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News Editor: Jake Slebodnick – J.C.Slebodnick@iup.edu Lead News Writer: Emily Loose – E.D.Loose@iup.edu

Students raise ovarian cancer awareness through bake sale

(Jake Slebodnick/The Penn) Through involvement from multiple student organizations and generous donations from local businesses, the Department of Communication Disorders, Special Education and Disability Services hosted its ninth consecutive “Confections for a Cure” bake sale Wednesday in Davis Hall. Read the full story on page 4.

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(Jake Slebodnick/The Penn) Sweet treats line the tables of “Confections for a Cause” (left). Officers from National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (from left) Bridget Pelosi, Toni Smay, Emily Miller and Taylor Palmer (right) along with multiple other student organizations hosted the event.

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An unknown person stole a one-way road sign from the intersection of S. Carpenter Avenue and Washington Street Sept. 17, according to Indiana Borough Police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police at (724)-349-2121.

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Nicholas Holby, 20, of New Alexandria was charged with retail theft and underage drinking after he was identified as the male who attempted to steal alcohol from a store located at 768 Wayne Ave. at 12:14 a.m. Sept. 8, according to borough police.

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Nicholas Woyton, 39, of Indiana was charged with public drunkenness after police responded to a complaint of a passedout male at 9:58 p.m. Sept. 5 in the 400 block of Nixon Avenue. Woyton was taken to the Indiana Regional Medical Center, according to borough police.

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Jake Hutchin, 21, of Confluence was stopped by borough police for traffic violations and found to be under the influence of alcohol at around 3:36 a.m. Aug. 25 in the 300 block of S. Sixth Street. A criminal complaint was filed against Hutchin, according to borough police.

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An unknown person broke a cab window on a Ford truck parked in the 300 block of Water Street between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sept. 18, according to borough police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

Organizations, businesses donate to ‘Confections for a Cause’ Wednesday JAKE SLEBODNICK

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

In recognition of September being “Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month,” the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association hosted a bake sale in awareness of ovarian cancer Wednesday afternoon. The event was called “Confections for a Cause,” and it was held in the second floor hallway of Davis Hall. However, it almost did not come to fruition. Due to two major faculty organizers experiencing schedule conflicts, the event almost fell through for the first time. However, with determination from multiple student organizations, faculty and staff members, the cause continued. “It’s our organization’s ninth year participating in this event,” Toni Smay (senior, speech pathology) said. “There was some discussion that it wouldn’t even happen this year, but we had a lot of help from local businesses, student organizations and our biggest motivational piece, Vickie Johnson. And for her contributions, we are throwing this sale in her honor.”

Johnson, who is an administrative assistant in the department of communication disorders, special education and disability services and will be retiring following the 2019-20 academic year, had her life affected multiple times by ovarian cancer as both her mother and grandmother were stricken with the disease. Smay, who was one of the main organizers for the event said, “We would like to especially thank Insomnia Cookies for their generous donation of three full boxes of cookies for this event. They were more than willing to donate to the bake sale.” Since 2011, the event has normally been run by Dr. Brianna Robinson, with help from multiple student organizations, and raised more than $10,000 in funds, all of which were donated to the Sandy

Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation based outside of Philadelphia. The foundation is similar to Relay for Life, as they sponsor different events in order to raise awareness and raise funds for ovarian cancer research efforts. They surpassed the $10,000 mark last year, as they were able to bring in $1,630 in a single day. Other notable organizations that helped keep this tradition going are the Council for Exceptional Children and Best Buddies. In a news release, Dr. Lisa Hammett Price praised the students’ efforts for coming together and preventing this event from discontinuing. “Our students are amazing,” Price said. “They just decided that this event was too important to not continue. This has always been about community, and I am so proud of our students for taking this event on and for keeping our community spirit alive.”

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Bargain hunting doesn’t require a license, just a smart approach KATIE MEST

Editor-In-Chief K.A.Mest@iup.edu @katiemest

Indiana might not be a huge hub for shopping, but students still like to go out for some retail therapy every once in a while. General and grocery stores like Martins, Giant Eagle, Walmart and Bi-Lo have all the necessities students might need for the week, but that doesn’t always satisfy the itch to go out and spend money. For me, it’s more clothes and decorations – things I don’t need but definitely want – that make recreational spending money worth it.

But we already know shopping isn’t exactly the environmentally conscious activity. Plastic bags and mass packaging start to add up, especially if you’re the kind of person that shops regularly. There’s a catch that will help ease your mind and save you some money: thrifting. And Indiana has a lot more thrift stores available to you than you might think. Each time you buy clothes from a thrift store, that’s however many items that didn’t end up in a landfill. It’s quick turnaround on reusing products, and it significantly cuts down on packaging. It also saves water that oth-

erwise would have been wasted in creating large quantities of the same synthetically produced products. About 1,800 gallons of water are needed to make one pair of blue jeans. You do the math with all the items in your closet. Whether you’re trying to lessen your ecological footprint or just save some money, Indiana has some great places to check out. Goodwill is the obvious first stop on this shopping spree. You’ll rarely leave the cheap and reliable Oakland Avenue store without something in your cart. Like many of the secondhand shops that filter in new

items every few days, Goodwill always has new clothes, furniture, books, shoes and various decorations. Even the Goodwill Select section, which up-prices some larger brand-named items, has cheaper clothing than anything you would find in a department store. The Salvation Army on Philadelphia Street is a great place to furnish and decorate your space if you don’t have a lot of money to work with. You can rest easy knowing that the proceeds from your purchase goes toward the Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Centers. IndiGo buses also stop at the plaza, so

it’s convenient to get there no matter what. The Salvation Army Facebook page regularly posts sales that could save you even more money. St. Vincent de Paul on N. Fourth Street sells gently used clothing and household items with the proceeds going toward the St. Bernard of Clairvaux parish helping those who need it. Each of these locations not only provides fair, affordable pricing for its used items, but they all have their own missions. Look into the work the respective stores do before shopping, and help benefit others while shopping for yourself.

Just Paws therapy dogs arrive on campus to erase students’ stress

(Autumn Dorsey/The Penn) IUP’s Health and Wellness Promotion presents Just Paws therapy dogs to students who feel mentally uneasy during the school year. The dogs made their appearance Thursday in Suites on Maple East, Room G60.

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Parking poses problems for students who drive to campus ALEXIS LOYA

Contributing Writer A.L.Loya@iup.edu @lexisloya

IUP parking services reminds students to abide by the semester’s parking regulations to avoid “breaking the bank” on tickets, or worse, a boot. Parking enforcement is in full effect for the 2019 fall semester. From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, IUP lots will be monitored. Pay-by-space parking can be found at Clark lot, Elmer Avenue, Hadley Union Building (HUB) lot, Keith lot, parking garage, Pratt Drive (between Grant and Maple), Reschini lot, Stadium lot North B and Stright top lot. Commuter parking can be found at Glass Street tennis courts, HUB Lot, R&P lot, Robertshaw East and Fleet lot, South campus ball field, Stadium lot North C, University Towers East, Washington Street lot, Stadium lot South and Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex Wayne Avenue lot. From 2 to 6 a.m., there will be no parking in the Clark lot (Saturday and Sunday), HUB lot, parking garage spaces 315-425, Pratt Drive (between Grant and Maple), Stadium lots, Reschini lot, Whitmyre lot, Washington Street lot, Towers East lot, Keith lot, SW Jack Co-Gen lot, Eberly East lot, Wallwork North and South lot and Folger lot. Students must pay for temporary parking permits for guests valid for the Robertshaw long-

(Autumn Dorsey/The Penn) IUP Parking Services reminds students that parking enforcement will be in full effect this academic year, but students are questioning both validity behind parking violations and prices for tickets.

term lot. The cost of temporary permits are $15 for one to three days and $20 for four to seven days. Permits can be purchased in person with cash, check or Crimson Cash at the parking services office. All permits must be clearly displayed while in designated commuter and temporary parking lots. Violations will result in a $15 fine at the vehicle owner’s expense. The vehicle may be booted or towed at 10 or more violations per permit year, Sept. 1 through Aug. 31, regardless of whether the fines have been paid or not. Vehicles cannot park on campus for longer than 48 hours. More information can be found at iup.edu/parking. IUP students expressed mixed emotions when it comes to park-

ing regulations on campus, and none were aware of the available lots. Julia Huot, a sophomore special education major, said that she can find parking on campus most times. She typically parks in the parking garage using pay-byspace parking. However, she said she was aware only that students could park using pay-by-space at the parking garage, HUB and Clark lot. When discussing the $15 fine, “it costs too much. We’re already paying so much for class,” she said. Huot said she believes IUP should make more spaces available for students to park in, in addition to reduced cost or free parking. Other students aren’t so lucky when it comes to finding a place to park on campus.

Sophomore sociology and criminology major Somerlyn Wilson has a commuter pass, but she usually must use pay-by-space parking because she cannot find a spot available for commuters. She parks at the HUB and KCAC, but she said she did not know other commuter lots were available, such as University Towers East. Wilson is also a victim of ticket violations. “I have four from this semester,” she said. “It shouldn’t be as expensive as it is. Commuters should be allowed to park in the pay-by-space locations for free.” Brianna Belfiore, senior psychology and religious major, and Shannon Hillegas, freshman biology major, both agree that finding a spot to park is difficult and can cause them to be late for class. “I usually park at the HUB using pay-by-space,” Hillegas said, “but

I would prefer the Clark lot if they had more spaces.” Both Belfiore and Hillegas have gotten parking tickets. “Tickets shouldn’t add to our stress,” said Belfiore. “It’s way too expensive. It’s extra time and money we don’t have. Where is the money going?” They agree that parking should be free to students and more parking spaces should be made available. Senior pre-physical therapy major Jazmin Shields posted a tweet April 22 of a nursing student’s dash with her plea note for the IUP parking police not to ticket her. The photo Shields took captured a $15 fine tucked under the nursing student’s windshield wipers right above the note. She captioned her tweet, “IUP parking in one pic,” and received 394 retweets and 3,263 likes. Shields expressed her dismay about finding parking spots. “If I don’t have an 8 a.m. (class), I can’t find parking,” she said. “I have to leave almost a half an hour early to find a commuter spot.” She commutes from Blairsville. “I had to miss classes because I couldn’t find parking. They shouldn’t give out more commuter passes than they have spots. “I’ve gotten probably seven tickets, and I’m a senior, but I had no choice but to park in a spot not designated for me so I could make it to class. Seven tickets aren’t bad, but it’s enough.” Shields said she believes parking can be more stressful than school.

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Editor dissects Democratic candidates as debates heat up ELLIOT HICKS

Sports Editor e.hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39

This article contains opinion. The race for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination is finally beginning to narrow down, as nearly every poll is starting to show a massive advantage for a trio of candidates. Former Vice President Joe Biden is still the frontrunner, but his lead is dwindling. Senators Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (Vt.) have gained on Biden in recent polls, coming as close as one percentage point behind Biden in some state-wide polls in California, but no one has surpassed the frontrunner as of yet in any prominent fashion. Despite having arguably his best performance in a national debate in Houston Sept. 12, skeptics still had plenty of areas to poke holes in Biden’s speaking and platform. The biggest story once again came from candidates attacking each other, as former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julian Castro directly called out Biden on the debate stage, believing he misspoke regarding whether or not citizens would have to buy in to his healthcare plan, which will use much of the framework of Obamacare, heavily supported by Biden. When reviewing the tape, Biden didn’t change his opinion within minutes as Castro had

(Flickr) Former Vice President Joe Biden could sweep the competition following strong performances at each Democratic debate.

thought, but the biggest boosts in polling post-debates have come in favor of those who don’t hesitate to call out the other candidates. Despite this, no such polling boost has come for Castro since the debate, nor has one arrived for former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, who was the lone candidate on the stage to scold the inter-candidate arguments, saying that is why the public is tired of watching the debates and tired of seeing those arguments in Washington.

Multiple other candidates went against the grain in the debate in an attempt to grab more attention to their campaigns and a boost in the polls as a result. To put it bluntly, former Texas representative Beto O’Rourke is pissed off following the mass shootings which have taken place in the Lone Star State recently, and as a result has been the first candidate to advocate completely for an assault weapons buyback plan. Critics have argued the move will hurt Democrats more than help

them in the fight to unseat Donald Trump from the Oval Office, and Trump himself tweeted about the proposal. But while there was a mild amount of support for the proposal, his polling numbers haven’t grown all that much, as most still have O’Rourke at less than five percent. As for Andrew Yang’s primary proposal of the “Freedom Dividend,” known more casually as universal basic income, he turned the debate into something resembling a game show during

his opening statement as he announced the campaign would implement the dividend of $1,000 a month to 10 randomly selected families in the country. Yang has already given multiple households the dividend in the past, but this is the most prominent implementation as of yet. Yang still isn’t reaching the polling numbers of the leading trio, and generally is also in the less-than-5-percent gang, but a poll taken by Emerson in California has Yang as the top candidate out of the rest, polling at 7 percent. The next debate will see a return to two nights, as more candidates will participate after surpassing the set criteria. Billionaire Tom Steyer is so far the only candidate who is guaranteed a spot in October that didn’t participate in September. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and activist Marianne Williamson have the required amount of donors, but aren’t close to reaching the polling threshold. Any other candidate that you may remember from the first and second debates over the summer isn’t close and may benefit from placing their focus elsewhere and exiting the race, as New York mayor Bill de Blasio elaborated on, saying it would be difficult to see a future in the race without making either of the fall debates. Since the second debate, five candidates have withdrawn, and there will be more to come heading toward the holiday season with Iowa rapidly approaching.

Guardians of Parkland shooter will not have to testify RAFAEL OLMEDA Sun Sentinel TNS

The Parkland couple who took Nikolas Cruz into their home after the death of his mother in late 2017 will not have to defend themselves against a civil lawsuit related to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a Broward County judge ruled Thursday. The decision by Broward Circuit Judge Patti Englander Henning was welcomed by James and Kimberly Snead, said their lawyer, Jim Lewis, but the Sneads are not declaring victory just yet. Henning agreed with a defense argument that there was nothing about the Sneads' ac-

(TNS) James and Kimberly Snead, who were the legal guardians of the Parkland shooter, will not have to testify in a civil lawsuit following a decision by Judge Patti Englander Henning.

tions that could justify a lawsuit. But she's giving the plaintiff, Andrew Pollack, 20 days to revise

his lawsuit to make a stronger argument to keep the Sneads as co-defendants. Pollack, whose

daughter, Meadow, was killed in the shooting, is also suing Cruz, former Stoneman Douglas School Resource Officer Scot Peterson, and the estate of Lynda Cruz, Nikolas Cruz's mother. Lynda Cruz died in November 2017, and the Sneads said they felt compassion for the young man, who was friends with their son. Pollack's lawsuit accused the Sneads of allowing Cruz to bring his weapons onto their property. The Sneads said they secured the weapons in a locked gun safe, according to the lawsuit. Still, Cruz was able to get to the guns. Part of the defense argument was that the Sneads had no legal duty to secure Cruz's weapons. Cruz was 19 at the time, an adult

under the law. "For now, the Sneads are not part of the lawsuit," said Lewis. "The plaintiffs still have the opportunity to amend their complaint, we think it's a strong indication that ultimately this is going to go our way." The Sneads, who were in court, declined to comment. Pollack said he is committed to restoring the Sneads as defendants. "This whole thing is just about accountability," he said. "They knew Cruz was a sick kid. They didn't secure his weapons. They don't want to accept any responsibility for what happened." Pollack said he does not expect to recover any financial damages from the Sneads even if he is successful in his lawsuit.

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The Penn editors share their plans for fall weather

1. Editor-In-Chief, Katie Mest

I say this every year, but I really want to do the typical fall activities, like apple picking, pumpkin picking and corn mazes. I like to try to take advantage of the leaves changing colors and go for a few hikes, maybe out at Yellowcreek, before it gets too cold.

6. Sports Editor, Elliot Hicks

I’ll be enjoying a fall full of football and fun, which includes staying ahead of Jake in fantasy football. #MahomeDogs

7. Copy Editor, Marty Weaver

2. Managing Editor, Steven Langdon Jr.

I plan on going to the IUP games when I can. I hope I could find free time to hang out with

I foresee lots of hot apple cider, late nights chatting with my Millersville friends and long walks clad in my leather jacket.

my friends, and then on Sundays sitting on my rear to watch the NFL.

8. Digital Media Editor, Aubrey Brown

3. Managing Editor, Jess Truby

I plan to start wearing comfy sweaters and drinking fall drinks. Hopefully I’ll carve a pumpkin or two.

9. Photo Editor, Autumn Dorsey

4. News Editor, Jake Slebodnick

I plan to spend all of my money on new hoodies and hot chocolate.

I plan on taking more walks and endulging the atmosphere, stocking up on hoodies and dominating in fantasy football. #BoswellsLeftFoot

5. Culture Editor, Megan Donny

I plan to take my little sister to Vale Wood’s pumkin patch.

10. Video Editor, Sean Seaman

I plan to work an autumn festival and watch some classic horror flicks.

I plan on hanging lots of Halloween decorations and going to Kennywood’s “Fright Nights.”

11. Audio Editor, Kyle Scott I plan to carve more pumpkins than Jess.

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(Chandler Bouton) “United Auto Workers members are striking for better wages and working conditions. In retaliation, General Motors has cut health benefits to nearly 50,000 striking workers. Meanwhile, Sept. 20 will be the start of a massive international Climate Strike to demand that governments and politicians take immediate action to combat climate change. Strikes abound! Solidarity!”

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Culture Editor: Megan Donny – M.J.Donny@iup.edu Lead Culture Writer: Heather Bair – H.Bair@iup.edu

(Tyler Whitfield/The Penn) Students gathered in Maple East on Tuesday to play both board games and video games.

Residence hall CAs host student game night ABE ESHELMAN

Staff Writer A.Eshelman@iup.edu @DukeOfKalos

One of the jobs of a CA (community assistant) is organizing and hosting recreational events for residents to enjoy. In the Suites on Maple East and in Ruddock Hall, the CAs hosted a game night, as well as a “Mario Kart” tournament, to bring gamers together Tuesday. “We all thought ‘Mario’ would be a fun little throwback that would get people involved,”

Cassidie Shultz (junior, special education), a CA of Suites on Maple East and Ruddock Hall, said. She said that the CAs try to plan events that “get residents involved with one another” and are fun for the residents that participate. Around 20 residents stayed for the duration of the game night/tournament, which Shultz described as a “good turn out.” Though the event ended a bit early, Shultz said that “the game night went amazing.” Another CA, Nicole Poulos (junior, nursing), said that

“everyone was into it,” and that all participants were being very social with each other, as well as having fun. Other than the “Mario Kart” tournament, Poulos said that game night participants could also play “Twister,” “Life” or “Uno.” This is not the first event that the CAs of Maple and Ruddock have hosted. Other events they have hosted include a hike with CAs Noah Garrett and Poulos, a movie night with CA Nathaniel Coughlin and a hallway carnival hosted by CA Shultz. Another game night and/or

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tournament would be “cool to do again,” according to Poulos, but she said that she would want more options and activities and more focus and planning of those activities by the CAs, other than the tournament, as it was “a bit crowded” in the room that was designated for the “Mario Kart” tournament. Most players gathered there for the majority of the night. Poulos said that no future events, gaming or otherwise, are currently confirmed, but Shultz hinted that the CAs are planning,

“a pancake night, an Octoberfest and more.” Most halls, and their CAs, participate and host events like Maple East and Ruddock’s “Mario Kart” tournament/game night, with events like Whitmyre Hall’s “Nerd Prom” last year. Each building has its own set of CAs, whose job is not only to work office front desk hours or maintain peace and respectful behavior in the halls, but also to keep morale of students high, and give students something fun, safe, and comfortable to do.

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The Lumineers’ ‘III’ tells tale of addiction LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion. The Lumineers, an American folk rock band hailing from Denver, have come out with their third album titled “III.” However, the title is not a reference to the place it has in their discography. Instead, the album is about three different stories, and the cover shows a slivered picture from each story. “III” is more than an album; it is also an ambitious music video series. The tracks have accompanying music videos that help tell the detailed and heartfelt stories the group is telling. The flow and arch of the album is crushing and soft. The members of the band are very personally affected by addiction and the

and lead vocalist, based the story of Gloria on someone very close to him. “Gloria is real, and she’s close to me,” Schultz said. “The reason I created characters around her was to give me a buffer to be explicit without exploiting her pain. But it has become my family’s pain, and it was a relief to play them the songs. They feel like I have given them a voice and that it is an honest depiction of an awful situation.” This album is unique, so I don’t want to delve into the story as a whole. I think it should be experienced the way it was meant to be, through the music and videos. This album is truly a great work of art. It is a near flawless album (Flickr) that has all the elements of an enThe Lumineers released their third album, “III,” which is based on addiction and how it affects people, Sept. 13. gaging project. This has immense opportunity to be life-changing to “With drug addiction or of fallout effect — similar to the lives it ruins. This album is about people, and this is a piece of work alcoholism, it really affects the effects of a radiation bomb — addiction and exploring and exthat I do not just appreciate, but I individual, and then it has a sort over time, and over years and plaining what addiction does. years, it continually tends to affect am grateful for this album. The pain it must have caused people’s loved ones,” founding the members to bring this realistic member Jeremiah Fraites said. and much needed story to life is Fraites’ brother had such an nothing less than admirable. The addiction that, while high, he can-American Bachelor. bonus had been “Out of all the potential ‘Bachtracks compelled elor’ candidates, I was always are an to drink hoping it would be Peter,” said organic Olivia Tavoletti (junior, marketing). Drano. He contin“I feel like he’s most ready to find suffered uation his life-long partner and is very for months of the passionate about love.” in the ICU Previous Bachelorette and the themes before first African-American Bacheand widdying. The lorette Rachel Lindsay does not en the damage approve of the choice they made picture caused to cast Weber. to three and seen “For the first time, I was very more first-hand confident that we were going to vignettes by the see our first black Bachelor,” she that band said on “Entertainment Tonight.” don’t members Lindsay said that she underdistract is what stands that ABC must have had from the makes a reason not to choose Johnson, album “III” such but that there should have been a but a touching Bachelor of color. (Facebook) rather “I think Mike would’ve been album. Fans have reacted in multiple ways to Peter reinforce a great Bachelor as well,” said The first becoming the next Bachelor. it. At 13 Tavoletti. chapter of ended the relationship, and she Despite her feelings toward songs, the story, remains single to this day. the fact that there will not be an it feels which During the season finale of African-American Bachelor, Lindlike the spans the “Bachelor in Paradise,” Weber say said that she believes Weber perfect songs joined Chris Harrison to talk will be a good Bachelor. She also length “Donna,” about his upcoming “Bachelor” (Wikimedia Commons) advises him to ignore what peoand yet “Gloria” The Lumineers’ new album contains bonus tracks which season. ple are saying about the choice I want continue the album’s theme of addiction. and “Life In “It’s still hitting me right now,” to make him the Bachelor bemore The City,” Weber said to Harrison. “I feel cause people are just upset that from them. so grateful right now to have this tells about a mother whose subsomething they thought would I’ll definitely be revisiting their opportunity in front of me.” stance abuse routinely damages happening did not happen. older projects with new eyes. Fans have reacted through her marriage and her mother“I will definitely be watching This album is one of the best of social media apps like Twitter, hood. Her addiction constantly this season of ‘The Bachelor,’” complaining about how they the entire year and a truly special puts her infant son at risk. The Tavoletti said, “and I’m really chose Weber over fan-favorite experience. I would definitely rechappy that it’s Pilot Pete.” videos that back these songs are Mike Johnson. If they had chosen ommend it, and hope that it has Weber will be on season 24 of haunting depictions. Johnson, he would have been the “The Bachelor,” which will prethe beautiful impact its creators This first trilogy tell Gloria’s first veteran and the first Afriintended it to have. miere January 2020 on ABC. story. Wesley Schultz, guitarist

‘Bachelor Nation’ reacts to 2020 season MEGAN DONNY Culture Editor M.Donny@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion. On Tuesday during the “Bachelor in Paradise” season finale, Chris Harrison announced that the next Bachelor would be Peter Weber. Weber was a contestant on the most recent season of “The Bachelorette.” He left the show as the second runner-up, after Bachelorette Hannah Brown sent him home. On Brown’s season, Weber is most well-remembered for spending the night with Brown in a windmill. Throughout his season as a contestant on “The Bachelorette,” he fell head-over-heels in love with Brown. He brought her to his hometown, Westlake Village, California, where she got to meet his very welcoming family. Despite the fact that Weber was sweet, caring and generous, Brown decided to eliminate him, instead keeping Tyler Cameron and Jed Wyatt. In the end, Brown ultimately choose Wyatt over Cameron. At the time, Weber claimed that he was “completely blindsided” by Brown’s decision. That decision ended up backfiring when it was revealed that Wyatt had a girlfriend back home the entire time. When Brown found out, she immediately

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Culture

Exhibit ‘Devices to Fill a Void’ fills Kipp Gallery through Sept. 27

(Ashley Lutz/ The Penn) The Kipp Gallery in Sprowls Hall will host six exhibits throughout the school year. The first is “Devices to Fill a Void,” which is supposed to hint at ideas about women being incomplete or lacking, requiring augmentation by men, objects, dress, makeup and adornment, according to the Kipp Gallery website.

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Students explain reasoning behind their tattoos ALEXIS LOYA

Contributing Writer A.l.loyla@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Tattoos convey their own unique meanings, and students use their ink art to represent who they are and what they have gone through. In a generation that broke free of the tattoo taboo, college students aren’t afraid to show off their artwork and its interpretation. Tattoos have become a sense of identity. “I really like the meaning behind my tattoo,” Jacob Clouse (senior, English) said. “It’s the Irish tree of life, which represents wisdom and changing of the seasons to symbolize a fresh start in life.” Clouse received his only tattoo when he was 20 at SkinWork Tattoos and Piercings. “I don’t regret it,” he said. “I would like to get more. I think it’s a great way for people to express themselves.”

(Submitted by Amber Crozza) Amber Crozza’s “home” tattoo is on her foot because her life motto is “home is where your feet are.”

Steve Shaffer (sophomore, philosophy) got one of his tattoos as a way to carry his family

with him during his deployment overseas. The tattoo, “Sorellona,” means “big sister” in Ital-

ian. His sister matches his tattoo with “little brother” in Italian. He was 20 when he received this tattoo in Kittanning at Iron Dragon. He currently has two. Shaffer’s advice on college students getting tattoos is “wait until you have your life together. Then you’ll know what you really want and what is important to you.” Amber Cozza (junior, hospitality) had to move 30 times before the age of 18. “My life motto became ‘home is where your feet are,’” she said. “You have to make a home out of wherever you are. I put my tattoo near my grandparents’ memorial tattoo because they served as my parental role.” Cozza received her “home” tattoo in Scranton at Electric City Tattoo when she was older than 18. “I don’t regret it at all, but it hurt so bad,” she said. “I have three tattoos, but this one is my favorite because it

sums up my life. I didn’t like the artist’s work from my memorial tattoo, but I spent most of my childhood with my grandparents, so I like that it looks as though a kid drew it.” Cozza said she doesn’t see anything wrong with getting a tattoo, but it should hold some level of meaning instead of a “random” tattoo. Jackson Searer (junior philosophy) dedicated his most memorable tattoo to his friend that had passed away. “This is the Zippo lighter he always used. I think of him every time I look at the tattoo.” He received this tattoo in Lewistown by Rondo Detoa at age 20. “If you want a tattoo, you should get it,” he said. “Honestly, just go for it.” The students all agreed that they are happy with their decision. None needed parental approval since they were all over the age of 18.

September 20, 2019

Culture

Students debate the perks of living on and off campus ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Living on or off campus is a huge financial and emotional decision college students make each year in college. Students have the responsibility to choose between having a meal plan, taking specific classes and credits, having a car or not, among many other things. However, the living situation is often a top priority students must determine in advance. There are often three choices college students have with living arrangements: living on campus, living off campus and commuting. At IUP, it seems that most students either live on campus or off campus, and there are pros and cons to both. IUP, like a lot of universities, requires students to live on campus during their freshman years. Some colleges do this to promote a community environment within the dorms and to allow underclassmen to be transitioned to college easier. After freshman year, students can continue to stay on campus or move off campus. A lot of students seem to move off campus, but there are those who chose to stay on campus in the dorms. Living off campus tends to be cheaper than living on campus, and it seems to give students freedom that they wouldn’t have living in the dorms. “Personally, I think it’s cheaper,” Alexandra Padavano (senior, journalism and public relations) said. “I think you have more freedom to do what you want, especially as you get older, you want more freedom, and you don’t want to live with a bunch of younger people. “My apartment is very secure. I have a key, and it’s very secure. There’s an office down the road, and there’s usually a cop on the weekends. There are cameras and good security.” A lot of students acknowledge the freedom living off campus gives them, but also believe security can be an issue, especially with walking off campus at night. “I love the freedom living off campus gives you,” Anna

(Wikimedia Commons) Hobo Johnson’s music has soulful instrumentals and catchy hooks.

Hobo Johnson releases new follow-up album LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

(The Penn) Maple East is one of the few residence halls on campus.

Harmon (sophomore, interior design) said. “It’s still in walking distance for me. “However, sometimes the cost can be a little bit of a problem, because sometimes the prices aren’t always included in things like utilities and water. Living off campus doesn’t feel as secure as on-campus living gives you, especially walking home at night. Also, health and safety can be an issue regarding if the landlords are following codes and are up-to-date with them.” A lot of students move off campus because they might have benefits like a full kitchen, instead of a microwave and a sink the residence halls provide. “It’s cheaper, and you have more freedom,” Dylan Barcus (senior, communications media) said. “I like to cook, and I have my own kitchen in my apartment.” Students do acknowledge living on campus tends to have more security and are patrolled by campus police often. “The apartment I live in this year is pretty secure, but last year it was less secure,” Barcus said. “We had some stuff stolen and a brick thrown at our place.” Those who live on campus like that things like walking to

classes and places on campus are extremely convenient. However, for international students, students must live on campus and do not get a choice. “I live on campus, and I didn’t have a choice since I’m an international student,” Celine Oi (senior, communications media) said. “However, I do like that it’s close to classes and everything on campus. “The security is good on campus. I like how a lot of international students are in Wallwork. It’s easy and convenient to meet other international students.” Living in the residence halls requires multiple swipes in order to get into the buildings and into the individual rooms. “I like the security aspect of living in a dorm on campus,” Elizabeth “EJ” Fabiszewski (sophomore, marketing) said. “It’s safe enough to where you notice, but it isn’t an inconvenience. “I was an active part of the Residence Hall Council (RHC) last year and liked the sense of community. However, I think with things closing like Folger, the cost of living on campus and parking being inconvenient and all the way at Robertshaw, I will be looking to living off campus next year.”

Frank Lopes Jr., also known by his stage name Hobo Johnson, started making music at 15. After being kicked out of his house and while living in his car, Lopes Jr. arrived at the moniker Hobo Johnson. He quit his job at a pizza place and pursued music, with an individual sound that is hard to define by genre. The 24-year-old released “The Fall Of Hobo Johnson” Sept. 13, and it serves as a follow up to his album “The Rise Of Hobo Johnson.” This new record starts out strong with a track called “Typical Story.” However, despite the title, it isn’t all that typical. It establishes his humorous fast-paced atmosphere, along with his special vocal style and writing abilities that feel like modern poetry. There is an energetic and retrospective thrill that the first track establishes, and this carries through the album. The record holds quieter and more sorrowful moments that hint at nihilism here and there; however, it remains a consistently enjoyable album that presents a personalityled experience that explores what philosophy looks like when living in the world today. The second track, “Mover Awayer,” samples what sounds like a scream from a “Star Wars” monster. As with the first song, this one starts with Johnson’s worldview and storytelling that transitions to a more personal song as it progresses. The proverbs he presents at the beginning of the song build up to an interesting and sweet love song that makes you feel the humble joy

he feels from his relationship. The third song boasts an impressive feature from Elohim, who contrasts Johnson’s spoken word style of singing with more traditional vocals. The song explains his insecurities and give us a better image of how he sees himself. This segues into a political story about Johnson’s existential fear of death and the imminent threat he feels about nuclear fallout. While his politics seem dated already, despite just releasing, it is still a creative track that builds up the world he lives in. I really enjoyed the tongue in cheek and conversational lyrical style he has. On the track “In My Head” he says; “You read Walden once and now you’re obsessed, With a life where you don’t have to try, To be liked, or to be loved, Man, it’s all so dumb, yeah, I know.” The casual way in which he communicates and writes just makes me want to be his friend. The emotional honesty and vocals that add the soul to it are the major selling point of Hobo Johnson as an artist. That being said, there are still some very catchy hooks and beautifully exciting instrumentals. The song “Ode To Justin Bieber” has one of those addictive sounds that makes you want to replay it immediately. The track talks about the strain of success and strange feeling Johnson has to having people depend on him. He uses Bieber as someone he respects and almost an archetype for celebrity. The album ends with a heartfelt and lovely song called “I Want A Dog” about how his ultimate fantasy of having a family, a dog and a life full of all his dreams. The innocence and honesty make it an encouraging and slightly sad song to end on, but a beautiful way to round out this album. I would definitely recommend this to anyone, and I have a bunch of new songs to play when someone passes me the aux cord.

September 20, 2019

Culture

‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ questions fans’ loyality JEREMY STOUT

Staff Writer J.W.Stout2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion. You may have heard that the Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothing to mess with, but in Hulu’s new original series “Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” that wasn’t always the case. The show is centered almost entirely around the group’s patriarch Bobby Diggs (Ashton Sanders), who will one day become the Rza, while the other members of the group, played by a likeable young ensemble, circle around him. They, along with Bobby’s brother, Divine (Julian Elijah Martinez), are focused on dealing crack to provide for their families and think that Bobby has his head in the clouds with his dreams of being a successful musician. Bobby yearns to make art for a living and to convince his incredibly talented friends that this is a real path to success. The show is all about mythmaking. It’s not concerned with things like facts; it’s about creating the broadest, most dramatic story

(Facebook) Hulu’s “Wu-Tang: An American Saga‘s” young cast is extremely likeable.

imaginable out of the group’s development. That is simultaneously the show’s greatest success and greatest

weakness. It allows for the show to bypass the often bland and stilted nature that comes out of these types of

bios. It’s pretty great to play the relationship of Rza and Reakwon (Shameik Moore) like they’re the plutonic Romeo and Juliet of rap music, brought together by their love of kung-fu movies, weed and music but kept apart by the separate drug rings they’re in. It also makes it impossible to feel the weight of Rza, who is credited as the show’s co-creator with Alex Tse, in the creative process. His hand was guiding the show, so you know that he was always the smartest, coolest and most philosophical of the group. It honestly makes Sanders’ performance suffer as he forced into these awkward soliloquies about art and music. It makes Rza, both in the show and in real life, seem incredibly pretentious. Maybe U-God was right about Rza being a d**k. Denis Coles, aka Ghostface Killah (Siddiq Saunderson), is one of the few Clan members outside of Rza that gets his own arc, and it’s also one of the more interesting of the series. Saunderson plays Coles as a man who’s frustrated with his station in life. He’s tired that his family lives in squalor, that he can’t

take care of his mom and disabled brothers. He’s conflicted about the romantic relationship he has with Bobby and Divine’s sister, Shurrie (Zolee Griggs), who is an amalgamation of Rza’s three actual sisters. Saunderson fills his performance with such palpable frustration that when Coles erupts, it fits of violence and regret the show comes to life. Saunderson also gets straddled with one of the dumber scenes, in which Rza randomly blows up at him for producing a song that he sees as a diss track, to make sure you know Rza is smart. It’s a hokey and uninspired scene that seems to only exist so it’s clear that you know Rza is above the petty squabbles about “crews” and is the one true artist. The show works overall because its young cast is mostly likeable and the mythical types larger-than-life nature to the Machiavellian type drama of the series make it more interesting than a by-the-numbers biopic. It might’ve also finally solidified my feeling that Rza is a man deeply obsessed with the smell of his own a*****e, if the whole “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” fiasco

Alex Trebek has big cancer setback, resumes chemotherapy CHRISTINE D’ZURILLA TNS Los Angeles Times Alex Trebek has had an unexpected setback in his pancreatic cancer treatment that will require him to undergo another round of chemo, the “Jeopardy” host said in an interview that aired Tuesday. “I was doing so well and my numbers went down to the equivalent of a normal human being who does not have pancreatic cancer so we were all very optimistic,” the 79-year-old host told “Good Morning America.” “And they said good, we’re going to stop chemo, we’ll start you on immunotherapy.” It didn’t go well, though. “I lost about 12 pounds in a week and my numbers went sky high. Much higher than they were when I was first diagnosed,” he said, a little more than a week after the 36th season of “Jeopardy” hit the air. “So my doctors have decided that I have to undergo chemo again.” Back in May, Trebek quoted doctors as saying his tumor was

(Wikimedia Commons/Flickr) Alex Trebek, 79, hosts “Jeopardy” and will be undergoing another round of chemotherapy.

shrinking at a “mind-boggling” pace. While he didn’t give a timeline for his most recent health developments, Trebek had announced in late August that he was done with chemo, so this has happened since then. “Hey, they [chemo treatments] worked very well the first time!” the host joked in a separate video posted to the “Jeopardy!” YouTube channel.

“So we’re expecting good results again.” Trebek, who announced in March that he has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, told “GMA” that the disease and its treatment affect him in unexpected ways. “Occasionally it will cause excruciating pain in my lower back,” he said. “Other times it’s fatigue. Other times it’s nausea. Cancer is mysterious in more ways than one.”

And Trebek also sounded sanguine about the possibility of his own death. “One line that I have used with our staff in recent weeks and months is when I do pass on, one thing they will not say at my funeral is, ‘He was taken from us too soon,’” he told “GMA.” “Hey, guys, I’m 79 years old. I’ve had one hell of a good life, and I’ve enjoyed it. And the thought of passing on doesn’t

frighten me. It doesn’t. “Other things do – the effect it will have on my loved ones, yes, that bothers me. It makes me sad. But the thought of myself moving on? Hey, folks, it comes with the territory.” Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, with only 9% of patients still alive five years after diagnosis.

Culture

September 20, 2019

Culture

September 20, 2019

‘Carnival Row’ does not meet viewers’ expectations HALEY BROWN

Contributing Writer H.Brown@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

MEGAN DONNY Culture Editor M.Donny@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion. “Carnival Row,” an Amazon Prime original series, revolves around a Victorian-era world in which humans and fairies, along with a variety of other “creatures,” are at the precipice of war. The setting spans different lands and cities, from the fae country, to the Burgue, a city full of humans and creatures or “crits” (fae, fauns/pucks, centaurs, etc.) divided by ever-shifting politics. The plot follows a plethora of different storylines, from the origins of Philo (Orlando Bloom) and Vingette’s (Cara Delevingne) love ballad, to Imogen Spurnrose (Tamzin Merchant), her brother Ezra Spurnrose (Andrew Gower) and their puck neighbor Agreus (David Gyasi). The story begins with the introduction of The Pact, a group set out to eliminate all “crits” and the Republic of the Burgue fighting over the fae land of Tirnanoc. This is where we first see Vingette, a fae girl who attempts to help other fae escape the dangers that Tirnanoc is facing due to the battles raging ever-nearer. She then travels to the Burgue through a shipwreck. The Burgue is where the other characters and storylines come into the show. The show was difficult to follow. Unlike other fantasy world series like “Game of Thrones,” “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings,” there are no reference materials to clarify different locations and the terms they use frequently. Trying to dig up the origin of the fictional humans’ slang word for the creatures in the show, “crits” proved to be unreasonably difficult, if not impossible. The show is comprised of eight episodes, all available through an Amazon Prime subscription. What was nice about watching through Amazon Prime was their “X-Ray” feature, which shows you who each character is on the side of the screen while you are streaming the show. This was extremely helpful for this

(Facebook) “Carnival Row” stars Cara Delevingne (top) as a fae.

show, since it follows the story lines of multiple characters simultaneously. Each episode typically began with a short scene involving a bit of a preview of what was to occur in the following hour. Next came the intro, which was a treat in and of itself. The camera panned artfully along a series of graphics and concept sketches depicting “anatomically correct” sketches of various creatures’ bodies. The plot at times was particularly slippery to follow. Sometimes it was hard to understand

why characters made specific choices. They did not do a sufficient job of explaining what was occurring. It became very easy, as the series progressed, to stay caught up with the different storylines. While Vingette and Philo’s relationship was presumed to carry the most intriguing role in the first few episodes (due to the repeated highlighting of their romantic endeavors), the strongest storyline was inarguably the evolution of Imogene and Agreus’s relationship.

At the beginning, Imogene and her brother are disgusted that a “puck” (perhaps more well-known as a fawn or satyr in other fantasy worlds) has moved into their high-class neighborhood in the Burgue. The Spurnrose family had fallen on hard times, thanks to Ezra spending the last of their father’s fortune on the ship carrying Vignette that ended up wrecked on the shoreline of the Burgue, causing them both to panic and scramble for ways to keep up appearances in the ever-shifting

demand for luxury and growing expenses that constantly surrounded each member of high society in the Burgue. Imogen sees how wealthy Agreus is and decides to temporarily pocket her racism in an attempt to swindle money out of him. Luckily for the bankrupt siblings, Agreus decides to barter with them. He agrees to provide the family the funds they need if they help him become integrated into the stubbornly racist and close-minded society. Imogene takes a particular interest in Agreus, falling for his nonchalant, genuine demeanor and unique views of high society. He shows her how to live the way she wants, rather than focus solely on other people’s views of her and her family. The script was not well written. The plot had a handful of holes, and some scenes were boring and almost laughable at times because of the ludicrous lines some of the characters delivered. Certain scenes almost begged the viewer to abandon focus and scroll through social media instead of paying attention because the exchanges between characters became occasionally dry and repetitive. Although it would seem that it is easy to be fond of Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom, they seemed to have the most difficult shoes to fill when it came to character development. Meaning: there was almost no character development for either of them. The only observable character development occurred with Imogene, who learned through a tentative agreement to help her new neighbor assimilate how to see past the impossibility of pleasing everyone around her and meeting societal standards instead of following her heart or being her most genuine self. Costume designer Joyce Shure, as well as the entire hair/ makeup effects team, did a wonderful job transforming these actors and actresses into mythical creatures. The costumes were colorful and elaborate with a steampunk-esque feel to them. The high-society dresses worn by Imogene and other ladies were stunning and made viewers wish to be part of a world as luxurious. Each costume told its own story. It identified the social standing and profession of all characters, whether they were a lead or an extra.

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Field Hockey shuts out Seton Hill

(IUP Athletics) No. 10 IUP defeated Seton Hill 1-0 Wednesday.

ELLIOT HICKS

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Sports Editor E.Hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39

Quinton Maxwell was named PSAC West Athlete of the Week for his performance against Millersville in Week 2.

Football looks to ‘Fill the Mill’ against Lock Haven Saturday JEFF HART

Staff Writer J.R.Hart2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The IUP Crimson Hawks are off to an amazing start this season. Hawk Nation could not be any happier going into the Week 3 matchup against the Lock Haven Bald Eagles. After their dominating 54-0 win against Millersville, the Crimson Hawks have had an outstanding pair of games to open 2019. This quick start came as no surprise to head coach Paul Tortorella. In his Sept. 16 edition of the Coach Tortorella show, he explained that “we made an emphasis to start the year fast.” It seems that Tortorella’s plan has come to fruition as they are now undefeated going into Week

3. In what is going to be the battle of the birds, we are going to see Lock Haven try to bounce back after its 48-20 loss against Clarion last week. The Bald Eagles gave up more than 500 yards to Clarion and committed 15 penalties. This loss was quite the contrast to their superb 57-13 Week 1 win against Lincoln. With this loss fresh in their minds, Lock Haven will try to steal a game from the Hawks and break their disastrous history with IUP. IUP has won the past 34 matchups against the Bald Eagles, dating back to 1981. As if this deflating history isn’t enough, Lock Haven has won only one out of its past 20 games against PSAC West opponents. The Crimson Hawks have history on their side, and they look to keep

their win streak alive in this matchup. Tensions are going to be high as Miller Stadium will most likely be packed this Saturday as fans are going to flock to “Fill the Mill.” The athletics department and STATIC (The Student Activity Committee) have created an initiative idea to sell out Saturday’s matchup. Students will be able to tailgate, attend a country concert from Tucker Beathard and watch some spectacular football from their Crimson Hawks. With stellar performances from emerging players, it’s added an additional element of uncertainty and flare for Hawks fans. We have no idea who is going to step-up this week for IUP. Who’s it going to be this week? The only way to find out is to play your role and “Fill the Mill” on Saturday.

September 20, 2019

The PSAC has long been one of, if not the best conference out there for field hockey. Year in and year out, nationally ranked state powers have gone on to win championships and have widespread success. The IUP Crimson Hawks may be adding themselves to that conversation. A third consecutive shutout led to a fourth consecutive victory to start the season, as No.10ranked IUP defeated Seton Hill 1-0 Wednesday. The Crimson Hawks have not

given up a goal in nearly 200 minutes of game time and didn’t allow a shot on net by the Griffins. IUP had 16 shots of its own, including a goal from Brianna Lubrarsky (senior, biology) in the second quarter. The Crimson Hawks haven’t started a season 4–0 since 2011. That year’s team finished 12–7, losing in the PSAC semifinals and dropping the fifth game of the year to West Chester. The 2019 squad will look to avoid the same fate as its predecessors, as its next matchup comes against the No. 2 Golden Rams Saturday. IUP then hosts Newberry Sunday to end the weekend series.

Current PSAC Standings (conference play has not yet started) East Stroudsburg

6-0

Shippensburg

2-3

IUP

4-0

Millersville

Mercyhurst

1-3

4-0

West Chester

4-0

Slippery Rock

1-4

Mansfield

4-1

Seton Hill

0-3

Kutztown

4-2

Bloomsburg

0-4

Sports

September 20, 2019

Editor reflects on hectic week in Pittsburgh sports ELLIOT HICKS

Sports Editor E.Hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39

This article contains opinion. The events of the past week have been an absolute rollercoaster for fans of Pittsburgh sports, albeit one with mild highs and crushing lows. Most of the events aren’t particularly related to each other, but the fact that they all took place in the same city, in the same week, affecting the same group of people makes them almost impossible to analyze individually. Like when a snowball rolls down a hill, it just gets bigger and bigger, and the impact of the recent past cannot be ignored as time goes on and the ball is about to hit you in the face. I’m not personally a fan of the athletics at the University of Pittsburgh, but the start of this past weekend saw perhaps the final matchup of the interstate football rivalry between the Panthers and Penn State. The Nittany Lions have bested Pitt in each matchup since 2016, and the Panthers had a chance to knock out Penn State and steal a victory in Happy Valley. That wouldn’t be the case, however, as head coach Pat Narduzzi elected to attempt a field goal from the one-yard line when a touchdown could have tied up the game in the fourth quarter. The kick was missed, and Pitt lost. While I’m sure it stung, Pittsburgh fans are subject to seemingly mindless coaching decisions often, so, no matter. At least the Steelers would have a chance to show the NFL that they could compete in 2019 following a terrible Week 1 loss to New England. Then Ben Roethlisberger got hurt. Big Ben has been no stranger to injuries, missing multiple games for various ailments in his career. But it had been years since Roethlisberger had one of those injuries, and there was nothing to even show No. 7 was hurt other than a slight grab of the elbow. The loss to Seattle didn’t hurt so much because of that, and because backup Mason Rudolph played a perfectly serviceable game. Coming close to a victory wasn’t

(TNS) The Pittsburgh Panthers couldn’t take a victory from Happy Valley.

the worst thing in the world, and maybe Ben would be back soon. The report the next morning said otherwise; he wouldn’t return at all in 2019. “There goes the season!” You would think that would be the first thought of Steeler Nation, but most already packed it up for the year after the offense’s slow start in the game-and-a-half Ben did play. A wide range of Steelers fans dislike Roethlisberger enough anyway to validate any impact his play would have on the team’s chances at a Super Bowl trophy. The coaching and the defense would mess that up anyway, not to mention the losses of LeVeon Bell and Antonio Brown. The next move may have just added to the dumpster fire that was Pittsburgh sports during the week, but for myself and other pockets of

(TNS) Mason Rudolph will start for the Steelers at quarterback with Ben Roethlisberger injured.

the fandom, what would happen ly with Rudolph handed the reins Monday night was exciting. for the year, why not give another The Steelers traded their first- one a shot? round draft pick to an even larger A great deal of Pittsburgh fans dumpster fire that plays in Miami had already checked out on the to acquire defensive back Minkah Steelers’ North Shore neighbors Fitzpatrick, arguably the Dolphins’ for the year. The Pirates have had a best player who wanted to myriad of injuries, whether leave town rather than play they came in spring trainthrough the rebuild. ing and weren’t resolved Sending away a firstall season, as with Lonnie round pick is nothing to Chisenhall (nearly $3 milsneeze at. The Steelers halion to not play a game ven’t had a draft without a with the team) or in a clubfirst-rounder since the ‘60s. house fistfight which broke MINKAH Maybe the team threw Crick’s hand. FITZPATRICK partButof Kyle away its shot at the next in perhaps what franchise quarterback or another ended up as one of the darkest impact player. days in franchise history, closing But Fitzpatrick is still young pitcher Felipe Vasquez was arrestenough that he’s basically the first- ed after it became known that he round pick he was in 2018, just had grossly inappropriate contact drafted and dealt for earlier. In a with a minor. season where a lot of questions alSparing the details, to say the ready will need answered, especial- least, he won’t ever see playing

time on a Major League Baseball field again, if he even sees time outside of a jail cell again. Nobody is condoning what he did, but it is a massive on-field loss for the team. Off the field, his presence won’t be missed in the clubhouse, but the incident becomes the epitome of the dysfunction taking place within the Pirates’ organization. From ridiculous trades to mind-boggling on-field decisions to continuous brawls with opposing teams, the time has come for a complete rebuild to wash away the stench that has been the 2019 season. At least the Penguins will make us forget about all of this, right? Let’s just pretend they weren’t swept out of the postseason. What in the world is happening to what was once known as the City of Champions?

September 20, 2019

Sports

Start, Sit & Learning SETH WOOLCOCK

Sponsorship Coordinator S.M.Woolcock@iup.edu @DFF_SethW

Believe it or not, I wasn’t always like this. I didn’t always attempt to see my life, the world and all the stories that fill it as more than just what meets the eye, let alone did I have the ability to put it into sentences. It was through experience, reflection and a whole lot of learning that I became the man that I am proud to be today. And I truly don’t believe that I learned more from anyone other than the underpaid and the undepreciated – my high school teachers. Back when I was a scrawny teenager with Justin Bieber hair, wearing black, high-top Adidas Originals, I thought I knew it all. When really, I didn’t have a clue. But, the one thing I did know at that horribly awkward and in-between age was that I could write. However, while I could write some words in decent-enough fashion to get though English class pretty effortlessly, I was awful at storytelling structure, spelling and everything in between before I met Mr. Joshua Jekielek, an English teacher at Kane Area High School (KAHS), in ninth grade. Over the next two years, I fell in love with the English language and its different ways I could use it to convey emotion and provoke critical thinking. With the help of some of the classics like “Animal Farm,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Of Mice and Men,” Mr. Jek taught me what it meant to see things from different point of views, other than my own. And he wasn’t the only one at KAHS that inspired me. Amongst all the other classes taught between those faded, green lockers, I remember Mr. Todd Silfies’ world cultures and U.S. history classes. The thing I loved most about Mr. Silfies and the way he taught his classes is that he didn’t treat us like

(TNS) Larry Fitzgerald has found new life with Kyler Murray at quarterback.

we were just some dumb teenagers, even though we probably were most of the time. Rather, he taught us as wideeyed kids looking for the tomorrow’s answers through yesterday’s history. And then before I knew it, there I was – in the midst of my senior year at a new high school, more than 70 miles away, still learning. But this time I was learning from Mrs. Darlene Pennington, a teacher at Curwensville Area High School who knew a lot about accounting and business but knew even more about being a good person. She knew me at a time in my life where I was going through a bit of a rebellious phase – one that I’m sure a lot of kids go through after moving mid-way through high school. Breaking the law and hearts, I thought I was a real Billy-badass, when really, I was just a kid coping with a broken home that I hid from the rest of the world. Mrs. P saw through the charade. And to be honest, I’m not quite sure what she saw in me that made her believe I could be a better person than I was being. But I’m really glad she saw it, whatever it was. By graduation, while still having a lot more growing up left to do, I at least had a sense of direction and a future to look forward to. But, if it weren’t for Mrs. Pen-

nington and her genuine care for her students, I probably wouldn’t be writing this column. Heck, I might not even be in college – let alone getting ready to graduate. So, to those three very-special teachers to me: thank you so much. I truly would not be the man I am today without your countless lessons. And to all of those other amazing teachers and coaches out there that I didn’t get to mention due to the lack of paper space: thank you, too. As I hope to continue writing this column for years to come, I know one day I will revisit some of the many great teachings your provided me with throughout my youth. I’m also happy to inform those former teachers, who may have stumbled across this column with their well-deserved morning cup of coffee, that I continue to learn every day. In fact, after a less-than-impressive start/sit advice section last week, I learned that fantasy football, just like this crazy thing that we call life, is far more complex than the X’s and Y’s we make it out to be. And with that being said, let’s get to it. Quarterback I’d Start This Week: Josh Allen (Buffalo): Let’s go,

Buffalo! Second-year quarterback Josh Allen has continued his fantasy success this weapon while leading the Bills to a 2-0 start. While he has improved as a passer (completing 11 percent more of his passes and raising his Quarterback Rating), he is showing dual-threat ability, tied with only DeShaun Watson for the most rushing touchdowns by any quarterback (2) and trailing only Lamar Jackson for the most quarterback rushing attempts (17). Facing a Bengals team that allowed 259 rushing yards to the 49ers in Week 2, it’s easy to think that the Bills will turn to Allen to get it done with his legs, especially with lead running back Devin Singletary dealing with a hamstring injury. Quarterback I’d Sit This Week: Carson Wentz (Philadelphia): No, Eagles fans, I’m not picking on your quarterback this season, I promise. However, he will be facing a Lions defense that has allowed only two touchdown passes in two games and just kept Phillip Rivers below 11 fantasy points. And his two starting receivers, Alshon Jeffery and DeSean Jackson, may not even play in Sunday’s game. Until Philadelphia, and Wentz himself, gets back to full strength, I’m sitting him. Running Back I’d Start This Week: Miles Sanders (Philadelphia): While I typically have a waitand-see approach with rookie running backs, I have a good feeling that if there is a coming-out party in store for the former Nittany Lion, it’s here in Week 3 against a Detroit defense that has allowed seven receptions per game to opposing running backs. And, as mentioned earlier, Wentz and a plethora of his receiving weapons are hurt, which means head coach Doug Pederson should look to his running backs, specifically his second-round rookie who

has had a solid start to 2019. Running Back I’d Sit This Week: LeSean McCoy (Kansas City): Sorry, Shady, but the Baltimore Ravens, the Chiefs’ Week 3 opponent, have only allowed 28 rushing yards to opposing running backs so far this season. You heard that correctly – 28 yards. The Chiefs have struggled to run the ball this season, averaging only 72 yards per game. I think Andy Reid figures out the team’s rushing woes another day and lets Patrick Mahomes do Patrick Mahomeslike-things in Arrowhead on Sunday, meaning lots of balls headed through the air rather than McCoy. Wide Receiver I’d Start This Week: Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona): Welcome back, old friend. There is something about saying that I would start Larry Fitzgerald this week that never gets old. Fitzgerald, who is eighth in receiving yards and third in targets this season, has seemed to find a connection with rookie quarterback Kyler Murray. And last week, Chris Godwin, who plays a similar slot and flanker role to Fitzgerald, had a career game against the Carolina defense. It may not be a career day for the vet against the Panthers, but he’s definitely a great flex play with some high WR2 upside. Wide Receiver I’d Sit This Week: Jamison Crowder (New York Jets): Unfortunately, it seems that until starting quarterback Sam Darnold returns from mononucleosis, the Jets’ offense is going to be bad – like, really bad. And if you have seen any of head coach Adam Gase’s press conferences lately, he knows it, too. With their third-string quarterback, Luke Falk, starting against the Patriots, a team that has allowed just 14 fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers, Crowder is better left on the shelf for now.

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MLB postseason race breaks down to divisional play JAKE SLEBODNICK

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

This article contains opinion. All stats current as of 9/18/19. Another season is almost over for Major League Baseball, and the postseason picture is starting to take form. While some teams contending were easy favorites for this year’s postseason, there are a few who rose through the regular season as underdogs and have overperformed this year. But while some divisions have been a no-contest, many others will take it to the end of the season before a champion is determined. Let’s break down and predict the potential postseason. AL East The New York Yankees have all but claimed supremacy in the AL East. After starting the season with a slew of injuries, the Yankees called upon several minor league prospects to stabilize the team until the stars recover. Little did they know that this move would prove to be beneficial in the long run. Gio Urshela quickly became an offensive leader and never showed signs of slowing down. He has a .325 batting average through 124 games. Gleyber Torres has 38 home runs after being labeled as only a contact hitter at the beginning of the season. The Yankees are viewed as a heavy favorite to win the American League. That is, if Houston is knocked out by the Wild Card winner. AL Central Shockingly, the Minnesota Twins passed 90 wins this season. What’s even more shocking is that they pose a serious postseason threat, as they have all but clinched the AL Central. Currently at 93 wins, the Twins were viewed as one of, if not the biggest underdog in baseball at the start of the season. But with the main focus of adding power to their lineup, with Nelson Cruz at the helm, they soared into playoff talks, not to mention a

(TNS) Gerrit Cole recently surpassed the 300-strikeout mark for the 2019 season.

career year for starter Jake Odorizzi mixed in. The chances of them making it to the championship round are slim to none, as they face the Yankees (or winner of the AL East), and it’s unlikely that an upset in the first round would occur. AL West Without a doubt, the Houston Astros have won the division. The three-headed monster of Gerrit Cole, Justin Verlander and Zack Grienke fronting the pitching rotation and Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman providing the offense led to the Astros becoming the first team in 2019 to reach 100 wins. With that being said, it would be anything but surprising if we saw the Astros appearing in the World Series for the second time in three years. AL Wild Card The race for the final two playoff spots have been intense this month. Three teams have played hot potato throughout September in hopes of playing a tiebreaker at the end of the season. Those teams are the Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Indians and Oak-

land Athletics. The A’s currently have a twoand-a-half-game lead over both the Rays and the Indians and are notorious for playing beyond expectations when playing tougher teams, especially after they’ve won many series where they faced the Yankees, Astros and many other contending teams. They have the best chance at making the Wild Card game. The Rays have a solid core with Austin Meadows, Tommy Pham and managing editor Steven Langdon’s favorite, Ji-Man Choi, which bring power, contact and awareness to the diamond. They are a strong favorite for second, but if they get complacent in the final weeks, they may falter. The Indians have had a rough season, but it started to smooth out after the trade deadline when they brought Yasiel Puig into the mix. It will take a very hot stretch and possibly a loss total in the single digits these last weeks. NL East Finally, we cross into the NL, where it’s been more competitive, especially in the NL East. The Atlanta Braves have already clinched a postseason berth, but have not clinched the division, so

the race for supremacy is still on. However, the likelihood that anyone should surpass them is near impossible. The Washington Nationals are also having an underdog season and sit first in the NL Wild Card, holding a game lead against the Chicago Cubs. With the success they’ve found so far, the only thing that would hurt their race is if they trip over themselves repeatedly. NL Central In a division where all teams thought the solution to putting a fire out would be dousing that fire in gasoline, the St. Louis Cardinals lead the race in the NL Central, with Chicago and Milwaukee riding their coattails, looking to get eliminated in the first round by the NL East. Any hope for an NL Central champion would seem foolish, as this division has looked anemic since June. Look for the Cardinals to take the division, as they seem to have some stability on their team. NL West The Los Angeles Dodgers are making a strong statement that the third time’s the charm, as they clinched the NL West just a few

days ago. Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw have done nothing but improve this season, with Bellinger becoming the first player in the NL with 40+ home runs in the season and Kershaw painting the strike zone with his arsenal of pitches, not to mention a positive and determined clubhouse, something that probably would have vanished if they had acquired Felipe Vazquez at the July trade deadline. NL Wild Card As previously stated, the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs currently hold both Wild Card spots, but the Milwaukee Brewers are 0.5 games back of the Cubs. Looking forward, it will be the Nats against one of those two teams from the Central, with the Nats winning. They’ll take the Wild Card game, but don’t expect them to make it past Los Angeles in the Divisional round. Making a complete prediction of the fallout of the 2019 postseason, expect the Dodgers and Braves to face off in the NLCS, Astros and Yankees in the ALCS and round two of Houston and Los Angeles in the World Series, with LA capturing the series trophy.

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(TNS) Colin Kaepernick (No. 7) has not played in the NFL since 2016.

Kaepernick ready to play in midst of QB issues CHUCK SCHILKEN Los Angeles Times TNS

An alarming number of NFL teams have lost their starting quarterbacks – and in the case of the New York Jets, two starting quarterbacks – during the first two weeks of the season. All of those teams have made or are in the process of making plans to address their sudden need at quarterback. None of those plans involve Colin Kaepernick. Instead, they involve the likes of Paxton Lynch, Devlin Hodges, Taysom Hill, Josh Dobbs, Luke Falk, David Fales, J.T. Barrett, Gardner Minshew and, possibly, Kyle Allen and Will Grier. Meanwhile, Kaepernick’s lawyer was out there Tuesday reminding folks that his client, a former Super Bowl participant, is ready for action, as he has been for two-plus seasons now.

“He is actively, actively interested in trying to play in the NFL,” attorney Mark Geragos told USA Today on Tuesday. “Absolutely.” Kaepernick, a former starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, started a movement in 2016 by refusing to stand during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice. He became a free agent the following offseason and hasn’t found work in the league since. In 2017, he filed a collusion grievance arguing that NFL teams had blackballed him because of his protests. That case was resolved earlier this year. Kaepernick has started 58 NFL games, including a Super Bowl, and has thrown 72 touchdown passes (to go with 13 rushing TDs). But he’s now two games into his third season of unemployment. That’s a long time to be away from the game, but Kaepernick indicat-

ed in a tweet last month that he’s been keeping himself in prime condition while he waits. Before the start of the season, The Times published a partial list of quarterbacks who have been able to latch on with teams during the span that Kaepernick has been out of work. It included Kellen Clemens, Mark Sanchez, Brock Osweiler, Brandon Weeden, Brian Hoyer, Matt Barkley, Case Keenum, Chad Henne, Blaine Gabbert, Geno Smith, Matt Cassel, Robert Griffin III, Brett Hundley, Blake Bortles and many more. That list is already significantly longer. The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost veteran Ben Roethlisberger for the year with an elbow injury. Second-year quarterback Mason Rudolph will be making his first NFL start Sunday in his place, with undrafted rookie Hodges, promoted this week from the practice squad,

as his backup. On Monday, the Steelers signed Lynch – who has made four career starts and hasn’t played since 2017 – to their practice squad. The New Orleans Saints will be without longtime quarterback Drew Brees indefinitely after he undergoes surgery on his right thumb Wednesday afternoon. Coach Sean Payton has yet to name a starter between veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and third-year player Hill, who has yet to attempt a pass in the NFL. On Monday, the Saints signed quarterback J.T. Barrett to their practice squad, a move they made 23 times last season. Jets starter Sam Darnold is out indefinitely with mononucleosis. His backup, Trevor Siemian, injured ligaments in his left ankle during the team’s loss to Cleveland on Monday night and has been placed on season-ending injured reserve. Second-year player Falk, who

was promoted from the practice squad to serve as Siemian’s backup earlier this week, is now the Jets’ starting quarterback. On Wednesday, they signed Fales – a sixthround pick in 2014 who has played in three NFL games with no starts – to the practice squad. Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles is out with a broken collarbone until Week 11 at the earliest. In his place, they’re going with the rookie Minshew, a sixth-round draft pick. Following the Foles injury (and before the Roethlisberger injury), the Jaguars also traded a fifth-round pick to the Steelers for Dobbs, who has played in five games but has zero NFL starts, to serve as Minshew’s backup. Carolina Panthers starter Cam Newton is dealing with a foot sprain and was wearing a walking boot Wednesday. If he’s unable to play this week, the Panthers are left with just Allen and Grier.

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(TNS) The Temple Owls defeated Maryland in front of a crowd of more than 30,000 people.

Temple football hitting its stride after upset MIKE JENSEN The Philadelphia Inquirer

TNS A Temple football fan of long standing emailed in early August, noting that while the Owls’ product on the field has improved dramatically in recent seasons, a general awareness of that improvement seems to be missing in Philadelphia. “If these so-called ‘real football fans’ really knew that Temple football has progressed immensely, I like to think they would start

coming to games at the Linc and literally buying into the true reality that there is some real good entertaining college football going on in their backyards,” the man continued. “If they would give it one shot on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, they would come away with having a great big-time college football experience that they’ve only been getting on television over the years.” We’ve never met, but he wanted me to write all that, that I just needed to write it (since it happens to be the truth) and more people would

show up. I responded how writing such a thing wouldn’t get 100 extra people in the place, that we write about Temple football all the time. Here’s the thing ... Maybe he’s got a point. Not telling people how to spend their money, just noting that Saturday’s Maryland game, beyond the W or the L, provided entertainment. The diehards were all there. Attendance was announced as 30,610, and while that seemed a bit high, it wasn’t crazy high. (Week 1’s 26,378 for Bucknell was crazy high, using whatever formula Tem-

ple uses to come up with an attendance figure.) This isn’t the same old tired attendance or stadium debate. The point is, Temple plays legit football. Often, the way people notice is if the Owls knock off Penn State or take Notre Dame to the end (or both, in same season), but those teams aren’t on the schedule. You’ve got Georgia Tech coming in, with former Owls head coach Geoff Collins in charge. After that, Memphis and Central Florida show up, and those two are big-time football teams. Among the three undefeated American Athletic Conference programs, they already have wins against the SEC (Memphis against Ole Miss), the Pac-12 (UCF against Stanford), and the Big Ten (Maryland.) Maryland didn’t count any extra, new Temple head coach Rod Carey pointed out after the thriller. Right, and very wrong. In this city, you lose a close one right away and people kind of nod and say, yeah, whatever. It isn’t Carey’s job to put people in the seats. (Nor is it mine.) But it is his job to show that Temple wasn’t nuts to give him the job. So far, he’s easily over that bar. If I were a top-25 voter, I’d include the 2–0 Owls right now. (I get why they’re not, though. Don’t schedule Bucknell if you want to be

in the top 25 from a non-Power 5 conference.) If I were an oddsmaker, I’d have a Penn State-Temple game on a neutral field pretty close to even. Temple’s defense proved to be special Saturday against the Terps, who simply couldn’t handle the constant pressure. There is a lot to improve on, offensively and especially after an abysmal special-teams effort that almost cost Temple the game. That’s completely on Carey, who decided he didn’t need Ed Foley running his special teams and made his choices on specialists. (My guess: This stuff mostly gets fixed. He was still wrong on Foley.) Even though Temple’s offense didn’t always move, the Owls again looked like they’d practiced. Plays were run with some sophistication. The new coaches know what they’re doing and seem to recognize they have talent at their disposal. Whether any of that makes you want to show up Sept. 28 and give Owls football a shot, that’s obviously up to you. Whatever happens Saturday at Buffalo, it’s not the “same old Temple,” hasn’t been for some time. If anything, the resilience shown by all these players through all those coaching changes seems worthy of your applause.