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G.I. Jane to join the draft?

Should U.S. women be required to register for the draft?

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

Should American women be required to register for the Selective Service System when they turn 18?

This question has been gaining the attention of lawmakers, the media and in household conversations for months.

Since the lift of gender-based restrictions on military service was approved in December 2015, people have been asking if requiring women to register for the draft is the next step toward gender equality or simply a bad idea.

Currently, men between the ages of 18 and 25 in the United States are required to register for Selective Service, but women aren’t. This is primarily due to the language used in the edict.

The law, as it’s written now, refers specifically to “male persons.”

For women to be required to register with Selective Service, Congress would have to amend the law.

The Associated Press reported on Feb. 4 that “two Republican congressmen who are military veterans have introduced a bill requiring women to register for the draft.”

U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller both said that women should be included in the requirement to register for the selective service at age 18, according to a separate AP report on Feb. 2.

Additionally, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Acting Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy have said the topic should be discussed but handled with prudence.

Neller said he’s worried about retention, injury rates and unit effectiveness.

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A Twitter poll posted on The Penn’s account revealed that 44 percent of 61 voters believe women should be required to sign up for the draft. 41 percent disagree and 15 percent are unsure at this time.

prehensions among military personnel, some civilians have a different outlook on the matter.

“It would make everything more equal,” Katelin Fox (sophomore, natural science/pre-optometry) said. “It would eliminate a reason for men to be hostile about inequality if women were drafted just as men have to be.

“I guess now they should [be drafted] if everyone wants to be treated equally. That’s an equal thing.”

Hailey Porter (sophomore, business management and human resources) partially agreed.

“I’d say yes and no because part of me is, like, I don’t care if we are treated the same as men in that sense because there are some things that men are better at,” Porter said.

“Some women aren’t as strong as men, but some men aren’t as strong as women, either. If they wanted the opportunity to do it, they should be able to do it, but I don’t think I would like having to be forced into doing something like that.

“At the same time, it’s like you’re fighting for your country and it’s honorable to be able to say that you’re defending your country.”

Fox’s biggest concern was women

having to wait to start families.

“There would be less women giving birth around that time,” Fox said.

“If they were drafted, they might not be able to start families like they want to.”

Of course, not all opinions on this topic are negative.

“There is a disadvantage to the draft in general,” said Dalton Becker (senior, natural science/pre-chiropractic), an IUP Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet.

Becker rationalized that people who had to sign up for the draft and generally didn’t want to be involved in the military didn’t always live up to the full potential needed for a successful military.

“Overall, I think it [would be] a great thing. I have seen women in the military make leaps and bounds,” Becker said. “There are a ton of professions in the military that need to be filled up, and it doesn’t really matter who fills them. We just need them filled. “[Women] are more than capable of getting the job done. I think when it comes to defending our country, male or female, it’s all hands on deck.”

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POLICE BLOTTER

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ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS

• Jessica Brechbill, 23, of Indiana, was charged with DUI after Indiana Borough Police pulled her over in the 100 block of South Seventh Street at 2 a.m. Jan. 24, according to police.

• Kierstin Kihn, 18, of Beaver Falls, was cited with underage drinking and public drunkenness after IUP Police observed her on Pratt Drive outside of Wallwork Hall at 12:24 a.m. Feb. 14, according to police.

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• Joseph Aiello, 22, of Jeannette, was charged with attempted criminal trespass, defiant trespass, simple assault, disorderly conduct, harassment and criminal mischief after he attempted to enter a residence located in the 700 block of Grant Street at 11:37 p.m. Feb. 12, according to police.

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• A black Apple iPhone 5 and an Apple Lightning charger were reportedly stolen from Zink Hall Gym A at 2 p.m. Feb. 16, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call IUP Police at 724-357-2141.

By Chuck Shepherd Recurring Themes • Yet another woman gave birth to her own granddaughter in January. Tracey Thompson, 54, offered to be the surrogate mother for her fertility-challenged daughter, Kelley, and delivered a 6-pound, 11-ounce girl at The Medical Center in Plano, Texas.

• After notable successes in the United States, Latin America claimed in December its first transgender pregnancy after Ecuadorean Fernando Machado announced he was expecting a child with his partner Diane Rodriguez. Fernando used to be “Maria;” Diane used to be “Luis;” and though both undergo hormone therapy, they have retained their birth organs.

• Overexcited police departments occasionally feel the need to safeguard towns by zealous enforcement of anti-gambling laws. In November, police in Altamonte Springs, Fla., raided the Escondido Community Clubhouse, formally shutting down the retirement village’s games of bingo, bunko, penny poker and – most controversially – the weekly sessions of the culturally venerated mahjong. Although none of the games are illegal under state law, advertising for-money games is, and the notices in the Heritage Florida Jewish News were such attention-getters that the pots for the games often grew to exceed the $10 legal maximum. Given mahjong’s sociological significance, news of the bust was even reported in Jerusalem’s Times of Israel.

• Perspective: On the heels of a similar program in Richmond, Calif., Washington, D.C.’s D.C. Council authorized funding in January to pay stipends to notorious criminals if they stop committing crimes. Police would identify up to 50 residents likely to violently offend again in 2016 and offer them periodic cash payments plus special training and educational benefits – as long as they stay out of trouble. Officials in Richmond, once overwhelmed by gun deaths, say their program, commenced almost 10 years ago, has produced a 76 percent drop in gun-related crime.

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

Group counseling will return to the IUP Counseling Center this semester in the Center for Health and Well-Being.

Group counseling is offered on a semesterly basis through the counseling center as an alternative to individual counseling.

Three groups, led by two counselors each, are being offered this semester.

Groups are kept small – about five to nine students – and they meet on a weekly basis for about eight weeks.

The group counseling coordinator, Dr. Rita Drapkin, explained the group counseling program at IUP. “Group members may have common characteristics or behaviors,” Drapkin said. “Talking with others

who have similar experiences can provide both support and perspective.”

Drapkin also explained why, for some students, group counseling more is important than individual counseling.

“In group counseling, an individual can receive help not only from the group leaders, but also from the other group members,” Drapkin said.

“In group, where everyone is there for similar reasons, members can feel safe enough to ask each other the kinds of questions that many people have. Participating in group counseling helps students recognize that others are dealing with similar issues.”

Other students, who preferred not to be identified for confidentiality reasons, shared advice to students who may be hesitant to join a group.

“It’s not as scary as you might think,” one student said. “Other members are friendly and don’t judge you. It’s a great place to open up freely.”

“I like the give and take and the bonds you can make with your peers,” another student said.

The groups fill up fast and will be closing within the next week or so.

Therefore, students interested in joining should contact the counseling center as soon as possible.

This can be done by calling either 724-357-2621 or emailing Karen Lemasters at lemaster@iup.edu.

The groups this semester include “Graduate Students,” “Women: Finding Our Way” and “Understanding Yourself and Others.”

The graduate student group meets on Tuesdays from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. and is a support network for graduate students. The group will focus on challenges facing graduate students today, such as adjustment, self-care, stress, coping, anxiety and how to handle the various difficulties that arise.

The all-women’s group meets on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. It focuses on common concerns that female undergraduate students hold, including academics, relationships, family, body image and selfesteem.

The final group also meets on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. It deals with the struggles of building and maintaining relationships while using feedback and group interaction to better understand one’s relationship and express one’s thoughts and feelings.

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Open MONDAY: The Ability Exhibit New exhibit promotes allies for individuals with disabilites

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Staff Writer T.C.Miller2@iup.edu

The Office of Advising and Testing encourages IUP students to visit the Ability Exhibit, an interactive learning experience created to promote allies for individuals with disabilities.

“Basically, we wanted to do something that was a little bit larger scale for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act,” said Cathy Dugan, director of the office.

Dugan stumbled upon the idea while at a conference that had the same exhibit, just in a smaller scale.

“They told me it travels,” Dugan said.

Dugan then took it upon herself

to make the possibility of the exhibit coming to IUP a reality.

“There are panels about the history of rights of persons with disabilities and then there are activities that are going to simulate and make you more aware of what is like to have a disability,” she said.

There will also be panels on invisible disabilities and person-first language.

Also, the exhibit will be providing a speaker for the weekly Six O’Clock Series held in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room.

“Dr. Karen Myers, the speaker, is a professor who has vision loss and runs a higher-education program at Saint Louis University,” Dugan said.

“She actually created the exhibit.

“Given she is a person with some

vision loss, she is going to try to personalize it for the audience and talk about what it is like to have a disability,” Dugan said.

Dugan also said Myers has a Ph.D. and is head of a large graduate program, which will give the audience an example of someone with a disability who is succeeding in what she does.

The presentation will aim to promote awareness of those with disabilities, according to Dugan.

Visitors are encouraged to spread awareness by signing the Ally Pledge, a large, white board to be hung on campus. Signing the pledge is a vow to do small acts to spread disability awareness.

The exhibit will take place Feb. 22 and 23 in the HUB Ohio Room.

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The Pulse hosted an event to celebrate black history and culture in the HSS Building. Students displayed art, recited poetry and sang open mic.

Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit Presented by Disability Support Services Held In the HUB Ohio Room Monday, February 22nd 10:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, February 23rd 8:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m.

Come immerse yourself in this 10-station interactive exhibit to learn about being an ally for individuals with disabilities!

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Students share research at history department conference IUP’s history department conference, spearheaded by professors Christine Baker, Alan Baumler and Eric Conlin, took place Wednesday in the HSS building. The keynote speaker, Lara Putnam (left), is the chair of the University of Pittsburgh’s history department.

Putnam presented her research, “A Child’s History of Border Regimes: Families, Migration and StateMaking in the Americas,” which focused on how border regimes can affect different communities.

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By KIMBERLY IMEL Staff Writer K.N.Imel@iup.edu

IUP’s history department hosted a history conference open to undergraduate students and alumni Wednesday.

History professors Christine Baker, Alan Baumler and Erin Conlin spearheaded the conference, making the idea a reality with the help of others in the history department.

Beginning at 9 a.m. with a brief introduction and quick jokes, Dr.

Robert Scott Moore, chair of the department, opened the conference.

“This is an opportunity, another way for you [students] to participate in history,” Moore said as he introduced the first panel.

In total, 28 individuals pre-

sented papers, five of which were alumni students. The remaining presenters were a mixture of undergraduate students. Topics included categories such as historiographies, public history and policy/politics.

The main purpose of the event was to build a stronger community in the history department and allow students to show others their skills, according to Baker.

“It gives the work that you do more relevance outside of the classroom,” Baker said.

She also hoped the event would spark students’ interest in history and motivate them to take a history course.

Lara Putnam, the keynote speaker and professor/chair of the University of Pittsburgh history department, presented her research, as well.

Titled “A Child’s History of Border Regimes: Families, Migration, and State-Making in the Americas,” Putnam focused on how different border regimes affect a community, dealing with issues such as illegal immigration and immigration policy. Putnam’s work was selected in order to meet the conference’s goal of sparking students’ interest in history.

“We wanted someone to talk about something that students would find interesting,” Baker said.

After the presentation, a brief question-and-answer session occurred, as faculty members commented on the presentation.

The history conference will become an annual event that will be held in October rather than the spring semester, according to Baker.

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Holy war: Cruz battles Trump for Christian conservatives

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Clergyman Tim Squire says Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas “got me off the fence and off the sofa” with his fiery opposition to abortion and determination to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

“Someone has to speak up for the voiceless,” Squire, a Charleston County resident, said Tuesday at a Cruz rally in Mount Pleasant, S.C. “America has been involved in an abortion holocaust since 1973, and Ted Cruz wants to turn that around.”

Just what the Cruz campaign wants to hear in the Palmetto State. The Texas senator has been the most aggressive of the remaining six GOP presidential contenders in courting South Carolina’s conservative evangelical voters, who account for 51 percent of the likely voters in Saturday’s primary.

“Cruz is having to make an extra-aggressive play to try to get them off of their tendency in South Carolina, which is to spread out their vote to whomever they like, and get them behind him as the ‘Christian candidate’ or ‘evangelical candidate,’” said Scott Huffmon, a political science professor at Winthrop University who is director of the campus’ polling initiative.

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Ted Cruz has been endorsed by more than 150 pastors statewide.

Only one problem: Donald Trump.

“He’s doing better among blue-collar and less-educated evangelicals, and probably, also, among those who are a little bit less connected to their religious institutions and communities,” said James Guth, a political science professor at South Carolina’s Furman University who is co-editor of “The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Politics.”

“Evangelicals tend to be, of all Americans, the most skeptical about immigration. They tend to be the most hostile toward Muslims. They tend to have more suspicions of possible terrorism in the United States. And [Trump] manages to touch all those bases.”

So Cruz is pressing hard.

On the stump, in campaign

ads and in last Saturday’s GOP debate, Cruz has fused faith, law and politics in stressing the need to block President Barack Obama – or Trump – from getting to pick a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Trump fires back, repeatedly questioning Cruz’s honesty, adherence to Christian values and even his mental state.

Meanwhile, Cruz has been working the churches. He’s been endorsed by more than 150 pastors statewide, Tyler said.

The candidate’s father, Rafael Cruz, has been speaking to church groups in South Carolina, according to Oran Smith, executive director of the Palmetto Family Alliance, which organized the Faith and Family event at Bob Jones.

“Cruz seems to be very oriented toward pastors,” Smith said. “He’s utilizing his heritage as a preacher’s kid and his wife’s heritage as the daughter of missionaries.”

Trump, for the most part, has let others do the talking to the evangelical community. He skipped the Faith and Family event – as did Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Trump sent Mark Burns, pastor of Easley, S.C.’s, Harvest Praise and Worship Center, to vouch for him.

Last month, Trump’s campaign began airing radio ads in South Carolina featuring Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., son of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, in

which he speaks positively about the billionaire.

“It’s the strangest thing I’ve ever experienced to see Trump use the foulest language and the next day hear Falwell,” said the Rev. Chris Murrell, a minister of music and senior adults at Spartanburg’s Southside Baptist Church. “He (Trump) does not share our Christian values.”

Sarah Schmoll, a Summerville, S.C., retiree who is “100 percent Cruz, said she voted as a Christian and appreciated the Texas senator’s position on abortion.

She said she understood that Trump had fired-up voters because “we’ve been so frustrated for so long and [Trump] was saying the right things. We’re angry, we’re hurt and we’re scared,” she said.

But she can’t fathom the religious support for Trump, noting that “he’s vulgar and he’s a bully, and those are not Christian values.”

Cruz, she said, “will restore our Judeo-Christian values.”

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Record-breaking 97 companies attend Career Fair

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Camp Frederick was one of 97 employers at Tuesday’s Career Fair in the KCAC.

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

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Top: IUP alumnus and Raytheon employee Derek Fairman attended the 2016 IUP Spring Career Fair Tuesday at the KCAC. Bottom: A Promise Camp employee posed next to his poster at the fair.

The 2016 IUP Spring Career Fair broke its own record this semester with 97 companies registering and recruiting IUP’s young professionals.

Organized by the Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC), the fair took place Tuesday at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

Jan Shellenbarger, the event coordinator, said that “interests seemed to explode this year compared to past fairs, which had approximately 50 companies in attendance.”

Employers searched for students to fill positions in healthcare, criminology, safety sciences, fashion merchandising/retail, sales, the military, disability support services, education, banking, hospitality and camp counselling, so there were possibilities for almost everyone, according to Shellenbarger.

“More than 625 students attended, which is a great turnout on a day with less-than-perfect weather,” she said.

“Some students were coming in with their business suits and hair wet from the rain/snow mixture we had coming down for most of the day, but it showed how much they wanted to interact with the employers who attended.”

The dedication of the students seemed to have impressed the

employers as well, who gave great feedback.

Survey comments included the following: ‘Your students are very professional and respectful’; ‘Excellent students and lots of them’; ‘The students were very well-prepared and engaging’; and, ‘Everyone was awesome and students were very prepared.’”

Among these impressed employers was Derek Fairman, a 2003 IUP graduate who majored in computer science.

He commented on the eagerness of the students and their readiness to enter the professional world.

Monday’s Six O’Clock Series, “How to Rock a Career Fair,” conveniently took place the night before to prepare students for the event.

Jamie Timms, a talent-acquisition manager for Enterprise RentA-Car, led the series and was also present at the career fair.

She gave students tips on how to prepare for the career fair, mastering an elevator pitch, dressing professionally and building resumes.

Timms also encouraged students to utilize the CPDC on campus for mock interviews and etiquette dinners – a resource she admitted she did not take full advantage of during her college years.

The CPDC is located in Pratt Hall Room 302. To learn more information, visit iup.edu/career.

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Kanye West is turning heads once again. But this time, he’s begging for the one thing we all thought he had in spades: money.

The highly anticipated release of Kanye’s album, “The Life of Pablo,” was interrupted with a tweet from the rap artist, admitting to $53 million in personal debt.

“I write this to you my brothers while still 53 million dollars in personal debt,” the Feb. 13 tweet read.

“Please pray we overcome... This is my true heart.”

The next day, Kanye tweeted that he “decided not to sell [his] album for another week” and encouraged his followers to subscribe to Tidal, a music-streaming app. While many fans complained about having to buy a Tidal subscription in order to listen to the album, the app still quickly became the number-one app in the world – which Kanye, of course, boasted in a Feb. 14 tweet.

As far as an official release, Kanye said in a Feb. 15 tweet, “My album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale... You can only get it on Tidal.” Looks like the diehard fans will have a big decision to make.

Kanye says the debt began after he invested millions to start his own clothing line about a year ago and escalated over time. In a Feb. 24, 2015 Vibe article, Kanye claimed he was “proud of the debt.”

For unknown reasons, Kanye has chosen to turn to Mark Zuckerberg for help. (Sorry, Mark.)

“Mark Zuckerberg invest 1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas,” he tweeted Sunday, “after realizing he is the greatest living artist and greatest artist of all-time.”

Despite Zuckerberg’s lack of response, Kanye was persistent.

“Mark Zuckerberg I know it’s your bday but can you please call me by 2mrw,” he continued in separate tweets.

He even encouraged his followers to join him in pursuit for an investment from Zuckerberg.

After tweets such as “BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!” earlier this month and a line in his song, “Famous,” jabbing at Taylor Swift, it’s a wonder we’re even shocked at his antics anymore.

Our advice for Kanye? Delete your Twitter account, and start brainstorming backup investors to hassle.

You know, just in case Mark never calls.

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The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, Feb. 16: My great-grandfather, John D. Rockefeller Sr., created the Standard Oil Company and I inherited shares in the companies it spun off, including Exxon Mobil. But this year I donated those shares to the nonprofit Rockefeller Family Fund’s Environmental program, which sold them and is using the $400,000 proceeds to fight global warming.

I lost faith in Exxon Mobil’s future value. A prime reason is that Exxon’s valuation is based largely on the immense untapped reserves of oil and gas it owns. And yet if future generations are to

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inherit a livable world, most of those reserves must stay in the ground.

Cynics may say that foreknowledge of the dire consequences won’t stop humanity from using this fossil fuel. I would answer that Exxon Mobil may not have any choice in the matter. The company bases its growth and stability projections on increasing its sale of fossil fuels to developing countries. And yet those are the places that will be hurt first and worst by climate change - indeed, many are already suffering the effects. As those nations confront ecological harm and consequent economic damage, will they really provide Exxon Mobil with the growth it forecasts?

Reporting has shown that, starting in the late ‘70s, Exxon’s scientists were leaders both in understanding the role of carbon

emissions in global warming and in projecting its effects. By the mid-’80s, however, the company took a different public stance. It began to finance think tanks and researchers who cast doubt on the reliability of climate science.

Internally, though, the company continued to accept the validity of the science it had helped pioneer. In the midst of its denial campaign, for instance, Exxon projected business opportunities presented by global warming: As polar sea ice melted, there would be new possibilities for oil drilling in the Arctic. At the same time, Exxon scientists warned the company of more dire climate change implications - for the planet and corporate revenue. These findings were given to the company’s management, but not released to shareholders or to securities regulators.

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Way back in 1982 Exxon Mobil’s environmental affairs office printed a primer on climate change marked “not to be distributed externally.” It laid out for company leaders the reality that major reductions in fossil fuel combustion would be required to avert “potentially catastrophic events.” Since then globally catastrophic events have become virtually certain. We already feel the oncoming wave in storms, flooding, droughts, hunger, human immiseration and migration.

As the enormity of the effects of its lies becomes more evident, Exxon Mobil is positioned to supplant Big Tobacco as global Public Enemy No. 1. This is not good for a company’s bottom line. The attorneys general in New York and California have launched investigations into whether Exxon defrauded its shareholders by

hiding what it knew about climate change.

Such investigations, with their legal power of discovery, are likely to unearth even more about what the company knew and when it knew it. That, in turn, likely will lead to lawsuits. After it was revealed that tobacco companies knew smoking caused cancer even as they funded hack scientists to deny it, they had to pay billions in fines and damages.

Exxon could face much worse.

Even before Exxon Mobil feels the loss in spending power among its expected developing country clients, public anger is likely to find other ways to take the company down. Just when Exxon’s stock price will begin to reflect these realities is hard to predict. But I’m glad that the recipients of my Exxon stock sold it immediately.

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Kanye Chaos: Exploring Yeezy’s new album (and tweets) Four reasons Kanye’s Twitter has been going krazy

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

The following article contains opinion.

Over the past week, Kanye West has blown up the Twitter community with his “stream of consciousness,” or, rather, stream of complaints.

Some of the most notable tweets from his social media outburst include perplexing questions like, “On another note, can brah be the girl version of bruh???” and significant statements such as, “I’m this generation’s Disney.”

While we aren’t sure what is fueling Kanye’s fits, let’s speculate.

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West and his wife, Kim Kardashian

1. He can’t keep up with the Kardashians Maybe Kanye has taken to Twitter to air his frustrations simply because he can’t keep up with the Kardashian Klan. Perhaps he is just following Scott Disick’s lead and getting out while he still can. We don’t blame you, West.

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West at his Feb. 11 album release party at Madison Square Garden

‘TLOP’ takes experimental route Kanye West dissed Taylor Swift after her 2009 VMA win.

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2. He knew Taylor Swift was going to call him out Maybe, somewhere in the very back of his mind, he knew Taylor Swift was going to respond to his constant disses. It’s no secret that the two celebrities have experienced issues in the past. Maybe he is acting out because he knew Swift’s album would win Album of the Year and she’d fight back in her acceptance speech with all her omnipotent girl power.

3. He can’t decide which pair of Yeezys to wear Perhaps Kanye is frazzled because of all his choices. Adidas has made a huge comeback this year with the release of his Yeezy shoe brand. Maybe he is overwhelmed and he’s freaking via Twitter as a result.

4. He’s upset Mark Zuckerberg never responded to his business proposal One of Kanye’s erratic tweets mentioned something about social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg investing $53 billion in his musical ambitions. When he didn’t get

Mark Zuckerberg

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a response because Zuckerberg doesn’t have a Twitter, he proceeded to tweet: “Mark Zuckerberg I know it’s your bday but can you please call me by 2mrw.” That being said, maybe Zuckerberg never called and this is Kanye’s reaction. Although we are unsure of its cause, maybe it’s safe to say West has lost a lot more than his millions.

February 19, 2016

By CHRIS HAYES Wet Ink Editor C.T.Hayes@iup.edu

Chances are that, after all these years, your opinion on Kanye West and his music is firm.

Either you love his bold, brash style that translates into his music, or every time you see his face in the news, you want to punch him in the mouth.

West dropped an album this past week, if you haven’t heard.

After days, weeks and even years of speculation and hype, “The Life of Pablo” is finally here.

Essentially, “TLOP” is vintage Kanye. The futuristic, choppy beats, along with his signature booming rap voice, combine once again to form a different kind of style comparable to his innovative 2013 album, “Yeezus.”

Unlike Kanye’s older albums, such as the 2010 revelation “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and 2007’s “Graduation,” “TLOP” is hit-and-miss – mostly hit.

After the first listen, the album may seem a bit strange, but give it a couple more listens and you

might find it’s a diamond in the rough.

Standout tracks include “Waves,” featuring Chris Brown, “Fade,” the final track on the album and “Ultralight Beam,” the leadoff track featuring the upand-coming Chance the Rapper.

Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and the long-lost Frank Ocean also make brief appearances on the album. Rihanna can be heard on the album as well during the song “Famous.”

If you want to give it a listen, you won’t find it on iTunes, however.

“My album will never never never be on Apple,” West said in a Feb. 15 tweet. “And it will never be for sale…you can only get it on Tidal.”

Yeezy is referring to the subscription-based music streaming service co-owned by his good friend and frequent collaborator, Jay Z. Don’t worry – the first month is free.

Time will tell if “TLOP” is “the greatest album of all-time” as Kanye has proclaimed, but Yeezy fans will certainly enjoy listening to this album for days, weeks and years to come.

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February 19, 2016

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Gomez, Hunt slay on Stars win BIG at the Grammys the Grammy red carpet

By MARY ROMEO Lead Wet Ink Writer M.E.Romeo@iup.edu

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

The Grammys present a great opportunity to critique starlets on something that has absolutely nothing to do with their actual talents: Their fashion.

This year, there were definitely some notable choices to detail.

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3. Carrie Underwood Underwood proved that a “little black dress” can go a long way.

The country artist wore a black strapless Nicolas Jebran dress and a smile as always.

4. Ellie Goulding Goulding looked stunning in a Stella McCartney dusty-rose-colored dress with draped diamond accents, which left everyone “starry eyed.”

Selena Gomez at the 2016 Grammy Awards

1. Selena Gomez Gomez shut down the red carpet with a dazzling Calvin Klein piece. The dress was classic.

2. Taylor Swift Swift, who won Album of the Year, rocked a two-piece Versace.

Although Swift can usually pull off anything, this pink and red combination made her look like she was headed to prom in the ‘90s. Sorry, Taylor, but no.

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5. Sam Hunt Sam Hunt sported a pale-pink Dolce and Gabbana, proving he’s probably the only guy ever who could pull off a pink suit. Bravo, Sam. Encore.

Although the Academy Awards are being accused of lacking cultural diversity, the 58th annual Grammy Awards managed to do quite the opposite during Monday night’s three-and-a-half-hour-long show.

LL Cool J hosted the night’s events for a fifth consecutive time.

Taylor Swift kicked off the show by performing “Out of The Woods.”

She earned Album of the Year for a second time, and she also took home Best Pop Album and Best Music Video with Kendrick Lamar.

Lamar’s politically powerful and memorable performance in a night filled with soft, somber and sad songs showcased exactly why he took home a leading five Grammys, including Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Performance

and Best Rap Collaboration. Aside from Lamar, “Hamilton,” the hottest Broadway musical, invigorated the crowd.

Though the Grammys broadcasted live from Los Angeles, “Hamilton” took place in New York City. Directly after the sneakpeek performance, the cast and crew earned Best Musical Theater Album.

It was a good night for Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd, as well.

The star took home Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best R&B Performance and was nominated in three other categories.

“Thinking Out Loud,” by acoustic artist Ed Sheeran, earned Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance went to Chris Stapleton. Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt, who were both nominated in those categories, performed a steamy collabo-

ration of their hit songs early in the night.

Adele, who swept every radio station with her hit “Hello,” surprisingly did not take home a Grammy.

The singer performed a song from her album “25,” but there were malfunctions with the audio that caused her to sound off-key.

In between the slow medleys were tributes to artists that had passed away, such as Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey, Motorhead frontman Lemmy and Earth, Wind & Fire singer Maurice White.

Even Lionel Richie, who is still alive, received a tribute from Demi Lovato, John Legend, Luke Bryan and Meghan Trainor, who won for Best New Artist.

Of course, the show also honored musical legend David Bowie.

Lady Gaga, one of his biggest admirers, honored his memory, and she perfectly captured his essence through her outfits, dance moves and makeup.

SPORTS

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

FAREWELL

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

The IUP Crimson Hawks hosted the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Mountain Cats on Senior Night Wednesday and came away with an 84-77 victory to improve to 20-6 (17-4) on the year.

With the loss, UPJ drops to 1510 (11-9) and could be one of the opponents IUP will face in the Pennsylvania State Athletic

Conference Tournament.

IUP honored five seniors Wednesday: Brandon Norfleet (communications media), Daddy Ugbede (communications media), Tevin Hanner (sociology), Devon Cottrell (communications media) and Anthony Rocco (communications media).

Norfleet and Hanner established the red-hot offense in the first half, as IUP went toe-to-toe with the UPJ offense, hitting 19 of 29 shots. UPJ shot a hair under IUP, going 19 for 30.

IUP tops UPJ 84-77 and seniors leave with plenty left to prove

At the half, it was a 49-45 shootout in favor of IUP, but the game slowed in the second half. IUP scored 35 to UPJ’s 32, shooting 53 percent from the floor. The game was within reach for UPJ, which trailed by six with 40 seconds left when its own A.J. Leahey launched a 3-pointer that came up short to start the foul fest, which effectively ended the game.

IUP shot 18 of 21 from the freethrow line, with Norfleet going 9 of 10 to lead the pack. Norfleet also led all scorers with 31 points, go-

ing 10 of 23 from the floor to go along with eight rebounds and eight assists in 39 minutes. With his performance, Norfleet climbed to No. 10 on IUP’s single-season scoring list with 588 points.

Hanner shined early, scoring the team’s first four points before finishing with a season-high 13 points, including a highlightreel alley-oop in the second half.

Hanner was 6 of 8 from the floor.

Jacobo Diaz (freshman, management) followed everybody else’s lead, going 6 of 7 for 16

points and seven rebounds. Brandon Spain (junior, communications media) battled foul trouble all night but still managed to log 31 minutes of game action. He recorded 10 points, five rebounds and three assists.

Senior big man Ugbede chipped in with four points in 22 minutes, while Rocco started the game and played the first four minutes.

IUP will travel to Greensburg to face Seton Hill University in the regular season finale Saturday.

DEVON COTTRELL

By JOSE VILLENEUVE and KYLE KONDOR The Penn Staff the-penn@iup.edu

Nine games into the 2013 season, IUP men’s basketball head coach Joe Lombardi had six capable starters on his roster but only five spots to fill.

Brandon Norfleet (senior, communications media), leading scorer in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference this season, was ineligible for his first eight games as a sophomore because he transferred to IUP following his freshman year at Cheyney University.

With knowledge of Norfleet’s abilities, Devon Cottrell did something not many athletes would do.

“He came to my office and offered to give up his starting positon for the chemistry of the team,” Lombardi said. “That tells you all you need to know about him and the great teammate that he is.”

Two years later, Cottrell (se-

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nior, communications media) is 12 blocks shy of becoming IUP’s all-time leader. But due to a bone fracture in his foot, which Cottrell suffered on Nov. 27, he may never reach the top of that list.

“I haven’t even been cleared for basketball activities,” said Cottrell, who already used his redshirt during the 2011-2012 season.

Cottrell was originally expected to miss three to four weeks, but it’s now “doubtful” that he’ll return for the rest of his senior season, according to Lombardi.

“It’s been hard watching because I worked so hard for this season,” Cottrell said. “But I try to be a leader from the sideline.”

From his freshman to junior season, Cottrell played in all but two of IUP’s games. At Gateway High School, a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Class AAAA program, Cottrell started in every game from his freshman to senior season. As a senior, Cot-

trell averaged 18.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 4.7 blocks en route to helping the Gators win the WPIAL Class AAAA title.

On Saturday, he looked on as the Crimson Hawks (20-6, 17-4) lost to Slippery Rock University but clinched the PSAC West title for the third time since Cottrell joined the team.

“You try to get Devon to continue being a leader and feel like he still has a responsibility on this team,” Lombardi said.

“Even when things aren’t going the best way for him, he still has to be there for his teammates and be upbeat at practice every day.

It’s actually been easier for Devon than most people to gain that perspective.”

On Senior Night Wednesday, Cottrell was honored in front of the 2,360 in attendance.

“It was special getting recognition for all the work I put in,” Cottrell said.

February 19, 2016

(Tyresha Barnes/ The Penn) Devon Cottrell slammed one home in IUP’s 86-69 victory over Urbana University on Nov. 13 at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

Lombardi said this may not be the last time Cottrell takes the court at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex as part of IUP’s basketball team.

Cottrell can apply for a medi-

cal redshirt in hopes that he could come back for a sixth year at IUP and fourth full year in uniform.

If Cottrell returned, he would be required to pursue his master’s degree.

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February 19, 2016

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Five seniors go out in style in IUP win

(Penn file photo) Zhané Brooks looked to pass in IUP’s win over Slippery Rock University last season.

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

Five IUP women’s basketball players stepped onto the court at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex for their last home game Wednesday.

Seniors Alexis Aiken (exercise science), Zhané Brooks (chemistry/pre-pharmacy), Amy Graham (exercise science), Leslie Stapleton (biology/pre-med) and Marina Wareham (exercise science) helped the Crimson Hawks defeat University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 79-52.

Aside from the array of Senior Night celebrations, Wareham had more than one reason to be excited.

Wareham scored more than

half of the Crimson Hawks’ firstquarter points, finishing the game with a career-high 28 points and adding four rebounds and three assists. The 5-foot-3 guard shot 8 for 9 from 3-point range, an IUP single-game record for 3-pointers made.

Brooks added 23 points and 10 rebounds, her fourth 20-plus point performance this season.

Stapleton scored 12 points with four rebounds and four assists.

Megan Smith (sophomore, human resources) also scored 12 points and added seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals.

The Crimson Hawks will play their last game of the regular season against Seton Hill University on Feb. 20 in Greensburg, Pa. at 5:30 p.m.

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ZHANE´ BROOKS

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

To become an effective and respected leader, a person must possess a few esteemed qualities.

Experience, proficient performance in your field and the ability to first be a follower are all keys in a durable leader.

For Zhané Brooks (senior, chemistry/pre-pharmacy), she has had time to perfect and establish her role as a durable leader on an IUP women’s basketball team that enters the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament with confidence and has an excellent chance to capture a conference championship and a potential berth in the NCAA tournament for the seventh time in 10 years.

The 5-foot-11 forward is averaging 14.3 points per game, which is second on the team and 6.9 more than last season. Her 7.3 rebounds

per game leads the team.

Stats aside, the true groundwork for the leader seen today was laid during Brooks’s first two seasons in an IUP uniform.

“Playing against so many great players really showed me how important it is to have great leadership skills,” Brooks said. “If it’s getting rebounds, making hustle plays or just even a defensive assignment, I try to do whatever I can to help the team.”

One trait of a successful leader is the ability to set goals for oneself. As her final regular season whines down, Brooks looks to help the Crimson Hawks bring a PSAC championship back to IUP for the first time since 2009, when the team completed a three-peat.

Brooks has been a part of two Crimson Hawk trips to the NCAA tournament (2013 and 2015) and has her eyes on making one last appearance.

“I hope this year we can ac-

complish winning a PSAC championship,” Brooks said. “Of course, after that, I would love to get back to the NCAAs, win the region and then contend for a national championship.”

If Brooks’ goal is met of winning at least the PSAC championship, it will tie her for eighth place in career games played in IUP women’s basketball history.

“It feels great playing as much as it did the first time I put on the jersey, if not more,” she said.

As one of five seniors on the team, Brooks has seen a lot of talented IUP players come and go.

When this season is done, Brooks can look back on her career and say she developed a hard work ethic that she can take with her through life.

“Learning to juggle basketball and school has really helped me learn to prioritize, and basketball alone has taught me to always put my all into everything I do.”

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BROOKE DARLING

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

As graduate student Brooke Darling prepares for her final season, she will be facing many hurdles.

Darling (clinical mental health counselSOFTBALL ing) is beginning her career as a Crimson Hawk despite having more experience as a college softball player than a majority of the IUP team.

Before attening IUP, she completed her undergraduate studies at Columbia University.

When choosing what college she preferred, Darling’s choice came down to IUP or Marywood University.

Ultimately, educational aspirations and her competition level are what swayed her decision.

“IUP has a good mental health program,” Darling said. “I wouldn’t be able to play at Marywood because they are Division III.”

Upon arriving at IUP, Darling was happily accepted by the IUP softball team.

“Everyone was very welcoming,” she said.

Darling understands that she is still a newcomer to IUP and is not trying to assert herself to a captain’s position.

“I will be happy to help out the younger pitchers if they ask Brooke Darling me, but it is really the seniors’ team to lead.”

While going from Division I to Division II may seem like a step down for Darling, that is not the case in her mind.

“Columbia may be D-I, but IUP has a better team,” she said. “[Also] Columbia softball was like having a job. Here, it’s still like having a job but the coaches also want us to have fun.”

Darling is not only mak-

ing an athletic transition, but she is also making an academic one. Although the transition from undergraduate to graduate classes may seem difficult, Darling is finding it to be very smooth.

“The work is easier because I am interested, but there’s more hours of work,” she said.

The final transition Darling is facing is moving from New York City to Indiana, as the difference in both setting and population is stark.

However, Darling finds herself to be more comfortable in Indiana.

“It’s very different here, but I think I like it better,” she said. “It is very similar to my childhood.”

After making all the changes, she is excited to get down to business and play softball.

IUP’s season will begin March 4 when the Crimson Hawks travel to Clermont, Fla., for their annual spring training trip.

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ALLISON VIGUERS

By JARROD BROWNE and KYLE KONDOR The Penn Staff the-penn@iup.edu

Like most collegiate athletes, some members of the IUP softball team feel overwhelmed by the stress of school as the 2016 season approaches.

For senior first baseman Allison Viguers, softball is just another activity on her long to-do list.

When Viguers (marketing) is not in the classroom or training for softball, she is kept busy by Allison Viguers working for Vector Marketing, a company that specializes in selling CutCo knives and has a sales force primarily made up of college-age adults.

Viguers, a native of West Chester, has worked for Vector since the summer of 2014 and eventually be-

came manager for her district office in King of Prussia.

Even Viguers’ friends who are not involved with Vector have noticed her talents in the sales world.

“She can sell knives to another CutCo employee,” said her friend Rebekah Caballero (education).

Although Viguers is kept busy with school, softball and work, Vector is one of the few companies that will work around a college student’s busy schedule.

Vector employees may work through the computer and phone or complete virtual demos of products.

“This luxury helped me to stay on track for my career goals,” she said.

Viguers has not only been rewarded with promotions, but she has been recognized by her peers, teammates, friends, co-workers and parents.

“It was pretty cool watching Allie’s experience with Vector,” her mother, Mary Viguers, said.

Not only are Viguers’ friends and family proud, but Vector took notice of her hard work by sending her on a recognition trip to New York City.

With a busy schedule, Viguers still finds time to be an average college student and maintain a social life.

“It’s awesome having a friend like Allison when it comes to work,” said teammate Emily Hofmann (junior, english).

During her time at IUP, Viguers has started in 121 games and compiled a .298 batting average while hitting 20 doubles and nine home runs.

In 2015, Viguers earned second-team All-PSAC West honors and led the Crimson Hawks with a .984 fielding percentage.

Viguers believes she’s learned skills at Vector that will translate onto the field.

“It motivated me to be a better person, teammate, student, daughter, sister and friend,” Viguers said.