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Jesick reaches 50 years at IUP KAITLYN CIANCIO Contributing Writer K.R.Ciancio@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
At the end of this school year, Randy Jesick, professor of journalism and public relations, 76, will have officially worked at IUP for 50 years. He started on June 30, 1969, and has not looked back since. Jesick started on campus as the assistant public information director for five years and then was the director of public information for another five years before he started teaching. Sam Furgiuele, retired IUP public relations director and English professor emeritus, hired Jesick. “He changed my life, because he hired me and if he hadn’t, who knows where I’d be,” Jesick said. Jesick said he did not teach until Craig Swauger and David Truby, founders of the journalism department, asked him to. They gave him a year to try out teaching, and if it did not work out, he could return to his previous job. “They took a big chance on me because I have never taught before,” Jesick said. “It can be rather intimidating. Well, it was what I really wanted to try.” Jesick did not start teaching until 1979 when he was 37 years old. The first class he ever taught was called “Public Relations 1” or “Intro to Public Relations” now. “I want to say it was Friday, Sept. 6, 1979, in old Leonard Hall, which is nothing but a pile of dirt now, Room 106 maybe,” Jesick said. “It was 1 o’clock on that Friday, the first time I ever walked into a class to teach. “Fortunately, I didn’t have many days when I went blank in front of the students,” he said. “There were a few, there really were, but other days the discussions
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(Facebook) Randy Jesick has worked at IUP since 1969 and is working through his 50th year.
we had, the conversations, the chemistry was right, the feelings were good, and I think they were learning something, and of course I was learning a whole lot about teaching.” “I never thought I’d be in the classroom this long. I do not even call it a job. It is something I love and something I would do for nothing. It’s an opportunity to be helpful in the lives of students,” he said. Jesick has been married to his wife, Ann, for 52 years, and they have four children and eight grandchildren. “My wife has always been my
number one fan,” he said. “When I decided to try teaching for one year, she said, ‘you can do it.’ She had more confidence in me than I had in myself to try and make that change. If I hadn’t met my wife, I wouldn’t be here. I know that’s 100 percent true.” Before IUP, Jesick finished graduate school at West Virginia University in 1966 and then spent two years in active duty immediately after. He was stationed in New York City as an informational officer for the army. After that, Jesick spent seven months working at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale from
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November 1968 until June 1969 before deciding to move closer to home with his wife after their first child was born in April. This brought him to IUP. “I feel I’m the luckiest and the richest and the happiest person I know, and I can’t believe the good fortune of falling into this profession of being a professor, something I never gave one thought to until I was about 37 years old,” he said. Jesick said he is inspired by just having had the opportunity, pleasure and gratification of having taught previous students and
then getting to see what they’ve done when they’ve gone into the professional world. He has taught around 2,000 to 2,500 total students at IUP and has started keeping a filing cabinet in his office dedicated to his former students. “My goals include teaching as long as I lucidly can,” Jesick said. “That means staying healthy physically but also continuing to feel that I have something to offer students.” Entering his 50th year at IUP, Jesick says he only hopes that it is another good year in the classroom.
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• Sarinah Martelli, 21, of Latrobe, was arrested for disorderly conduct
after yelling at police and medics who were assisting an intoxicated person at 653 Philadelphia St. at 1:54 a.m. Sept. 21, according to borough police.
• Noah Sleasman, 19, of Blairsville, and Hunter Cunningham, 18, of
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• Someone stole an Eagles football team flag from the yard of a resident
in the 300 block of South Sixth Street between the hours of 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. Sept. 20. The victim said that their front porch swing was also damaged between the hours of 12:45 a.m. and 7 a.m. Sept. 21. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.
• A fire hydrant cap was stolen from a hydrant located in the 500 block of Oak Street. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.
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Professor surpasses 40th year of teaching classroom,” Troxell said. “Part of our job is to open up and change the way students think. I want students to see a different reality than what they expect. Things This year is Martha Troxell’s don’t come in neat packages. I 40th year teaching at IUP. Troxthink all faculty wants to open ell is a professor in the finance the minds of students.” and legal studies department She said stopping education and was hired to teach both after your undergraduate degree law and real estate classes at is a mistake. IUP in 1977. “The more education you “At the time, IUP did not recan get the better you’re going ally have a college of business. to be. Keep going. Find a way,” Instead there was two large deTroxell said. partments: business adminisShe did not intend to be at tration and business education,” (IUP Website) IUP for this long. Troxell said. Troxell is a professor in the finance and legal “The original plan was three Before IUP, she taught at studies department and was hired to teach both to four years. I had a good evoLa Salle University’s College of law and real estate classes at IUP in 1977. lution. With teaching, it just all Business, formerly known as La law office in Indiana until 1996. worked out,” Troxell said. “IUP Salle College, for about four and Troxell participated in the is a good place that has a lot of a half years. She came to IUP Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s law opportunities for both faculty looking for a different experiprogram from 1996 to 2001 at and students.” ence. Emmanuel College, Cambridge “With the arrival of our presIn 1967, she graduated from University, England. She has ent dean, Dean Camp, in 1983, a small private school called spent more than 10 years in the our College of Business was able Muhlenberg College, Allentown, faculty development in internato accomplish AACSB (The Aswith a degree in economics tional business programs travsociation to Advance Collegiate and accounting. Afterward, she eling in Europe, South America Schools of Business) accreditaworked for a while as an accounand Cuba and has also taught tion,” Troxell wrote in an e-mail. tant at AT&T in New York City, Our college continues to be until she went back to school business law in Russia in 1991, recertified each time. This was an at Temple University, for her JD and Palestine in 2016. important accomplishment for (Juris Doctor) in law, and later IUP, and Dean her LLM Camp is part of (Master of the continued Laws) in success of the taxation. college and its “It was students after difficult to graduation.” do everyShe enjoys thing, and the collegiality it took with the other a lot of faculty memjuggling,” bers and how Troxell students impact said, while her. talking “Students about how help me see life she worked through their as a real (Facebook) perspective estate Troxell participated in the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s law program from 1996 to 2001 at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, England. which is certainattorney at ly different,” a law firm “My traveling was educationTroxell said. “Students keep while being a professor at La Saloriented and gave perspective you young. Students keep us le University and then working as a professor at IUP with her own that I can take back to the grounded.” KAITLYN CIANCIO Contributing Writer K.R.Ciancio@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
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Library offers new chat service JEREMY STOUT
Staff Writer J.W.Stout2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
(James Neuhausel/ The Penn) IUP now offers a chat service to talk to a librarian away from the library.
IUP libraries added a new reference chat feature this semester that allows students to talk to a librarian from wherever they are. The service can be accessed from the Ask a Librarian, Library Databases or Library Catalog links on the academics page of MyIUP. Professor Marie Barefoot, an information literacy librarian and instruction coordinator, was one of the members of the development committee. She said that the committee spent all last semester researching and figuring out ways to implement the chat feature. “A major consideration was that we don’t have additional staff to provide this service, so we had to figure out a way to do it without overwhelming the librarians that already provide reference
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(IUP Website) IUP offers a Q&A for frequently asked questions during hours outside of their operation.
(IUP Website) Students can now submit questions to a librarian online.
services,” Barefoot said. Barefoot said that while the program is only in the pilot stages now, the response to the services has been very positive. “We have seen steady use of the chat service since it started during the first week of classes and we hope the use will continue to go up as students and faculty notice it,” Barefoot said. There are also plans to implement other features, such as an in-depth referral system that will help students with research questions that can’t be answered in a quick chat. Barefoot said that the plan is to do an assessment of the program’s effectiveness in the spring. The chat reference feature is available during normal operating hours for the reference desk, which are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
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(James Neuhausel/ The Penn) Suites on Pratt will house the Upper Division Community.
OHRLD to offer “over-21” housing KATIE MEST
Managing Editor K.A.Mest@iup.edu @katiemest
The Office of Housing, Residential Living and Dining announced in July to students in the residence halls that it would start offering “over-21” housing, the Upper Division Community. This means that for residents over the age of 21, alcohol will be limitedly permitted in the rooms. Alcohol is not allowed in public areas, such as hallways, according the housing website. Kegs are not permitted.
Total alcohol “cannot exceed a six pack of beer/wine cooler/ malted beverage, or 375 mL of hard alcohol, or one liter bottle of wine,” according to the website. Any visitors must be over 21 and are expected to follow the same rules, as well as state and local laws. “It came up as an idea whose time had come,” said Dr. Sondra Dennison, the executive director of the Office of Housing, Residential Living and Dining. “We used to allow alcohol on campus in very specific areas for our residents who were over 21.”
It used to be in University Towers, a residence hall that no longer stands at IUP. With the conversion to suites, the department tried to figure out a way to accommodate for its 21-and-over students but still keep alcohol away from underage drinkers. The department is piloting the idea with the one floor of Pratt Hall. “What we’re hoping will happen is that it will eventually have enough interest in students who are over 21 or soon-to-be over 21, like during the fall semester, that we’ll be able to make it a building,” Dennison said.
The supervision stays the same as would with any other residence hall, Dennison said. Each floor still has a community assistant to make sure residents are following the rules and check in to make sure students are acclimating to campus life. The only difference is that the CA on this floor must be over 21 as well. The Office of Housing, Residential Living and Dining also houses students on a gender-inclusive basis. Students must specify when they fill out information for housing that they wish to be in a gender-inclu-
sive room. The gender-inclusive housing option started in 2012 and had eight students take advantage of it. This year 46 participated in this housing. “I think its important that we offer this option,” Dennison said. “I think it’s not only students who are transitioning or are LGBTQ who need the gender inclusive. It’s people who get along better, women who get along better living with men or men who get along better living with women. And we want to be able to offer them a housing option that allows them to be most successful.”
Current guidelines for students living on campus JESS TRUBY
News Editor J.L.Truby@iup.edu @jesstruby
IUP is considered a “dry campus,” which means that all IUP students are not allowed to carry, consume or possess alcohol on campus. If caught with alcohol, students are in violation of the policy and will face university sanctions, according to a news release from the Office of Student Conduct, October 2017. There are different penalties for the number of on-campus violations. For the first violation, there is a $150 fine, and the student will be placed on disciplinary probation. The student will also have to take an alcohol basics class, which costs $35, according to the Office of Student Conduct website. For the second violation, the
student will receive extended disciplinary probation for one calendar year or the remainder of their career, depending on the severity, and a $175 fine. The student must also attend a counseling center individual assessment, which has a $45 fee, and the student forfeits their right to move off campus for an additional year. The fines and penalties increase each violation until the fifth violation, which results in suspension or expulsion. The Office of Student Conduct correspondence is delivered through I-Mail. Failure to read the email will not be accepted as reason to appeal a conduct sanction. An informal resolution conference is an informal way for a student to resolve behavioral issues with the university. An IRC will be conducted if the
student does not have a previous disciplinary record with the university, and the student is charged with a minor violation with the university. The IRC can also be done if the student has a previous disciplinary record, but for only minor policy violations. Being caught by university police does not always mean legal troubles. It is up to police discretion to decide if legal action will be taken or just sanctions through the university. If students are cited by the police, they will face consequences through the Indiana County Court for underage drinking, and the possible penalties are fines ranging from $0 to $300, jail time from 0 to 90 days and license suspension for 90 days.
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Department deploys new aircraft certification KATIE MEST
Managing Editor K.A.Mest@iup.edu @katiemest
The Department of Geography and Regional Planning now offers a Certificate in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Science and Applications for students of all majors. An unmanned aerial system is an aircraft that is controlled remotely, but don’t call it a “drone” if you want to be taken seriously in a professional setting, according to John Benhart Jr., the regional planning department chair. The Federal Aviation Administration has projected that the commercial fleet of small UAS in the U.S. will grow by 400 percent between 2017 and 2022, as they are used for a myriad of applications such as mapping, aerial photography/videography, natural resource management, law enforcement, emergency management, precision agriculture and infrastructure inspections, according to the Aug. 29 news release from the department. The certificate includes four classes with the first, Foundations of Unmanned Aerial Systems Science, being held this fall. “It’s a really efficient and useful
(Katie Mest/ The Penn) An unmanned aerial system is an aircraft that is controlled remotely.
way to collect data about the Earth’s surface,” said Benhart, who is teaching the first course. “This technology is being used in many different areas, and it’s something that’s just at its beginning growth phase.” In the course, students learn
how the aircrafts work and Federal Aviation Administration regulations regarding the aircrafts, and they would be prepared to take the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Exam, which is what they have to pass to become a certified remote pilot.
Students will learn the use of the aircrafts in a professional setting, outside of just hobby use. “Those are the kinds of people companies and organizations will want to hire,” Benhart said. “They’re going to want people that already understand all that
stuff and ideally would have their remote pilot’s license. It’s an additional credential.” The department currently owns five aircrafts, of which students will be able to fly with the supervision of Benhart, who is a certified remote pilot. The second course will teach how to plan the flight missions, collect flight data and store flight data. It will include “the kinds of things they will learn when they’re employed,” Benhart said. Right now Benhart is the only professor teaching the course, but Chris Schaney is also a certified remote pilot and will be helping teach courses in the future, along with two other faculty members who are still in the process of getting certified. The foundations course will be offered again in the spring, but it is yet to be determined whether the second course will be offered in spring, summer or fall. “The cool thing about this is Congress and the FAA created this opportunity for these things to become part of the National Air and Space System,” Benhart said. “Now this is all opening up and it’s a pretty cool area to be in.”
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OPINION Staff Thoughts:
FALLing in love with autumn?
1. editor-in-chief, Seth Woolcock
Hoodies, jeans and another acceptable time to play country music. All wrapped together with a thick serving of football. Fall was made for Western Pennsylvania.
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2. managing editor, Katie Mest
Sweaters are by far the best article of clothing. Leaves changing color are pretty. Stepping outside without sweating is fantastic. Pumpkin spiced lattes are nothing special. Overall, fall is the best season. No question about it.
3. COPY editor, Samantha Kahle
I don’t like how quickly the weather changes, but I’m always prepared to swap shorts for sweaters. Also can’t beat the sound of crunchy leaves on the walk to class!
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4. NEWS editor, Jess Truby
Hoodie weather is the best weather. Being able to snuggle up in a comfy hoodie and drink some hot chocolate is the only purpose of having fall.
5. culture editor, Steven Langdon Jr.
My favorite part of fall is seeing the leaves changing; especially while driving through the mountains of Pennsylvania. The one thing I hate is people that put up Halloween decorations when it is still September.
6. sports editor, Elliot Hicks
Fall is the best season for many reasons, especially in the world of sports. Football season is in full swing, the World Series is not far away, and the start of hockey and basketball season leads us into a nice and cozy autumn.
7. Graphic Designer, Samantha Schaefer
Fall is the BEST season because there is absolutely nothing better than sitting beside a warm bonfire, in a thick cozy flannel, holding a hot cup of apple cider with colorful leaves decorating the ground.
8. Photo Editor, James Neuhausel
Fall is my second favorite season next to spring because it is not too hot and it is not too cold. It’s the perfect weather.
9. Assistant Photo Editor, Mike Corona
Fall has to be one of my favorite seasons because I won’t be sweating 24/7, and I get to lounge around in sweatpants and hoodies.
10. Audio Editor, Kyle Scott
Fall is undeniably the best season. Sweater weather, all the colors from the many trees of the Oak Grove, and Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner.
11. Audio editor, Nate Miller
Pumpkin beer is the “beez kneez.” Best served in a glass with a cinnamon sugar rim. Shoutout Southern Tier Brewing Co.
12. Digital Media editor, Katie Williams
I absolutely love fall. I finally get to wear comfortable leggings and jeans to hide all the chub on my legs and get to wear warm sweaters that if I close my eyes and and use some imagination, feels like a human contact. Not to mention warm coffee and other warm foods that I can eat to help dull out the pain of school, stress, and loneliness. Yeah, fall is great.
13. Digital Media Editor, Lily Whorl
I’m a big fan of fall and all the activities that come with it. Football, fall festivals and Halloween.
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Culture
Culture Editor: Steven Langdon Jr. – S.Langdon@iup.edu
Venice and Grubs voted best Indiana slices
A panel of five judges, as well as the local residents, voted for the best pizza slice Friday.
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authentic and local cuisine like Venice and Romeo’s, competition was expected to be quite tight and divisive. Logan Ballock predicted that Venice was going to win. “[Venice] was personally my favorite, and the line was always long,” Ballock said. Indeed, the line for Venice’s stand was far-reaching the entire event, though it's hard to validate if this was due to quality or the frequent running-out of available samples. Chloe Flemming (junior, eduction and communications) said she thought Romeo’s was going to win. “They’re honestly the best pizza ever. I love it. The cheese is so good,” Flemming said. Even students from other schools came to the event to try the pizza. Julia Jumper, a freshman at Westmoreland County Community College, agreed that the winner would be Romeo’s. “I really liked that one, it's very classic pizza. Some of the others
tried to be different and that doesn’t appeal to everyone,” Jumper said. Her friend Ashlin Stiles, a sophomore high school student from Blairsville, said she thought Tom’s Pizza would win. “It was just really good pizza,” Stiles said. In the end, the votes were tallied, and two awards were given out. The judges selected their personal favorite restaurant and gave the Judge’s Choice Award to Venice Café and Pizzeria. The owner and several employees cheered and excitedly ran up, making a show of their celebration and acceptance. After a brief speech about loving the town of Indiana, Venice Café's staff stepped down. Then the host began to present the final award, the Best Slice of Indiana or People’s Choice Award. In a surprising upset, Grubs Sports Bar won the title of best pizza in Indiana. Event-goers, participants and the charity and volunteer staff involved are already excitedly thinking about next year’s event.
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Contributing Writer A.Eshelman@iup.edu @DukeOfKalos
(Anthony Frazier/ Facebook) Told Ya So!, a band from Pittsburgh, was the live performance at the event.
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The people of Indiana voted on their favorite pizza in town this Saturday. This was part of the local competition/charity event, the Best Slice of Indiana 2018, which serves to benefit the Indiana County Community Action Program (ICCAP) through proceeds and donations and to allow town residents (and a few select judges) to choose the most beloved pizza in Indiana. This year’s event included the likes of Romeo’s Pizza, Domino’s Pizza, Fox’s Pizza Den, H.B. Culpeppers, Venice Café and Pizzeria and Grubs Sportsbar. The event was packed and busy, even as it winded near the close of its two-hour run. A live band, Told Ya So!, performed cover music of today’s hits, 2000’s tunes and classic 80’s and 90’s songs throughout the event. With well-established corporations like Fox’s and Domino’s, and
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“BlackKKKlansman,” directed by Spike Lee, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Nov. 6.
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“BlacKKKlansman”: The infiltration of a black man into the KKK HEATHER BAIR
Contributing Writer H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion. If you had the opportunity to infiltrate and demolish the Ku Klux Klan, would you? Well, that’s exactly what retired detective Ron Stallworth did when he joined the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1979. Director Spike Lee brought the story to theaters in the 2018 film, “BlacKKKlansman.” Stallworth, the first African-American detective with the CSPD, wanted to make a name for himself as a rookie. While in training and working for the police department as a detective, he faced discrimination, racial slurs and even threats. However, refusing to let any of the negativity beat him down, he stood against it. With help from Detective Flip Zimmerman, Stallworth infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan chapter in and around Colorado Springs. He even ended up receiving a KKK membership certificate in the mail, signed by leader David Duke himself. Up until Stallworth retired, the certificate hung proudly in his office – a constant reminder of the success of his first case and the bravery of two men who went above and beyond to expose members of the KKK and ultimately break up the Colorado Springs chapter. Stallworth, now 65 years old,
wrote a memoir in 2014 titled “Black Klansman,” detailing his early life and career, as well as the events that led to his decision to infiltrate the KKK. Spike Lee determined this was meant to be a motion picture, and last month the movie graced theaters everywhere. The movie stars John David Washington as Stallworth and Adam Driver as Zimmerman. The movie premiered in theaters on Aug. 10. While promotion for it wasn’t as extreme as it was for, say, “The Avengers: Infinity War” or “The Nun” (the newest installment in “The Conjuring” franchise) or even “Crazy Rich Asians,” the movie was still heard of among students and faculty. Professor Wang Xi of the history department had the privilege to see the movie while it was in local theaters. “I believe it helps narrow the gap and help us to somehow connect with one another,” Xi said. He said that the movie was done very well, that the story was revealing and provocative in the sensitive subjects it portrayed – such as the functions and goals of the KKK at the time, as well as what Stallworth faced simply because he was a different color than the other detectives or officers. The movie simultaneously showed the true organizations of white power and black power as they were back then. “The thing to remember,” Xi said, “is that this is a movie. Dramatization plays a big factor.
But the underlying theme here is fear.” Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to a flaming cross in your yard, surrounded by ghostly strangers in white hoods. You’d be paralyzed by fear. And that’s exactly what the black community faced. Melody Hinkle (sophomore, disability services) expressed her own opinion about the premise of the movie. “It sounds, like, pretty dangerous, doing what he did,” Hinkle said. “He had to have been scared that he would get caught eventually.” While Hinkle hasn’t seen the movie yet, she’s interested in seeing it as soon as possible. “It’s good that it came out now. The subjects like that don’t really cross our minds until someone says something about it, then we remember that it happened. It’s not thought about daily. It came out at a good time,” she said. Laki Masua (sophomore, criminology) also has had some thoughts about the story and portrayal of Stallworth. “I feel good about a movie like that coming out,” Masua said. “It gives other African-Americans someone to look up to in history. The movie sounds really cool.” Despite this movie about Stallworth, not much about him is taught in history classes. “We learned about Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. But Ron Stallworth? He was never mentioned,” Xi said.
Why was Ron Stallworth almost lost from history? If it hadn’t been for his 2014 memoir, his story never would have been told. After investigation was closed in the case, Stallworth was told by his boss to “keep the whole thing under wraps.” Some speculation into that is due to the exposure of members of the KKK being active members of the Armed Forces, as well as two who controlled nuclear weapons at the North American Aerospace
Defense Command (NORAD). Stallworth later transferred to Utah, where he worked until the time of his retirement in 2005. In an interview the next year, he mentioned the case, and before you knew it, in 2014 his memoir hit shelves in bookstores everywhere. “It asks the ultimate question of ‘what is America, exactly?’ How do we even begin to understand the United States, especially in present times that are so similar to back then?” Xi asked.
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Five books to read when it rains
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(Facebook) “Stalking Jack the Ripper” and “The Magicians” are two books to read when it rains.
VALERIE KERRIGAN Contributing Writer V.A.Kerrigan@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion.
1. “The Woman in Cabin 10” by Ruth Ware
As fall comes upon us, there is a need to find the perfect book to read on those rainy days. “The Woman in Cabin 10” is a great novel to read in tandem with the sound of rain hitting your window. The main character, Lo Blacklock, lands the fantastic opportunity of going on a week-long luxury cruise. At the beginning, things start out bright and sunny but as the story develops, storms do, too. A woman is thrown overboard, and since everyone else continues on like nothing happened, it is up to Lo to solve the mystery.
2. “Stalking Jack the Ripper” by Kerri Maniscalco
Audrey Rose Wadsworth is not like other socialites. She is full of an intense curiosity that puts her in danger constantly. Audrey works in her uncle’s laboratory, performing autopsies on cadavers. In 1888, this is not what she is “supposed” to be doing by any means; however, when Jack the Ripper starts tearing his way through London, Audrey cannot stop herself from investigating. “Stalking Jack the Ripper” is the perfect book to read during a storm just as dark as its content.
3. “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles
Towles’ book is a fascinating read, and the aesthetics of 1900’s Russia will distract readers from
the precipitation outside. Rostov, an unapologetic aristocrat, is sentenced to house arrest in a gorgeous hotel. The Metropol is a grand hotel, located across the street from the Kremlin, and Rostov is confined to the inside. When it is pouring down rain, readers will welcome the mystique within the Metropol’s walls.
4. “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
When it is dreary outside, “All the Light We Cannot See” seems fitting. When Marie-Laure is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris, and they are forced to flee to her great uncle. One of the only things they take with them is a precious jewel from the Museum of Natural History, where Marie’s father worked. The lives of Marie and another character, Werner, intertwine, and the story takes off from there. If it’s storming outside, this book will match that atmosphere but will eventually blossom into something amazing.
5. “The Magicians, Book One” by Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman’s novel is behind the enchanting SYFY show and contains even better content. Sometimes people feel the most at peace and the most creative when it is raining, and “The Magicians” encompasses that attitude. Quentin Coldwater is missing something in his life, and he originally thinks that magic will fill whatever hole he has. Quentin starts attending an esteemed school of magic in New York and discovers things he never knew existed. “The Magicians” is for people who want to escape when they read and are grateful to fall into a captivating story.
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Weekend Box Office Title
Earnings
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The House With A Clock In Its Walls
26.6 Million
2
A Simple Favor
10.2 Million
3
The Nun
9.9 Million
4
The Predator
9.1 Million
5
Crazy Rich Asians
6.3 Million
Rank
“The House with a Clock in Its Walls” was released Friday and finished No.1 at the box office during the weekend.
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Jack Black movie “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” shocks critics JEREMY STOUT
Staff Writer J.W.Stout2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
This article contains opinion. “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” wears that Amblin logo at the beginning like a badge of honor. The film is a direct throwback to movies like “Gremlins” and “The Goonies.” It owes as much, if not more, to the works of Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner than to John Bellair’s book. The movie is about a haunted house, and inside is a clock that could end the world. Eli Roth (the man behind such gory films as “Hostel” and “The Green Inferno”) equates himself well, emulating the types of films he grew up on. He almost completely shuns the look of Edward Gorley’s illustrations that accompanied the book in favor of riffing on the Americana that Spielberg worked with so well. Roth has a skillful touch, blending the horror elements with lighter family fare. At some points the movie gets delightfully demonic and especially creepy. The problem comes in the film’s humor. Too many jokes fall flat or undercut scenes so that the tonal whiplash becomes a little hard to stomach. But Roth never lets the
movie stop being fun enough to engage everyone in the audience. It never gets too bogged down in what doesn’t work that it distracts you from the stuff that does. It flits through the annoying bits in a way that keeps the movie moving at a good pace. The film, which is a fairly direct adaptation of the book, starts with the recently orphaned Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro) as he moves in with his uncle Jonathan (Jack Black). Lewis soon finds out that Jonathan and his neighbor, Florence Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett), are more than just your run-of-the-mill middle-American weirdos. They are, in fact, a warlock (or “boy witch,” as Lewis insists) and a witch, respectively. From there Jonathan teaches Lewis the ways of magic until the horrible warlock (Kyle MacLachlan) that placed the titular clock in the walls returns to life to bring about the end of the world. Blanchett, who is always great, brings a much-needed sense of humanity to a film that’s about witches and warlocks fighting a zombie (or is he a ghost?) Kyle Maclachlan. Her Zimmerman is the standout of the piece and is able to bring the movie back to a sweet center when Jack Black’s schtick gets a little grating. The film is a clever balancing act that doesn’t always work. It’s
engaging and fun enough that it’s never too displeasing to not have good time. It allows for a perfectly adequate time spent at the movies.
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September 25, 2018
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Disney is in talks of buying out European TV company, Sky.
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The battle for Sky will be settled in a weekend auction MEG JAMES
Los Angeles Times TNS
The clash of media titans over the future of London-based pay-TV company Sky will finally be settled Saturday. After years of maneuvering, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox and Walt Disney Co. have teamed up to try to beat out Comcast Corp., the Philadelphia-based cable giant. Both camps want to own Sky, which provides pay-TV service, including soccer matches and other popular entertainment offerings, to nearly 23 million customers in five countries in Europe. Rather than submitting endless offers and counter-offers, the U.S. companies have agreed to a participate in rare auction conducted by British regulators. On Thursday, the British regulatory body known as the Takeover Panel announced the format for the auction: There will be three rounds of bidding, which will begin after London's stock market closes Friday, and the victor will be decided Saturday. The auction marks the first time in more than a decade that British regulators have conducted such a high-stakes contest. And analysts are not sure which company will
secure the multibillion-dollar prize. "That's the million-dollar question," media analyst Alice Enders of the prominent Enders Analysis research firm in London said in an interview. "Both companies have a strong interest in owning Sky – it's a top, global pay-TV asset with huge potential. There are very few companies available that stand out like Sky." Fox – which already owns 39 percent of Sky – is doing the bidding for Disney. Fox's ambitions to consolidate Sky date back more than a decade – long before Murdoch decided to sell the bulk of his entertainment company to Disney for $71.3 billion. But now Fox plans to turn over its stake in Sky – or all of the satellite TV service should Fox win this weekend's auction – as part of its transfer of Fox assets to Disney. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger late last year called Sky a "crown jewel" and part of his strategy to foster direct relationships with consumers. Disney would have to cover the cost of buying the remaining stake in Sky. Comcast jumped into the bidding in late February, eager to expand its international presence in one fell swoop. Led by cable scion Brian Roberts, the company currently has the highest offer on
the table: $34 billion. "We have admired Sky for a long time," Roberts told investors in London in February. "We intend to build on the wonderful platform that Sky has (in Britain) to grow our businesses in the future." Roberts was so locked in on Sky that he withdrew an offer for Fox's U.S.-based businesses in July, conceding that bidding war to Disney, so that he could concentrate Comcast's firepower on landing Sky. Disney triumphed in the race for the Fox assets, which include the Los Angeles-based movie and TV production studios, cable channels including FX and the majority stake in streaming service Hulu. But despite winning the Fox assets, Disney has not signaled a retreat in its interest in Sky, leading to the intrigue on whether it and Fox – or Comcast – will prevail in the protracted tug of war. "There were no final offers on the table, so that's why there will be this auction," Enders said. "Here in the U.K., half of the people say that Disney will take it – because what Disney wants it gets." Fox will be allowed to raise its current offer of about $32 billion during the first round of bidding. Comcast can submit a counter-offer in the second round, and the
third, and final, round is reserved for both companies to make their highest offer, according to the Takeover Panel. All bids must be in cash. The auction was designed "to provide an orderly framework for the resolution of this competitive situation," according to the Takeover Panel. "It's a very civilized way to end this contest," Enders said. Comcast, Disney and Fox declined to comment. Keeping mum was another condition imposed by the Takeover Panel, which forbid the various parties from making "any public statement in relation to or impacting the auction procedure." Sky's shareholders will have the final say, and they have already seen the value of their investment soar because of the interest by the three U.S. companies. The satellite TV service, which reaches customers in some of the most prosperous countries in Europe – Britain, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy – has such popular programming as the English Premier League of soccer and blockbuster TV shows, including HBO's Emmy-winning "Game of Thrones." Comcast has argued that its businesses are compatible with
Sky. Comcast has about 29 million customers in the U.S., where it provides pay-TV, high-speed internet and telephone service. Sky also provides internet and phone service, and it boasts a streaming service option to appeal to people who don't want the satellite dish. Sky has long been one of Murdoch's most cherished assets. In 1989, he helped launch the satellite TV service to compete with the venerable BBC. Nearly a decade ago, Murdoch's company attempted to buy the 61 percent of Sky it didn't already own for about $12 billion. But the company was forced to withdraw that takeover attempt in 2011 when the Murdochs were embroiled in a cellphone hacking scandal at their London tabloids – a crisis that drew the wrath of left-leaning British lawmakers. Fox in December 2016 made a formal offer to buy Sky for nearly $15 billion. But the government inquiry proceeded slowly, in part, due to resistance from activists and lawmakers who worried that the Murdoch family already had too much sway over media in Britain. Finally, this year, Fox won regulatory approval for the deal after the company agreed to divest the Sky News channel.
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Football scores important win over Mercyhurst
(Ishaaq Muhammad/The Penn) The IUP Crimson Hawks football team runs onto the field before their game against Mercyhurst.
(Vincent Marino/The Penn) The IUP offense celebrated a scoring play against Mercyhurst.
(Ishaaq Muhammad/The Penn) The IUP football team defeated Mercyhurst University on Saturday by a score of 34-7.
(Ishaaq Muhammad/The Penn) IUP quarterback Lenny Williams prepared to throw a pass in a 34-7 victory over Mercyhurst.
Game recap on page 17
(Vincent Marino/The Penn) IUP coach Paul Tortorella moved to 17-1 as the head coach following a win Saturday over Mercyhurst.
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Field hockey still experiencing growing pains JAKE ROUSE
Staff Writer J.A.Rouse3@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
The IUP field hockey team was defeated Saturday at George P. Miller Stadium in a 2-0 loss to No. 5 Millersville. The nationally ranked Marauders, known for their high-scoring ability, were limited to just three shots in the first half of play. It was a defensive battle for both teams. They combined for 13 shots and nine shots on goal. Millersville scored eight minutes into the game, hitting the right upper corner of the cage. Millersville would not score again until 14 minutes into the second half when the Mauraders knocked in a shot coming off the pads of IUP goalie Olivia Accardi (senior, communications media). Accardi finished the game for IUP with five saves with two diving
(Jake Rouse/The Penn) The IUP Crimson Hawks and the Millersville Mauraders faced off on Saturday.
stops that kept IUP in the game. Four green penalty cards were handed out, all in the second half of the game.
IUP’s four shots and two shots on goal in the matchup all came from midfielder Brianna Lubarsky (junior, biology).
The loss to Millersville came three days after a 2-1 IUP loss on the road Wednesday in a battle at Slippery Rock.
In that contest, Kimberly Kelly (junior, natural sciences and mathematics) scored her first goal of the season with a minute to play in the first half. The shot was assisted by Matti Reightler (senior, political science) and tied the game before intermission. The game was close in the second half until the 56th minute, when Slippery Rock scored the game winning goal. IUP outshot Slippery Rock 14-10 but matched their shots on target with seven for each team. There were a combined 91 fouls and seven corners in the game. IUP is now sitting with a 1-5 record, and their schedule is not getting easier. On Saturday, the Crimson Hawks will travel to face No. 1 Shippensburg. The top-ranked Red Raiders currently sit with a 4-1 record.
Volleyball sweeps Bloomsburg, sets milestone in process MIKE COSTA
Staff Writer M.T.Costa@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
Jess Marut (senior, marketing) is IUP’s athlete of the week after tallying her 2,000th dig in her collegiate career last weekend. Marut had an VOLLEYBALL impressive total of 39 digs in matches against Bloomsburg and Lock Haven. Entering her senior year, she was ranked third in IUP history with 1,735 digs. She was second with a career average of 4.94 digs per set and has three of the 10 highest single season dig marks in IUP history. From a broader perspective, the team bounced back from a fourgame losing streak to sweep the Bloomsburg Huskies Friday. Head coach Scott Pennewill has made it a goal for the team to improve as a whole and put themselves in better point scoring situations. Through and through, the Crimson Hawks won the series against the Huskies 25-22, 27-25 and 25-16 and proved their mental strength via close matches.
(IUP Athletics) The IUP volleyball team celebrated following a victory against Bloomsburg.
IUP finished with a .192 hitting percentage to the Huskies’ .034, as well as crushing them 9-0 in total blocks. Statistically, the team’s individual leaders were Shelby Miles’ (sophomore, undecided) four blocks, Dominica Niccolai’s (sophomore,
business) 30 assists and Marut’s 18 digs. The Crimson Hawks also pulled a win out of their match against Lock Haven. Although they lost the first match 15-25, the Hawks bounced back, winning the remaining three
games 25-21, 25-22 and 27-25. Niccolai tallied 43 assists in this series. IUP improved their overall record to 6-11, as well as a 2-2 conference record, in their two-game win streak. For IUP’s upcoming match
against Gannon, the Golden Knights are coming off of a threegame win streak and an overall record of 14-1. This weekend, the Hawks will be back in the Memorial Field House for Mercyhurst on Friday at 7 p.m. and Gannon on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Game Recap: Football earns solid win to stay unbeaten
(Ishaaq Muhammad/The Penn) The IUP Crimson Hawks and the Mercyhurst Lakers lined up on the line of scrimmage before a play.
BRAD O’HARA
Staff Writer B.L.Ohara@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
IUP football got off to a great start in divisional play as it breezed past Mercyhurst in the Crimson Hawks’ first game of the season against a fellow PSAC West team by a score of 34-7. The Crimson Hawks got off to a fast start for the third week in a row as it only took IUP three plays and slightly more than a minute to get their first touchdown of the game. The Mercyhurst defense had no chance of stopping the Crimson Hawks’ dynamic duo of quarterback Lenny Williams (senior, accounting) and wide receiver Dom McNeil (junior, kinesiology). Williams and McNeil connected for a 41-yard pass on the second play of the game, with the quarterback finishing the drive on the next play with a 22-yard rush around the right side for a touchdown. McNeil is averaging 88 receiving yards per game and already has 352 yards through the first four games. McNeil may be one of Williams’ favorite targets, but the senior sig-
nal-caller has done an amazing job spreading the passes out to various receiving threats. Against Mercyhurst, Williams completed passes to seven different receivers for a total of 193 yards. “He is very confident with the offense,” head coach Paul Tortorella said. “He is throwing the ball as good as he’s ever thrown the ball.” Rushing was also a major factor in the game and it was evenly split between Williams, Samir Bullock (junior, criminology) and Justice Evans (sophomore, management). Between the three of them, they accumulated 150 rushing yards. Williams led the way with 64 yards on the ground. The defensive effort also played a large part in the win and in IUP’s successes through the first four weeks of the season. The Crimson Hawks pressured the Lakers relentlessly, sacking the quarterback five times, forcing two turnovers and blocking a field goal on special teams. Dyllon Scott (senior, criminology) was responsible for 1 1/2 of those sacks, the blocked field goal attempt and six tackles.
Through the first four games of the season, the Crimson Hawk defense has only let up a total of 48 points. Another part of IUP’s success comes from their familiarity and experience in playing Mercyhurst. “You play Mercyhurst every year,” said Tortorella. “We’re over there this morning in our meetings talking about things that Mercyhurst tried against us four years ago and what they did last year and what they did the last time they played us at home. We reverted back to six [or] seven years ago because...they haven’t changed their offense.” You have to assume that this same type of familiarity will also come into play as they start to look toward next week when they take on the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans. This game will be worth much more than the win over Mercyhurst because this rivalry game will be played for the 10th annual Coal Bowl as IUP looks to bring it home in back-to-back years. The Vulcans had a rough start to the season, dropping to 0-2 fol-
lowing narrow losses to Ohio Dominion and Kutztown, but have rebounded nicely with home victories over Shippensburg and Edinboro to even out their record heading into the Coal Bowl. IUP will enter the rivalry matchup
ranked second in the nation in the AFCA Coaches’ Poll, trailing only Minnesota State University. The Division II football rankings were shaken up as previous No. 1 Texas A&M-Commerce lost their first game since October 2017.
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NFL Week 3 brings wild results and more injuries NICK DADOWSKI
Contributing Writer N.J.Dadowski@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
Week 3 in the NFL was nothing short of exciting. We saw winners, we saw losers. We also got to see some interesting upsets. Unfortunately though, we saw a fair share of injuries, too. An injury in the Thursday night game dawned the beginning of a new era in Cleveland. In the second quarter of a rematch of the first ever “Monday Night Football” game between the Browns and the Jets, Cleveland quarterback Tyrod Taylor went down with an injury. This brought the sought-after debut of the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, Baker Mayfield. The rookie had himself a debut that Cleveland fans will remember for a long time. He went 17-for-23 throwing for more than 200 yards and also caught a two-point conversion, helping the Browns earn their first win since December 2016. Coach Hue Jackson named the former Oklahoma Sooner star the starter for the Browns’ Week 4 matchup in Oakland against Jon Gruden’s Raiders. After the exciting Week 1 debut of Sam Darnold, the Jets have dropped their last two games, dropping their record to 1-2.
(TNS) Ryan Tannehill (#17) and the Miami Dolphins have had a hot start to the season.
As for the rest of the AFC East, there’s a legitimate toss-up for the division crown three weeks into the season. Maybe the most surprising team in the AFC this year, the Miami Dolphins, is off to a hot 3-0 start. The last time the Dolphins had this good of a start was the year 2000. Many would argue they haven’t faced the toughest foes in their first three games.
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They will be tested when they face their division rivals in New England against the Patriots next Sunday. The Patriots are at in an unfamiliar spot as they are at the bottom looking up in the division. Besides the 3-0 Dolphins, the rest of the AFC East is deadlocked at 1-2. After getting embarrassed on Sunday by former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and the Detroit Lions, Bill Belichick hopes to rebound in Foxborough and cut down the Dolphins two-game division lead. Perhaps the most surprising result of the week was also played in the NFC North, as the Super Bowl hopefuls, the Minnesota Vikings, were stunned by rookie Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. An offense that’s struggled early this season getting anything going came into Minneapolis and wreaked havoc on one of the most notorious defenses in the league. Vikings fans should hope their team figures things out quickly, because they host a red hot 3-0 Los Angeles Rams team on Thursday night in L.A. Speaking of L.A., we saw the first meeting of the Chargers and Rams since both teams relocated back to Los Angeles. In what was an offensive
shootout, Sean McVay’s Rams squad never lost the lead against the team with which it shares its city. The Chargers, who now fall to 1-2, had a tough schedule to start the season, as both of their losses have come against 3-0 teams in the Chiefs and Rams respectively. The Chargers will stay home for the week to host the beat-up 49ers. The 49ers lost their game against the explosive Kansas City offense, but perhaps their biggest blow came when franchise quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo went down with a non-contact knee injury, confirmed to be a torn ACL, which will knock him out for the season. This San Francisco team is almost unrecognizable at this point, as star defensive back Richard Sherman will be sidelined as well for 2-3 weeks. A team that had a lot of tout before the season as playoff contenders now looks like its chance at contention has come to a drastic end. Another team plagued by injuries so far this season is another 1-2 team, the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons have already lost three key defensive players in safeties Ricardo Allen and Keanu Neal and big man Deion Jones. The absence of these players was exposed by Drew Brees and his potent New Orleans offense. The game looked like it was
in the Falcons’ hands, until a late, rare, Drew Brees rushing touchdown evened the game up, sending yet another game this season to overtime. Without even giving the Falcons a chance with the ball, the Saints marched all the way down the field, milking most of the clock in the OT period. Finally, yet another Brees rushing touchdown settled the game, as the Saints move up to a second place tie with Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. The Eagles brought back Carson Wentz this week to perform in his first game since his torn ACL last December. Although his performance wasn’t fantastic, the Eagles managed to squeak past the Colts in Wentz’s and Andrew Luck’s first meeting. Their record goes positive to 2-1, tied with the Washington Redskins. Alex Smith and Adrian Peterson re-emerged for the Redskins this week, as they stomped past the Packers. Green Bay sits behind Chicago in the NFC North, as the Bears have become contenders thanks to a strong defense, including trade aquisition Khalil Mack, who has been dominant since coming over from the Raiders. If this week has proved anything to football fans, it’s that this year is anyone’s for the taking.
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Tiger wins first tournament since 2013 at Tour Championship
(TNS) Tiger Woods celebrated his victory at the Tour Championship.
BRAD O’HARA
Staff Writer B.L.Ohara@iup.edu @ThePennIUP
Tiger Woods has finally made his return to prominence with a win this weekend at the Tour Championship. Leading up to this win, Woods had gone 1,876 days without a PGA Tour victory. The road for Woods was a long one, lengthened by back injuries and a consistent pain that kept him from playing the game he loved. “I didn’t think I’d ever play again,” Woods said to Jay Clemons of 11Alive Sports. “When you’re lying on the floor writhing in pain, golf was the furthest thing from my mind.” The journey began at the start of his 2014 season. He was coming off of a wonderful year in 2013 that gave him five tournament wins, including the Players Championship and two top-10 finishes in majors, and he was trying to start that success again at the Honda Classic. However, he was unable to finish the tournament, leaving in the middle of the back nine due to back pain. Little did Woods know that this back problem would be the cause of long-lasting pain that would keep him away from the game. It all started as Woods began missing his usual tournaments. He played through the pain at
the WGC-Cadillac Championship and missed out on the Arnold Palmer Invitational with it all culminating in Tiger having surgery and missing the Masters for the first time since he started his career in 1995. The back injury continued to be a problem in his life, keeping him out of the U.S. Open and plaguing him through the end of the 2014 season and the entirety of the 2015 season. Woods then went through two back surgeries in 2016 and one surgery in 2017 that kept him out of play for two years. It wasn’t until December that Woods made his return to consistent tournament play when he participated in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Woods placed 15th and showed that his swing was slowly coming back to him. He continued to figure out his game as he managed to come in second place in the Valspar Championship. However, that was his only highlight, as his play then began to fall apart with him not making the cut at the U.S. Open. This left golf analysts questioning whether Woods would ever return to his original form. At the 2018 Open Championship, Woods silenced doubters when he placed second. This was his best finish at a major since he came in second in the PGA Championship in 2009.
(TNS) A massive crowd followed Tiger Woods as he walked to the 18th hole.
Yet, Woods was still looking to end his winless drought. At the Tour Championship over the weekend, Woods saw his opportunity and ran with it. He was at the top of the leaderboard or tied for the top spot at the end of each round of the tournament. Despite shooting one over par
going into the final hole, Woods walked down the fairway on the 18th hole followed by thousands of fans in the gallery with a two-stroke lead and an opportunity to end his winless streak. After a beautiful chip out of the bunker and two-putting on the green, Woods won the 2018 Tour Championship.
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He waited 1,876 days and took more than 1.2 million strokes before finally getting his 80th PGA tour victory in what sportscaster Dan Hicks called, “the most improbable comeback in sports history.” Now only one thing is for certain: Tiger Woods is back and ready to chase Jack Nicklaus’ majors record.
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