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IUP student selected for geology scholarship BENJAMIN BRUMBAUGH
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An IUP student has been selected to receive a Goldwater Scholarship. Susan Adams (junior, geology) is a recipient of the award for the 2021–22 school year. The program, which honors Senator Barry Goldwater, “was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics,” according to https://goldwater. scholarsapply.org/. The scholarship provides a full academic year of tuition to those who receive it as juniors and can help recipients achieve their future career goals. Adams was elated when she discovered that she had been selected to receive the scholarship. “I was in my lab with my friend/ fellow member of our Taiwan research team (Team Tecto), Lauren,” she said. “I saw the email and had to wait a few minutes to open it, but when I did, it was like I won the lottery. “We started cheering, calling friends and emailing professors. I couldn’t believe I won.” Adams has a passion for geology that fuels her to be successful in her academic endeavors. “My favorite part about geology is understanding how the planet works,” Adams said. “The Earth is dynamic, and there is always something new to study – 80 percent of the ocean is unexplored. “Knowing that there is this much room for exploration draws me towards the idea of being the first to discover something new.” Adams traveled a long path before discovering her passion for geology. “I wanted to enroll in the Act 120 program (Police Academy) at California University of Pennsylvania,” Adams said. “The program ended up being canceled due to lack of enrollment, so I applied to IUP and started in the fall of 2017 as a criminology major.”
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Susan Adams (left) is the recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship, named after Senator Barry Goldwater (right). “In the fall of 2018, I was taking an introductory level geoscience course with Dr. Greg Mount, where he spoke to our class about a near-surface geophysics field camp (Geopaths) he was hosting in the upcoming spring.”
One of the best ways for new opportunities is to try new things. And that is what Adams did. “I am always willing to try new
things, so I decided why not, and applied,” she said. “I was accepted and drove out to Penn State in mid-May of 2019 to attend the field camp. “About five days in [to the camp], I realized that I was in the wrong major and talked to Dr. Mount about switching over to geology. He sat down with me and helped enroll me into the Foundations of Geology course (taught by Dr. Lewis), and what my schedule would look like if I switched majors. “When I started the foundation class in fall 2019, I knew I made the right choice.” Adams is the president of the Geological Society at IUP and has traveled to complete research in her field. “At the beginning of 2020, Dr. [Jonathon] Lewis (geology) took me and another geology student to Taiwan for field data collection,” Adams said. “My Taiwan research consists of using geometric and kinematic data collected from exposed river outcrops along Taiwan's eastern Central Range to explore possible exhumation mechanisms across the plastic-to-brittle crustal boundary of Taiwan's metamorphic core. “In short order, she went from
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being a criminology major to getting her first passport expedited so she could travel with me and another student to Taiwan in January 2020 to run an undergraduate workshop and do field data collection,” Lewis said. “I would say that this takes courage on her part.” Adams credits Lewis with helping her achieve her academic goals. “Dr. Lewis is a constant source of encouragement and plays a vital role in my academic career,” Adams said. “Susie's path as a first-generation student who changed her trajectory substantially at a late stage, thanks to serendipity – and my former colleague Dr. Greg Mount's suggestion – is certainly a compelling story,” Lewis said. “Her grades are stellar, and her enthusiasm for learning is sincere.” Adams has big plans for her future career path when she graduates from IUP. “When I graduate from IUP next spring, I plan to study marine geophysics in graduate school and earn my master’s and later, my PhD. I want to either teach at a university level or work
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“Winning this scholarship is my biggest accomplishment as an undergraduate,” Adams said. “It set the stage for the rest of my career as marine geophysicist.” For more information about the Goldwater Scholarship and how to apply, visit goldwater.scholarsapply.org/.
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‘Pilots take no special joy in walking; pilots like flying’ ~Neil Armstrong IUP student earns certification in drone flying GABRIELLA BYRNE Staff Writer bmwx@iup.edu @ThePennIUP The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the attention and utility of drones further into the spotlight in a technology-advanced age. Due to the pandemic, companies and business owners were forced to find different avenues to interact with and provide services to consumers without violating guidelines. Drones offer contactless, faster transport and monitorization without physical presence in public spaces in a world where one of the unavoidable risks of in-person presence or contact is now avoidable with this technology. Patrick Whitesel (first-year graduate, safety sciences), a certified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Small Unnamed Aircraft System (sUAS) remote pilot, pointed out the main benefits with drones during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Drones have helped to keep people safe by limiting the possibility of human interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Whitesel said, “through transporting tests to and from labs for faster delivery of results, aerial spraying of disinfectants in public outdoor spaces, temperature checks and health monitoring, and law enforcement through public space monitoring.” Responders to disasters have gained the ability to search
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$17,072.23 (Facebook) Drones are the thing of the future for one certified pilot. through debris or small spaces when searching for survivors and transporting supplies needed. Safety science jobs have also benefitted from quicker and safer inspections of structures. Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems’ website (nias-uas. com) listed some of the top companies and their uses with drone technology: Shell Oil Refinery uses inspection drones, the BBC has a drone journalism team for aerial photography, and EasyJet undergoes aircraft inspections. In 2013, more attention was brought to the use of drones by Amazon’s inclusion of them in their delivery services, but drones are accessible to the public depending on the type of drone inquired and consumers acquiring them. With this accessibility, drones are able to be acquired by young consumers or non-certified remote pilots. Privacy concerns is a common fear when discussing the use of drones for recreational use as there have been cases of spying through the use of this technology. Whitesel shared his thoughts on kids’ or non-certified remote pilots’ access to drone technology. “I believe kids/non-certified remote pilots should still be able to fly, but more precautions should be taken to limit what they are allowed to do while flying the drones,” Whitesel said. Other cautions drone-owners should be aware about are their
susceptibility to hacking and lack of durability to weather conditions. Whitesel further discussed the weight limit when it comes to registering with the FAA. “All drones 55 lbs and over are required to be registered with the FAA, which are typically those that include cameras and may compromise privacy,” Whitesel said.
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According to transportion.gov, the FAA is responsible for all civil aviation activities, including enforcing and issuing regulations as well as certifying airmen and airports that work with air carriers. Some of these regulations include that the operation of a drone within five miles of an airport requires authorization by both the airport and the FAA, operating a drone over people requires their participation in the
operation and that a waiver must be given for a drone to fly more than 400 feet high. Under sUAS rule, Part 107 further regulates a max speed of 100 mph for drone flight speed, and the total weight capacity limit of added carry-on weight, that includes the drone weight, is 55 lbs. Drones are primarily battery-operated, depending on the size and battery life of each specific drone. Typically, 5-lbs drones fly for about 30 minutes before needing a recharge. The use of drones is not only becoming more ingrained in this
technology-advancing society, but its use in providing cheaper and safer job options and abilities has opened up a new market for it in job openings. “Drones have seemed to consistently advance over time and eventually may become a requirement for most jobs to have an FAA certification for the operation of drones,” Whitesel said. California University of Pennsylvania opened one of the first two-year associate degree programs that was specific to drone technology. To learn more about this degree, visit calu.edu.
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‘What Were You Wearing?’ Exhibit shares stories from survivors of sexual assault
(Natalie Stanton/The Penn) The Haven Project and the Fashion Merchandising Program have partnered together for an exhibit in the Stapleton Library near Java City on the ground floor. The exhibit, titled, “What Were You Wearing?” dismantles the myth behind the thought that sexual assault occurs because of what the victim was wearing. It will be up until Friday.
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IUP provides resources during Sexual Assault Awareness Month ISABELLA BENSON Staff Writer hpjy@iup.edu @ThePennIUP Thirteen percent of all students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence or incapacitation, according to rainn. org. Among graduate and professional students, 9.7 percent of females and 2.5 percent of males experience rape or sexual assault, also according to rainn.org.
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Due to these statistics, April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. This month’s meaning is to raise public awareness about sexual assault and prevention. IUP has many outlets for sexual assault awareness,
education and help for students. The Haven Project at IUP provides education, resources and reporting options to students concerning sexual violence. “Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month is an opportunity to show our support for victims and survivors by providing programming that sends the message that their voices are heard and will not be silenced, they are not alone, and sexual assault will not be tolerated on our campus,” Chloe DePaola, graduate assistant of The Haven Project, said. The Title IX Office is another resource for students impacted by sexual assault. This month, the Title IX Office focuses on preventing
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sexual assault as well as listening to and supporting survivors. “Sexual Assault Prevention Month is important because it spotlights a persuasive and difficult problem: sexual assault,” said Elise Glen, chief diversity and inclusion officer/Title IX coordinator. Sexual assault is prevalent today,
especially across college campuses. Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, and every nine minutes, that victim is a child. Although, only five out of every 1000 perpetrators will end up in prison, according to rainn.org. During the month of April, IUP has many plans to bring awareness to sexual assault. Monday through Friday, The Haven Project is collaborating with the Department of Human Development, Fashion and Interior Design to create a “What Were You Wearing” exhibit in the library, next to Java City. “For this program, students anonymously submitted stories about what they were wearing when their assault occurred, and the exhibit shows replicas of the clothing items and along with a ‘tag’ with their written story,” DePaola said. “This project is to dismantle the idea that someone’s clothing choices meant they were ‘asking for it’ or that they deserved it.” Another event is “Take Back the Night.” This is also a worldwide movement to stand against
sexual assault. Prior to COVID-19, the event would consist of marching through campus. There would also be an opportunity for survivors to tell their stories. Since that event has been canceled, on Wednesday, there will be a virtual event hosted by The Haven Project. This will consist of a YouTube video posted on The Haven Project’s website and social media platforms with a compilation of victim and survivor stories. Another event on April 28 will consist of a video of students and faculty holding up signs with encouraging messages to survivors of sexual assault. Sexual assault prevention and resources are important to IUP. “This year, IUP received a grant from Gov. Tom Wolf’s ‘It’s On Us’ program to further our work in bringing information about how to prevent sexual assault on campus,” Glen said. “We are focusing our efforts on reaching the LGBTQIA community and working with Green Dot to continue to build our Bystander Intervention community.”
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IUP announces summer plans for classes, activities AMARI WALKER Staff Writer jqtbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP The structure for summer classes at IUP looks to be about the same as they are now. IUP’s university leadership has approved the COVID-19 Response Committee’s set of recommendations for operations that have been developed for the summer 2021 sessions. These recommendations are based on current information and guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. All recommendations may adjust depending on local, regional and national COVID-19 information and guidelines. Therefore, they may change throughout the summer. Similar to the spring 2021 model, summer 2021 classes will offer in-person courses when necessary, following current masking and distancing regulations. In addition to classes, the committee developed these recommendations to make sure that the procedures for summer events were addressed. This includes admissions recruitment events, camps, conferences, field courses and labs at the Indiana campus, and at regional campuses and sites. The summer plans focus on continued efforts to prevent and decrease the spread of COVID-19. Previous health and safety requirements that were introduced in the fall semester, including face coverings and social distancing, will continue to be required on-campus. Aside from the class schedule, field courses must follow their locality’s guidelines as well as any other guidelines required by IUP. In addition, you must obtain permission for the course from the vice president of your division, using the IUP Travel Petition for Mission Critical Activities. All meetings and events are being held remotely, except where face-to-face is critical. If a face-to-face event must be held, it must follow the Pennsylvania gathering limits that became effective as of April 4.
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Students react to pass/fail option available for spring semester JULIA ROBINS Staff Writer spxbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
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Indoor Events Indoor venues are allowed 25 percent of maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size and only if attendees and workers are able to comply with the six-foot physical distancing requirement.
Outdoor events Outdoor venues are able to have 50 percent of maximum occupancy, regardless of venue size and only if attendees and workers are able to comply with the six-foot physical rule. Therefore, conferences and events that require to be face-toface will be limited to those that are sponsored by IUP and/or are approved conference services activities. You must schedule space for any event on campus through 25Live Pro. This online program is designed to help IUP monitor the “people footprint” for the safety of the university community. It is utilized for tracking COVID-19 capacity, personal protective equipment resources, custodial services and other important health and safety factors. 25Live Pro is open to all members of the IUP community, both students and employees.
For employees, IUP will continue to work remotely for employees, except where face-to-face operations are needed to meet mission-critical needs. In response to these recommendations, Dr. Melanie Duncan (professor, sociology) predicts that this summer at IUP will be “rather typical.” However, it has COVID-19 precautions set in place, along with classes that are typically in-person, being offered that way. Summer 2021 sessions must meet these recommendations provided by the COVID-19 Response Committee using the following: follow the current CDC guidelines, pay attention to the data about the planned activities, housing capacity, health service options, current numbers of IUP and Indiana County reported COVID-19 cases and the status of the vaccine distribution and vaccination plan of Pennsylvania. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact IUP at university-notifications@iup.edu. Any additional updates for the spring semester and summer sessions will be posted on the Plans for the 2020–21 Academic Year web page, which you can access from the IUP News and Events page, as decisions and information are finalized.
On March 31, the University Senate approved a change to the pass/fail policy, which extends the deadline to May 7. Students will be able to select up to two classes to be graded as pass/ fail as opposed to letter grading. The window for selections will open April 30 at 8 a.m., according to a university-wide email from the Registrar on Monday afternoon. Overall, pass/fail has its benefits for some students, especially those in non-competitive programs. However, for those in the latter, appearances are concerning, especially when considering graduate school. Some students look at the issue from the standpoint of how that one decision could impact their future in graduate school. “Especially for those going on to graduate school, understanding the basics is vital for succeeding in further education,” Jordan Delattre (sophomore, biology/ pre-veterinary) said. “As someone going into a competitive graduate program, letter grades are vital to the application process and my college transcript, especially for key prerequisites. “If you are even missing the bar by one little thing, you don't even stand a chance of getting in.” Delattre also said that some programs may make you retake a course in order to get the letter grade. “Some places will make you retake a course for a letter grade if they think you skimmed by taking a pass/fail,” Delattre said. “I know that [the University of Pennsylvania] is especially stringent, along with Cornell and some other high-end colleges of veterinary medicine. Ohio State University (OSU), the one I am really looking at, is not too bad, but taking a chance on [selecting pass/fail] would just be counterintuitive.”
Others also kept their future in mind when thinking about their continued education. “I think it is good to have the option for students’ liberal arts classes that they may not be strong in, but letter grades are better than pass/ fail,” Hannah Condon (sophomore, ecology conservation and environmental biology) said. “On paper, they are better because if you go to graduate school, it will not look like you are trying to hide bad grades.” The logic behind this is that a student with an A is less likely to choose the pass/fail option, rather than a student with a C. A pass/fail in the transcript can impact a GPA either the same or differently than a letter grade can. “You probably shouldn’t use [pass/fail] just in case future employers were to look at your transcript,” Kailey Swope (freshman, English) said. “I worry about how future employers would see it for different classes,” Michela Lenhart (freshman, English) said. “I think if students are struggling and really need [pass/fail], it is a good option, but it should be chosen wisely.” On the other hand, some see pass/fail as a stress-reliever and a tool that can help one graduate. In the fall, Dr. Lisa Newell, chair of the psychology department, decided to extend the availability of pass/ fail to any two classes in the department, contrary to previous limits on some major-specific classes. Students like Michaela Shaw (senior, psychology and sociology) were relieved with Newell’s decision. “I think it was a great decision,” Shaw said. “It was a huge weight off [shoulders] for everyone. I really hope they do it again. It helps you to stay on track for graduation. There are some classes that are only offered certain times of the year.” To see if your classes are available for the pass/fail option, check with the professors of those classes or with your adviser to find the best option for you.
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‘Makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle’ Why many are upset with new Georgia voting laws CAIO GOMES Staff Writer hysbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP More than 250 bills aiming at vote suppression have been introduced in 45 of the 50 states after the results of the 2020 election. Although in most of these states the number of bills has been fairly normal and seem to be more symbolic than anything, 17 of them have introduced at least five bills. Arizona and Georgia lead the rank, with a total of 22 bills each, followed closely by Pennsylvania with 15. Those were the same three states that spiraled down into controversy, as many Republicans challenged the election results in those states the most. All three states gave their electoral votes to former President Donald Trump in the 2016 election but flipped in favor of President Joe Biden in 2020. While Arizona and Pennsylvania have not yet passed any bills, Georgia has been stealing the spotlight after the passage of the first of its bills. In response, several companies have criticized the state, and the Major League Baseball (MLB) announced it would be moving its AllStar Game from Atlanta to Denver, a decision that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp questioned in an interview with Fox News. “Georgia has 17 days of in-person early voting, including two optional Sundays; Colorado has 15,” Kemp said. “So, what I’m being told, they also have a photo ID requirement. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me.” While the 15-day and 17-day comparison is true, the overall comparison isn’t necessarily accurate. An article by the New York Times pointed out four key differences between Georgian and Coloradan legislations. In Colorado, a person can register to vote anytime (even on Election Day), and every person registered to vote receives a mail ballot automatically. Additionally, opposite of Kemp’s claim, Colorado does not require a photo ID to vote. Only newly registered voters have to provide identification when dropping in mail-in ballots, and any document that shows the voter’s name and address are accepted, regardless
(Caio Gomes/The Penn) of whether there is a picture or not. This includes electric bills, Medicare cards and paychecks. In contrast, Georgia’s new laws require that voters register at least one month prior to Election Day in order to qualify for voting, and if they need a mail ballot, they must apply no earlier than 78 days before Election Day. Additionally, only photo identification is accepted, and it must be one of six specific types accepted by the state government. Nonetheless, so much controversy regarding the new laws in Georgia left many wondering, “What exactly is the big problem?” Public curiosity has risen even more after President Biden claimed those laws made “Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle.” In some instances, it is easy to see why the legislation is problematic. For example, a piece of law determines that giving food or
drinks – including water – to voters in line is a misdemeanor. “You know something is wrong when you can't give grandma a bottle of water and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich,” Rev. Tim McDonald, senior pastor of First Iconium Baptist Church in Atlanta, told CNN. However, in other instances, it is necessary to dive down a little more into the legislation to understand why they are an issue. It gets even more complicated to understand when commentators such as Ben Shapiro try to “alleviate” people’s fears by denying that there is a problem in the first place. Shapiro has claimed that the comparison to Jim Crow is unfounded as there’s no voter suppression. After all, Georgia has not directly prohibited anyone from voting. “Voting suppression is when you don’t get to vote,” he said. Shapiro’s comment, however,
is not the most historically correct. As New York Times’ writer Jamelle Bouie argued in his opinion article, during the Jim Crow era, there was no law specifically saying, “Black people can’t vote.” Instead, lawmakers passed a series of restrictions and regulations meant to make it more of a burden for Black people to vote. This is where the accusations of racial bias in the new laws start to be drawn. For example, reducing the number of drop-off boxes for ballots in metropolitan Atlanta from 94 to 23 while adding the number in rural areas of the state may not be seen as racially intended. However, that changes when given that the only areas losing boxes are also the areas in Georgia where there is an overwhelmingly Black population. Other complications include the provisions that require boxes
are placed indoors at government buildings and early voting sites, thus being unavailable for voters to drop off their ballots during evenings and other nonbusiness hours. This essentially cuts out working-class voters in Atlanta, most of them being Black or Hispanic. In his article, Bouie also expressed that while he believes that the Democratic opposition in Georgia is overstating the implications of the new laws, he also believes that they have good reason to, considering that Jim Crow did not become what it was overnight. “It took three decades of struggle, and violence, before Southern elites could reclaim dominance over Southern politics,” Bouie wrote. “No particular restriction was decisive. Put a little differently, the thing about Jim Crow is that it wasn’t ‘Jim Crow’ until, one day, it was.”
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What does it take to be a billionaire? For Kardashian West, nothing One of the Kardashians is back in the news again, this time as a billionaire. Kim Kardashian West, the second eldest of the Kardashian children and daughter to Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian, has risen in the news from a millionaire to a billionaire, despite not doing much of anything to accumulate the wealth. The Kardashians rose to fame in 1995 with the trial of O.J. Simpson for the murder of his former wife and her friend. Robert Kardashian was Simpson’s defense attorney during the 1995 trial, and he was known as a close friend to Simpson. Since the trial, it seems the Kardashians never left the limelight, starring in their own TV show in 2007 called “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (KUWTK). The show followed Kardashian West and her siblings, Kourtney, Khloe, Kylie, Kendall and brother Rob. She is also married to Kanye West; however, the two have filed for divorce. Since the show, the Kardashians have found new homes in the spotlight of Hollywood and social media. Kardashian West was first announced in Forbes magazine in 2011 for having a record-breaking 6.6 million followers on Twitter. Five years later, in 2016, she was on the cover of Forbes again for creating a mobile game which earned her $51 million. Now, five years later, she is back again as a billionaire. This time, the income coming from her makeup line, KKW Beauty, and an active-wear line, Skims, as well as numerous income avenues from television and endorsement deals. According to worldvision.org, 736 million people lie in extreme poverty in the world. Yet we have celebrities like Kardashian West doing nothing to improve the community or help the public earning upwards of billions a year for makeup and clothing brands. According to Forbes, at the top of the billionaire list is Jeff Bezos, who created Amazon in 1994 and is currently the CEO; however, he will be stepping down in late 2021.
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(Pintrest) Keeping up with the Kardashian’s is currently on its final season, but Kim Kardashian West (third from the left) has just joined the Forbes Billionaire list. Amazon creates jobs and helps the economy, as well as looking for a way to reduce their carbon footprint. In the second spot is Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and SpaceX. With the businesses, he is looking for a way to better improve the world and open up avenues of research into the things yet to be discovered. Bill Gates, creator of Microsoft, has the third spot on the Forbes Billionaires List. Gates, who co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen, has led the way to information release and philanthropic endeavors that are bettering the world. In 2009, Gates and Warren Buffett (No. 5 on Forbes List) founded “The Giving Pledge,” in which they encourage other billionaires pledge to give at least half of their wealth to philanthropy. Those elsewhere in the Top 10 Billionaires List have done something to help the world become a better place and to further education and research in the world, as
well as help expand the minds of the public. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) is at No. 4 on the list, and is currently involved in a spacecraft development project to further research in space. Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway) is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has helped expand greatly the business world. When people like Kardashian West, who only have their name that helped launch them into the spotlight, make the Forbes Billionaires List, it makes one wonder what exactly you have to do to become wealthy in the world, other than make your name famous and appear in headlines – for good or bad – from time to time. As stated before, the Kardashian name rose to fame in 1995 with the Simpson trial; however, how it stuck there is a mystery. It has been said before that Kris Jenner “took her girls and made them famous.” She has been the “momager” of her girls’ lives since
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they first appeared in celebrity news and has never looked back. However, is this really teaching her girls – Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie – how to do anything on their own? In the show, KUWTK, the viewers are shown each of the Kardashians’ different houses, which are, within a nutshell, massive mansions filled with multiple bedrooms, walk-in closets, master bathrooms and even housekeepers who keep the homes looking nice. It is almost as if the Kardashians are not even allowed to clean up after themselves or children, those that have them anyway. It seems that the name, and only the name, is synonymous with wealth. In 2015, Time Magazine included her on the 100 Most Influential People list, where both critics and admirers criticized her for being “famous for being famous,” insinuating the same tone that she has done nothing – has no talent – to have gotten her into the spotlight.
If she had done something different with her time and her wealth, such as charity work, donating it, following Buffett and Gates example of giving half of it to philanthropy, or helped in any way, shape or form to better the world and help expand and improve the world – other than through makeup and active wear – it would be a different story. As college students, we have the constant inner reminder of the student debt we are accumulating. Through student loans and paying to better our education in order to get a better job to support ourselves and our future families, we are constantly experiencing debt. For someone like Kardashian West, who has never gotten a college education, to become a billionaire almost overnight due to unimportant brands and deals is almost like a punch in the stomach. Here are hundreds of students on IUP’s campus alone who are struggling with financial means and student debt. Meanwhile, Kardashian West is over here trying to make people look better through clothes and makeup, which are both highly expensive brands. A tube of lipstick from KKW Beauty is $18, a set of four is $65; a high neck bra from her brand Skims is $42, while a pair of leggings is $58. This pays into her earning money with no talent – instead, she charges outrageous prices for the same items of clothing and makeup that are cheaper at retailer stores or through Amazon that offer the same (or better) results for less. Maybe there is something to learn from the Kardashian Family; if you want to be a billionaire, have daddy defend a criminal and have mommy keep you in the spotlight for the rest of your life. Also, charge outrageous prices for items that do not help better the world one bit…that can always help too.
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You don’t have to be 21 for these shots Students decide if they will get COVID-19 vaccine this week AMARI WALKER Staff Writer jqtbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP EVA TILLICH Culture Editor jxsbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that the deadline for adult eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccination nationwide is being moved up to April 19. Previously, Biden called for states and territories to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1. In addition to the president’s announcement, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said that as of Tuesday, all Pennsylvanians are now eligible for the vaccine. In order for someone to get vaccinated, the first thing you want to do is make sure you find a location to receive the vaccine and schedule an appointment if
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that is necessary. Before Tuesday, Pennsylvania residents could receive the vaccine only if they met specific requirements. Phase 1A was the first step of the distribution of the vaccine, which allowed long-term care facility, health care personnel, anyone over 65-years-old and people ages 16–64 with high-risk conditions identified by the CDC to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination. Phase 1B opened April 5. It allowed workers in congregate settings, education, postal service, public transit, manufacturing and clergy to become eligible for the vaccination. On Monday, Phase 1C vaccinations were available to essential workers. Here is the list of the essential workers who were eligible for the vaccine: workers in transportation and logistics, water and wastewater, food service, housing construction, finance (including
bank tellers), information technology, communications, energy (including nuclear reactors) and legal services. The original plan was for all Pennsylvania residents age 16 and older to be eligible by Aril 19. It should be noted that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the only one available that is approved for people aged 16 and 17. Now, in the state of Pennsylvania, all residents have been declared as eligible to receive their doses of vaccine. Tatiana Cleffi (freshman, nursing) said that she plans on getting the vaccine now that she is eligible. “I will be able to do a nursing clinical this fall after I get one.” Cleffi also said that everyone that cab get a vaccine should. “We can move towards going back to normal after a year of this pandemic.” Continued on Page 12
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Overcome that lack of motivation Editor shares tips to deal with burnout EVA TILLICH Culture Editor jxsbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP As the end of the school year approaches, some may feel burnt out and tired. It can be easy to start getting lazy and not put in the same effort that you did in at the beginning of the year. So, to combat end-of-the-year burnout, here are several tips and tricks to turn what might be a “lack of motivation” into a surge of energy. Create time for enjoyable activities While school is important, it is just important to spend part of the day doing something you enjoy. You can hang out with friends, do arts and crafts or go to an event. The Student Activity Committee (STATIC) and other organizations on campus always have something to do if you are not sure where to start. By making time to do something fun, you will be more motivated and excited to start your day. Exercise Exercise is essential to maintain wellbeing. A good goal is stay active for at least 30 minutes a day. Remember to drink water while being active and eat foods that will replenish your energy and keep you healthy. Spend time outside Being outside and in nature has been shown to reduce levels of stress. Some stress can be healthy, but a lot of it is not good for your health. The end of the school year brings finals, so it is important to make sure you are not going into finals overwhelmed. Take time to refocus and relax in the sun – just make sure to slather on lots of sunscreen.
(Facebook) It is easy to feel burnt out as the end of the year approaches. that promote happiness and fulfillment. Also, spending time in social situations for a little bit of time can be a good distraction from work when you need a break. If you cannot connect safely face-to-face, platforms like Zoom are another great option when trying to stay social. Even a phone call can work just as well. Talk to your professors Having a good relationship with a professor could help you enjoy and look forward to a class move. If you have not done so yet, take advantage of professors’ office hours. Professors can provide guidance if you feel lost or need extra help. Set realistic goals Make goals every day or every week that you know you can achieve if you put in the work. Setting goals will help you stay motivated and ahead of schedule. You can write down your goal in a calendar or a plan so you can see what you want to accomplish.
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While this can be challenging because of COVID-19, spending time with friends and family is a great way to combat burnout. Friends and family members can create positive support systems
While it is easier said than done, procrastination will only cause more stress and a lack of motivation. Putting everything off to the last moment could even hurt your sleep schedule. Setting
goals will help you get done with your work in a more efficient manner. Practice time management skills There is a time and place for everything, so when it is time to focus on school, it is wise to do just that. Try to space out your work so you are not overwhelmed by several big tasks at once. Also, try to limit or completely eliminate distractions. Turn off your phone or maybe set it in a different room if you feel tempted to scroll on social media.
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Students decide if they will get COVID-19 vaccine this week Continued from Page 11 For residents in or close to Indiana, there are plenty of places to go to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. A convenient 3-minute drive from campus can lead you to the Giant Eagle Pharmacy located on Ben Franklin Road, where you can get the Johnson & Johnson vaccination. Another location is 8 minutes away from campus at the Walmart on Oakland Avenue, which provides the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Johnson & Johnson vaccination. “I have already gotten my first COVID-19 vaccine shot, and I am planning on getting my second dose in a few weeks,” Bridget Gardner (freshman, environmental engineering) said. To find more locations near IUP or where you live, go to https://tinyurl.com/dj7xbty3 and search for vaccine providers by entering your zip code. Once you have scheduled an appointment, it is recommended that you should make sure to get all doses of the vaccine. Also, you will be monitored after receiving the vaccination to watch for any reactions. For proof of vaccination, patients will be provided a vaccination card that informs you which COVID-19 vaccine you received, along with the date and
location of where you received the vaccination. On the other hand, there are some questions about how updating the deadline set by the President changes the distribution of the vaccines or how quickly the vaccine is injected into our arms. It is also uncertain if the new, earlier deadline signals that vaccine supply will be arriving sooner or new plans to quickly vaccinate Americans waiting to get their shots. For those at IUP that are contemplating whether to receive a vaccine, please continue to follow the social distancing guidelines and wear a mask. If you have any questions about the vaccine and locations, feel free to check online at health.pa.gov and any pharmacy websites to see what options you have near you. Gardner said that she was a little bit worried about getting her vaccine, but she decided it was something that she was going to do. “I would really like to be vaccinated and safe. I did this both for myself and the people that I spend time around. I would also hope that people who are able will get the vaccine because I heard that immunity is our best defense again COVID-19,” Gardner said.
Give yourself a break Take time to reflect on your situation with a clear head. Ask yourself questions that may be weighing on your mind and take a moment to listen to yourself. Getting done schoolwork and staying on top of deadlines is just as important as doing some self-reflection. Maintain a work-life balance Make sure you plan time for yourself. It is beneficial to give yourself space from work and social situations. Practicing selfcare can help promote happiness and new energy. Hopefully, you find these tips useful, and you finish the year just as strong as you started. Be patient with yourself and understand that these skills may take some practice.
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That’s a wrap for the semester STATIC hosts final Trivia, Netflix & Chill Nights STATIC HALEY BROWN tbfx@iup.edu
I am Haley and will be writing weekly about the upcoming events for STATIC. Stay tuned. The upcoming week of the Student Activity Committee (STATIC) events brings the Trivia Nights and the Netflix and Chill movie nights to a close for this spring semester. On Friday, the final Netflix & Chill night will be another comedy night theme. The event will, as always, take place via Google Chrome’s Teleparty Extension, and no preregistration is required. The event will begin at 8 p.m. and come to a close around 10 p.m. Those following STATIC’s Instagram page were able to vote on the movie they would like to have featured, like the other Netflix & Chill events this semester. The four movies to be voted on for this comedy night were all comedic animated movies. “This is our fifth and final Netflix & Chill event of the spring 2021 semester,” Cassidy Krug, STATIC’s executive chair, said. “The [movie] options that students were able to vote on were ‘Penguins of Madagascar,’ ‘Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius,’ ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ and ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.’” One participant who votes in the Instagram poll to help choose the movie will win the raffle and be rewarded with a $25 Netflix gift card for their participation. During the event, there will also be trivia about the movie,
(Facebook) Movies choices for STATIC’s Netflix & Chill night include “Penguins of Madagascar,”(left) ”Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” (middle) and “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” (right). and STATIC will choose two winners of the trivia voting, one from the Teleparty chat and one from the Instagram trivia. There will be five trivia questions on STATIC’s Instagram and five trivia questions posted through the Teleparty chat. The two winners will receive $25 Amazon gift cards as their prize for their trivia knowledge. “[Comedy nights] are our favorite theme to do because we get to have fun in the chat while watching the movie,” Krug said. “Me and STATIC’s membership chair, Claire Rodgers, have been in charge of the Netflix & Chill events, and when we were choosing the movie options for both comedy nights, we couldn’t resist switching up the theme to funny animated movies. There were so many to choose from on Netflix that we wanted to give them their own night.” The upcoming week will also include the final Spring Trivia Night of the semester. On Tuesday, STATIC will host its third trivia night of the semester via Zoom, with the voting taking place on Mentimeter. The night will start at 8 p.m. and end around 9:30 p.m. If you have a trivia
team and want to participate, the registration link can be accessed
on the Trivia Night event page on STATIC’s website.
The theme of this Trivia Night is Disney, Krug said. “Now that [Disney] owns so many different movie franchises/ series/companies, we decided to have several themed rounds featuring questions about classic Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, etc.” For this event, three teams will receive prizes. The prizes will be gift cards for Amazon or the Co-op store: $10 for third place, $20 for second place and $50 for first place. Whether you have friends who are obsessed with Disney, or you just want to get the gang together to enjoy a fun night full of laughs and animated comedy, bring some excitement into your week with the upcoming STATIC events of the week.
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Welcome to the finals
IUP’s Favorite Bite nears its conclusion Favorite Bite Steven Langdon Jr. pbyw@iup.edu I am Steven and love to eat local food. Join me to determine the Best restaurant in Indiana. A month ago, The Penn sought to determine which restaurant is IUP’s Favorite Bite. The field has now been narrowed down to the final two. The winners of each match-up were determined by The Penn’s Instagram and Twitter followers. The results were collected from polls from Wednesday to Sunday. Each matchup was given
two days to conduct voting. The first two places to duke it out this week were the winner of the pizza bracket Romeo’s and the winner of the international side of the bracket Tres Amigos. It was Romeo’s who came out on top winning 50.9 to 49.1 percent against Tres Amigos. After the voting was complete on Twitter, it was a tie. The winner then came down to who won on Instagram, which declared Romeo’s a finalist by a mere two votes. The second matchup was intriguing with the champion in the first IUP’s Favorite Bite com-
petition from 2018, 9th Street Deli, and the winner of the Best Bar Bracket in 2019, Brunzies. In the end, it was 9th Street Deli who will once again move onto the finals, winning 58.1 to 41.9 percent. This was another close competition that was separated by two votes on Twitter. The date is now set for the epic conclusion to determine IUP’s Favorite Bite. We started with 32, and now are left with two locations that will surely be a heavyweight matchup. It is also a rematch of the finals from 2018. First we have Romeo’s, which
opened in 1989. It is located on Oakland Avenue across from IUP’s Crimson Cafe. That location has helped them bring in many students who are looking for food outside of campus. It is easy to find and is within walking distance no matter where you are on-campus, which is convenient for those who do not have a car. Romeo’s is well known for its pizza, but that is not the only thing it serves. The menu is filled with a lot of Mediterranean food as well including some pasta, salads and soups. On the other side is 9th Street Deli. Located along Philadelphia Street next to the Indiana Library, it opened in 2000. It is known for its variety of different subs. According to its website, it currently offers around
50 subs including a two-foot sub for those who are very hungry, or want to share it with a friend. There is more than just subs served as you could also get burgers, chicken tenders, fries, pastas and salads. Upon entering, there is a “college feel” to it. One of the first things that catches the eye are all the college pennants. The atmosphere combined with the food is no wonder why it is back in the finals. If you want to have a chance to decide the winner of the competition, make sure the follow us on Instagram @thepenniup and on Twitter @ThePennIUP. The matchup will start on Wednesday and will last until Saturday. Welcome to the finals.
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The Jaggerz
A ‘70s one-hit wonder Local Bands LANE LANNAN ffpcc@iup.edu I am in the top .001 percent of The Beach Boys’ fans on Spotify. I also like playing games and vibing with my party lights. The Jaggerz were formed in 1964 by Dominic Ierace, Allen George, Benny Faiella, Jimmy Ross and Kenny Koodrich while they attended Slippery Rock University. The band spawned from several failed groups that the different members were trying to start, independent of each other. After a period of relatively no activity, the band signed with Gamble Records in 1968. The owners of the record label, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, produced the lead album
for the band. This debut album, which was released in 1969, was called “Introducing the Jaggerz.” It got a lot of airplay in Western Pennsylvania, making the album a success. A standout track is “Gotta Find My Way Back Home,” which has 12,324 plays on Spotify. “I think the song (‘Gotta Find My Way Back Home’) was a pretty interesting song,” Gabby Probst (freshman, early childhood education) said. “It was a pretty simple song, but I liked it.” Probst went on to say that the song was not one that she would normally listen to. Despite that, Probst said that it was a nice song, citing that the simplicity of the lyrics and the instrumentation were nice on the song. Following the moderate success of their debut album, the band went back into the studio to start work on another album. While this was
The Jaggerz’s biggest song is called “The Rapper.” happening, the band was transitioning to a different record label: Kama Sutra. After successfully transferring over, the band recorded and released its second album in 1970, titled “We Went to Different Schools Together.” This album features the song called “The Rapper,” which was the group’s first chart-topping hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1970. “I loved the feel of the song (‘The Rapper’),” Gaby Allison (freshman, exploratory) said. “It was super upbeat, and just fun to listen to.” Allison went on to say that the song’s lyrics were really easy to follow and groove to. Allison also said
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that, despite liking the song, it did not line up with her normal music tastes, so she probably would not listen to it again. Still, she gave the song positive marks. After the massive success of “The Rapper,” The Jaggerz kept releasing singles through Kama Sutra until 1973, at which time they switched labels to Wooden Nickel Records. Following lineup changes like the leaving of Jimmy Ross, as well as the addition of Hermie Granati, the band continued to release songs through Wooden Nickel. After a string of singles that did not chart, Wooden Nickel Records dropped the band in 1976. After being dropped, the band
split, with most members joining other bands or going solo. It stayed this way for many years until 2014. That year, The Jaggerz returned to their roots and started recording their next studio album, “The Walk.” The album features revamped recordings the band had done on their first album, as well as new songs. A standout track from the album is called “Move Across the River.” The song has 37,093 streams on Spotify. “I liked how upbeat sounding the song (‘Move Across the River’) was,” Isaac Ryer (freshman, nursing) said. “It was really nice to listen to.” Ryer went on to say that the instrumentation of the song is really why he ended up liking it as much as he did. According to him, it really helped to carry the upbeat and fun tone of the song. After the release of “The Walk,” The Jaggerz went back into the darkness, with no new songs or music being announced. With all that in mind, The Jaggerz are known as a one hit wonder because of “The Rapper,” so if you look them up, be sure to get the band, and not the Pittsburgh slang for “a bush.”
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A day that changed the course of history EVA TILLICH Culture Editor jxsbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP LANE LANNAN Staff Writer ffpcc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP April 14 is a day marked by both tragic and entrepreneurial events. While this may be just another day out of the 365, the course history was changed many years prior. John Wilkes Booth shot the 16th president of the U.S., Abraham Lincoln, the RMS Titanic hit the infamous iceberg that would eventually sink the ship, and Noah Webster registered for copyright on the First American Dictionary. In March of 1865, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, became a part of an elaborate plot to kidnap Abraham Lincoln. This plot failed and left Booth angry. In the month of April, Booth discovered that the President was going to be attending a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. and decided that he was going to assassinate him. Since Booth was a famous actor, he was allowed into the theater for the play. During the third act, Booth entered Lincoln’s box and shot the president in the back of the head. He then jumped from the box the stage and said “sic semper tyrannis,” and ran from the scene of the assassination. This moment changed the course of history and has been retold for years and is still being talked about. This was the first time in American history that a president was assassinated. “(This event) made Lincoln, a controversial figure at the time, into a martyr for the union cause, and further damaged the already tarnished reputation of the south and its people,” Josh Kriesman (freshman, history) said. “This act, though shocking at the time, has only grown in its importance and impact on American history. This martyrdom also led to Lincoln’s more questionable actions being largely forgotten, as his neglection of the constitution during
(Picryl/Facebook) On April 14, in 1865, John Wilkes Booth (left) entered the president’s box to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. On the same day, in 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg that would later sink the ship. the war led to whispers of a possible impeachment.” After Lincoln’s assassination, he was succeeded by Vice President Andrew Johnson. “The assassination directly led to Lincoln’s entire reconstruction plan being swept away, replaced by Andrew Johnson’s much more brutal and aggressive plan,” Kriesman said. Another tragic event that is still talked about today is when the Titanic hit an iceberg. The Titanic was called “unsinkable” and was once the largest ship in the world. On April 10, 1912, the Titanic left Southampton to head for New York City. Then, on April 14 around midnight, while in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, a tragedy occurred: The iceberg was hit. “I have always seen the sinking of the Titanic as an impetus for change in a variety of fields,” Noah Rhea (freshman, political science) said. “It sparked a campaign for increased safety measures in the maritime travel
industry. As a result, boats are more thoroughly inspected and have more stringent requirements to prevent sinking and minimize its impacts. It also brought about somewhat of a social reckoning by putting a spotlight on the disparities in treatment for different social classes.” The Titanic sank for about two hours and 40 minutes. During that time, passengers on the boast tried to escape on lifeboats, but there were not enough for everyone, so wealthier individuals got the boats. Overall, nearly 1,500 died in the accident, which made one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history. “In the Titanic’s case, these disparities appeared in the form of the lower-class passengers’ lives being seen as worth less than the lives of their wealth-
ier counterparts. In the end, the sinking of the Titanic was not only significant in its direct scope, but in the lasting impact that its sinking had on the travel industry and the treatment of class disparities,” Rhea said.
Despite the devastation that occurred on April 14, there have been some significant entrepreneurial successes. In 1828, Noah Webster registered the “First American Dictionary” for its copyright so it can be-
gin publication. While events may not stand out as much as the other two, the dictionary is still something that so many use today. Also, more likely than not, you have one in your house. “The dictionary can be one of the first ways to introduce the English language, if I’m correct,” Thomas Valcukas (freshman, biology) said. “It’s still significant today since many people use it. It’s even accessible online. It is one of the more helpful tools ever created.” The “First American Dictionary” has shaped English and how we understand and even spell words. Webster’s dictionary has been influential in creating current dictionaries. His name is still used on some now like the “Merriam-Webster Dictionary.”
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IUP golf makes PSAC history with 30 Titles
‘It means a lot to be a part of a program with so much history and success’ JEFFERY HART Sports Editor J.R.Hart2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
Hawk Nation, it’s time to give it up for your IUP men’s golf team. For the second time this semester, an IUP athletics has come away with the gold. IUP golf showed out this weekend at the Hershey Country Club and won its second-consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship. Not only is this the team’s second straight title, but this also caps a historic run with 30 PSAC titles. IUP entered Saturday four strokes back of Mercyhurst after shooting a 20-over 304 on Friday. The Lakers shot a 21-over 304 Saturday, eight strokes worse than IUP. The Crimson Hawks surged back in Saturday's second round, shooting a tournament-best 297 to beat Mercyhurst and win by an impressive four strokes. IUP finished the tournament with a 33-over 601. Mercyhurst trailed at 37-over 605. The Crimson Hawks finished the tournament with all five golfers in their lineup among the top-11 on the final leaderboard. Nicholas Ward (junior, marketing) stood out, coming in fourth overall with a seven-over 149. His second round was the best of any IUP golfer during the tournament, shooting a one-over 72, including three birdies on the back nine. Shaun Fedor (sophomore, marketing) and Jeremy Eckenrode (grad student, business) tied for fifth with a nine-over 151. Jack Buccigross (junior, marketing) and Richie Kline (sophomore, finance) came in not far behind, tied for ninth with an 11-over 153. The Hawks’ performance is even more impressive when you consider some of their early-season struggles, like the disapointing fourth-place
finish in The Trojan invitational. “We didn't perform exactly like we wanted to earlier in the season, but it's great to be able to put it all together now and come away with a win at PSAC's,” Eckenrode said. “This was one of our team goals at the beginning of the year, but we still have a few things to accomplish moving forward this season.” “We definitely struggled at the beginning of the year, but we are a lot more comfortable with our games now, and we really like the courses we will be playing from here on out,” Fedor said. “We will try our best to peak at regionals to try and accomplish our season goal which is of course to get to nationals.” IUP is a cut above the rest of the PSAC with 30 titles. Slippery Rock has 14, Clarion eight, West Chester five and Millersville four, with four other schools winning one each. This tournament gave the players a chance to really be a part of the program’s illustrious history of winning. “It means a lot to be a part of a program with so much history and success,” said Eckenrode. “It's one of the reasons I decided to come to IUP, and I am fortunate to have been on four PSAC championship teams in five years, and each one is so special.” “It feels special to be a part of a team capable of so much,” Fedor said. “It definitely helps motivate us knowing that we've had such a rich history of success. Coach Braun does so much for us: He gathers data for the courses we are about to play; he works with us on our games and makes sure we are in a good place mentally as well. He is the reason why this group will accomplish so much. “I believe we can ac-
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(IUP Athletics) The IUP golf team made history by winning its 30th PSAC championship. complish all of our goals knowing that we have the great coach we do.” This is the second straight conference crown for head coach Dan Braun. He has found a way to prepare this squad for the adversity even though he has not had a full season in his two-year tenure due
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to COVID-19 cancellations. This was IUP's fourth title in the last five seasons. The Crimson Hawks have been dominant during the past 20 years with 13 championships since 2000. Because of their dominant performance in the conference championship Saturday at Hershey, the Hawks have received an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division II Atlantic/ East Region Championships.
The berth marks a record 24th straight NCAA regional bid for the PSAC champions. The Atlantic/East Region Championships take place May 6–8 at the Lake View Country Club in North East. The top four teams at the end of the three rounds will advance to play in the NCAA Division II Championships at the PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, May 17–19.
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IUP hosts Ed Fry Invitation for first time since 2013 STEVEN LANGDON JR
Editor-in-Chief PBYW@iup.edu @ThePennIUP Sunday was the one day that many IUP Track and Field athletes had circled on the schedule. It was a day they would not have to travel for a competition. The reason is because the Crimson Hawks had the honor of hosting the meet. Miller Stadium hosted the Ed Fry Invitational for the first time since 2013. It is named in honor of the late Ed Fry, who was the former cross country and track and field coach. There were a total of 16 teams that came to compete. Teams from all divisions were at the event, but mostly contained colleges from within the PSAC. It was an unofficially scored event. For most of the IUP athletes, it was the first home meet of their career. They had a home meet in 2017, but it was called the Western PA Challenge. Some of the athletes reflected upon the day. “Being able to compete at home was such an exciting experience,” Nickeela Austin (graduate student, psychology) said. “I feel blessed to have had this opportunity.” “We all agreed that running at our home track under those circumstances made the whole track feel very different,” Sam Lenze (senior, biochemistry) said. “The stadium didn’t feel the same, but it was very exciting to be able to perform for our home crowd. “Many of the staff that keep our team running have never seen us run before, so it was cool to show them what our sport really looks like. The environment was exhilarating and being close to home was really nice.” Lenze went on to say that it was disappointing it would be the last home meet of his career, but was thankful for the opportunity. At the end of the day, the Crimson Hawks had 21 athletes finish within the top 10 in events. They also had five who had personal records for this season. Leading the way for the women’s team was Austin, who had the lone win for the Crimson Hawks. Her 39 foot triple jump finished in first. Austin also had
(Steven Langdon Jr) Nickeela Austin (graduate student, psychology) was the lone first place finisher for the Crimson Hawks. She finished first in the triple jump and second in the long jump. an 18.83 foot long jump, which put her in second place at the invitational, and moved her to second in the PSAC this season. “The competition this weekend was great all around, so I was happy to being able to win triple jump and getting to continue the development of both long and triple jump,” Austin said. There were several more second place finishes on the women’s side. Cahsia Page (freshman, fashion and interior design) had two in the 100- and 200-meter races. In the 100, she had a time of 12.27 and in the 200 finished in 25.61. Those times placed her in fourth and sixth respectfully in the PSAC. Jessica Jones (graduate student, mathematical and computer sciences) moved into second place for the 800-meter in the PSAC with a time of 2:15.08. She placed second at the invitational. Another standout was Cassidy Kline (freshman, safety sciences) in the 400-meter hurdles. Her time of 1:06.17 was a second faster than her best time this season. Kline now moves into second for the conference. The last top five finisher on the women’s side was Rachel Horrell (junior, kinesiology health and sport science), finishing in fourth place in the triple jump
(35.79 feet). Finishing outside the top five were Paige Wess (freshman, nursing) sixth in the 1500-meter (4:59.23), Tori James (freshman, nursing) seventh in the 1500-meter (5:00.23), Taylor Nissly (sophomore, biology) seventh in the 200-meter (25.90), Kayla Gillen (sophomore, management) seventh in the high jump (4.92 feet), Lexi Lenosky (senior, management) eighth in the 3000-meter (12:42.76), Hailey Dodson (freshman, history) ninth in the shot put (38.87 feet) and Stefanie Ketterman (junior, kinesiology health and sports science) 10th in the high jump (1.45m). The men’s team also had some success on the day. One of the top athletes being Dre Carr (junior, kinesiology health and sports science) who finished first among college athletes but third among participants in the 100-meter (10.77). He currently sits atop the PSAC in the event. Another top athlete was Jayden Thomas (sophomore, marketing). He finished second in the high jump after clearing 6.23 feet. Rounding out the top five finishers was Ethan Ribelin (freshman, management), who finished fifth in the 3000-meter with a time of 9:25.39. Andrew Moyer (freshman, chemistry) was the
(Steven Langdon Jr) Jessica Jones (graduate student, mathematical and computer sciences), top, and Sam Lenze (senior, biology), bottom left, were two of the many seniors to run in the event on Saturday. final runner in the top 10 for the Crimson Hawks finishing in ninth place with a time of 9:49.41. Issac Evans (junior, history) finished shortly behind Ribelin in the 3000-meter with a seventh overall finish and time of 9:29.55. Addison Singleton (sophomore, finance) was the top 110-meter hurdles competitor finishing in eighth place with a time of 16.39. Other top finishers include Evan Weaver (junior, natural science) eighth in the 1500-meter (4:08.69) and Noah Shannon-Hatchett
(junior, general studies) 10th in the 100-meter (11.00). The marks in the conference will be crucial this season since the PSAC changed the rules for qualifying for the championships to be held May 6-8. Before COVID-19, athletes would qualify depending on their time. Now, it will be based off where the athlete is seated in the conference. The team will be back on the road next week as it travels to Slippery Rock University for the Bill Lennox Invitational on Saturday.
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IUP softball has strong 3–1 weekend against UPJ
‘The fight and fire of this team makes us be able to compete with all teams’ AUSTIN SMITH Staff Writer A.S.Smith7@iup.edu @ThePennIUP The Crimson Hawks softball team finished a solid weekend against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, ending with a 3–1 record. In the first game of the doubleheader, the Hawks won by a score of 9–6. At the beginning of the game, it started a bit rough as they were down 5–1 early on. The bottom of the third is where it all turned in the Hawks’ favor, though. Kaitlyn Beers (graduate student, criminology) and Faith Jones (sophomore, psychology) both hit back-to-back home runs, which gave the Hawks some offensive mojo. The Hawks would then tie it back up in the fifth with Renee Wall (senior, criminology) hitting a sacrifice fly and would take the lead with Haleigh Zimmerman (sophomore, safety science) having an sacrifice fly. The Crimson Hawks were up 6–5, and the offense kept on coming. “This team has a lot of fight and fire,” head coach Shawna Bellaud said. “They came together and executed sac bunts to move runners and then had timely hits to push runs across the plate.” Jones brought home another run while driving a single down the field, and Beers drove in two more runs with a single of her own, which made it a 9–6 final. Amanda Fischer (Freshman, biology) got the win on the mound while striking out three and allowing two hits and one earned run. “Amanda did what we needed her to do in that game: She stayed composed and was able to keep UPJ off balance enough, and the offense gave her run support,” Bellaud said. In the first game of the doubleheader Saturday, the Hawks found themselves at a 1–1 tie earlier on in the third inning until Zimmerman broke the tie with a sac-fly, scoring Hope Jones (sophomore, psychology). Jacy Henderson (freshman, exploratory) did score in the fourth inning, which gave IUP the 3–1 lead. Wall did extend the lead with a single in the sixth. Beers would continue her high season success with a huge home run in the seventh to extend the Hawks’ lead 5–1. Beers has been successful this season with all the offense she has
helped her team create. “Coming back as a fifth-year, I knew I had to prepare even more to put my body through another season, so ever since the shutdown, it has been extra reps and a lot of time in the weight room in the offseason,” Beers said. “The offseason work I put into this year is what is showing. There is no one specific thing in practice to contribute to my performance but a combination of practice reps, getting extra reps of the clock, having teammates or coaches helping, and having a mindset of swinging hard because there is nothing to lose.” “Kaitlyn has been giving us a strong performance at the plate,” Bellaud said. “She is stepping up when the team needs her. She is putting the ball in play hard, and that is all that we can ask of her.” Hope Jones did get the start on the mound for the Hawks and picked up her fifth win of the season. She managed to throw seven strikeouts and allowed two runs. Jones was very pleased with the overall performance of the 5–2 win. “I would say that our offense has been getting better with each game,” Jones said. “We are making solid contact 1–9 and producing runs each game. As a pitcher, that’s all you could ask for out of the offense.” In the nightcap of the doubleheader Saturday, IUP got off to an early 3–0 lead. Zimmerman would start it off with a sac-fly, and then Beers again with a two-run bomb. UPJ did manage to get four runs and take the brief lead against IUP. Ashley Renzi (sophomore, kinesiology) would tie things up by sending Beers home from third. Beers would put it away for the Hawks in the seventh with a home run. Fischer was on the mound and secured the win for the Hawks. With the 5–4 victory, the Hawks finished the weekend going 3–1. “The fight and fire of this team makes us be able to compete with all teams,” Bellaud said. “If we come ready to fight and show up and bring our bats, we can compete with any team.” The Hawks now sit at an overall record of 13–9 with an 8–4 record at home and 5–5 on the road. Bellaud, Beers and Jones, along with the rest of the dominant Hawks, look to keep flying and fighting Friday at Edinboro at 2:30 pm.
(IUP Athletics) Kaitlyn Beers was on a role against UPJ this weekend, where she led her team to a 3–1 finish.
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IUP baseball ends drought: Hawks get win against UPJ ‘To get the monkey off our back, it felt great’ AUSTIN SMITH Staff Writer A.S.Smith7@iup.edu @ThePennIUP The Crimson Hawks baseball team clinched its first conference victory of the season in an offensive party. The Hawks had a lot of close games this season, but they came out exploding against the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Mountain Cats in the second set of games with the big victory ending in an 11–2 favor of the Hawks. It all started with none other than Nick Hess (senior, marketing) swinging a three-run bomb out in left field to give the Hawks the 3–0 lead in the first inning. “One facet we have been struggling with is that big key hit with runners on base,” head coach Anthony Rebyanski said. “We were able to get the first two guys on base, and Hess came up big with
a three-run home run to put us on top early. The key offensive note in that game was that we pushed at least one run across the board in every single inning, and everyone contributed somehow someway.” Hess was not done producing runs, as a bit later in the third, he struck a ball off the fence in center field, scoring runners Chris Eisel (fifth year, pre-physical therapy) and Ty Diehl (junior, exercise science), making it 5–0 Hawks. The Mountain Cats managed to get on the board with a few runs themselves, but that did not seem to faze the Hawks too much. Ben Hudock (fifth year, software engineering) was on the mound in the second half of the game in relief for Tyler Diefenbach (junior, marketing), who had a great game himself. Diefenbach pitched four strikeouts and gave up one hit, while Hudock pitched a very strong four innings to cap off the game. He gave up two hits and dished out
four strikeouts. “Hudock has been working both as a starter and reliever, and he came out of the pen on Saturday and did a tremendous job for us,” Redbyanski said. “His off-speed pitches were sharp and the best we’ve seen thus far this season. He was able to keep their hitters off-balance all afternoon. “If you can locate on the mound and execute pitches, you can give your team a chance to win. With some of the struggles we’ve had, we’ve been moving guys around on the mound, defensively, and offensively trying to find that niche that works.” Along with the great pitching, the offense was not done quite yet. Colin Williams (senior, management) would strike a double, which gave the Hawks a 6–2 lead against UPJ. Eisel would follow with a tworun home run to left field. Harrison Pontoli (sophomore, finance and legal studies) would
hit a triple and brought home a run in the fifth inning. The Hawks wrapped up their scoring with Billy Perroz’s (freshman, mathematics) hitting a sac-fly in the sixth inning and the catcher’s, Diehl, hitting a double down the left-field line. After this win, the Hawks were very happy, since most of the season has not gone in their favor. “To get the monkey off our back, it felt great,” Rebyanski said. “But those wins need to be short-lived when you’re playing doubleheaders because we have to move onto the next one in under 30 minutes. Even though we did not win the series, this was an all-around good weekend on many different levels. “It was great to get another win under our belts for sure, but thing biggest thing we saw was a spark out of this team that we haven’t seen in a long time, which we hope continues through the remainder of the season.” Though the Hawks finished the
weekend with a 1–3 record against the Mountain Cats, the remainder of the season looks to be full of tight competition. “Baseball is such a long season, and we try to stress to our guys to stay humble even on the highs that they/we may have,” Rebyanski said. “The other side of this is to remember the feeling of what it took to get that particular victory, as it was a complete team effort in the dugout and on the field. Playing together and for one another is key, and they did that on Saturday for 14 straight innings.” “It was our best offensive performance of the year,” Eisel said. “It was the most hits we’ve gotten and most runs we’ve scored in a game this year, and we scored in every inning.” The Hawks look to feed off the win and continue the success for the remainder of the season. Their next matchup will be Friday at Indiana at 1 p.m.
IUP football spring practices continue on
(Natalie Stanton/ The Penn) From IUP Sports Information The Crimson Hawks return to practice one year after seeing their 2020 spring canceled due to the COVID-19. IUP along with Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) did not compete in a football season last fall and canceled plans for a spring 2021 regular season. Head coach Paul Tortorella and the Crimson Hawks have 15 practices scheduled during the months of March and April, which include an intrasquad scrimmage and the program’s spring game. These photos were taken during Monday’s practice.
