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Per-credit tuition pilot deferred for one year Driscoll announces freezes on per-credit program under Pennsylvania legislation By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

The previously approved Tuition Pricing Flexibility Pilot was deferred for one year when the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors agreed to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ’s request for a one-year tuition freeze across all state universities and state-affiliated colleges. The pilot program was part of the university’s three-pronged budget approach to solving the budget crisis at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The freeze is contingent on the Pennsylvania legislatures approving Wolf ’s request for a one-year tuition freeze across all state universities and stateaffiliated colleges. This also means that the deferral is contingent with the Pennsylvania Congress approving the budget. In a Friday email to colleagues, Driscoll discussed the commonality of questions being raised at this time of year due to Congress not approving the budget until July. “‘Uncertainty’ appears to be the word of the day,” Driscoll said. “However, I remind you that budget uncertainty is not unusual for this time of year. “In the face of this year’s uncertainty, we will do what we have always done. We will provide students and prospective students with our best estimates of their cost of attendance, knowing that the estimates may change by the start of classes. We will develop a few most-likely budget scenarios to guide our work in the weeks ahead.” Driscoll went on to acknowledge the

impacts deferment would have on students and their families. “While the tuition pilot affords a fair solution to students at a time the university needs to stabilize the budget, we recognize that it creates a financial burden to some,” he said. “Given this board action and to give IUP families the chance to plan, deferring is the right thing to do at this time.” The pilot would tackle the monetary issues by bringing in increased funds for the school. Therefore, deferral of the pilot program has the potential to negatively impact the university’s budget issues. For this reason, Driscoll made it a point to discuss in his announcement some of the steps that could be taken by faculty and staff as a counterbalance. “First, enrollment is ever more important,” Driscoll said. “Please do anything you can to encourage our current students to reenroll and to encourage potential students to make a deposit and register. “Second, we may need to be even more cautious with financial resources than usual. Please look at all potential operating and personnel expenses with a critical eye. Anything that can be deferred or done at less expense in the short term may help us to stay on track and avoid more painful alternatives.” Only time will tell what students can expect to pay tuition-wise in the fall. “I am hopeful that the legislature will step up and deliver on this investment in higher education,” Wolf said in a press release, “so we can ensure we are training graduates with the skills they need to compete in a modern economy and helping middle-class families.”

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Best-selling author and Indiana native recounts writing career By BRIAN DAVIS Staff Writer B.G.Davis@iup.edu

“The truth is what I’m proudest of is the fact that I have a career in writing.” A New York Times best-selling author and Indiana native talked about her writing career, rejection and Oprah Winfrey Monday in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room. Tawni O’Dell, author of the Oprah’s Book Club selection “Back Roads,” spoke about her life and work during a Six O’Clock Series presentation called “Back Roads and Big Dreams.” “I’m happy to say that I recently found out from a friend of mine that, according to my high school website, I am the second most famous person to graduate from my high school,” O’Dell said. “The first is Jimmy Stewart, the actor.” Her rise to fame, O’Dell said, can be attributed to a phone call she received from Oprah months after the publication of her first book. O’Dell initially thought the call was a prank orchestrated by her cousin Kenny. “I actually said to Oprah Winfrey, ‘I’m not an idiot. I know you’re someone my cousin Kenny got to impersonate Oprah Winfrey, and it’s not even a good impression,’” O’Dell said. But, after some convincing, O’Dell realized that she was on the phone with Oprah, who informed O’Dell that “Back Roads” was to be an Oprah’s Book Club selection. Oprah’s influence dramatically affected O’Dell’s sales. “The minute Oprah said my name on her show, we went to the computer and went on Amazon and I was No. 1,” O’Dell said. “That is the power of Oprah.” But O’Dell’s success did not happen overnight. She left Indiana after high school to study journalism at Northwestern University near Chicago. “I didn’t feel like I fit in [in Indiana], but I was sure I was going to fit in at Northwestern,” O’Dell said. “When I got there, I found out I didn’t fit in there either.”

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(Photos by Tristan Weaver/ The Penn) Author Tawni O’Dell talked Monday about her successes and failures as a writer, and the crowd looked on as she discussed her new books and the books that she has to come in the future.

But O’Dell learned that “you’re not supposed to fit in.” “An artist should always be outside the box, especially novelists,” she said. “Writers need to observe as much as the human experience as possible, and you can’t do that if your busy trying to conform to a specific group, to fit into that box. “Conformity and complacency, I believe, are the death of art.” O’Dell also learned that she hated journalism, but she got her degree and worked several jobs as a reporter. In the years following college, O’Dell wrote five novels, none of which were published.

“Between the five novels, I probably have over 200 rejection letters,” O’Dell said. After her fifth rejected novel, O’Dell discovered that she was violating the cardinal rule for writing, which she said is “to write what you know.” This realization to led her to discover the common theme in her writing, which is people in small towns dealing with the feelings they have about their roots. O’Dell has published books including “Coal Run,” “Sister Mine,” and “One of Us.” She also wrote the screenplay for a potential film adaptation of her novel “Back Roads.”

April 21, 2015

POLICE BLOTTER ASSAULT

Hotel construction to begin near KCAC this month By MARY ROMEO

• Xiomara Santiago, 21, of Philadelphia, was charged with simple assault, resisting arrest and harassment after Indiana Borough Police observed Santiago attack another female at 12:29 a.m. April 10, according to borough police.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

• A bar staff member of Boomerang’s Bar, 547 Philadelphia St., told borough police that Sharee Malynn Moses, 23, of Philadelphia, refused to leave the bar when directed to leave and punched a member of the bar staff. The identified victim reported not being injured, police said. Moses was cited for disorderly conduct, according to borough police. • Malik Bennett, 24, of Limerick, was citation for hosting a disorderly gathering at 12:36 a.m. April 10 at a residence in the 400 block of Water Street, according to borough police.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

• The door trim on a residence in the 600 block of South Fifth Street was reportedly damaged by unidentified individuals sometime between 5 p.m. April 15 and 12 p.m. April 16. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

THEFT

• An iPhone was reportedly stolen sometime between April 15 and April 17 from Wallwork Hall. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Police Department at 724-357-2141. • Unidentified individuals reportedly broke a door and window to a garage and stolen a red Schwinn women’s 26-inch bicycle from the garage sometime between April 17 and April 18 at a residence in the 00 block of Park Place. Anyone with information is encourage to contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

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An influx in events, businesses and conventions are expected to come to Indiana as Indiana University of Pennsylvania and IUP Hospitality, LLC, plan to start construction for the Hilton Garden Inn this month. The ceremonial groundbreaking for the hotel will be April 29. The six-story, upscale hotel will be located across from the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex on the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Pratt Drive and is expected to open in the summer of 2016. The hotel will be designed and constructed based on Hilton Inn standards and will include an assortment of highend facilities. There will be 128 rooms, an arena, an auditorium, an indoor pool, a fitness center, free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour business center, room service, a full-service

restaurant and lounge, outdoor terrace dining and a total of 3,000 square feet of meeting space. Fiore Brothers Management, LLC of Altoona, and Hospitality Asset Management Company of State College are the developers of the project, according to a press release issued Tuesday, April 14, by the university. “I’m elated that the IUP team and our great partners are now making this vision a reality,” IUP President Michael Driscoll said in the release. IUP officials are preparing a 15-20 percent increase in bookings for events at the KCAC. In the 2013-14 year, the KCAC hosted 407 events attended by 167,000 people. Officials predict that the hotel will produce $211 million in revenue for the region in the first 10 years of the facility being built, according to an IUP article. “The Kovalchick Complex has been well supported by the community and continues to grow in popularity,” said IUP Vice President for Administration

and Finance Cornelius Wooten in the release, “and the hotel can only add to the facility’s success.” Indiana Borough, White Township, Indiana County Development Corporation and Indiana County Board of Commissioners took part in purchasing the land for the hotel, according to IUP’s magazine, which was a plan envisioned since 2007. IUP has also received major contributions for the KCAC, including a $2 million donation from the Kovalchick family and a $1 million gift from Chad Hurley, a 1999 alumnus and co-founder of YouTube, according to an article on IUP’s website. “Being on the IUP campus and immediately next to the Kovalchick Complex will allow visitors, community members, faculty, students and local guests to maximize the use of the Hilton Garden Inn,” said Mark Morath, president of HAMCO, in a Thursday article from The Indiana Gazette.

Two Georgia men charged in Pittsburgh jury duty scam By MEGAN GUZA

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Two men await extradition in Georgia in connection with a scam that swindled at least 11 Allegheny County residents out of nearly $1,000 each, according to the county sheriff’s office. Taurus Thurmond, 28, and Antonio Jones, 36, both of Georgia, have been charged with five counts each of theft by deception, theft by unlawful tak-

ing, theft by extortion, receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy and impersonating a public servant. According to Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus, the men called residents and identified themselves as either “Deputy Evans” or “Lt. Bradley” with the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. Callers told the victims they had missed jury duty and there was a warrant for their arrest, and each must pay $990 to avoid arrest.

Victims were directed to a Wal-Mart with instructions to deposit the money into a Net Spend account, and callers remained on the phone while the money was deposited. Victims were provided a fictitious court date to appear in county court and told the money would be refunded once they appeared. Kraus said the sheriff’s office became aware of the scam when more than 30 residents called the office on Easter weekend to verify infor-

mation related to the scam. Deputies initially discovered six victims whom actually paid the $990 requested. Using information related to computers and cell phones used during the scam, detectives tracked the information to Jones and Thurman through the Georgia State Probation system, Kraus said. The two were found in possession of credit and debit cards and transaction receipts for multiple money accounts,

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including those used in the scam. The two are being held in Georgia’s Fulton County Jail while they await extradition. During the course of the investigation, deputies said they identified five more victims who each paid the $990 into accounts associated with the men. Kraus said his office anticipates additional victims. Anyone targeted is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 412-350-4714.

April 21, 2015

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Expert panelists discuss social media, share ideas By KALI LEDGARD Staff Writer K.J.Ledgard@iup.edu

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Libraries and the Public Relations Student Society of America teamed up to hold “Social Media Sundae: What’s Your Flavor?” Friday in the Hadley Union Building Allegheny Room. The event was held during National Library Week. Students were encouraged to attend the event to listen to a panel discussion on social media and the effects it has on a person in the professional

world. Following the discussion, free ice-cream sundaes were offered. Four special guest panelists attended the event to discuss social media and answer questions regarding the discussion. The panelists were Dr. Luis Almeida, Dr. John Lowery, Ellen Matis and Emily Smith. Casey Sirochman, student success and reference librarian, moderated the event. The panel discussed topics such as technology and the students, the changing trends of technology, regulation of technology, posting and sharing and the future of technology.

Almeida, a communications media professor, discussed the regulation of technology and how it is necessary in this generation. He shared his thoughts on how technology changes an individual due to the constant use and easy accessibility to the Internet. Almeida said that regulation is coming due to the overuse of technology among people in society. “When we put a new technology out,” Almeida said, “it changes who we are a little bit.” Smith, panelist and assistant director of communication and social me-

dia at IUP, also answered questions regarding the overuse of technology. She said the overuse of technology affects a person’s effectiveness in the workplace in a negative way. “The more time you spend on it,” Smith said, “the less effective you become.” Matis, digital media coordinator at The Indiana Gazette, The Penn adviser and IUP alumna, commented on the amount of time spent on social media and the dependency on staying connected to the Internet in the workplace.

“Social media is great, and the Internet is great, but there needs to be a stop at some point,” Matis said. The panel discussed different types of social media sites and applications that students belong to and use in order to communicate with each other. These included Twitter, Facebook, YikYak, Fade and Tumblr. Lowery, chairman of the department of student affairs in higher education, shared his thoughts on anonymous applications such as Fade and YikYak, saying that they’re “a place you can fail without having it haunt you.”

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Senior motivates through YouTube By CASEY KELLY Lead News Writer C.E.Kelly2@iup.edu

A senior exercise science major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania has been making inspirational videos and uploading them to YouTube since April of last year. Doug “Dougie” Forlano said he has uploaded almost 100 videos with 30 to 70 views each, and 3,500 total views for his entire account. In his videos, Forlano discusses his hobbies and views on the world in general. He defined it as “leading others to go, grow and glow.” He said he began making the videos because he “genuinely felt he had a lot of value to share.” “It would be a disservice to myself and others if I did not move from my heart and express my abundance of joy, creativity, resourceful ideas and lessons, encouragement and habits,” Forlano said. “Part of it felt out of duty and responsibility, but mostly was just testing it as an experiment at the time.” Forlano said some of his influences are Elliott Hulse, Jim Rohn, Eric Thomas, Tony Robbins, Ralph Smart, Tai Lopez and many more. Because of these influences, Forlano said he felt he had to pay it forward and attempt to inspire people as well. Though Forlano mostly makes his videos solo, he said he will sometimes ask a “random person” to hold the camera for him and “tell him to go.” Forlano said he sees his inspiration-

al videos relate directly to his personal goals of becoming better and helping others in getting to their goals, and he could also see it assisting his career in the future. “[The videos] help me with my abilities to public speak, promote, coach and provide business skills.” In addition to creating inspirational YouTube videos, Forlano enjoys lifejournaling, reading, meditation, eating healthy, going out, yoga, weightlifting, public speaking, learning and exploring. He said he “highly values” his habits and lifestyle choices. At IUP, Forlano is involved in the Exercise Science Club – of which he was president for two years – Wrestling Club and Toastmasters International, a public-speaking, leadership and communication club. His future plans involve starting a business, speaking inspirationally, writing a book before 2018, creating more than 1,000 videos by 2019, becoming a life coach and traveling to more than 100 cities by age 35 and helping at least 10 people make $1 million before age 45. These goals are among “many more altruistic and selfish goals,” Forlano said. “More importantly, it is the systems and what I become in order to reach them that is far greater than the goals.” Forlano’s current project is a statute series, along with a series on how to journal for success in the near future. You can watch his videos on YouTube.

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April 21, 2015

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Colleges grapple with cheating in the digital age By CARLA RIVERA Los Angeles Times TNS

LOS ANGELES – Stanford University’s honor code dates to 1921, written by students to help guide them through the minefield of plagiarism, forbidden collaboration, copying and other chicaneries that have tempted undergraduates since they first arrived on college campuses. Exams aren’t proctored and students are expected to police themselves and speak up when they see others committing violations. But there appears to have been a massive breakdown during the recent winter quarter culminating in “an unusually high number of troubling allegations of academic dishonesty” reported to officials, according to a letter to faculty from Provost John Etchemendy. “Among a smattering of concerns from a number of winter courses, one faculty member reported allegations that may involve as many as 20 percent of the students in one large, introductory course,” Etchemendy said in the March 24 letter. He went on to remind faculty members of their responsibility to discuss with students the seriousness of cheating _ and the consequences. A first offense can result in a student being suspended for one quarter.

Although the Stanford allegations may have surprised some, for many others they cemented the belief that a culture of cheating pervades higher education. Harvard, Dartmouth, the Air Force Academy and other prominent institutions have recently grappled with allegations of large-scale cheating. Studies find that students feel under more pressure than ever to succeed and increasingly see cutting corners as nothing serious. And they are being aided by cheating-friendly technology. Etchemendy alluded to those challenges. “With the ease of technology and widespread sharing that is now part of the collaborative culture, students need to recognize and be reminded that it is dishonest to appropriate the work of others,” he said. “Do we provide guidance for the use of technology? And are students aware that we really will seek to identify and report concerns that may arise?” Stanford officials said the allegations are under investigation, but declined to say which course is involved. Numerous students are being interviewed, spokeswoman Lisa Lapin said. “Every student has the opportunity to present evidence of the work they did and why,” she said. Lapin noted that some breaches of the honor code occur every quarter. In

2013-14, 83 honor cases were reviewed. Officials said they had no information on how many were found to be in violation. Nationwide, about 68 percent of undergraduates and 43 percent of graduate students admit cheating on tests or written assignments, according to research by retired Rutgers business professor Donald L. McCabe and the International Center for Academic Integrity at Clemson University. As students see business leaders, athletes and their peers cheating – in many cases with impunity – the practice no longer carries the social stigma it once did, according to the research. With competition at elite institutions especially intense, high-achieving students are as likely to cheat as those who struggle academically. “There is such steep competition for a relatively small number of resources, such as getting into a particular major or into graduate school, where one or two or three points might make a difference, that even good students see a reason to go for that unfair advantage,” said Teddi Fishman, director of the Clemson center. And there’s likely to be little progress as long as students and educational institutions remain focused on grades rather than learning, she said. “Until we don’t put so much emphasis on a very few high-stakes tests, there

are going to be students who feel the need to cheat,” Fishman said. But she also acknowledged a growing disconnect even in the definition of cheating in this age of easy access to smartphones and the Internet. Most students know that plagiarism is wrong, for example, but see no harm in cutting and pasting from Wikipedia or other online resources or copying one another in group projects. In more and more cases of violations, students say that they didn’t intend to cheat but lacked the knowledge to properly cite work that is not their own, said Matthew Gregory, associate dean of students and director of student advocacy and accountability at Louisiana State University. He is more inclined to work with such students instead of just meting out punishment, he said. At the University of California, San Diego, punishment for students found to be in violation of the school’s academic code can include writing a reflective paper, attending a seminar to learn ethical decision-making skills and expulsion. From 2012 to 2014, more than 1,200 allegations were reported. The vast majority – 94 percent – of those found responsible were assigned a paper, a seminar or a workshop, according to a report from the school’s Academic Integrity Office. During the same period, about 158 students were also suspended. Officials said educating students has led to fewer repeat violators. Researchers, meanwhile, are studying which majors attract students who are most likely to cheat. They have found that technical fields such as engineering and computer science as well as business

students are among the main culprits. Engineering students cheat far more than humanities students in college, said Trevor Harding, a professor of materials engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, who has studied cheating in the field. He cites an environment that is less collaborative and highly competitive. And cheating seems to increase as students move through school, he said. “There is a very strong correlation to cheating in high school, cheating in college and perpetuating that in the workplace,” said Harding, who is studying practices that encourage more honest conduct. “It’s very concerning because engineers have a professional responsibility to uphold safety for the public.” A 2010 report to the Faculty Senate at Stanford found that despite the vaunted honor code, students accounted for only a tiny portion – 2.5 percent – of those reporting violations. Many students found the penalties too harsh and didn’t want to inform on their classmates, officials said. Sam Corbett-Davies, 24, a graduate computer science student at Stanford, said he agreed with those conclusions and said that the honor code should be revamped. “The feeling I get is that everyone likes the status quo even though it results in more cheating,” he said. Corbett-Davies has worked as a teaching assistant at the campus. “It’s more work to proctor, more work to follow up every lead on potential cheating and students don’t want people looking over their shoulder. By leaving it to students, it’s essentially don’t ask, don’t tell.”

April 21, 2015

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New rules for offshore oil drilling proposed 5 years after BP spill By MICHAEL MUSKAL Los Angeles Times TNS

There aren’t many issues on which government regulators, oil industry experts and environmentalists can all agree, but five years after the BP gulf oil spill, many say offshore drilling operations are safer – although there is debate over whether ocean drilling should be expanded. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 people in one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters. For 87 days, the country was transfixed by images of millions of barrels of oil gushing from the seafloor, coating marine life and soiling more than a thousand miles of coast from Texas to Florida. The spill of 3.19 million barrels of oil into the gulf, an amount determined by a federal judge, upended how the federal government regulates offshore drilling. The Obama administration has proposed a series of regulations to prevent a repeat of the disaster, or at least to mitigate the worst of the effects. Some of the changes are based on improved technology to better seal well ruptures. Others involve added safety tests by more inspectors. The proposed rules, which will be open for two months of public comment, come at a crucial time. Offshore drilling accounts for about 16 percent of the nation’s oil and 5 percent of its natural gas, and will probably grow. The administration for the first time has proposed opening up areas along the southeastern U.S. coast to drilling. The Interior Department also is grappling with an application by Royal Dutch Shell to begin exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska, where the Arctic poses even

more challenges than the Gulf of Mexico. “A lot has occurred to make offshore drilling safer,” Brian Salerno, director of the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, said in an email. He cited the proposed rules and improved technology to contain spills. “All of this serves to reduce risk, and they are positive steps.” The industry is generally content with the new rules, but environmentalists would rather not have offshore drilling operations spread. “Yes there have been improvements that Obama and others have put in place, but we still see spills,” said Raleigh Hoke, communications director for the environmental group the Gulf Restoration Network. “For those living in Alaska and want to see what lies ahead, take a serious look at what is happening in the gulf.” Late on April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon was drilling for BP about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. About 5,000 feet below the surface, a bubble of methane is believed to have burst free of the well and expanded through the drill column. Witnesses told investigators later that the lights flickered and there were two strong shakes as the blowout began and the fire raged. After burning longer than a day, the rig sank on April 22. The disaster touched off legal battles about liability that are ongoing. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled that BP acted with “gross negligence and willful misconduct.” The oil company reached a $4.5 billion criminal settlement with the Justice Department in 2012 and paid $14 billion for cleanup. According to a study prepared by the Natural Resources Defense Council, more than $11.6 billion has been paid to individuals. Commercial fisherman could lose $8.7 billion by 2020 along with 22,000 jobs, and lost tourism dol-

lars are more than $22.7 billion. Before the disaster, the Minerals Management Service, part of the Department of the Interior, was the onestop federal agency handling all issues related to natural gas and oil production on the continental shelf. It awarded leases, collected royalties, conducted environmental impact studies and carried out safety inspections – prompting complaints that its mission created conflicts of interest. For example, how could the same agency seeking to increase oil revenue be trusted to strictly regulate safety, which could cut income? A month after the disaster, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ordered that the agency be split into the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. Each arm focused on a different task, separating revenue from safety and both from leasing issues. Separation is good for all of the agencies, said Eileen P. Angelico, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. “I think it allows us to focus on our mission and to do it more effectively than before.” The latest rules are the third round since the disaster was investigated by several agencies. There were a variety of errors that contributed to the explosion, but investigators cited the failure of the blowout preventer, which should have been the last line of defense. The preventer is a five-story collection of valves and blades, including an emergency hydraulic device with two sharp cutting blades called a blind shear ram. The blades are designed to cut and seal the drill pipe, stopping a blowout. According to the Chemical Safety Board, the drill pipe buckled, preventing the blades from working cleanly. The new requirements call for double shear rams “with an enhanced capability to shear pipes.” Doubling the blades can

(TNS) A volunteer carried a young Kemp’s Ridley turtle back to its holding tank at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, Miss., July 18, 2010. The turtle was recovered from the Gulf of Mexico near Gulf Shores, Ala., covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

mean quicker cuts as well as a backup if the first set fails. In addition to the tougher rules, regulators cite the increase in the number of inspectors, from 55 to 92, as part of the safety push. The agency also wants any company doing deep-water drilling to have access to better containment domes. Two such prevention domes are on station in the gulf. The new government regulations reflect the technology advances and heightened standards already in effect, according to the oil industry’s Center for Offshore Safety. “America’s offshore oil and natural gas industry is even safer than before, but our goal will always be zero accidents and zero spills,” said Charlie Williams, the group’s executive director. “These rules build on the lessons learned from the disaster, and that’s a good thing because it requires everybody to operate at the highest industry standard,” said Bob Deans, a spokesman for the Natural Resources Defense

Council. “It’s a step in the right direction, but the blowout preventer is like life insurance: It is good to have, but you never want to need to use it. When you do need it, you want it to work.” But, he cautioned, all machinery is built by people, and “humans can err. You can’t ever make it completely foolproof,” an argument he and other environmentalists use in their calls against expanding offshore drilling. The full effects in the Gulf of Mexico may not be known for years, environmentalists say. “I remain quite concerned about the impact on the whole ecosystem itself and what it will take to have it back and truly healthy,” said Patrick Rose, executive director and aquatic biologist at the Florida-based Save the Manatee Club. “There will be long-lasting effects from the oil. There will be long-lasting effects from the dispersants. We may not be seeing oil sheens on the water, but there is a good way to go before the gulf gets back to where it needs to be.”

April 21, 2015

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Availability, affordability of education polled

RELAY FOR LIFE IUP raises awareness, money for American Cancer Society

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(Photos by Tristan Weaver and Nick Dampman) (Top) Students and community members set up booths to sell items and raise money for the American Cancer Society Saturday at the Relay For Life in Memorial Field House. (Middle) The Delta Phi Epsilon sorority raised money by selling baked goods to walkers. (Bottom) Cancer survivors smiled while the crowd applauded them during the survivorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and caregiversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lap.

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College funding formula deserves-support By The Knoxville News-Sentinel TSN

The following editorial appeared in The Knoxville News-Sentinel Thursday, April 16. The University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus pumped $1.6 billion into the state’s economy during the 2013-14 academic year, and its intangible benefits extend statewide, according to a recently released study from UT’s Center for Business and Economic Research. UT Knoxville accounted for about 33,000 jobs, including those supported by university spending as well as direct employment. Perhaps even more importantly, graduates add to the overall education level of the workforce, making Tennessee more attractive to employers. These results more than justify Gov. Bill Haslam’s budget proposal to fully fund the performance-based formula for higher education expenditures. The additional $25.7 million should keep tuition increases below 4 percent at the state’s universities and community colleges. Legislative support for higher education in Tennessee has eroded in re-

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cent years to the point that UT gets more revenue from tuition than from the General Assembly. UT President Joe DiPietro has described UT’s funding model as “broken,” and has proposed measures to close an anticipated funding shortfall in the coming years, including the enrollment of more out-of-state students who pay higher tuition rates. The economic impact report, prepared by CBER director Bill Fox, shows that the return on investment in education is substantial and increasing every year – 60 percent greater than in 2006-07, the last year the numbers were crunched. The university’s Knoxville campus provided 9,263 faculty, staff and student jobs in 2013-14, with payroll and benefits valued at $522.5 million. UT Knoxville also spent $545 million on goods and services throughout the state. According to the report, that money churned through the economy and created an additional 18,682 jobs and nearly $895 million in income. Spending by students and campus visitors – including hundreds of thousands of Big Orange fans – amounted

to $280.8 million. That spending was responsible for 4,987 jobs in retail outlets, hotels, restaurants and other area businesses. University-related spending added $125.3 million in tax payments to state and local governments. UT’s research, both on campus and through its co-management of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, generates knowledge, prestige and funding. ORNL generates more than $17 million annually in sponsored research, according to the report. The intangible benefits might be even more valuable. About six in 10 UT Knoxville graduates stay in Tennessee after graduation, adding brainpower to the workforce. “The most important contribution from an economic perspective that the University of Tennessee makes to Tennessee is the training of a highly skilled labor force that become entrepreneurs, that become workers, that become valued citizens throughout the state,” Fox said. The CBER report is more evidence that funding education is one of the best investments the state of Tennessee can make in its future.

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Just like that, IUP’s tuition plan has reverted to normalcy. And with it, a collective sigh has probably echoed throughout campus. At the heart of the proposed pilot plan, which would have upped costs per credit and altered the framework of finances at IUP, there may very well have been a noble effort to increase the school’s funds and, as a result, improve the university as a whole. But with the plan would have come a stunning and sudden change to how classes are paid for – one that many students seemed displeased about. It wasn’t necessarily the fact that a new financial structure was being assembled for the betterment of the institution, but the abruptness of its revelation essentially tarnished any good intentions it may have held. That’s not to say the plan won’t resurface down the road. But now, at the very least, students can rest easy knowing that when they return for the 2014-15 school year, bumped-up tuition costs won’t have been shoved into effect, especially during a time when many students will probably be doing little more than enjoying vacation or scraping together some money to pay off the tuition costs already on their plate. One way or another, IUP has to do something about its budget, and that could mean making financial cuts elsewhere. That’s where students are going to have to be lenient in understanding that IUP has an obligation to “right the ship,” so to speak. That applies even more when considering that the budget could directly affect the experiences of the students that attend, have attended or will attend IUP. It was right, however, to retract the tuition pilot that caught many off guard. If IUP intends to bring it back or make other cuts, it could have at least a fraction of student supporters as long as it makes sure to outline its plans ahead of time rather than hitting the student body with a surprise announcement.

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‘Into the Woods’ premiered at Theater-by-theGrove Thursday By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

The latest Theater-by-the-Grove performance, “Into the Woods,” premiered at Fisher Auditorium Thursday and had its last performance Sunday. “Into the Woods” combines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, including “Cinderella,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel” and “Little Red Riding Hood.” At the same time, the show also includes its own plot intermingled with the classic stories. This is achieved by following the story of a baker and his wife who have been cursed by a witch. The couple is unable to have children. All of the stories intertwine as the baker and his wife try to undo the curse. Christopher Furrer (senior, musical theater) played the baker. He detailed what the journey has been like as he prepared to take on the role. “Playing the baker was honestly a dream come true for me,” Furrer said. “This is my favorite show, and I think the baker is a complex, deep character to portray, and it was so interesting to delve into his story and bring him to life. “He goes through so much in a few short theatrical hours, and staying true

and honest to his intentions and journey was probably what was most difficult,” he said. “He has some difficult harmonies in a few songs, and it definitely took me awhile to execute them properly. The song ‘No More’ was probably one of, if not my favorite, moment in the show.” The musical was first performed in 1986, but it recently regained popularity due to Disney releasing a movie adaption of the musical last year. Because of this adaption, much of the audience was already familiar with the show. Bridget Manges (junior, criminology) shared her thoughts on the recent film adaptation in comparison to the play. “I like how this was compared to the movie,” Manges said. “Little bits and pieces were different here and there, but nothing was too different. It was genuinely enjoyable.” The typical Theater-by-the-Grove performance runs for two weekends and is shown in Waller Auditorium. This was not the case for “Into the Woods,” and Stage Manager Sarah Fabiani (junior, hospitality management) explained the reasoning behind this and the challenges it imposed. “Every few years, Theater-by-theGrove holds their spring musical in Fisher Auditorium,” Fabiani said. “This

gives all members involved the chance to gain an understanding of how it can be to work on a professional stage and performing center. “Being in Fisher means that we do not enter the performance space until one week before opening night. This gives us only seven days to adjust and make any changes to the production, as well as finish all technical elements of the show.” The show was well-received by the audience, so much so that they gave the cast and crew a standing ovation. Manges reiterated this sentiment as she gave feedback of the performance. “Literally every single part of the show was great,” Manges said. “I am really glad I came, and if you missed it, then you missed one hell of a show.” The show definitely did deserve all of the praise it received, the acting was on point, the singing was on key and the sets looked amazing – especially when the old tree rotated to become Rapunzel’s tower. Though lengthy, the complex storyline of “Into the Woods” required the play to be longer than most. Although, at times, the show seemed to drag, the length was necessary to tell the characters’ full stories and truly capture the magic of the night.

(Photos by Alex Robinson/The Penn) Above: Chris Furrer (senior, INFA) as the baker, Shannon McCarren (senior, INFA) as the baker’s wife, and Olivia Anna (senior, theater and education) as Little Red Riding Hood take the stage in “Into the Woods.” Right: Braiana Thomas (senior, INFA and music theater) performs as Cinderella in “Into the Woods.”

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Fashion Association presents final show of the year

(Photos by Daniel Kirby/ The Penn) Sandy Popielarz (junior, fashion merchandising) posed on the stage as the spotlight followed.

Left: Jordan Trombetta (junior, human development and environmental studies major) walked down the runway as one of the Trashion models Friday. Right: Heidi Smith (junior, food and nutrition major) posed after walking down the runway.

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Lecrae, Andy Mineo light up Stage AE By CODY BENJAMIN Sports Editor C.J.Benjamin@iup.edu

PITTSBURGH – With Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen spectating from the upper level of Stage AE in Pittsburgh’s North Shore, Lecrae and Reach Records label-mate Andy Mineo brightened a rainy Sunday evening with a colorful rendition of the former’s “Anomaly” tour. So as not to constrain his outreach, the 35-year-old Lecrae has said on numerous occasions he doesn’t like to identify as a Christian rapper, but rather a rapper who is Christian. But he’s also made it clear that “Tell the World,” the titular song of his career, is as much a slogan for his unashamed faith as it is a representation of his musical prowess. That was apparent Sunday, as the two-time Grammy winner unleashed a barrage of tracks from his seven studio albums. When “Tell the World” erupted from the speakers inside Stage AE’s 2,400-person concert hall, the frenetic passion for both faith and music was as lively as Lecrae himself, who waded into the depths of the audience while reciting his lyrics. Even before that, though, Lecrae made efforts to get the audience involved with “telling the world” by showing compassion overseas. He preceded his performance by addressing the crowd through a video raising awareness for underprivileged children and then offered the chance to sponsor donations through Food for the Hungry, a partner organization.

Accompanying Lecrae’s performance was a stage-to-ceiling backdrop, a makeshift screen that displayed video skits of the artist’s life journey. As his songs touched on everything from the scars of his past (“Good, Bad, Ugly”) to the love of his life (“All I Need is You”), the videos expanded his messages in a visual sense. He jumped from topic to topic as the night went on, questioning the repetitiveness of contemporary hip-hop in “Nuthin,” and highlighting Christians’ wild side in “I’m Turnt.” The Houston native, who performed on “Good Morning America” April 9, opened his set with a performance of “Welcome to America,” a dissection of hypocrisy in the nation that was highlighted by patriotic lighting and a center-stage presidential podium. Before joining Lecrae for a finale performance of their duet “Say I Won’t,” Mineo brought his own unique energy to the venue. From riding a skateboard while rapping the 2013 single “Ayo!” to surfing the crowd on an inflatable icecream sandwich, he sparked the crowd’s passion well before Lecrae even set foot on the stage. With “Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa’s unofficial city anthem, playing over the speakers and a wave of fog covering the stage, Lecrae and Mineo closed the proverbial curtains on a night packed with as much inspiration as musical entertainment. If “Tell the World” is still the motto, they took a monumental step forward Sunday. Because they sure told Pittsburgh.

‘Southpaw’ includes Indiana area residents, IUP students and faculty By ANDREW MILLIKEN Lead Wet Ink Writer A.P,Milliken@iup.edu

Some Indiana residents were given a glimpse of the Hollywood high life when a film crew came to town last summer. In the upcoming boxing drama “Southpaw,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal as an emotionally troubled fighter, the audience will be privy to not only musclebound bouts in hot boxing rings, but to shots of locals from the town of Indiana. The film, the title of which refers to a boxing stance and not a left-handed pitcher, is set in and around boxing rings and Billy Hope’s (Gyllenhaal) house, but was filmed on set pieces in New York and on location in Pittsburgh and Indiana. With sports come big crowds, and with big crowds come droves and droves of human set pieces, sometimes referred to in the movie business as “extras.” The extras for “Southpaw,” while

many came from surrounding areas, did feature Indiana natives and current residents. One extra, journalism and public relations department secretary Lee Vest, described the two-week process as long and arduous but, in the end, rewarding. “It was, for the most part, enjoyable,” Vest said in a Thursday interview. Vest described the days as long, sometimes between 12 and 15 hours, citing the film crew’s union schedule as the impetus behind the demanding hours. The extras were compensated for their time, making minimum wage and time-and-a-half after 12 hours, with Vest earning enough to fund her vacation last year. While Vest didn’t get to meet Gyllenhaal, she did get the opportunity, as did many extras, to touch the star during a scene in which he walked out of a tunnel and into the boxing ring. “I think my hand’s going to be in the movie,” Vest said with a smile. Vest said journalism department and public relations Chairwoman Mi-

chele Papakie was also able to land a role as an extra, although the process for becoming a crowd member in “Southpaw” was not as difficult as some may think, according to Vest. IUP faculty by no means had exclusive rights to the extra roles in “Southpaw,” however, with students and current residents also taking part in a slice of the movie business. Former IUP student John Ankeny also landed an extra role, even posting a photo on image-sharing site Instagram of himself and four cohorts with the caption “#extrasStickTogether.” The film, which follows Billy Hope’s mental deterioration after a tragic event plagues his otherwise glamorous life, is due for release July 25 and also features Rachel McAdams as his wife, Maureen, and Forest Whitaker as trainer Titus “Tick” Wills. The trailer for “Southpaw” is currently on YouTube, with Gyllenhaal looking muscled to the hilt following his turn as a gaunt, ambitious cameraman in the thriller “Nightcrawler.”

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Crimson Hawks split series with No. 6 Mercyhurst By MICHAEL KIWAK Lead Sports Writer M.T.Kiwak@iup.edu

Thanks to a balanced effort from the offense and defense, Indiana University of Pennsylvania baseball managed to split its series against No. 6 Mercyhurst University, 2-2. Entering the series, Mercyhurst held the top spot in the BASEBALL Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference with a 28-2 record. The Lakers wasted no time showing why they’re one of the top national teams, scraping by IUP in Game 1 of the first doubleheader Friday. Mercyhurst got ahead early, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first. IUP managed to work its way back, however, as Austin Mock (senior, exercise science) and Chris Schaedel (junior, hospitality management) each hit solo home runs in the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game. Mercyhurst struck back quickly, knocking a run in at the bottom of the fifth to regain the lead. IUP was unable to produce any more scoring plays, resulting in the 3-2 loss. Pitcher Zach Chinchilla (sophomore, management) started the game for the Crimson Hawks, but he had to come out in the first due to taking a batted ball in the arm. Head coach

Jeff Ditch said that Chinchilla is day-today with the injury. Christian McClure (freshman, criminology) entered in relief and allowed only one hit and one run in 4.1 innings. Despite falling just shy in the first contest, Game 2 saw IUP hold the Lakers scoreless behind an exceptional outing from starting pitcher Dan Sepic (freshman, hospitality management). IUP notched the only runs of the contest in the second inning, as Wes Carson (freshman, criminology) and Mike Lupia (senior, health and physical education) recorded RBI hits to make it 3-0. From there, it was up to Sepic to keep the team’s lead intact. He did just that, throwing a complete game shutout while allowing four hits and two walks in addition to striking out two. The second doubleheader took place in Indiana Saturday, where the Crimson Hawks managed to outlast the Lakers in an extra-inning slugfest of a Game 1. Mercyhurst started off hot, notching five runs in the top of the first. While Ryan Uhl (senior, finance) added yet another home run to his tally in the bottom of the first, the Lakers added two more runs in the follow inning to make it a 7-1 ballgame. Uhl managed to spark IUP’s offense in the third, as an RBI double was the highlight of a threerun inning. Uhl continued his impressive offensive performance by blasting a tworun homer in the bottom of the fifth to

Austin Mock (senior, exercise science) prepared to deliver a pitch for the Crimson Hawks.

bring IUP within one. Jonathan O’Neill (senior, criminology) promptly erased what was left of the deficit by hitting a round-tripper of his own. From there, it became a pitching battle, as the Lakers and Crimson Hawks traded scoreless innings through the eighth. Hunter Bigler (junior, exercise science) managed to blank Mercyhurst during the top of the ninth, which afforded IUP another chance to win the game. With loaded bases, Jordan Giannini (sophomore, sport management) recorded just his fourth hit of the season, a single, to bring home Zac LaNeve (junior, management) and the win, 8-7. Bigler earned the win for IUP, his third of the year. Game 2 featured a similar narrative

but a different result, as the Lakers got past IUP in extra innings. Mercyhurst once again opened up an early lead, holding an 8-5 advantage through three. IUP then tied the game the following inning and took the lead off an RBI ground-rule double from Lupia. The Lakers managed to keep themselves alive in the seventh, thanks to a solo home run, tying the game. The tie did not last long, as they put up three more runs in the top of the eighth. IUP could not answer, and Mercyhurst took home the 12-9 win. Afterward, Ditch praised the pitching, particularly the bullpen, as well as Mock and Uhl’s consistent hitting. After hitting a homer in the last game, Mock now has 10 on the year while Uhl’s two

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bring his total up to 21, further extending his single-season record. With just six games left, the team will have to continue to play balanced ball if it hopes to make the postseason. “Those two wins will give us a lot of confidence and will help our playoff chances,” Mock said. “And now we need to come out and have another strong series against Gannon University and get ... help from some other teams to get into that final spot for the playoffs.” The Crimson Hawks are now 1718-1 overall and 11-12-1 in the PSAC West, 1.5 games behind Slippery Rock for the final playoff spot. Before its final series of the regular season against Gannon, IUP will take on Bloomsburg University in a doubleheader Tuesday.

IUP lacrosse prepares for four-game road stretch after 1-1 weekend By CHRIS HAYES Staff Writer C.T.Hayes@iup.edu

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania lacrosse team entered the weekend with two big road games on the slate, and the team came out of it with a win LACROSSE and a loss. IUP defeated Shippensburg University Friday, but fell Saturday to West

Chester University. With only two games remaining in the regular season, the Crimson Hawks stand at 9-6 overall and 7-3 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings heading into the season’s final week. Friday’s game saw IUP dominate Shippensburg early. The first seven Crimson Hawks goals came from seven different players, as the battle went to halftime with IUP ahead, 8-2.

The second half was a different story. Shippensburg was quick to score the first two goals of the half to scare IUP, but the Crimson Hawks responded well. A 3-1 IUP run gave them a sizable lead that lasted the remainder of the game; the final score was 14-9. Amy Weinberg (junior, special education) broke her own single-season assist record in Friday’s game, as she racked up five assists on the day. Her season total of 57 is a program record, and she needs 12 more to break

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Becca Vogt’s career record of 137. Saturday’s contest didn’t produce the outcome IUP wanted, as West Chester proved too formidable for the Crimson Hawks. The Golden Rams jumped out to a quick lead to open the game, and they never looked back. Every time IUP tried to make a run, West Chester had the answer on offense. A 6-3 halftime lead turned into a 9-4 lead in the second half, and by game’s end, West Chester prevailed with the

14-8 victory. Sara Harshman (freshman, early childhood education) and Brittney Palardy (junior, exercise science) each tallied two scores for IUP. In goal, Angela Lontoc (freshman, natural science) played from start to finish and saved 12 shots. The Crimson Hawks will look to avenge Saturday’s loss Wednesday when they head to Bloomsburg University in the finale of their four-game road stretch.

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Luise Von Agris (freshman, management) stands ready. (Nick Dampman/ The Penn)

IUP wraps up season with fourth straight win By JAKE ENDERS Staff Writer J.G.Enders@iup.edu

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s tennis team concluded another successful regular season with two lopsided victories Thursday and Saturday. Thursday’s win over Edinboro University gives IUP a record of 5-1 within TENNIS the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and secures them the No. 2 seed in the West division heading into the PSAC playoffs. In the first match, IUP shut out PSAC opponent Edinboro 9-0, on Senior Day. The match, originally scheduled for the Maple Street Courts in Indiana, had to be moved indoors to the Monroeville Club for Life due to rain. No matter, though, as Tanya Timko (senior, psychology) continued her recordsetting season by leading IUP with wins in No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles. The rest of the Crimson Hawks followed suit with a strong team outing. Timko and Jarka Petercakova (sophomore, human development and environmental studies) kicked things off with an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles, followed by Luise Von Agris (freshman, management) and Rachel Wood (sophomore, criminology) with an 8-1 win at No. 2 and Sophie Butland (sophomore, kinesiology health & sport science) and Alanna McFail (junior, biology), 8-3 at No. 3. In singles action, Timko won, 6-0, 6-1. Next up was Butland with a 6-1,

6-2 victory at No. 4 and Petercakova with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2. Raquel Gonzalez (sophomore, management) kept things rolling with her team-leading 23rd win at No. 3 with a comefrom-behind victory, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5. Abby McCormick (senior, kinesiology health & sport science) pitched a shutout 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 before Von Agris concluded the convincing romp with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 5. In the regular season finale, IUP crushed Division I Bucknell University, 8-1, at the Maple Street Courts. IUP’s fourth straight win gives them a final regular-season record of 15-6, their sixth consecutive winning season. IUP again swept the three doubles matches, with Timko and Petercakova leading the charge with an 8-1 victory at the top spot. Von Agris and Wood scored a 9-7 win at No. 2, and Butland and McFail won 8-6 at No. 3. In singles, Timko won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1. At No. 2, Gonzalez rallied for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory, while Butland needed overtime in two games but pulled out the eventual victory at No. 3. Von Agris also required three sets to win at No. 5, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2, and Wood won 7-6, 6-4 at No. 6. IUP’s sole loss came in No. 2, with Petercakova falling by a score of 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. IUP’s Sunday match against West Liberty University was cancelled, so the Saturday win over Bucknell was the final match of the regular season. Next on the ledger are the PSAC playoffs, scheduled to begin Tuesday. As the No. 2 seed in the West behind California University of Pennsylvania, IUP is positioned well to bring home the first PSAC championship in program history.

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April 21, 2015

Sports

IUP now 10-6 in PSAC West after doubleheader loss to Cal By CASSIE PUTT Staff Writer C.L.Putt@iup.edu

Big hits from the Crimson Hawks assisted them to their 10th straight victory in a doubleheader against Slippery Rock University Wednesday, winning 12-2 and 6-5. But the winning streak came to a halt Saturday in a doubleheader against SOFTBALL California University of Pennsylvania, as the Hawks lost 0-12 and 3-5, dropping Indiana University of Pennsylvania to 12-14 overall and 10-6 in the PSAC West. In the opening game against SRU, the Crimson Hawks slammed eight easy runs to gain a sturdy 8-1 lead. “We completely dominated the [first] inning, which made us play loose and relaxed the rest of the day,” Hannah Mercer (sophomore, marketing) said. Stephanie McCoy (senior, exercise science) and Mercer each blasted threerun homers while two RBI singles from Amy Fairman (senior, sports administration) and Meghan Carney (senior,

early childhood and special education) added two more points to the board. “My thoughts rounding the bases were completely about my team,” Mercer said. “The excitement was radiating out of everyone, since we had hit so well that inning.” While steadily cruising to the mercyrule victory, IUP blasted four more runs in the third inning from Fairman, Megan Gould (sophomore, early childhood and special education), McCoy and Allison Viguers (junior, marketing). Slippery Rock gained only one run in the fifth, leaving the scoreboard reading a 12-2 win for IUP. The women did not prepare any differently for the competition against SRU, according to head coach Bill Graham. “We had been swinging the bats well in the past 10 days, and we kept that up,” he said. For four-straight innings, Game 2 began with a 0-0 standstill between pitchers, despite a combined total of six hits for both teams. SRU then ripped five runs in the top of the fifth, highlighted by a two-run homer. The Crimson Hawks vigorously re-

sponded in the bottom with three RBI singles by Fairman, Mercer and McCoy. Although IUP was down 5-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Mercer hit a two-out single through center field, scoring Fairman and Carney, tying the game, 5-5. Lauren Hogue (junior, early childhood and special education) then forced a one-out walk. As Viguers singled to right field, putting runners on the corners, Carney smashed a hit to SRU’s pitcher, who disregarded Hogue at third. As the pitcher threw to first, Hogue broke for home, scoring the game-winning run. Emily Hofmann (sophomore, business management) defeated SRU in the sixth, and Alexa Campbell (senior, exercise science) stepped on the mound in the seventh as relief, pitching the Hawks out of a two-out jam. Mercer totaled five hits and six RBIs for the day, while Viguers had four hits and Fairman had three RBIs. “[The eight runs] really stopped SRU in their tracks,” Graham said. “I couldn’t have been prouder of their effort by both winning big and coming from behind for two huge victories.” In Game 1 against Cal U, the Vul-

cans totaled 16 hits, scoring runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. On the other hand, IUP only had three hits total, two of which came from Carney. “We didn’t do much right in any facet,” Graham said. Campbell took the first loss, bringing her down to 7-7 of the spring season. As Game 2 arrived, the Crimson Hawks tallied runs before the Vulcans – a good start to the competition. “We wanted to stay focused and continue to work together to gain more of a lead,” Viguers said. Francis singled to left in the second inning, bringing home Viguers. Then, Viguers singled home Mercer in the third, giving IUP a 2-0 lead. As the pressure was building to keep the lead, Viguers stayed calm. “I trust both my teammates and my skills,” Viguers said. “I just try to be aggressive and confident in myself that I can make something happen for my team.” Cal U responded strong with an RBI base hit followed by a two-run homer, tallying three runs. With bases loaded, Gould struck an

infield hit, bringing home Hogue, tying the game at 3-3. The Vulcans, once again, took back the lead in the seventh inning with a one-out double and a two-run home run for a 5-3 victory. In Game 2, the Hawks recorded seven hits, with two each from Carney and Gould. Carney finished her day by going 4-for-6 with a double. Spindler took the loss in Game 2. “We know we can play anyone,” Graham said. “But we have to show it on the field.” IUP is scheduled for five doubleheaders in the next six days. The Crimson Hawks will compete against Cal U, Monday; Seton Hill University, Tuesday; Mercyhurst University, Wednesday; and University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Friday.