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Students travel to Flint to donate water bottles By MADELINE WILLIAMS

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TVs and the Internet have been bombarded with stories following the Flint, Mich., water crisis for a long time now. Last weekend, IUP became part of the story. IUP’s African American Cultural Center and the Community College of Allegheny County South Campus organized a water drive and fundraiser. Up until the end of March, the AACC accepted water and monetary donations that it planned to personally deliver to Flint during a servicelearning trip. The two entities collected 348 gallons of water and more than $1,000 in cash donations. “The trip served various important purposes in an effort to raise awareness of the water crisis and provide direct support, advocacy and service to community members who are affected by it,” said Dr. Nancy Nkumsah, the AACC interim director. “Another purpose was to provide students the opportunity to learn, engage and provide aid to members

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Brianna Alpaugh (senior, communication disorders) and Oliver Laniear (graduate, counseling) were among the students who delivered 348 gallons of water to Flint, Mich., last weekend.

in Flint. Tests of the tap water in Flint have revealed high levels of lead and other contaminants that, when consumed, are known to cause multitudinous negative physiological and cognitive effects. “Knowing that there were thousands of men, women and children going through this crisis we knew that we had to do something.” The official itinerary included a tour of downtown Flint, a dinner and discussion with Mott Community College students, panel discussions with Flint residents and multiple trips

to deliver water to community members. Their delivery destinations included Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, My Brother’s Keeper Homeless Shelter and eight apartment complexes. Shereese Robinson (senior, sociology) found the trip rewarding. “I enjoyed being able to take part in directly helping the people and in producing new plans and ideas for Flint,” she said. However, multiple students commented on the poor media coverage regarding Flint and its current state.

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“There is so much [government] corruption and the city has literally been abandoned,” Jazmin Rondon (marketing, junior) said. “The media shows us nothing.” “Flint was an awesome experience, but there is so much that we don’t get to hear about,” Maria Zeigler (hospitality management, junior) said. “We only see this as a recent issue, but the people in Flint told us stories from 2010.” Students who visited Flint also made a point to mention the effects of the lead exposure on the children,

especially with the closing of multiple schools and Flint’s unsettling poverty. Since her return, Nkumsah reported being approached by students who wish they would have gone. She hopes that the AACC and/or IUP will continue providing service-learning trips to students. “I believe the experiences that the students receive from participating in these are priceless,” she said. “It is different than watching the news [or] reading Facebook/Instagram/Twitter post about it. It’s another thing to be there and talk with someoone.”

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Police Blotter ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS

• Lucy Moore, 20, of Harmony, was cited with underage drinking and a noise violation after Indiana Borough Police responded to a residence in the 700 block of Locust Street at 4:05 a.m. March 25, according to police. • At 7:56 p.m. March 18, borough police cited Rachel Ebig, 18, of Sistersville, and a female juvenile with underage drinking after conducting a traffic stop in the 500 block of South Sixth Street, police said. •Borough police observed Cameron McCarthy, 18, of Sharon, in the 500 block of South Seventh Street at 9:20 p.m. March 18 and cited him with underage drinking and carrying an open container, according to police. • Logan Wickett, 20, of Ridgway, was cited with underage drinking and public urination after borough police observed him urinating in the 700 block of South Street at 9:44 p.m. March 18, police said. • Naajia Thomas, 19, of Conshohocken, was cited with underage drinking and public drunkenness after borough police found her on the ground in the 00 block of North Eighth Street at 12:31 a.m. March 19, according to police. • At 12:50 a.m. March 19, borough police cited Brendan Deeter, 18, of Meadville, with underage drinking and carrying an open container after observing him in the 200 block of South Seventh Street, police said. • Borough police observed Daniel Brooks, 18, of Wellsboro, in the 900 block of Oakland Avenue at 10:07 p.m. March 19 and cited him with underage drinking and carrying an open container, according to police. • Borough police observed Luke Gregor, 20, of Venetia, in the 700 block of School Street at 10:30 p.m. March 19 and cited him with underage drinking and carrying an open container, police said. • Emily Mariani, 18, of Havertown, was cited with underage drinking and carrying an open container after borough police observed her in the 700 block of Locust Street at 5:20 p.m. March 19, according to police.

THEFT

• A metal-framed porch chair with a swivel base was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 300 block of Blairton Avenue sometime between the night of April 1 and the morning of April 2, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121. • A bicycle was reportedly stolen from the front porch of a residence in the 400 block of Oak Street at approximately 7:12 p.m. March 30, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

• A red Honda CVR being driven by a white female with brown hair reportedly backed out of a driveway and struck a parked red Jeep Liberty in the 00 block of South 15th Street at approximately 12:30 a.m., according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police. • A male wearing a black shirt, jeans and a ball cap reportedly damaged a Dodge Caliber parked in the private lot at 758 Locust Street at 12:50 a.m. April 1, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

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European Trump critics worry what his candidacy says about U.S. By MATTHEW SCHOFIELD McClatchy Washington Bureau TNS

BERLIN – In the United States, Republican presidential candidate front-runner Donald Trump is a hero to some, a problem to others, but generally seen as a force of nature and perhaps unstoppable. The rest of the world is having a hard time digesting that he could well be the Republican standard-bearer, if not the leader of the free world. He’s described as evil, a cyberbully, a rich narcissist, even a sort of anti-Christ. His populist campaign promises must be theater, the thinking goes, and can’t be taken seriously. The notion that Trump could actually be the president of the United States is seen as everything from inconceivable to creating a sort of nostalgia for the good old days of the disliked George W. Bush. The word “clown” – favored by the New York Daily News, as well – tends to pop up quite a bit. Consider a recent column on the People’s Daily newspaper website in China, which described Trump as “a rich, narcissist and inflammatory candidate.” “The clown is now the biggest dark horse,” the column asserts. Tageszeitung, a leftist German newspaper, in a recent editorial that referred to Trump’s tactics as “cyberbullying,” also called him the “angry clown, darling of the masses.” The centrist German newspaper

Die Welt notes simply, “The field of the Republican candidates is dominated by a clown.” That public commentary reflects, analysts said, growing international concern about Trump’s rise. “For Europeans, there is a mixture of incredulity and anxiety,” said Richard G. Whitman, a politics expert at the University of Kent. “The anxiety comes from what such a wild-card president might mean for the place of the United States in the world.” As for Trump’s comments on immigration and questioning the value of NATO, “these have been viewed as offensive or creating uncertainty,” Whitman said. One place that Europeans, especially Germans, have been unwilling to go in attacking Trump is comparisons to Adolf Hitler, the infamous

German leader whose campaign of racial hatred killed 6 million Jews and as many members of other ethnic groups. Germans don’t make such comparisons, even if some of Trump’s harshest critics in the U.S. do. Hitler was Hitler, and the Holocaust is without comparison. Joerg Wolf, the editor-in-chief at the Atlantic Initiative research center in Berlin, said Trump himself wasn’t as concerning to Europeans as the fact that his support was so high. “We thought he was promoting the Trump brand, and would be off the stage when the serious campaign began,” Wolf said. “People are realizing ... it’s not just Trump we need to worry about. People, a lot of Americans apparently, back him. Europeans can no longer count on U.S. support.”

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Habitat for Humanity club assists in reconstruction

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By JAKE ENDERS Managing Editor J.G.Enders@iup.edu

IUP’s Habitat for Humanity club traveled to Armstrong County Saturday to assist in a home-refurbishing project for a family in need. The event was just one of many the IUP H4H has done or plans to do throughout the year. However, this one is considered the most important. “This past weekend has been one of our most successful events,” club president Mikaela Naugle (junior, interior design) said. “With more than 15 volunteers from IUP, we were able to store and organize a good amount of the construction materials at the site needed for the next phase.” The volunteers also removed the existing insulation from the interior

walls and assisted in rewiring the home’s electrical system over the course of the day. The house, located at 306 Smith St. in downtown Kittanning, was previously donated to a family that otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford the work. The project began thanks to a partnership between Jim Sisitki, president of the Habitat for Humanity of Indiana County, and Mike McElhaney, executive director of Armstrong Habitat for Humanity. IUP’s Habitat for Humanity club has a preexisting relationship with both chapters of the international nonprofit organization, and its members offer a support group for the mission to provide housing for families in need and renew areas that have fallen into neglect. “Our job as members of IUP’s H4H is to support the community in these

processes as mainly inexperienced students alongside professional volunteers,” Naugle said. “Personally, it has been great to see members actively participating this week, which has been a struggle on both the IUP H4H side and also the Armstrong/Indiana side, who depend heavily on our volunteers.” The project was originally slated to also include members of the University of Pittsburgh’s Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter. However, a scheduling issue prevented their participation. Following the end of work in the early afternoon, the Armstrong Habitat for Humanity office hosted a picnic for the volunteers. Naugle is confident that the club provides an excellent conduit for students hoping to make a difference in the world and that more and more

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Danielle Alvisi (sophomore, interior design), left, and Kobi Eberly (freshman, accounting), right, were among the students who helped refurbish a Kittanning home Saturday.

events will be available in the future. “Since we decided to start helping out Armstrong County on a near-

weekly basis, IUP H4H has been able to offer more consistent service opportunities for students.”

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New businesses to emerge in Indiana By JASON DAQUELENTE Staff Writer J.D.Daquelente@iup.edu

Recently, Indiana’s market has been growing and diversifying with the arrival of many new businesses. David Janusek, Downtown Indiana’s executive director, defined the town’s growing economy with one word: variety. “Downtown Indiana has always offered variety, from shopping to employment; corporate headquarters to mom-and-pop establishments; entertainment, food and beverage to retail,” he said. Janusek also sees the growing economy in Indiana as a doorway to even more employment opportunities for IUP students, and he encourages students to “seek both employment and retail opportunities within the downtown corridor.”

The Escape Room

There has been growing interest in the recent escape room phenomena, and Indiana can expect to see its own escape room entertainment coming soon. The escape room, which is an interactive, life-size puzzle game, will be located at 631 Philadelphia St. in the front end of the former Sacred Ink tattoo shop. George Stamates, owner of three Subways – two in Indiana and one in Blairsville – is the owner of the new escape room and is very excited to bring the game to Indiana. The establishment is expected to open May 1, according to Stamates. Initially, the room plans to be open from 4 to 10:30 p.m. seven days a week. Stamates suspects they will be changing the room’s theme every five or six months to maintain

a new and exciting design for the public. After completing the game in Indiana, he encourages patrons to check out other locations while waiting for a new design to be implemented in the Indiana location. Other locations include Latrobe, Greenfield and Pittsburgh.

Fire House Brewing Co.

For those interested in the local bar crawl, a new bar has opened where Boomies used to own property: Fire House Brewing Co. The bar is owned by Shane Caylor, who studied biology/pre-med at IUP. He never saw himself opening a bar, but he came up with the Fire House concept and business model about five years ago. The aim is to bring attention to the first responders in the community with its name. Caylor supports those who he feels are “never fully appreciated for everything they do… and they

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give a lot to their community, especially the local fire department.” Caylor is a strong believer in a communal market, as he buys his food locally. The Fire House Brewing Co. also has four of its own craft beers, and it’s currently working on another. In addition to the four original crafts, there are also 40 different craft beers. Caylor sees the importance in helping other small businesses reach their goals. Caylor is also currently staging a fundraiser for a well-known community member, Fabrizio “Fab” Pirrone, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2013. “Until April 9, Fire House Brewing Company will donate 15 percent of your bill to [Pirrone’s] cause when you mention #TeamFab,” Caylor said. A GoFundMe account at www.gofundme.com/teamfab has been set up for Pirrone with a goal of $400,000. As of Monday night, $36,000 has been raised. Aside from the portion of a customer’s bill, there will also be a pool tournament where 100 percent of the proceeds go to the cause. Admission for the tournament is $40 per team, and teams are encouraged to seek sponsors for additional donations. There will be sign-up sheets in Boomies and Fire House Brewing Co.

Matt’s Cuts

A new barber shop owned by Matt Kowchuck, Matt’s Cuts, has been open for one month and has already experienced ample business at 580 Philadelphia St. Kowchuck, born and raised in Indiana, has been cutting hair for 10 years. This unique barber shop has many aspects that separate it from

other places, such as “straightrazor shaves, shoe shines and all adult haircuts come with a complimentary craft beer from Levity Brewing Co.,” Kowchuck said. This traditional men’s barber shop aims to bring the old-school style of barber shops into the new age, as well as offer a welcoming environment for men who want a barber, according to Kowchuck.

Children’s ministry

Locally known Amplify Church, which holds services in the Indiana Theater, is looking to expand its altruistic attitudes by starting a children’s ministry for Sunday services. Amplify Church plans on holding the children’s ministry in the rear of the building that formerly housed the Sacred Ink tattoo shop. “It won’t be open during the week like a normal daycare,” said Ed Newell, a pastor at Amplify.

Verizon Wireless outlet

There are also preliminary plans for the creation of a plaza at the corner of Fourth and Philadelphia streets, where a Verizon Wireless outlet will be housed. Above the commercial plaza, Bob Musser, a business agent at Verizon, plans on constructing business apartments. Musser already owns seven different Verizon Wireless outlets, as well as previously owning the Verizon Wireless located in the WalMart Plaza on Oakland Avenue, but he had to relocate because it was too close to the one located by Lowe’s on Ben Franklin Road. It is expected to be erected in 2017. To follow more news on Downtown Indiana and its growing economy or the specific businesses, follow Downtown Indiana on Facebook, or download the mobile app.

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IUP’s Her Campus chapter achieves Pink Level By TYLER MILLER Staff Writer T.C.Miller2@iup.edu

The IUP chapter of Her Campus, an online magazine and part of a national network, has built its reputation over the past two years and earned Pink Level chapter status. The status is a prestigious honor given by the national Her Campus Chapter Network, recognizing campus chapters whose e-magazine ranks in the top 15 percent of all chapters nationally. To achieve this recognition, all 290 collegiate chapters are evaluated on standards of performance, site views, social media followers and team management and size. IUP’s Her Campus chapter, in collaboration with other chapters, runs its own online magazine, updated weekly by members. Its sections include a blog, profiles, snapshots and events, along with social media pages that promote oncampus events and new articles. “Achieving [Pink Level status] means a lot to me personally because when I first came into the chapter, we had, like, one person who knew what was going on, and I was really scared things were going to fall apart,” said chapter president and editor-in-chief Amanda Rice (junior, marketing). “Obviously, the exact opposite happened.”

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Jessica Arroyo (senior, history/pre-law), left, and club president Amanda Rice (junior, marketing), right, manned the Her Campus table at 2015’s Winter Warm-Up event.

Rice has whipped her chapter into shape since joining the club last fall, saying that, “getting Pink Level was definitely my dream, but I didn’t have a lot of faith that it would actually happen. “You always want the best to happen, but you’re not sure it’s actually going to.” Rice recognizes that this

achievement did not come without hard work. “I probably couldn’t even put a number to [work-hours] specifically, because every time I have a free moment, I want to be working on the magazine. My writers are doing the brunt of the work for me, getting a new article out every week, and my editors are amaz-

ing, staying up until all hours of the night, making sure things get published.” The local chapter also teamed up with IUP’s Fashion Association to advertise its clothing swap event that occurred Monday. And as if all of the previous achievements and work was not enough, the IUP chapter will cover

IUP’s Take Back the Night on April 13 by taking over the Her Campus national Snapchat, live snapping the entire event to the numerous viewers across the country under the Snapchat name HerCampus. com. Rice summarized the club’s achievements by saying, “I couldn’t be happier.”

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Candemonium: STUDENTS FUNDRAISE FOR FOOD PANTRY

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To raise money for the Indiana County Community Action Program (ICCAP), various IUP student organizations collected money last weekend for the Candemonium! fund drive. The ICCAP food pantry serves both Indiana County residents and IUP students. Clockwise from top left: Courtney Connell (senior, human development and environmental studies), Andrea Michaels (senior, human development and environmental studies) and Kirsten Deeck (junior, College of Education and Educational Technology).

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Opening Day a reminder that we still hold baseball close

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Sunday marked the return of America’s favorite pastime. The 114th season of Major League Baseball opened with the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the St. Louis Cardinals in front of a packed stadium on Opening Day. Some say that baseball is dying in this country. Since a national poll first ranked football as the most popular sport in America all the way back in 1971, the gridiron goliaths have crafted a strong argument that baseball has been permanently relegated to secondclass status. However, there’s no doubting that good ol’ baseball is still a beloved part of American professional athletics. Believe it or not, Major League Baseball remains a thriving machine in American sports. The NFL takes the cake when it comes to reaping profits and logging record viewers, however they are aided immeasurably by the mechanics of their schedule. When a season contains only 16 regular season games played more or less once per week, anticipation builds in a way that it can’t surrounding a 162-game schedule. Baseball teams play one another as many as 19 times in a regular season, most in three- or four-game sets

at a time, so it’s difficult for any one matchup to acquire the hype that comes with the once-a-week, winner-take-all showdowns so prevalent in the NFL. However, MLB sure isn’t starving when it comes to bringing in fans and money. From 2014 through 2015, MLB boasted game-day audiences that averaged at least 10,000 more fans than those of the National Basketball Association, according to sport360.com. In fact, according to the same totals from recent seasons, even the combined average attendances for the NBA and the National Hockey League would not eclipse the average attendances of MLB’s product. Sure, baseball is a slow-paced game compared to other sports. Oftentimes, duels on the diamond aren’t as intricately and exhaustively analyzed as the prime time contests thrust onto TV by the NFL and the NBA. In head-to-head matchups, MLB games aren’t likely to top a much-anticipated edition of NBC’s Sunday Night Football, much less a gardenvariety 4:30 p.m. bout on CBS or Fox. And no one is going to argue that baseball, with its tendency to stretch deep into the night with the absence of a time limit, is something to flock to when you’re in a hurry. But as far as pure popularity goes, baseball is far from dead. Baseball is old-fashioned, perhaps, built as it is on anticipation and strategy rather than on brute force and exciting action. But it’s back, and it’s here to stay.

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Defending free speech on college campuses By EDITORIAL BOARD Chicago Tribune TNS

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, April 2: Free expression is not faring well on American college campuses these days. In some places, the problem is students taking grave offense at opinions that merit only minor umbrage or none at all. In others, it’s official speech codes that chill discussion. In still others, it’s administrators so intent on preventing sexual harassment that they avoid open discussion of gender-related matters. There is a lot to be said for making people aware of the ways in which their words and deeds can do harm. No one wants to go back to the days when casual expressions of racial prejudice were common, or when women

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were mocked for taking places that should have gone to men, or when some professors made sexual advances toward students. But it’s important not to go so far in protecting undergraduates that they lose the spontaneous and open interactions that they need to understand the world and the society in which they live. An education that spares students from unwanted challenges to their thinking is not much of an education. Luckily, there’s been pushback against this trend. University of California regents issued a report deploring anti-Semitism but rejected demands to include all forms of anti-Zionism in the condemnation. When students at Emory University protested messages in support of Donald Trump chalked on campus sidewalks as an attempt to intimidate minority groups, the school president heard them out

but took no action. A female undergraduate at Harvard wrote an article that assailed the prevailing atmosphere there, recalling a class in which one student said “she would be unable to sit across from a student who declared that he was strongly against abortion” and a discussion in which she was rebuked for citing a Bible verse because it violated a “safe space.” Last month, the American Association of University Professors released a report arguing that the federal law known as Title IX, which bans discrimination on the basis of sex, has been stretched to punish language and ideas that should be allowed. It cited examples such as Patty Adler, a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder who had long taught a popular sociology course called “Deviance in U.S. Society.” She was threatened by her dean with forced retirement after some

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students complained about roleplaying exercises. The threat was rescinded but a disillusioned Adler chose to retire. Louisiana State University associate professor Teresa Buchanan was fired, over the objections of a faculty committee, because some students complained about her use of profanity. Students deserve to be shielded from sexual harassment by other students or faculty members, and sexual harassment can include the creation of a climate so hostile (to women, gays and so on) that they feel threatened. But the AAUP panelists contend that the federal government defines the term so broadly, and makes it so hard to defend against such charges, that innocent people are wrongly tarred and education suffers as a result. “Overly broad definitions of hostile environment harassment work at cross-purposes with

the academic freedom and free speech rights necessary to promote learning in an educational setting,” they said. “Learning can be best advanced by more free speech that encourages discussion of controversial issues rather than by using punitive administrative and legal fiat to prevent such discussions from happening at all.” The University of Chicago has taken the lead in defending free speech on campus. Last year, a special committee issued a statement noting the importance of civility but upholding “the principle that debate or deliberation may not be suppressed because the ideas put forth are thought by some or even by most members of the University community to be offensive, unwise, immoral or wrong-headed.” We hope the administrators, faculty and students of other universities are listening.

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Rapper Lil Dicky spewed his wit and raunchy, yet eloquently spoken hilarity upon IUP students Thursday in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room. Pittsburgh rappers Norman Dean and Space Jam Jiff kicked off the show along with the rest of Team Epic, a group of young visionaries that’s determined to make its impression upon hip-hop. Its set list consisted of singles such

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as “Blu Dreams,” as well as a remix of Drake’s “Summer Sixteen.” The performers stayed interactive and hyped up the audience throughout the set. Lil Dicky emerged after a collective-crowd countdown and ignited the evening with his hit “Professional Rapper.” “I don’t really rap about a lot of stuff that rappers rap about,” Lil Dicky said. However, he encouraged the audience to whip its imaginary Maybachs to the tune of “How Can I Become a Bawlaa,” from his 2013 mixtape “So Hard.” “Guys, we forgot to sing the ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’” said the Philly rapper, who was cloaked in

a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey, which one could assume was his first joke of the evening. Suddenly, the Ohio Room was filled to the brim with a rustled, enthusiastic crowd chanting the “Star-Spangled Banner” beneath the 28-year-old rapper’s lead vocals. Lil Dicky proceeded to drench the front row with water from his water bottle as he expressed praise for his profession. “I get to, like, wet people, and they’re happy,” he said before leading into his hit “Work (Paid for That?).” After performing the first three minutes of his 10-minute track “Pillow Talk,” Lil Dicky wished someone in the crowd a happy birthday. The crowd member attempted to initiate a conversation with the rapper during the concert, to which he replied with his notorious sarcasm: “Some people have the most unrealistic expectations, like I’m just gonna stop the concert and take a picture.” Several times during the show, the crowd shouted an “IUP, IUP” chant. “Are you guys the Crimson Hawks?” Lil Dicky said, as an audience member threw a hockey jersey onto the stage. The rapper stripped off his Steelers jersey and sported some Crimson Hawks gear for a good portion of the concert. “I really wish you washed it before we did this thing,” Lil Dicky said to the audience member who provided him with the attire. “We made history right now, you guys don’t even realize it,” said the rapper over a rambunctious roar from the audience. Lil Dicky announced that the show was the fastest sellout in IUP history, just before performing his recently released track “Just A Lil Thick (ft. Trinidad James and Mys-

Rapper Lil Dicky performed Thursday night in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room.

tikal),” for the first time ever. He addressed what he described as “the total elephant in the room,” and gushed over his first love as he led into the song “Molly.” While performing his hit “White Crime,” he dived into the middle of the audience, sending everyone into a frenzy, including Landmark Event Staff. The carefully crafted stage lighting was then combined with the piercing flashlights from security as Lil Dicky plunged his way back onto the stage. The rapper then pulled out a towel and started to wipe the stage. “You can never be too careful in this business,” Lil Dicky said. “The

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other day, I sprained my ankle. I’m not asking for sympathy.” Following his brief house cleaning, the rapper gave the audience the compliment of a lifetime. “Everybody here goes hard,” Lil Dicky said. “You’re reading for one of the biggest moments of the semester, or the year, or our lives. I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of rap songs about spending money…” With that implication, the crowd went mad for “$ave Dat Money.” Lil Dicky’s interaction went far beyond his anecdotes and crowd surfing. He selected an audience member, who he explained he had a “sexual moment” with, and serenaded her on stage as he performed “Lemme Freak.” “Here are some flowers. Don’t

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press charges,” said Lil Dicky, as he exited the stage with the beaming crowd member. “Thanks, IUP, I’m keeping the jersey,” Lil Dicky said. He returned for an encore and performed his throwback “Ex-Boyfriend.” Crowd reviews were positive. “He was fun to watch live and I would definitely see him again,” Ashely Salemno (sophomore, criminology/pre-law) said. “Lil Dicky made sure the crowd had as much fun as he was having. He kept the energy going,” Natalie Fiorenza (sophomore, nursing) said. Lil Dicky was enthusiastic about his first IUP experience. “It was sick!”

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Organizations to join IUP students showcase diverse talents forces for fashion show Six students attended EAPSU gathering to present their works By ALEXANDRIA MANSFIELD Lead News Writer A.M.Mansfield@iup.edu

IUP’s Fashion Association and Visual Merchandising Club will collaborate to host a spring fashion show that features styles dating back to the 1920s at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Sutton Hall Blue Room. “We decided to do the timeperiod theme because we’ve been doing fashion shows that feature only styles from today for the past few years, and we wanted to do something different,” Molly Fox (junior, fashion merchandising) said. At the beginning of the spring semester, members from the Fashion Association were assigned styles from the ’20s to ’60s, while the Visual Merchandising Club worked on ’70s to 2000s material. The Fashion Association and Visual Merchandising Club worked on Tuesdays and Wednesdays every week, having members style outfits and volunteer models try them on. The clothes are usually borrowed from the members, but the models like to bring their own clothes which they feel fit them well. “We have about 50 people involved in the show,” Fox said, “including the officers of both the

Fashion Association and the Visual Merchandising Club, our stylists and designers, our models, the DJ and the lighting guy.” The event, with its broad spectrum of fashion, aims to show students and faculty members the different styles of the past, present and future, according to Fox. “Style is a huge part of who we are, so we want to show people the styles that were worn by their parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents.” Additionally, the money raised from the event will be used by the Fashion Association to help members pay for their annual New York City trip. “Every year during winter break, we take a networking trip to New York City,” Fox said. “Since New York City is the fashion capital of the country, it is vital for our members to be able to get out there, meet with top companies and submit our resumes to them in hopes of an internship or job.” Fox hopes to see the endeavor pay off for both clubs. “The Fashion Association and the Visual Merchandising Club have been working extremely hard on this show so we hope that everyone who attends is able to see that through our work.” Tickets are $2.

By ALEXANDRIA MANSFIELD Lead News Writer A.M.Mansfield@iup.edu

Six IUP students traveled to Mansfield University of Pennsylvania March 31 for the two-day English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU). EAPSU is an annual gathering that consists of presentations students submit to display at the conference. Categories include politics, culture, media, nonfiction, poetry, character, boundaries, family and roles, narrative, philosophy and religion. “The application process was pretty simple,” Heather Serpico (freshman, nursing) said. “All I had to do was email my poems with my info. The application was a competition to present, but three winners were selected for prize money.” Each student prepared a presentation, whether it be PowerPoint, paper or spoken word that

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reflects a topic from those categories. “I wish they would’ve scheduled out the timing a little better,” Olivea Norris (freshman, anthroplogy) said. “In some sessions, we got done in 20 minutes with about 40 minutes left to just wait until the next session, or try and see another panel. It was still a fantastic experience and I heard some amazing work.” Eleven universities participated and 76 students attended. The

conference was open to people who weren’t selected to compete, as well. “I went this year to support one of my classmates who was reading during one of the sessions, and also I just love literature, poetry, meeting people from other schools and conferences in general,” Norris said. “The event was awesome, the food was awesome, the pieces were awesome. “I would definitely go next year, and I totally want to submit something. The cool thing is that even if you don’t submit something, you can still read your work at the open-mic night the night before.” “I encourage everyone to enter next year,” Serpico said. “Whether you win or just get nominated, the experience is amazing.” “The students who attend are all so considerate and ask questions and encourage and cheer you on.”

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Sports Editor: Kyle Kondor – K.D.Kondor@iup.edu Lead Sports Writer: Vaughn Dalzell – V.S.Dalzell@iup.edu

IUP stays hot, closes in on .500 record

was coming out, and it started against Clarion. Against Slippery Rock, he was just on fire all weekend, hitting balls hard all over the park.” Friday’s second matchup against the Rock was the only one IUP lost over the weekend. The Crimson Hawks offense stagnated, recording only four hits in a 13-3 loss. Hunter Bigler (senior, kinesiology, health and sport science) gave

up nine earned runs in 2.2 innings. The Crimson Hawks bounced back on Saturday, however. Douglas (senior, marketing) struck out seven batters in an 11-5 win over the Rock, winning his third game of the season. Ditch said good things about Douglas’ performances since the start of the season. “He’s throwing a lot of pitches for strikes now,” Ditch said. “He’s been out there so much that he’s

confident to get off the bus at Slippery Rock, and he knows what he’s going to face: he knows the challenges, he knows the adversity and he knows the skill level of Slippery Rock.” Ditch said that Douglas’ experience and ability gives him a strong arsenal to help the team win. In Saturday’s second game, both teams hit well, but IUP scored two runs in the seventh inning to help the team come out on top, 11-10. Bigler and Chris Calliari (junior, kinesiology, health and sport science) drove in the runs in the seventh inning. Dan Sepic (sophomore, hospitality management) was also named an IUP Athlete of the Week. Sepic expressed appreciation for his nomination. “It’s a great honor because I join a good company of names,” Sepic said. “We [also] played really well as a team this weekend.” He said this was especially true in Saturday’s second game against Slippery Rock. “There was a lot of adversity, like scoring seven runs in one in-

mound for IUP, pitching four innings while recording six strikeouts and allowing only two runs. Junior Hannah Mercer (marketing) led the team offensively, as she gathered three hits in five plate appearances while recording a pair of runs and RBIs. In the second game of the doubleheader, IUP gained another mercy-rule victory in five innings. The Crimson Hawks defeated Clarion once again, 9-0, with graduate Brooke Darling (counseling) pitching five shutout innings. “She is really a stable force in the circle for us,” head coach Bill Graham said. After handling Clarion, IUP trav-

eled to Mansfield University Saturday for another doubleheader. In Game 1, IUP lost 4-3. Despite Zola pitching a complete-game, four-run effort, IUP couldn’t quite muster enough runs to claim the W. Leading the way for IUP on offense was Amanda Parrish (sophomore, accounting), who went 2 for 3 while scoring a run. Game 2 also resulted in a onerun loss for IUP. Darling allowed just one run with six hits in another complete-game effort. “Its nice to know I pitched well,” said Darling, “but it really doesn’t matter if we don’t win the game.” Despite splitting doubleheaders this weekend, the Crimson

Hawks are pleased with their overall effort over the last week. “It was a good week,” Graham said. Not only did the team finish off the week with a 4-2 record, but Darling was also recognized as IUP’s Female Athlete of the Week. “It’s exciting, but I’m more focused on our PSAC games,” Darling said. “She’s always going to keep you in the game,” Graham said, “but this week she was phenomenal.” IUP looks to add to its 15-11 record as it welcomes Edinboro University, Mercyhurst University and University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown for a six-game homestand.

By JED JOHNSON Staff Writer J.N.Johnson3@iup.edu

After a slow start to the season, the Crimson Hawks have won seven out of their past nine games. On Friday and Saturday, IUP won three of four games BASEBALL against Slippery Rock University. Friday’s first game turned into a high-scoring affair, in which the Crimson Hawks came out on top, 13-11. Scott Hess (junior, safety sciences) hit a grand slam in the third inning, which allowed IUP to take the lead for good. Head coach Jeff Ditch was impressed with the way Hess has improved since the start of the season. “He was swinging at a lot of breaking pitches in the dirt, pitches outside of the zone the past couple of weeks,” Ditch said. “He has had outstanding batting practices and hit balls hard against Clarion [this past weekend].” “As you can just see, the Scott Hess that we know can hit for us

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After a rough beginning to the season, Scott Hess and the Crimson Hawks have found their stride by winning seven of nine games.

ning and coming back to win in the top of the seventh inning,” Sepic said. “We came together as a team and rallied when we needed to most.” Moving forward, the Crimson Hawks play six games this week, starting with a home doubleheader Tuesday against Lock Haven University. According to Ditch, Dillon Swanger (junior, criminology) and Nate Dickey (sophomore, finance) will be on the mound for IUP. “We have offensive consistency, but now we need our pitching depth to show up.” He said starting Swanger and Dickey would get them some live innings, which they haven’t had in the past few weeks. The last time both Swanger and Dickey appeared in a game for the Crimson Hawks was their game against Penn State DuBois, where each pitched only one inning. The Crimson Hawks will travel to Greensburg Friday for a doubleheader against Seton Hill University, and then they host the Griffins on Saturday at Owen Dougherty Field.

Crimson Hawks find themselves on both ends of a sweep By JARROD BROWNE Staff Writer J.W.Browne@iup.edu

IUP began its four-game road trip with a sweep of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference rival Clarion University, with the first win coming in the form of a 17-2 pounding Friday. IUP entered the fourth inning of Friday’s win with a 5-0 SOFTBALL lead, but it recorded 12 runs over the next two innings. The game was called after five due to the mercy rule. Freshman Lauren Zola (hospitality management) started on the

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Megan Risinger leads IUP with a 2.28 ERA through the team’s 15-11 start.

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IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN

Norfleet’s stats put him on the list of all-time greats at IUP By VAUGHN DALZELL Lead Sports Writer V.S.Dalzell@iup.edu

Brandon Norfleet’s career started at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, where he won 2013 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Freshman of the Year. Norfleet (senior, communications media) transferred to IUP following his freshman year. In his first season with the team, he started 18 games and appeared in 22, averaging 11 points, four rebounds and three assists per game. As a junior, Norfleet was lost in the shadow of senior guards Devante Chance and Shawn Dyer. But others saw him as a part of a trio of stars. During the 2014-15 season, Norfleet started 36 of his 37 games and was arguably IUP’s top all-around player. He finished third on the team with 11.4 points per game, second with 112 assists and fourth with 158 rebounds. He made 49 percent of his shots to go along with an IUP single-season record 91 percent (69-of-76) from the free throw line. Norfleet started his senior campaign as a 2015-16 All-PSAC West preseason pick and ended it as a member of the 2016 All-PSAC

West First Team. To top that off, he was selected as the 2016 PSAC West Athlete of the Year. Norfleet led the team to a 21-8 record this season and averaged 22.8 points per game, good enough for fourth best in IUP’s record books. Following last year’s run to the Division II national championship game, head coach Joe Lombardi and his team had the same in mind for this season. Unfortunately, a dream season ended on a buzzer-beater layup against West Chester University in the PSAC tournament semifinals. IUP didn’t earn a bid to this year’s national tournament. But statistically, Norfleet’s season can be considered among the best in IUP history. He scored 662 points, an IUP single-season record. His 242 shots made this season ranks him second all-time. And his 130 assists are good for 19th all-time. Norfleet scored a career-high 38 points in front of a home crowd in a victory over Seton Hill University. Norfleet scored 30-plus points five times and 20-plus 16 times. Norfleet also played the full 40 minutes in eight games this season, easily making him the most utilized player in the PSAC. Shortly after the season ended, he was one of 20 Division II players selected to play in the 2016

Reese’s All-American game in Frisco, Texas. Each player was also a part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), making Norfleet the fourth IUP player to be invited to the game in the last six years. He scored five points and added four assists and two rebounds in 21 minutes of action in his team’s 120-107 win. The other Crimson Hawks to play in the game were Darryl Webb in 2011, Ashton Smith in 2012 and Marcel Souberbielle in 2014. Each of these players went on to play professionally. During his time at IUP, Norfleet helped IUP earn a 76-20 record while becoming one of three players in program history to have both 600 points and 125 assists in a season. His 1,325 career points ranks 13th at IUP, and his 309 assists rank 11th.

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IUP’s PSAC streak snaps vs. Lock Haven By MATT STAUB Staff Writer M.A.Staub@iup.edu

The IUP lacrosse team went 1-1 against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference opponents, topping Bloomsburg University Friday and falling to No. 6 Lock Haven University Saturday. IUP beat LACROSSE Bloomsburg 1511 after leading 7-6 at half. The Crimson Hawks scored seven unanswered goals to start the game’s second half. Sophomore Bailey McLeish (communications) led IUP with three goals. “One of the roles I like to take on is getting everyone motivated,” McLeish said. “I’ll do whatever it takes to get the win.” The Huskies attempted to get back into the game with a 4-0 run of their own. Then freshman Bri Chavis (criminology) responded with an IUP goal. Ten players scored for the Crimson Hawks. McLeish, Ally Burrows (freshman, exercise science), Brittney Palardy (senior, exercise science), and Riley Greenleaf (sophomore, business) all scored multiple goals. The next day,

Lock Haven handed IUP its first conference loss, defeating the Crimon Hawks 10-9 in four overtimes. Junior Carissa Smith ( J u n i o r ) scored first Carissa Smith for IUP, but the team quickly found itself down 6-1 early in the first half. It managed to get the score to 7-3 by halftime. “I may not score all the goals or get the assists,” Smith said. “But I work hard to help my teammates get the ball back and create opportunities.” IUP tied the game at 9 with four unanswered goals from Palardy, Tara Nicholas (junior special education) and Adrianna Greco (freshman, biology) to close out regulation. The Bald Eagles eventually scored the only overtime goal to secure the win. “Our loss to Lock Haven doesn’t put us off track with our main goal this season, which is winning a conference title,” Palardy said. “We never gave up, and that just goes to show what kind of team we are.” The Crimson Hawks take on Slippery Rock Wednesday in a contest that starts at 5 p.m.

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IUP alumna finds role as sports performance coach By MICHAEL KIWAK Copy Editor M.T.Kiwak@iup.edu

In 2014, IUP hurdler Krista Matsko emerged to become the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and a NCAA Division II All-American. That summer, the Pittsburgh native also interned at Evolution Sports Institute (ESI), a fitness and performance center for athletes, in order to fulfill the requirement for her bachelor’s degree in exercise science. After completing the internship and earning her degree, Cole Haley – ESI’s owner and Matsko’s supervisor – offered her a position within the company. However, Matsko was unable to accept the position. “At this time, I had already committed to a graduate assistantship for the 2014-15 school year at IUP,” she said. Despite the conflict, Matsko and ESI eventually found themselves espoused. “I was lucky enough that the

position was still available after completing my master’s,” she said. “I returned to ESI in June 2015 as a full-time sport performance specialist.” As a performance specialist, Matsko detailed what she is tasked with. “My position at ESI requires me to handle all aspects of a client’s programming and instruction,” she said. “Training sessions are done either in one-on-one or small-group settings, so I communicate directly with each and every client that I train. I also handle several business and management duties with the facility.” Located in Bridgeville (about 13 miles outside Pittsburgh), ESI was formed by Haley, a former NFL player, and Anthony Piroli, another IUP alumnus. It trains all types of athletes, whether they are youth, collegiate or professional. Some notable names include former Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Neil Walker and retired Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller. “I am able to work with an extremely wide range of clientele and

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handle several different aspects of the business because of the curriculum at IUP,” Matsko said. “My internship experience is what allowed me to put together all the skills and knowledge learned in our curriculum, as well as add to it. “This, along with being held to the standard of sitting for a national certification within the field, was two essential components of my education. I currently am a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, which I’ve held since passing my exam and completing my undergraduate degree.”

The readiness stems not just from IUP’s academics, but from her track career as well. Due to lessons imparted by head coach Michelle Burgher and assistant coach Kurt Duncan, Matsko explained how she holds an understanding of proper sprint body mechanics and strength exercises that allow her to instruct her own athletes. “I am able to put myself into their shoes and understand what they’re going through athletically, academically and in everyday life,” Matsko said. “Student-athletes have a lot on their plate and it’s important for their coaches to understand that.” With the way the program has impacted her, it shouldn’t serve as a surprise that Matsko still follows the track & field team intently. “I and even my parents continue to follow and support the team,” she said. “I am still close with the athletes since they were either my teammates or athletes that I helped coach in prior years. “I try to attend as many meets as I can, and if I can’t make it, you

can bet I’m scrolling the results pages to see how everyone did.” Matsko has maintained her competitive edge, as she recently competed in California University of Pennsylvania’s Early Bird Invitational March 26. While she had little preparation — just the Wednesday prior — she put together a clean 100-meter hurdle race and recorded a time of 15.75, which she had no complaints about. She also plans on competing in IUP’s Western PA Challenge Sunday. Matsko said she has held off on competing this past year because she wanted to acclimate to her new career, but she plans on fitting in more time to train and compete. “It’s hard to walk away from something that’s been a part of my life for so long when I know I’m still able to compete,” Matsko said. In the long term, Matsko will look to grow her client base while continuing to expand her knowledge on strength and conditioning. She also hopes to gain a doctoral degree and possibly become a teacher.

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