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(Emily Loose/The Penn) WIUP-FM first went on the air Oct. 9, 1969. On Wednesday, the station celebrated 50 years since going live. Since 1969, the station has evolved to the modern day in many features, like frequency (left) and look (bottom) while providing an eclectic mix of old favorites and new discoveries. Today, it runs on 90.1 FM and streams live on wiupfm.org and TuneIn Radio. Read the full story on page 6.
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• Diamonique Fuller-Tindall of Pittsburgh was cited for underage drinking when Indiana Borough Police stopped her vehicle at 10:22 p.m. Oct. 5 in the 500 block of Gompers Avenue for a traffic violation and found that she had been drinking while under the age of 21, according to Indiana Borough Police.
• Caleb Kephart, 22, of Portage was charged with disorderly
conduct and public drunkenness after police investigated a fight at 2:12 a.m. Oct. 6 in the 00 block of S. Sixth Street. Kephart fled when police arrived at the scene and was apprehended a few blocks away, according to police.
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• An unknown person struck a parked, black 2019 Dodge Ram and failed to leave proper information between 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 26 in the 00 block of S. Eighth Street, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact Indiana Borough Police at (724) 349-2121.
Writer shares tips, resources for breast cancer awareness MARAN DAVIS
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As many students and faculty know, October is designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is the month in which people spread awareness about breast cancer and how important it is to take measures to prevent it. This annual international health campaign is organized by major breast cancer charities every year to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for researching the cause, prevention, treatment and cure. It also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer and to educate women and men about the importance of getting screened, testing and more. Yes, men can get breast cancer, too. One of the most popular organizations that helps spread awareness about breast cancer is the Susan G. Komen foundation. This particular organization was founded in the 1980s and has been helping women, men and families ever since. Around that same
time, it launched its Race for the Cure series, in which organizations hold races and walks to help raise awareness of breast cancer during October. The foundation’s mission is to help save lives by meeting critical needs in various communities and investing in research to prevent and cure breast cancer. It is estimated that more than 268,600 women in the U.S. alone will be diagnosed with breast cancer, which is why organizations such as Susan G. Komen are so important. Komen advocates have established a program for low-income and uninsured women to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to medical care. A majority of people are unaware of the warning signs of breast cancer. Warning signs are not the same for everyone, which is what makes it so difficult to know when to be concerned. Professionals recommend getting screened regularly or examining yourself at home. One of Komen’s missions is to ensure that all people have access to and actually utilize high-quality
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breast cancer care. Having access to good healthcare is a way to help prevent breast cancer or to treat it. All Komen affiliates are founded to support local women and raise funds. Komen helps impact the community by hosting events such as 5K runs and walks to help fundraise for the cause. Getting involved in your community is a great way to spread awareness of this detrimental cancer. Donating is also a great way to help out the community and can provide help to those who cannot afford screening. If any are interested in participating in this worldwide health campaign, there are resources to help get you started everywhere. There is a Susan G. Komen affiliate in the Pittsburgh area where any students or faculty can go if they are interested in getting involved either on campus or in the community. Getting involved does not take much, but every little bit can help make a lasting impact in the awareness and prevention of breast cancer.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH FACTS 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime About 95% of all breast cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are in women 40 years and older 53% chance of dying if not detected early More than 220,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer More than 40,000 will die from the illness In the U.S. today, there are more than 3.5 billion breast cancer survivors Men can also get breast cancer More than 2,670 men will be diagnosed About 500 will die from the illness
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50 years later, WIUP-FM keeps vision of local entertainment alive ABE ESHELMAN
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WIUP-FM celebrated its 50th anniversary of the station being established and beginning operations. “WIUP-FM is a federally licensed FM radio station, bringing a variety of programming to IUP and the broader Indiana community,” said Dr. Zack Stiegler, associate professor of communications media and faculty adviser for WIUP-FM. “Aside from my advisory role, the station is operated entirely by students, from DJs to producers, to upper level management positions including the program director and station manager.” The students that run WIUP-FM choose what type of content they want to air, allowing students, especially DJs, to express themselves through their music tastes and entertainment styles. The current director of promotions for WIUP-FM, Stephen Smartnick (senior, communications media), said his experiences with WIUP-FM have been “fantastic.” “It's my favorite club that I’m currently involved in,” Smartnick said. “You can make it whatever you want it to be.” “We offer quite a variety of programming,” Stiegler said, “including award-winning, nationally syndicated public affairs programs, live play-by-play of IUP football and basketball games, a weekly showcase of live performances from local and student musicians, our in-house roundtable sports talk program and a broad range of musical programming that spans indie rock, classical, hip hop, bluegrass, electronic music, metal, country, R&B, punk, folk, classic rock/oldies and more.” Stiegler described the station as “patchwork-style" programming. He said the station has “something for everyone and occasionally some interesting juxtapositions.” Along with the students running the station and their faculty adviser, several community volunteers provide programming over the weekend, according to Dr. B. Gail Wilson, former faculty adviser for WIUP-FM and the chair of the
(Emily Loose/The Penn) WIUP-FM has evolved in more ways than one during the 50 years of its existence, but the station itself is the most noticeable change of all.
department of communications media. WIUP-FM posted several photographs from the early years of the station and the technology and DJ set up the students used in previous years. "Looking at those old photos,” Stiegler said, “keen eyes will spot reel-to-reel tape machines, completely analog consoles, tape cartridge machines (carts) and other technology that is now but a memory of our technological past.” He said that students nowadays “rely predominantly on digital music,” although he noted that several DJs have “picked up on the resurgent interest in vinyl” and utilize WIUP-FM's in-studio turntables to play music instead. Stiegler also noted that the programming itself evolves, always maintaining a diverse array of different music styles and programming topics.
“While we’ve always presented a variety programming format,” Stiegler said, “recent years have seen the introduction of BPM, our electronic music program.” Stiegler also notes the introduction of many diverse styles of specialty programming, including “political talk, jazz, showtunes and reggae.” Despite the station’s massive technological upgrades throughout the past 50 years, Wilson said that primary function of WIUP-FM hasn’t changed. “It has always been a place for students to learn about radio and have fun doing it,” Wilson said. “Students gain leadership experience, network with other students and learn more about radio.” A majority of the students running WIUP-FM are communications media majors. Wilson said that the communications media department does “have
related courses, but these are not required for students to be able to be involved in WIUP-FM.” Stiegler said he sees this lack of variety in WIUP-FM students as something to change in the coming years. “I think we’d like to see a greater cross-section of students represented on the station staff, as this leads to a greater diversity of voices on the air,” he said. “Although we are housed under the department of communications media, we welcome students from across campus to be a part of the station.” Stiegler worked on his university’s radio station when he was a college student and notes that the coworkers he met there were and are some of his closest friends. “I see the same kinds of bonds among students at WIUP,” Stiegler said. “So, I think it’s a great place for students to connect with each other, of course.” Another aspect of WIUP-FM is the opportunity to work with real industry equipment, schedules
and habits. “In addition to training on the broadcast equipment and working within a semi-professional organization,” Stiegler said, “there are several leadership opportunities for students at the station as well via our many management positions.” Smartnic recommends WIUP-FM for any students wanting experience with broadcast in general. “It's a good foundation to get your feet wet,” he said. “WIUP-FM has allowed me to stick to my creativity and make my experience into what I wanted it to be.” At the end of October, WIUP-FM will be hosting a collaborative event with the video games club, in which students can play the music-based video game “Rock Band.” In November, it will be collaborating with Her Campus for a bingo event. Later that month, WIUP-FM will also host a rap battle tournament and WIUP-FM Unplugged, an event for local musicians to perform at.
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Berman receives IVAT Elder Abuse Prevention Award ALEXIS LOYA
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The chair of IUP’s department of psychology received an Elder Abuse Prevention Award at the 24th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. Dr. Pearl Berman was honored with the Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Prevention Award for her dedication toward the elder abuse prevention movement. According to Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT), Dr. Rosalie S. Wolf was a driving force behind the elder abuse prevention movement. She founded and served as president of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA), edited the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect and conducted research as well as served as the founding Chairperson of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA). According to the INPEA, to earn the award means “an individual has demonstrated dedication and commitment to the ideals of Rosalie Wolf to prevent and reduce elder abuse and promote awareness through research, education, policy and practice.” “Rosalie S. Wolf was so extraordinary that she was able to see the existence to elder abuse,” Berman said at the conference after receiving her award. “I can never see myself as having truly earned an award that has her name on it.”
(IUP Website) Dr. Pearl Berman received the Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Prevention Award at the 24th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma presented by the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma.
IVAT credited Berman’s list of accomplishments that earned her the award through her interest in violence prevention that allowed her to integrate information and skills building toward interpersonal violence through
child abuse, neglect and family violence. She recently became president of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence (NPEIV), a partnership that partners with psychologists among others to implement a comprehensive plan to end interpersonal violence in three generations. As president, she led a “think tank” of about 90 professionals gathered in San Diego prior to the conference. Berman is also the senior co-chair of the Training and Mentoring Action Team, a member of The Academy on Violence and Abuse and a member of The American Psychology Association. Since working for the NCPEA, she was able to collaborate with the National Child Protection Training Center to expand its Child Advocacy Studies Program to be a Child and Adult Advocacy Program in order to increase the success of professionals entering child-serving sectors
(IUP Website) Berman joined a select group of recipients who have earned the award.
and to retain those professions in their positions. Foundations for Outreach through Experiential Child Advocacy Studies Training (FORECAST) selected Berman and IUP sociology faculty member Dana Witham as pilot participants in January 2018. Their mission is to develop further training partnerships with universities with the Child Advocacy Studies
vices Administration through its National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. They focus on developing a set of trauma-informed experiential reasoning skills using problem-based learning simulations (PBL-S) appropriate for use by undergraduate students and professionals entering child-serving sectors. Berman and Witham were able to implement were able to integrate PBL-S and elder abuse into Child and Adult Advocacy Studies Minor, a program they co-direct at IUP. The minor and certification programs at IUP are the first in the United States to address violence across the lifespan. She is also the incoming Pennsylvania administrator for ChildFirst PA, a training program for first responders in interpersonal violence cases. Berman has published doctoral-level textbooks and has provided her research and clinical workshops nationally and internationally. Her publications include clinical texts, book chapters and newspaper articles focused on violence throughout life. In September 2018, the fourth edition of her book, “Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning, Integrating Theory with Clinical Practice,” expanded with information about violence throughout life, to take a trauma-informed approach and to integrate evidence-based practices. In January 2020, she will release a new textbook focused on violence across a lifespan for undergraduate studies. It is designed to train social workers, police officers, psychologists and medical professional to respond effectively in cases of interpersonal violence. It will help students recognize the complexity of violence.
“Rosalie S. Wolf was so extraordinary that she was able to see the existence to elder abuse.”
her teaching. She has been a member of the IUP faculty for 33 years and is a licensed clinical psychologist with a specialty in providing treatment to victims of
~Dr. Pearl Berman Faculty, Psychology
programs. The FORECAST is a five-year grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Ser-
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Students ready to finish semester strong following mid-terms ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
Students could access their midterm grades on MyIUP starting Monday at 9 a.m. Midterm grades came out in week seven, which was the first time IUP required professors to post grades so early. The reason for midterm grades being posted so early compared to prior years and semesters is because the university wants students to be able to see their grades before registering for classes. Another reason is to allow students to have more time to boost their grades, which lets them get extra help by meeting with their professors and their advisers. It seemed to be divided whether the grades were useful, as some professors had a decent amount of work to put in, while others didn’t have a lot of work to grade. As a result of not having a lot of heavy-weighted grades in to have a balanced midterm grade, even though midterm grades came out Monday, some students are just now taking exams.
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“Right now, my professors are still giving me exams and assignments,” Zainab A. Ahmed (sophomore, political science) said. “All of my classes, I have exams this week even though midterm grades were released Monday. “I’m in the situation where I have to prepare for midterms
despite midterm grades already coming out. I’ve noticed that a lot of students are studying more for their midterm exams and assignments.” A lot of students use midterm grades to see where they stand in their classes. Students often put themselves in high gear to ensure
they’re keeping up with assignthey need to change or continue ments, meeting with professors their methods. and advisers and are understand“Following midterms, I’m ing the material and class congetting back on track by studying cepts well. at least a week before my exams,” “A way I’m preparing for my Pee Yar (freshman, physician classes after assistant) said. “I midterms is that believe this techI’m reading my nique I’m getting syllabus more and into after midterm making sure I’m grades will benup to date with efit me and help my assignments,” me study better Angaziya Malenge and memorize (sophomore, more. sociology) said. “I also plan “I’m getting more on getting my proactive with my work done earlier professors and during the week staying on track so I can have -Angaziya Malenge of things like more time to Sophomore, study. This first seassignments and Sociology mester in college, my grades.” “I’m also meeting with my proI’ve learned how to manage my fessors during their office hours time in an organized manner and a lot more and trying to be more study in a way that beneficial toorganized and in line with future ward my learning and my studies.” work.” Students, especially freshmen Some students, especially should know that midterms do freshmen, use midterms as a not mean a final grade. After this trial-and-error method, meaning week, students will have approxithey see where they stand and mately seven more weeks to conwill compare that to the methods tinue to work hard and bring their they were using prior to complete grades up if they’re not completeassignments and study to see if ly satisfied with where they stand.
“A way I’m preparing for my classes after midterms is that I’m reading my syllabus more and making sure I’m up to date with my assignments.”
Select group of democrats want Chelsea Clinton to take Lowey’s seat CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
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Suburban New York Democrats want the Clinton machine back in Congress. Top officials in the Westchester County Democratic Party were pitching Chelsea Clinton Wednesday on launching a 2020 bid for Rep. Nita Lowey's seat in light of the longtime congresswoman's retirement announcement, according to a party source familiar with the matter. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss closed-door deliberations, cautioned that Clinton hasn't personally expressed interest, but said local party leaders were reaching out to her within hours of Lowey, 82, announcing she won't run for reelection next year. "If you're a Clinton and you need a hook, this is a good one," the source told the New York Daily News, noting that Lowey's 17th congressional district includes Chappaqua, the ritzy Westchester suburb where Chelsea Clinton's prominent parents live.
(TNS) Chelsea Clinton shows as one of the favored candidates to take over Nita Lowey’s seat in Congress.
Reginald Lafayette, the county party's chairman, did not immediately return a request for comment and neither did a spokesman for the Clinton family. Lowey, who serves as the chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee and was first elected to Congress in 1989, unexpectedly announced Wednesday afternoon that she will step down next year. "Thank you to the people of my district for the opportunity
to serve," the 16-term congresswoman said in a statement. "I will continue working as hard as ever – with the same optimism and energy – through the end of this term in Congress." Clinton, 39, has long been rumored to be considering a career in public service. Her mother, Hillary Clinton, served as a U.S. senator for New York for eight years before becoming secretary of state in the Obama administration. Her father,
Bill Clinton, was the 42nd president of the U.S. Three candidates have already announced Democratic bids for Lowey's district, which spans parts of Queens, the Bronx, Westchester and Rockland counties. The congressional hopeful who has created the most buzz so far is Mondaire Jones, a progressive lawyer and activist who served in the Justice Department during the Obama administration. Vying to become the first openly gay African-American member of Congress, Jones rapidly started fundraising after Lowey's retirement announcement. "I want to thank Congresswoman Lowey for her years of extraordinary, inspiring service to the district," Jones tweeted along with a link to his fundraising portal. "I'm looking forward to making my case to every voter in Westchester and Rockland Counties on my plan to bring bold, progressive leadership to Washington." Luz Awilda Moreno Casanova, a nonprofit project coordinator from Yonkers, and Lola Osoria, a Bronx high school teacher, have also announced bids for Lowey's district. News of Lowey's retirement will
likely set wheels into motion for a more centrist candidate to launch a 2020 bid as well, and Clinton would be a clear favorite, should she decide to run. Lowey's district is overwhelmingly blue, setting up ideal circumstances for a high-stakes primary next year. A top ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Lowey hasn't faced a viable Democratic challenger in decades. She won the 2018 midterms with 88 percent of the vote. She leaves behind a historic legacy in Congress that includes being the first woman tapped to lead the powerful House appropriations panel. In her retirement statement, Lowey touted her role in advancing legislation benefiting U.S. interests at home and overseas. "In difficult times, including after Sept. 11 and Superstorm Sandy, I have fought hard in Washington for federal assistance to recover and rebuild," she said, adding she also spearheaded efforts that brought "record funding for women's health and basic education – especially for girls – around the world."
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How to detect, react to false job offers sent through email HEATHER BAIR Culture Editor H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
The IT Support Center at IUP is in full swing with tips on how to stay safe while online, as October is Cyber Security Month. So far this year, it seems that school emails have been getting more phishing and scam emails. When something seems fishy, it can be hard to know what to do, especially when the sender seems to be offering a job opportunity or an easy way to make money. “The best thing to do if you receive a suspicious message is to forward it as an attachment to abuse@iup.edu,” said Amanda Marshall, IT services coordinator. “If you receive one in your personal email, you can report the email to the provider’s abuse department.” Staying safe online can be a challenge, especially with all the information users add to bios on social media. If you witness something online that appears fishy, you can report it to the provider’s abuse department. If a department cannot be found or the situation appears to be criminal activity, it should be reported to the police. The best way to stay safe is to look for signs of a phishing scam. “These can include messages that ask for personal information, messages with a sense of urgency, messages with an attachment you weren’t expecting, messages with a generic greeting and messages with poor grammar or spelling mistakes,” Marshall said. These emails may seem harmless, but they can lead to problems down the road. If you download something, a virus can be attached to them, damaging your device. Also, a hacker can attach a virus to the attachment in an email. When you download the attachment, the hacker can gain access to any and all information you have on your device, including names, numbers, addresses, schedules, even what apps you’re using when you’re using them. “A way to avoid scams is by never clicking on links from users you are not familiar with,”
SOME WAYS TO KNOW THAT AN EMAIL IS A JOB SCAM 1. It asks you to obtain gift cards. 2. It does not indicate a company name. 3. It does not give employer contact information. 4. It offers to pay a large amount for almost no work. 5. It offers you a job without interacting with you. 6. It asks you to pay an application fee. 7. It asks you to give your credit card or bank account numbers. 8. It sends you an unexpectedly large check and asks for a smaller amount back.
Marshall said. “Another way is to never give out usernames, passwords or any other sensitive information over the phone or email.” The IT Support Center will never ask for sensitive information over email or phone. If someone does, it is usually a good sign that they are not who they say they are. There are also emails that can mask as “job scam emails.”
These are emails that say you would be perfect for their job and it sounds like a great job opportunity, but most of the time, it is a scam. While some scam emails can be hard to determine, it is easy to stay safe while online. You can follow the IT Support Center on Twitter at @IUPITSupport to stay up to date on alerts about phishing scams and emails in your school account.
(TNS) Former NRA president Oliver North will have to find other payment methods for his legal actions after a judge ruled that the NRA will not be forced to pay them.
NRA will not have to pay North’s legal bills ERIK LARSON
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The National Rifle Association won't have to pay Oliver North's legal bills, a New York judge ruled, after North was ousted as its president amid allegations of financial malfeasance and an attempted leadership coup. Justice Joel Cohen said Thursday that the gun rights group isn't required under its internal rules or state bylaws to indemnify North for expenses he's incurring as a witness in legal matters triggered by the infighting, including a probe of the NRA's nonprofit status by New York's attorney general. The turmoil began when North alleged that Wayne LaPierre, the organization's longtime leader and public face, used the NRA to enrich himself, an accusation LaPierre denied. North was accused of trying to overthrow him. Ruling from the bench, Cohen said the case boiled down to the meaning of a 93-word sentence in the NRA's bylaws and didn't hinge on allegations between the parties, including the group's claim that North acted in bad faith when he began looking into alleged wrongdoing at the organization. "No sentence should be 93 words long, but once you wade through it, the meaning is clear," Cohen said. "Colonel North's reading would require something close to a blank check, and that's just not what the bylaw says." North's lawyer, Alexander S. Zolan, declined to comment as
he left the courtroom. William A. Brewer, a lawyer for the NRA, said in an emailed statement that Thursday's ruling is a "resounding win" for the NRA in its dispute with North. He said North's push to be reimbursed was "a misguided attempt to deflect from the cold reality: he played a central role in a corrupt scheme that actually caused many of the issues for which he sought indemnification." In its suit against North, the NRA claimed he plotted with its former ad agency, Ackerman McQueen, to smear LaPierre by leaking details of his spending. North and Ackerman deny the claims. North countersued. During the hearing, Zolan disputed the NRA's claim that North had acted in bad faith and accused the organization of retaliating against its former president for discovering potential financial misconduct. "So what did Mr. North do?" Zolan said to the judge. "He started asking questions. He was doing his duty. He sought an independent audit, he wrote a memorandum of his concerns to counsel. He formed a crisis management committee. What was Mr. LaPierre's and the NRA's response? Mr. LaPierre told Mr. North to 'stay in his lane.'" North was deposed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a gun control advocate, as part of her investigation of the NRA. The organization lost an earlier lawsuit it filed to let its attorneys participate in the deposition. James has also sued to enforce subpoenas of Ackerman McQueen. The NRA has sued Ackerman over billing.
Opinion (TNS) U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shook hands during a meeting Sept. 25 in New York.
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spend more time on the issue. The party should focus on picking their presidential candidate instead of focusing all the attention on someone there for one more year, pending he loses the election. The party is running out of time to pick. Do the Democrats want to have Vice President Mike Pence as their president? I do not believe they do. People have said that the vice president is worse than Trump. Now from the Republican side of things, this is a situation where they could get everything together. President Trump will be the candidate, and he must act like he was during the 2016 election. People might say that is crazy, but it worked once and will work again. There are states that are strictly Republican. What the party needs to do is win two or three battleground states, I’m talking about you, Florida and Pennsylvania. The main goals still hold true for the party. The top thing is to abolish Obamacare. The other thing is still going to be the border problem. It is easier to talk about what the Democrats need to do than the Republicans. The election is
looking like 2016. The Democrats do not know their runner, and it is a question mark. Even if they go through the process of impeachment, the Democrats need two-thirds of the vote. The chances of them getting twothirds is unlikely. You could take a vote right now and still get at most 60 percent to say impeach. The Democratic party needs to put their foot down on Trump for his actions, but it is far too late to worry about it. At the end of the day, where did this get you? The investigation will take at least two or three months. Let’s just say hypothetically you do impeach the president, you leave new President Pence in for at most 10 months. The main thing right now is for the Democrats to focus all attention on the 2020 election. They need to pick the candidate they believe will take more states than President Trump. After all, you could win by a million votes, but it is turning those states blue that makes the difference.
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President Donald Trump has certainly made his name known and remembered in the text books of history. Unfortunately for him, it will be because of the wrong reasons. The president is in hot water now for his conversations with foreign leaders. The main on being with the President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. Many Democrats have wanted President Trump’s head, metaphorically speaking, from the beginning. With the new issues brought up in the past few weeks, talks about impeachment are at a high. What should the Democrats do? The answer is nothing. They should just let him dig his own hole. I will not bring any political views into this decision, I will talk about it from each side. It would not be right to explain one side and not the other. From the Democrats’ point of view first, there is no reason at this point to impeach this late on. There are several reasons why it is a waste. Why should they spend taxpayer dollars to investigate anymore? The government has spent millions investigating the president. There is also no reason to
(Chandler Bouton) Ellen DeGeneres was rightly criticized for yucking it up with former president and eternal war criminal George W. Bush. She responded by saying he’s just a friend who she has disagreements with. Normally though, having a friend who you have disagreements with is normally because your friend doesn’t salt their pasta water for some reason. Not when your friend started two illegal imperialist wars and is responsible for the deaths of more than 150,000 civilians.
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Each year, the IUP Office of Housing, Residential Living and Dining (OHRLD) hosts the Best Dressed Room Contest. Last year’s winners were Katherine Tonelli, who won “Best Overall,” Maddie Space, who won “Most Organized,” and Kaitlin Mitchell, who won “Most Creative.” The prize for best overall is $75 flex dollars and a $25 Co-op gift card. For most creative, it is $25 flex and a $25 Co-op gift card, along with the best man cave, she shed and fandom room. This year’s winners names have yet to be released, but pictures of the winning entries are posted
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in an IUP Office of Housing, Residential Living and Dining Facebook post on Oct. 3. Residents who were interested in the contest sent pictures of their room to Student Affairs assistant director of communications, Caitlin Aiello. They also included their names and which residence hall they were living in. This contest is a way for students to show off their unique styles and creativity within their personal rooms. Students could submit up to four photos of their rooms. In shared-room situations, each individual roommate had to agree to enter the contest. Students who work under OHRLD were not able to win prizes. Winners are determined by an online voting forum through
OHRLD’s Facebook page (@IUPOHRLD). Last year, voting was open for a span of two days. Voting is not limited to IUP residents and students only. It is public, so friends and family can also vote. The resident with the most liked rooms moves on to being voted by the panel, and it determines the Best Dressed Room winners. A lot of students like that the contest gives people a way to show their designing and styling abilities. “My room is really neat, but it’s really boring because I don’t have much decoration” Gavin Matherly (freshman, criminology) said. “I think this contest gives people a reason to make their rooms nice. “This contest is interesting for
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people who are really interested in interior design or decorating. I like decoration stuff, but I’m just not really creative.” Students also like this contest because it gives an opportunity to show an individual’s personal style and creativity through their room. “I think it’s a good way to get residents involved,” Dani Wade (senior, accounting) said. “As an RA, I think it gives residents the opportunity to be creative and personal in a space that they can call theirs. “Every dorm is unique, since every person is unique. It’s interesting to see how people decorate their rooms to make it feel more like home and personalized.” Some students find it’s neat to look at other people’s dorms
and view the way they decorated their rooms. “I was never really into decorating my dorm whenever I lived in the residence halls,” Brighton Plauger (senior, management of information systems) said.“But I think making your dorm a space to call yours, especially if you’re into decorating or are a creative person is a cool thing to show off.” “I think it’s cool to see a person’s room and get a specific vibe from it. Some students have plants in their dorms, which make their rooms seem nature-friendly and calm. Others have a lot of pictures of family and friends, which makes the room seem very warm and together.” Winning rooms can be viewed on the OHRLD Facebook page.
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(Facebook) Northern Suites offered a slime event to help students deal with stress.
Northern Suites spooky slime kicks off Halloween season in the halls ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion. Northern Suites hosted a Halloween slime party Wednesday in the first-floor lobby area. The RAs in Northern Suites thought it’d be fun and interesting to have a slime-making activity because it is the natural sciences and mathematics residence hall. The act of slime-making is more on the science side, since, slime isn’t a solid or a liquid. Seven RA’s of Northern Suites were there greeting students as they walked into the building and welcomed them to participate in the activity. Every Wednesday, Northern Suites and the Living Learning Communities (LLC) host fun activities and events in the residence hall. Last month, they hosted a Dippin’ Dots party in which residents were able to make their own Dippin’ Dots using liquid nitrogen. The event was a huge success. The create-your-own spooky slime event was meant for residents to stop by, interact with their RAs and have fun making and playing with slime.
“The program helps the residents get to know their RA’s and build a sense of a community,” Shane Stafford (junior, biology pre-vet), Northern Suites RA said. “We were trying to get that out of this event and also have fun making slime.This event and the slime are Halloween-themed, and there’s different glitter and colors that represent Halloween.” The event also was also intended to de-stress residents for a moment with their busy academic and college lives. “It’s midterm season, so everyone is pretty stressed out, and slime is a sort of de-stress,” Breanna McGhee (junior, biology and chemistry), Northern Suites RA said. “We put together this event to try to help our residents de-stress, because a lot of our residents are freshmen who are experiencing college for the first time.” Residents were interested in the event because of the creative advertising around the building. “I saw a poster on my floor,” Ariana Velez (freshman, psychology) said. “This event caught my attention because it looked like so much fun.” A lot of residents stopped by to have their chance at making spooky slime.
“I like slime and I’m really creative,” Elizabeth Ebert (freshman, communications media) said. “My friend and I read the posters when we were here earlier, and it’s a fun activity.” The RAs like events like these because it brings them together with their residents and allows everyone to take a quick break from college and engage in creative activities. “I think these kinds of events make a community,” Emine Boz (senior, communications media) , Northern Suites RA, said. “It brings people together, and it gives RAs a chance to interact with residents who aren’t on our floors. “It gives people a chance to stop studying and interact with other people and enjoy a fun activity.” Residents were able to take home their spooky slime creations. The next event is a pancake fundraiser, like Putt and Delaney’s event the week prior. “We are having a pancake event next week where residents can text a number, and they can order pancakes, and we deliver it up to their rooms,” Abbi Ward (sophomore, sociology), Northern Suites RA, said. “It will be next Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 9 pm until 12 am.”
Margarita Monday (10 p.m. until midnight) $2 margaritas, $3 Orange Crushes, $5 Captain buckets and 50 percent off all beer, wine and shots. Twisted Tuesdays (10 p.m. until midnight) No cover, $2 buckets and Miller Lights, $2 well pitchers, $5 Captain pitchers, $3 orange crushes and 50 percent off all beer, wine and shots. White Claw Wednesday: all day $2.50 White Claws, 10 p.m. until midnight: $2.50 Long Islands, $3 orange crushes, $5 Captain buckets and 50 percent off all beer and shots. Friday Trivia Night: all day $5 Captain buckets; 10 p.m. until midnight: $2.50 Long Islands, $3 orange crushes and 50 percent off all beer, mixed drinks and shots Twisted Thursday: all day $2 Yuengling; 10 p.m. until midnight: $2 liquor pitchers, $3 orange crushes, $5 Captain buckets and 50 percent off all beer, wine and shots. Sunday Funday: all day $3 Bloody Mary’s; 10 p.m. until midnight: 50 percent off all drinks, $3 orange crushes and $5 Captain pitchers.
Wolfies: Tuesdays, 9 p.m. until midnight: 50-cent wells, $1 shots and $2 buckets. Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m. until midnight: $1 drinks, shots and Long Islands.
HB Culpeppers: $5 drink of the week varies. Monday, 10 p.m. until midnight: $1 Long Islands and $2.50 White Claws Tuesday, starting at 4 p.m.: $5 20-ounce margaritas.
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Friday, from 10 p.m. until midnight: $1 Long Islands, $2.50 White Claws and 50 percent all alcohol. All day Saturday: $2.50 42-ounce Yuengling drafts all day.
The Coney: Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. until midnight: $5 domestic pitchers, $3 Captain and cokes, $2 electric lemonades, $1.50 Long Islands, $1 well drinks, $2 Fireball shots, $1 pink starbursts, $1 green teas and $1 purple Gatorade.
Boomerangs: Tuesdays, 10 p.m. until midnight: 50-cent wells, $2 IC Light and Iron City pounders, $2 well buckets, $3 flavored buckets and $3 White Claws. Wednesdays, 10 p.m. until midnight: $1 wells, $1.50 IC Light and Iron City drafts and $3 White Claws. Thursdays, 10 p.m. until midnight: $.50 wells, $1.50 IC Lights and Iron City drafts, $4 Yuengling pitchers, $2.50 White Claws, $2 well buckets and $3 flavored buckets. Fridays, 10 p.m. until midnight: $1.50 domestic drafts and $2 youcall-its (some exclusions). Saturdays, 10 p.m. until midnight: $1 wells, $3 Yuengling 24 ounce drafts, $1.50 Jim Beam and flavors.
Brunzies: Every day from 9 p.m. until 11 p.m.: 50 percent off all well drinks and draft beers.
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(Facebook) Ruby Rose stars as the CW’s Batwoman
(Facebook) Joaquin Phonnix stars as Gotham’s new Joker
‘Joker’ returns to Gotham on the big screen
HALEY BROWN Staff Writer H.Brown@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion and spoilers. “Joker” was released Oct. 4 and was an incredibly impressive and interesting film. The main character, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), works as a clown briefly in the struggling city of Gotham and visits a social worker for medication and counseling for mental health issues, including a condition that causes him to laugh in an uncontrollable way. This is an actual condition called pathological laughter. Arthur doesn’t know who his father really is but finds a father-figure in his idol and favorite late-night talk show host/ comedian, Murray Franklin. Later in the film, Arthur’s hero features a short video clip of Arthur’s cringey comedy routine on his show and makes fun of him, which further endangers Arthur’s already-fragile mental health. After Arthur is fired because of an incident in a children’s hospital with a gun given to him for protection by a coworker, he rides the subway home and is confronted by a group of three Wall Street businessmen who first harass a woman on the train and then begin to
harass Arthur when he has an attack of pathological laughter. Arthur ends up murdering the three men with the handgun and then flees to a subway bathroom to calm himself down. He performs an eerie slow-motion dance that seems to reflect Murray’s opening bow on his TV show. Arthur lives with his elderly mother who frequently writes to politician Thomas Wayne, who, as Arthur reads in one of his mother’s letters, is his supposed father. He eventually looks into his mother’s mental health history at Arkham State Hospital and finds out that he is adopted, to which he responds murderously, yet again, and is finally pushed to his mental health breaking point, succumbing to the ever-threatening alter-ego of the Joker. Arthur ends the action of the movie by murdering his idol on live television, getting involved in a car accident that frees him from a police car and smearing his own blood across his face while surrounded by the roaring applause of his anarchist audience, the city’s beaten-down residents, in a glorious rain of praise for his bloody actions and for beginning Gotham’s’ revolution. He paints on a smile stretching up to the apples of his cheeks to fully transform himself into the iconic, bloody, permanently-smiling villain we all fear (and love). The final scene involves Arthur
sitting in a mental asylum, presumably for the criminally insane, speaking to a psychologist. He chuckles, and she asks him what the joke is to which he replies sinisterly, “You wouldn’t get it.” The movie ends with Arthur dancing down the white hallways of the asylum leaving bloody footprints behind him, implying that he must have butchered that poor psychologist. This movie was a cinematic masterpiece, and there is much to unwind in its long list of references to films, such as Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times,” “The Old Soft Shoe,” “Network” and even is theorized to have been inspired at points by the work of a famous French mime, Marcel Marceau, who performs an act titled “The Mask Maker.” The acting is truly incredible, and Joaquin Phoenix admits that he went through rigorous character work to get in the correct frame of mine to represent this classic villain. He lost a staggering 50 pounds and even went so far as to study psychological patients who suffered from the same pathological laughter affliction that his character does. This movie was gorgeous and interesting and pushes the boundaries of dark and uncomfortable while fascinating audiences all the while, on an entirely new level.
‘Batwoman’ receives mixed reviews JEREMY STOUT
Staff Writer J.W.Stout2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion. The straights are at it again. Review bombing sites like Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB, because they can’t stand the idea of a lesbian superhero having her own show. “Batwoman” made its debut on the CW on Sunday, and while the show is a standard-issue CW superhero show, it hardly deserves the self-righteous anger it’s getting online. That fury should be reserved for something truly awful like “Joker,” which plays like the dumbest frat bro attempting to explain “Taxi Driver.” Instead, “Batwoman” is in a word…fine. The idea that anyone is angered by this show is baffling, but hateful men with small d**k energy can never feel secure enough in the middling masculinity and must instead take their frustrations out by yelling into the “Incel” void of Reddit. Back to “Batwoman” though. It follows the adventures of Batman’s cousin Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) as she comes to take the mantle of her famous cousin, who mysteriously van-
ished three years ago from Gotham City. Everything about this show from the setup to the villain, Alice (Rachel Skarsten), is just OK. It’s unoriginal sure, but fine, and the addition of a queer lead makes the blandness a little easier to swallow. The CW has increasingly become the Randy Orton of superhero fiction. It’s a baseline, you know? When you look at Randy Orton, your only response is “Yes, that’s certainly a pro-wrestler.” It’s standardissue. Functional, but uninteresting. That’s the CW. You watch any of the shows in the “Arrowverse” (such a stupid name) and just get overcome by a malaise of disinterest. The CW has found its niche as the CBS for 20-somethings. The geriatrics get “NCIS” and we get the “Arrowverse.” It’s there, and some people find that comforting. That’s OK. I’m glad these boring shows exist for people to stare into the void and forget about the bullsh*t in the real world. Sometimes you need that. Sometimes you just want something “nice.” “Batwoman” and the rest of the CWs superhero lineup is there for you when you need to forget. It’s a cozy, yet boring, blanket on a cloudy day.
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(Facebook) Boy & Bear is a five-man indie-folk band from Australia
New indie album reminds listeners to ‘focus on good’ LEVI DONALDSON
Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion. Boy & Bear is a five-man indie-folk band from Australia. They took a hiatus that spanned several years due to the chronic health condition of lead vocalist David Hosking. The band members continued writing music during this time in hopes that Dave’s health would return enough to record and tour. The band finally released its fourth studio album, “Suck On Light,” as well as a 15-minute-long documentary on YouTube. The documentary details the very odd health condition Hosking has and the somewhat strange solution to it that he has to now live with. However, despite these hardships, the members have only grown closer with one another and describe themselves as a family. The album itself has some interesting themes and is sonically very nice. It doesn’t stand out from the get-go but has a pleasant atmosphere that they use to talk about some interesting ideas. This album in particular tackles some darker themes, somewhat due to the hardship faced by members of the group. The first song on the album is “Work Of Art,” a slow track carried by the fragmented instrumentation and the vocals at the beginning before ramping up into a fuller and grander track. It’s a good start and a love song that explores personal flaws and the importance of the subject of his affection. Most of the band vocally contributes, and it’s apparent and a positive on this song. This leads into the second and titular track “Suck On Light.” The song is a very sunny-sound-
ing song that stresses the upward motion the band made by even recording this album. The personal significance is clear, and the theme of this song is moving through hardships. The concept of “sucking on light” is a poetic way of saying to focus on good. The lyricism on this album isn’t incredibly ambitious or complex, but to its merit, the messages are positive and personal. The third song on this album, “Bird of Paradise,” is probably my favorite. The vocal performance is laid back and deeper while the instrumentation gives it a calm energy. The message of “Bird of Paradise” is a peaceful allusion to faith and being restored. The most interesting track on the record is probably “Bad People,” a song that explores what causes people to do harsh things and be considered “bad.” The lyrics talk about pain and how hurt people carry that and give it to other people, causing them to do bad things. It almost gives mercy to bad people and understands the hurt behind the actions. The chorus says repeatedly “It could have been you or I.” I find the understanding and humble narrative to be a standout on the album. The song “Rocking Horse” is another interesting track from the album that takes a more cosmic perspective. The landscape is vast and universal and about the search for peace in an almost abstract lens. This song is somewhat too long though and gets stale, which hurts its replay value. Ultimately, this album is good, but not great. It is never weak but doesn’t do enough to stand out on the large landscape of music. I think I will revisit a few songs from this album, and I enjoyed putting it on as a calming soundtrack for background noise.
(Facebook) Netflix original “Big Mouth” premiered season 3 on Oct. 4
‘Big Mouth’ season 3 continues to push boundaries HALEY BROWN Staff Writer H.Brown@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion. “Big Mouth” season 3 starts off strong with a musical number about the ridiculous pressures of Valentine’s Day and how miserable it makes every participant, whether single or in a relationship. A big part of the season involves musical numbers. Frequent watchers of this show should already be familiar with “Big Mouth’s” propensity for cheeky over-the-top musical numbers, but there are nearly more songs than you can count in this season. In the very first episode, there are two musical numbers right off the bat. Some of the songs in this season include the “Spectrum of Sexuality,” how “Anything Goes in Florida,” the musical production of “Disclosure” and the struggles of not feeling well-liked in middle school in the song “Why Does Nobody (Get How Great I Am?),” a duet performed by the characters Nick and Jessi. One of the best parts of this season is that they managed to find multiple different roles for Coach Steve to keep him in the show. In every episode, Coach Steve had a new job and seemed to pop up everywhere. They even put together a hilarious episode in which Coach Steve receives a makeover modeled after the show
“Queer Eye,” and the episode features the actual voices of the Fab Five for their characters, which also looked exactly like them. “Big Mouth” season 3 includes plenty of new material including sexism, female empowerment through protest, Duke Ellington’s backstory, incest, sexual self-discovery, the hierarchy of middle school and the addiction younger people develop for their phones. The show introduced two new mythical hormone characters. The first debuts in the episode about Florida and haunts Andrew’s mother for a short time. This new character is the self-proclaimed “Menopause Banshee.” Another new hormone monstress is introduced as Missy’s mentor later in the season and causes a host of sudden, unexpected and out-of-character changes to Missy’s already tumultuous personality. The character development award goes to Jay Bilzerian, who struggles with his sexual identity and eventually comes out as bisexual in the episode in which a new student joins their class who introduces herself as a pansexual and confuses and excites the entire student body. Jay stops having sexual relations with his male couch cushion and pillow and begins questioning how he feels about his actual fellow humans. The second most obvious character development involves Missy, who has some serious emotional issues
throughout this season. She seems to be an absolute mess and only seems to start growing into her own personality when she participates in the school musical as a sexually empowered woman. In the final episode, in which the whole school sports super powers, Missy has the power of weather/storms and electricity. This seems to be a nod to her insecurities about her sexuality and her lack of control when it comes to her emotions. Andrew also seems to be one of the characters who is seriously struggling in this season. He turns into a little bit of a psychopath and has an incident with Lars at Lola’s Valentine’s Day party after a bout of toxic masculinity and jealousy surrounding his feelings for Missy. This incident clearly affects him mentally and emotionally throughout this season. Andrew’s maturity is evidently developing when he has a serious conversation with Nick at the end of the season about their friendship and attempts to avoid more toxicity in his life. This show always manages to push the boundaries of appropriate TV etiquette, while calling to mind the trials and tribulations of childhood, societal expectations and pressures on the younger generations and how difficult puberty was for us all. This show keeps up the vibe of comedy while highlighting the hilarious issues we all faced as kids while finding new ways to make us all cringe and simultaneously crack up.
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‘The Addams Family’ reboot maintains spooky charm, doesn’t break mold KATIE WALSH TNS
The enduring appeal of “The Addams Family” is quite impressive. With only four notes and a couple of snaps, plus a classic black dress, one can instantly evoke the classic American Gothic clan, who are creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. Since Morticia’s 1938 debut on the pages of The New Yorker, in a cartoon drawn by Charles Addams, the unusual family has been iconic in every possible format: a 1960s TV series (thanks to that catchy theme song by Vic Mizzy), two animated series, two wildly popular 1990s feature films, a Broadway musical, video games and now, an animated feature directed by “Sausage Party” helmers Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon, written by Matt Lieberman, Pamela Pettler and Erica Rivinoja. Former New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff said in a 2010 interview that Addams’ work “delighted in turning upside down our assumptions about normality and its relationship to good and evil.” That is the underlying thesis of this “The Addams Family,” which isn’t a new take so much as a deeply faithful rendering of Addams’ cartoons, in style and content. The animated figures hew closely to Addams’ cartoons, imparted in the dry, deadpan, punny wordplay integral to the Addams appeal, upending the idea of what normal looks like. This is all par for the Addams course, so what new territory can be wrought here? There are some supernatural liberties that can be taken, for sure, in this computer animated format, but the core beliefs are in place. The Addams might look, talk and act darker and weirder than most, but what makes them the weirdest is they’re a loving, tightknit family (with both parents alive, it should be noted). Oscar Isaac’s Gomez is smitten with his wasp-waisted wife, Morticia (Charlize Theron), and both are invested for their children, Wednesday (Chloe Grace Moretz) and Pugsley (Finn Wolfhard), and their extended families.
(TNS) Mindy Kaling said the TV Academy tried to strip her of her producer credit on “The Office.” Kaling was the only woman and person of color in the writer’s room for the show.
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Kaling says academy tried stripping her producer credit CHRISTI CARRAS Los Angeles Times TNS
(TNS) Charlize Theron and Oscar Isaac voice Morticia and Gomez in the new “The Addams Family.”
There are some good gags about Wednesday’s unique methods of rebellion, and Nick Kroll brings an inspired vocal performance to Uncle Fester. But the real inventiveness of the film lies in its villain, a perfectly perky home and garden TV host, Margaux (Allison Janney), who has set her sights (and profit margins) on gentrifying the Addams’ neck of New Jersey. She’s built a new suburban development called “Assimilation” in the foothills underneath the Addams’ abandoned insane asylum-turned-mansion and intends to sell all the homes while achieving massive TV ratings success. With her blonde bouffant, Margaux is somewhat of a riff on Joan Cusack’s psychotic interloper Debbie, the villain from “Addams Family Values.” But
Margaux is hilariously topical, as she whips up a frenzied pastel mob wielding digital torches on the internet forum Neighborhood Peeps. The question comes down to: Just who is normal anyway? No one, really, and that’s always been the appeal of “The Addams Family” over its many decades, allowing an outlet for our collective dark side and finding the humor in all things macabre. The appeal of this “The Addams Family,” which doesn’t break the mold, is simply to spend some more time in this gently spooky world, which is a gateway for budding creepsters and goths. It’s refreshing that it doesn’t try to overreach the limitations of its story, but it’s so slight, it merely whets the appetite for more Addams fare, rather than providing anything truly satisfying.
It’s impossible to separate “The Office” from the work of Mindy Kaling. But according to the small-screen Renaissance woman, the Television Academy once tried to do just that. Kaling, who was an actress, executive producer, director and writer during the NBC workplace comedy’s nine-season run, told Elle magazine that the organization in charge of the Emmy Awards attempted early in her time on the show to drop her from the producers list. Such a move would have rendered her ineligible to accept a potential comedy series win for the nominated program. According to the 40-year-old “Late Night” mastermind, the academy justified its decision at the time by saying there were too many creatives in the credits. Kaling, the only woman of color on the team, said she was forced to go to extreme lengths to prove her value. “They made me, not any of the other producers, fill out a whole form and write an essay about all my contributions as a writer and a producer,” Kaling told Elle. “I had to get letters from all the other male, white producers saying that I had contributed, when my actual record stood for itself.” The Television Academy, however, said Wednesday that the move wasn’t personal. “No one person was singled out,” an academy spokesman
said in a statement to The Times. “There was an increasing concern years ago regarding the number of performers and writers seeking producer credits. At the time the Producers Guild worked with the Television Academy to correctly vet producer eligibility.” “Every performer producer and writer producer was asked to justify their producer credits,” the spokesman added. That justification is no longer required, he said, though the academy continues to vet consulting-producer credits with the PGA to make sure everyone is functioning in the role as a producer. Kaling’s name did ultimately appear on the list, though the sitcom didn’t win that year. Between 2007 and 2011, the “Four Weddings and a Funeral” creator shared five consecutive comedy-series nominations as a producer for “The Office.” Recruited by NBC at 24, she was the sole woman and person of color in the show’s writers’ room. “In this country, American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate,” Kaling told Elle. “It really doesn’t matter how much money I have ... I’m treated badly with enough regularity that it keeps me humble.” Kaling’s assertions appeared in the magazine’s November issue honoring its 2019 Women in Hollywood. Other honorees are Zendaya, Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Waithe, Melina Matsoukas, Jodie Turner-Smith and Dolly Parton.
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(IUP and Slippery Rock Athletics) Duane Brown (No. 21, left) and the IUP Crimson Hawks will face Roland Rivers (right) and Slippery Rock on Saturday.
Hawks meet Rock in top-25 rivalry matchup JEFF HART
Staff Writer J.R.Hart2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
The No. 16 IUP Crimson Hawks football team faces its toughest challenge of the season Saturday, as long time rival No. 9 Slippery Rock hosts the Crimson Hawks in what is sure to be a battle of wills. Both teams come into this matchup with an impressive combined 10–0 record this season. Slippery Rock is coming off a dominating 45–14 win in Erie against Mercyhurst. The Rock had a prolific rush defense as they did
not allow Mercyhurst the opportunity to get their run game going by limiting them to -12 rushing yards. This squad is led by quarterback Roland Rivers, who leads his squad in both passing and rushing. Rivers has thrown for 23 touchdowns this season and has shown that he is one of the best Division II has to offer. IUP comes into this matchup flying high after a solid 17-6 win over California (Pa.) in the Coal Bowl. The Crimson Hawks played one of their best defensive performances this season as they held one of the PSAC’s best to fewer than 10 points
and only 95 passing yards. This Crimson Hawk offense has been prolific throughout this season and Duane Brown (junior, sport administration) has been a major contributor to this squad. Brown was named an IUP athlete of the week after putting up two touchdowns against the Vulcans last week. Brown has put himself in the mix as arguably one of the best wideouts in Division II and will likely see a lot of defensive attention Saturday. This is the third time in the last four seasons that both squads will face each other ranked in the top
25. In recent history, The Rock has had the edge over IUP, with Slippery Rock winning six of the last ten meetings between the two teams. IUP’s last win against The Rock came in 2017. Last season the Hawks missed their chance at making the playoffs, in no short part to Cal U and Slippery Rock, which forced two out of IUP’s three losses last year. The 2019 IUP squad will be looking to make a statement. The players have been looking forward to this game and are ready for it. Quinton Maxwell (senior, business) looked ahead to this back-
to-back stretch of important games before the season. “Back to back rivalry games on the road are going to be tough,” Maxwell said. This squad knows how strong of a program the Rock has, and they have been mentally preparing for this matchup all season. This has potential to be a matchup of the matchup of the two squads that will make the PSAC championship. This is more than just a game for these teams. This is about pride; a battle between two of the top Division II teams that could be unforgettable.
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Look toward Miller Stadium to fix Steelers’ QB woes JAKE TAYLOR
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What it do, what it does, what it did and what the hell is happening in the NFL? For starters, we have seen nine major quarterback changes since Week 1. It is impossible to decide who has the better story. Could it be all the hype around “Minshew Magic” down in Jacksonville or the new era in New York with “Danny Dimes?” Not to mention Super–Man Cam found his kryptonite and it comes in the form of a 6-foot-2, 210-pound 23-year-old from Arizona named Kyle Allen. Although, Allen has had all his help come from the early MVP, Christian McCaffrey. Hell, Hall of Fame-hopeful An-
(TNS) Is Devlin Hodges enough to keep the Steelers afloat at quarterback?
drew Luck retired two weeks before the season, and they’re still in playoff contention with Jacoby
“Jabroni” Brissett. I could go on and on about these inexperienced quarterbacks. Safe to say, most of
these teams are feeling comfortable with their young guns. However, there is one team that doesn’t: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Head coach Mike Tomlin is sitting in the hot seat, but there is no need to fear, Hot Take Jake is here to save the day. Listen up, Tomlin, sit down, shut up and drink a beer. Sign Quinton Maxwell from the IUP Crimson Hawks. Who wouldn’t want a quarterback standing at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds? An absolute unit on the field with an Apollo 11 rocket of an arm. With 13 passing touchdowns, two rushing and an undefeated record, this kid is showing no signs of slowing down. The sky’s the limit for this Hawk, so why would you pass him up? Devlin Hodges may be a world champion duck caller, but Quinton Maxwell is a Crimson freakin’ Hawk.
One of the best Division II schools in the nation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania breeds athletes. If Julian Edelman can win Super Bowl MVP coming from a “Where’s Waldo” school called Kent State, anything is possible. A QB with more than 1,200 yards and a 65 completion percentage is something Tomlin needs. The passing offense in Pittsburgh sitting at 24th in the NFL can use major improvement. Maxwell himself already has six more touchdowns than Roethlisberger, Rudolph and Hodges combined. I know JuJu Smith-Schuster has the Indiana ties; I mean, he did just party with us last week. Sayonara, Big Ben and AB. Say hello to the new 412 connection, Quinton and JuJu. Print the t-shirts, put it on a Terrible Towel, make the playoffs.
Soccer sitting pretty at season’s halfway mark ELLIOT HICKS
Sports Editor E.Hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39
IUP soccer is working toward another winning streak following its second consecutive win, defeating Clarion on the road 2–0. Mahogany Willis (sophomore, communications media) was the first to score for the Crimson Hawks less than a minute into the second half. Alayna Ryan (freshman, criminology) put up an insurance goal in the 74th minute. Both Willis and Ryan have scored in consecutive games for IUP, with Willis adding to her PSAC-leading goals total, which now stands at 11. Willis is tied for seventh in all of Division II in goals scored, three goals behind the leader. Both teams accrued 12 shots, with five of IUP’s and two of Clarion’s being shots on goal. That made it a pretty simple night for Crimson Hawks goaltender Madeline Smakulski (junior, communications media) as she had to make only two saves.
(IUP Athletics) Mahogany Willis (sophomore, communications media) has scored 11 of IUP’s 15 goals in 2019.
At the halfway point of the season, IUP’s record generally lines up with its statistics. The Crimson Hawks have scored 15 goals during the season and have given up 12; that stretches out to an average of 1.67 goals per game for IUP and
1.33 for its opponents. The Crimson Hawks have given up more shots than they’ve taken (127 to 117) but have made up for it in saves, leading opponents 67 to 65. Willis has scored the majority
of IUP’s goals, with Ryan’s pair of goals placing her in second. Samantha Joyce (freshman, nursing) and Makenzie Witzel (junior, chemistry) are the only other IUP goalscorers in 2019. The only player without a goal but having
multiple assists is Mya Hilliard (senior, developmental studies). Smakulski has done the lion’s share of the goalkeeping thus far, putting up an .848 save percentage and accruing a 1.38 goals against average. The team’s scoring issues haven’t phased the goalkeeper, and she has a positive outlook heading into the second half of the season. “I am confident in our offense, because we have multiple great players up top and have been working on our transitions forward as well as our shooting,” Smakulski said. “We have such an amazing group of girls, and our bond makes us better on and off of the field.” IUP currently is tied with Seton Hill for the fourth and final postseason spot in the standings at 5–4. The Crimson Hawks are an impressive 4–1 at home, but 1–3 on the road. The team’s next matchup comes Saturday at California (Pa.) with IUP playing four of its next five games following that one at home starting next week.
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Field hockey looking to rebound after rough patch JEFF HART
Staff Writer J.R.Hart2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
The IUP Crimson Hawks field hockey team is coming off a crushing 3–0 loss to Mansfield on Tuesday. The Hawks couldn’t quite get their offense going and were outshot on goal 7–1 by Mansfield. Mansfield is a powerhouse program that has dominated the competition this year with an 8–3 record against their opponents. Tuesday’s win came in no short part to Mansfield’s Marissa Lots, who scored all of Mansfield’s goals. After the game, defender Emily Opshinsky (freshman, criminology) addressed their offensive struggles against the Mounties. “I think offensively we couldn’t get any of our corners off, and our fist touch was really off. This really affected the tone of the game.” This was the latest loss in a string of tough games for IUP. The Hawks have played two consecutive opponents with at least eight wins on
(IUP Athletics) The IUP field hockey team lost to Mansfield 3–0 on Tuesday.
the season. In their loss against No. 1-ranked Millersville, the Hawks displayed moments of brilliance defensively and held the Marauders to only one goal. “To prepare for Millersville, we worked on tactical skills that
would be efficient in beating their defense,” Camen Weber (senior, speech and language pathology) said. “Their defense is very compact and puts a lot of pressure on us while transitioning on offense. Overall, we knew it would be a
good matchup.” The Hawks have had moments when they looked stout against tough competition this season. They took down No. 9 Bloomsburg early in the season and limited the No. 1 team in the country to only
one goal. This squad is truly talented, and it has shown at times during the season; however, the Hawks can’t seem to put everything together as they have dropped six out of their last seven matchups. Recovering from their recent struggles is undoubtedly important to the entire team, Opshinsky said. “We took time to re-evaluate where we went wrong the past few games and collectively decided that we don’t want our season to end earlier than it should,” Opshinsky said. “These upcoming games, we are really going to focus on communicating, having hard accurate passes and just having each other’s backs and working together on the field.” The Hawks’ next matchup is against Bloomsburg on Saturday. IUP will look to take advantage of a struggling Huskies squad that has faced many challenges. This squad has taken time to reflect and are looking to take back their season.
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Start, Sit & Some Pittsburgh Rap Legends SETH WOOLCOCK
Sponsorship Coordinator S.M.Woolcock@iup.edu @DFF_SethW
You ever feel stuck? The kind of stuck where you spend more than an hour just looking up at the ceiling for a topic to write your freakin’ fantasy football column stuck? You try just about everything to pull inspiration from, but still… nothing. And then, just when you’re about to throw in the towel, you hear something, and it comes to you. For me, all I needed to hear in that momentarily lapse of inspiration was some music from my two all-time favorite rappers. Wiz Khalifa and the late, great Mac Miller – both hailing from the city of Pittsburgh. It’s hard to explain exactly what it is. Wiz’s laugh? Mac’s charisma? Or the relatable stories they tell in their most memorable tracks? Whatever it is, both of these rap legends, using their own personal narrative elements and storytelling fashion, have the ability to take you back to a certain time and place in your own life. For example: “Black and Yellow” 2010 – Wiz Khalifa I didn’t like rap music as a kid. I always thought it was too hard, too loud and just too overdone. However, that all changed one day when I was 12-years-old at a Steelers’ game at Heinz field in 2010, the season they made an elastosis run to the Super Bowl. Before, after and all throughout the game, the sounds of young Wiz’s “Black and Yellow” brought a different type of energy to the city. Going home that day, I knew he and his music were going to be special. “Donald Trump” 2011 – Mac Miller One evening back in junior high, I was at the kitchen counter doing homework when a song my brother
downloaded on our iTunes called “Donald Trump” came on my iPod by surprise. I don’t know what the single from the young Pittsburgh rapper was about, but for those two minutes and 26 seconds, it made me get up, dance and feel like I was someone way cooler than my awkward, 13-year-old self. “When I’m Gone” 2011 – Wiz Khalifa I was in the eighth grade, surrounded by two of my childhood best friends is when my love for Wiz Khalifa, and music as a whole, began to come to fruition. “When I’m Gone” was and still is unlike anything I’ve ever heard. To this day, every time I hear that opening-minute piano solo, I go somewhere. The smooth melodies and storytelling create a strong sense of relatability that makes me feel like Wiz knows me and my deepest thoughts. “Cameras” 2011 – Wiz Khalifa Although Khalifa’s song “Cameras” was released in his 2011 on his debut album “Rolling Papers,” it wasn’t until my freshman year of college that I really came to understand and appreciate it. The lyrics “It’s hardly a secret, you ain’t gonna trying to get where you’re going until you reach it” couldn’t have been any truer to me than at that time. See, I didn’t have much support from my family when I told them I wanted to go to college for a degree in journalism. So, when I left for college, I was determined to do everything I could to try and make it in this industry. While most of my fellow classmates were out partying at night, I was up late, days at a time, writing multiple stories for the campus newspaper that I envisioned that one day, with enough hard work, I could become the editor-in-chief of. And as that infamous saying
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together, I look no further than “Young, Wild and Free.” It’s hard to describe exactly, but it makes you feel, even if just for a moment, like you’re doing everything exactly right in life. See, getting stuck is a feeling that most fantasy football owners feel at some point or another throughout the course of the season. Your draft picks haven’t panned out, you missed out on the bigtime free-agent finds and you find yourself amidst of all the other par to sub-par teams in the league. But, listen, you can’t give up. There is still work to be done. Trades to be made, players to acquire and weeks to win. Whether it’s Mac Miller, Wiz Khalifa or whatever music you need to hear to get you unstuck – listen to it and act. Now, let’s get to it.
Mac Miller (left) and Wiz Khalifa are both popular rappers from Pittsburgh.
goes, “the rest was history.” “Thoughts from a Balcony” 2012 – Mac Miller While music often has the power to create and remind us of good times, some of the best can also get us through the not-so-good times. I was a college sophomore, struggling both mentally and emotionally, when I first heard Mac’s “Thoughts from a Balcony.” Even though the song derives from “Macadelic,” a mixtape that critics consider his darkest project, it helped bring closure to my past and prepare me for what lied ahead as I overlooked Indiana from my college loft. “The Question” (feat. Lil Wayne) 2012 – Mac Miller Last September, following the death of our beloved Pittsburgh rapper, we spent the night on my girlfriend’s porch with a few friends, trying to find some light on a day where we felt like we had lost one of our own. Nate Miller, a great friend of both myself and “The In-Between,” requested the track “The Question
feat. Lil Wayne” to end the night. Raw emotion, deep thoughts and even some tears were shared as it came across the JBL speaker on that stagnant fall night. “On and On” 2011 – Mac Miller I put my headphones in as I exited my house, following the final day of the 2019 spring semester. I was running late after getting off work, trying to meet up with some of my favorite people – my girlfriend and some Penn alumni who had become some of my best friends throughout the years. I swear, when “On and On” came through my beaten-up Apple headphones that night, I couldn’t be more filled with happiness and anticipation to see the people that I had so much love for. “Young, Wild & Free” 2011 – Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa If there was ever a song that could describe my generation, it’s this 2011 hit. Still to this day, whenever I’m in need of a song that has the power to bring a room full of strangers
Quarterback I’d Start This Week: Gardner Minshew II (Jacksonville): Minshew Mania has officially made its way to fantasy football. The rookie has scored at least 16 fantasy points in every game this season, including Week 1 when he came off the bench to replace the injured Nick Foles. Oh, and his matchup this week? A Saints defense that allows the fifth most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks, allowing on average more than 275 yards and 1.60 touchdowns so far this season. Quarterback I’d Sit This Week: Baker Mayfield (Cleveland): After a negative two (-2) performance in Week 5, Mayfield sits at QB28 on the season. Facing the Seahawks on Sunday, Mayfield, who’s constantly been under derest in the pocket and forced to roll to his right, will have Jadeveon Clowney and Ziggy Ansah on opposite ends coming after him. Until Cleveland can get the pass-protection situation figured out, Mayfield is un-rosterable, let alone start-able. Continued on page 30.
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Dadowski: Steelers fans need to ‘trust the process’ NICK DADOWSKI
Staff Writer N.J.Dadowski@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion. Consider this article a State of the Union address to all of Steelers Nation. The season is not gone, but it appears all hope from the fan base is. For as long as I can remember, the Steelers have always been playoff contenders. The hire of Bill Cowher as head coach was the second most revolutionary acquisition in franchise history, behind only the 1974 draft class. So as far as I am concerned, the Steelers have been spoiling us all for three straight decades. From the aggressive strategy from Cowher’s glory to his dominant defense throughout the 2000’s decade, all the way into the Killer Bees era, we have never known what it’s like to be a bottom-of-thebarrel team. We have also never had to worry about being the worst in the division, because it was guaranteed just about every year that feat could only be achieved by the Cleveland Browns. Not to mention, it’s a real confidence booster getting to play
(TNS) Not since the days before Bill Cowher have the Steelers been a struggling team.
the Cincinnati Bengals twice a year, too. Now that I am done dreaming about the Steelers’ prestige, let’s fast forward to the present day. Not only is our franchise quarterback out for the year, but his replacement has been seeing stars for a week straight now. This leaves us with undrafted rookie quarterback Devlin Hodges. This is where things get interesting, because as Steelers fans, we’ve never had to worry about band-
wagon fans, because there was never a convenient point in time to hop off the bandwagon. Life has been great to us in Steelers Nation. But now that the Steelers sit with a gut-wrenching 1–4 record and are starting a quarterback whose nickname is “Duck Dynasty,” this would be that convenient time to hop right off of the bandwagon for many. But how can you turn your back on a franchise that has treated us so well for such a long time? Imag-
ine being a fan of a team like the Cleveland Browns or Buffalo Bills. The Browns haven’t even been to the postseason since 2002. I admire those fans for their loyalty and dedication, but life has got to be miserable for them. And Steelers fans want to act all miserable and calling for players’ and faculty’s heads after one bad season. With Ben getting hurt, what did you expect? We all hoped Mason Rudolph would come in surprise the world and take us to a Super
Bowl. But that was never going to be a real possibility; only in our sweetest dreams. Kevin Colbert has been the one consistent puzzle piece over time. He has made some questionable decisions at times, but probably at Art Rooney Jr.’s request. If he’s showed us anything, even since March alone, he’s willing to make moves. This is something we rarely ever see. The additions of Devin Bush, Steven Nelson and Minkah Fitzpatrick are all great confidence boosters for us fans. If you take anything away from this address, I ask that you trust the process in Pittsburgh. With the defense we have now, we can be contenders any year, in exception to this one. It is an exciting time in Pittsburgh with change right around the corner. It is satisfying knowing that there’s a general manager in the front office willing to make moves to keep the Steelers the contenders we all know and love. There are still many questions to be answered in Pittsburgh. How long can we expect Tomlin to stay on our sideline? What’s next after Roethlisberger? Time holds all answers, but for the meantime, enjoy watching the Steelers every Sunday, crack an Iron City and be a civil yinzer, whether you’re at Heinz Field or on your couch.
Peterson worth the start against weak Miami squad Continued from page 29. Running Back I’d Start This Week: Adrian Peterson (Washington): Now, let’s get something straight. I’m not saying go out and start Adrian Peterson over a bunch of top-25 running backs. However, times are tough at the position, and Peterson has RB2 upside this week, a nice rebound after being inactive for the team’s first game in favor of the now-injured Derrius Guice. He’s facing the Miami Dolphins, the worst defense against opposing running backs, head coach Jay Gruden was just let go and Colt McCoy will be the third Washington quarterback to be under center within the last three weeks. It should be “All Day” on Sunday as Washington looks to salvage something from the season.
Lattimore, is not playing up to par and just allowed Amari Cooper to go nuts for 11 receptions, 226 yards and a touchdown. If trends and stats say anything this week, it is to start Chark Jr.
(TNS) Adrian Peterson (left) is worth the start this week, while Diontae Johnson (right) may be best left on your bench.
Running Back I’d Sit This Week: Miles Sanders (Philadelphia): Death, taxes and running back by committees in Philadelphia. Sanders is a risky flex start, especially after Eagles’ head coach Doug Pederson hinted that backfield-mate Jordan Howard, who has four touchdowns in the last two
games, is in line for more carries. While it was nice of him to mention that he won’t neglect Sanders if he gets the hot hand, I’m not starting a running back in hopes of him getting the “hot hand” against a Minnesota defense that is fifth best against opposing running backs so far this season.
Wide Receiver I’d Start This Week: DJ Chark Jr. (Jacksonville): Minshew’s favorite target this season, DJ Chark Jr., is currently WR5 on the season, and doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. This week he’s facing a Saints defense that, outside of Marshon
Wide Receiver I’d Sit This Week: Diontae Johnson (Pittsburgh): Although the rookie has been impressive thus far and now takes a step up on the depth chart after James Washington’s injury, he’s more of a bench stash this week. He’ll be going to Los Angeles with third-string quarterback Devlin Hodges under center to face a Chargers’ defense that’s allowed only 11.6 receptions and 150.8 yards to opposing wide receivers. While he shouldn’t be started this week, he’s worth a roster spot moving forward.
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(TNS) The Pittsburgh Penguins have quite a few injured players, but Matt Murray and Sidney Crosby are still healthy.
Penguins hit by injury bug to start season TYLER COMO
Staff Writer T.D.Como@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
It’s sort of a typical thing among Pittsburgh sports teams to take all the talent and experience that has been given to them over the years and wipe it away at the beginning of the new season. Though for current circumstances, there’s less blame on the players themselves. Rather, the blame can be put on the injury bug, and it’s spreading like wildfire. Pittsburgh lost a few core players coming out of the preseason. But they went into their opening game with an almost perfect roster, the
exception being Bryan Rust, who remained on IR during the start of their season opener Thursday. Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins came out short in their first game of the season, losing 4–1 against the Buffalo Sabres. The lone goal came from Evgeni Malkin, who was looking to have a powerful bounce back season, but after facing an unknown injury in Columbus a few days later, Malkin did not return. Geno suffered a soft tissue injury to his leg but is expected to return within a month. An injury this early in the season is, in a way, a good thing. Well, not good, but it’s better to happen now, as opposed to closer to playoffs. Regardless of injury, teams are beginning to find their chemistry going into the second week of the
young season. Pittsburgh had a great bounce back game, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2. Jared McCann and Patric Hornqvist tallied two goals each. Kris Letang and Marcus Petterson managed to score a goal, adding to the scoresheet and giving a little more credit to the d-men. The last goal of the night came from Teddy Blueger, who is looking to have a promising start to the season. Blueger looks hungry and aggressive to help his team win. That’s everything the club could ask from him. His eagerness could translate to the younger guys they’ve brought up or traded for. In recent days, the starting lineups are getting younger every day. The Penguins played against the
Winnipeg Jets Tuesday with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. Not to say the possibility of winning is down the drain with this strategy; there are just a lot of roster scrambles with the high percent of injured players, veterans and young stars alike. Winnipeg took the win in PPG Paints Arena 4–1, while the Penguins’ list of inured players continues to stack up. Alex Galchenyuk, Evgeni Malkin, Rust and Nick Bjugstad are all listed on the IR, and Patric Hornqvist sat out of practice Wednesday. Even though this Pittsburgh team is going through a run of injuries, there is no sign of anyone on the team quitting. It’ll just take some time for the new guys from the AHL to combine with the Pens of the NHL and get the flow of the game.
The roster spots have gone through vigorous changes from their win against the Blue Jackets Saturday. There are 82 games in a season, and are going into their fourth game with a record of 1–2. Pittsburgh had difficulty getting shots to the back of the net against Jets goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck. Those stats may stray better or worse for the Penguins who are going up against some talented goalies the next few games. Pittsburgh is looking for a game to bounce back in, especially one where they need their younger guys to step up to the challenge. Even though injured players do return, eventually, there must be a passion and will to win. The young and quick youth could be beneficial to this Pens team.
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Hart, Flyers start season hot with pair of wins AUSTIN SMITH
Staff Writer A.S.Smith7@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion. The NHL season started just a little more than a week ago, and it for sure has been a thriller. There are some teams that are already scratching their heads as to why they are doing so bad and others getting their first shutout of the season in their second game. That team would happen to be the Philadelphia Flyers. All Flyers fans should be content and satisfied with their start of the season, because I know I am. The Flyers have only played two games so far eight days into the regular season, but that did not seem to bother the orange and black at all so far, especially not Wednesday when Philly faced its rivals, the New Jersey Devils. This was the Flyers’ home opener, and they did not disappoint anybody except for their opponent. The Flyers had a very commanding 4–0 shutout win against them. A goose egg this early on for the Flyers is impressive, and getting that goose egg happened to be none other than the 21-year-old goaltender Carter Hart.
(TNS) Carter Hart and the Philadelphia Flyers have started the season 2–0.
This was Hart’s first career shutout, and he was the youngest player ever to play as Flyer to get the shutout. Hart is one of the pieces so far of the Flyers’ early success. The Flyers opened their first game against the Chicago Blackhawks with a 4–3 victory in the Czech Republic. The Flyers had the early lead in that game, and eventually Travis Konecny tallied a pair of goals and one assist in that game. Hart had to be on his toes to
keep the Flyers in the game at times, but the Flyers played great offensively and defensively and got the lead early on, which was why they got the great 1–0 start. The second game was the best game for the Flyers so far when they played New Jersey, even though it was only their second game as mentioned earlier. Let’s break down all the success and why the Flyers were able to shutout a frustrated Devils team. Hart played lights-out in net and
Ivan Provorov put the first puck in the back of the net for Philadelphia. The Flyers had a lot of trouble scoring goals in the first period last season or even getting the lead which will be very important to keep doing in order to get better end results at the end of the game. The penalty kill and powerplay were very successful for the Broad Street Bullies as well. These two aspects of their game were big reasons why the Flyers lost a lot of close games last year.
The penalty kill against the Devils was probably one of the best I have ever seen in a long time during a Flyers game. The biggest kill was the five-on-three later in the second period. The Flyers were not sitting back at all and really producing some heavy forechecking. Not to mention, Hart robbed Taylor Hall with his glove, which looked to be the save of the year so far. This was also the turning point in my eyes for the Flyers to really explode and get their offense going since veteran goaltender Cory Schneider was great right along Hart. Claude Giroux was on a semi-breakaway and went right to his backhand and rang one off the crossbar. Claude had Cory beat. It just so happens that Michael Raffl would hit a dinger as well on a breakaway as he also got iron and not the back of the net. Chances were buzzing, and then finally, the pucks were starting to strike the back of the net. Kevin Hayes earned his first goal as a Flyer. The goals kept coming as Sean Couturier put one in to make it 3–0. Shortly after, Konecny made it 4-0. The Flyers will head on a Western Canada three-day road trip coming up soon and will look to continue their success against Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.
Phillie Phanatic’s ‘Phuture’ at risk after litigation OONA GOODIN-SMITH The Philadelphia Inquirer TNS When it comes to their rights to the Phillie Phanatic, the iconic, fuzzy, green-beaked mascot’s designers aren’t afraid to play a little hardball. After being accused by the Phillies in a federal lawsuit of trying to make the Phanatic a “free agent,” New York-based puppet makers Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison filed a counterclaim this week that asserts the baseball team had no part in creating the beloved gyrating, flightless Galapagan bird mascot, claiming “the Phillies are allergic to the real facts.” The pair asks a judge to award them full copyright rights to the Phanatic as of June 15, 2020 – when a 1984 agreement made between
(TNS) The Phillie Phanatic may not be exclusive to Philadelphia in the ‘Phuture.’
the creators and the Phillies expires. Furthermore, the filing claims,
the Phillies’ August lawsuit against Harrison and Erickson is an attempt to “bully” the puppet makers and
is being used as a “weapon” to pressure them into accepting less money from the Phillies for the renewal of the Phanatic’s copyright. “Despite the twisted allegations of the Complaint, it is undeniable that for four decades The Phillies absolutely knew and repeatedly acknowledged that (Harrison and Erickson) were the sole authors of Phanatic copyright,” the counterclaim reads. In August, the Phillies sued Harrison and Erickson, accusing them of threatening to withdraw from a 1984 agreement to let the Phillies use the mascot “forever,” and forcing them to either renegotiate the rights to the hot dog-launching menace for “millions of dollars” or “make the Phanatic a free agent.” The Phillies bought the copyright rights to the Phanatic in 1984 for $250,000. According to federal
copyright law, after 35 years, artists can renegotiate the rights to their creation. But, the Phillies claim, the baseball franchise is just as responsible for the success of the Phanatic as Harrison and Erickson, giving them the right to use a mascot the team says it co-authored. Meanwhile, Harrison and Erickson – who also created the famed Muppet Miss Piggy – say they solely created the Phanatic’s character and backstory, from his megaphone-shaped snout (“because the name Phanatic implied a loud and boisterous character”) to his verdant fur (“a green mascot would stand out among the multi-colored seats”). The Phillies, who have previously declined to comment on the litigation, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.