movie and really aids the taut, tense and time-sensitive story. I was worried that the oneshot style in “1917” would become a gimmick, but it never felt that way. The approach seemed tailor made to the true story and made it feel very realistic. “’1917’ is one of the most realistic movies I have ever watched,” Kaitlyn Ciancio (junior, journalism and public relations) said. “It shows the reality of war in all its graphic details. It kept me in suspense the whole time

knowing someone could die at any moment and how impossible the mission truly was. “This was the first time during a movie I stayed seated and actually read all the credits. The creators of the movie have pieced together the most truthful depiction of war I have ever seen. It can be a hard watch if you’re like me and have had family members active in wars, but nevertheless it’s an important watch.” One thing I love about true stories is seeing human capacity. The willpower and drive that individuals can have is a beautiful thing to me. This movie is heavily defined by these concepts of human ability and motivation. The ending scene gave me deep chills. It cultivated to an ultimate and moving crescendo. “I was absolutely blown away

by ‘1917,’” Maren Krizner (sophomore, psychology and English) said. “At first, I thought the whole single take thing would be distracting, but I really think it created tension and momentum. It’s also surprisingly nonviolent. I thought it was interesting how they didn’t show any fighting, only the aftermath of it. “Instead of intense battles, you saw the destroyed cities and rotting bodies, which made it feel more sober and realistic.” This movie is truly unlike anything else and a wonderful theater experience. I would recommend seeing it on the biggest screen possible. It’s a great war movie and has a really interesting story and unique presentation. It isn’t flawless, but every element of filmmaking is done excellently throughout.

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Performances we love: Christian Bale fools us again KENNETH TURAN TNS Los Angeles Times

This article contains opinion. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me as many times as Christian Bale has and you are dealing with an actor of exceptional dedication and ability. I use the “fool me” formulation because when you’ve watched transcendent performers over the course of long careers, actors like Bale, Daniel Day-Lewis and Meryl Streep, you can sometimes sense a “show me” attitude building. It’s the feeling that next time we’ll catch them acting, next time we’ll see the artifice and the technique rather than being transported lock, stock and barrel into the psyche of the person they’ve created. But with talents like these, shape-shifters to the core, it never happens, and it certainly doesn’t in Bale’s challenging performance as irascible racecar driver Ken Miles in “Ford v Ferrari.” That work gained him his eighth Screen Actors Guild nomination, though he was denied what would have been a well-deserved fifth Oscar nod. Difficult, incendiary, uncompromisingly candid, Miles is by his own admission “not what you’d call a people person.” He’s also something of a car whisperer, a driving purist who knows instinctively where the problems with test cars are and is in a constant, Zen-like quest for “the perfect lap.” Bale’s reputation for taking on difficult characters is legendary, as is how completely uncompromising he is in doing whatever it takes to inhabit the role. He even publicly thanked Satan for being the inspiration for his characterization of Dick Cheney in “Vice.” It’s not for nothing that Joaquin Phoenix, no slouch in the uncompromising department, confessed on winning the Golden Globe for “Joker” that he was “still a little too intimidated” to reach out personally to Bale even though they share the same agent. But though Bale’s work in “Ford v Ferrari” checks a number of his accustomed boxes, there are ways in which this role feels different and unexpected. To better understand that,

(Facebook) Christian Bale has starred in popular favorites such as the “Batman” franchise (top left), “American Psycho” (top right), “Terminator: Salvation” (bottom left) and “Ford v. Ferrari” (bottom right).

it’s worth taking a moment to revisit some of the implacable characters the actor has brought to life over the past decades, including Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Christopher Nolan trilogy, a tortured soul just this side of psychotic if ever there was one. Bale’s only Oscar victory to date was for supporting actor in 2010’s “The Fighter,” where he played the addled, erratic Dicky Eklund, so completely and hopelessly a crackhead he regularly loses track of both the time and his car. The actor was perhaps at his least recognizable as the paunchy, balding (but attempting to hide it) conman Irving Rosenfeld who teamed with Amy Adams’ equally amoral Sydney Prosser in the aptly named

“American Hustle.” As silent as Rosenfeld was voluble was Bale’s 19th century Captain Joseph Blocker, a savage U.S. Cavalry officer hollowed out by years of frontier violence. This was an underappreciated performance in Scott Cooper’s despairing and equally underappreciated 2017 western “Hostiles.” One of the things that links Bale’s performance in “Ford v Ferrari” to his earlier works is the demanding physical transformation involved, including the learning of specific skills. Because this film came directly after his hefty Dick Cheney transformation in “Vice,” Bale had to lose 70 pounds from his top weight ever to play Miles, a lean man with the angular look and piercing stare of a bird of prey.

Asked by co-star Matt Damon how he did it, Bale replied simply, “I didn’t eat.” Though Bale is in a driver’s seat more often than he is actually driving, the actor still had to know what he was doing behind the wheel. To learn that skill, he spent six hours daily for almost a week under the tutelage of stunt driver Robert Nagle at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School in Arizona. “It was very helpful,” the actor has explained, “having a genuine experience of what it is to be in an extremely fast car, centimeters from other extremely fast cars, and the reflexes that requires.” If all this sounds like business as usual, one use of Bale’s time was not, and that was spending hours talking to Miles’ son Peter,

now an adult but having had as a child an extremely warm and close relationship with his dad. When you add in Miles’ bantering Bogart-Bacall connection with his wife Mollie (Caitriona Balfe), “Ford v Ferrari” has allowed Bale to extend his range into a mastery of the kind of dayto-day emotions that have not always been front and center in his work. But even in this film, Bale’s nonpareil ability to lose himself beyond our recognition in challenging roles is the main event. A quote from Sydney Prosser, his character’s alter ego in “American Hustle,” sums it up: “My dream was to become anyone other than who I was.” No one does that better than Christian Bale.

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(Autumn Dorsey/The Penn) IUP women’s basketball head coach Tom McConnell won his 250th game Wednesday.

Coach McConnell gets 250th win in comeback at Pitt-Johnstown JEFF HART

Lead Sports Writer J.R.Hart2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Get ready to celebrate, Hawk Nation. Your Crimson Hawks are victorious once again. The IUP women’s basketball team is in the middle of a historic run in which they have garnered 15 consecutive wins, the latest victory coming at the hands of University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ). This game had a couple of close calls throughout the matchup. The Hawks came out of the gates swinging with a 12–0 run. UPJ responded quickly and took advantage of IUP’s lapses offen-

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sively with turnovers. Going into the half, the Mountain Cats trailed by one point. Both squads fought fiercely, and UPJ even took the lead for a short time early in the fourth quarter. The Crimson Hawks responded valiantly, and under the guidance of coach Tom McConnell, IUP was able to come out with the victory. IUP sits comfortably atop the conference after this win with a 17–1 record and a 12–0 record in conference, currently two games better than second-place Gannon in the Western division. The Hawks remain as the only team in the PSAC that is undefeated in-conference. This win stood out in a variety of ways. IUP re-

sponded to adversity by overcoming its season high 28 times. Most notably, this will serve as McConnell’s 250th career win. McConnell is 165–39 in his seven seasons at IUP, along with his previous 85 wins at St. Francis. McConnell without a doubt is one of the best Division II has to offer. He has had the privilege of coaching hundreds of players and affecting the lives of all that are around him during his illustrious career. Everywhere you look, there are nothing but glowing reviews of McConnell. His work ethic and standard of excellence is unmatched, and the results are apparent on the court.

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The thing that most stands out about him is his devotion for the game and his players. “Coach has such a love and dedication for the sport,” forward Maura D’Anna (senior, physical education) said, “but what makes him the way he is has to be the love and dedication he puts into his players.” “Coach’s success is giving and caring about us more than being basketball players,” forward Lexi Griggs (senior, nursing) said. “He wants us to succeed off the court as well. He holds all of us at a standard and never lowers it, which I’m grateful for every day.” McConnell has the ability to turn any basketball moment and turn it

into a life lesson. Coach said one thing to me in an interview last year that will always stay with me. “You have two days in your life that are most important: the day your born and the day you figure out why you were born.” The wisdom he imparts onto his players and staff is truly one of the reasons IUP has been so successful for years. The Crimson Hawks’ next matchup comes back at home Saturday as IUP will host the Clarion Golden Eagles starting at 5:30 p.m. in the KCAC. Clarion is having a rough season thus far, currently sitting in last place in the PSAC West with a 1–11 conference record (3–15 overall.)

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(Autumn Dorsey/The Penn) The IUP men’s basketball team improved to 16–1 with a victory Wednesday at Pitt-Johnstown.

Men surpass century mark in win despite Humphries’ injury STEVEN LANGDON JR. Managing Editor S.Langdon@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

A theme throughout the No. 7-ranked IUP Crimson Hawks season has been who will step up next.

The Wednesday night game against the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown was an opportunity to prove that. A noticeable difference in the starting five was the absence of forward Chucky Humphries (senior,

communications media). Shawndale Jones (junior, communications media), who received his first start of the season, was in as the replacement. He played every minute of the game as he put up 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

“Leading up to this game, Chucky helped me a lot with all the concepts,” Jones said. “My coach just encouraged me to just play the way I play.” “Humphries fractured his hand the other day and will be out four to six weeks,” Coach Joe Lombardi said. It was just another small bump in the road, but like any other team, you move on. IUP went onto win at UPJ’s Sports Center 100–93. It was the second time this season they hit the century mark, the first coming in a 108–41 against Bethany Dec. 15. Malik Miller (senior, communications media) started the game strong, scoring six of the first 12 points to put IUP ahead 12–2. The double-digit lead would not last long as the Mountain Cats would keep it close the rest of the first half. There had been three players in double digits and three others with nine before halftime for the teams combined. The game also had three lead changes, including the game being tied with three minutes left in the half. The halftime score was 45–40 in favor of the Crimson Hawks. ` IUP and UPJ put up videogame numbers as they shot 61.5 percent and 60.7 percent respectfully from the field in the first 20 minutes. The

teams scored six 3-pointers each heading to the locker rooms. IUP retained the lead the rest of the way not allowing UPJ within one possession. They were in firm control most of the game going up by as much as 15. Overall, the Crimson Hawks shot 56.4 percent from the field with 13 3-pointers. They scored 25 of 28 from the charity strip making it 89.3 percent and outrebounded UPJ for the game 30–25. Leading the crimson and slate in points was Armoni Foster (redshirt sophomore, criminal justice) with 26. Twelve of the 26 in the game came from the free throw line. Miller had 22 points with six rebounds and assists. Dave Morris (redshirt sophomore, kinesiology health and sport science) put up 16 and shot five from six from the field. When asked if anything changes with him being in the starting five Jones said, “It is the same concept, same thing I am doing. I just need to keep working hard paying attention to all the little things, and it is basketball at the end of the day.” The win puts the Crimson Hawks three games ahead of the Mountain Cats and the California (Pa.) Vulcans, and in firm control of the PSAC West. The team will come back home for Saturday’s game against the 4–14 Clarion Golden Eagles starting at 7:30 p.m.

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(Rob Hinkal/The Penn) Members of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, including players, coaches and broadcasters, visited the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex on Wednesday as part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pirates Charities CARE-a-Vanâ&#x20AC;? taking place this week.

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This Week In Sports: Super Sundays

(TNS) On Jan. 23, 2011, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New York Jets 24–19 to advance to the franchise’s eighth Super Bowl appearance. The victory was Mike Tomlin’s second AFC Championship of his head coaching career. The Steelers lost Super Bowl XLV 31–25 to the Green Bay Packers and have not returned to the Super Bowl since.

(Sean Seaman/The Penn) Guillermo Heredia was signed by the Pirates in January.

Bucs falling behind during offseason JAKE SLEBODNICK

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As a surprise to little, the Pirates have fallen behind in the offseason action as they had gaps to fill in both the front office and on the field. And while the new heads up front seem promising, especially general manager Ben Cherington, the Bucs have made a few head-scratching signings this offseason, especially in places where notable signings were needed. Following the release of catcher Elias Diaz, the Pirates and Bucco nation knew it was time for a new face behind the plate. That face was former Blue Jay Luke Maile. Maile’s stat line may not be as decorated as fans would have hoped for, but he is still young and has yet to break out in the MLB. Being with the main backstop for Pittsburgh could jumpstart his career. Continuing on, the Bucs made a slew of minor league signings during December and January. These signings included former Washington Nationals prospect Socrates Brito, reliever Hector

Noesi (Miami), outfielder Guillermo Heredia (Tampa Bay) and catcher John Ryan Murphy (Arizona). Brito, 28, could be the clutch minor league signee the Pirates need, as he brings a combination of power and speed to the organization. Those traits are reminiscent of Gregory Polanco, and with El Coffee seemingly finding his way to the injured list each season, Brito could play a major role in the outfield spread in 2020. One thing that fans are eager to see is the three-way catcher competition between Maile, Murphy and Jacob Stallings. Stallings, 30, broke out in 2019 as he tallied a .262 batting average with six home runs and 13 RBIs in 71 games. With these numbers and the release of Diaz, “Big” Jake may find himself as the Opening Day catcher if he can put up a formidable stat line in spring training. But what about the other two? Do not expect Maile and Murphy to be in the Opening Day lineup as they combined for a .163 batting average in 2019. Spring training will give each a platform to prove why they should still be rostered in the major leagues, with one being cut from

the 40-man roster come April. This may come down to defensive output, as Pittsburgh looks to upgrade from the error-ridden Diaz from last season with a more solidified defensive man. If a guess were to be made, it would be that Murphy would be the one that makes the team, considering he has committed fewer defensive errors than Maile, according to Baseball Reference. Additionally, he let zero pitches get by him in 21 games played last season, whereas Maile allowed four in 44 games played. While this sample size in games played may seem a bit weighted towards Murphy, it is important to keep in mind that the average number of pitches thrown in a standard MLB game is 146. Multiply that average by Murphy’s games played, that equals approximately 3,066 pitches he faced in 2019. And out of those pitches, he allowed zero to get past him. That efficiency could fit the defensive style of manager Derek Shelton’s gameplan. While it is uncommon to see fans optimistic about minor league signings, this group could be a good fit for the Pirates’ style.

(Facebook) On Jan. 24, 1981, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26–21 to win Super Bowl XVI. Quarterback Joe Montana was named the game’s MVP in his first of four career Super Bowl victories, all coming with the 49ers. San Francisco has won five career Super Bowl titles, tied for second place in NFL history.

(Facebook) On Jan. 25, 1987, the New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39–20 to win Super Bowl XXI, the first Super Bowl win in franchise history. Quarterback Phil Simms, who threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, was named the game’s MVP. The postgame celebration of the “Gatorade shower” was first seen by a national audience after the win and has become football tradition since.

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(TNS) Derek Jeter (right) and Larry Walker (left) were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Jeter, Walker elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame JAKE SLEBODNICK

News Editor J.C.Slebodnick@iup.edu @Jake_WIUP

Cooperstown welcomed two new faces Tuesday. Former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Colorado Rockies outfielder Larry Walker got the call notifying them that they will be the first two inductees of the decade into the MLB Hall of Fame. Jeter, the current owner of the Miami Marlins, was elected in his first year on the ballot and fell one vote shy of being the second unanimous player to be elected. The first was Jeter’s career teammate, Mariano Rivera, who was elected last year. According to Baseball Reference, Mr. November finished his career with a .310 batting average, a 72.4 WAR and 3,465 career hits, breaking the 3,000 hit milestone in 2018 in Yankee Stadium. In his final game, Jeter hit a walkoff single at home, capping off an elite career. He also won the 1996 American League Rookie of the Year Award. “When you start your career,”

Jeter said during his MLB Network interview, “you’re never thinking about the Hall of Fame. This is the highest honor that can be given to any individual that plays the game… You’re talking about 1 percent of players who have ever played this game getting into the Hall of Fame.” Walker, in his 10th and final year of ballot eligibility, received more than 75 percent of votes, qualifying him for the hall. “I barely remember the moment,” Walker told MLB Network. “I was kind of floating on air. A lot of things entered my head when the phone rang and as I was hearing what was being said to me. As a Canadian, that was a proud moment for me to represent my country and to be able to join Ferguson Jenkins in the Hall.” Walker joins Jenkins as the second Canadian-born baseball player to be elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. He was elected to the Canadian Hall of Fame in 2009. He finished his career with 383 home runs, 1,311 runs batted in and a .565 slugging percentage.

Between the two, they combined for 12 Gold Glove awards, eight Silver Slugger awards and 18 All-Star Game appearances. Looking at those who did not qualify for the Hall this season, it looks like we will see Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds enter next season, as all three finished with at least 60 percent of the votes this year. Clemens and Bonds put up statistics more than worthy of election to the Hall, but the duo have both been widely accused of using performance-enhancing drugs during their respective careers. Players like Paul Konerko, Jason Giambi, Adam Dunn and other first-year players on the ballot will drop off next season as they received less than 5 percent of votes. Looking ahead to players making their ballot debuts in 2021, notable players such as third baseman Aramis Ramirez, outfielders Nick Swisher and Shane Victorino, and pitchers A.J. Burnett, Dan Haren and Barry Zito will have their first crack at being voted in. Congratulations, Derek and Larry, and welcome to immortality.

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(Facebook) The Pittsburgh Penguins will enter the All-Star break with a 31–14–5 record, good for second place in the Metropolitan Division.

Penguins thrive heading into break as Crosby returns TYLER COMO

Staff Writer T.D.Como@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

There was no shortage of injuries as far as the Pittsburgh Penguins were concerned, but through the team’s talent and pure resilience, they came out on top. Despite missing its captain, a veteran defenseman in Brian Dumoulin, and other top line players, this Pittsburgh team has managed to rise to second place prior to the All-Star break. From the start of the season, the Penguins were ranked the most injured team in the league. Sidney Crosby was out 28 games, Bryan Rust missed four and Evgeni Malkin 13, then factoring in lesser injuries dispersed across all four lines, the rotating lines seem to be a recipe for success. Since their return, Rust has tallied 21 goals, Geno has 15, and, despite being out for a majority of the season Crosby is still placed within the top 10 point-getter on the

team. Within the first few games since his return, he managed to put up three goals and five assists. Add to the injury list Jake Guentzel after suffering an intense run in with the boards. He quickly went through shoulder surgery and has been determined to be out 4–6 months. Guentzel was a large reason the team did so well in Crosby’s absence. Now it’s time Crosby and company do the same for him. But as veterans continue to return to the lineup, there seems to be a core presence among the younger players. Whether these younger ones were brought up from the AHL or attained through trades in the last season, the new faces to the team brought back the look Pittsburgh had in 2016. They’re eager to prove something and are showing they are worthy to be in the lineup. Teddy Blueger, John Marino, Juuso Riikola, Jared McCann and Brandon Tanev have been maintaining the continual success with their line mates. There’s even a

noticeable difference coming from Zach Aston-Reese and Dominik Simon. It’s an infectious spirit these “young kids” have. Looking at ice time, the three players ZAR, Blue and Tanev tally 355 minutes and 34 seconds. That’s the most on the team, followed closely behind by the trio of Guentzel, Malkin and Rust (221:34). Given the success of the “Blueger line,” it makes sense why Coach Sullivan lets these three play as much as possible. But there’s no mention of success without bringing up the quintessential part of the team, Tristan Jarry. He has seemingly become the Penguins’ starting goaltender after Murray has been back and forth with his wins and losses, though the circumstances are similar to how Murray came into the net-minding gig in Pittsburgh. There is a slight thought: Would GM Rutherford do the same with Murray as he did with Fleury? Merely playing devil’s advocate, but it could stand with legitimacy given

the rapid success of Jarry and the new expansion team coming to Seattle in the very near future. Not to say he’s the workhorse of the team; after all, hockey is a team game, but ranking first in the league in goals-against average and save percentage helps. From NaturalStatTrick.com, Jarry has made 5.7 “high-danger” saves per 60 minutes on the season. After the long-term injuries towards Justin Shultz and Brian Dumoulin, tenured players mixed with younger ones, and it’s created a comfortable position for Jarry to be in. Riikola, Johnson, Pettersson, Marino and Letang have helped their goaltenders take minimal hits from pucks. Two players from the Penguins team have been selected to perform in the annual All-Star event. There was an overwhelming vote for Penguins left wing Guentzel, but after his surgery, he will not be attending. Jarry was selected as an injury replacement after the Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo suffered a torn meniscus and

will be out 4–6 weeks. It will be his first All-Star appearance of his career. Letang also entered into the tournament as an injury replacement for teammate Guentzel, but it no stranger to the competition. Since joining Pittsburgh, Letang has made appearances in six AllStar games. Pittsburgh finished its week prior to the All-Star break in a matchup against state rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers managed to sneak past three goals by Jarry and defeated the Pens 3–0. But the rematch comes soon after the All-Star Weekend. To finish off the month and begin their tirade toward the playoffs, Pittsburgh and Philly faceoff once more Jan. 31, this time in Pittsburgh. There is a debate of who to start in net, considering Jarry will be coming off his first All-Star performance. For now, it seems players will enjoy their time off and will cross that bridge when they come to it, remembering the advantage that having two great goalies brings.

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Legends and luminaries laud David Stern at memorial DAN WOIKE Los Angeles Times TNS The walls were lit basketball orange, matching the crushed velvet seats, the iconic Radio City Music Hall curtain and the magnetic buttons everyone wore on their lapels. How do you memorialize a life like that of legendary former NBA commissioner David Stern? You begin, it turns out, with a subtle touch of color choice. You pack one of the nation’s most famous venues with people such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson. You fill it with NBA coaches and general managers, star agents, announcers and former referees. You make sure old co-workers, people he mentored and berated, were there. You remember. You cry. You pay tribute and offer condolences. You listen to jazz. You laugh. You playfully f-bomb. “That,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “was David.” All these people gathered Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the former NBA commissioner, Stern, who died on Jan. 1 after he had a brain hemorrhage in December. He was 77. Stern oversaw the NBA as it grew into a viable domestic and global product. He negotiated big-money television deals, organized the league offices to include 13 around the world, handled multiple crises and work stoppages, and put a focus on marketing and international exposure. “So many of us in this room would not have had the same opportunities if it were not for David,” Silver said. Chief among them might be Johnson, who fought back tears while thanking Stern for his support during the worst period of his life – when Johnson announced he had contracted HIV in 1991. “What a blessing it is to think about all the tremendous times I shared with David. In a time of need 29 years ago, the toughest time in my life, the darkest moment in my life, my commissioner turned into my angel. And he was able to throw me a lifeline,” Johnson said. It was a tender moment when Johnson had to fight back tears,

(TNS) Former NBA commissioner David Stern died earlier this month.

thinking about how he wouldn’t be able to share time with Stern at the upcoming All-Star game. “Sometimes God puts somebody in your life that you don’t know the reasons why until something seriously happens in your life. You know a true friend when something bad happens in your life,” Johnson said. “... If he was your friend, he stood right there next to you no matter what people said.” It wasn’t all sadness and longing. From the moment the doors opened Tuesday, people walked into Radio City and were greeted by a photo slide show on three giant screens, with photos of Stern in the biggest moments of his players’ lives, shaking hands on draft night, handing over MVP awards and celebrating NBA championships.

In addition to Jordan, Russell, Robertson and Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, David Robinson, Clyde Drexler, Hakeem Olajuwon, Isiah Thomas, Bernard King, Alonzo Mourning and Bill Walton all attended the memorial. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a host of NBA executives, owners and coaches – including the Mavericks’ Rick Carlisle, whose team played Tuesday night in Dallas – also attended. Current members of the New York Knicks sat in the audience. The show – and it was very much a show, complete with a soundtrack from the Jazz at Lincoln Center quartet – began with Stern’s own words, a video package celebrating his achievements during a 30-

year run as commissioner of the NBA. Speakers that followed would celebrate Stern for spearheading the founding of the WNBA and NBA Cares, for his tireless pursuit of perfection and his commitment to social responsibility. Co-workers casually quoted Stern from speeches he gave decades ago and praised him as a visionary. They also, as his son Eric put it, remember that he could be a “pain in the ...” Stern was “pure caring coated in vinegar,” musician Wynton Marsalis said. Other speakers included former Los Angeles Lakers coach and current Miami Heat executive Pat Riley, former WNBA president and current Big East commissioner

Val Ackerman, lawyer and former co-worker Michael Cardozo, Golden State Warriors chief executive Rick Welts and Kathy Behrens, president of social responsibility and players programs for the NBA. In the end, Stern was remembered by his children, first Eric, his youngest, and then Andrew. They talked about his love of dirty jokes, the way he was enthused by the law, how he made time to be at baseball games and how he loathed limousines, preferring his wood-paneled Buick wagon. “It was about what mattered and what didn’t matter,” Andrew said. For two-plus hours, through the laughing and the crying, there was one thing that was unavoidable – David Stern mattered a lot to a lot of people.