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(Anna Mechling/The Penn) The College of Education and Communications held its second Impact Awards, honoring six alumni who displayed outstanding leadership in their careers.

COEC honors distinguished alumni with second Impact Awards ANNA MECHLING Lead News Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

IUP’s College of Education and Communications held its second Impact Awards on Friday. The event honored six alumni this year. The 2020 recipients of the Impact Awards were Palmaann Darenkamp, Center for Career and Technical Personnel Preparation; Scott Pitts, Communications Media; Erin Clark, Communication Disorders, Special Education, Disability Services; Laura Crothers, Educational and School Psychology; Matthew Curci, Professional Studies in Education; and Henry Lewis III, Student Affairs in Higher Education. Sixty-four guests attended the event at the Hilton Garden Inn Ballroom. The Impact Awards is a formal event that recognizes alumni who have displayed outstanding achievements in their profession, their engagement with IUP and their leadership in their discipline or community each year. Prior to establishing this award, the College of Education and Communication had one alumni award. The college wanted another opportunity to honor those alumni who make an impact in their fields and who give back

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to IUP. IUP has an alumni base of 150,000 students, 250 being from the College of Education and Communications. “We know our graduates go on to make an impact as teachers, creators and professionals,” said Lara Luetkehans, dean of the College of Education and Communications. Members of IUP leadership joined including President Michael Driscoll, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Timothy Moerland, Vice President for University Advancement Khatmeh Osseiran-Hanna and Director of the Office of Alumni and Friends Mary Morgan. Luetkehans started the awards portion of the event by addressing the outstanding achievements in profession, leadership in community and engagement with IUP that the alumni represented. Each awardee was introduced by a staff member in the department who gave a brief speech about the alumni’s accomplishments at IUP, their successes after IUP and their current positions in their professions. Scott Pitts was one of the Impact Award recipients. Pitts graduated from IUP in 1992 and has had a successful career. He is a three-time Emmy-award-winning producer,

receiving the awards for computer animation. He is the owner of a multimedia and web company, Spit Digital Creative. He also works full-time as a creative media productive multimedia manager at Commonwealth Media Services, where there is a staff of 24 people, 17 of whom do social media, video and web-related production. “It’s humbling and inspirational to receive the award,” Pitt said. “It gives me that drive that this many years after I graduated, IUP is still connected and a major part of my life. “Investing into yourself and all the resources IUP gives is major advice I’d give to current and future students. Don’t just settle for your degree, but instead, think strategically and do at least 10 percent more. “I like to call it the 10 percent stretch, where if you do that extra 10 percent, it helps you stand out, get out of your comfort level and embrace failure if failure is part of that process. As long as you have the energy to come up with a new strategy and learn from it, that’s what matters.” Pitts was also a recipient of the “50 Black Men of Excellence,” which is was a project by State Representative Patty Kim in Harrisburg to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pitt was one of 50 African-American men who was recognized and exemplified excellence and success. Matthew Curci was another recipient of the Impact Awards. While teaching, Curci earned his bachelor’s degree in sports science at IUP and is now serving as the superintendent of the Apollo Ridge School District. The nominator who presented Curci’s award, Sue Rieg, said that Curci is “always happy to give back to IUP by helping provide internships and events at IUP within the education department.” Henry Lewis III, under Student Affairs in Higher Education, currently serves in the dean’s office at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) as the director of recruitment and student services where he helps students with leadership and orientation help. In 2016, Lewis created the Black Men in Medicine campaign at VCU to help increase the number of black males getting into medical school. Driscoll also spoke at the event and recognized the successes of the alumni. “The ability to inform and inspire, identify and solve problems, leadership, teamwork and, most importantly, hope for the future,” Driscoll said. “You exemplify the IUP spirit and all that we

want for the IUP community. “I thank you for inspiring our students and all of us, and for being a wonderful reflection of this university and your success.” Vice President for University Advancement Khatmeh Osseiran-Hanna credited alumni for being involved with current students and IUP. “We can’t do all the things we do for students without the interest and involvement of our alumni,” Osseiran-Hanna said. “As Dr. Luetkehans said, IUP has 280 alumni volunteers on advancement councils where they serve as leaders and advocates. “Our Imagine Unlimited campaign signaled that our alumni are proud of our alma matter, and as of right now, we are 75 percent out of our goal of $75 million. We are able to achieve such success from faculty, staff, students and friends of the university.” Luetkehans ended the program and congratulated the alumni. “We are so proud of your accomplishments and the value you add to IUP through those accomplishments,” she said. “We feel such pride recognizing our alumni, and your IUP stories are important to tell to teach and be a model to current students and future students who may see themselves in you.”

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(Kaitlyn Ciancio/The Penn) With enrollment decreasing across the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, IUP President Michael Driscoll took the stand and brought up plans for not only lowering student fees but also attracting a bigger student population.

Driscoll, SGA look ahead to the future of IUP, state of student population KAITLYN CIANCIO Staff Writer K.R.Ciancio@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

IUP President Michael Driscoll spoke at the Feb. 18 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting about changes in the works on campus. The most direct change students can expect comes from the system redesign that the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is currently facing. “System redesign is all the work we need to do to adapt the 14 PASSHE schools to keep up with higher education,” Driscoll said. This will look at scaling back cost of attendance while also keeping variety in course work, Driscoll said. The change will focus on current jobs and careers to come. Driscoll compared now to what IUP, as Indiana Normal School, did in 1875 when it opened to train teachers. Some aspects that will come with the system redesign is sharing faculty members across institutions and other resources such as food services to reduce the cost of meal plans, Driscoll said. “Students should expect to see some changes across the board from the system rede-

sign,” said Alex Fefolt, SGA president. “One major issue that the president mentioned is looking at programs offered at different universities and trying to design it in a way that we aren’t offering competing programs at universities, like Slippery Rock University and IUP. They are so close geographically; we can utilize the resources we have in an effective manner that cuts costs directly for students. Right now, system redesign is going full force. “You will see more opportunities to take online courses, especially with faculties at other schools. That’s not to say you’ll lose the opportunity to take courses in person. We are rearranging our resources to make sure we are balancing our budgets but providing the best education we can for students.” To minimize its “footprint,” IUP will tear down four old buildings that are no longer in use as soon as possible, including Foster and Reschini House, Driscoll said. Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal will also affect IUP students directly. “The biggest factor will be the Nellie Bly Scholarship, which is $204 million for need-based students in PASSHE,” Fefolt said. “That is really where the

governor’s budget will make an impact with IUP. If that proposal is passed, we are able to retain students at IUP because it helps them pay for their education.” The Nellie Bly Scholarship will give money to the 14 PASSHE schools for full-time undergraduate students if they stay in Pennsylvania one year after graduation. It was created to encourage people to stay, study and grow. The scholarship will cover six years of funding. It will benefit 25,000 students, which is more than one-fourth of students enrolled in all state schools, Driscoll said. IUP struggles with keeping students enrolled around their first semester or year. The scholarship will support students that need the extra financial support, Fefolt said. The money is expected to come from the Pennsylvania Horse Race Development Fund, which supports horsemen’s organizations. Some people are unsupportive about the money coming out of this fund, as this fund supports racing wages since the arrive of slot machines, Driscoll said. “I hope that the governor, governor’s office and general assembly find a source for the funds, but it’s up to them where it comes from,” Fefolt said.

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(Flickr) Bernie Sanders led the race at the Nevada caucuses Saturday.

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Bernie Sanders’ momentum following successful showings in the first two Democratic primaries propelled the Vermont senator to a dominant victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday. This cemented his status as the race’s frontrunner as the race speeds toward Super Tuesday, where 14 separate states vote and the day when the largest amount of delegates are distributed. The vote-counting process in the caucus was overall a success following the debacle in Iowa, although the full results did not become finalized until the day following the vote. Sanders earned 46.8 percent of the vote, winning by a massive margin. He earns 24 delegates from Nevada, placing him in the delegate lead with 45. A candidate needs 1,991 pledged delegates to clinch the nomination. Former vice president Joe Biden had a strong showing in the state, and his second-place finish (20.2 percent) will build hope heading into South Carolina’s primary this Saturday, where his campaign expects a victory. Biden earned 9 delegates and is currently third in the delegate race with 15. Nevada was the first state which heavily featured a diverse electorate, rather than the mainly white electorate in Iowa and New Hampshire. Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., placed third with 14.3 percent. He earned three delegates and sits at 25 total. His campaign is likely to ask for recanvassing of these results in an attempt to earn more delegates, just as his and Sanders’ campaigns did following Iowa. Buttigieg

earning top-three finishes in the first three states will keep him extremely relevant in the conversation, but he will need to have a strong showing on Super Tuesday to have a chance at the nomination. Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren finished fourth with 9.7 percent, harmed likely by early voting which took place after a good performance at the most recent debate which took place in Nevada days before the caucus. Another strong debate Tuesday will be important toward her gaining from just having eight delegates thus far, earning none in Nevada. Tom Steyer, a businessman who spent millions of dollars on advertising in Nevada, finished fifth with 4.7 percent. He does well among African-Americans, meaning if he is unable to earn any delegates in South Carolina, his chances will basically be zero. Amy Klobuchar is also in a dire situation as the electorate becomes more diverse. She finished sixth out of seven relevant candidates remaining (Michael Bloomberg isn’t on a ballot until Super Tuesday, and Tulsi Gabbard earned less than onetenth of one percent of votes in Nevada) with 4.2 percent and did not add to her total of seven delegates. The next primary is the final one before Super Tuesday, and the chances of anyone other than Sanders winning the nomination in anything but a contested convention are getting lower. Election coverage site FiveThirtyEight puts Sanders’ chances of winning at 46 percent, followed by “no one” at 40 percent. Biden is at 10 percent, Bloomberg at 4 percent, and no other candidate can break a one percent chance at taking the nomination outright.

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Writer shares experience for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week EMILY LOOSE

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This article contains sensitive content that some readers may find disturbing. In the U.S. alone, eating disorders affect 30 million people. Due to the increase in sufferers as well as the increase of deaths stemming from them, awareness plays a significant role in getting suffers help. Eating Disorder Awareness Week is Monday through March 3. The goal is to teach others more about the different disorders and help those suffering get treatment. As someone who has struggled with anorexia nervosa and bouts of bulimia, this issue is important to share. Though the facts statistics on eating disorders are important, it is also important to discuss the misconceptions and the way that treatment aids (and works against) sufferers. There are many misconceptions when it comes to eating disorders, some I have experienced feeling myself. It was only when I went inpatient that I realized the real story. One thing people believe is that eating disorders merely cause a person to lose an excessive amount of weight, but there are many more issues that come with it. The following are just some of the many difficulties sufferers face. -Dental problems, such as rotting teeth -Hair loss and lack of shine in hair -Irregular periods or no periods at all -Dizziness and fainting -Yellow skin -Muscle damage -Losing the ability to have children -Fine hair all over body -Puffing of cheeks -Difficulty in healing wounds There are also more eating disorders than anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Binge eating disorder also falls under this category. There are also subgroups to

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eating disorders, including diabulimia, in which diabetics stop taking their insulin during their eating disorder. Over exercising is also a form of an eating disorder if the person is not properly nourishing themselves. Another misconception is that the people with eating disorders are all young white women who are slim. Though this is the majority, it is far from everyone. During my time inpatient, there were both men and women who ranged in age from 13 to 65. Roughly half of them were not white and not all were small. Anyone can have an eating disorder because mental health issues do not discriminate. It is also rare that an eating

disorder stems from celebrity comparisons. In group therapy, patients discuss their troubles. Many times, it comes from a need for control or stemmed from family problems. Other times it is hard for the patient to even know what caused the disorder. Aside from misconceptions, there are issues in the inpatient system. I recall one girl being a vegetarian, but the doctors said it was part of her disorder. She was forced to eat meat despite it going against her morals. They also do not always teach healthy lifestyles. The main plan is to get sufferers to gain weight, so they are often out on high calorie diets with a lot of food. One example of a meal I

would have at lunch was a turkey burger, two fruits, two vegetables, mashed potatoes, graham crackers, pudding, milk and juice. Not only is that a lot of food, but it also is not a reality of how people eat. After I left inpatient, I panicked over this and had trouble keeping up. Clinics also do not formulate healthy exercise regimens. As a patient, we were forced to sit all day and not even take walks. Because they did not teach how to exercise in a healthy and consistent manner, many of us went home finding gym classes hard or going right back into over exercising. During therapy sessions, the therapists would sometimes tell us about the ways other patients hid food. This was not helpful in getting us to stop as much as it gave us tips on how to get away with hiding food ourselves. Despite the issues, inpatient care is sometimes the most vital form of help a sufferer can get. Without the care, many sufferers would be dead or still be lost on what started the predicament. One more thing is also certain. Relapses can and will happen. Eating disorders are like drug addiction because the sufferer gets so used to feeling a certain way that without it, they do not feel as whole. A person may continue to eat, but it does not mean the dysmorphia or the eating disorder is gone. The help system for eating disorders is not perfect. Some of what I had experienced was not helpful in the long run, but because of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, some of those problems may be able to fade. It is okay to get help and to reach out for help. The Health Center at IUP also offers an online test to help see your symptoms and likeliness of dealing with an eating disorder. The test is available at screening.mentalhealthscreening.org/IUP. If you or someone you know may be suffering from an eating disorder, the number for the Eating Disorder Hotline is 1-800-931-2237.

Signs of Eating Disorders -Dental problems, such as rotting teeth -Hair loss and lack of shine in hair -Irregular periods or no periods at all -Dizziness and fainting -Yellow skin -Muscle damage -Losing the ability to have children -Fine hair all over body -Puffing of cheeks -Difficulty in healing wounds

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Tutoring Center offers in-depth help for students as semester picks up ANNA MECHLING Lead News Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

IUP has a lot of free services and resources on campus. Tutoring is one of the many services and resources IUP offers. The Academic Success Center (ASC) offers a free peer-to-peer tutoring center in Stabley 201-A. Students do not need to make an appointment prior to coming in; the center takes walk-ins only. The tutoring center opens at noon Monday through Thursday, but times vary depending on the day. Some days, the tutoring center stays open until 8 p.m., and some days it stays open until 9 p.m. The schedule for the tutoring center changes every semester. For more information about this semester’s schedule, visit www. iup.edu/success/tutoringschedules/. The tutoring center helps students with 100- to 200-level (Anna Mechling/The Penn) courses. However, for this semesShayna Castaldi (left), who runs the Tutoring Center, acts as a student being tutored, while Kayla Garcia, a fourth-semester tutor, acts as the ter, psychology tutoring is in any tutor. This is to show students how a one-on-one tutoring session would occur. level and class since there is a for supplemental instruction and they’re tutoring in, and they my upcoming exam,” Stephen doctoral student in psychology peer assistance. understand the challenges and Rippe (business management) helping with tutoring. “I want to instill learning, have been through the classes. said. Depending on the subject, studying and growth skills so Kayla Garcia (junior, nuclear Many students were pleased date and time, students may rethey don’t need us, and they can medicine technology) is in her with how well the tutors were ceive one-on-one tutoring, twocontinue on in their academics,” fourth semester of tutoring. on-one tutoring or small groups. helping them in their classes. Castaldi said. “I started off tutoring with There are multiple tutors for “Kayla was super nice and very “We are always here staffing statistics and didn’t get a lot of the larger subjects many students helpful,” Haley Reber (nursing) the desk and here for students. people the first semester,” Garcia said. “She took her time to take. There are roughly 20 tutors It’s not some foreign office or said. “I realized as I got more a semester, and the tutoring cenexplain things and offered extra department that is scary. It’s people, got to know their names ter has helped students around examples.” student-run and student-lead, and have one-on-one relation1,000 times per semester. To be a tutor, students must and we are here as a resource on ships, more people came in and “We’ve had roughly 1,000 follow several criteria. Tutors became more comfortable with campus.” collective touches,” said Shayna must have gotten an A in the me. The tutoring center is a Castaldi, the graduate assistant course they’re tutoring in and “In some of the student’s College Reading and Leading for ASC@IUP tutoring center. have at least a 3.0 GPA. “’Touches’ Association classes, there can be upward to For more information about 90 students, which can be very refers to (CRLA), how to become a tutor, apply on the total overwhelming and easy to fall which is a MyIUP under “student worker, number behind because they don’t get national peer tutor.” of times the one-on-one interactions. governing Tutors also get evaluated we have “I think tutoring has helped association throughout the semester to enhelped for tutoring both students and me. I have sure they are helping students in students. grown a lot in the subjects, and on college a positive and successful manner. Whether I can work with students who are campuses. Castaldi evaluates the tutors - Shayna Castaldi, Tutors a student learning the same subjects, but by taking notes on them, writing comes in they have different ways of thinkTutoring Center Graduate Assistant must go down the ways they can improve. for five ing and I learn a lot along the through For example, some things she’s minutes or two hours, that counts the CRLA administrative and way. I gain more knowledge with suggested the tutors do to imas a touch.” chemistry and then the fact that professional-level process and prove their tutoring with students Castaldi is a second-year grad- be trained and certified. Tutors it coincides with my field.” is to incorporate more sample uate student in the master’s proMany students have taken adbecome qualified to model a problems with them and ask gram of Student Affairs in Higher vantage of the tutoring center’s high-level standard of being them more questions. Education, and she runs the services throughout the semester. good tutors and follow specific “Evals helped me become tutoring center, working closely “Lizzi went above and beyond ethics. better as a tutor when working with Dr. Amber Racchini, the asto help with all of my questions Tutors have all successfully one-on-one with students. When sistant professor and coordinator and instilled confidence in me for you understand your weaknesscompleted courses for which

“I want to instill learning, studying and growth skills so they don’t need us, and they can continue on in their academics.”

es, you can become better with working with students,” Garcia said. Students who come in for tutoring also evaluate the tutors and do a self-evaluation before they leave. It is a rigorous process for maintaining competent tutors. Students can come to the tutoring center to get help with homework, labs, worksheets, review of material and practice tests. Students don’t necessarily have to be struggling in a course to come in with review questions and material. Castaldi’s favorite thing is when new students come in and utilize the tutoring center’s services. “My favorite part is when new students come in and eventually get comfortable with asking for help,” she said. “Getting that ‘lightbulb’ moment when students come in and don’t’ doubt themselves anymore with their material allows them to think positively and gives them the confidence that they need.” The tutoring center also distributes departmental-specific tutoring services on campus including tutoring for business, computer science, math and chemistry. There are some instances where more specific review of material is needed. The tutoring center is partnered under the ACS with supplemental instruction (SI), which is structured almost like an additional classroom experience that is led by a trained, certified SI leader. In SI, students study in small groups and review notes, do worksheets, prepare for exams and discuss ideas. For more information about SI, visit iup.edu/devstudies/ academic-support/ supplemental-instruction/. The tutoring center’s main form of communication and marketing is through Instagram: @IUPTutoring. There, tutors did 10 second videos quickly introducing themselves. Instagram is where Castaldi makes the most up-to-date changes and communication. For more information about the tutoring center and its services, contact Shayna Castaldi at kvfz@iup.edu or visit Stabley 201-A.

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(Danielle DiAmico/The Penn) Noble Stein Brewing Company partnered with S&T Bank on Saturday for a winter warm-up of their own, featuring home-cooked chili and cornbread. Ed Dunlap (left) took home the Best Chili Award while Sandy’s Custom Cuisine won the Best Cornbread Award. Both received the fan favorite and judge’s choice awards.

Dunlap named chili cook-off champion by Noble Stein, S&T Bank ANNA MECHLING Lead News Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Downtown Indiana and S&T Bank hosted a winter warm-up chili cook-off from 12–3 p.m. Saturday at Noble Stein Brewing Company. More than 100 people attended the event. There were 10 contestants who were competing to win for best chili, and out of the 10, five contestants also provided cornbread for the best cornbread contest. There were four judges, but the public also voted for their favorite chili and cornbread, too. The winners were Sandy Toy, owner of Sandy’s Custom Cuisine, for people’s choice and judge’s choice cornbread, and Ed Dunlap for people’s choice and judge’s choice for chili. Downtown Indiana and S&T Bank provided the bowls, spoons and napkins, while the contestants provided the chili and cornbread in their own crockpots and trays. This event was the first year Downtown Indiana has done a chili cook-off as a fundraiser and competition. Downtown Indiana is a nonprofit organization that works to promote the downtown business district, ensuring it is a vital center and part of the community. “We want to work to promote our beautiful downtown area,” said Linda Mitchell, executive

(Danielle DiAmico/The Penn) Beating the winter chill is easy with a heaping bowl of chili and fluffy cornbread.

director of Downtown Indiana. “The chili cook-off event is being hosted by Downtown Indiana and is sponsored by S&T Bank,” said Marshall Chriswell, treasurer of Downtown Indiana. “We put on a lot of events and do a lot of business promotion and advocacy. “S&T Bank is a very important partner with Downtown Indiana, is very involved within the community and sponsors several events throughout the year, including this event.” The 10 chili contestants and the five cornbread contestants proudly displayed and handed out their food while mingling with people.

“I’ve never joined a chili event before, and I’m just here to support Downtown Indiana,” Rose Strittmatter said. “I made a vegan and vegetarian chili.” Some of the contestants were there to see if they had the best chili or cornbread but also were there promoting their businesses. “We sponsor the event by donating the corn bread,” Russ Leap, owner of Leap’s Farm, said. “Our farm is a small grounds flours and cornmeal farm in Penn Run, Pa.” “I think I’ve got a good chili enough to match it up with a lot of other wonderful chilis,” Toy said. “All contestants had to pay a

registration fee. “If you did both chili and cornbread, it was a combo price. But it’s for the fundraiser, so it’s for a good cause.” The winner of the people’s choice and judge’s choice best cornbread was also promoting her business. “Sandy’s Custom Cuisine. I customize my food and the displays to suit the best needs of guests and parties. We do a lot of office lunches and provide meals for office trainings. That’s where the bulk of where my business goes to. Everything is homemade and as much as possible is made from scratch.” Many contestants and the public found out about the event through social media. “I work at the café at the mall, and I make a lot of the chili there,” Shawna Montgomery of Clymer said. “So, staff there thought it was a good idea to come here for the day.” A lot of the contestants were part of the Downtown Indiana committee. “I entered the contest because I’m involved in Downtown Indiana,” said Caleb McNany, executive chef at the Hilton Garden Inn. “I sit on one of the committees on the Oktoberfest. “I entered a carnitas chili verde green chili made with roasted pork. I just made a green chili to kind of be different. And the same

thing with the blue cornbread. It’s ground from blue corn, but it’s a basic cornbread.” The contestants were glad they were able to support Noble Stein and local businesses in general. “It’s great to have community events like this where a lot of people come out and support us,” Anthony Martini said. “It’s exciting to see a local establishment have such popularity.” Many board members were eager to help with the fundraiser, but also show off their chili recipes. “I work with Downtown Indiana and participate on the board,” said Joe Kinter, executive committee member of Downtown Indiana. “I am invested in helping raise money for the organization. “This particular fundraiser, which involved food and beer, was kind of in my wheelhouse. I love chili and my mom makes a really good chili recipe. It was easy to justify participating in.” One contestant was not from the area but participated in the event because she attends a lot of chili competitions. “I go to chili events all the time,” Bonnie Swartz of Mount Pleasant said. “I make my chili with beer, and I do it for the fun of it.” Winner of the people’s choice and judge’s choice best chili found out about the event through his wife. Continued on page 13.

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(Danielle DiAmico/The Penn) Cooks were able to enhance their dishes to the best of their abilities at the chili cook-off.

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whether it be the chili event or the support of the Oktoberfest. “My wife told me about the We are always happy to lend event,” Ed Dunlap of Homer City a hand, provide a venue and said. “She works for Indiana borperhaps provide some refreshough, and I meet with Linda and ments.” she announced it. Noble Stein is open Wednes“My chili is a chipotle chorizo day through Saturday, but hours chili with cilantro with peppers, vary. Visit Noble Stein’s website corn and beans. It’s a little bit to see the specific hours of opsweet up front, and then you get eration. a spicy kick at the end.” They host Trivia Night from 7–9 Co-owner of Noble Stein loved p.m. every Thursday. Noble Stein the idea of hosting his business doesn’t have a kitchen but does as the event’s location and havhave food trucks frequently. ing a chili and cornbread cook-off Many people who came to the competition. fundraiser en“I think that joyed tasting the this time of year chili and drinking especially begs beer. for a really nice “I came to hearty type of attend the fun food,” Zachary because I love Morrow said. Noble Stein’s “Everyone’s got beer and I figa different take, ured beer and which is super corn bread is a cool, and I think perfect combithat chili and nation,” Tiffany cornbread comsaid. “I - Ed Dunlap, Weston bines really well heard about this Winner, Best Chili event because with our beer. “We have a my mom is a lot of flavor profiles of beer just manager of CH Fields Craft like many of the contestants have Kitchen, one of the chili contesflavor profiles in their chilis. We tants, and she told me about it.” love to support the community “I heard about this fundraiser through hosting events like this. through a friend,” Betty Hovland “Noble Stein has been affilisaid. “So far, I think all the chilis ated with a lot of other events, are really good.

“My chili is a chipotle chorizo chili with cilantro with peppers, corn and beans. It’s a little bit sweet up front and then you get a spicy kick at the end.”

“The beer is good as well, and I don’t have to cook tonight.” There was a door prize when guests turned in their ballads. The prize was a basket from various Downtown Indiana businesses. Downtown Indiana is also selling raffles until March 19. The drawing will be March 20. Tickets are $10 each, and the first prize is two tickets to the March 24 Penguins game and two tickets for an overnight stay two at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Suites Pittsburgh-Downtown. The second prize is tickets to three Lively Arts Shows, West Virginia Dance Company, It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus and IUP Jazz Festival. The second prize also includes dinner at three downtown restaurants, The Coney, Villa II and Romeos’ Pizzeria and Mediterranean Kitchen. All proceeds benefit Downtown Indiana. For more information about the raffle or Downtown Indiana in general, call 724-463-6110 or visit Downtown Indiana’s office at 9 N. Ninth St. They are located in the Borough of Indiana Community Center, which is in the same building as the Indiana Free Library and the Jimmy Stewart Museum. The entrance is in the rear of the building on the Ninth Street side.

(TNS) Michael Dell, founder of Dell Technologies, announced the selling of network security firm, RSA, last Tuesday.

Dell to sell RSA for $2 billion HOJUN CHOI TNS Austin-American Statesman Dell Technologies said Tuesday it is selling one of its businesses – network security firm RSA – for $2.075 billion in an effort to simplify its product portfolio. Dell Technologies is selling Massachusetts-based RSA to California private equity firm Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Netherlands-based AlpInvest Partners, according to a news release. The deal is expected to close in the next six to nine months according to the company. Dell Technologies acquired RSA as part of its 2016 purchase of data storage giant EMC Corp. Selling the company is "the right long-term strategy" for Dell Technologies, Jeff Clarke, Dell Technologies' vice chairman and chief operating officer, said in a written statement. "The transaction will further simplify our business and product portfolio. It also allows Dell Technologies to focus on our strategy to build automated and intelligent security into infrastructure, platforms and devices to keep data safe, protected and resilient," Clarke said. William Chisholm, managing

partner at Symphony Technology Group, said the acquisition of RSA will help solve customer challenges that come along with digital transformation. "We are excited and fully committed to maximizing the power of RSA's talent, expertise and tremendous growth potential and continuing RSA's strategy to serve customers with a holistic approach to managing their digital risk," Chisholm said in a written statement. Technology industry analyst Patrick Moorhead, founder of Moor Insights and Strategy, said RSA "adds a lot of value to many ecosystems above and beyond Dell Technologies." "So it either needed to be spun out or more deeply integrated," Moorhead said. "By spinning it out, I believe RSA can add even more value which Dell financially benefits from." On his personal blog on the RSA website, company's president Rohit Ghai said the business will continue to operate as usual until the transaction is complete. "RSA, STG and Dell Technologies will work closely together after the transaction closes to ensure a smooth transition, and to provide all of our stakeholders with the same level of dedication, service and support they've come to expect from RSA," Ghai wrote.

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Clement eager to make IUP safe as interim director of University Police EMILY LOOSE

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

Strengthening the bond of the community is a key way to keep a safe environment. That is the mission for IUP’s newest interim director. Anthony “Joe” Clement was recently appointed to the position for IUP’s University Police and Public Safety. Clement comes to the job with 35 years of experience in the police force. Only recently becoming interim director for the university, he has had a busy schedule. “As you can imagine, my first week has been filled with meetings and orientation items that have left me little time in my office,” he said in an email. Clement had recently retired from his position with the Indiana Borough Police when he received this position. Because of his work with the police borough, he did not have much trouble when moving into his newest job. “My familiarity with the department and the university has been

(IUP Website) Anthony Clement was appointed as interim director of Public Safety and University Police on Feb. 13.

a tremendous asset that has expedited many orientation matters.” Though some wondered if he had any involvement in the investigations, Clement was not at the scene for the Feb. 14 incident in which three men in ski masks shot another man on Wayne Avenue. Clement did not become director until the following Monday.

“The event actually occurred during the brief period between my separation from the borough police and appointment to Interim Director at IUP.” He did have a lot of praise for the police who were at the scene, however. He said they did in an “exceptional manner.” Yet because of the recent incident,

he said there is room for improvement. “While the primary mission of the IUP Campus Police Department is to provide safety and security, we cannot do it alone. “Safety is everyone’s responsibility.” Clement plans to work to strengthen the relationship that police have with the IUP community, including both students and faculty. “I want to foster an environment where university members are comfortable approaching the officers to discuss their concerns and allow the police department to respond to address those concerns in an efficient and effective manner,” he said. He also wants to take further expansion in building relationships. That relationship is between different levels of police force in Pennsylvania. “I want to expand upon an already successful level of cooperation and collaboration between neighboring police agencies, Indiana Borough Police, Pennsylvania State Police and other emergency

response agencies,” he said. By sharing resources, Clement believes it will create even more safety for IUP and the Indiana community as a whole. “No one agency can do everything alone. In times of need, we will need to work together as a team from the same playbook.” Clement said he is “humbled and honored” to have been chosen for the position and cannot wait to see all of the improvements he can make for the school. Though there is still search for a permanent director, there is a lot of faith in his abilities. When appointing Clement, IUP Vice President of Administration and Finance Debra Fitzsimmons said, “I am confident he will provide excellent leadership during this transitional period.” In a news release on the IUP website, Clement said it was a “wonderful opportunity” in finishing his career with law enforcement. “I am looking forward to working alongside the exceptional men and women of the IUP Campus Police Department,” he said.

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(Facebook) National Eating Disorders Awareness Week starts Tuesday.

Be a good friend by brushing up on your eating disorder knowledge This last week in February is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and it’s a good reminder to check in on your friends. Don’t think this affects you? Eating disorders affect everyone. More than 30 million people in the U.S. suffer from eating disorders, according to the Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. That means, at the very least, you have friends, classmates, coworkers or family members suffering from disorders that could use your love and support. Regardless of whether you think you know someone with an eating disorder, you should read up on different eating disorder. Why? So you don’t joke around with your cousin at Thanksgiving that she didn’t eat a lot of the food on her plate. She might already be struggling with an unhealthy relationship with food and body image issues. Or you don’t make your brother feel bad about being thin. Did you know one in three people

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with an eating disorder is male? So often we forget that men, too, face societal pressures to look and act certain ways. You should also familiarize yourself with bad eating disorder practices to help you identify potentially harmful habits in yourself or friends. For example, you

shouldn’t identify foods as good and bad. Always staying away from the “bad” foods can lead to obsessive behavior surrounding food in general. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate than any other mental illness. In fact, every 62 minutes at least one person

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dies from an eating disorder. In an effort to bring together those who live with eating disorders, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) made this year’s theme “Come as You Are: Hindsight is 20/20.” This encourages people to “reflect on the positive steps they’ve taken

— including those stemming from setbacks or challenges — toward accepting themselves and others,” according to the NEDA website. The chances are pretty good that you’ve already come across a post or two on social media this week from someone sharing their struggles with an eating disorder. While it only represents a small number of people who are willing to talk about their journeys, it shows others who are struggling that they are not alone. Many times, it can be difficult to convey internal struggles, and it can be a very lonely process to heal. That’s why it’s so important to do the research, so you can be there for someone when they need you. And by spreading awareness, you are helping to create a more positive atmosphere for people to get help. Our writer gives deeper insight into eating disorders on page 7.

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Cabinet of Wonders collection gives insight into multiple centuries

(Danielle DiAmico/ The Penn) Dr. Irene Kabala’s Cabinet of Wonders exhibit opened Feb. 8 and is running until March 6. The exhibit features artwork done by Kabala that covers mulitple centuries in the form of paintings, prints, sculptures and pottery. Some of the artwork includes masks (top right) and sculptures (bottom left, bottom right) that feature different effects and meaning. The exhibit is in the University Museum, on the first floor of Sutton Hall and is opened Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 2–6:30 p.m., Thursday noon–7:30 p.m. and Saturday noon–4 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and Sundays.

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Students, faculty perform in IUP’s annual TrumpetFest last weekend

(Facebook) Tame Impala is fronted by Kevin Parker and broke onto the music scene in 2007.

Australian psychedelic band releases new album LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

(Rob Hinkal/ The Penn) IUP’s TrumpetFest held this weekend featured Sicheng He on the piano (middle left), Andrew Muth on trumpet (middle right) and Nathan Beam on trumpet (bottom).

The year has only just begun, and there have already been a number of high-profile releases from popular artists. Tame Impala is an Australian psychedelic rock group fronted by Kevin Parker. I’d never listened to them before, though I’d been meaning to for a while. The melancholic, trippy sound and thought-provoking, emotional lyrics have drawn a lot of people to their music. “The Slow Rush” is Tame Impala’s newest record, and I was excited to dive into it. That being said, it was somewhat of a letdown. It just didn’t do anything for me and felt very much like background music. I understand the appeal of very laidback songs driven by the feelings they are meant to express. This specific type of music is very hitor-miss, I think, and Tame Impala is a miss for me. The songs all feel too long, and it was hard for any of them to stand out. To their credit, most of the songs are very diverse and shift themselves often. Certain sections of songs I would really like, but if it’s only one minute out of six that sticks with me, then I probably won’t listen to the song very often. It’s clear that there has been

creativity and care put into “The Slow Rush,” but it is held back by a number of things. I can’t think of a single catchy melody or anything that distinguishes the songs. The personality of this album feels autonomous, and that makes it hard to glean much from it, for me at least. The themes of regret and sadness don’t stand out as uniquely presented, and the whole album just sort of washed over me. A lot of people were able to get a lot from Tame Impala’s new record though. “’The Slow Rush’ is another great piece of art from Kevin Parker's Tame Impala,” Dylan Latore (sophomore, communications media) said. “Their last album, ‘Currents,’ is one of my favorite albums in general, let alone by him. “I know a lot of other people feel this way, too, so it was unlikely that ‘The Slow Rush’ would top it. It definitely came close, but several of the songs felt uninspired and generally weren't too exciting. That being said, it still contained a handful of songs I've had playing often.” This album thrives off setting a tone. The atmosphere didn’t really sink in for me, but it has for a lot of people, and if you’re interested in this project, I would recommend watching their new music video for the song “Lost in Yesterday.” The tone that the video conveys should be able to tell you whether you’ll enjoy the album or not.

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(Facebook) “The Call of the Wild” (left) was one of Jack London’s most popular books of the 1900s, first published in 1903. The book was remade into a movie (right) starring Harrison Ford.

Classic book turned movie leaves audience falling in love with nature again HALEY BROWN

Lead Culture Writer H.Brown@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion. Dog movies have taken the lead on the big screen over any other animal-based films. Countless examples of dogbased cinematography are available, and the technology used to develop these films is only getting better. “The Call of the Wild” had incredible potential technology-wise; however, viewers might find themselves asking if this movie was really worth the literal millions of dollars that were spent to produce it. The technology used to cast the animal characters in the movie was, in fact, impressive, though at times the CGI animals came across as a little more synthetic and see-through than a watcher might hope. Unfortunately, it also seemed

that on terms of plot and storyline, this film wasn’t quite sure of its own audience, and the tone of the movie seesawed confusingly between too lame and superficial for adults and themes far too deep and dark to be comprehendible by younger audiences. While many films have various elements involved to broaden the target audience, it seemed that the producer of “The Call of the Wild” genuinely couldn’t make up his mind and that the film was constantly attempting to reach out to different ages of viewers but not quite hitting the target mark. The movie involved difficult themes such as animal abuse, alcoholism, parental grief for the loss of a child, greed-driven human insanity and the heart-wrenching deaths of both man and creature. On the other side of the spectrum, Buck did wild, goofy things that would make only small children laugh and possibly elicit uncomfortable

pity laughs from older audiences but were unrealistic across the board and were clearly added to the film solely to make it more kid-friendly. The score of the movie was very powerful, and the naturalistic settings of both the Alaskan and Canadian scenery was particularly breathtaking, but again, the themes of the movie made the story seem choppy and a bit disconnected from itself, which made it difficult for the viewer to stay fully engaged in the storyline. At the beginning of the film, Buck goes from being a pampered pooch of a Californian town mayor to being beaten into submission after he is kidnapped and sold to men who were participating in the Alaskan gold rush. Buck escapes the abuser after about two minutes and is then adopted by a mail carrier. The dog finds solace in becoming a part of a sled-dog pack, and the narration by Harrison Ford claims that Buck begins to have a sense of self-

worth and an encouraging sense of accomplishment and pride that he can help his humans carry out their mail-delivering duties. Again. The main character is a dog. Self-worth? Confidence? To me, at least, it seems laughable, and I found myself rolling my eyes at the supposed moral compass of a dog. Something that has personally always been frustrating to me about dog films in particular is how far the producer takes the personification of whatever creature is the main character. While animals do often carry endearing human-like qualities, producers of animal-based films seem to have the burning desire to find out how far they can really push the personification of the animal main character’s personality. In the film, there is a scene in which Buck begins to take interest in a wolf pack that lives in the forest near the cabin he stays in with his human companion, John Thorton, played by Ford. Buck sees the

wolf pack’s alpha fall into a roaring Alaskan river and subsequently cling to a fallen tree in a desperate attempt to save himself from a waterfall. Buck rushes in and uses his body to pick up the entire tree and drag the alpha wolf back to safety. This display of blatant, selfless heroism from a dog made me want to gag and walk out of the theatre. While bits and pieces of the film did seem to fail to reach any target audience, there were some very moving elements within the choppy storyline and certain loses were felt deeply by the viewer. The movie overall confused me when it came to identifying an overarching theme, and there wasn’t exactly a moral at the end of the film, either. But the scenery, the action scenes of the sled dogs, the canoeing across the wilderness and the sense of adventure during some of the scenes were uplifting, emotional and made me want to grab my hiking shoes and just go.

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From vampire to Batman, Robert Pattinson embraces new character ABE ESHELMAN

Staff Writer A.Eshelman@iup.edu @DukeOfKalos

Robert Pattinson revealed the new look for Batman in the upcoming film with a camera test teaser, uploaded Feb. 13. The teaser lasts 55 seconds and is grim and foreboding the entire time. The screen is filtered with a dark crimson color, and the slow pan across the bat suit up to Robert Pattinson’s face is paired with heavy, orchestral music that has been likened to classic “Imperial March” from “Star Wars” and noir films by commenters on the video upload. The choice to cast Pattinson in the role of the caped crusader baffled many in the comic world and casual film-going world, as Pattinson’s mostknown role is another bat-related character… Edward Cullen of the “Twilight” franchise. “I personally love the ‘Twilight’ movies,” Julia Rockwell (junior, music) said. “They're definitely not good, but I enjoy watching them and feeling nostalgic.

(Facebook) Robert Pattinson, best known as everyone’s favorite vampire, Edward Cullen, is now portraying the Dark Knight himself, Batman.

“The first one makes me laugh because of how cringey it is, so that's probably why I keep watching it.” While Pattinson starred in

multiple highly acclaimed and artistically praised films, such as “The Lighthouse” and “Good Time,” the sparkling vampire association lingers in many po-

tential viewers’ minds. “I don't think that he was bad,” Rockwell said. “Definitely not great, but I don’t think those movies necessarily needed top-

notch acting.” Many who know Pattinson from “Twilight,” like Rockwell, “haven't really seen him in other movies outside of ‘Twilight’” and can only describe his an “OK” actor from their experience with him. Despite this uncertainty, Rockwell is excited for the new movie. Batman is one of her favorite superheroes, with Christian Bale being Rockwell’s favorite portrayal of the dark knight. “I thought DC was walking the line when they cast Ben Affleck as Batman,” she said, “but it was surprisingly good, so I have high hopes for Robert Pattinson.” The trailer gave many, including Rockwell, flashbacks to Marvel’s Daredevil character, especially with the red tones, which could be to the film’s detriment as it tries to set itself apart from other superhero media. “I'll probably watch the movie,” Rockwell said. “My family and I usually try to see Marvel and DC movies in theater. “I just hope Robert Pattinson is good in this and it isn't a waste of money. It’ll be hard not to see him as Edward, though.”

‘Stranger Things’ teases Season 4 ‘from Russia, with love’ ABE ESHELMAN

Staff Writer A.Eshelman@iup.edu @DukeOfKalos

The “Stranger Things” official YouTube channel uploaded a 50-second teaser for the upcoming fourth season of “Stranger Things” on Feb. 14. The teaser, titled “From Russia with Love,” shows a Russian prison-labor camp and the return of a fan-favorite character, Officer Jim Hopper. Other than a shaved head, Hopper appears to be alive and well, despite his predicament. The show has evolved in many ways throughout the past three seasons, to the joy and disappointment alike of many fans. Based on this teaser, “Stranger Things” will continue its plotline of Russian villains from Season 3. “I’m not a huge fan of where the story went, but I get it,” said Allyson Donnelly (senior, nursing), a fan of “Stranger Things” since season one. “In the ‘80s, there were a lot of movies about America being afraid of the Russians, and I feel like they’re trying to emulate it like they usually do with ‘80s trends, but it just

(Facebook) “Stranger Things” dropped their new trailer for season four on Feb. 14, with the caption “from Russia, with love.”

doesn’t work for this story.” When the trailer first dropped, Donnelly was “very tired” but was still really happy to see the teaser on Instagram. She said she was very excited that Hopper survived. Despite her excitement, Donnelly believes the show has “steadily declined” over its three season run so far.

“The music has definitely gotten worse,” she said. “Season 1 had this great soundtrack, and season 3 didn’t have anything I liked or even recognized. Season 3 was all over the place. The writing was weird, and characters acted in ways you wouldn't expect them to. “Season 1 and 2 were very centric on the main town, but Season

3 took things very far in a very weird and different direction.” The mood was inconsistent, according to Donnelly, with the latest season jumping between campy and serious in unnatural ways. “I’m hoping they tone it down a bit, but I don’t think they will.” Her favorite character is Steve because he has had “good charac-

ter development” and has grown over the course of the show as a person. “I don’t like Max all that much,” she said. “Her character just made Eleven meaner for some reason. “Of the cast, she’s the least developed.” Despite being “a little bit crazy,” Donnelly likes Joyce a lot too. Like many, she said she doesn’t like Billy, who she said is “a jerk.” Donnelly hopes that Season 4, or the potential Season 5, is the final season. While Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger, according to Donnelly, Season 3 had plot points come out of seemingly nowhere. Her hope for the show’s ending is that Hopper returning home and the Upside Down is destroyed. She hopes for a happy ending, but with “some important characters dying or sacrificing themselves” to add some tension before the finale. Despite her complaints, she is excited to watch the new season. She plans on watching it whenever the new season drops. Many fans, including Donnelly and the writers at “What’s on Netflix,” predict the season will arrive with a Christmas special in December.

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(Facebook) Martin Freeman is best known for his roles in the “Hobbit” franchise as Bilbo Baggins (left) and as Sherlock Holmes’ beloved sidekick, Dr. John Watson in BBC’s “Sherlock” (right).

‘Hobbit’ star Martin Freeman didn't plan on fame LUAINE LEE TNS Tribune News Service For most of his life, British actor Martin Freeman didn't want to draw attention to himself. Although he became famous, it wasn't part of his plan. But with roles like Bilbo Baggins in the "Hobbit" trilogy, Dr. Watson to Benedict Cumberbatch's "Sherlock" and the quietly murderous Lester Nygaard in "Fargo," he simply couldn't help himself. "Some days I'm more clever with fame than others," he says. "I'm a reasonably private person. My nature is very private, and, of course, you only find out how private you are when people want to know more about you. You find out what kind of man you are when you become a dad." He is the father of an 11-yearold daughter and a 14-year-old son, which suits him perfectly for his latest role as the harassed dad in FX's comedy "Breeders," pre-

miering next Monday. Freeman, 48, thinks sometimes he's a success at parenting and sometimes a failure. "Fortunately my ex and I are very amicable, so we split (time with) them and the lines of communication are very open. We're lucky with that," he says. His ex is his longtime partner, actress Amanda Abbington, with whom he split four years ago. His own childhood was happy. "I grew up in the situation where a lot of times there was not much money around – not crying Dickensian poverty, but it wasn't lots of money. But I always knew I was loved. For me, that was everything. It's nice not to be poor. But if you know people who've got your back and truly love you, it's really important. So I think me and my ex try, and our kids definitely know they're adored." The youngest of five, Freeman was only 10 when his father died. "The full weight of that didn't hit me until several years later," he says.

"I remember being in a theater and some credits came down and the name Geoffrey Freeman, my dad spelled it with a G. I was about 18 and was with my first girlfriend and I started welling up. And I hadn't really felt that when my dad died. I was playing football and bouncing back. When you're 10 you have others to worry about besides grieving. But when it hits you later on, that's a pretty big deal." His parents had divorced when he was young, and he lived part time with his dad. "I was really small. I was quite a sickly kid with hip problems and asthma. I was in and out of the hospital. I didn't want another reason for people to feel sorry for me," he says. "I was already one of the few kids in my school whose parents were divorced. So no one was nasty to me, but I didn't want to stand out. So I tried to minimize it, I suppose. It was later on when I allowed myself. I thought I'd not really grieved this when the thought of not having a parent hits you, I'm allowed to be upset by that."

Freeman became part of a youth theater as a teenager and discovered he had a facility for acting. Other people thought so too. "Up to that point I'd thought it was something I just enjoyed. I liked the social aspect, and I'm a bit of a showoff, so I liked being on stage and all that. But I'd not really thought, 'Oh, this is something that I can pursue' until I was 17 and I thought, 'I love it, and I'm quite good at it.'" He says his mother supported his idea. "My mom was excited because she'd wanted to be an actor. When she was a young woman her dream would've been to be an actor. It wasn't the time – her circumstance wasn't right – so when I said I think I want to be an actor she said, 'Go for it.'" He did go for it, and after almost three years of drama school, he began working in theater, and at 30 landed the role of Tim in the original British version of "The Office." That series proved to be a massive hit.

But a few years later, Freeman began to doubt his choices. "I was famous, I was doing pretty well. But I sort of started to wonder if I really liked doing it. If I really enjoyed doing it. What is it about this job that I really love? Is it habit? A lot of the time in life – whether it's opinions about things, the things you love or hate – a lot of the time you think, 'Is this just a habit I've got into?' "Looking back on it now I think, what were you worried about? You had money? But maybe I missed out on a couple of jobs and that may have knocked my confidence. "And I think being financially cautious – my motto has been: Never go to jail, always pay your taxes, all that shit. I think maybe it was partially a financial thing, maybe it was missing out on a couple of jobs and I remember thinking ... 'Maybe I'm not that good, maybe I'm not as good as I'd hoped I was, and maybe this isn't what I'm supposed to do.' But thank God that passed and the love for it came back."

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Why Blumhouse flipped TV classic 'Fantasy Island' into a modern thriller SONAIYA KELLEY TNS Los Angeles Times Sooner or later, everything old is new again. Especially when you're in Hollywood. Across television and film, remakes, reboots and revivals have dominated popular culture over the last decade, most noticeably across the horror genre. The latest reimagining (but surely not the last) is Blumhouse's "Fantasy Island," a PG-13 thriller that transforms the comparatively tame 1970s series into an ensemble horror movie. Written, directed and produced by Jeff Wadlow ("Truth or Dare") alongside co-screenwriters Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs, the film, which hits theaters Friday, is Blumhouse's most recent effort at flipping previously loved characters and IP to box office dividends. (It will attempt to repeat the feat again with the release of Universal's "Invisible Man" at the end of the month.) "If the (script) is good and right, I think any time is a good time for a reboot," said Jason Blum. "When I watched 'Fantasy Island' as a kid, I remember there being a really dark, creepy element to the show and I loved the idea of leaning into that and making a movie that emphasized just the scary part. It was lots of other things too." "A lot of people – I know I felt this way – have this idea of 'Fantasy Island' that's a little silly," said Roach. "Probably because it was on back to back with 'Love Boat.' But the truth is the show had a lot of very dark episodes. It was very 'Twilight Zone' in nature. And as the seasons went on, it dealt with a lot of subject matter that really lent itself to horror, so it seemed like a natural fit." The fantasy drama series ran on ABC from 1977 to 1984 and starred Ricardo Montalban as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Herve Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. For the Blumhouse version, Michael Pena dons Montalban's signature white suit, something the Mexican American actor felt particularly called to do. "Ricardo Montalban was one of the first Latin dudes on TV that I saw," said Pena of the Mexico-born actor. "Before that we didn't see a lot of Latinos in cinema (or on TV). I mean, we still have a lot of work to do, to be honest. But I wanted to do the movie be-

(Facebook) Blumhouse remade the popular ‘70s TV classic “Fantasy Island” into a horror film that premiered Feb. 14.

cause he was such an icon. There was a certain charm to him that I didn't want to emulate but I wanted to convey, and a lot of it had to do with the language." Each episode of the show followed the same format: "The plane arrives, the door opens, the guest gets out, the fantasy begins, gets twisted (and then) they learn a lesson," said Wadlow. "It has this incredible 'be careful what you wish for' notion embedded in the original material that, if you really analyze horror movies, is present in all the great ones," he added. "It's about wanting something and then being punished for wanting it. Whether it's something as base as sex or drugs or as forbidden as love, there's always a price that needs to be paid." Although the character Tattoo is not featured in the film, the writers managed to sneak in other bits of fan service for those old enough to remember the original series. "I think once people see the movie, it will become clear why we did some things regarding Tattoo," said Roach. "We wanted this to stand on its own and even though it's honoring the mythology of the show, it creates a new mythology." "I thought a lot about the Marvel movies," said Wadlow. "What they do that is so incredible is they both honor the underlying material but also change it quite a bit. They identify the icons of the underlying material and that's what they make sure is present in the film. So I looked at 'Fantasy Island' and I thought, what are those icons?" They were determined to be: Roarke, his white suit, the arrival of the plane, Roarke's command to his staff "Smiles everyone, smiles," and of course Tattoo's

iconic catchphrase, "The plane! The plane!" "I wanted to make sure that all of those things were present but then (we) started to riff and change things," Wadlow said. "For example, in the show, the fantasies never crossed because it was designed to be cut down into 30-minute episodes to be sold overseas. When they get off the plane, you never see the two guests in the same shot. So I wanted to make sure we had four different fantasies that work as standalone stories before they crossed." Realizing the importance of Roarke to the success of the film, Pena was high on the director's shortlist for the role thanks to his dynamism as an actor, Wadlow says. "He both honored what Ricardo Montalban did and also offered something new and contemporary, something that felt fresh," he said. "He offered so many nuances that I could never have thought of on my own. For example, he's in the white suit but the shirt's untucked, there's no tie, it's a little bit more relaxed. And he's doing the accent but it's a little bit different. "He becomes this sort of cipher because in the movie we don't really know what Mr. Roarke's deal is. He's kind of this mysterious figure, this sort of sinister, ominous Willy Wonka. By the time we get towards the end of the movie, we're not sure what his agenda is and Michael really (conveys) that. You don't feel like you can get a read on him, which was really important for the character." "He can be very funny but also a good dramatic actor," said Jacobs. "He brings a lot of fun and charisma to the role. Obviously Ricardo Montalban was very char-

ismatic and iconic – we wanted to try to get somebody who has that same thing but also slightly different." The process of developing the film and procuring the rights happened pretty seamlessly, Wadlow says. "I had an idea for a 'Fantasy Island'-like project, Jason heard about it, went and got the rights, approached me and said: 'I hear you have an idea. I have the rights. Why don't we just do it?'" Wadlow said. "And I said, 'Let's go.'" The director brought on his "Truth or Dare" screenwriters Roach and Jacobs, a husband-andwife team, and approached the writing process like a TV writers' room. "We almost approach it like a multi-episode streaming series where each act is a different episode," said Wadlow. "We do outlines like writers on TV and then we assign acts like they're individual episodes. It's been the most productive working relationship of my life." "We all sat together sort of like a think tank and talked about all the things we wanted to see in a 'Fantasy Island' movie," said Roach. "What elements from the TV show we thought were important, what fantasies could be the most relatable. And then we would go through and try to outline the entire story. Once we all felt like we had an outline that was good and Blumhouse signed off, then the three of us would all write our own. We'd break it up, take different themes, swap and rewrite each other's material." The writers considered every fantasy explored throughout the series' seven-season run and

began to list potential fantasies for the film. "We always thought about the twist, how it could go wrong, how it could be perverted, how we could inject some mischief into it," said Wadlow. "And we just came up with 10 or 12 that we liked, picked our four favorites and started to think about theme and character and how they could come together." "We very much structured (the movie) like an episode of the show," said Jacobs. "They basically arrive on the island and then you're jumping around between the fantasies. We wanted to keep that same appeal the show had. "We definitely wanted to have a little bit of everything," she added. "Some romance-type things, the superficial party fantasy. We wanted to try to make a few different movies in one movie." "I think the one that's probably most different from the show is someone wanting revenge on a high school bully," said Roach. "The one thing we tried to do was honor the show, but also since it's 2020 try to think of a fantasy that felt relevant to our time." As Blumhouse continues to evolve, the company that made its name on truly chilling horror films including "Paranormal Activity," "Insidious" and "Sinister" has opened up its offerings to social satires like "Get Out," prestige drama like "BlacKkKlansman" and "Whiplash," and psychological thrillers like "Fantasy Island." "I think the best horror movies focus on story and character," said Wadlow. "I just enjoy scary movies, and I try to allow the fear to come from a place of story and character. And ultimately, if it makes a movie feel more like a thriller I'm OK with that. I think you should be focusing on those two elements and not just scares for scares' sake." "We definitely had early drafts that had more horror elements," said Roach. "But then it started to feel like we were just throwing it in just to have it in. I think one way we thought about it was kind of like 'Jurassic Park.' You come into this park and you're like, 'Wow, they brought back dinosaurs. This is the greatest thing ever.' And then of course the dinosaurs get loose and start eating people. We wanted it to feel in the beginning like this is the coolest thing ever: You're coming to this island that could make anything you want come true. And then it slowly unravels."

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(Facebook) Pixar’s newest creation, “Onward,” premieres March 6 and stars Chris Pratt and Tom Holland as the title characters, Ian and Barley Lightfoot.

Fantasy adventure 'Onward' finds Pixar possibly at its weirdest JUSTIN CHANG TNS Los Angeles Times

This article contains opinion and spoilers. The opening moments of "Onward" whisk us back to a world of wonder, populated by galloping centaurs, spell-casting wizards and fire-breathing dragons. Speaking of which, you'll be forgiven for briefly wondering if you've stumbled into a "How to Train Your Dragon" sequel by mistake. It means to remind us of an era when magic ruled the earth, and to assure us that it will rule again. Real magic, by which I mean genuinely transporting fantasy, isn't an easy thing for a movie to promise in this day and age. The major studios – including the ravenous hydra-headed content factory that is Disney – are often content to deliver spectacle without wonder, churning out familiar stories and prepackaged life lessons to be wearily received by a seen-it-all audience. And so it's understandable that "Onward," Pixar's 22nd animated feature, would express some nostalgia for a purer, grander storytelling past, even as its title points with insistent optimism toward the future. And I'm pleased to report that said optimism is not entirely unfounded. Although it does not join the likes of "The Incredibles" and "WALL-E" in the pantheon of company masterworks, "Onward" is a touching, lovingly crafted oddity – a movie that acknowledges its borrowed elements at the outset and then proceeds to reinvigorate them with tried-and-

true Pixar virtues: sly wit, dazzling invention and a delicacy of feeling that approaches the sublime. The result may sound like an incongruous pileup of genres on paper but there are glimmers of real enchantment and honest feeling amid the rubble. You'll forgive the car crash metaphor, but it seems appropriate, since "Onward," most of which unfolds in the present day, boasts more vehicular recklessness than any Pixar movie outside the "Cars" franchise. The protagonist is a blue-skinned, pointy-eared elf named Ian Lightfoot (voiced by Tom Holland), who has just turned 16 and is thus old enough to learn how to drive – a prospect that, like nearly everything else in life, fills him with dread and anxiety. He couldn't be more different from his older brother, Barley (Chris Pratt), a goofy, boisterous slacker who tears up the streets of their suburban hamlet in a rattletrap van named Gwinny (short for Guinevere). The conceit of the movie – written by Dan Scanlon (who also directed), Jason Headley and Keith Bunin – is that although we are in a land populated entirely by trolls, centaurs, mermaids and other mythic creatures, magic itself is a thing of the past, having long been eclipsed by science and modern technology. Ian and Barley have a pet dragon, but they also have smartphones, boomboxes and kitchen appliances. Their loving mom (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is introduced watching a workout video. Later on, a key supporting character – the lion-bodied, batwinged, scorpion-tailed manticore (Octavia Spencer) – will agonize over having traded in her life as

a fearsome beast of legend for a job in medieval-themed restaurant management.

“Maybe real magic isn’t dead after all.” -Justin Chang The crass commercialization and relentless standardization of modern life has been a choice satirical target for Pixar movies as different as "Ratatouille" and "Toy Story." "Onward," grounding its fantasy in a dull-hued world of suburbs, freeways, fast-food joints and liquor stores – the Midwest by way of Middle-earth – is no exception. Still, those ancient magical traditions have not been entirely forgotten. They have a staunch defender in Barley, a scholar, geek and born adventurer with a deep knowledge of fantasy lore. And naturally, in one of those ironic twists that will force two very different personalities to embark on a long, strange trip, it's not Barley but the shy, magic-averse Ian who turns out to have a natural gift for sorcery when an enchanter's staff falls into their possession – a gift from their beloved father, who died years ago. Scanlon, who made his Pixar feature-directing debut with "Monsters University," has noted that this movie grew out of his own

experience as the younger of two brothers who lost their father at an early age. The untimely death of a parent is, of course, a timeless fairy-tale trope and something of a Disney narrative specialty, but "Onward" employs the cliche in ways that feel both more personal and more daring. Through a series of enjoyably odd contrivances, Ian and Barley's father is magically brought back to life for a day – or rather, the lower half of his body is, thanks to a spell that goes awry in Ian's unskilled hands. Perhaps only a company with Pixar's proven track record with unpromising high concepts could see the logic of turning a pair of disembodied, khaki-trousered legs into a major character, even at the risk of inviting a few below-thebelt jokes. It's an initially amusing, sometimes disquieting story choice (shades of the Oscar-nominated "I Lost My Body") that eventually wears out its welcome as a sight gag. But as a striking image of a father's lingering presence beyond the grave – always there beside you, yet never able to speak – it's not without a certain ghostly resonance. If Scanlon was thinking of his own late father while making this movie, it's only fair for me to admit that I thought of mine while watching it. I don't offer this up as unqualified praise, since this is merely the latest (and far from the most seamless) Pixar adventure to double as a poignant meditation on love and loss. Nor would I suggest that the emotional relatability of "Onward" is its most admirable or remarkable quality. There are mediocre movies that can drain our tear ducts, and great movies that bypass them

completely. What makes this one pretty good, and sometimes inspired, is that despite the occasional canned sentiment or overly familiar conflict, all those emotions seem to spring naturally from the story's intricate roots. And even at its most unabashedly wacky, that story – stuffed with goofy in-jokes, pulse-quickening action scenes and a supporting cast of leather-clad sprites on mini-motorcycles (what else?) – has been imagined and conceptualized with a recognizably Pixarian rigor. And also, it should be noted, with an up-to-the-minute understanding of popular culture, particularly the tastes of the young men who will make up this unapologetically brotastic movie's key demographic. Holland and Pratt have a winning rapport, in part because they could be starring in a parallel-universe "Avengers" spinoff with Spider-Man and StarLord. The wild adventure they find themselves on has unmistakably Spielbergian undertones, from a climactic set-piece that evokes "Indiana Jones" to the laughs extracted at the expense of their mom's annoying centaur boyfriend (Mel Rodriguez). The puzzles they must solve, the incantations they must utter and the bolts of lightning that erupt from Ian's staff will return more than a few members of the audience to the days they spent happily reading "Harry Potter" or playing Dungeons & Dragons, even if those days were just last week. Sound like something you've seen before? It is – and somehow, it isn't. Maybe real magic isn't dead after all.

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Third straight win gives women third PSAC West title in a row JEFF HART

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IUP took on the Seton Hill Griffins and stole a game away from home 71–44. IUP came out of the gates strong and took a commanding 10–1 lead to start the game. The Hawks strong start was also coupled by a poor shooting performance by the Griffins. Seton Hill missed its first 12 shots due in part to the Hawks’ stout defense. IUP kept up its high-paced offense in the second quarter and led by 20 going into halftime 37–17. Seton Hill tried to mount a comeback in the second half and outscored the Crimson Hawks in the third quarter 14–11. Their lategame heroics would be in vain as the Hawks would not allow the Griffins to come back. The Hawks opened up the fourth quarter with a 9–0 run and managed to seal the game. The Hawks had a strong fourth quarter where they put up 23 points against the PSAC contender.

(IUP Athletics) Maura D’Anna (junior, physical education) has accrued 35 blocks this season.

Lexi Griggs (senior, nursing) stood out and had a great game in which she posted a 14-point double-double and a couple of blocks. “I feel as the season goes on this is when the best team will come forward and show out for all the work they put in,” Griggs said. Maura D’Anna (junior, physical

education) got involved in the action putting up 11 points and an impressive three blocks. “I take pride in being aggressive and physical,” D’Anna said. “I know I can bring it to the team every game.” This was the Hawks’ third consecutive victory and puts them at

24–2 on the year and 19–1 in the PSAC. More importantly, this win gave the Hawks their third consecutive PSAC West title. This team has performed at an elite level this season and has achieved many major milestones. This one is just the latest in what has been a historic season for the

Crimson Hawks. With the season winding down, this accolade serves as a reward for all the hard work the staff and players have put in this year. “It’s always a big deal winning a title,” D’Anna said. “Our team has worked really hard this season to be the best we can, and it shows for itself.” This title is not the end for the IUP as there is still much basketball left to play, and the players feel the same way. “There’s even more we want, and the season isn’t even close to over yet,” D’Anna said. Their next matchup will take place Wednesday at Clarion, where the Hawks will play their final road game of the season. The Golden Eagles have had a lack luster season in which they have won only four games and will look to try to steal a game from another in conference opponent. With only two games left, the Crimson Hawks will try to win out and finish the season strong before moving on to the PSAC quarterfinals after a first-round bye.

Sizeable win for men at Seton Hill clinches top spot in PSAC West TYLER COMO

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The Seton Hill Griffins and IUP Crimson Hawks faced off again for the second and last time of the season. The Hawks played against and beat Seton Hill at the end of January, 92–65. The Griffins then welcomed IUP to their arena but were once again defeated by the Crimson Hawks on Saturday, 89–38. It goes without saying that the Griffins had a better outcome in their first game than their most recent. Three of Seton’s starting five tallied more than 15 points and a much more impressive statistic compared to their more recent

(IUP Athletics) Dave Morris (redshirt sophomore, kinesiology) scored six points against Seton Hill.

matchup. No individual scored more than 10 points against IUP, which made sense, considering the amount of points they scored in the paint (30) was equivalent to the number of points off turnovers (30). The most steals came from Dave

Morris (redshirt sophomore, kinesiology), who rallied for five steals and, to help on offense, seven assists. Morris has been a consistent piece of the team’s main trio, along with Armoni Foster (redshirt sophomore, criminal justice) and Malik

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Miller (senior, communications media). This week, though, Foster took home the most points, tallying 23 points against the Griffins. Following close behind was Miller with 17 points. Then coming in third for points was Shawndale Jones (junior, communications media), who had 13 points. The Hawks’ lowest percentage came from their 3-pointers, which was under 30 percent in the first but bumped up to just above 70 percent in the second, given them an average of 50 percent, going 7–14 overall. The Griffins were not so fortunate. Seton Hill’s highest percentage came from the FG line in the first half, going 12–25 on FG, coming

to an even 48 percent. By the end of the game, their percentage dropped in FT after going 4–27 in the second half. Then their FT record rose in the FGs decline. After not hitting the FT line a single time in the first. They went 5–11 in their second half, finalizing their FT percentage at 45.5 percent. IUP has clinched the PSAC West title and will host quarterfinal matchups March 4 following its first-round bye. But before we can get that far, we need to finish the regular season. The IUP Crimson Hawks will play Clarion on Wednesday in their next matchup, then they will travel back home for their last regular season game and senior night against UPJ.

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(IUP Athletics) IUP lacrosse began its season with a victory, defeating Shippensburg 14–13.

Lacrosse opens season with overtime victory BRAD O’HARA

Staff Writer B.L.Ohara@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The 2020 IUP lacrosse season is underway as the team kicked this year off with a bang. The Crimson Hawks picked up an overtime road win against Shippensburg in their opening game Saturday. IUP was coming into the 2020 season after having a fairly successful year in 2019 which included a trip to the PSAC playoffs. However, as they moved into 2020, IUP lost three of its top four scorers. However, the Crimson Hawks appeared ready to fill those gaps as they started their season ranked 25 in the NCAA and third in the PSAC preseason polls.

“We may have lost some of our top goal scorers, but we also gained some real talent in our new freshmen on the offensive end, including Jordan Kulp and Jenna Lund,” Victoria Kerkovich (junior, anthropology) said. “I am pushing myself and the girls around me, whether it be in sprints or simple drills. Building a tough mental state is what the beginning of the season is for, and I see us doing that as a team.” In the opening game, they struggled to get going against Shippensburg. Ten minutes into the game, IUP was already down 4–1. The Crimson Hawks specifically struggled with the Raiders’ Hannah Seifried who scored three of Shippensburg’s first four goals.

Yet, IUP quickly turned the game around as they took over the rest of the first half. The Crimson Hawks scored five goals while shutting out the Raiders in the final 20 minutes of the first half. Kayte Zeiler (junior, exercise science) was responsible for two of the five in the comeback including one while they were down a player. However, the first half was not all glorious for IUP as they did lose Shannon Hartigan (senior, pre-veterinarian) with 12 minutes left in the first half due to two yellow cards. Hartigan lead the team in assists in 2019 and also was second in both goals scored and points for the Crimson Hawks. Losing Hartigan was a big loss as IUP moved into the second half.

Most of the second half favored Shippensburg as IUP fought to keep its head above the water. The Raiders outscored IUP 7–3 in the first 20 minutes of the half and took an 11–9 lead. Kerkovich was one of the only offensive factors for the Crimson Hawks as she played a role in each of the three goals scoring two and picking up an assist. With IUP seeing their chances fading, they quickly jumped into action. IUP scored four goals over the next five minutes to retake the lead. Kulp (freshman, nursing) scored two of the four goals coming just 19 seconds apart. Yet, IUP could not hold onto the lead for the final five minutes. They gave up two more goals to the Raiders and ended the second half

tied at 14. IUP took immediate control in the overtime period and the game was over shortly after. A foul on Shippensburg slightly less than two minute in gave the Crimson Hawks a free position shot. Chloe Borland (sophomore, finance) capitalized on the opportunity and picked up the victory for IUP, 14-13. “I think the overtime win definitely showed us that we can overcome adversity when we play as a whole,” Zeiler said. “A lot of players stepped up for us in that win, which definitely helps with confidence on the field. I think having a tough game like that to start the season showed us that even though season will not be easy, we can handle when the pressure is on us.”

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(IUP Athletics) Paige Mikesell (sophomore, health and physical education) had a stellar week at the PSAC Championships. She was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Swimmer after winning four PSAC titles, breaking a pair of meet records and a school record in the process. Mikesell had one NCAA Division II A Standard time and four B Standard times, helping the women’s team finish second overall. Next up for the qualified swimmers are the NCAA Division II championships, taking place from March 11-14 in Ohio.

(IUP Athletics) IUP tennis won its first PSAC West matchup of the spring season, defeating Seton Hill 7–0. Joanna Stralka (freshman, biology, pictured) and Mariana Valenzuela (senior, biology) earned one of two doubles wins, and all six starters earned singles wins. The Crimson Hawks (3–1 on the season) will have two matches in Ohio this coming weekend.

(IUP Athletics) IUP track and field had its last meet of the indoor season at the Kent State Tune-Up on Saturday. Ten Crimson Hawks qualified for the PSAC Championships. Nickeela Austin (senior, psychology, pictured) won the long jump at the event, earning a personal best of 5.79 meters.

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(Facebook) Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder by technical knockout Saturday night.

Fury takes heavyweight title giving Wilder first loss STEVEN LANGDON JR. Managing Editor S.Langdon@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Tyson Fury has regained his throne atop the heavyweight division. The most anticipated boxing rematch of the last decade finally played out Saturday. It was mostly a one-sided contest as Fury won by technical knockout to improve to 30–0–1 against Deontay Wilder who fell 42–1–1 in the seventh round. With the victory, Fury kept his lineal heavyweight title as well as winning the World Boxing Council (WBC) and The Ring magazine belts. Both fighters had different approaches as they arrived at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Wilder was looking locked in as he got ready in the locker room. He didn’t have any emotions as he went through his mental preparation. Fury on the other hand was his usual self. He was joking around much of the night as he did not look worried. The ring walks set the stage for

what fans were about to see. Fury was the first to walk out as he came out on top of a throne, crown and everything, to the song “Crazy” by Patsy Cline. Wilder had a Black History Month tribute as he wore an all-black set up with a black mask with red eyes. As the bell rang, Fury came out of the gates firing, taking many people, including Wilder, by surprise. Wilder had to move backwards and absorb many left-handed jabs from Fury. After the first the momentum was in favor of the Gypsy King, and it set the president for the rest of the fight. The second round was the best round of the night for Wilder. He landed a couple of his devastating right punches, but none landed cleanly. Both fighters landed 10 jabs each at the end of two rounds. Round three was the one that changed the whole fight. Fury kept Wilder near the ropes the majority of the round and then dropped him with a quick jab, and an overthe-top right combination with 30 seconds left. It was the first time Wilder had been knocked down

since 2010. The corner of Wilder instantly became worried as trainers Mark Breland and Jay Deas did not give any advice going into the fourth. The fourth round was not as eventful as Fury kept using his jabs and uppercuts on the attacks. Wilder was noticeably shaken and looked as though he wasn’t there. A little more than one minute into the fifth round, Wilder dropped again. Fury hit him with a shot to the liver. He would get up but stumbled his way through the round taking power punches to the head and body. Fury did get deducted a point, but it only made him attack him more. In between the fifth and sixth the ear of Wilder has dripping blood. Breland said after the fight that it was just a cut, but the full extent of the injury is unknown. Before the fight, Fury said he wanted to taste the blood of Wilder. He got his chance as the blood was all over his body, and he acted as though he was licking the blood streaming down the side of Wilder. Enough was enough in the sev-

enth. Breland threw the towel in, and the fight was called off a little more than halfway through the round. It was the correct call as Wilder was unable to respond to any punches. There are several takeaways from the fight. Each fighter did some good things and some things they need to work on heading into their next fight. First is Wilder, who needs a couple of fights to gain some confidence back. They say the first loss is always the hardest. I did like how he used his jab at times. That will be the key as the 34-year-old gets older. As for Fury, what could you say? Everything except one thing he said would happen did. The change to go back to his roots with the Kronk Gym and reunite with Steward was great. The thing about his last fight is the lack of urgency. In the fight Saturday, that was the best thing he did. The punches and urgency started right from the bell. The only thing he could work on now is his power. Fury will go down

as one of the most elusive fighters in heavyweight history, but his power is still lacking. He had brief periods of power, but his jab is the best weapon. If he could add a little more power in the right hand then Fury could be the most dangerous man in boxing. What does the future hold for both fighters? Honestly no one knows. The contract for the fight says the loser has up to 30 days to activate the rematch clause, but does Wilder want the rematch soon is the question. Many people want the battle of the Brits with Anthony Joshua and Fury. That would be a chance to unify the heavyweight titles for the first time since 1999. Eddie Hurn, who is Joshua’s promoter, has said that the third fight should be skipped in order for the Joshua vs. Fury fight to happen. The reason it won’t happen soon is because Fury could want the fight in the U.S., while Joshua would want it in the United Kingdom. Time will tell what happens to both fighters, but neither will back down as they walk different paths.

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(TNS) The Dallas Renegades have rebounded from a slow start to battle for the West Division.

XFL standings beginning to take shape after three games BRAD O’HARA

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We are now three weeks into the XFL season, and things are starting to heat up as teams are solidifying their depth chart and finding their groove. The Houston Roughnecks are the only undefeated team still standing as they picked up a close win against the Tampa Bay Vipers on Sunday. The Roughnecks easily rolled through the LA Wildcats in week one as they picked up a 37–17 victory. Houston’s starting quarterback, Phillip Walker, threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns in his opening game in the league. The defense was also cruising as they forced one fumble and caught two interceptions. However, the momentum quickly started to fade as they struggled against the St. Louis Battlehawks in Week 2. Walker threw for only 170

yards, and the running game was almost non-existent. The only thing that kept the Roughnecks alive was their defense that caught two interceptions and picked up three sacks. Similar problems appeared in their Week 3 matchup to the Tampa Bay Vipers. Walker bounced back majorly, throwing for 306 yards and three touchdowns. Wide receiver Cam Phillips helped out for 194 over those yards. Yet, the lack of rushing and an average defensive performance almost cost them the game. The Roughnecks’ biggest struggle is by far their rushing as they have only one game with 100 rushing yards so far this season. They will now face their biggest task yet in Week 4 when they play the Dallas Renegades. Coming into the season, Dallas was the favorite to win it all behind former NFL quarterback Landry Jones. However, a pre-season knee injury kept Jones out of the open-

ing game. The loss deeply affected the Renegades and played a large factor in their Week 1 loss. In their opener, the offense could not move at all. They had a total of 58 rushing yards across four running backs and failed to score a touchdown. In Week 2, we started to see a glimpse of the offense we expected prior to the start of the season. Jones was back, but he still looked a little rusty. He threw for 305 yards for one touchdown and two interceptions. The running game also made a large resurgence. Cameron Artis-Payne rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns in the win. Finally, in Week 3, the Renegades started looking like they could be the best team in the West. Jones threw for three touchdowns, and Artis-Payne continued to dominate the running game as they cruised to a victory. The Week 4 matchup between the Renegades and the Roughnecks is sure to show who might be set to be the kings of

the West Division. Things are nowhere near as clear in the East Division. The Battlehawks and the D.C. Defenders are tied for the top spot as they both are 2–1. The Defenders looked strong in Weeks 1 and 2 as they defeated the Seattle Sea Dragons and shutout the New York Guardians 27–0. In Week 3, though, all momentum disappeared as they were crushed by the Wildcats 39–9. The Defenders’ quarterback, Cardale Jones, looked strong to start the season but did not show up at all in Week 3. Jones threw for 103 yards and four interceptions before being pulled in the fourth quarter. The Battlehawks are having similar offensive issues as they are not able to get each part of their offense to function at the same time. In their only loss of the season, the passing game was thriving, but they could not run the ball. Now in Week 3, Matt Jones rushed for 95

yards, but Jordan Ta’amu threw for only 119 yards. In order to win the East, they are going to have to find a way to get their offense to thrive together. Even though the Renegades and the Roughnecks are set up in the West, and the Battlehawks and the Defenders are in control in the East, any team can make a fast push to the top. The Wildcats have recently picked up their first win and now will face another 1–2 team in the Guardians which could put either team in a better position for a playoff spot. The Tampa Bay Vipers have barely missed their first win but are now going into a matchup with a Defenders team that is massively struggling. The Sea Dragons have the tallest order in Week 4 as they face the Battlehawks, but a win there could make their life a lot easier deeper into the season. Any team could be the one for the top spot in Week 4.

February 25, 2020

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February 25, 2020

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‘Lefty killers’ not panicked over new three-batter rule JORGE CASTILLO Los Angeles Times TNS Major League Baseball’s decision to implement a rule requiring every pitcher to face at least three batters starting this season is expected to affect left-handed relievers more than anyone else. Many have resided on rosters as specialists for years, used to face a left-handed batter or two before handing the ball back to the manager. They are now an endangered species. It’s adapt or find another line of work. Adam Kolarek did not panic when he initially saw that the rule was on the table last year. Yes, his career splits – a 410-batter sample size – are drastic. Yes, the Dodgers acquired him in a deadline deal last July to use him almost exclusively against left-handed hitters. Yes, a role would have been more easily carved without the rule. But he maintains the left-handed specialist label doesn’t fit. “I never considered myself a

(TNS) Dodgers pitcher Adam Kolarek is known as a “lefty killer.”

lefty specialist until I came to the Dodgers,” Kolarek said. The Tampa Bay Rays had Kolarek regularly pitch against right-handed batters – he’s faced more righties than lefties in his three major league seasons – but the Dodgers didn’t acquire him for that. The

numbers illustrate why. Right-handed batters have hit .299 with an .849 on-base-plusslugging percentage in 229 plate appearances against Kolarek in his career. Left-handed hitters have batted .199 with a .524 OPS in 181 plate appearances. The difference

in effectiveness is ample. “Adam has been a lefty killer throughout his entire career,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Now with the rule change, the challenge for him is to be able to feel confident in getting out a right-handed hitter. Now it’s kind

of, ‘How do I attack right-handed hitters?’” Kolarek, 31, enjoyed his two months in the limited role last season. He savored the chance to pitch every night when he arrived in Los Angeles. He relished the opportunity to encounter the opponent’s best left-handed hitter in big spots. None were bigger than the three times he faced Washington Nationals star Juan Soto in the National League Division Series in October. He retired Soto each time, twice with strikeouts, on 18 pitches. Those were the only pitches he threw in the five-game series. “I think it’s an exciting role,” Kolarek said. “I really enjoyed it just as a competitor.” This spring, he must prove to the Dodgers they can depend on him to earn a bullpen spot. “We’re going to give him every opportunity to face right-hand hitters to kind of see how that plays out,” Roberts said. “But I have every confidence that Adam will be effective against the right-handed hitter (this year).”

Francona not overly worried about robot umps RYAN LEWIS Akron Beacon Journal TNS As Major League Baseball tries anything and everything it can think of to improve and/or speed up the game, the use of a robotic strike zone could be next. This spring MLB will test a system in which pitches are tracked electronically, with the call being relayed to the home plate umpire, who then gives the signal. In short, baseball will utilize technology in an attempt to be perfect and take the human element out of the game. Not all of MLB’s proposed changes to the game have been received well, namely the three-batter minimum for pitchers. But in the case of robo umpires, Indians manager Terry Francona said it might help but the umps in today’s game haven’t presented a problem. “I’m guessing if it made its way into our game, they would have refined it so much that it would probably be OK. I don’t have an issue,”

(TNS) Terry Francona has served as manager of the Cleveland Indians since 2013.

Francona said. “Because of today’s technology, it actually shows how good umpires are. When you’re taking about balls that are this far

(an inch or so) off the plate – if you went back 20, 30 years ago and you looked at the strike zone, there were balls going off (much farther).

“Umpiring is pretty good. Is it good for the game? I really don’t know. It would certainly make the strike zone universal. That’s for

sure,” he said. The human element to the strike zone is often accepted, assuming it’s being called equally both ways. Some umps tend to give pitchers the high strike, others the low one. There can also be variations throughout a single game that pitchers pick up on. At the other end of the battery, pitch framing is a key element to a catcher’s duties. Being one of the elite pitch framers in the game is now a calling card for any catcher on the open market or in how it affects trade value. An electronic strike zone would eliminate an element that recently started to be tracked at a higher rate than in the past. “Sometimes there’s something to be said for a pitcher that is commanding the baseball, (that he) probably does deserve to get a little bit more (leeway),” Francona said. “That’s just part of the game and I’m not sure that’s wrong either. Or a catcher that’s a good receiver, you’re gonna buy your pitchers a few extra (strikes).”

February 25, 2020

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February 25, 2020

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Dodgers split on MLB possibly eliminating video access in-game JORGE CASTILLO Los Angeles Times TNS Corey Seager, Dodgers shortstop and obsessive swing artist, is usually found carrying a bat at the ballpark. His maniacal drive to perfect his hitting mechanics is a never-ending, around-the-clock pursuit. The vocation includes regularly studying video of himself at the plate – before, after and often during games. Seager estimated he spends 65% to 70% of every inning of every home game in a video room, next to the dugout at Dodger Stadium, to examine his plate appearances. Did he get his front foot down in time? Was his swing balanced? Were the pitches where he thought they were? He said he can consistently absorb his findings and implement changes from at-bat to at-bat, self-correcting to improve himself and help the Dodgers win. Video is a tool he’s come to rely on to become successful at the highest level in this age of technology sweeping the sport. A month before the 2020 season begins, however, the tool may be on the verge of abolition. Limiting, if not completely eliminating, player access to video during games has emerged as a likelihood in the wake of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and Major League Baseball’s ongoing investigation into allegations the Boston Red Sox broke rules to steal signs in 2018. Seager isn’t a fan of the proposed measure, and he isn’t alone. “I would definitely be a proponent of it not going away,” Seager said. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred last week said the league is discussing with the players association how to police video access during games. He believes the league needs “to drastically restrict in-game access by playing personnel to video.” He communicated that opinion in a meeting with Cactus League managers. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts emerged convinced the league will eliminate access to video by the start of the season. “It just has caused a lot of problems,” Manfred said. “And I think a

(TNS) The Dodgers’ coaching and front office staff are still searching for a World Series win.

really across-the-board restriction on video will help send a message to our fans that it’s really important for this institution right now that we’re serious about cleaning this up.” The Astros and Red Sox cases are different. The Astros were accused of using a camera in center field that focused on the opposing catcher to pick up his signs at home games in 2017 and into the 2018 season. The feed would transmit to a monitor behind their dugout and someone would bang a trash can to relay the type of pitch to the Astros’ hitter. The scheme allowed them to steal signs in real time without a runner at second base. The Red Sox investigation centers on their alleged illicit use of the video replay room in 2018. That system required a base runner and was less streamlined. MLB is expected to impose a lighter punishment than the sanctions Houston received last month. Manfred said a report and sanctions will be made public by the end of this week. Both the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox defeated the Dodgers in the World Series. The fallout from the Astros’ scandal has evoked strong feelings within the Dodgers organization. Most of the industry considers the Astros’ cheating egregious and their apologies empty. Dodgers players fronted the

charge in criticizing the perpetrators for the cheating and the commissioner for the penalties levied. Several Dodgers have bluntly spoken their minds. Everyone still around from the 2017 team wonders what would’ve happened if the Astros hadn’t cheated. And they are dissatisfied with the punishment. But there isn’t a consensus within the Dodgers on the direction the league should take regarding ingame video access. Some are for completely eliminating it. Others want the league to pursue other avenues to prevent cheating. A few are indifferent. Pitcher Ross Stripling reasoned that the game was played for a century without constant video use. Now, he sometimes looks around and finds the dugout empty because everyone else is watching video or hitting in the tunnel. Outfielder A.J. Pollock wondered if cutting off the video room could liberate hitters from overthinking. Justin Turner argued that removing access would also improve player-umpire relations. His rationale: Players frequently head to the video room to replay a disputed strike call and often get angry even if the pitch was barely off the plate. The intense scrutiny seeps into the next at-bat, building tension, which occasionally erupts. “I think, as an old-school guy, I

don’t think that’s necessary,” the 35-year-old Turner said. “I think guys can wait until after the game to go back and watch their ABs.” A few colleagues agreed with Turner. But a subset of Dodgers still oppose swinging the pendulum all the way back. Max Muncy pointed to rules the league has imposed since video shenanigans began surfacing in 2017. For example, MLB first installed officials to oversee every video replay room during the 2018 postseason and had all game broadcasts in clubhouses run on an eight-second delay beginning last season. “When technology was implemented, I don’t think MLB or the players really understood the ramifications that it could potentially have, of being able to get things in real time like that,” Clayton Kershaw said. “But now that we do, and we’ve unfortunately learned the hard way, I don’t think we have to go completely crazy and eliminate everything.” Walker Buehler maintained that eliminating access to broadcasts in the clubhouse would negatively affect starting pitchers. Instead of going into the clubhouse or training room after pitching an inning, they would have to remain in the dugout for their team’s third out before heading back to the mound because they have a limited time to warm up. Buehler said the time

limit, implemented last season, already sped him up. Cody Bellinger wondered whether an organization would dare use video to cheat again. “I don’t think anyone will anymore, right?” he said. Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, said he only wants the league to ensure a level playing field and allow clubs to continue using video for player development outside of games. He doesn’t believe those benefits and preserving the integrity of the sport are mutually exclusive. Eliminating access to the video room would not necessarily eradicate the use of in-game technology. Batters, for example, use iPads approved by MLB to examine scouting reports and watch short videos in the dugout. Tablets are also available to pitchers in the bullpen. Whatever the league decides will displease a faction. In-game video use has become embedded across the sport, from the minors to the highest level. Withdrawing access would require routine changes for players across the majors. Some would transition easier than others. Some, such as Seager, hope they won’t have to worry about it. “Obviously you’d have to adjust, I guess,” Seager said. “It could be no choice.”

February 25, 2020

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