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October 14, 2020
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IUP’s International Education week kicked off Monday and will continue until Oct. 21, giving students a way to learn about studying abroad.
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IUP kicks off International Education Week with virtual events RACHEL FOOR Staff Writer myjv@iup.edu @ThePennIUP IUP’s Office of International Education will host virtual events for International Education Week from Oct. 12 to Oct. 21. According to the Office of International Education, International Education week “is a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education to promote cross-cultural awareness, prepare students for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences in the U.S.” The office held several events already this week including Europe Monday, International Radio Hour, a Six O’Clock Series and studying abroad information. If you missed any of these events, there are still more to come. Wednesday will be dedicated to opportunities in Asia. Participants will learn about studying abroad at IUP’s Asian partners and hear from IUP staff. This event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Zoom information is iupvideo.zoom.us/j/94560687580. On Thursday, participants will learn about where and how to study abroad with IUP’s faculty-led programs during the Let’s Go
Together! event. Staff will also be available to answer questions. The Zoom information for this event is iupvideo.zoom.us/j/95781025917. Additionally, International Poetry Night will be held at 7 p.m., offering a different look into other cultures. Participants will read poetry, which will be shared in their original language and English. This event’s Zoom information is iupvideo.zoom.us/j/96254636928. Oct. 16, will feature dinner and an international film. Everyone is invited to get an international-themed to-go dinner from North Dining Hall and watch “Freaks – You’re One of Us.”
This is a 2020 German film about people being treated for mental illnesses discovering that they have superpowers. The film will start at 8 p.m. and registration is required. To watch the film, participants will need to have a Netflix account or sign up for a free 30-day trial. More details will be provided after registering for
the event. The week’s final event will be held at noon on Oct. 21. It will be a virtual lunch and learn titled “Voting Around the World” sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement. At this event, a panel of faculty and students from Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand and U.S. will share an examination of politics in their countries as well as what the process of voting is like compared to the U.S. The Zoom information for this event is iupvideo.zoom.us/s/91720792308. A new episode of the Office of International Education’s new streaming podcast “Tales from Abroad: Celebrating the Student Journey” will be released each day during International Education Week. The podcast will feature stories from IUP faculty, friends, staff and students about their time spent abroad. The shows stream on anchor.fm/ tailsfromabroad, Apple, Google, Spotify or other podcast providers. The funds for the week’s events are provided by the Office of International Education and IUP Student Cooperative Association. According to the Office of International Education, IUP has more than 400 international students from 53 countries this year. For more information stu-
dents may contact the Office of International Education at (724) 357-2295 or email at Intl-Educa-
tion@iup.edu. Events also are listed on the webpage: iup.edu/ international/iew.
Remembering a student 32 years later HEATHER BAIR News Editor zzzx@iup.edu @ThePennIUP Thirty-two years after an IUP student was found dead on campus, justice has still not been served. Jack Alan Davis Jr., a 20-yearold sophomore at IUP, was found at the bottom of the stairwell outside Weyandt Hall Oct. 22, 1987. He had been missing since Oct. 17 according to friends and professors. The cause of death was discovered and then disputed by two separate medical examiners; Dr. Thomas Streams and Dr. Cyril Wecht. Streams theorized that Davis had been drinking heavily, went to the stairwell to urinate, blacked out and fell, choking on his own vomit. Wecht disproved that theory when he performed his own autopsy three years later. In 1990, Wecht discovered Davis had clotting in his brain, and the previous theory of Davis choking on regurgitated food was not possible as he had no food particles in his lungs and
his blood alcohol level was all but non-existent. Davis had been missing since Oct. 17, yet in the days that led up to the discovery of the body five days later, there had been heavy rainfall in Indiana. There is no roof on the stairwell, yet Davis’s clothing showed no signs of weather damage. Even more puzzling was that Davis had been cleanshaven at the time of his disappearance, but he had a full face of stubble upon the discovery of his body. In 2014, Marlene Gentilcore published a book called “Justice Wanted: The Kid in the University Stairwell,” after investigating Davis’s death with his family. The case was also on season 7 of the show “Unsolved Mysteries.” As stated in the book, Davis’s mother hopes that one day, someone will come up and tell her the truth of what happened to Jack all those years ago. The family and Gentilcore are convinced someone out there knows the truth on what happened that night.
