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Students prepare to Take Back the Night

By RACHEL CLIPPINGER and ALEXANDRIA MANSFIELD The Penn Staff the-penn@iup.edu

One in five women is sexually assaulted while attending college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Take Back the Night is an event open to both men and women who want to change this.

Every spring, the Haven Project coordinates a march that promotes messages of empowerment to people who feel unsafe walking alone at night and sexual assault survivors.

This worldwide initiative supports survivors while trying to prevent violence. College campuses across the country will be holding similar events in recognition of April being National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Haven Project peer educators Amy Kinneer (junior, early childhood and special education) and Katharine McKinney (senior, criminology) will co-host IUP’s annual Take Back the Night march on Wednesday.

Free T-shirt distribution will start at 7:15 p.m. in the middle of Putt-Delaney Courtyard. The march will begin

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Last year’s Take Back the Night march drew in more than 800 students, faculty and community members. This year, event organizers hope to have more than 1,000 participants.

at 8 p.m. and end with a speak-out in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room, where sexual assault survivors can openly talk about their experiences in a safe and public forum.

A pre-march event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Oak Grove. There, students can chalk information about Take Back the Night, facts about sexual assault and more.

“The chalking event is for students to spread the word about our sexual assault march taking place on Wednesday and to stand against sexual violence through words all over the Oak Grove,” McKinney said.

Kinneer and McKinney have been

volunteers for the Haven Project since their freshman year.

Similarly, they share a common interest in volunteer work and standing up for causes such as sexual violence.

McKinney shares a more personal connection with Take Back the Night.

“I personally joined the Haven Project because I was a victim of sexual violence,” McKinney said.

“From that experience, I want to help others who were just like me get better education and spread this education out into the world.”

Last year, more than 800 students and community members attended the TBTN march.

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“This year, we hope to reach over 1,000 participants,” McKinney said.

“The feedback we have received from this event every year is so powerful. From TBTN, victims have gained confidence to speak out and come to terms that they are in abusive partnerships.”

Kinneer, a veteran of TBTN, took the initiative this year to have groups and organizations co-sponsor the Wednesday event.

“This year’s TBTN event will be co-sponsored by 66 organizations, 49 of which are student-run, and have raised $5,113 for such an incredible cause,” Kinneer said.

Along with the march taking place Wednesday, Kinneer has incorporated “No More,” a national campaign, into the event where students, professors and even President Michael Driscoll speak out and say “no more” to sexual assault. Students are encouraged to showcase the march on all social-media outlets, including Snapchat, which will have a personalized filter option for TBTN from 7 to 9 p.m. for students to express themselves and to spread the word around the world.

“The change starts with us, and we all need to stand up and speak out to stop the violence,” Kinneer said.

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Police Blotter

APSCUF votes to postpone strike

By ALEXANDRIA MANSFIELD

DRUG VIOLATIONS

• Justin Hamm, 21, of Muncy, and Joseph Gigunito, 20, of Williamsport, were each cited with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after IUP Police investigated the circumstances of a set-off fire alarm in Wallwork Hall at 1:42 a.m. April 8, according to police.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

• A Ford SUV reportedly sustained damage from a gunshot while it was parked in a private lot in the 500 block of Gompers Avenue at approximately 2:55 a.m.

April 9, police said. Two white males were reportedly observed running from the area immediately afterward. Anyone with information is asked to contact Indiana Borough Police at 724-349-2121.

THEFT

• Marquice Mann, 21, of Indiana, was charged with theft and receiving stolen property after an investigation found him guilty of a March 16 theft of electronic equipment – valued at $460 – that occurred in Cogswell Hall, according to IUP Police.

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Compelling Explanations

• Neighbors of a loud, frisky couple in a Stockholm, Sweden, apartment building were so frustrated by the noise that they reached out to the country’s health minister, Gabriel Wikstrom – who took the side of the randy couple, according to a translation by Stockholm’s The Local: “Sounds nice for them, I think. Good for their wellbeing and thus public health as well.”

• Benjamin Grafius, 39, charged with several instances of indecent exposure to Amish people near New Holland, Pa., told police that he targeted them because he knew they would not use phones to call police.

• Valerie Godbout, 33, visiting Orlando, Fla., from Montreal and charged with drug possession after alerting police with erratic driving, told the officer that she was on the wrong side of the road because that’s the way traffic works in Canada. (It’s not.)

• Emily Davis, 21, caught by police displaying her recently deceased grandmother’s handicap-parking badge, explained that she was merely “using it in her honor.”

Least Competent Criminals

• Albuquerque, N.M., police encountered Leonard Lopez, 26, inside a Chevy Cobalt car that was not his just after midnight on March 30 after neighbors reported a man screaming inside, flashing the car’s headlights. A panicked Lopez was upside down, with his feet on the dashboard and his head and shoulders wedged under the steering wheel, hands and arms tucked inside his sweatshirt. He was charged with burglary, and police guessed he was probably going through opiate withdrawal.

Ironies

• Ervin Brinker, 68, pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud as CEO of the Summit Pointe healthcare provider in Michigan and was sentenced in January to 32 months in prison. He had embezzled $510,000 in “mental health” payments and apparently spent it all on a Florida fortune teller.

• Two of the three candidates for the Republican nomination for county property appraiser in Erwin, Tenn., in November died before the election, leaving Rocky McInturff the only survivor. However, he is ineligible for the nomination because he lost badly on election day by one of the two dead candidates.

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Delegates at the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties’ Legislative Assembly Saturday determined they will not take job action this academic year, reporting that extending the school year would not be fair to students and parents.

After a lack of progress at the negotiating table and, according to a March 14 press release, blatant disrespect toward faculty and coaches at the appropriations hearings in General Assembly last month, delegates found the option to strike on the table.

During General Assembly, faculty members felt deeply insulted by the remarks of leaders in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Comments about “communism, socialism, old dinosaurs, your 17-hour workweek,” were found to be particularly offensive while “APSCUF bashing” and the prospect of statewide per-credit tuition systems also angered members, the press release said.

Though the delegates decided they will not go on strike during this academic year, they instead voted to take a strikeauthorization vote at either an emergency Legislative Assembly in the summer or at their regularly scheduled September meeting if progress remains stagnant.

Neither the faculty nor the coaches at PASSHE universities have ever been on strike.

“There was palpable outrage in the room, and for most of the debate, it seemed certain we would move toward a strike,” Kenneth Mash, APSCUF’s president, said in an April 9 press release. “However, in the end, my colleagues believed that a strike at the very end of the

semester would unfairly burden students and their families.

“Uncertainty about the budget and the complications of tuition increases have made this a very stressful semester for students.”

APSCUF members have been working under an expired contract for almost a year now. The most recent negotiations session was Jan. 8, and the next is slated for April 28.

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University Towers to close permanently

DONUT DASH AIMS TO BRING IN DIVERSE CROWD

By AGATHA PHILLIPS Staff Writer A.R.Phillips@iup.edu

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University Towers, located at 850 Maple St., will close after the 2015-16 academic year.

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

University Towers will be closing permanently after the 2015-16 IUP academic year.

Located at 850 Maple St., University Towers provides on-campus, apartment-style housing for upperclassmen and graduate students.

Currently, it is one of 10 residential buildings on campus, the others being the eight suite-style buildings and Whitmyre Hall, the last remaining traditional building.

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Michael Lemasters explained the logic behind the decision.

“As most people know, University Towers is an older building with many repair needs, which were becoming more and more expensive,” Lemasters said. “We are now at a point enrollment-wise where all students wanting to live on-campus can reside in either our suites or Whitmyre, so we made the decision to close the building.”

Because the building also houses IUP Police and parking services, there are no plans for the rest of the building.

The closure of University Towers will also impact the number of community assistants hired by the Office of Housing, Residential Living and

Dining by at least the number of CAs currently within University Towers.

No plans currently exist to build a new on-campus, apartment-style housing option for students in the future. However, upperclassmen and graduate students wanting on-campus housing similar to University Towers are not completely out of luck.

In addition to the six original suite types, a very limited number of oneperson private suites are available in all eight of the suite buildings.

These private suites include a bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette.

For the 2016-17 academic year, these rooms are priced at $5,265 per semester, though prices are subject to change.

In comparison, rooms in University Towers ranged from $3,273 to $5,071, depending on the type of room selected.

Students who have already signed leases for next year in University Towers will be reassigned to the suite buildings.

They were also offered housing grants to reduce the unexpected costs in the more expensive housing.

Lemasters explained how this will affect housing and residential living on campus in the future.

“Any time you reduce occupancy, especially when it is a specific style of housing, you reduce options available to our students which we never like to do,” he said.

The Indiana County Young Life Club is hosting its third annual 5k Donut Dash starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The race begins and ends in Mack Park.

It is important to note that this is an all-inclusive event, meaning both walkers and runners can participate.

“This is a fun community event for everyone, regardless of age or fitness,” said Bryan Fries, the event director.

The idea of combining donuts and running came about in order to encourage people of diverse backgrounds to participate in the event.

“We wanted to make the 5k as accessible as possible for every person, and we thought one of the best ways to do that was to bring two things together that people don’t normally associate with each other,” Fries said.

The money made from the Donut Dash will go toward sending underprivileged students in Indiana County to Young Life Camp in Goshen, Va., this summer.

Young Life Camp is an international Christian ministry that works mostly with high school students.

In Indiana County alone, there are ministries at Indiana Area High School, Blairsville Middle-High School and United Junior/ Senior High School, as well as IUP. In addition to donuts, there will also be local musician Andrew Mack, who will be performing during and after the race. IUP students can receive $5 off the registration fee by using the coupon code “STUDENT” at Regonline.com/2016donutdash or by contacting Fries at indianacountyyl@gmail.com.

The fee is $25 until Friday and $35 the day of the race.

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Vape shop owner overcomes nicotine addiction

By JASON DAQUELENTE Staff Writer J.D.Daquelente@iup.edu

Vapor Expressions, located at 22 N. Fifth St., has called Indiana home for two years now. It is the third established store out of four in the chain.

With a wide selection of different juices and hardware available to customers, Vapor Expressions is fueling the new vaping sensation that has helped many people quit smoking. Owner Russell Condon quit smoking cigarettes and found vaping a large part of his success story.

Before Condon, an Army veteran, discovered electronic cigarettes, he was trying everything to rid himself of his addiction to cigarettes, such as patches, gum and more. A couple times he tried quitting – once even going three years without a cigarette – but unfortunately, he always resumed the carcinogenic vice. On one bad day, Condon even bought a carton.

Then Condon picked up his first electronic cigarette at a kiosk in an Altoona mall. On the ride home, he and his wife finished their last three cigarettes in the car because he figured he would “eliminate the temptation and give [him] a better chance.”

He claims the device took the place of two aspects of the ciga-

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From left: Vapor Expressions employees Cody Deyarmin (junior, exercise science) and Andrew ‘Pike’ Piker posed with shop owner, Russell Condon.

rette: the chemical dependency and the oral fixation.

“It’s the feeling of having something in your hands,” he said.

In only three days, he noticed a change in his habits and knew it was going to work.

Before owning the shops, Condon worked numerous jobs ranging from retail to truck driving.

But, he was ultimately inspired by the vaping market and wanted to get in on its economic opportunity. At first, he was just selling starter kits to his family and friends out of his house.

He knew they would benefit from vaping.

Then the company started to grow.

Russell proclaims his house “started to look like a RadioShack.”

His wife wanted her dining room back.

Then he met with a longtime friend, which sent the business in the right direction.

The two turned a former doggrooming parlor into the first Vapor Expressions in Altoona with a $5,000 budget. Now, with four standing locations in Pennsylvania, Condon sees only one future obstacle possibly coming for his business: “regulation.”

He spoke about the government and how there is no true FDA approval stating that vaping is better than smoking.

With taxes on cigarettes and alcohol, Condon believes the government will look to regulate the industry so it can say it did its part.

What separates Vapor Expressions from other vapor shops is the store’s focus on its product.

It directs its attention strictly toward devices and juices so it can keep up with changing trends and seasons.

IUP student Cody Deyarmin (junior, exercise science), an employee at Vapor Expressions, said he “loves being social with people, and this is a place where [he] can make that happen.”

Vaping juices, the crafted artisan juices found at Vapor Expressions, are a mix of predominantly vegetable glycerin, an anhydrous plant extract and propylene glycol, which has been used in breathing medication and in hospital air-purification systems, with varying levels

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Vapor Expressions, located at 22 N. Fifth St., offers a wide variety of vaping hardware and juice flavors.

of nicotine measured in milligrams.

The shop has about 70 different flavors for sale.

The only risk Condon sees that could come from vaping, is “getting sucked into the hobby aspect, and spending money on all of it.

But at least you’ll be alive longer to spend the money.”

No long-term studies exist on its effects, but Condon speaks for the majority of vapers.

“We look at how it has been said to be 95 percent better than cigarettes,” he said.

Condon encourages smokers and non-smokers to talk to staff and ask how they feel about it, or how long ago they had a cigarette, and collect information from all sides of the argument.

Customers can visit Vapor Expression noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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celebrates 22 years

By MADELINE WILLIAMS Staff Writer M.R.Williams@iup.edu

(Madeline Williams/ The Penn) The Residence Hall Association’s annual drag show, Glitz and Glamour, featured two professional drag queens, Lola LeCroix and Sasha Nolan, both of Pittsburgh. IUP students were encouraged to enter and compete for Best Queen, Best King, Best Group and Best Crowd performers. About 150 students, faculty and community members attended the show.

Glitz and Glamour, an annual drag show put on by the Residence Hall Association, celebrated its 22nd birthday at IUP Friday.

“The purpose of the event is to raise LBGT awareness,” said Olivea Norris (freshman, anthropology), the event coordinator.

The show is sponsored by IUP’s BACCHUS (Boost Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students) and Pride Alliance. This year’s hostesses were Pittsburgh’s Lola LeCroix and Sasha Nolan, two professional drag queens. Lola originally began her drag career at IUP and expressed her excitement to be back several times throughout the show.

The two queens performed multiple numbers by Beyoncé, Jessie J and other popular artists.

IUP students were also encouraged to sign up and perform for the competition part of the show.

They competed for Best Queen, Best King, Best Group and Best Crowd performers.

This year’s winners included The Mirfanda, Peter Geist, Kinky Kylie

and Major Pain, as well as Dorothy, The Lusty Lion, The Sexy Scarecrow and the Turbo Tinman.

Norris said that organizing student performers was the most stressful part of the preparation.

“I don’t think I’ve ever sent so many emails in my life,” she said.

Nonetheless, her efforts paid off. Joseph Pullins (senior, criminology) said “[the event coordinators] did a phenomenal job with the event this year.”

In the past, Pullins served as the

event chair for two years and as a judge for one year.

This year, he helped contact LeCroix and Nolan for the show.

At least 150 people attended this year, and the coordinators are expecting it to keep getting “bigger and better” in the future.

“If you leave IUP without seeing a Glitz, you’re missing out,” Norris said. “It’s such a fun, safe, selfpromoting environment that at the end of the night you won’t want to leave.”

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Students get involved with Into the Streets

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Into the Streets will return to Indiana from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

Into the Streets, an event designed to give back to the community through volunteer service, returns to Indiana 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Brooke Stanford (sophomore, finance), who is involved with organization and planning, explained what it is all about.

“Into the Streets is a national project that encourages university

members to participate in the local community’s outreach services,” Stanford said.

“This exciting program provides students with an introductory service experience while also supporting an ongoing involvement in community service affairs.”

The main goal of Into the Streets is to help bridge the gap between the classroom and the Indiana community through community service.

IUP’s Office of Service Learning is organizing the event.

During the event, students will help various local nonprofit and human service agencies complete tasks they have postponed due to lack of time or resources.

Participating organizations include the Alice Paul House, Indiana Community Garden, The Seedling Project, Downtown Indiana, The Jimmy Stewart Museum, YMCA of Indiana County, Miracle League of Indiana County, Indiana Garden Club and Evergreen Conservancy.

Stanford explained why students should get involved with Into the Streets.

“It is a great opportunity to both give back to the community and earn service hours,” she said.

Currently, the OSL is expecting approximately 100 volunteers, but this does not include last-minute sign-ups.

People can volunteer both individually or as part of a group or organization for the event.

Different campus-affiliated groups have put together teams of volunteers to help, such as various fraternities or conversation partners.

After the events conclude, there will be a picnic in front of Pratt Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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The Indiana Gazette hosted Indiana’s Cookin’ from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Ed Fry Arena at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. The event featured IUP’s very own Chef Al Wutsch and his culinary students, along with Diane Wagoner and her nutritionists. Attendees received gift bags and free food samples, and all proceeds benefitted Indiana County’s Food Bank.

OPINION

EDITORIAL April Showers Bring Great Sports Entertainment

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As the saying goes, April brings rain showers.

However, a sports fan would insist that the fourth month of the year provides many other things.

While the title “March Madness” suggests that the college basketball national tournament takes place only in March, its final games actually occur in April.

The Masters Tournament is professional golf’s first and most popular major event of the year.

Simple math says that April is but one-seventh of Major League Baseball’s season, however in the minds of fans it is so much more than that. April and Opening Day offer the newfound hope and promise of spring after the drudgery of winter has finally come and gone.

Even though the sport that attracts more Americans than any other is in the midst of its offseason, the National Football League Draft brings fans of both the college and the professional game together.

That begins April 28.

Lastly, the National Hockey League and the

National Basketball Association begin their annual rites of passage that will end with the crowning of a champion after long, difficult postseasons that followed long, difficult regular seasons.

In recap, April includes the college basketball national championship, the Masters, Opening Day in the MLB, the NFL Draft, the Stanley Cup playoffs, the NBA playoffs and much more.

Events from each of the aforementioned leagues appeared on the list of 2015’s most-watched sporting events from January through July 2015.

With that being said, April isn’t seen as a month that defines any individual sport or its professional or collegiate leagues. But based off the amount of action it provides and the lack of attention that it receives on the national level, April can be considered the most underrated month of the year through the eyes of a sports fan.

And if the above information isn’t convincing enough, it might also help to note that April is the only month that includes major events of all four major sports leagues as well as happenings that appeal to the college fan.

So next time someone tells you that the weather in April makes them feel dreary, tell him or her to go turn on ESPN because it just might cheer them up.

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HELLO, DARKNESS

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Do I feel bad for Jordan Spieth after his epic collapse Sunday at The Masters?

Sort of, but not nearly as much as others.

The guy has won two major championships already, and just look at the money the second-place finisher makes.

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When you work predominantly with males in a newsroom setting, all you hear about is sports. Today, I learned the O’s are undefeated, so I guess that will give me a reason to go to games besides to Instagram a picture of them.

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It wouldn’t be smart for Mike Sullivan to break up the line of Nick Bonino, Phil Kessel and Carl Hagelin when Evgeni Malkin returns. Expect big No. 71 to be moved around liberally to where he can do the most damage to an opponent.

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AGAIN AND AGAIN...

I want to believe Josh Gordon. Part of me wants to believe Johnny Manziel, too. But the more these current and former Cleveland Browns find themselves interweaved in off-field issues and substance abuse, the harder it is to sympathize with their explanations.

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Well, I can’t deny it any longer. Real life is slowly descending upon me like a funnel cloud on an Oklahoma plain. I’m deciding on a student aid repayment plan and vigorously sifting through job positings in order to smoothly transition to the next chapter.

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Here’s what we’re thinking about at The Penn. Feel free to send us an email at the-penn@iup.edu to tell us what you’re thinking about!

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To binge or not to binge? That is the question

By SAMANTHA BELL Staff Writer S.M.Bell@iup.edu

Netflix original series have raised the bar in the streaming world. However, with so many emerging every month, it can be hard to keep up with which ones are entertainment gold mines, and which are a waste of Netflix-andchill time.

Here’s a brief guide of the series you should binge watch, and the ones you should probably just avoid.

1. “Narcos”: Binge “Narcos” gives viewers a peek inside the Medellin Cartel and the life of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

You’ll definitely be watching the entire season in one night. There is no update yet on the release of Season 2, but fans are waiting anxiously.

2. “Fuller House”: Avoid If you want to watch a bunch of washed-up actors come together to prey on viewers and their sense of nostalgia, watch “Fuller House.”

If you want to watch something of substance that is somewhat enjoyable, avoid it.

3. “Chelsea Does”: Binge This show stars Chelsea Handler being completely inappropriate

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and talking about taboo topics like sex and drugs. It’s highly entertaining. Binge watch it.

4. “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp”: Binge Sometimes an all-star cast reuniting for a series just for the shock factor doesn’t work.

However, in this case, it does.

This series, a prequel to the 2001 film, features an ensemble of Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks and Amy Poehler, just to name a few.

It’s pointless but hilarious. Binge watch it.

Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar in ‘Narcos’

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The cast of ‘Fuller House’

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5. “Between”: Avoid This series centers on a postdisease-stricken world that has killed everyone over the age of 21.

Wiley Day, portrayed by Jennette McCurdy, is the pregnant teenage daughter of the town’s minister.

The series seems to have great potential, but reviews from websites like Metacritic and Variety aren’t so great.

6. “Orange is the New Black”:

Binge

“Orange Is the New Black” has earned 12 Primetime Emmy Award nominations since its release in 2013. It is a raunchy, exhilarating tour inside a women’s prison. Season 4 is set to premiere June 17.

Binge watch the first three seasons while you anticipate what else could possibly go down in Litchfield.

7. “The Ranch”: Binge Auston Kutcher will pull you in, but Danny Masterson will keep you binging.

“The Ranch,” which premiered April 1, is a “That 70’s Show” reunion (kind of). The show takes place on, you guessed it, a ranch.

It is centered on Kutcher returning home from a semi-pro football career and playing his part in the family business.

Ashton Kutcher, left, and Danny Masterson in ‘The Ranch’

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‘Idol’ hugs it out a final time

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The president offered his thanks, Brian Dunkleman forgave Ryan Seacrest, JLo reminded everyone how it’s done, and Simon Cowell and his chest hair were once again reunited with Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul.

Oh, and in a big upset, Trent Harmon won the thing.

But even in the 15th and final finale of “American Idol” Thursday, it was tough to beat Kelly Clarkson.

The competition’s first winner was one of the few famous Idols who did not appear live at the Dolby Theatre for the blow-out farewell; as Seacrest explained, she is closing in on the due date for her second child. She did, however, manage to tape a mini-concert of her biggest hits when she visited the show in February. Which, for reasons of their own, the producers chose to run early in the finale even though it could easily have been one of the climactic numbers.

Even for those who stopped watching “Idol” years ago, the finale was worth watching for Clarkson alone.

But there were plenty of other amazing moments too. Opening with President Barack Obama’s masterful pivot from the importance of “Idol” to the importance

of voting in November, the finale was essentially “American Idol’s Greatest Hits,” two hours filled with strong and varied performances from stellar fan favorites, from Pia Toscano and Jordin Sparks to the goofy “pants on the ground guy” and William Hung.

For once “Idol” seemed all about the music (as opposed to all the sappy back-story, backstage stuff), but the show’s other in-house celebrities had their moments as well.

As Seacrest attempted to open the show, he was interrupted by his Season 1 co-host, Dunkleman, finally forgiving him for elbowing him off the show.

But the big reunion came late in the game. Original judges Jackson and Abdul came out on stage grumbling about Cowell, who then appeared, amid thunderous applause, to make a lame joke about how Paula had been the mean one.

Thus proving, once and for all, that it was the actual unscripted moments that made that particular trinity work for so long.

Even for those of us unable to name every performer and his or her season, it was a splendid end to a significant show. More importantly, with tweets flying like they did in the good old days, #Idolfinale beat #Scandal 3 to 1.

As Clarkson proved, though the due date is near, the original can still bring it.

The IUP Department of Human Development and Environmental Studies sponsored the 2016 Trashion Show Thursday at The Coney. The event was hosted by The Indiana Arts Council and the IUP Fashion Association.

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

IUP runner overcomes odds, adapts quickly to achieve success

By MICHAEL KIWAK Copy Editor M.T.Kiwak@iup.edu

Alex Hampel put together a strong cross country season in 2014. He received multiple accolades, such as 2014-15 Atlantic Region Capital One Academic All-America and All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West first team.

Never one to let time go to waste, the MiddleTRACK & FIELD town, Del., native took a two-week hiatus before hitting the training grind in order to prepare for the then-quickly approaching indoor track season.

One December morning, however, a situation delayed those ambitions.

“I went out for my run, [and] it was really painful in my stomach and legs,” he said.

After Hampel powered through his routine, the illness only worsened. It came to the point where even lifting his legs caused excruciating pain. On Dec. 16, 2014, Hampel was admitted to Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., and it soon turned into a weeklong stay.

While there, he had to be transported via lifts and stretchers, incapacitated by his sickness. Hampel endured two ultrasounds, two CAT scans, two cardiograms and a testicular ultrasound in attempts to discover the root of his issues.

Eventually, his blood cultures finally provided an answer: staph infection, more specifically sepsis, which manifested itself in Hampel’s lower body.

Even after his stay in the hospital, Hampel found himself largely constrained by the infection.

“I was basically bedridden for two-and-a-half weeks,” he said.

While he originally used a wheelchair as a means of transportation, Hampel eventually got

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on his feet with the help of a cane, which he utilized for about two weeks before abandoning it in favor of walking on his own.

He remained ill for nearly eight weeks, causing him to miss the indoor track season. Despite the delay to his training, Hampel overcame the staph infection and managed to compete in the most important event of the season, the PSAC Championships, on April 30, 2015.

After being out of action for roughly five months, Hampel recorded a time of 31:55:78 in the 10,000 meters to finish seventh.

If this is surprising or awe-inspiring, it probably shouldn’t be. Resilience is the name of the game for Hampel, and he has made a habit out of surmounting the odds and adapting to find success throughout his life.

After all, this is a man who first began running only three years ago, as he originally came to IUP to swim – an activity he took part in for 17 years. After competing in and winning a half-marathon, a group of runners attempted to convert him. After some collaboration with coaches, Hampel officially decided to become a dual-sport athlete.

Since then, Hampel decided to focus solely on running. He felt he had a higher ceiling in it than swimming, hence why he decided

to drop the latter.

“I just had a niche, and I wanted to see where it went.”

He has improved his performances every season, competing in the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships three straight years, finishing 149th in the NCAA Championships last season and earning multiple honors along the way.

He pointed out that his natural running ability had a lot to do with his early performances, so added focus on the sport allowed him to improve and become even better.

That being said, he threw great praise at head coach Joey Zins and his running mates for his consistent improvement.

In his last cross country season, Hampel earned 2015 PSAC Top 10 honors, which recognizes a student’s efforts in both athletics and the classroom. Only four other men throughout multiple sports earned the honor.

He also received the 2015 NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Elite 90 Award, an honor given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA competing at each of the NCAA’s 90 championships.

The two-time all-conference and all-region honoree has also been named the PSAC Champion Scholar three times and was named IUP’s 2014-15 Male Scholar-Athlete.

Needless to say, Hampel is as dedicated off the course as he is on it.

The fifth-year nursing and biology dual baccalaureate has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his entire college tenure. Hampel attributed his success to his timemanagement skills, and he also claims that being a lifelong athlete has helped to develop those skills.

“Academics and athletics, they’re both important to me,” he said. “In order to do my best

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in each of those, I have to manage it.”

A highly competitive individual, Hampel expressed his motivation as a product of his upbringing, not one of egotistical hubris.

“My best is, for me, always going to be an A,” he said. “I draw that line at an A and hold myself to that standard, I think that’s important.”

Hampel does not take all of his accolades lightly, either.

“For me, it’s especially rewarding because I’m not the biggest guy; I’m a small guy,” he said. “In sports, that can hurt you, especially in swimming. In running it’s not as big a deal, but I always like to say I’m small in stature, big in heart.”

The 5-foot-8 runner will look to make some noise in his final collegiate athletic season this spring, as Hampel aims to hit the NCAA provisional standard in the 10,000. As a team, he hopes IUP can dig out a

(IUP Athletics)

fourth-place finish or better at the PSAC Championships, a feat last achieved in 2009. He also wants to see as many of the distance runners qualify for PSACs as possible; Hampel said they could qualify as many as 11 or 12.

After the season ends, he will still be at IUP next year to finish up his dual degree, but his eligibility will be over. Looking ahead to what he labeled a mid-term goal, Hampel will work to get as close as he can to the Olympics trials cut in marathons.

Long-term, Hampel wants to get into competing in triathlons and Ironman competitions.

In terms of using his degree, he wants to become a staff nurse and eventually get into advanced practice nursing, such as becoming a surgical nurse.

Hampel and the rest of the team will next take the track Saturday at Bucknell University’s Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg.

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IUP improves to 19-13 Crimson Hawks’ playoff hopes dwindling over six-game stretch

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

By JARROD BROWNE Staff Writer J.W.Browne@iup.edu

IUP finished a busy eight-game week with a 4-2 record and a rescheduled doubleheader against Mercyhurst University.

The Crimson Hawks began by splitting a series with SOFTBALL Edinboro University despite allowing only two runs.

Lauren Zola (hospitality management) opened the series, pitching a complete-game shutout while allowing only one hit.

In the second game, IUP lost 2-1 despite a complete-game effort by Brooke Darling (graduate, counseling). Edinboro catcher Emily Maziarz tagged out Rachel Francis (senior, psychology) to end the game.

“95 percent of people would say she was safe,” head coach Bill Graham said.

Following the Edinboro series, IUP welcomed University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown for a doubleheader and used strong pitching and timely hitting to complete a sweep.

Zola earned wins for the Hawks in Game 1, and Megan Risinger (freshman, nursing) gathered her first win of the season in Game 2.

Following their game vs. UPJ, the Crimson Hawks traveled to Lock Haven for a rematch of their home opening series, where both teams won a game.

IUP opened up the series with a 2-1 loss despite Zola’s 9.1-inning effort.

Darling took the mound for IUP in the second game and pitched a similar game to Zola, but the IUP offense opened up the game in the third inning.

Hannah Mercer (junior, marketing) led the way with two hits, two RBIs and two runs.

IUP’s homestand has allowed it to posture for the postseason.

The Crimson Hawks have their two main pitching weapons in

(Morgan Cunningham/ The Penn) Lauren Zola was named PSAC Central Pitcher of the Week Monday, going 2-1 with a 0.66 ERA in three starts.

midseason form with Darling (9-3) boasting a 2.31 ERA and Zola (8-6) a 3.56 ERA. “They’re both very capable,” Graham said. “One of them is our No. 1 pitcher, while the other is 1A.” Not only do both Darling and Zola have similar statistics, but they are receiving similar praise for their effort on the field, as last week Darling was named IUP Female Athlete of the Week.

Zola received the honor this week due to her 21.1-inning effort, striking out 25 batters and recording a 0.66 ERA. IUP travels to Shippensburg University on Wednesday to battle the Red Raiders in a non-divisional doubleheader.

This past week has been a rough one for IUP, as the Crimson Hawks dropped four of six games, lowering their record to 15-20.

“If you win, you love what’s going on,” head coach Jeff Ditch said. “When you get beat, you want to do better.”

The Crimson Hawks started off slow against Lock Haven University in the first of two April 5 games. But IUP put together a 13-run sixth inning and won the game 16-9.

The Crimson Hawks had nine straight hits in the sixth.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Ditch said. “Credit to our hitters for stringing together so many good at-bats there.”

Game 2 against Lock Haven was low-scoring with no errors and plenty of ground-ball outs.

Scott Hess (junior, safety sciences) had two RBIs, but that was not enough, as the Crimson Hawks were downed by the Bald Eagles, 3-2.

IUP welcomed Seton Hill University for two games Friday.

In game 1, IUP had two hits and didn’t score.

The Griffins won by a landslide, 20-0.

Anthony Rigous (sophomore, accounting) and Chris Schaedel (senior, hospitality management) recorded the two hits for IUP.

Scott Hess

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Game 2 didn’t go well for the Crimson Hawks either, as Seton Hill posted its second straight shutout.

Seton Hill’s Mike Bittel pitched seven innings of six-hit ball, while striking out six batters.

Rick Jones (senior, criminology) went 2 for 3 in the contest.

“Seton Hill is very good,” Ditch said.

“You have to tip your cap to them, give them those two wins and move on to the second day of the series.”

IUP traveled to Seton Hill for two games Sunday.

A two-out single in the bottom of the seventh by Seton Hill’s Anthony Fanelli sealed the 3-2 win for the Griffins.

Rigous drove in IUP’s two runs in the top of the sixth inning.

In the second game Sunday, it took extra innings to decide a winner.

IUP scored four runs in the top half of the eighth inning to secure a 9-5 win.

The game-winning hit was a one-out double by Chris Calliari (junior, kinesiology, health and sport science), driving in Ted DeSanti (sophomore, criminology) to take the lead.

Dan Sepic (sophomore, hospitality management) picked up the win on the mound for the Crimson Hawks.

“In the extra-inning game, our guys showed a lot of fight at the end there, and Sepic was leading the way with his bat and pitching,” Ditch said.

Next up for IUP is a four-game stretch against California University of Pennsylvania.

“They’re a top team in the West now,” Ditch said.

Hunter Bigler (senior, kinesiology, health and sport science) will play after missing five of the past six games due to a sprained wrist.

Bigler has contributed much to the program this year, including hitting a team-high five triples this year. That total is third-most in the PSAC. “I couldn’t do it without the other eight offensive threats in our lineup or our dugout that is awesome at rattling opposing pitchers,” Bigler said.

The Crimson Hawks will play the Vulcans Friday at Energy Park in Washington, and host Saturday’s games at Owen Dougherty Field.

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Former WVU linebacker becomes IUP D-Line coach

By JOSH HILL

The IUP football team announced March 14 that former West Virginia University linebacker Anthony Leonard has been hired to coach the defensive line for the Crimson Hawks.

“I am very thankful to [head coach Curt] Cignetti FOOTBALL for the opportunity to join the coaching staff at IUP,” Leonard said.

“It is very exciting to be part of something special and potentially make history.”

Leonard spent the last two years coaching at WVU under head coach Dana Holgorsen. As a player, he earned All-Big East honors as a linebacker with the Mountaineers and was part of a 2010 defense that ranked second nationally.

In addition to his time as a collegiate player, Leonard was invited to the New England Patriots training camp in 2011 after signing as an undrafted rookie free agent.

Leonard will bring all of his experience to one of IUP’s strongest overall units on the gridiron. The Crimson Hawks relied on the defensive line last season, rotating up to 11 players along the front four.

Cignetti, who has a 43-15 a record in five seasons as IUP’s head coach, was looking for a new defensive line coach after Bryant Haines departed for University of California, Davis. He believes that Leonard will be a good fit.

“We are excited about adding Anthony to our program,” Cignetti said. “He comes highly recommended and has great name recognition in the Western Pennsylvania area. I am confident he will add to a group that has made significant progress the last two years.”

Leonard certainly has an affinity for the area after graduating from McKeesport Area High School in 2006. He was an anchor on his high school team that won the

IUP ISN’T GOING D1

Despite rumors, Roach believes IUP belongs in the PSAC

By VAUGHN DALZELL Lead Sports Writer V.S.Dalzell@iup.edu

Staff Writer J.M.Hill5@iup.edu

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The recent success of IUP athletics could have some believing the university is on its way to becoming a Division-I program, but Athletic Director Steve Roach made it clear that that’s not an option.

“As a university,” Roach said, “there is no intention of transitioning any sports or our department to the Division-I level. We feel that we are exactly where we need to be as a Division-II institution competing in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.”

Faculty athletic representative Jim Racchini believes there is something specifically standing in the way of IUP making this leap.

“Title IX makes it hard on the university based on the amount of athletes on each program,” Racchini said.

Title IX is an act that calls for equal participation and a fair

scale of female to male athletes.

In 2014, IUP was one of nine state schools accused of not following this act. The fact that there are eight male athletic programs and 11 female programs would lead one to believe that IUP follows Title IX accordingly. But the amount of athletes on the football team compared to the others is what causes it to be more male athletes. The NCAA allows 90 athletes on a team, and the 2015 Crimson Hawks had 84 players listed on their roster.

The case filed stated that IUP must add 77 additional athletic opportunities for women programs to achieve the state ratio of men-to-female athletes.

“I think IUP is best suited for PSAC play as of right now,” Racchini said.

IUP’s athletic programs earned nine PSAC titles since 2010.

In 2015, 64 IUP athletes earned All-PSAC honors.

On the academic side, IUP produced nine CoSIDA Academic

All-District selections in 2014-15.

This year, IUP has three selections from the fall semester.

When the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex opened in 2011, some saw that as a sign that IUP was pushing for Division I. But George P. Miller Stadium, home of the IUP football, field hockey, lacrosse and soccer teams, hasn’t been upgraded recently other than with a new scoreboard. However, new turf will be on the field this summer.

The university also upgraded the tennis courts earlier this year.

“We are in the process of developing a new strategic plan that will guide us over the next five years,” Roach said. “Academically, we have initiated an academic support program to identify ways that we can better support our student-athletes. With regard to the community, we want to be engaged, letting the residents of the community get to know our student-athletes.”

(West Virginia Illustrated) Anthony Leonard, IUP’s new D-line coach, was a linebacker at WVU from 2007-10.

WPIAL and PIAA championships in 2005.

Leonard also has experience coaching in the Division II ranks. In 2013, he served as the defensive line coach at West Virginia Wesleyan University while also the program’s director for strength and conditioning.

IUP is returning eight of its top 11 defensive linemen from last season, including Jemal Averette (junior, criminology), Matthew Mowad (junior, kinesiology, health and sport science) and Deandre Easterling (sophomore, business).

IUP has already started spring drills. The team has two intersquad scrimmages tentatively scheduled for April 15 and April 22. IUP kicks off its season Sept. 10 at East Stroudsburg University.

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