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Students voice opinions at accreditation forum Lead News Writer A.M.Mansfield@iup.edu

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) held open discussion forums with students Monday and Tuesday in the Hadley Union Building Monongahela Room.

The university must go through the reaffirmation of accreditation process once every 10 years, and listening to the opinions of IUP community members is a big part of that process.

IUP’s accreditation with the MSCHE provides students with opportunities such as financial aid, post-graduation employment prospects and easier transfer eligibility for students.

Students, faculty and staff were encouraged to attend these voluntary meetings to share their voices.

Both graduate and undergraduate students attended.

Elizabeth Barlow, assistant vice president for institutional research and assessment at Syracuse University, conducted the sessions with a series of questions about how students find success at IUP, how they think their departments are preparing them for the future and their favorite things about IUP. Barlow also questioned why the university’s graduation rate is less than perfect, while students argued for IUP’s capabilities, stating that “any lack of success is the fault of

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It’s good to have your opinion out there. It helps others learn about things IUP has that they might not have known about.

It has a huge impact on how students and the school are perceived.

Hayley Sharon / Freshman, Computer Science

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IUP’s accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which provides students with opportunities such as financial aid, post-graduation employment prospects and easier transfer eligibility, must go through the reaffirmation process every 10 years. This year, Elizabeth Barlow, assistant vice president for institutional research and assessment at Syracuse University, conducted the open discussion sessions Monday and Tuesday in the Hadley Union Building Monongahela Room.

individual students, not the institution.”

Students did, however, list a few complaints. Among them were the quality of campus food, a disconnect between organizations and rare issues with advisers.

But, in general, most participants had more positive remarks about campus life than negative.

Students listed prestigious alumni, low costs and the beauty of the campus as selling points for the university.

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“It’s good to have your opinion out there,” said Hayley Sharon (sophomore, business management).

“It helps others learn about things IUP has that they might not have known about.

“It has a huge impact on how stu-

dents and the school are perceived.”

Grant Scott (freshman, computer science), another student in attendance, agreed.

“If we’re attending events, it allows us to get opinions out there,” Scott said.

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Indiana County Tax Reassessment: What it means for us

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Journalism, political science departments to host informational panel discussion

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

In light of the controversy surrounding the property tax reassessment in Indiana County last year, a discussion panel about the challenges of Pennsylvania’s property tax will be open to both IUP students and the public from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room.

Titled “Pennsylvania PropertyTax Reassessment: A Public Symposium,” the panel is a result of the challenges that face Indiana County residents and lawmakers after the county reassessed property values for more than 48,000 properties for the first time in 47 years.

The prupose of the reassessment

is to put Indiana County in line with the rest of the country because, in the same way that prices of other goods increase over time, so too do property values.

There is a need to adjust the values because of inflation.

The panel is being co-sponsored by the journalism and public relations department, the political science department, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Elizabeth Ray Sweeney Trust Fund. Food and drinks will also be provided.

Dr. David O. Loomis, a journalism and public relations professor, will moderate the event. He explained why the panel is important and students should attend.

“Three-quarters of students are renters and their rents are subject to the reassessment,” he said. “It’s pos-

Police Blotter ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS

• IUP Police responded to a report in Suites on Maple East at 12:47 a.m. April 10 and cited Brendan McNulty, 19, of Harrisburg, and Karlee Zanaglio, 18, of Houston, with underage drinking, according to police.

• Makenzie Embert, 18, of Washington, and Kassie Kesneck, 19, of Houston, were cited with underage drinking and public drunkenness by IUP Police at 1:22 a.m. April 3, police said.

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• Indiana Borough Police charged Lucas Yanity, 21, of Indiana, with criminal mischief after it was reported that Yanity damaged a vehicle parked in the 400 block of Philadelphia Street at 4:50 p.m. March 5, according to police.

• An unknown male driving a red vehicle reportedly hit a female victim on Oakland Avenue at approximately 5 p.m. April 11 and left the scene, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call IUP Police at 724-3572141.

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• Borough police responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 400 block of Burns Avenue at 11:28 p.m. April 12 and determined Lonnie McCann, 41, of Johnstown, as the actor, police said. A foot chase ensued, and McCann was apprehended soon after. While in custody, he assaulted a police officer. McCann was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal trespass, resisting arrest, harassment and disorderly conduct, police said.

Rasheen Spiaggi, 60, of Indiana, was observed attempting to leave the scene once McCann fled. She attempted to drive toward an officer and refused to obey verbal commands, police said. She eventually exited the vehicle and was taken into custody, where she was charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and escape.

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Three-quarters of students are renters, and their rents are subject to the reassessment. It’s possible the impact could be significant on students.

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sible the impact could be significant on students.

“They should come so that they have a broader and deeper understanding of what the debate was about.”

If a landlord’s property value goes up, it is likely that students will feel the effect in the amount of rent they pay.

The discussion will include Brian O’Neill from the Pittsburgh PostGazette, Dr. Robert Strauss from Carnegie Mellon University and Dr.

Jeffery Weber from East Stroudsburg University.

O’Neill covered the property tax reassessment of Allegheny County.

Strauss has worked for the state government on tax policy issues, and Weber is writing a book on the property tax issue in Pennsylvania. Weber also studied the issue and influenced state policy.

The panel is aimed at both students and residents.

Loomis said he hopes that residents who are upset about the reas-

sessment and protested it last year will come.

He wants to expand the knowledge base so the discussions can start from information rather than anger. The reassessment is currently in limbo and nothing is final, but both residents and lawmakers want to get it sorted out as soon as possible.

The reassessment spawned from the threat of a lawsuit against the county due to unconstitutional inequality from taxation. At the panel, Loomis wants to “shed some light on the issue and how counties can get away with it.” This is because Indiana County is not the only place affected by property-tax inequalities.

Counties such as Washington County and Bedford County underwent similar reassessments and faced difficulties.

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Pennsylvania lawmakers OK medical marijuana

By STEVE ESACK

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HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania will become the 24th state to legalize marijuana for people suffering from various diseases, ailments and terminal illnesses.

A 149-46 vote in the Republicancontrolled House came at 4:52 p.m.

Wednesday after less than an hour of debate. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to sign the measure into law. The vote came after political and technical fits that prolonged the bill’s passage for years, leaving parents of ill or autistic children wondering if they would ever get legal access to a natural substance they believe is the only thing that can give their children a better life.

Cara Salemme, a 36-year-old mother from Spring Grove, York County, and a member of the grassroots movement Campaign for Compassion, said that on her very first visit her own lawmaker seemed “appalled that we were there and [at] what we were asking for.

“I never thought we’d be where we are today,” Salemme said Wednesday. “We changed a lot of hearts and minds in the legislature.”

Once Wolf signs the bill into law, Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act will establish fee, permitting, taxing, policing, regulatory and research systems to track the growing, transporting and dispensing of marijuana through a medical professional’s prescription.

It will take at least two years to set up the regulatory and growing process before patients can seek a 30day prescription for certain medical conditions or to ease the suffering of the terminally ill. The prescriptions will be for marijuana-based pills, oils, topical gels, creams or ointments.

The plant’s active ingredient could also be prescribed in a liquid form with a vaporizer or nebulizer. It could not be prescribed in a grassy form that could be smoked.

Application and registration fees are estimated to generate $7 million in revenue in the 2016-17 fiscal year, which begins July 1, according to the House Republican Appropriations Committee.

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The Health Department estimates it will need about $2.8 million to hire 31 employees and build a computerized database to manage the program.

Salemme’s quest to make Pennsylvania the 24th state began three years ago. She sought to help her 9-year-old son, who developed intractable epilepsy at age 5 when a viral infection attacked his brain.

“You get a group of mothers together and you can change Pennsylvania,” Salemme said.

The push to legalize marijuana for certain medical purposes actually started in 2010, when Democrat Daylin Leach, a former Allentown attorney elected to the House in 2003 and the Senate in 2009, pushed for it.

But Leach, one of the most liberal lawmakers in the Legislature, got limited to no support for the bills he introduced in the Republican-controlled Senate.

“It was controversial and social legislation,” Leach said Wednesday.

“If it was only Democrats on the bill, I knew it probably wasn’t going anywhere.”

He looked for a Republican willing to publicly back the concept among the 252-member Legislature, as medical marijuana gained more and more support among the electorate.

Leach found that supporter in Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon.

“Sen. Folmer was very helpful,” Leach said.

Folmer, a fiscal and social conservative elected in 2007, met with

individual Republican senators and worked with families to turn the issue from a law-and-order war-on-drugs debate into a heartfelt discussion about a medical necessity.

Before long, he had a majority of his caucus on board.

“He was a one-man caucus,” Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, RCentre, said of Folmer. “He changed hearts and minds.”

The Senate passed its first medical marijuana bill in fall 2014. It died

without a committee debate or vote in the GOP-controlled House. When the Legislature reconvened in January 2015, Folmer and Leach got to work again and the Senate approved another medical bill in May. Again, the bill, the seventh Leach had worked on, appeared dead in the House Health Committee, chaired by Rep. Matt Baker, R-Tioga.

He vowed to never allow action on the bill because of his belief marijuana was a gateway drug to

harder substances and only the federal government can legalize products for medical use. Baker’s stance infuriated some lawmakers. In July, Rep. Nick Miccarelli, R-Delaware, a National Guardsman, had enough of House rules that allow a chairman to hold up a bill in a committee despite bipartisan support for passage.

Miccarelli publicly vowed to issue a discharge resolution that would force the bill out of Baker’s committee. To quell caucus unrest, House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana, a converted supporter of medical marijuana, formed a bipartisan committee to examine the Senate bill and make changes that could pass the House.

The committee’s amendments then were approved in the Judiciary Committee, chaired by Reps. Ron Marsico, R-Dauphin, and Joe Petrarca, D-Westmoreland. On March 16, after two hours of emotional debate for and against the bill, the House overwhelmingly approved the amended Senate bill.

The House vote sent the bill back to the Senate, which changed it.

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Criminologist presents on racism in retail Staff Writer J.E.Daquelente@iup.edu

Acclaimed criminologist Dr. Shaun L. Gabbidon presented to the IUP community Tuesday in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room.

The presentation, titled “Shopping While Black: Understanding and Combating Racial Profiling in Retail Settings,” began with an opening statement by Dr. Mary Williams, the interim dean of the College of Health and Human Services. She hopes students, faculty and community members who attended the presentation would be able to help spark a “change in behavior and attitudes” towards racial profiling.

Gabbidon is currently involved with the coordination of the criminal justice program at Penn State University in Harrisburg, and has also taught numerous classes in race and crime, as well as criminal justice research methods.

His presentation outlined many of the historical and contemporary issues with shoplifting and its links to racial stereotypes.

Gabbidon – who received his bachelor’s degree at Christopher Newport University, his master’s degree at the University of Baltimore and his doctorate from IUP, all in criminal justice – told his audience that stealing and shoplifting have been ongoing problems

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You have to be careful when making assumptions based on race and ethnicity.

And also question why stereotypes exist.

- Shaun L. Gabbidon, acclaimed criminologist

(Jason Daquelente/ The Penn)

Shaun L. Gabbidon, an acclaimed criminologist, presented “Shopping While Black: Understanding and Combating Racial Profiling in Retail Settings” Tuesday in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room.

since the 1500s, “when bazaars started developing along with public markets.”

Using figures like Thomas Jefferson and Frederick Douglass to show the reasons for originating the black thief stereotype, Gabbidon gave his audience a foundation for which some of the racial issues began.

Later, he proceeded to discuss the contemporary issues and how stereotypes and theft justification have developed, with the diagnoses knowns as kleptomania.

Much of the presentations was outlining the common issue, CRP, or Consumer Racial Profiling: “The act of discriminating against customers, by retailers, based on their race or ethnicity,” as Gabbidon described.

Gabbidon informed the audience of the three different projects he conducted to help add to the scarce research on racial profiling in retail settings.

For his first project, he worked with colleague George Higgins to gather random samples in Phila-

delphia of people who have felt victimized by racial profiling, such as being followed or watched, in retail stores.

The data determined “26 percent of people said they felt they were victimized almost all of the time” in retail stores, according to Gabbidon’s study, and “59 percent of the profilers were white, 24 percent were black, 11 percent Asian and 5 percent Hispanic.”

The study also concluded that 57 percent of the profilers were clerks, and not in managerial positions.

In the second study, he aimed to answer questions such as why people support or oppose Consumer Racial Profiling and if CRP should be used as a strategy to prevent shoplifting.

Looking at the quantitative results, 60 percent of the sample said they were opposed to CRP, 33 percent of whites were in favor and 18 percent of blacks were in favor of CRP. The qualitative results of the study showed 32 percent of people thought CRP was effective in training and preventing shoplifting, 30 percent felt that, due to current statistics, it should be used in retail stores and 8 percent felt it was necessary due to how shoplifting effects prices and the damage it does to the economy.

Those who opposed CRP felt that it was unconstitutional (23

percent) or everyone steals so it wouldn’t be necessary to focus on ethnicity (43 percent) or it was ineffective (10 percent).

In his final study, he was contacted by a major retail company, name withheld, who believed they may have a racial profiling problem in their stores.

To conduct the study, Gabbidon reviewed the store’s current policies, and their loss prevention and sales training through 20 years of data.

The study included a demographics test, where he looked at the race, population and traffic flow common in the store.

Gabbidon also did a violator analysis where he looked at apprehension data, data from the local police department and the ratio of race.

He found there were a lot of departmental disparities.

Lastly, Gabbidon conducted an audit study in which he had people go in the store and act a certain way to see if they attracted profiling. The results showed that there was no difference in treatment by race, ethnicity or class.

“You have to be careful when making assumptions based on race and ethnicity,” he said.

“To be truly certain CRP is taking place in retail settings, one must go through the tests. And also question why stereotypes stick.”

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By DESTINY RITTER Staff Writer D.T.Ritter@iup.edu

The 2015 Autism Awareness Week had roughly 1,300 students in attendance for five separate events at IUP. This year, Phi Sigma Pi and Robert Matchett (senior, disability services and sociology), the director of the events, have even higher expectations.

“I notice that, on campus, there’s a lot of stigma around disability and I felt the IUP community as a whole could use a lot of education around disability,” Matchett said.

Pin it Blue, the first event slated for Sunday, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“This event is just basically like a general awareness event to kick off the entire week,” Matchett said.

Students are invited to the Hadley Union Building, the Stapleton Library, Ackerman Hall and Davis Hall to receive a pin and sign a paper puzzle piece in honor of Autism Awareness Week. The puzzle pieces will be gathered at the end of the event and hung around campus for the public to see.

“Autism: The Musical” will be shown in Stouffer Hall Auditorium, followed by a discussion for the second event on Monday.

Matchett explained the musical has “six different children that it follows and it shows you the highfunctioning end of the spectrum all the way to the people who are impacted more severely.”

The event starts at 6 p.m.

“Shine a Light on Autism: Panel Discussion” will consist of four panel members made up of IUP faculty. The panelists are from several different departments, such as the sociology and psychology departments.

“We pulled in multiple depart-

ments so you can get that whole perspective,” Matchett said.

This event, the third of the week, will start 6 p.m. Wednesday in the HUB Delaware Room. An Autism Awareness Photoshoot will happen in the Hadley Union Building (HUB) Delaware room and the Stapleton Library, where students can get their faces painted and pose in front of Autism Awareness posters.

Afterward, all of the photos will be put into a puzzle piece collage and posted on IUP’s website.

Phi Sigma Pi invites all students to come get their pictures taken for the collage from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

April 21. Arguably the most anticipated event is “Light it up Blue: Autism Awareness Walk” from 5 to 7 p.m. April 22. The walk will begin outside of Putt and Delaney halls.

Sondra Dennison, assistant director of the Office of Housing, Dining and Residential Living, will end the walk with a speech about her department’s contributions, followed by a brief awards ceremony. Matchett clarified that “[Autism Awareness Week] is to eliminate all the stigmas and really give people a knowledgeable experience, not just on autism, but disability in general.”

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American Tapestry, a band consisting of three women who perform traditional American songs ranging from the Civil War time period to the beginning of the 20th century, performed at noon Thursday in the Orendorff Music Library as part of National Library Week and Indiana Borough’s Bicentennial Celebration.

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TAKE BA K THE NIGHT

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Take Back the Night, the Haven Project’s annual march against sexual violence, took place Wednesday night. Amy Kinneer (junior, early childhood and special education), a co-host for the event, tweeted Thursday that more than 15,000 people attended. Dr. Jessica Miller, the Haven Project’s counselor and outreach coordinator, emailed students Thursday about the event’s success: “We were overwhelmed by the support the Haven Project received, both in preparation and participation in the event,” the email read. “The IUP community has repeatedly demonstrated that sexual violence is an important issue on our campus, and on that we will continue to fight to eliminate.”

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EDITORIAL Is It Ever Overkill?

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In the world of entertainment, just like with so many other things in life, the dollar sign is king. TV shows, movies and all other forms of entertainment consumed and enjoyed by our society are, in reality with most cases, simple money grabs by Hollywood executives and the entertainment industry. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s how the world has functioned for centuries. However, when does the quest for profits go too far?

Let’s take a hard look at a recent example.

“American Idol,” one of the most successful reality programs in U.S. history, signed off for good last week after 15 years on the air. The show was innovative and addictive, but it might have lost its luster after several years on top, as statistics indicate.

“American Idol” hit its ratings peak during Season 5, when it achieved an average rating of 12.6, according to statistics from TheWrap.com.

Although ratings remained high for several years afterward, viewership declined dramatically after original judge Paula Abdul departed after Season 8 and Simon Cowell followed her out the door a year later.

Just two years later, in Season 11, average ratings plummeted from an 8.9 during Season 9 to a 6.0.

The fallout didn’t end there. Average “Idol” ratings consistently dropped every year following Season 11, finally hitting rock bottom this year in its final season.

According to TVSeriesFinale.com, the series finale of “Idol” rated a 3.0 in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic, a far cry from the glory days of a decade ago.

It can certainly be argued that “Idol” should have been cancelled after eight or nine years, but instead it carried on for 15. Was it worth it? Only the producers of the show know that answer for certain, but the numbers indicate that audiences grew weary of it long before its eventual cancellation.

Countless other examples exist of formerly successful television shows and blockbuster movie franchises that miss the cue when it’s time to stop. However, none of this is black and white. As consumers of these products, when do we stop caring? And when, for the Hollywood executives, does the greed backfire?

Does the eventual failure lead to discouragement?

Or will the brokers behind the entertainment industry continue to shovel out slop without caring about its quality or relevance as long as we, the audience, continue to blindly consume it in numbers that satisfy profit margins? These questions will probably never be answered definitely. However, looking past the easy answers and diving into the heart of the problem helps us to understand what’s going on behind the scenes of our entertainment.

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Key to ending campus sexual assaults is transparency

By KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND AND KELLY AYOTTE CQ Roll Call TNS

The following editorial appeared in CQ Roll Call on Tuesday, April 12: Choosing a college is an important decision. Each year, students spend dozens of hours discussing with their parents, teachers, counselors and coaches where they would like to spend the next few years of their lives. They pore over statistics, rankings and testimonials trying to decide which school is the best fit. And data is everywhere: A prospective student can go online to find anything from financial aid statistics to the average class size to the number of robberies on campus.

But one piece of critical information is conspicuously absent.

When a high school senior wants

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to know how well her dream university responds to sexual assault cases, that information is nowhere to be found. In the hypercompetitive world of college admissions, few schools are willing to stand up and make public just how well their students think they are addressing incidents of sexual assault on their campuses. Instead, colleges essentially have an incentive to stay quiet; no school wants to be the outlier, the only one to admit it has a problem.

We must change this. Our colleges and universities need a new set of incentives that would encourage them to go public and be transparent about their ability to prevent and respond to sexual assault on their campuses.

To get to that point, our bill, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, would require every college and university in the

country to take part in a national survey that asks students about the campus sexual assault climate at their school. The results would be made public, for any prospective applicant and any parent to see and be able to consider during the admissions process.

We already have a snapshot of how big this problem is. The Department of Justice recently released the results of a major study that polled thousands of students across nine different universities about their experiences with campus sexual assault. The results were disturbing: One out of every four female college seniors reported experiencing sexual assault on campus during their college career, but the poll results don’t tell us anything about where these assaults occurred.

Without a survey, it is nearly impossible for applicants, students

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and parents to know how good or bad the climate is at any particular school. This information should be transparent and public. Our families deserve to know which schools have a sexual assault problem and which schools don’t.

We recognize that there are skeptics who suggest that a standardized, national survey is a “one-size-fits-all” approach, and would be too difficult to implement.

The U.S. Department of Justice study proved them wrong. The agency collected data from thousands of students in their recent study, from colleges and universities with diverse characteristics, with various student population sizes, and across different regions of the country. The survey reminded us that America’s college students need to have a voice on this issue. Without a clear, standard-

ized picture of the sexual assault climate in all of our schools, we can’t fully diagnose this problem and ultimately resolve it.

The key to understanding campus sexual assault – and then fighting it – is going to be in the data. If students report in the survey that their universities take them seriously and are doing everything possible to prevent assaults, to help survivors and to respond to incidents in a fair and transparent manner, the data will reflect it, and schools will have no reason to worry about going public with this information.

Our families need to know which schools are taking the problem seriously and which are pretending there’s no problem at all. Our schools need to feel motivated to come clean about the extent of their sexual assault problem, so they can move to fix it.

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‘The Jungle Book’ makes a grand return to theaters

By TORI STROMBERG Staff Writer T.J.Stromberg@iup.edu

The wild child Mowgli from “The Jungle Book” is returning to the big screen, but this time as a live-action film.

The latest installment of the classic children’s story is directed by well-known actor and director Jon Favreau, who is best known for his work on “Elf” and “Iron Man.” Playing the role of Mowgli is an up-and-coming child actor, Neel Sethi.

Lending their voices to the film are Bill Murray, Idris Elba, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Walken, Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong’o.

To have a character as freespirited as the bear Baloo, a freespirited actor such as Murray was seemingly a fitting choice.

Elba is offering his voice to the fearsome tiger, Shere Khan, while Nyong’o voices the motherly and

accepting wolf, Raksha. Johansson’s haunting voice is being used for none other than the villainous snake, Kaa. Along Mowgli’s journey, the child finds himself running into an orangutan, King Louie, voiced by Walken.

Mowgli also finds himself running into the no-nonsense panther Bagheera, whose voice belongs to Kingsley.

Favreau’s take on “The Jungle Book” is highly anticipated, especially with all of the talented actors lending their voices for the latest adaptation.

Early reviews are promising, as the film holds a 93-percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

“As lovely to behold as it is engrossing to watch, ‘The Jungle Book’ is the rare remake that actually improves upon its predecessors – all while setting a new standard for CGI,” the website reads.

“The Jungle Book” is set to hit theaters on Friday.

‘The Jungle Book’ is slated to hit theaters Friday.

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Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ heading to copyright trial

By LIBBY HILL

Los Angeles Times TNS

The opening riff from Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is going on trial.

The case centers around claims from a trustee of late Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, that “Stairway to Heaven” copies music from the Spirit song “Taurus.”

According to court documents acquired by the Los Angeles Times, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner determined Friday that lawyers for the trustee, Michael Skidmore, had provided enough

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evidence for the case to proceed to trial on May 10 and that, although the songs contain differences, lawyers may be able to prove substantial similarities.

“Taurus” appeared on Spirit’s eponymous first album in 1968 and was written by Wolfe in either 1966 or 1967. “Stairway to Heaven” was released by Led Zeppelin in 1971.

Wolfe’s estate announced plans to pursue a copyright infringement suit in May 2014, seeking a cowriting credit for Wolfe on “Stairway to Heaven.”

Klausner’s ruling also removed John Paul Jones, Super Hype Publishing Inc. and Warner Mu-

sic Group Corp. from the case, as none of the parties “performed or distributed ‘Stairway to Heaven’ within the three years preceding the instant action.” Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant and Jimmy Page remain as defendants.

The trial is the latest in a spate of copyright-infringement cases surrounding a hit song. In March 2015, Marvin Gaye’s children were awarded over $7 million after a jury found that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had copied Gaye’s “Gotta Give it Up” in the process of creating their 2013 hit “Blurred Lines.” A judge later reduced the judgment, and the verdict remains under appeal.

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The album cover for Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’

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Top 5 biggest ‘Idol’ contestants

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN

AARON SEIDEL

(Junior, Applied Mathematics and Environmental Geoscience)

(Junior, English) & Staff Writer for The Penn

JASON DAQUELENTE

(Senior, Human Resources)

CAMERON LAVEZOLI

PROFILE

Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

The final season of “American Idol” wrapped up with its finale April 7.

Trent Harmon became the final idol over La’Porsha Renae. The end of the long-running competition show has exhibited a wide range of talent throughout the years, and many former Idols have gone on to huge success.

Here are five of the top “American Idol” performers: 1. Carrie Underwood Some wonder whether Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood or Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson is the most successful “Idol” alum. However, Underwood has more than 16 million album sales across her five albums, a net worth of more than $110 million, 191 award nominations and 134 wins.

Also, every one of her albums has peaked at either No. 1 or 2.

2. Kelly Clarkson This pop star definitely comes in second. She is the show’s original winner and has come very far in the past 15 years.

Clarkson has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide across her seven albums, has a net worth of roughly $28 million, been nominated 142 awards and won 66 of them.

Also, all of her albums peaked in the top three after their release.

3. Jordin Sparks The Season 6 winner has done quite well for herself with three albums and 20 award nominations, as well as nine wins. She has also had more than one million album sales from her first album alone.

However, Sparks also shows it is possible to reach success beyond just singing. Her net worth of more than $10 million comes from various sources, such as her clothing line, TV show appearances and movie roles.

4. Chris Daughtry This is where the list starts to shift from winners. Some of the most successful “Idol” alum didn’t get first place, including Daughtry, who came in fourth during the fifth season.

Since then, Daughtry has produced four albums that account for more than seven million album sales, which have all peaked inside the top 10. He has been nominated for 20 awards and won 12 of them, as well as earning a net worth of more than $8.5 million.

5. Clay Aiken Aiken also did not win his season of “American Idol.” He was the runner-up on Season 2, coming in second to Ruben Studdard.

Since then, however, Aiken has produced five albums, with four peaking in the top four.

He won seven of the eight awards he was nominated for and has a net worth of about $6 million.

SPORTS

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

Red-hot IUP goes back-to-back for first time since 2014

By WILLIAM GOSHAY Staff Writer W.Goshay@iup.edu

The Crimson Hawks took the course at the Whitford Country Club in Exton for West Chester University’s Dr. Edwin Cottrell Invitational Sunday and left Monday with a familiar result.

Just like they did in 2011, 2012 and 2014, IUP took GOLF home the title.

The Crimson Hawks have now won back-to-back events for the first time since fall 2014, as they were victorious at the Oglebay Intercollegiate in Wheeling, W.Va., April 4.

“I think we are trending in the right direction towards meeting our goals,” Brett Geiser (senior, management) said.

“Our main goal is to win regionals and get to nationals in Denver.

We’re looking like we are on pace to do that.”

The Cottrell Invitational began Sunday but, due to inclem-

ent weather, the first round wasn’t completed until Monday.

Entering Monday’s finale, the Crimson Hawks were four strokes back of Mercyhurst University but came back in the second round, shooting a 14-over 302, giving them a four-stroke win.

Josh Bartley (sophomore, business) led IUP, tying for second overall with a six-over 150, only two strokes back of Mercyhurst University’s Blaze Hogan.

IUP finished second in the tournament last year and did not compete in 2013.

Max Kirsch (junior, business) finished one stroke back of Bartley and tied for sixth, shooting a seven-over 151.

Geiser and Michael Hoare (sophomore, marketing) finished tied for ninth with an 11-over 155.

“It feels pretty good showing consistency and helping the team,” Geiser said.

“I know that I have to elevate my game in order to save those extra shots and be able to pull out a victory.”

Tyler Erb (sophomore, business) finished tied for 19th after shooting an 18-over 162.

Of the 38 individual participants, all five IUP golfers landed in the top-20.

“The team’s confidence is definitely very high, and the whole team is playing well,” Geiser said.

“Our next [tournament] is at our home course, so we feel great coming in and are definitely looking to get that three-peat.”

The next time you can catch the Crimson Hawks in action will also be their final tune-up before the start of NCAA postseason play.

They’ll host the 53rd annual Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational at the Indiana Country Club Sunday and Monday.

Over the past five seasons, the Crimson Hawks have won the event twice and finished second three times. There have been a maximum 19 teams at this invitational twice and a minimum of 14 teams once. Hoare and Kirsch, tying for second, had the best individual finishes for IUP last year.

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Brett Geiser was instrumental in helping the Crimson Hawks take home their fourth Dr. Edwin Cottrell Invitational title in six years Monday in Exton.

Crimson Hawks succeed against Division-I AAA talent at national championships

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

The men’s club volleyball team traveled to Louisville, Ky., to compete in the Division-I AAA volleyball championships April 7-9.

The Crimson Hawks looked to carry momentum into the tournament after defeating Slippery Rock University in the Pennsylvania Ohio Volleyball League Championships.

Unlike most club teams at IUP, men’s volleyball competes at the Division I AAA level, which matches them against larger schools.

“There wasn’t a moment where we were intimidated,” senior libero Alex Minnis (early childhoodspecial education) said.

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Prior to earning a spot in the tournament’s gold bracket, IUP had to advance through pool play.

To do that, IUP defeated Georgia Tech in a 25-21 thriller that came down to the last set.

Entering the third day of competition, the Hawks were prepared to compete for a national championship.

“We had confidence going into the third day,” senior setter Tyler Himes (computer science) said.

IUP began with a two-set win over the University of Chicago to reach the quarterfinals, making it one of eight national finalists.

It then met Georgetown University in the quarterfinals and lost 2-1.

“We felt like we should’ve won

Top from left to right: Heath Reed, Tanner Stanton, Alex Glisan, Trevor King, Noah Mickey, Alex Minnis, Tyler Himes, Cody Schropp Bottom from left to right: Seth Colton, Aaron Glasser, Kyle Fine, Brandon Philistine, Joe Grundy

the whole thing,” Minnis said. “So we have a little bit of a sour taste.”

Although Minnis is displeased with the results, Himes sees it differently.

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“If we played bad,” Himes said, “fifth place would be more disappointing.”

And despite his frustration, Minnis had a positive takeaway.

“IUP in now on the club volleyball map,” Minnis said.

The team is always looking for members. For more inforamtion, visit their Twitter page: @IUP_MVB.

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IUP finally beats top-20 opponent

By MATT STAUB Staff Writer M.A.Staub@iup.edu

(Darius Lighty/ The Penn) Alanna McFail, IUP’s only senior, was honored on Senior Day prior to her singles and doubles victories against Walsh University Wednesday. The Crimson Hawks defeated Walsh 8-1.

Crimson Hawks, now 15-2, suffer first loss

By PAT CROSSAN Staff Writer P.J.Crossan@iup.edu

No. 36 IUP, ranked No. 1 in the Atlantic Region Thursday, lost its first match of the season Saturday to No. 30 Grand Valley State University and rebounded against Wayne State University and Walsh University before falling to No. 18 California University of Pennsylvania Thursday.

In their 7-2 loss against Grand Valley State, three of TENNIS the Crimson Hawks’ four singles losses went into the third set, and they were swept in three close doubles matches as well.

Jarka Petercakova (junior, international business) and Luise von Agris (sophomore, international business and general management) fell in doubles by a score of 9-8. Rachel Wood (junior, criminology) and Alanna McFail (senior, biology/pre-med) lost 9-7.

At the No.1 spot in singles, Petercakova lost 2-6, 6-4, 10-8.

Von Agris, at No. 2, lost 1-6, 7-5, 10-4.

Sophie Butland (junior, exercise science) won 6-4, 2-6, 10-7.

McFail was the other IUP victor, winning 6-1, 3-6, 10-6.

With their perfect record and 13-game win streak broken, the women’s tennis team looked to rebound against Wayne State University Sunday.

Wayne State was fresh off a victory over No. 13 New York Institute of Technology, but the Crim-

son Hawks beat them 7-2.

IUP took a 2-1 lead over Wayne State in the doubles portion.

Petercakova and von Agris won 8-3 at the No. 1 spot, while Wood and McFail won 8-6.

The women’s team then picked up five singles wins in a row after doubles play. Petercakova, von Agris, Wood and McFail all won at their spots in the lineup.

Claudia Menes (freshman, athletic training) won at the four spot, 6-4, 6-2.

The lone senior honored on Senior Day against Walsh University Wednesday, Alanna McFail won her doubles and singles matches, leading the team to an 8-1 win.

McFail is the ninth player in Crimson Hawks history to reach 100 career wins. She has a fouryear record of 107-58, with 69 doubles and 38 singles wins. The 69 doubles wins place her fourth in school history.

Her 107 combined wins rank eighth. Every year since McFail has been at IUP, the team has finished as the runner-up in the PSAC Championship against Cal. They have also made three NCAA regional appearances.

The Crimson Hawks improved to 15-1 Wednesday before taking on No. 18 Cal, which topped IUP 7-2.

In a losing effort for IUP vs. the Vulcans, Butland split sets and played a super tiebreaker after the match had already been decided.

Menes, meanwhile, came away with a 7-5, 6-4 decision Thursday.

At one point, Wood also split sets during the match.

IUP split two games against top-10 opponents Saturday and Tuesday and defeated Edinboro University on Thursday.

The Crimson Hawks (10-5, 8-2 in the Pennsylvania LACROSSE State Athletic Conference) lost 9-8 to No. 7 West Chester (13-1, 8-1) in the snow Saturday.

IUP was down 6-4 at halftime.

West Chester’s largest lead came in the second half when they were up 8-4. However, an Amy Weinberg (senior, special education) goal had IUP trailing 9-8 with 3:51 remaining.

Neither team scored again, and the Crimson Hawks lost their third one-goal game of the season, all to top-10 teams.

Weinberg, Kim Hooven (junior, Elementary & Special Ed.) and Adriana Grecco (freshman, biology pre-vet) led IUP with two goals a piece.

In goal, sophomore Angela Lontoc (natural sciences) recorded a career-high 13 saves. She’s currently third the PSAC in save percentage and fifth in goals against per game.

IUP upset No. 5 Mercyhurst, 11-7, Tuesday. The Crimson Hawks led 4-3 at halftime, and their next goal was a historical one. Weinberg broke the PSAC

(Sara Bertram/ The Penn) Sara Harshman has three goals and seven assists for the Crimson Hawks this season.

She’ll look to help them enter the PSAC Championships on a high note as they welcome Kutztown University Saturday and No. 19 East Stroudsburg University April 23.

career assist record when she fed Brittney Palardy (senior, exercise science) for a goal.

The previous record was 184, and Weinberg sits at 186. She’s also second in career points at IUP with 256, 36 shy of the record.

“I honestly had no idea I was going to break it,” Weinberg said.

“My record would’ve never been possible if it weren’t for my teammates.”

The win over Mercyhurst was IUP’s first of the season against a top-20 team.

“It felt amazing to overcome such tough competition,” Lontoc said. “We deserved every second of it. The game against West Chester was definitely a tough

loss, but it gave us the confidence we needed for Mercyhurt.”

In a 15-12 defeat of Edinboro on Thursday, the Crimson Hawks saw three of their own record hat tricks.

Hooven, Weinberg and freshman Ally Burrows started the scoring for IUP. And after Edinboro broke the Crimson Hawks’ shutout by adding two of their own goals, Weinberg added to her assist total as IUP extended its lead.

Outdrawing the Fighting Scots 20-6 at the end of the day, the Crimson Hawks will next return home for a Saturday matchup with Kutztown University, which is 6-8 on the season.

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-“It’s a little bittersweet to know that basketball and my college experience are coming to a close.”

-“As much as I would like it to be, I don’t think basketball will be a big part of my life.

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-“I do plan on keeping basketball as a part of my life.

There are a lot of collegiate athletes in my area, and we play pick-up often, so that will be fun.”

-“I do plan on still making basketball a big part of my life. I don’t know how yet.

Maybe [I will] get into coaching next year at my old high school.”

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-“Reflecting back on my basketball career, I think of it as the best time of my life. I am still sad that it’s over, but looking back, I would not change one single thing. At the same time, I’m excited to begin a new adventure.”

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-“I’ve made so many memories here and met some of my best friends, who I’ll keep in contact with for the rest of my life.”

-“I wish I could have more time here on the court and on campus, but this chapter of my life is ending, and it’s time to start a new one. I am willing to take on whatever life throws at me.”

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Sports

LET IT BEGIN

Penguins, Flyers, Rangers, Islanders all set to make a Stanley Cup run

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

The Stanley Cup playoffs started Wednesday, and they’re giving hockey fans a lot to look forward to.

The 2015 Stanley Cup finalists, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks, will have a shot at producing a rematch. Both teams won the fourth most games in their respective conferences.

The Detroit Red Wings’ streak is alive, as they’re making a 25th straight playoff appearance. Last but not least, the Washington Capitals enter as the No. 1 overall seed. But given their recent playoff history, can they finally get over the hump?

Here’s a quick look at each firstround matchup: The Pittsburgh Penguins (48-268) and New York Rangers (46-27-9) match up for a third straight year.

The Rangers won the previous two series.

This time around, New York’s coveted goaltender, Henrik Lundqvist, will be returning to the ice following an illness. Lundqvist has 35 wins on the season, fourth best in the NHL. Pittsburgh’s goaltender Marc Andre-Fleury will also be returning following his absence. And center Evgeni Malkin may not return until the second round of the playoffs.

If that happens, his return to the Sidney Crosby-led offense will be dangerous. The Pens’ average 2.94 goals per game, third in the NHL, and are 14-2 over their past 16 games.

Prediction: Pittsburgh wins 4-2 The Philadelphia Flyers (41-2714) controlled their own path to the playoffs and got in. They’ll face the NHL’s top team: the Washington Capitals (56-18-8).

The Caps are led by the NHL’s leading goal scorer, Alex Ovechkin, and winningest goaltender, Braden Holtby. The Caps are arguably the most dangerous team in the league, as they rank second in both goals scored per game (3.02)

and goals against (2.33).

The Flyers will rely on role players to help Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds on the offensive end. Philadelphia struggles to score with only 2.6 goals per game, good enough for 22nd overall.

Washington wins 4-1 The Detroit Red Wings (41-3011) expected to be in the playoffs, and the Tampa Bay Lightning (4631-5) expect to win the Stanley Cup Finals after their runner-up 2015 season.

Tampa Bay will lean on Ben Bishop to guard the net with his life, which he does quite well at 2.41 goals allowed per game, fifth best in the NHL. Detroit lost in Game 7 to the Lightning last season.

Tampa Bay wins 4-0 Roberto Loungo keeps the important-goaltender theme alive for the Florida Panthers (47-26-9). He will try to keep John Tavares and the rest of the New York Islanders (45-27-10) in check.

The Islanders are 34-9-4 when Tavares scores a point and 16-1 when he has multiple points.

At 44 years young, Jaromir Jagr is still producing for the Panthers.

He leads the team with 66 points.

They will rely on his playoff experience heavily in this matchup.

New York wins 4-3 Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are a tag-team offensive juggernaut for the Chicago Blackhawks (47-26-9). They’ll have to go through the St. Louis Blues (4924-9), who closed the season on an 8-2 run. St. Louis will count on Vladimir Tarasenko’s stick to keep them in the series.

Of course, Corey Crawford in the net, along with Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith on defense, makes Chicago a threat to win it all once again.

Chicago wins 4-2 The Los Angeles Kings (48-286) still have superstar goaltender Jonathan Quick, a strong defense led by Drew Doughty and team point leader Anze Kopitar.

The San Jose Sharks (46-30-6)

ended the season fourth in scoring behind Joe Thornton’s 82 points.

The Sharks will have to score a lot of goals to win this one.

Los Angeles wins 4-2 The Ryan duo (Getzlaf and Kesler) for the Anaheim Ducks (46-2511) will need to score goals for a team that is defensive-minded.

The Ducks are first in goals allowed per game (2.3), power play percentage (23) and penalty kill percentage (87.2). Their opponent, the Nashville Predators, (4127-14) do everything well. They rank 12th in goals per game (2.7), 14th in goals against per game (2.6) and 10th in power play percentage (19.7).

Anaheim wins 4-1 The NHL’s highest-scoring team resides in Dallas this year. The Stars (50-23-9) average a blazing 3.22 goals per game. They will face the Minnesota Wild (38-33-11), who will need to take advantage of the Stars’ 2.6 goals allowed per game.

Dallas wins 4-0

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The Washington Capitals made the postseason for the eighth time since Alexander Ovechkin joined the team in 2005. They’ve yet to surpass the second round in that time, but as the NHL’s points leader, they’ll try to get over that hump.

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