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Diversity, inclusion addressed at symposium

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

IUP’s first daylong Diversity and Inclusion Symposium addressed privilege, racism and respect Tuesday at the KCAC. Peggy McIntosh, an anti-racism and women’s rights scholar, kicked off the event with her presentation, “Coming to See Privilege Systems:

The Surprising Journey,” which discussed white privilege and its impacts.

A Q&A session followed the presentation.

The second portion of the symposium consisted of a panel of African-American IUP alumni who discussed “Microaggressions and Macro Effects: Learning to Recognize, Interrupt, and Navigate Colorblind Racism.” The panelists

were Davie Huddleson (‘68), Art Woods (’83), and Sean McCaskill (’92).

The three alumni discussed what microaggressions are, their experiences with them in both their personal and professional lives and ways to combat them.

The symposium’s final event featured Candy Castleberry Singleton’s workshop, “Dignity and Respect: Making the World a Bet-

ter Place for All to Live, Work, and Play.” Singleton began The Dignity and Respect Campaign to remind people that everyone wants to be treated with dignity and respect.

Through storytelling, she explained how we can create an inclusive environment in schools, communities and organizations.

She left the audience with “30 Things We Can Do to Treat People with Dignity and Respect,” and the

idea that “there is power in collaboration.”

IUP President Michael Driscoll concluded the ceremony, leaving students and faculty with this: “This type of program is a cornerstone of a university’s mission: teaching people how to share their reasoned opinions-debate and agree or debate and disagreewhile always treating each other with dignity and respect.”

Hacks for Finals Week: As told by IUP students

By TYLER MILLER Staff Writer T.C.Miller2@iup.edu

With finals quickly approaching, IUP students might be in a frenzy to survive next week.

With the stress that always accompanies exams beginning to surface, IUP students shared a few of their own personal hacks for finals week: “I make sure I try to study a week in advance,” said Kristen Kundrod (freshman, speech pathology), “and I like to read over my notes and think of questions that might be on the exam.”

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Amanda Florez (senior, food and nutrition) studied outside Java City Wednesday.

dicate that a great way to reduce the pressure of finals (or any exam, in general) is to start mentally preparing yourself for the pressuring

exam environments by creating small quizzes by yourself with the use of your notes.

Similarly, Shanelle Ianson (soph-

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omore, early childhood education and development) said she goes “to the library and reads over chapters and review sheets,” a pretty common studying habit, “and I definitely cram.”

Examtime.com added that students should set a weekly studying routine, even if it is only one hour per week, to help retain information.

Madelyne Grim (freshman, sociology) said that she does her studying in “the study rooms in my dorm,” a great choice of room for studying as to eliminate most distractions.

“My study habits are to create a typed study guide, then produce

flashcards, and I depend on coffee and energy drinks,” Chandrika Milavec (sophomore, nursing) said.

“I’m one of those people that have to lock myself on a quiet floor for me to actually get anything done.”

Again, this is reinforced by Examtime.com, which suggests making study plans, such as a study guide, and to eliminate all distractions when studying.

Grim has a simple way to destress from all of the work that comes with finals week.

“Food, [specifically] spinach artichoke dip,” Grim said.

“I’ve been stress-eating that like crazy.”

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POLICE BLOTTER ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS

• Indiana Borough Police conducted a traffic stop of Daniel Combs, 23, of Indiana, in the 00 block of South Fourth Street at 3:07 a.m. April 3 and subsequently charged him with DUI and related traffic offenses, according to police.

• Brittni Hickey, 28, of Homer City, was charged with DUI after borough police conducted a traffic stop in the 00 block of North Taylor Avenue at 2:17 a.m. April 2, police said.

• Borough police responded to a report from Sheetz, 768 Wayne Avenue, at 2:20 a.m. March 24 and charged Tucker Preston, 22, East Brady, with DUI after officers conducted an investigation, according to police.

NOISE VIOLATIONS

• Charles Wilson, 22, of Tyrone was cited with a noise violation after borough police responded to a report in the 900 block of School Street at 12:15 a.m. April 23, police said.

• Borough police investigated a loud party in the 400 block of South Seventh Street at 5:43 p.m. April 23 and cited Colton Kerner, 20, of McMurray, with a noise violation, according to police.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

An unknown person reportedly damaged four windows and a door at the Crimson Court Townhouses construction site, 948 Wayne Ave., sometime between April 22 and 24, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

Psychology Day event to take place Friday A daylong psychology event will offer something for everyone on IUP’s campus, event organizers said.

Psychology Day, scheduled for Friday, will feature research talks by faculty members and students, panel discussions about employment opportunities and graduate studies.

There will also be a keynote speech by IUP psychology professor Cristina L. Reitz-Krueger on sexual health in college students.

The events are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m.

They will occur in four rooms on the first floor of Uhler Hall, home to the IUP Psychology Department.

One room will be devoted to seniors and will offer free food.

For more information, contact event co-chairs Dr. Tara Johnson at Tara.Johnson@iup.edu or Dr. Laura Knight at laura.knight@iup.edu or call the department at (724) 3572426.

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KCAC’s blimp operator gets big break with Penguins

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

Jordan Hudzicki (sophomore, geography) used his experience as operations supervisor at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex to secure a spot on the airship crew for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Hudzicki has been working at the KCAC for almost three years.

Prior to the start of the 2015-16 IUP basketball season, he was given the opportunity by Mary Ann Lambrinos, director of corporate sales at the KCAC, to teach himself to pilot the airship that flies at all the home games.

The promotional airship is sponsored by CNB Bank. It is a heliumfilled blimp used to entertain fans during event breaks by dropping promotional coupons, gifts and other goodies.

When IUP acquired the blimp it did not have a pilot, so Hudzicki volunteered to learn the controls and teach himself.

Hudzicki’s experience piloting the airship is what led to the unexpected opportunity with the Penguins.

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Jordan Hudzicki (sophomore, geography) will use the skills he learned as operations supervisor at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in his future endeavor with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

again helped Hudzicki get the position.

Currently, Hudzicki is job shadowing for the Penguins during the remainder of the current NHL season, but over the summer, he will train with the rest of the Penguins’ airship crew.

It is uncertain what position Hudzicki will fill in the fall when the new season starts, but he is hopeful that he will get to fly an airship.

Hudzicki explained how it felt to be offered the position with the Penguins.

“I was thrilled when they called back,” Hudzicki said.

“Technically I am just job shad-

owing with them now, but it is still a really cool experience every time I go to a game.”

The Penguins operate several large airships that are much bigger than the one used at the KCAC. Because of the size and complexity of the airships, it can be difficult to find pilots who can successfully and safely operate the blimps. However, Hudzicki impressed the Penguins’ airship crew.

Hudzicki says the two jobs vary drastically.

“The IUP blimp is only 8 feet, whereas the Penguins blimp is twice as big, the arena is much larger – affecting depth per-

ception,” he said. “Plus with big air conditioners, more challenging air currents [are created] that push the blimp around more so than in the KCAC. [There is also] the intimidation factor.

“The Penguins have around 18,000 people at the games watching the blimp, [while] IUP basketball games tend to have around a 1,000 people, making it a little less stressful.”

During his remaining two years at IUP, Hudzicki will continue to be the pilot for the CNB Blimp at the IUP basketball games.

He wanted to thank the entire KCAC staff, and especially Lam-

brinos, for all the help and support they have given him this past year.

Hudzicki also offered some advice to other undergraduate students.

“Always try different things,” Hudzicki said. “I would’ve never thought at the beginning of this school year that I would be flying remote control blimps for extra paychecks.”

The opportunities Hudzicki has received at the KCAC and with the Penguins were unexpected, so he currently does not know what he wants to do after graduation because, as this year proved, anything can happen.

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Study drugs: helpful tools or a harmful habit?

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

The names of some sources have been changed due to the illicit nature of the subject.

With the end of the semester approaching, finals are on the horizon for IUP students.

Anxiety is a common feeling, and many may be asking themselves, “How am I going to get all my studying done in such a short amount of time?”

To help in studying, many students turn to aids such as caffeine, meditation or even prescription drugs.

Drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse and Concerta get into students’ hands through either obtaining a prescription or purchasing them illegally.

These drugs are defined as Schedule II by the United States Controlled Substances Act of 1970, meaning they have the potential for abuse and addiction.

Out of 199 responses to a Qualtrics survey distributed to IUP stu-

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dents by The Penn in February 2014, 29 percent said they have taken Adderall without a prescription.

Rose, a senior journalism student at IUP, has a very long history with experimental pill use, which began with Concerta in high school. This then led to her experimenting with harder drugs such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Opana – the drug she was primarily addicted to in high school.

After high school, Rose primar-

ily used Adderall, but not just for studying.

“I would take Adderall before parties, or just to feel better,” she said. “I never really looked at it as a study drug, but as speed; something you just take to stay awake and focused.”

Rose also remembers one sleepless night when she took Adderall to stay awake so she could attend class the next day.

Her dependency on study drugs led Rose to search for any kind of

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drug she felt would help her with cramming for tests or writing papers all night. In one instance, Rose was failing two classes and could not repeat them, so she sought some kind of the drug in order to help her pull through. She found Vyvanse.

When the drug kicked in, she described the feeling as “super focused, and super ready to write [her] paper and study for [her] final.” Rose worked the night away until 9 a.m., then felt she had enough time to take a nap.

She did for about an hour, then went off to take her final, which she “breezed through” due to her allnight preparation.

After arriving home, her body was yearning for rest, but she could not close her eyes for hours. When she finally did, she described her rest as “awful.”

But using drugs wasn’t always just a mode of maintaining a focused and alert attitude. Rose had also used study drugs as a way to make money.

When she began college, a close friend from high school acquired an Adderall prescription and funneled the product to Rose and her other friends to sell. The pills had a high milligram count, so they would break up the pills to make even more profit.

“I remember at one point I had a pretty big Tupperware container filled to the brim with varying MGcount pills of Adderall,” she said.

“We weren’t executing a huge black-market pharmaceutical op-

eration by any means, but we would sell them to anyone who was interested.

“After awhile, though, my friend didn’t renew his prescription and we eventually ran out of the Adderall we had left.”

These drugs created a “vicious cycle of dependency,” as Rose described it. It featured a schedule of alternating Percocet, Adderall and Concerta.

But there are alternative, healthier methods to enhance studying.

Some methods include natural remedies like drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated, drinking green tea for a more natural energy boost and eating foods rich with protein and carbohydrates, like peanut butter and apples, to stay alert, according to Ann Sesti, the assistant director of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs.

Sesti also suggested to take advantage of State Dependent Learning. SDL assists students by giving them a similar environment or state of mind which must be replicated at the time of an exam to help the students recall information studied.

Many study drugs also have harmful side effects, including: nervousness, restlessness, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body, headache, changes in sex drive or ability, dry mouth, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, loss of appetite and weight loss, according to Sesti.

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TEN, BEC schedule end-of-the-year events

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

Two of IUP’s major event-planning organizations, The Entertainment Network and the Black Emphasis Committee, have partnered to create a few community-wide activities for the final weeks of the spring semester.

“Planning these events for the spring semester took a lot of time and discussion between all executive chair members of both BEC and TEN boards,” Karen Plate (sophomore, interior design) said.

“We’ve been holding combined

board meetings every week all semester.”

TEN and BEC will be merging next year to become the Student Activity Committee (STATIC) in hopes of combining forces to better provide programs for students.

The schedule for end-of-year events is as follows: a K Camp concert on Friday, roller skating on Saturday, a cookout on Sunday and a finals study break on Monday.

“We wanted to provide IUP students with the most events possible, spread diversely in terms of content and possible audience,” said Plate, the technology chairwoman for TEN.

“We combined concerts, trips, on-campus activities and educational speakers into one spring semester lineup.”

Tickets for Friday’s concert are $10 with an I-Card and $20 for the public.

Tickets are available for purchase at the Hadley Union Building box office. K Camp is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m., and doors will open at 7 p.m.

The HUB Ohio Room will be transformed into a roller skating rink, complete with lights and a disco ball, on Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. Free food and drinks will be provided.

The annual BEC Cookout will be held on the patio of the HUB from noon until 4 p.m. Sunday.

Free food, games, prizes and giveaways will be offered. If inclement weather persists, the cookout will be cancelled.

For the last event of the year, the HUB Ohio Room will be converted into a stress-free zone from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday.

For those in need of a break from studying for finals or just from the pressure of life in general, massages, a cereal bar, frozen drinks, coffee, fruit, handwriting analysis, video games and board games will be available.

“We’re hoping that students see our attempts to cater to as many people as possible, and that they’ll come out to most of the events – especially since the majority of them are free,” Plate said.

As this school year concludes, Plate said the soon-forming STATIC is already planning for the next year.

“We’re tossing around some ideas for concerts and events for the fall semester, but we won’t start finalizing those until this summer.

We’re really excited to start the 2016-17 school year off right with the events put on by the new programming board.”

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As part of De-Stress Fest, students enjoyed the company of four-legged friends from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Stapleton Library. Chill out with Canines was co-sponsored by the Counseling Center and IUP Libraries.

CHalk the Walk

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The IUP College of Fine Arts and IUP’s chapter of the National Art Education Association held their annual Sidewalk Commentary Contest, Chalk-on-the-Walk Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cash and other prizes were awarded.

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How we’re getting through Finals Week

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Finals Week isn’t fun for anyone, except maybe the professors. We here at The Penn are students, too, and we’re dreading the struggle that looms on the horizon. Here are our own personal ways of coping and getting through to the sweet serenity that is summer.

Cody Benjamin, editor-in-chief: I’m going to bask in the Phillies’ competitiveness for however long as it lasts, and I’m also going to anxiously look forward to the big changes that await me after graduation.

Jake Enders, managing editor: I’m hoping to not let the stress of finals affect me too greatly by always keeping in mind that there are bigger things in life, and that if I do my best things will surely work

out for the best.

Casey Kelly, news editor: Coffee and dog videos. But mostly coffee. Okay fine it’s going to be a lot of dog videos, too.

Chris Hayes, Wet Ink editor: This finals week, I plan to hunker down and bury my face in those books. But in reality, I’ll probably cram the night before while I eat midnight pancakes.

Kyle Kondor, sports editor: As a double major in communications media and journalism, finals week has always been my favorite week.

Samantha Nicholson, photo editor: As a communications media major, most of my finals are projects rather than traditional exams. I snuggle up in bed with my puppy and knock it out...and hope my boyfriend makes me cookies.

Ailey Clark, new media editor: Personally, I’m fueled by coffee and a desire to not be homeless.

From everyone here at The Penn, here’s wishing you a successful and relatively stress-free Finals Week!

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Absurdity reigns in campus sex trials

By JUSTIN DILLON AND MATT KAISER Los Angeles Times TNS

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, April 22: There’s an old legal adage that good facts make good law, and bad facts make bad law. In the case of campus sexual assault, it may be that absurd facts will eventually make good law, too.

About five years ago, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights issued a letter that would change the face of campus sexual misconduct proceedings at colleges across the country.

The letter directed university administrators to judge allegations according to the lowest burden of proof available: the preponderance of the evidence, a mere 50.01 percent certainty that whatever the accuser claimed actually happened. It also highly discouraged cross-examinations, suggesting they might violate federal anti-discrimination law.

To avoid the government’s ire

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– and bad press – colleges set up zero tolerance policies. They began suspending or even expelling students on the basis of allegations that, even if true, fell short of what most people understand as “assault.” In recent months, however, some disputes have migrated from campuses to the realworld court system, and judges are pushing back on absurd situations with common sense.

One case involves two Brandeis students who dated for almost two years. Six months after the breakup, the young man who’d ended the relationship filed a two-sentence complaint against his former boyfriend, alleging “numerous inappropriate, nonconsensual sexual interactions.”

No details, no specific incidents – just that brief complaint about bad things that happened during a lengthy relationship.

Brandeis immediately launched an investigation and charged the accused with 12 separate violations of school policy. He was ultimately found responsible for four of them – three counts of sexual misconduct and one count

of invasion of privacy. As a result, he was fired from his internship and forced to explain what happened to every potential graduate school or employer.

His crimes? Looking at his boyfriend naked when they were in a communal bathroom during their relationship; waking his boyfriend up by kissing him; trying to perform oral sex on his boyfriend when they were staying at the boyfriend’s father’s house; and putting his hand on his boyfriend’s crotch.

In the logic of campus proceedings, this outcome makes a certain kind of sense. Sexual contact is non-consensual if the other person is asleep. And the Department of Education has told colleges that they mustn’t treat non-consensual contact lightly.

Yet campus rules overlook the realities of relationships.

Failed by university administrators, the accused student sued Brandeis in federal court, alleging that the school had, among other things, violated its promise to conduct his disciplinary proceeding with “basic fairness.” In

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a forceful decision, a U.S. District Court judge lambasted Brandeis for how it treated the student, noting that “there are few things in life as complex as a long-term relationship” and permitted the case to move forward.

In another case, a student sued the University of Southern California for suspending him for a year – not for sexually assaulting his accuser, but for failing to intervene quickly enough when someone else slapped her on the bottom. The school did this despite a complete lack of evidence that the student knew the slap was coming or could have done anything to prevent it.

The court threw out USC’s decision entirely and ordered the student back to school. In the span of two pages, it used the words “no evidence” four separate times.

Sexual assault does occur on college campuses, and schools are right to take it seriously. But that doesn’t mean common sense has to go out the window. It is no less ridiculous to brand a college student a rapist for making an unwanted pass at his boyfriend than

it is to brand a 7-year-old a threat for eating a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun. Yet in the mindless world of zero tolerance, such distinctions are lost.

Sex is messy and confusing.

The notion currently in vogue that students must give explicit consent at every step of the way may be great in theory, but that’s just not how people behave. People in romantic relationships sometimes wake each other with a kiss.

Maybe the other person doesn’t want the kiss – or doesn’t want to be woken up – but does such behavior warrant even a formal response from a university, much less punishment?

Slowly but surely, courts may be starting to realize that they have a role to play in making sure that schools treat everyone fairly, both the accusers and the accused. As any economist (or any parent) will tell you, people respond to incentives. If colleges fail to bring common sense back into their disciplinary processes, then courts may force them to do that – and absurd facts will make good law.

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Summer splurging: 10 movies to see

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

The following is an opinion: With summer just around the corner, people are getting ready for a ton of adventures. Everything from road trips to pool days to Netflix for months at a time is on the table.

Hollywood is doing everything it can to keep theaters packed this summer, and with a packed list of promising releases, it’s probably going to work.

Among the masses of movies to be released in the next few months, some are generating plenty of hype.

Here are the top 10 upcoming movies for summer:

(Forbes.com) Tom Holland in ‘Captain America: Civil War’

1. “Captain America: Civil War” (May 6) The main events of this sequel transpire after the Avengers’ collateral damage. A system of accountability headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team is installed, but this new development breaks the Avengers into two separate groups.

One side is led by Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), who wants the Avengers to remain free to work without government interference, and the other is headed by Tony

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Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and his decision to support the system of accountability. Iron Man and Captain America will go toe-to-toe in this new action flick that will also feature newcomers like Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Black Panther (Chadwick Bosman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland).

2. “X-Men: Apocalypse” (May 27) The newest installment in the “X-Men” saga has fans brimming with excitement. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, awakens after thousands of years in a dormant state. Dissatisfied with the world as he finds it, he recruits a team of powerful mutants, including Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order.

As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

3. “Me Before You” (June 3) With no clear direction in her life, 26-year-old Louisa “Lou” Clark (Emilia Clarke) goes from one job to the next in order to help her family make ends meet. Her nor-

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mally cheerful outlook is put to the test when she faces her newest career change. Lou finds herself as a caregiver for Will Traynor (Sam Clafin), a wealthy young man who became paralyzed in an accident.

No longer the risk-taker he once was, the now-cynical Will has all but given up until Lou becomes determined to show him that life is worth living. Embarking together on a series of adventures in this romantic comedy, both Lou and Will get more than they bargained for.

4. “Finding Dory” (June 17) The long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2003 animated film focuses on a fan favorite, forgetful fish Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the reef with Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence) when she suddenly remembers that she has a family who may be looking for her.

In an effort to find her mom and dad, Dory swims across the ocean to California and enlists the help of three of the Marine Life Institute’s residents: Hank (Ed O’Neill), a cranky octopus; Bailey (Ty Burrell), a beluga whale who is convinced his sonar skills are failing; and Destiny (Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale shark. As they navigate the maze that is the institute, Dory and her friends discover the charm of their flaws, friendships and family.

5. “Independence Day: Resurgence” (June 24) The sequel to the 1996 sci-fi hit begins the next epic chapter in protecting the planet. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to defend humanity.

7. “Ghostbusters” (July 15) Thirty years after the first installment of this well-known story, the reboot stars a cast full of comedians, as Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and more will be featured.

It’s sure to induce sidesplitting laughter.

6. “The Purge: Election Year” (July 1) The third installment of “The Purge” series is set in the year 2025, two years after police sergeant Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) chose not to kill the man who murdered his son.

He becomes head of security for Senator Charlene Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), the frontrunner in the next presidential election.

Due to her vow to eliminate the Purge, the government secretly opposes Roan’s campaign and plots against her to keep her from destroying the Purge. On the night of the Purge, a betrayal from within the administration forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street, where they must fight to survive the night.

8. “Suicide Squad” (August 5) Unlike many of the action movies coming out this year, this film primarily features villains as its main cast.

A mix of well-known and unfamiliar antagonists (Deadshot, King Shark, Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn) are recruited by the government to accomplish a task deemed too dangerous for superheroes.

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9. “Sausage Party” (August 12) This animated film follows one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.

The voices of Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig and James Franco appear in this adult-humor feature.

10. “War Dogs” (August 19) Based on a true story, this actioncomedy follows two friends in their early 20s (Jonah Hill and Miles Teller) living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War. The two exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. military contracts.

Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life, but the pair gets in over its head when it lands a $300 million deal to arm the Afghan military.

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MTV hopes a return to its music roots will boost ratings

By STEVEN ZEITCHIK Los Angeles Times TNS

For years, the word music in the MTV acronym has been an afterthought, a vestige of an earlier time and identity.

That’s all about to change.

Under the guidance of its new president, Sean Atkins, the youth network is embarking on a redo that will put music at its center.

With ratings flat or down in a number of time periods, MTV is turning to songs as its savior. The network is prepping a new version of its classic “Unplugged”; a music competition show in the world of hip-hop produced by Mark Burnett; and an live-music series set in L.A. and titled “Wonderland.”

The last one is MTV’s first such program in about two decades.

“The thing that kept coming back when I first started this job was, ‘Why doesn’t MTV do more music?’ Atkins said in an interview.

“Music is our muse, our spirit animal. And it’s a great muse to have.

So we’re leaning into it.”

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The changes were announced at MTV’s annual upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Thursday, which featured a performance by Kendrick Lamar.

The new direction comes at a time of uncertainty for MTV. In the fourth quarter of 2015, MTV’s average prime-time viewership came in at 454,000, down more than 50 percent from just two years before.

Atkins, a digitally savvy veteran of Discovery and HBO, arrived in the fall with a mandate to revive its fortunes. The company last month hired Conde Nast veteran Michael

Klein as head of programming.

The changes also come as Viacom is embroiled in a succession battle, with family members and associates of Sumner Redstone vying for control of the company.

Music won’t be the only possible solution to MTV’s woes. The network on Thursday announced that it has greenlighted scripted series including “Almost Loosely Nicole,” inspired by the life of comedian and “Girl Code” star Nicole Byers; “Sweet/Vicious,” an hourlong show about a set of characters who avenge sexual-assault crimes; a twins drama titled “Blooms,” with Drew Barrymore the executive producer; and “Mary + Jane,” a comedy set in the world of pot dealers and L.A. hipsters.

It also has other nonscripted fare, such as a food show executive produced by Zac Efron; “MTV’s the Investigation,” a look at wrongful criminal convictions

by Ryan Ferguson, a Missouri-born personal trainer who was himself wrongly jailed for murder; a survival game show titled “Stranded With a Million Bucks”; and a film program called “Greatest Movie Show of All Time,” with Dwayne Johnson as executive producer.

“Wonderland,” meanwhile, will be an hourlong show focusing on a different series of acts every week. With the help of sister channel Comedy Central, the series will showcase “the best new music, groundbreaking live performances and young comedic talent under one roof,” according to a network statement, with live performances “the beating heart of every episode.”

And more music could be on the way: Other shows in development include “Year One,” an archival look at a superstar’s early days; “It’s the Real,” a Jewish/hip-hop mashup produced by John Legend’s company; and “Studio 24,” a pairing of artist and celebrity to create a song in 24 hours, with Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun as executive producer.

“It won’t be carpets and candles,” Erik Flannigan, executive vice president of music and multiplatform strategy. “And it won’t be

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rock legends playing their catalog.

What we want to do is take the attributes that made ‘Unplugged’ such a success for so many years and reimagine them for 2016.”

Flannigan said the network recognizes that many of the elements that weren’t around when MTV was launched – particularly digital music services such as Spotify and social media sites that help spread word of new music – are playing the role of tastemaker that MTV once did. He said it won’t always seek to compete on the discovery

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front. But he does feel there is a way to enhance the relationship fans have with musicians.

“It’s easier than ever to discover songs you love,” he said. “I think it’s harder to fall in love with artists.”

He added that he felt this was as much about audience demand as network experimentation. “Our commitment to [music] has wavered in recent years even though it’s something the audience continues to seek from us.”

MTV will continue to not air

videos, saving those for multiplex channels such as MTVU, or digital upstarts like Vevo.

After a long run in the 1980s and 1990s as a network defined by music-related programming (“Headbangers Ball,” “Yo! MTV Raps” and the heyday of “TRL”), the network this century reinvented itself as a place for reality television as “The Hills” and “Jersey Shore” became phenomena to rival network nonscripted granddaddy “The Real World.”

MTV then sought to become a place for youth-skewing scripted fare, in recent years achieving various degrees of success with shows such as “Teen Wolf,” “Awkward,” “Finding Carter” and “Scream.”

The hope now is that a return to the music world will seem fresh after so many non-melodic iterations.

“We know there are a lot of challenges ahead,” Atkins said.

“But one of the reasons I came here is because who doesn’t want to be a part of the third reinvention of MTV.”

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Jazz festival is Young’s swan song

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

The IUP Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble will hold a Jazz Festival at 7 p.m. Saturday in Fisher Auditorium.

Hosted by music professors Dr. Keith Young and Dr. Kevin Eisensmith, this will be the 16th iteration of the festival and the final one for Young, the IUP Jazz Band director who will be retiring at the end of the semester.

Audience members can expect to see Young featured as a soloist with the Jazz Ensemble, directed

by Eisensmith.

This year’s Jazz Festival will also be featuring a guest artist: jazz trumpeter George Rabbai.

The most important goal to Eisensmith is to have fun, but also to showcase a selection of jazz pieces the ensemble can perform and perform well. Another goal of the festival is for high school jazz musicians to work with an established artist to provide the students with “a better understanding of the various styles of jazz music.”

Patrons who attend the festival can anticipate specific pieces like the Jazz Band’s “Theme Song,” an arrangement of “Strike Up the Band” by Sammy Nestico and two pieces by Bob Mentzer: “Incredible Journey” and “Carla.”

The Jazz Ensemble will be opening its performance with the

traditional arrangement of “Back Home Again in Indiana,” which was composed by IUP alumnus Roy Mitchell in 1990. It has been used at every jazz festival since.

Another piece in the set list that the audience may recognize will be Radiohead’s “Optimistic.”

For a few of the student performers, this will also be their last performance with the Jazz Ensemble before graduation.

John Mullen (graduate, music) is coming up on 15 years of experience playing the drums. He has also been the graduate assistant to percussion professor Dr. Michael Kingan.

Mullen praised the faculty he has worked with.

“The music faculty at IUP are truly masters of their craft, and there are many students here who probably owe them more thanks than they even realize,” he said.

Lead trumpet player Sadie Spencer (senior, music education) has been playing trumpet since fifth grade. She will be student teaching in the fall and graduating in December.

Senior Sarah Thompson (lead trombone player) and senior Jake LeJune (lead tenor saxophone player) will also be graduating.

Regular admission is $10, but a discount will be offered to senior citizens or groups of 15 or more at $8.

For I-Card holders and children, tickets are $6. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

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‘Keanu’ is a real, funny movie

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service TNS

If you watched the trailer for “Keanu” – starring Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael Key of Comedy Central’s beloved series “Key & Peele” – and wondered “is this a real movie?” you’re not alone. In fact, it’s one of the auto-searches on Google.

It’s understandable, as most know “Key & Peele” as a veritable factory of genre-bending viral sketches that engage with the tropes of Hollywood.

It’s also understandable if you

might have assumed that “Keanu” was a parody of the Keanu Reeves actioner “John Wick,” since the stories of both films revolve around missing pets and the owners who will do anything for them.

But no, “Keanu” was in the works before “John Wick” came out, so that connection is simply a very happy accident.

Directed by Peter Atencio, “Keanu” allows Key and Peele to take their specific brand of humorous cultural commentary and blow up the scale from the small screen to the big.

Peele plays Rell, a hipster stoner and artist in LA suffering from a

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the feline Keanu. His cousin Clarence (Key) is a dorky corporate communications executive whose

wife (Nia Long) wants him to learn how to relax.

During a bachelor weekend, Rell and Clarence return from a “Liam Neesons” movie to discover that Rell’s place has been burgled, and Keanu is missing. With intel from his pot dealer/neighbor Hulka (Will Forte), the two set off on an epic cat repossession adventure, getting mixed up in the drug-dealing Blip gang lead by the intimidating Cheddar (Method Man).

Much of the humor is centered around the cultural code-switching that Key and Peele are so adept in mining for humor. Their characters are two sort of lame, dorky guys who feel the need to act hard and posture when they are thrust into this situation as a self-defense mechanism. They morph their speaking voices from “Richard Pryor doing an impression of a white guy,” and “John Ritter,” respectively, to an exaggerated gangster slang, n-word and all (after much discussion and deliberation).

As biracial men, Key and Peele have always been uniquely poised to explore the gray areas of the performance and presentation of racial and cultural identity, and “Keanu” is no exception. They happily skewer the stereotypes of gangster culture, especially with an extended gag involving the music of George Michael. At the same time, the film presents the gangster life as an opportunity for hedonistic liberation from repression and constraint, with appropriate consequences of course.

At the center of this wild, violent melee between warring drug gangs and assassins is Keanu the kitty, so cute that it seems absolutely worth all the trouble. Seven kittens were used to portray Keanu and the performances of the animals are quite remarkable.

“Keanu” is hilarious in the way you might expect from Key and Peele, but on a much larger and more grandiose level – the jokes hit harder and the scenarios are more outlandish, resulting in a legitimately epic action comedy that is at once a send up and love letter to the genre.

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DOWN AND OUT

IUP enters PSAC tournament on six-game win streak, gets eliminated in three games

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

IUP traveled to Quakertown Wednesday and Thursday to compete in the double-loss elimination Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship tournament.

The Crimson Hawks were sent packing after three SOFTBALL games, each of which was separated by one run.

IUP opened up with a 4-3 loss to California University of Pennsylvania and rebounded with a 2-1 win over Slippery Rock University before being eliminated by Kutztown

University in a 3-2 losing effort.

Despite an early exit, the team finished with a 28-19 overall record and 12-8 record in conference, good enough for third in the PSAC Central division.

Entering the season, a lot of the credit was expected to go to IUP’s high-powered offense, but pitchers Brooke Darling (graduate, counseling) and Lauren Zola (freshman, hospitality management) flipped the script and put IUP pitching on the map.

Both players were new to the team this season and made their case as the team’s ace.

Darling and Zola have each received IUP’s female athlete of the week honors.

They combined for a 25-16 re-

cord. Darling recorded a 1.90 ERA and Zola recorded a 2.43 ERA. Although pitching stole the spotlight, IUP still had a productive offense that logged more than five runs per game.

Junior Hannah Mercer (marketing) recorded a .359 batting average while recording 32 runs and 21 RBIs. Although Mercer and Zola will return, the Crimson Hawks will lose five key players due to graduation and eligibility restrictions: Darling, Rachel Francis (psychology), Allison Viguers (marketing), Amy Fairman (kinesiology, health & sports science), Emily Hoffman (english) and Megan Gould (education).

However, head coach Bill Graham is a proven recruiter.

(Morgan Cunningham/ The Penn) Allison Viguers is one of five players who won’t be on IUP’s roster next season.

She posted a .282 batting average with three home runs and 25 RBIs this year.

Zola’s freshman season leaves Graham excited for the future

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

After finishing 19-24 and barely making the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships last season, IUP had improvements to make in preparation for the 2016 season.

One area that needed such improvement was SOFTBALL pitching, as IUP’s three pitchers compiled a 5.00 team ERA, the program’s worst in more than a decade.

Head coach Bill Graham sought to remedy that ill by bringing in two new pitchers with big reputations. Brooke Darling (graduate, counseling) came to Indiana from Columbia University.

The other addition was Lauren Zola, a fresh-faced recruit from Seton-La Salle Catholic High School in Mt. Lebanon.

Zola (hospitality management) had been under Graham’s watch-

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ful eye for quite some time.

“I saw Lauren when she was a sophomore and followed her through high school and her summer team,” he said.

“She played for a very competitive travel team and that gave her a great amount of experience. You could see the talent there early on.”

Zola, who has played softball since she was 5 years old, took the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League by storm during her time in the circle for the Rebels.

She put up a 56-10 record, posting 32 shutouts and 10 nohitters along the way while striking out 737 batters and recording a 1.34 ERA. During her senior year, she led the WPIAL in strikeouts with 247 and allowed just 11 runs in 122 innings to finish with 0.60 ERA. Needless to say, Graham was ecstatic when she chose to continue her playing career at IUP. “When we had Lauren visit through the recruiting [process],

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she seemed very excited for IUP, and we developed a nice relationship,” he said. “I can’t tell you how excited we were to get her commitment.”

Settling in behind Darling in the No. 2 spot, Zola and her elder counterpart helped drive the team to a 27-17 regular season record.

Zola compiled an 11-8 record, striking out 111 in 121.1 innings.

“Lauren is very gifted and has the perfect demeanor for pitching,” Graham said. “[It] seems like

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nothing bothers her when she is in the circle. That is a trait a lot of younger pitchers lack. Give up a hit or get a big strikeout, she seems the same. Lauren can tune out other distractions and focus on her pitching.”

While she works her curveball and rise well, the right-hander’s trademark is her screwball, which she has worked with the longest.

The pitch, which has grown to be nearly extinct in baseball due to the belief it can cause ligament damage, comes natural to Zola, so much so that there was a time where she almost exclusively used it because “no one could touch it.”

“She has four pitches that she can throw for strikes at any time, which makes her very tough to key on,” Graham said. “When she has her changeup working, she can be near unhittable.”

While her growth is obvious to those who have watched her over the years, both Zola and Graham believe she has plenty of room for improvement.

“Lauren is by no means a fin-

ished product,” he said. “If she can add a drop ball it would help immensely. She can get some quick, cheap outs and help keep her pitch count down. She will also get a little stronger and that will help her develop into a great college pitcher.”

However, she expressed satisfaction with her team’s effort throughout the season, as she believes the lineup coalesced well.

With a dynamic duo in the circle and strong offense, the team rode a six-game winning streak at the end of the season to finish third in the PSAC Central behind Bloomsburg and Lock Haven University and clinch a berth in the conference tournament.

“Lauren is an ace,” Graham said, “and there aren’t too many of them out there. She gives us a chance to win every time out there, and that’s all you can ask for.

Zola was one of six freshman to grace the IUP roster this season, so if all goes as planned, she’ll have a lot of experience by her side when her senior year begins.

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After five years as runner-up, Crimson Hawks set to IUP is looking for revenge continue success at regionals

By PAT CROSSAN

By WILLIAM GOSHAY

Staff Writer P.J.Crossan@iup.edu

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IUP finished the regular season 18-3 overall and 5-1 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West division, which slated them as the No. 2 seed entering the postseason.

When IUP’s sixth consecutive PSAC TENNIS tour nament appearance and its 11th appearance in program history.

But this season, the Crimson Hawks are the only school in the Atlantic Region with six players ranked in the top 20 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

In its quarterfinals matchup Wednesday at the Maple Street Courts in Indiana, IUP defeated Mercyhurst University 5-1.

No. 9 Claudia Menes (freshman, athletic training) playing at the No. 5 spot in singles, clinched the win for the Crimson Hawks. Menes faced No. 12 Kayla Frost and won 6-0, 6-3.

Playing at the No. 2 spot, No. 8 Luise von Agris (sophomore, international business and general management) beat Adrianna

With graduation and the end of the semester approaching, many students are preparing for their final exams as well as preparing for the summer.

But the IUP golf team has a little bit more busiGOLF ness to handle. It was announced Friday that the Crimson Hawks will be back in action as they are the No. 3 seed for the 2016 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Regional Championships at the Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville, N.Y. After placing first in the Atlantic Region a season ago, the Crimson Hawks shot 38-over 902 and finished second out of 10 teams at the tournament in Nashport, Ohio, advancing to their eighth consecutive NCAA tournament. The Crimson Hawks enter the tournament after winning two of their last three tournaments and are hungry to make it a ninth straight trip to the NCAA championship round.

As of Sunday, IUP was prepared to watch two se-

(Darius Lighty/ The Penn) Sophie Butland, left, and Rachel Wood, right, hope to be instrumental in helping IUP gain its first PSAC title in program history.

Jeffress 6-1, 6-1. No. 7 Raquel Gonzalez (junior, management) won her game 6-0, 6-1.

No. 1 doubles team of von Agris and No. 3 Jarka Petercakova (junior, international business) kicked things off with an 8-6 win over Jeffress and Frost. Jeffress and Frost are ranked at No. 9 in the Atlantic region.

Menes and Gonzalez played at the No. 3 doubles spot and won 8-3 against Adina Spahalic and Carmen Mantecon Duro.

No. 11 Rachel Wood (junior, criminology) and Alanna McFail (senior, biology), had the Crimson Hawks’ only loss on the day.

They lost 8-4 at the No. 2 doubles spot.

Petercakova, Wood and No. 16 Sophie Butland (junior, exercise science) all played unfinished matches because IUP clinched the

match before their games were counted.

With the win, IUP advances to play PSAC East No. 1 seed West Chester University in the semifinals at 3 p.m. Friday in Bloomsburg.

The Golden Rams finished the regular season 6-0 in conference but haven’t faced IUP. The winner of that match advances to the championship to face the winner of Millersville University and California University of Pennsylvania at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bloomsburg.

Cal U has won nine straight PSAC titles, causing IUP to finish as runnerup five straight years dating back to 2011.

The Vulcans defeated the Crimson Hawks 7-2 April 14, and Cal U eventually secured the PSAC West’s No. 1 overall seed.

niors compete in their final regional outing, but Kenneth Sames (business) left the program Monday.

Sames was the 2014-15 PSAC player of the year and holds three top 10 finishes this season. Last year at regionals, Sames finished in first place shooting 2-under 214.

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Brett Geiser (management), the lone remaining senior, has maintained a steady season by having three top-10 finishes under his belt as well. Geiser is a leader for the Crimson Hawks and has remained a consistent force for the team. He believes that confidence will carry IUP through nationals.

“All in all,” Geiser said, “I think personally and the team as a whole has a lot of confidence right now. I truly believe that is the biggest

thing we’re going to take away from the season heading into regionals.”

The Atlantic and East Region will compete together Monday through Wednesday, combining for 20 teams and eight individual players. The regional round is hosted by Le Moyne College. Regional tournaments will be paired as follows: Atlantic and East, Central and Midwest, South and Southeast, South Central and West.

The Crimson Hawks have placed either first or second in the Atlantic Regionals every year since 2007.

IUP last won the Atlantic Region in 2014 when the team shot an 11-over 863.

The top five teams and the top two student-athletes not with a team from each region will advance to the finals May 17 through 21 at Green Valley Ranch in Denver, Colo. The finals will be hosted by Metropolitan State University of Denver.

The NCAA Tournament consists of an 80-team field with 32 student-athletes competing as individuals.

The Crimson Hawks finished in 13th place at last year’s NCAA Championships in Conover, N.C. Three current IUP golfers participated.

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Consistency was key for IUP’s Jones

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

Over the past four years, many players have contributed to the performance of the IUP baseball program.

Third baseman Rick Jones (senior, criminology), BASEBALL a 2012 graduate of Laurel High School in New Castle, has been one of the team’s more consistent performers, starting in 139 of the Crimson Hawks’ 155 games.

The right-handed batter has a .310 batting average with 22 doubles, eight triples and six home runs. His 142 hits are tied for 13th in IUP history.

“I’m just trying to have good approaches at the plate,” Jones said. “I always want to try to get on base any way possible. I pride myself on trying to go the opposite way on the field, and I think that’s played a lot in getting some hits.”

Jones has 36 multiple-hit games during his time at IUP. This season, he has been slotted fifth in the batting order in 34 games.

Jones played shortstop in high school before having to switch over to second base his freshman year.

He played third base in his sophomore year before having to switch back to shortstop and second base his junior year.

This year, Jones had to go back to playing third base.

“We lost a really good third baseman [Mike Lupia] last year, and we don’t really have anybody that can fit that role,” Jones said.

“He asked me if I’d be open to try

to go back to that position, and I was all for it. I knew it would make our team better.”

Jones said that third base is a very demanding position.

“It’s definitely different on that side of the infield,” Jones said.

“You don’t see the entire plate approach by the hitter. It’s different, but I’ve enjoyed the challenges.”

Upon choosing a college, Jones had offers from other Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference schools, but he chose IUP because its atmosphere is different than New Castle’s.

“When I came and visited, Coach Ditch showed me around,” Jones said. “I went to a smaller high school, so I kind of wanted to get into a bigger college, and it just seemed like a perfect fit.”

With the Crimson Hawks’ playoff hopes dwindling, it’s likely that Jones’ last games as an IUP baseball player are at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Saturday at Mercyhurst University.

He graduates May 7 and plans to start working at a job he has been offered in juvenile corrections. But Jones said he’s interested in possibly coaching at some point, too.

He is unsure if he will play the sport after this season.

“After I get settled back in with jobs and everything, I’ll maybe look into high school coaching,” Jones said. “I just want to help the kids develop.”

The same could be said for this year, as he has been trying to help his teammates improve.

“I’ve always tried to set a good example and be a role model towards the younger guys,” Jones said. “I tried to help them stay on the right path throughout their career here.”

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SUMMER HOUSING. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. CAMPBELL HOUSING. SINGLE/ MULTI BEDROOMS. ALL UTILITIES, FURNISHED, PARKING. CLOSE TO CAMPUS. $55/WEEK 724-516-3669.

SPRING 17 ONLY - 3 BEDROOM HOUSE, $2300 PER PERSON, PER SEMESTER. TENENATS SPLIT ONLY CABLE/INTERNET WWW.IUPAPARTMENTS.COM FOR PICTURES. CALL 724-388-5481.

2-3 students own bedrooms. Fall 2016/ Spring 2017. Excellent location. W/D. Furnished, close to campus. Parking available. $2495.00/semester. 724-762-8338.

5 Bedroom House. Close to campus. 2200 per student, per semester. Utilities included.

Washer, dryer, and parking. 724-8401384. For pictures and more info visit www. rentalrookie.com/waterstreet Duplex for rent, 5 bedroom house with two baths on Wayne Ave next to campus.

Furnished, utilities and parking included.

Groups of 2-5, reasonable rates. Modern 2 bedroom apartment, same location, spacious, furnished, ulitlies and parking included. 1-2 people, reasonable rates.

724-463-7222.

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SUMMER SUMMER 2016, GENERAL GRANT APARTMENTS,1 BEDROOM $950. TENANT PAYS ELECRIC AND CABLE/INTERNET. NICE, CLEAN AND CLOSE TO CAMPUS. FREE PARKING. WWW.IUPAPARTMENTS.COM FOR PICTURES. CALL 724-388-5481.

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ROOMMATES Roommate needed for 3BR apartment. Located at Heath Housing. Close to campus; right behind Wallwork. Price is $3,150/semester.

Need someone for both semesters next year.

If interested, email Mason at ghwt@iup.edu or Eli at vyvt@iup.edu.

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