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RAINN Day spreads sexual assault awareness around campus

(Ashley Lutz/The Penn) Umbrellas filled the Oak Grove as IUP raised awareness against sexual assault during RAINN Day on Wednesday, presented by The Haven Project. Read the full story on page 4.

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RAINN DAY just one of Haven Project’s sexual violence awareness events ABE ESHELMAN

Staff Writer A.Eshelman@iup.edu @DukeOfKalos

The Haven Project’s RAINN Day display spread awareness of sexual violence, stalking and other dangers and where to go to seek protection, counseling and accommodations.

RAINN Day stands for “Rape Abuse Incest National Network Day.” The display is to “bring awareness to sexual violence,” according to Jenn McCroskey, the sexual violence prevention advocator for the Haven Project.

McCroskey said that most campuses that observe RAINN

Day usually host it in April, but “Take Back the Night” is such a large event that planning another major demonstration that same time period would be unmanageable.

“The Haven Project is the department on campus that focuses on education on sexual assault, stalking, abuse and similar issues,” McCroskey said. “We do presentations and support.

“The second part is counseling in the counseling center, helping them figure out how to report stuff and helping to accommodate the student. Helping them to change classes if their abuser is in their class or figuring out housing if their abuser is in the

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Allen Kimmel, 37, of Indiana has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft of lost or misplaced property and public drunkenness. Indiana Borough Police were called to investigate suspicious activity at 6:25 p.m. Aug. 8 in the 100 block of N. Carpenter Avenue. Upon arrival, police discovered Kimmel lying on the sidewalk, possessing a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and a driver’s license that did not belong to him. Police were assisted on the scene by Citizens Ambulance, according to Indiana Borough Police.

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Madison Foreman, 22, of Philipsburg was arrested for retail theft when she stole items at 1:56 a.m. Sept. 25 at the 768 Wayne Ave. Sheetz, according to police.

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Two juveniles were identified to have committed an act of burglary at 2:14 p.m. Aug. 17 in the 300 block of S. 5th Street. One suspect has been charged with burglary and theft, and the other has been charged with receiving stolen property, according to police.

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Police recovered a small watercraft that was found on flooded property at 3:18 p.m. Sept. 26. The owner of the watercraft is asked to contact borough police at (724)-349-2121 for recovery.

same residence hall.”

RAINN Day consisted of not only a booth set up by the Haven Project, with members of the Haven Project on standby to give information and speak to visitors, but also a large array of umbrellas scattered throughout the Oak Grove.

“On all of the umbrellas are different statistics and facts about sexual violence,” McCroskey said, “or encouraging messages and advice for those needing it.”

The umbrellas varied in appearance, color, shape, size and style, as well as in what messages were written on them. Some had offerings of support from several Greek life organizations, as well as condemnations of sexual violence.

Other umbrellas from the Haven Project listed statistics and facts about sexual violence, abuse and the other focuses of

RAINN Day or provided information, guidance and comfort for victims.

One umbrella could “have a statistic like how often a sexual assault occurs in the United States,” McCroskey said, while another umbrella might have “advised someone to call the Alice Paul House and provide their phone number.”

According to the Alice Paul House’s official website, the mission is to “promote awareness of domestic violence, sexual assault and victimization in our community through primary prevention and educational programs; to assist and empower all victims of crime; and to provide safety to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.”

McCroskey said the Haven Project will be hosting many upcoming events to raise awareness of sexual violence. A domestic violence volunteer training will

be held at 5 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Suites on Maple East.

In October, the Haven Project will be hosting an escalation workshop, a presentation on domestic violence in college, a volunteer training called “It’s on US,” a Halloween-themed “Halls of Horror and Graveyard” event and a Six O’Clock Series called “Intrusion.”

The Haven Project will also be having tables and booths set up at the “Wellness Rocks” event at North Dining Hall, the Homecoming Parade, an upcoming football game dedicated to spreading awareness on domestic violence, a table on domestic violence, an event called “Pretty Owt” in the HUB and two tables on domestic violence during IUP’s Halloween celebrations.

The Haven Project will continue to spread awareness of sexual violence and support for those affected by it.

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Folger reopening among key topics during SGA meeting STEVEN LANGDON JR. Managing Editor S.Langdon@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Folger Dining Hall reopened on the IUP campus, but students are not allowed to use their meal swipes to purchase food there.

The Student Government Association (SGA) meeting Tuesday invited Dr. Thomas Segar speak on the issue.

The recent change to IUP Dining this year was the closing of Folger Hall as a dining hall.

After student outrage, IUP Dining decided to open it back up as a late-night option from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Friday.

Some students had a problem with the options: to use flex dollars, Crimson Cash or actual money.

“The reason why we are only allowing flex is to try and save the university over $875,000,” Segar said. “So, by having this operation which you use Crimson Cash, credit card or cash to pay, we are able to keep it open and are simply trying to break even; Folger is currently a break-even operation. We are not making any money off of it.”

The feedback received so far has been good, and the fryers will be fixed by the end of the week, according to Segar.

During the meeting, Todd Garzarelli, director of athletics, talked about many goals for the athletics department. Some of the goals included getting the program engaged with the community, the Nike deal, the remodeled Memorial Field House and tailgating.

He explained that all of athletics is now wearing the same color of crimson. The Co-op Store is also in the process of having all IUP apparel match athletics.

There will be turf installed on the baseball and softball fields.

The reason is so both teams could play more home games during the beginning of the season, which will save the school money in the future.

As for the field house, “they redid the lobby, are redoing the back portion with the NFL wall and All-American wall and the turf for the auxiliary field will be complete by the end of the week,” Garzarelli said.

(John Vasas III/The Penn) Among other topics, the biggest issue at Tuesday’s Student Government Association meeting was the plan of Folger Dining Hall to start selling food again.

“I am really excited about where we are and where we are going.”

The last things Garzarelli discussed were issues that arose from tailgating. Matthew Van Etten, Greek life senator for SGA, brought up problems some parties faced Saturday.

“Some students were told they could not play music during it (the tailgate),” Etten said.

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long as it is respectful of others and were not told by police at the event, it is fine to play music or any other activity within the rules.”

Sara Wareham, military affairs senator, suggested signs to tell tailgaters what they can and cannot do. The rules will be more easily stated for future events, according to Garzarelli.

Khatmeh Osseiran-Hanna’s main goal during her speech at

the meeting was to stress IUP’s alumni network importance. Her job is working with current and former students to help them with life after college. Currently she is working on a “comprehensive campaign” called imagine unlimited, which funds new projects in and around the IUP campus.

“Our network goal was about $75 million, and we have been at that for the last five to six years,”

Osseiran-Hanna said. “We have about a year and a half to go, and today we are at $65 million.”

She talked about her work with the Student Philanthropy Council, which has set up food pantries.

The pantry has raised more than $43,000.

The next SGA meeting will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Elkin Hall Great Room. IUP President Michael Driscoll will be a guest for the event.

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Wall Street Journal recognizes IUP for student engagement ALEXIS LOYA

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

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ranked IUP as part of the top 20 percent for student engagement in national universities.

Editors of the WSJ ranked 1,000 U.S. universities based on statistics in four categories: resources, engagement, outcomes and environment.

IUP earned the top 20 percent of national institutions based on effective teaching, engagement, values and good learning environment. WSJ also has an academic partnership with IUP’s Eberly College of Business and Information Technology.

The partnership provides tools such as careerjournal.com to help graduating students during their job searches.

The academic partnership also provides technology investment, professor and faculty integration with WSJ, lifelong learning, criti-

(Flickr) Due to the many ways IUP engages students while at school, the Wall Street Journal ranked it in the top 20 percent in student engagement.

cal thinking skills, career building and student connections with today’s Journal.

WSJ was named the most credible news source and traditional outlet for print and online news sources, according to the

Pew Research Center.

In addition to national recognition of by the WSJ’s “Higher Education College 2020 Rankings,” IUP has earned other recognition awards.

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ports ranked IUP as third in Pennsylvania for best university for its ability to graduate students that receive federal Pell grants.

“Students at IUP can choose from more than 130 bachelor programs and more than 50 master’s degrees,” reporters from the U.S. News & World Reports said.

Some of IUP’s most notable departments include the Eberly College of Business, education school and the highly ranked criminology department. IUP also offers the Cook Honors college for those students looking to enhance their curriculum.

“IUP students can join more than 250 clubs, Greek life organizations and intramural sports teams.”

The Washington Monthly’s “2019 College Guide and Rankings” selected IUP based on what the university does for the country.

They nationally rate universities based on contribution of mobility, research and providing opportunities for public service and selected IUP in its rankings.

Forbes magazine named IUP as one of “America’s Top Colleges 2019.”

Its rankings are based on delivering “top academics, best experiences, career success and lowest debt.

IUP was one of only 40 colleges and universities selected in Pennsylvania.

Nationally recognized provider of college planning resources EduRef.net recognized IUP as “10 Most Affordable Accredited Online Colleges” in 2020 rankings. In 2019, IUP placed eighth in Pennsylvania for “Best Value Online Schools in Pennsylvania.”

In 2019-2020, IUP ranked as top 20 for “Best Online Colleges and Universities in the Nation.”

IUP continues to offer a wide variety of more than 140 undergraduate majors, more than 50 graduate programs, 14 doctoral programs and more than 65 minors. IUP also offers specializes certificate programs including athletic couching, gerontology, photography and digital imaging, popular music and public history.

Greek life undergoes series of changes after Penn State scandal OLIVIA CARBONE

Contributing Writer O.C.Carbone@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Since the hazing incident at Penn State in 2017, Greek life across the country has been scrutinized. Many colleges and universities along with their greek life chapters are starting to take a stand on hazing.

This week is National Hazing Prevention week. This gives colleges and universities the ability to recognize hazing and raise awareness. Many things have been going on at IUP this week including a banner hanging in Elkin Hall, Rock the Grove and many social media posts to raise awareness. The IUP Fraternity and Sorority Life serves the IUP campus year-round.

Universities and colleges across the country are trying to do away with the words such as “rush” and “pledging.” During recruitment events, the students attending the events are called “potential new members,” and when they are invited to join a chapter, they go through what is now known as the “new member process.”

(Jake Slebodnick/The Penn) After a dark cloud was cast upon fraternities and sororities following the Penn State/Timothy Piazza scandal, IUP Greek life is searching for ways to prevent similar situations

“I like these terms because it makes becoming a member of greek life more inviting,” Alexis Smith (junior, pre-med) said.

These terms help students and the world around realize that we are professional organizations that are here to serve the community and the campuses. Greek life can open doors to many individ-

uals such as job opportunities, leadership positions and building bonds.

Since the Penn State incident, Greek life has been linked to more negative connotations than in the past. But Greek life across the country is raising awareness to show the world that it can be a fun and exciting thing to be a

part of.

Greek life aims to show its members what it means to truly give back to the community that has supported them. Each Greek organization has a philanthropy they donate money to every year. Greek organizations here at IUP take part in “Take Back the Night,” “Into the Streets” and

many other volunteer opportunities on and off campus. Greek organizations do a lot for the community and represent their campuses well.

Greek life across the country is working hard to show the world how being a member of a Greek organization can change a persons’ life for the better.

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Atmospheric scientist Michael Mann makes appearance at IUP

(Robert Hinkal/The Penn) Dr. Michael Mann, a highly respected atmospheric scientist, spoke to students, faculty and staff Sept. 19 regarding the dangers of climate change and the denial that comes with it.

LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

World-renowned scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann came to IUP Sept. 19 to discuss the harm of climate change and the murky waters regarding the constant climate change denial.

Dr. Mann had a very natural stage presence. While a very factual event, there was definitely a lot of personality. This caused mixed reactions from some students.

“The lecture was very interesting, and you could tell he knew what he was talking about,”

Maren Krizner (sophomore, psychology) said. “My only issue is that his stance was very anti-Republican, which is expected in this sort of talk. Still I felt like by taking the ‘Trump is evil’ stance, regardless of its validity, only served to isolate the people who need educated on climate change the most. Change doesn't happen when you tell a room of people who believe the same way you do that they’re right; it happens when you have respectful conversations with the people who don’t agree with you. I’m against climate change denial, but I’m also against alienating deniers. You want them to trust you, right?”

There did seem to be a political slant in the way Mann framed the information he was presenting. However, Mann seemed very genuine about his beliefs and goals. He mentioned Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old activist who campaigns against climate change denial and fights for a better earth.

The oil companies have listed her as a No. 1 threat, Mann said, and this caused him to choke up.

“I think Mann showing up to give us this talk was an opportunity at least to further develop opinions for us college students,” Sam Cunningham (sophomore, English education) said. “We’re in an area where our parents raised

a good few of us that climate change doesn’t exist, or there’s a lot of inconsistencies in the data.

“Do I myself think this? Not necessarily, but I do think it gives opportunity to question and develop our own beliefs, and when it comes from one of the top climate scientists in the country, it does have the potential and possibly – as stated before – opinions.”

The presentation was very angled to the college demographic. Mann cited how college students were crucial in destabilizing Apartheid in South Africa and that the voting power and zeitgeist of the youth is a very important factor.

“Dr. Michael E. Mann’s lecture was very intriguing as he explained the process of climate change and its impact in today’s world by sectioning off chapters of his book that were relevant to the topic,” Tyler Whitfield (senior, communications media) said.

“He discussed how weather is impacted by gases and elements in our atmosphere that affect our oceans, air, ecosystems, and ultimately, how climate change deniers resist the efforts to use renewable energy and their methods to combat science.

Finally, he encouraged us (young people) to stay active in our communities to help with the green planet movement.”

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IUP Career Expo and Graduate School fair returns to IUP

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(Facebook) “Hometown High Q,” a game show on KDKA, will feature multiple students and faculty members from IUP this season, which runs from Sept. 14 to Feb. 1.

‘Hometown High Q’ to feature IUP personnel EMILY LOOSE

Lead News Writer E.D.Loose@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Expect to see some familiar faces Saturday mornings on CBS in Pittsburgh.

“Hometown High Q” premiered earlier this month and each week features a student or faculty member from IUP. The show features students from high schools in the Allegheny, Indiana, Westmoreland and Armstrong areas competing in academic trivia. College students and professors from the same area ask “Questions of the Day.” According to executive director of media relations Michelle Fryling, IUP has been the sponsor of the show since 2016. More than 70 IUP faculty and students have asked the “Question of the Day,” and this year is no different.

Every Saturday sees a new member of the IUP community asking the question, including one student who was previously featured as a contestant on the show.

Elizabeth Muchesko (freshman, criminology) was part of the show her junior and senior years of high school. She said that she is “quite lucky” to be featured again.

“It was a great opportunity to not only represent my school in a positive manner, but to also have a bit of fun with my friends and those from other schools,” she said.

Muchesko’s episode will air Dec. 14.

The season’s first IUP student was Evan Marino (junior, history)), who was on the show in 2015. He said the experience was an exciting one and that he was glad to be able to return.

“Academic competitions like it are a great way for students to shine and make their community and school proud,” Marino said.

Fryling said the show previously only features Crimson Guides as questioners, but was asked by a colleague about featuring past participants as well.

“It fits for IUP to be the academic sponsor for ‘Hometown High Q,’” Fryling said. “We are focused on academics and academic achievement, and this is a show that promotes knowledge and academics.”

Fryling also said that the leadership of the students featured is one of the things IUP likes to see in its own students.

“I think that it's great that IUP sponsors Hometown High Q,” said Marino. “It truly is a valuable program.”

“Hometown High Q” airs Saturdays at 11 a.m., with previous episodes airing at 11:30.

This week’s “Question of the Day” will be asked by Kyle Varone (senior, marketing), a member of the Crimson Guides.

Professors involved this season include Dr. Gran Pagnucci (English) and Dr. R. Scott Moore (history).

The show’s season runs Sept.

14 to Feb. 1.

(Autumn Dorsey/The Penn) The IUP Career Expo and Graduate School fair was held in the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex on Thursday. The fair ran from 1 4 p.m. with on-the-spot interviews from the end of the fair until 8 p.m.

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It’s time to cancel ‘cancel culture’

Two weeks ago, a University of Iowa student fell victim to cancel culture.

Carson King went viral for holding up a sign during ESPN’s “College GameDay” that read “Busch Light supply needs replenished,” along with his Venmo username. When people decided to actually send him money, he then donated the money to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

A reporter at the Des Moines Register was assigned to write a piece about King, and he found a few of the 24-year-old’s tweets from when he was 16, which included racist speech. The reporter wrote about it, and readers were upset – but not entirely at the boy.

Yes, a racist post made eight years ago is still a racist post, and there’s no excuse for that.

But from a journalistic perspec-

tive, the tweets didn’t even pertain to the initial story.

A college kid – we don’t have to remind you how broke college kids are – got sent hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he chose to donate it to a children’s hospital. Busch Light matched his donations. That’s the news.

The news is that because a man did a good deed, more than a million dollars was donated to a children’s hospital.

His past doesn’t matter in this story. He’s not becoming CEO of a major company or gaining any authority over people. He’s just donating money.

Cancel culture has been easing into social media for the past few years, and it can be exhausting to follow.

You might really like a politician or a celebrity, but you can bet there’s an article or a tweet out

(Facebook) Carson King held sign to get money for Busch Light, but collected more than $1 million to be donated to Iowa University’s Children’s Hospital.

there telling the world all the bad things they’ve ever done. And while you’d like to know the values of the

people you’re supporting, you also have to keep in mind that everyone is going to have baggage.

People can learn from their past mistakes. Just because the student made a racist comment as a kid doesn’t mean he still has those views, nor does it affect the fact that he donated the money.

The kicker was that after the article was published, people online dug up offensive material the reporter himself had previously posted.

The moral of the story is that everyone has skeletons in the closet. People have to learn that just because what you put on the internet will be accessible for a very long time doesn’t mean that we have to dig up old posts.

Especially don’t be accusatory when you’re no better yourself.

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Art department alumni open IUP’s museum season

(Danielle DiAmico/The Penn) Eleven IUP art department alumni from 1960, 1970 and 1980 have their work on display in the University Museum. The exhibit features many different types of art, such as paintings, pottery, sculptures and photography. Many of the pieces featured in the exhbit are for sale.The exhibit will be on display from Sept. 10 to Dec. 6. Admission to the museum is free. The University Museum is on the first floor of Sutton Hall.

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IUP Fashion Association welcomes members from all majors MARAN DAVIS

Staff Writer M.Davis@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Among the various clubs and organizations, IUP’s Fashion Association is potentially one of the most colorful and artistic ones there are. Fashion Association is one of the two fashion-associated clubs of the fashion merchandising program on campus.

Fashion Association does both professional and creative-based activities. This way, members learn career-building skills and are inspired to get creative.

They do activities in the professional sense, such as helping do resume builders and inviting guest speakers to talk about internships. They also organize multiple trips that are more fashion-oriented while visiting businesses and major fashion headquarters.

Some of the club’s creative-based activities are its semester fashion shows, DIY nights, mood boards and other

fun fashion activities.

The club’s fashion show will be held Oct. 19, and next week, members will be having their model call. They have not come up with a set show title yet, but all are welcome to come support the club.

All majors are welcome in the club as well. If you like fashion and being creative, then you are welcome to join.

There is, however, a cost to join the club. It is $18 per semester or $35 for the year.

This might seem like a steep price for joining a club but, “the money that you pay basically all comes back to you with all the discounts on club-related merchandise and trips discounts,” Vicci Janke, club president said. The dues are only to make the club more worth the member’s while.

One of their biggest events is the annual trip to New York City.

There are options for a one- or two-night stay for the trip, which have price differentiations. The majority of the trip is designated

(Wikimedia Commons) The IUP Fashion Association does many activities throughout the school year, including a trip to New York City.

to visiting various fashion flagship stores, trend forecasters and a sustainability tour.

They also visit major labels in fashion such as Kleinfeld Brid-

al and in previous years, Kate Spade.

There will also, of course, be free time for shopping. All majors are welcome to sign up for

the trip, as long as you’re willing to network and get behind the scenes of fashion retailers.

The perks to joining this club would be to meet other people within the fashion merchandising major and to get to know your peers better.

“You realize who you can talk to and who you can rely on for class projects,” Janke said.

If you’re not in the major but interested in fashion and the industry, it would still be good to meet people from outside of your major and be inspired to get creative. Regardless of being a fashion merchandising major or not, you still get skills and knowledge that can be useful later on.

Joining a club is also a great resume builder and can help when looking into jobs for the future. Clubs help in just branching out and meeting new people, especially if you are just joining IUP and are looking to make some new friends.

Students find Rate My Professors to be a helpful tool ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

Unlike high school, in college, students have the ability and the freedom to choose their professors depending on the availability and selection of the class.

Rate My Professors is a popular medium students rely on to see what past students here said about specific professors. A lot of students use Rate My Professors to see a professor’s ratings, like overall quality, if they would take the professor again and the professor’s level of difficulty.

On the site, students are also able to describe professors by using tags which can help students who haven’t taken them get a feel of what to expect in their classes. Tags like “tough grader,” “lecture heavy” and “skip class? you won’t pass” are just a few examples of what students can say to describe a professor.

Many students use Rate My Professors to see what students said about their experiences with-

(Facebook) Rate My Professors is a great way for students to be able to see what their peers think of professors.

in classes with a professor. If the professors teach multiple courses, students can select specific classes and see other students’ reactions, experiences and advice.

Students are also able to see the professor’s rating of awesome, average and poor. Other things students can view are factors like if attendance is mandatory, if textbooks are used and if they would sign up for another class with the professor in the future.

However, many students know that some ratings may be false or exaggerated because of another student’s negative experience in a class, which can be the result of multiple things.

“I used Rate My Professors if I heard rumors about professors and wanted to see what others thought,” Angelina Ciotola (senior, journalism and public relations) said. “They’re either true or completely false, and sometimes I

feel like students rate them poorly because they didn’t do well in the class.

“However, there are times when what students say are true. I think Rate My Professors is a great way for other students to express the types of work and workload the professor tends to give out.

I actually read the reviews and look to see if they have concrete explanations of their experiences with those professors.”

Overall, many students think the website forum is reliable and a very helpful tool.

“I use it to know what to expect going into a semester with a specific professor,” Amy Daube (junior, sociology) said. “It’s usually pretty true, and it helps more than a syllabus because you’re getting the student’s perspective. The students can tell you what to what to expect from a student’s perspective.”

A lot of students rely on Rate My Professors but understand that every student learns and does things differently, so interpretation and opinion is exactly what they’re getting from this site.

“I typically use it every time I’m scheduling my classes to get a variety of opinions for certain professors and their teaching methods and what I think would work best for me,” Casey Coffield (senior, journalism and public relations) said. “I really like using it, and I think what students say are true most of the time. But I do acknowledge that you can’t really know a professor until you meet them, and everyone’s interpretation and fondness of a professor is different.”

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Students discuss their favorite Instagram accounts HEATHER STATES Contributing Writer H.States@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

laugh and have a little bit of dark humor in their posts. They also post random questions on their story that are so funny. They also have an app you can download. I haven’t downloaded the app yet, but I’m sure it’s pretty great like their account is. They also tend to post funny/cute animal memes that make me laugh and smile.”

“My favorite Instagram account would probably be @drunkpeopledoingthings (Drunk People Doing Things),” Brennan Winters (sophomore, nursing) said. “Their posts are hilarious and contain drunk people going stupid and funny things. It makes me laugh pretty hard and I watch their videos about daily. It’s mostly college kids, which makes it even funnier because it’s relatable, and I could totally see me or my friends doing some of the things they post on Instagram.”

Instagram is currently a popular social media platform with millions of Instagram accounts from people all over the world. Besides just personal accounts, there are Instagrams for just about anything. “@poemsporn_ (Poems Porn) is definitely one of my all-time favorite accounts,” Kassidy Graham (freshman, undecided) said. “With 2.8 million followers, this page posts quotes on the daily that have helped me tremendously in feeling less anxious and alone. I love this account as it is extremely inspirational, and I feel that I can relate to almost every post. They post often, which is great because I love (NeedPix) getting on my feed and reading One student enjoys following animal accounts because they are funny and enjoyable to look at. their posts.” mes.com) is one of my favorite ac(sophomore, nursing) said. “They “@p.bodii (P.Bodi Poetry) is one YouTube, scrolling through with counts on Instagram,” Chris Dyson post memes that actually make me of my favorite accounts because the comments on his Instagram she posts poems every day and posts are hilarious.” they’re aesthetically pleasing and And of course, animals rule the inspirational,” Libby Anderson ‘gram. (junior, nursing) said. “Her poems “My favorite Instagram acare based on lived experiences count would probably have to be and around mental health, illness @capudothealpaca (Capudo),” and wellness. I love poems, but Elia Gaston with my busy (sophomore, class schedpublic reJEREMY STOUT ule and lations and Staff Writer workload, journalism) J.W.Stout2@iup.edu it’s hard to said. “It’s @ThePennIUP find time to an animal This article contains opinion. do personal account reading, that shows Danny McBride plays the finest but with her pictures of dirt bags in all of film and televiaccount I an alpaca sion. can easily named “The Righteous Gemstones,” read poems Capudo. from the mind of McBride and of hers that They’re produced by frequent collaborator come up on really cute Jody Hill, who also has a recurmy Instavideos and ring role and directs a handful of gram news pictures episodes, is in line with the rest of (Facebook) feed.” of him their output together. However, this “The Righteous Gemstones” follows a family of televangelists who are all either idiots, While throughout sociopaths or both. time, they have the budget to go some his day, and as big as possible into the lives of with a video of him partying with tools…now you can buy Jesus,” prefer light they really some the scummiest people on the his friends at a prayer convention chimes Goggins at the opening. reading or just make planet. The televangelist. in Atlanta. Jesse enlists the help of The show has one of the best motivation, me smile.”

Who would’ve thought that the his naive, childlike brother, Kelvin ensembles on television and the others enjoy (Facebook) “@danbilzeguys that did the “Fist Foot Way” (Adam Devine), and sadistic sister, dirtbag depravity, excess and lack Pewdiepie is a YouTuber who posts humerous content following rian (Dan Bilwould get the budget able to pull Judy (Edi Patterson) to help deal of self-awareness is a true delight entertainers. on Instagram. zerian) would off something of this scale? with this problem before their to watch.

“This is probably be The Gemstones, led by patriarch father finds out.

Goodman is consistently great going to be a geek moment, but my favorite Instagram account,” Eli Gemstone (John Goodman, This leads to a series of escalatas the aggrieved patriarch. Pattermy favorite Instagram account the greatest actor of a generaTristian Shumaker (sophomore, ing mishaps including car chases, or son brings a great manic energy to would for sure be @pewdiepie tion and Jer’s Bear), is a family of computer science) said. “He posts “car pranks,” as they search for the every scene she’s in and is the real (Pewdiepie) because he is my televangelists in which everyone is really cool stuff, he’s basically a rich perpetrators, one of whom is Jesse’s standout of the show. McBride has favorite Youtuber ‘celebrity’, and a sociopath, an idiot or a combinaguy who posts about his life. He son, Gideon (Skyler Gisondo). turned this brand of scumbag into I enjoy keeping up with his life,” tion of the two. They’re big enough does crazy things and lives a pretty The Gemstones also includes a high art.

Isabel Hackenberry (sophomore, to have a zoo, theme park and a uncle Baby Billy Freeman (Walton It’s a show that can finally deliver fancy life. Living it up is what Dan communications media) said. “He church that’s more of an arena than Goggins) running a new Gemon Hill and McBride’s ambition of does the best” also posts memes on his account a house of worship. stones’ church located in a former illuminating white trash excesses Instagram also has accounts that actually make me laugh. Also, The show’s main plot is the Sears at the mall. and is a must watch for anyone with specifically for memes. if you keep up with his content on blackmailing of McBride’s Jesse, “A place you can buy slacks and access to HBO. “If I had to pick, @memes (Me-

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JPEGMAFIA produces, performs third album LEVI DONALDSON

guard, irony and internet age art.

The raw humor and dated references are both personal and aggressive. The anger of this record toned down from his past work, This article contains opinion. but still a very present element to how it plays. His threats and JPEGMAFIA returns to the violence riddle it and make this music scene with his third studio an album that will catch listeners album, “All My Heroes Are Cornoff-guard. balls,” which he performed and As an artist who will say things produced. and make songs just to annoy JPEGMAFIA is one of the most certain demographics of his fans unique rappers making music right and turn people away, JPEGMAnow, and this album is a large FIA’s growth is that much more departure from his previous sound. interesting. Earlier this year, Peggy His two previous albums, “Black released a heartfelt and unironic Ben Carson” and “Veteran,” have cover of Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call a much more abrasive sound.

Me Maybe.” The vulnerability from JPEGMAFIA has often been an artist as compared to edgy and anDeath Grips gry as JPEGor other such MAFIA was sonically interesting caustic types and hinted of artists. This towards the progression new direction in style is he has been likely to turn leaning into. away some The experiof his fans. mentation is As someto be praised one who though; for thoroughly instance, enjoyed his the song previous proj“PRONE!” ects, I feel as is full of though his violence and new sounds (Facebook) blood. It was JPEGMAFIA’s new album is bizarre and will catch are a good created out listeners off-guard. thing and of this commake his petitiveness songs more replayable. Despite with rock ‘n’ roll. Peggy has talked the recentness of this release, I about how rock artists constantly am already curious as to where he trash rappers for being untalentgoes next. ed, so his response is a defiant As the scatter-brained album tipunk track that he made with no tle may suggest, this is a bizarre al- instruments. bum to say the least. Even reading His one-up-manship is aggresthrough the track list, it’s easy to sive and cutting edge. The track see that there are strange perspec- “Life’s Hard, Here’s A Song About tives and a fundamental oddness Sorrel” is more than a minute and to the record. Certain tracks are is about distracting oneself from written in all capitals, while others life’s hardships. It serves this purinclude punctuation, abbreviations pose on the album as well. or have the words all run together.

Overall, the album dances up This really emphasizes the almost and down extremities and exschizophrenic feel to the album. perimentation. It is vibrant with Nicknamed “Peggy” by himself, personality, and the lyrical content this album features “Peggy” as a feels almost like another language. potential character. It appears that It is completely its own production certain songs have him rapping and feels unlike any other projecand singing from a female pertion that has come before it. Its spective, or at the very least using mature and abrasive themes may self-loathing and usually feminine turn away some listeners, but it has jargon to refer to himself. It mixes already become a cult hit and the with the themes of confusion, pure creativity displayed makes politics that will catch anyone off that very easy to understand.

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

(Facebook) “Rambo: Last Blood” stars Sylvester Stallone who also co-wrote the movie.

‘Rambo: Last Blood’ finishes the film series with politics JEREMY STOUT

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

This article contains opinion.

“Rambo: Last Blood,” supposedly the final “Rambo” film, is one of the most recklessly irresponsible films of the last decade.

This thing is “Death Wish 3” levels of absurdly problematic, and I kind of loved it.

It’s a white nationalist, MAGA-loving fantasy land in which Mexico only exists as a place for innocent American teen girls to get kidnapped and sold into sex trafficking. It’s a world where the only thing that can stop some “bad hombres” with a gun is an insane 73-year-old vet with a sh*tload of knives and explosives.

This movie’s politics are truly next-level vile, but I can only hate a movie so much when Sylvester Stallone, who also co-wrote the movie with Matthew Cirulnick, is here to punch through a man’s chest and rip out his still-beating heart. It’s just too ridiculous and too damn fun for me to not get enveloped in this 89-minute trash cinema masterpiece.

The plot, in as much it matters, sees John Rambo living on a farm

where all he cares about is his horses and the teen girl, Gabrielle (Yvette Monreal), he’s been raising since her mother died and her father (who Rambo snarls that “he should’ve snapped [his] f**king neck 11 years ago”) abandoned her.

The only problem is Gabrielle is 18 and wants to know who her dad is. She believes that people can change; after all, look at her uncle John, a totally normal man who builds tunnels running under his farm and spends his time not riding horses making knives.

Totally normal stuff.

Rambo, who doesn’t so much as say things as shout whispers them, rebuts her claims with, “Men don’t change…. I haven’t changed; I’m trying to keep a lid on it.”

She doesn’t listen to John, though, and takes a drive down to Mexico in her sixth-gen Honda Civic. There her friend, the silliest-looking ‘90s Fox News idea of what a gangbanger looks like, drugs her and ships her into a life of sex slavery.

This ignites a fire in Rambo and sets him on a path of revenge, where he spends the last hour of this movie murdering the f**k out of everything in the most violent ways conceivable.

The last 20 minutes of this thing are some Bill Dozier

“Batman,” the victory is in the preparation, and it’s a peak into a world where “Home Alone” was rated “R.” Adrian Grunberg is clearly having a blast with how much he can ratchet up the insanity of the violence.

Stallone is a capable actor and a solid screenwriter (having been nominated for multiple Oscars). None of that is on display here.

Stallone has two modes throughout this thing: 1) blank stares 2) snarling shout-whispers.

There’s no in-between; it’s zero or 60.

If you were still somehow holding out hope that this franchise would return to its roots as a rumination on the failures of the U.S. government in how they deal with veterans or the trauma of, this movie kills that with more prejudice then even the absurdly jingoistic Regan-era “Rambo: First Blood Part 2” and “Rambo 3.”

Rambo has been taken by the right-wingers, and a bunch of bad people are going to take the wrong lessons from this film.

But I for one accept the dumpster fire that is the world and am just along for the thrilling ride.

This movie is the epitome of a “problematic fav.”

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‘Mario Kart Tour’ suprises fans with fun, free game ABE ESHELMAN

Staff Writer A.Eshelman@iup.edu @DukeOfKalos

This article contains opinion.

Mario is the most iconic video game character in the world.

The “Super Mario” series, and all its spin-offs, prides itself on being fun, recognizable and easily accessible for new players. Of all games in the “Mario” franchise, one series of spin-offs reigns supreme in its accessibility to, and enjoyment by, casual and experienced players alike: “Mario Kart.”

Fans of “Mario Kart” have been waiting for a new entry in the series, as there has not been a brand-new “Mario Kart” game released since the Nintendo Switch came out. However, to the surprise of most players, Nintendo announced the release of “Mario Kart Tour,” a mobile game. The game was released Wednesday and has been downloaded by more than 10 million players, but is it worth the hype?

Immediately upon opening the game, a questionable choice

by Nintendo was revealed. In order to play “Mario Kart Tour,” the player must make (or already have) and link a Nintendo account. The game is very popular with casual younger fans, children, teenagers and college students. Forcing young and causal fans to go onto the Nintendo website and create an account seems to me like an unnecessary risk, as it could potentially turn off players who want a simple, quick game to play on their phones.

My next observation was also negative, as I had to wait more than 20 minutes to begin playing the game. A large update was necessary to download before I could start playing the game, and my phone fell asleep after five minutes (at about 25 percent downloaded), causing the update to start over.

After waiting through the slog of an update, I was finally able to play the game. The game, however, handholds the player through a lengthy and restrictive tutorial, having players unlock their first racer, kart and glider and go through the first few courses in a specific and unavoidable order. However, as a game intended for casual audiences, a tutorial of this magnitude is not

(Facebook) “Mario Kart Tour” uses touch screen controls that feel uncomfortable to players of the game.

unjustified, annoying as I may have found it.

I mentioned unlocking drivers and equipment, which is another point of worry for me. “Mario Kart Tour,” like many mobile games such as “Brave Frontier” and “The Battle Cats,” is what Japanese players refer to as Gacha-games. Gacha-games are games in which the player unlocks characters and other gameplay features/collectables through saving up some form on in-game currency, usually some kind of magical gem in mobile games, and spending them to randomly unlock new characters.

“Mario Kart Tour” is no different, with most drivers, karts and gliders being unlocked through using rubies to summon an unlockable through the Warp Pipe.

Rubies, like most mobile games’ special gem currency, are slowly gained throughout playing the game, but can be earned faster and in higher quantities by spending real world

money on “Mario Kart Tour.” In my experience, earning rubies took longer than almost any mobile game’s premium gems I have ever seen, and the price for paying real money to get more was not cheap. In my opinion, the game is very stingy with its Rubies and requires a lot of time invested, or a lot of real-world money spent, to get new drivers and equipment after you spend the initial rubies the game gives in its tutorial.

The gameplay itself is a mixed bag. Classic “Mario Kart” ideas like stats don’t seem as important for racers, though I believe there are some weight, speed, and acceleration differences between characters, karts, and gliders of drastically different sizes and shapes, but picking the correct racer and equipment loadout is still important. Each stage offers bonuses, including to an overall score statistic calculated just before the race begins, how many items players get from an

item box and more, depending on if you pick racers, karts and gliders that fit the theme of the level.

For example, on the Cheep Cheep Beach course, a tropical level featuring Baby Peach on its thumbnail, you will receive three item slots for playing as Baby Peach and two slots for playing as Peach or other closely related characters, and one for characters with very little relation like Dry Bones. This system of maximizing your loadout and bonuses for each course perfectly complements the Gacha style of unlocking drivers but could also lead to players being more likely to spend more money on rubies out of desperation, which could seem a bit predatory.

Maximizing item slots is important for more than just gathering more items for use within the race and giving a boost in your score for matching the level’s theme. One of the new gameplay features of “Mario Kart Tour” is the Frenzy mode, which gives a player invincibility and unlimited use of one specific item for a limited time. Frenzy mode is unlocked whenever a player gets three of the same items, such as three mushrooms or three green shells. I really enjoy this system, which both encourages players to unlock characters that match each course and gives a powerful upgrade to weak items like the green shell.

The races themselves are a simplified version of “Mario Kart.” Obstacles, item boxes

and laps are all present like in previous entries. The major differences are the general lack of pitfalls, as most courses protect the player from falling to a void that would require the player to respawn. Also, the lap count has been reduced to two, as opposed to the standard three laps that previous games had.

The biggest gameplay shift is the use of touchscreen controls, which were necessary to implement due to the game being for smartphones. However, many players, including myself, have found both the standard control scheme and drifting control scheme offered by the game to be clunky, heavy and generally uncomfortable. Swiping, sliding, dragging, tapping, all feel uncomfortable and do not make the player feel like they have total control of their racer. This is the most damaging thing about the game in my opinion, as even fans of the game complain about its controls.

The game is aesthetically pleasing, pulling courses from previous “Mario Kart” games, including their accompanying music, and divides its courses into cups/circuits based around players, and rotates the cups every so often based on “tours,” collections of races named after real-world locations like New York or Paris. The graphics generally look great for a mobile game, especially the colorful backdrops Mario is famous for, but certain things have suffered visually compared to previous games, such as Donkey Kong’s model looking a bit chunky and “Melee-ish” in certain shots of the game, most likely due to smartphones’ inferior graphical capabilities.

Overall, the game is a simple-to-play, free-to-play mobile game, offering accessible online “Mario Kart” races and unlockable for fans who love to complete games. However, in order to enjoy those parts, players must be willing to begrudgingly learn to deal with the obnoxious controls and be cautious of the slippery slope that is Gacha-based mobile games. If a player can get through the game without hating its controls, and spending little-to-no money on rubies, and wants a “Mario Kart” experience on the go, I recommend “Mario Kart Tour” cautiously.

I give the game a score of 3.5 out of 5.

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‘The Day Shall Come’ review: Anna Kendrick tries a little tenderness MICHAEL PHILLIPS TNS Chicago Tribune

This article contains opinion.

“The Day Shall Come” believes in disconcerting satire for discombobulated times. It’s messy and hindered by some scattered storytelling in the crucial first 15 minutes, when it would’ve benefited from a more streamlined orientation session.

But hang in there. The jokes, mostly bitter, deadpan asides in a depiction of U.S. anti-terrorist activity as its own form of domestic terrorism, arrive just in time. The pacing’s both swift and, in proud, sour comic tradition, Swiftian.

The setting is Miami, though “The Day Shall Come” uses locales in the Dominican Republic to double as Florida. FBI counterterrorism whiz Kendra Glack, played by Anna Kendrick in stern emotional lockdown mode, needs a “win” in the war on terror, to please her superior (Denis O’Hare,

(Facebook) Anna Kendrick plays a FBI counterterrorism whiz in “The Day Shall Come.”

master of the deadpan inanity) and the higher-ups in Homeland Security.

Bingo! A useful scapegoat with possible small-scale terrorist tendencies emerges in the form of Moses Al Shabaz (newcomer Marchant Davis). He’s a loving family man and self-proclaimed

prophet to his extremely small but devoted group of followers – four, and counting.

Moses, his wife Venus (Danielle Brooks, of “Orange is the New Black”) and their young children live at their ramshackle “community farm and mission.” They’re behind on the rent, though. Moses

is desperate. The timing’s right for Kendra, the sympathetic center in a movie about setups and fake-outs, to pose as a terrorism sponsor with ready cash.

The scam involves Kendra deploying an unsavory pedophile of a Syrian informant (Kayvan Novak) in the FBI’s entrapment scheme.

Kendra and company place a fake nuke in Moses’ hands, in a narrative turn that brings in another set of undercover agents posing as arms-dealing Nazis. (Jim Gaffigan plays the nominal leader.) The resulting “non-nuclear nuclear emergency” culminates in a nighttime siege at a donut shop, with scads of state and federal law enforcement, overwhelmingly white, bearing arms against their black and brown targets.

In other words “The Day Shall Come” is chasing more than one kind of comedy. It comes from British comedy veteran Christopher Morris, who directed and co-wrote the script with Jesse Armstrong.

(Sean Gray and Tony Roche punched up the script for “addi-

tional material” credit.) Nine years ago, in a very different world, Morris made “Four Lions,” a terrifically nervy satire on post-9/11 jihadism set among a doltish collective of British Pakistani terrorists. “The Day Shall Come” is a less distinctive achievement.

While newcomer Davis does well enough as Moses, the character’s vaguely written and more of an observer than a participant in his own story.

Still, the laughs are frequent, if despairing. And the way Davis tosses off a quick salutation to a comrade early on – “May you live to see the accidental dominance of the white race overthrown!” – is just right. The best bits fly fast and low, as when O’Hare’s FBI supervisor, born to rise in the ranks by showing as little initiative as possible, explains to Kendrick’s well-meaning agent that the phrase “non-nuclear nuclear emergency” makes perfect sense. The trick, he says, is separating the two “nuclears” with a pause long enough to eliminate the contradiction.

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Pixies’ new album doesn’t live up to expectations set by previous creations LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

“Beneath The Eyrie” is the seventh album by Boston-based alternative rock band Pixies.

The band accrued a cult following hits like “Where Is My Mind?” and wholly unique musical trip albums like 1989’s “Doolittle” and 2016’s “Head Carrier.” The frantic, psyched and breakneck music followed through by seemingly nonsensical lyrics that creatively create a whole aesthetic and plane for a discography that almost feels like lore.

For “Beneath The Eyrie,” the band recorded in Dreamland Recording Studios, a gothic church that created the atmosphere they wanted to create the album. Old overgrown train tracks, local wildlife and the religious intensity of the architecture and location all influenced the project.

“I guess it’s a reference to an eagle’s nest that was outside the studio,” vocalist Black Francis said about the album title. “I believe it was in the church steeple. They converted an old church into a studio.

I believe David the drummer, being a wildlife observer, spotted this. And the producer, Tom Dalgety, suggested it as an album title. We usually pick album titles from a lyric or a song title. This time, I had been thinking it would be good to break out of that tradition. It was starting to feel too much like a rule, or something.”

As a fan of Pixies, I was excited to delve into the project and see how they had updated and grown.

However, it doesn’t feel as if the changes Pixies made have been for the better. The project lacks the energy and bite

(Facebook) “Glass,” an M. Night Shyamalan film, is a follow-up to”Unbreakable” and “Split.”

Shows, movies coming to HBO in October JEREMY STOUT

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

(Facebook) “Beneath The Eyrie”doesn’t leave a lasting impression on listeners.

that their previous records have had. The lead vocals sound tired, and it is a complete departure and let down from the rough, humor laden, madness of their previous vocal style.

The stronger tracks on this album can hardly compete with their weaker tracks on their older albums.

Even tracks like “St. Nazaire” that have more of their older style still feel tired and worn out, almost as if they are going through the motions. There is still the odd world-building and characters that inhabit their lyrics.

Even these seem weak, and standouts like “On Graveyard Hill” are still somewhat forgettable and have little replay value.

None of the tracks on this proj-

ect are ones I’m likely to return to; they are almost indistinguishable from one another and just blend together into an album that feels like background music.

And while it can be somewhat unfair to constantly compare an artist’s newer work to their old projects, this entire album just makes me want to listen to Pixies’ older songs.

While it’s admirable that the group tries to break from their older sound, it doesn’t feel as if they did it for any purpose.

“Beneath The Eyrie” doesn’t feel like a personal project or ideas the band felt compelled to tell, and it isn’t a fun project that’s approachable for just sonic value. It makes me wonder why they even recorded it. It isn’t an awful record; it just feels aimless and underwhelming.

This change is presented with no reason. There doesn’t seem to be a significance to the album title, and this is thematic of how the entire record comes across.

It isn’t bad; it certainly isn’t good, and it hasn’t left any impact on me. It is almost entirely neutral, and I’ll most likely forget about this project .

A new month and new batch of shows and movies are being added to HBO. Here are some recommendations for things to keep your eyes on.

“Watchmen” Season 1 Starts Oct. 20 The biggest original coming to HBO this month is Damon Lindelof’s take on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic comic, much to the ongoing frustration of the former.

Unlike Zack Snyder’s 2009 film, Lindelof isn’t doing just doing a straight adaptation. He seems to be pushing the concept out of the ‘80s and updating the concepts for a contemporary audience.

The cast is stacked featuring Jeremy Irons, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson and many more.

HBO has lacked a big prestige-y show since the ending of “Game of Thrones“ in May, and they’re looking for “Watchmen” to payoff big for them.

It’ll only be a few weeks until we find out if the controversial gamble is a success.

“Glass” Available Oct. 19 “Glass” was a truly underrated movie from the beginning of the year, and if you haven’t seen it, you really should.

M. Night Shyamalan’s follow-up to “Unbreakable” and “Split” is an

interesting and fun dissection of superhero fiction.

It also has a really fun Samuel L. Jackson performance and one of the least sleepy performances

by Bruce Willis since “Moonrise Kingdom.”

James McAvoy continues to build on his incredible turn in “Split” and really solidifies him as someone who’s far more interesting as a character actor than a leading man.

“Glass” is a weird and confronting movie that plays with expectations and should be seen.

“Upgrade” Available Oct. 8 Leigh Whannell’s under seen sci-fi revenge movie is coming to HBO, and if you missed in theaters in late summer 2018, you should give this one a watch.

Whannell’s film plays like a spooky “Robocop” and features a lot of fun action sequences.

It also has one of the more interesting endings to a studio film in recent movies.

“Judge Dredd” Available Oct. 1 Danny Canon’s “Judge Dredd” is a largely, and understandably, reviled adaptation of the classic 2000 A.D. character, but I have a soft spot for this goofy Sylvester Stallone actioner.

It helps that Armand Assante is giving a scenery chewing masterclass as the villainous Judge Rico.

Is it a great adaptation of “Dredd?” No. Is it a fun way to spend 90 minutes? Yes.

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(IUP Athletics) Center Jeff Arnold and the IUP Crimson Hawks travel to Mercyhurst on Saturday.

(Ishaaq Muhammad/The Penn) JR Stevens has 10 tackles in three games this season.

Football hopes to keep momentum at Mercyhurst JEFF HART

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

Get ready, Hawk Nation. The No. 21 IUP Crimson Hawks football team will travel to Lake Erie to take on the Mercyhurst Lakers on Saturday.

The Hawks come into the game with an undefeated 3–0 record and are looking to build off a historic 77–14 win against Lock Haven.

IUP totaled 608 yards against the Bald Eagles and showcased its elite play-making ability through a bevy of players.

The 2–1 Lakers are coming into

this matchup after an impressive 38–24 victory against Bloomsburg last week. Mercyhurst scored 24 points in the first half and did not allow Bloomsburg to score at all in that time.

The Crimson Hawks have beaten Mercyhurst in their past eight matchups, dating back to 2011, and are looking to continue this streak Saturday.

IUP is nationally ranked and is the favorite to come away with this game; however, coach Paul Tortorella and his team are not taking the Lakers lightly.

In his Sept. 23 edition of the Coach Tortorella Show, he gave his

thoughts on the Lakers.

“I’m impressed with their defense. They play hard and do a really good job of switching things up.”

Tortorella has had a lot of experience against the Lakers and knows better than anyone that they will not be easily beaten. Mercyhurst took on the No. 1 Crimson Hawks in 2017 and had a dominant first half against that squad leading 10–6.

The Lakers ultimately lost the game 36–10, but they did win Tortorella’s respect.

Tortorella said on the show that this season’s team is “very disciplined and well coached.”

This is high praise coming from the man that has had the best start in program history with 22 wins and four losses. If the phrase “game recognizes game” is true, then IUP will certainly have its hands full with this matchup.

This game is especially crucial for the Crimson Hawks as they are about to enter what is arguably the hardest part of their schedule.

They have back-to-back matchups against California (Pa.) and No. 17 Slippery Rock.

IUP’s first two losses came at the hands of these programs last season and successfully routed their playoff hopes. It would be easy to

look ahead to these matchups, but that would be a deadly mistake against a gritty opponent like Mercyhurst.

This game has potential to a stellar matchup between two of the best the PSAC has to offer, and you don’t want to miss a second of it.

If you are unable to make the long drive to Erie, you can watch the full broadcast online at hurstathletics.com.

The game is being broadcast by SPORTSfever and ESPN3.

Hawk Nation represented well Saturday with more than 3,500 fans in attendance. We’ll have to see if the support makes its way to Erie.

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‘Hurst rb garrett owens

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iup wr duane brown

39/52. 611 yards, 7 td

65 rush, 237 yards, 5 td

27 tackles, 1 sack

10 rec, 172 yards, 2 td

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Volleyball begins regular season with top-25 loss JAKE SLEBODNICK

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

This article contains opinion.

IUP volleyball began the 2019 regular season with an away match against No. 21 Wheeling Jesuit on Tuesday.

While it may not have resulted in a win, there were a lot of positive takeaways from this match, most notably, the rise of the young talent on the squad.

The Crimson Hawks were swept in three sets by the Cardinals (25– 20, 25–19, 25–17), but coming very close in each set to a top-25 team is nothing short of positive.

IUP and Wheeling Jesuit swapped leads multiple times in the first set, with a 9–8 lead going to the Crimson Hawks. However, a cold streak on the defensive side allowed the Cardinals to go on a 9–3 run which helped them solidify the first set.

Wheeling Jesuit sparked an early eight-point lead in the second set, but the Crimson Hawks displayed great resiliency as they came within four throughout the set.

Unfortunately, a late run by Jesuit gave them the set victory.

The third set started with IUP grabbing an early 6–5 lead, but an 8–2 Cardinal run swung momentum in favor of them. Although IUP rallied late in the set to trim the deficit to one, but lost momentum following a 6–1 Jesuit rally.

The Cardinals completed the sweep following the run, earning a victory at home.

Nicole Peterson (freshman, biology) and Caroline Walsh (freshman, food and nutrition) combined for 17 kills on the night, with Peterson contributing 11 of those 17.

Leah Henderson (freshman, nursing) led the way in two statistical categories, as she led in assists

(IUP Athletics) No. 21 Wheeling Jesuit swept the IUP volleyball team Tuesday in three sets.

(17) and digs (seven), while also tying for the team lead in aces (one).

Jasmine Raudys (junior, natural sciences and mathematics), Jessica Ignace (senior, psychology) and Brooke Little (freshman, communications media) combined for 11 blocks in the game.

“We came out of the WJU match with quite a few positives including the start and finishes to each set,” head coach Scott Pennewill said.

“We now get to work on maintaining a consistent level of execution through the middle of each set and keep the scoring runs under control. With a young squad like ours, learning how to play to win is a skill

we need to acquire.”

Positive factors from the match start with the aces category, as IUP tallied four to Wheeling Jesuit’s one. Catching opponents off guard was the Crimson Hawks’ forte in the game.

“We were most pleased with our serve/serve receive game during the WJU match,” Pennewill said.

“This area of the game is so important to set up good team offense and defense and Tuesday night it was by far the most consistent part of our game. This enabled us to stay in system a majority of the time on offense. Our next task is to improve our team defense against

the top teams in the country. Going into this weekend, we want to build upon our ball control and become more effective at the net, with a primary goal of improving our hitting efficiency and keeping a low error percentage. Shippensburg will be a test of our goals right out of the gate. They will be a strong team, especially at the middle hitter position, and with a first team all-conference setter, she will have a say in the outcome of the match.”

Another positive is the balance of the game, where not one team had a definite advantage over the other. The point differential between the two is -4, both teams

surpassed 45 kills on the night, only one block separated both squads, IUP had 35 assists while Wheeling Jesuit had 40 and IUP tallied 31 digs as opposed to the Cardinals’ 43.

Balance is key in matches no matter where a team is in the season, and if IUP can balance the statistical game with a top-25 team, the horizon looks positive for this young Crimson Hawks squad.

They return to the Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex this weekend for a two-game homestand against Shippensburg (8–3) on Friday and Shepherd (12–0) on Saturday.

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Start, Sit & Taking Chances SETH WOOLCOCK

Saying I’d bench the former No.1 pick feels like listening to your childhood iPod on replay – unimpressive and repetitive.

However, with the likes of Aaron Donald, Dante Fowler and a defense that has allowed the third least fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks, it’s something that needs to be heard and done.

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

With Week 4 being the quarter-way mark of the fantasy football regular season, the game begins to become a series of taking chances.

Buying low, selling high and everything in-between becomes a pivotal part of the quest to win a championship. And just like in real-life, every chance you take involves a certain degree of risk.

However, considering that the ballsiest thing I’ve done in the last month is trade Miles Sanders for Baker Mayfield and Sony Michel, I don’t think I’m the best candidate to tell you what taking chances really means.

Instead, we have to go to Los Angeles, California, where two bright-eyed individuals from Pennsylvania continue to take chances in the City of Angels.

There, we find Nate Miller, a free-spirited 24-year-old musician from Meadville, overlooking Sunset Boulevard from his Silver Lake apartment. He unwinds in only true-Nate fashion, working on his music and chilling out after his day job as a deli clerk.

While over the hill in Sherman Oaks, Casey Kelly, a spunky 23-yearold freelance copywriter and editor from York is getting ready to head to the comedy club with her friend after a day of writing and dog walking.

It’s been almost exactly one year since Casey, a former-Penn editor herself, and her best friend, Mary Romeo, made the move to California.

After graduating from IUP with a degree in journalism and public relations in 2017, Casey and Mary relocated to Harrisburg, where Casey began working for WebFX as a copy editor.

In June 2018, Mary told Casey that she wanted to move to LA to pursue her dream of being a standup comedian and asked if she would make the drive with her.

Casey, who was working remotely at the time and eventually want-

Nate Miller (left) and Casey Kelly (right) went from former editors at The Penn to enjoying life in Los Angeles.

ed to dip into other things herself, agreed to make the drive with her friend.

However, if she was coming, she was coming to stay.

“Whatever happens, happens,” she said. “It’ll be an adventure either way.”

So a few months later, after visiting Mary’s aunt in LA, the two best friends made the five-day, 50-hour move across the country, and they haven’t looked back since.

While Casey misses her friends and family, she is continuing to put her best foot forward in her new home.

In addition to her now-self-employed freelance work, Casey is continuing to say yes to everything that comes her way.

This month, Casey helped copywrite and organize an event in Beverly Hills for the Farrah Fawcett Foundation that raised more than $600,000 for the nonprofit.

“Do it,” she said. “Let whatever is going to happen, happen. And if it doesn’t work out, something will.”

And as mentioned before, Casey is not the only former-Penn editor who is making their mark on the West Coast.

Nate, who I first met in the summer of 2018 while delivering pizzas together, has come a long way since moving to LA in April.

While in high school, Nate dreamed of one day buying a van

and moving to California with his best friend to live on the beach.

And after graduating from IUP with a degree in journalism and public relations in December, he decided to take the chance.

But instead of a van, Nate and his best friend, Matt Rust, loaded up the Dodge Avenger and set course on a month-long road trip to “The Other Side.”

From chilling in a cabin in the Atlanta wilderness, almost getting hit by a tornado in the Texas desert to getting altitude sickness in Santa Fe, New Mexico – Nate and Matt faced it all “head-on.”

But it wasn’t until about a month of being in LA amongst all the “pretentious d*****bags,” after a major producer asked him to record a base-line for an upcoming EP, that Nate knew that the chance he took would eventually pay-off.

“Even if you fail miserably, there’s no real failure,” he said. “The value is in the journey and not the end.”

Nate’s journey continued as it led him to a mansion overlooking Malibu Beach where he attended a mixer for both young musicians and producers.

Sitting on a couch, in a multi-million-dollar home amongst people who have legitimate musical escalades, Nate couldn’t but look at one and jokingly say, “What the f*** am I doing here?”

Nate, now under the artist name, “Ism,” recently released a new sin-

(Nate Miller and Casey Kelly)

gle “The Other Side,” available on Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube.

And in addition to his own music, Nate, playing the bass, is featured on Säm Wilder’s upcoming EP, “Homebound.”

So when it comes to your fantasy football team this season, don’t be afraid to take a page out of Nate and Casey’s book.

Take chances, face it head-on and let whatever’s going to happen, happen.

You never know what might come of it.

Now, let’s get to it.

Quarterback I’d Start This Week: Daniel Jones (New York Giants): Danny Dimes put on quite the show in his debut last week, completing 26/40 attempts for 353 yards and two touchdowns while adding 33 yards and two touchdowns with his legs.

Jones’ 34.2 fantasy points against the Buccaneers were the second-most by any quarterback making his first NFL start, according to ESPN. Facing a Redskins’ defense this week that has allowed the fifthmost fantasy points and 122.20 rating to opposing quarterbacks, without All-Pro running back Saquon Barkley, the opportunity to excel is once again in Jones’ favor.

Quarterback I’d Sit This Week: Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay):

Running Back I’d Start This Week: James Conner (Pittsburgh): Conner makes his second appearance on the start list this season.

And while his last appearance didn’t result in an overwhelming output (10.5 fantasy points), it’s a put up or shut up week for the both of us.

Yes, the Cincinnati Bengals, his opponent, have allowed more than 28 fantasy points per game to opposing backs, but this start is more about my faith in Conner’s talent and toughness.

It’ll be a gut-check game on Monday Night Football for Conner after his fourth-quarter fumble helped lead Pittsburgh to its first 0–3 start since 2013.

Running Back I’d Sit This Week: Kenyan Drake (Miami): Even in what you would think would be an enticing matchup against a Chargers’ defense that ranks in the bottom half against the run, Kenyan Drake will return to his rightful place on the sit list due to the current state of the Miami Dolphins and their inability to utilize his talent Drake, who has only 23 rushes on the season, has clearly outperformed running-mate Kalen Ballage when it comes run efficiency (3.1 YPC to Ballage’s 1.3 YPC). But because Miami is constantly playing from behind, neither of the backs are startable fantasy assets for the time being.

With that being said, I still like Drake as a buy-low candidate moving forward, due to the rumors that the Dolphins are trying to shop him.

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Retirements clawing away at teams’ depth TYLER COMO

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

Out with the old, in with the new.

One week until we get the best part of the changing of seasons. I’m referring to the beginning of the best in-season grudge match there is. It’s on ice, and it’s not curling.

The new NHL season begins Oct. 2. Throughout the past decade of hockey, we’ve seen much change; well, not with its champions, until recently.

The Chicago Blackhawks have won a cup 30 percent of the time the last 10 years (2011, 2013 and 2015), the Los Angeles Kings won 20 percent (2012 and 2014) and the Pittsburgh Penguins repeated for 20 percent (2016 and 2017). The remaining 30 percent was split three ways. The two most recent teams claimed the championship the first times for the clubs: St. Louis Blues (2019) and Washington Capitals (2018). The last 10 percent belongs to the Boston Bruins (2010). Is this the end of the mini-dynasty era?

Even though it was an eventful season and offseason this year, I expect an even harder, action-packed thrill-ride kind of season ahead.

The recently crowned cup champions from years prior sent out a positive message to future contenders. A new team has been crowned two years in a row. There could be some significance behind that, or superstition. Considering a quarter of the teams that made playoffs last year were swept off their feet, it’s difficult to predict the future.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are one of those four teams to go four and out, but signing a few players, including former Blues winger Patrick Maroon, helped keep the same President’s Trophy-winning team.

It’s important to remain optimistic, especially when you have a talented team like they have.

Though that seems to be a common trend, attaining high caliber talent that should propel them-

(TNS) Roberto Luongo (left) and Chris Kunitz (right) were two notable retirees from the NHL following the 2018-19 season.

selves it into the playoffs, let alone past the first round, but don’t.

Teams like Nashville, San Jose and Winnipeg have been examples of that struggle over the years.

Though for a lot of other teams, some just recently have brought in that deserved skill needed. Look at those teams busiest during the trade deadline and beyond. The Rangers, Devils and Panthers took the opportunities to search the available talent pool for players specific for their needs.

The Florida Panthers’ longtime starting goaltender, Roberto Luongo, retired. It just so happened Sergei Bobrovsky was up for free agency the same offseason. Same goes for Artemi Panarin, signed a quick deal with Columbus then off to the New York Rangers adding to that the second NHL draft pick Kappo Kaako. New Jersey stood out as well because of its acquisitions from Nashville, Wayne Simmonds and P.K. Subban, and, of course, No. 1 pick Jack Hughes.

Moving on, what do four Penguins, two goalies, two captains, and one Kronwall have in common?

Retirement.

These few players felt their time in the NHL was coming to an end.

Each retiree brought talent, skill and leadership to every team they played for. Some have decided to

continue to help in the sport, while others are stepping away completely.

Brooks Orpik (Washington) • 18th pick in 2000 draft by Pittsburgh Penguins • Two-time Stanley Cup Champion (2009 Penguins, 2018 Capitals) • Pittsburgh alternate captain starting in October 2008 • Played for USA team in 2018 winter Olympics, took second place Matt Cullen (Pittsburgh) • 35th pick in 1997 draft by Anaheim Ducks • Three-time Stanley Cup Champion (2006 Hurricanes, 2016 and 2017 Penguins) • Oldest player in NHL following Jaromir Jagr leaving the league • Played for six teams (Carolina, New York Rangers, Ottawa, Minnesota, Nashville, Pittsburgh) Chris Kunitz (Chicago) • Undrafted free agent in 2003, signed by Anaheim Ducks • Four-time Stanley Cup Champion (2007 Ducks, 2009, 2016 and 2017 Penguins) • Won gold medal with Team Canada in 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics • Final playoff goal: Game 7 of 2017 Eastern Conference Final, game-winning goal against Ottawa

in double overtime • Current player development advisor and coach with AHL’s Rockford Icehogs Roberto Luongo (Florida) • Fourth pick in 1997 draft by New York Islanders • Two-time NHL All-Star • William M. Jennings Trophy winner in 2011 (for fewest goals against average) • Second in all-time games played as NHL goaltender • Third in all-time goaltender wins • First goaltender to serve as Vancouver captain since 1947-48 • Won gold medal with Team Canada in 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

den in 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and in 2006 World Championships, part of the first team to win both in the same year • Third all-time for defensemen in games played • Current adviser to general manager for Detroit Justin Williams (Carolina) • 28th pick in 2000 draft by Philadelphia Flyers • Three-time Stanley Cup Champion (2006 Hurricanes, 2012 and 2014 Kings) • Conn Smythe Trophy winner in 2014

Cam Ward (Carolina) • 25th pick in 2002 draft by Carolina Hurricanes • Stanley Cup Champion (2006 Hurricanes) • Conn Smythe Trophy winner in 2006 (MVP in playoffs) • First goaltender to win Stanley Cup as a rookie since 1986

Dustin Byfuglien (Jets) • 245th pick in 2003 draft by Chicago Blackhawks • Stanley Cup Champion (2010 Blackhawks) • Moved with Atlanta Thrashers during 2011 relocation to Winnipeg • 2011 NHL All-Star • Granted leave of absence Sept.

13, 2019, suspended for not returning to training camp when necessary

Niklas Kronwall (Detroit) • 29th pick in 2000 draft by Detroit Red Wings • Stanley Cup Champion (2008 Red Wings) • Won gold medal with Team Swe-

Ben Lovejoy (Stars) • Undrafted free agent in 2007, signed by Pittsburgh Penguins • Stanley Cup Champion (2016 Penguins) • 101 career points in 544 games

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Florida football coach takes inspiration from Liverpool ‘football’ coach JASON DILL Miami Herald TNS

Most didn’t give Liverpool FC any chance going into the second leg of its UEFA Champions League semifinal match against FC Barcelona.

And why would they when the opposition had Lionel Messi, arguably the game’s best ever player.

But Liverpool overturned a three-goal deficit to win the second leg, and the tie, 4–0 en route to last season’s Champions League title.

There was one Liverpool supporter across the pond who has learned a bit from watching the Reds under manager Jurgen Klopp: Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen.

“Boy, one thing is that (Klopp) has his system,” Mullen told the club’s site. “I think in all sports it’s critical that, as a coach, you have a system that you like, but you’re not afraid to tweak your system around the players that you have. He’s pas-

(TNS) Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen has been inspired by manager Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool FC.

sionate on the sidelines, he’s fired up, he’s in the games – I love that. I think the players feed off that.

“I think players are going to take on the personality of the coach

and the coach can take on the personality of the players. When they match, you have a great match.

The biggest thing that you have to have, to have a successful organi-

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zation, is alignment. You can’t have one person going in one direction and another going in another.”

The Gators were a four-win team in 2017 before Mullen returned to

Gainesville, the place where he was an offensive coordinator when Tim Tebow became a Gators legend, in 2018.

UF won 10 games last season and finished as a top-10 team in the country, a place the Gators (4-0) find themselves in 2019.

“If you want inspiration of Liverpool on that, you look at the transfer period and how little they did,” Mullen told the website. “A couple of departures, but not really massive changes on the roster. That just shows you the program, the team has been built to win consistently.

From top to bottom, it’s an organization that is built to not just win one championship or freak out that we finished one point behind City.”

Mullen’s affinity for Liverpool goes back to his mother, who is from North Wales, and his visits to the village of Llay, which is south of Liverpool, according to LiverpoolFC.com.

“My wife is always like, ‘You have one day to sleep in, why are you up at 6:30 in the morning?”

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Wide Receiver I’d Start This Week: Terry McLaurin (Washington): “Scary Terry.” “Monster McLaurin.” Whatever you want to call him, it doesn’t matter – Terry McLaurin is the real deal.

The former Buckeye rookie is averaging 20.1 fantasy points per game after hauling in 16 receptions for 257 yards and three touchdowns through the first three weeks – good enough for WR9 on the season.

In a game in which the Redskins might have to air it out to keep up with Jones and the Giants and lining up CB Janoris Jenkins, who Mike Evans just burned for 40-plus fantasy points, McLaurin has a ton of upside heading into Week 4.

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Wide Receiver I’d Sit This Week: John Ross III (Cincinnati): John Ross’s “breakout season” stalled last week when Buffalo’s secondary held him to a minuscule 2.2 fantasy stemming from two recep-

John Ross III isn’t worth the start this week.

tions for 22 yards and a fumble.

And I don’t think Ross gets things going again here in Week 4 against an improved Pittsburgh defense that held all 49ers wide

receivers to below 45 receiving yards Sunday, in their first game after acquiring All-Pro Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins for a draft pick.

(Facebook) On Sept. 27, 1973, Nolan Ryan struck out 16 batters in his final start of the season, accruing a total of 383 for the year. Ryan led the American League in strikeouts seven times during the decade and has the all-time record for career strikeouts with 5,714.

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Georgia Tech men’s basketball banned from 2020 postseason KEN SUGIURA Atlanta JournalConstitution TNS

Georgia Tech men’s basketball team and coach Josh Pastner were dealt a crushing blow to the impending 2019-20 season, as the NCAA infractions committee banned the Yellow Jackets from the postseason in the wake of an investigation into recruiting improprieties committed by former assistant coach Darryl LaBarrie and Ron Bell, a former friend of Pastner’s whom the NCAA classified as a booster.

The ban was handed down Thursday at the end of the NCAA’s investigation. Tech will also face four years of probation, a reduction of one scholarship for each year of probation, significant recruiting restrictions for the length of the probation and a $5,000 fine in addition to 2 percent of the team’s budget.

The postseason ban is particularly punitive, as Pastner has repeatedly spoken of his intention to return the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010. The ban means that Tech’s season will end with the final regular-season game, March 6 at Clemson, with no opportunity to play in the ACC tournament.

Pastner’s fourth Jackets team has had the look of a team capable of challenging for a tournament bid, with most of the team’s scoring returning, including returning starters James Banks, Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe. The additions of transfers Jordan Usher and Bubba Parham also stood to add scoring and playmaking ability for a team that needed both.

“Both sets of violations occurred because men’s basketball coaching staff members invited outside individuals into their program,” the committee wrote in a statement.

“They permitted these outside individuals to interact with their student-athletes, and those actions resulted in violations.”

In a statement, athletic director Todd Stansbury said that the school is considering appealing some parts of the decision.

“While we regret that these violations have occurred and appreciate the NCAA Committee on Infractions’ work on this case, we are disappointed with the severity

(TNS) Georgia Tech men’s basketball was blocked from the 2019-20 postseason.

of the penalties imposed, some of which will have a direct and unfair impact on current student-athletes,” Stansbury said.

The postseason ban falls in line with other punishments given by the infractions committee. As of March, out of 17 cases on the NCAA’s major-infractions database over the past five years, 16 included probation, 14 had scholarship reductions, 13 faced recruiting restrictions and 11 were penalized with postseason bans of at least one year.

The infractions committee found that Tech acted decisively when discovering the violations committed

by LaBarrie and Bell. There were also no findings of a lack of institutional control or failure to monitor.

Also, Tech self-imposed a number of penalties over the course of the investigation, including verbal and written admonishment of Pastner, a 14-day reduction in recruiting days for the staff for the 2018-19 cycle and a reduction in the number of official visits in 2017-18 and 201819 from 24 to 16. Tech assessed a three-year disassociation with LaBarrie, a one-year disassociation with Jack, a permanent disassociation with Bell and a $5,000 fine.

The NCAA infractions committee evidently found that to be greatly lacking.

The recruiting restrictions imposed are not slaps on the wrist.

For eight weeks during each of the four years on probation, prospects cannot make unofficial visits to Tech and coaches are prohibited from communicating with recruits.

The number of official visits is also reduced by three for the length of the probation.

Former Minnesota athletics director Joel Maturi, who was the chief hearing officer for the infractions panel, said in a teleconference that Tech’s penalties were at the “lower level” for the category of the violations, deemed “Level-1 standard.” (Level 1 violations are the most severe of four tiers of NCAA misconduct.)

However it also concluded that Pastner was aware of Bell’s interaction with former Memphis player Markel Crawford and his attempts to recruit him to Tech as a transfer, but did not act.

“The booster made the head coach aware that he continued to communicate with the potential transfer, but the head coach did not report any concern to the com-

pliance office because he did not believe his friend triggered booster status,” the statement from the NCAA read.

The NCAA also gave a threeyear show-cause order to LaBarrie, which effectively serves as a suspension from coaching at the college level for that span.

In February, the NCAA notified Tech of allegations of three recruiting violations, two committed

by LaBarrie and a third unrelated violation committed by Bell, a former friend of Pastner’s who was deemed a representative of Tech’s interest (i.e., a booster).

The two violations against LaBarrie were deemed severe breaches of conduct, the NCAA’s highest level of violations. The violation against Bell was assessed as a significant breach of conduct, the second highest of four levels of misconduct.

The allegations against Bell, which he has acknowledged, were the provision of impermissible benefits to then-Tech basketball players Tadric Jackson and Josh Okogie. They were part of a prolonged conflict between Pastner and Bell that resulted in a lawsuit by Pastner and a countersuit by Bell and

his girlfriend Jennifer Pendley. Both sides agreed to drop their lawsuits in August.

Both of LaBarrie’s alleged violations (facilitating both an impermissible contact with a recruit and the distribution of impermissible benefits, and then providing false or misleading information about the violations to NCAA investigators and also attempting to influence a Tech basketball player to provide false or misleading information) were deemed to be severe breaches of conduct. The recruit was Wendell Carter, who played one season at Duke after graduating from Pace Academy, the contact was with former Tech star Jarrett Jack and the team member was Justin Moore.

LaBarrie has acknowledged taking Carter and Moore to a strip club and arranging the meeting with Jack, but said that he was unaware that Jack provided money to Carter or Moore and even questioned if such an exchange actually happened.

He also acknowledged lying to the NCAA, but said it was a result of being fuzzy on details and panicking in the meeting with investigators, and that he later came clean of his own volition.