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This semester’s Six O’Clock Series kicked off with “Shakespeare, Pimps and Hollywood” Monday in Toretti Auditorium at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. Director, writer and actor Robert Townsend took the stage to perform his one-man show about his life and career. The event, cosponsored by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania African American Cultural Center, began with a short film highlighting different moments from Townsend’s career, including his early days as a film extra, to his stand-up comedy and directing Beyoncé’s first acting role. “I didn’t go to film school,” Townsend said. “So, when you see all that stuff there, it has been the determination of one man, a little guy just trying to figure out how to make movies.” While growing up in the west side of Chicago, Townsend said he escaped the rough environment of his neighborhood by watching television. Townsend began to impersonate people he saw on TV like Alfred Hitchcock, Edward G. Robinson and Ed Sullivan and imitated records of Shakespeare plays, which led to his mother encouraging him to pursue an acting career. In the ’70s, Townsend began performing with Chicago’s Experimental Black Actors’ Guild and studied under Bill Murray’s teacher at The Second City, an improvisational comedy school in Chicago. Townsend eventually
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(Nick Dampman/ The Penn) Acclaimed director, writer and actor Robert Townsend took audiences on a hilarious roller coaster ride through life’s failures, roadblocks and triumphs with his riotous act, “Shakspeare, Pimps and Hollywood.”
moved to New York and began acting in commercials and performing stand-up comedy at a club called The Improvisation. “Everybody was at The Improv,” Townsend said. “Jay Leno was the MC. Robin Williams would come in. Rodney Dangerfield would come in. Andy Kaufman from ‘Taxi’ would come in.” “The last place I ever thought I would [perform stand up] was in front of pimps and players,” Townsend said. “I got booked at a pimp convention.” After receiving acting roles in films that rarely varied from slaves, snitches and pimps, Townsend said he began to become frustrated with the representation of African Americans in film. “I didn’t know it then, but Robert the filmmaker was about to be born,” Townsend said. His directorial debut film, which he co-wrote with Keenan Wayans, was called “Hollywood Shuffle,” a semiautobiographical film about Townsend’s experiences as an African American ac-
tor. The film was shot in 12 days over the course of two and a half years and was financed with credit cards, but it eventually led to Townsend’s relationship with Eddie Murphy. Murphy was impressed with Townsend’s directing skills and asked him to direct his critically acclaimed concert film “Eddie Murphy Raw.” Later in the performance, Townsend talked about what he experienced when he climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. “I got to the highest point in all of Africa, and, as I looked out at the view, it was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen,” Townsend said. “Then, I thought, everyone wants to see this view, but no one wants to go through the mud.” Townsend closed his performance by summing up his views on art. “The journey of an artist is about constantly giving and giving and understanding that it’s about creating art no matter what.”
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Boost Alcohol Conciousness Concerning the Health of University Students is holding its second survey for all students to generate ideas for the Spring Fever Weekend event. Ann Sesti, the director of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs, said the Spring Fever event is a great opportunity for students to attend. “We provide students these free events for something fun to do during the harsh winter months where it is just not quite spring yet,” Sesti said. Sesti also explained the possible dates and running time of the survey. “The event itself will possibly be the weekend after break,” she said. “However, the survey is only running through next week.” Jennifer Leon (graduate, student affairs in higher education) described the purpose of the survey. “The reason we do the survey is to make sure the events we provide are desired by the students,” Leon said. “It’s the best way to let their voices be heard regarding the events for Spring Fever Weekend.” Leon spoke about the ways the ideas were created for this year. “We got the survey ideas from the popular options that were chosen out of the 2014 event survey from the feedback survey of 2014,” Leon said, “and we have asked about events we are in
process of planning to ensure there would be interest.” The survey options for 2015 Spring Fever Weekend are laser tag, casino night, formal dance, Zumba, karaoke, dodgeball, open mic night, a luau, open pool time, a talent show, various sports, movies, an obstacle course, a scavenger hunt, trivia night, an inflatable activity or carnival games. Asia Armstead (sophomore, fashion merchandising) shared her opinion of the survey. “I have taken the survey and would like to participate in more events like this on campus because I don’t always get to do other projects,” Armstead said. Armstead said she chose casino night “because there would be a lot of variety in it for students.” Armstead also described the userfriendly nature of the survey. “The survey was easy to choose the events,” she said, “and it was compatible on my mobile device.” Leon said that about 50 students have responded to the survey so far, but she hopes more students respond. “We are hoping for more,” Leon said, “now that the survey is available on our Facebook page: IUP-Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Program, or our Twitter page, @IUPATOD.” For more information about the survey or the event, students can follow The Beak, email questions to atod-oasis@iup.edu or go to iup.edu and search for the 2015 Spring Fever Weekend event survey.
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• Alexander E. Rikess, 18, of Downingtown, and Alexander D. McCorry, 19, of Downingtown, were charged for possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after police investigated the odor of marijuana coming from Rikess’ room in Stephenson Hall Jan. 30 at 9:36 p.m., according to university police.
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• Sakia Leach, 19, of Wynnewood, was cited for harassment after police found that Leach punched and scratched an 18-year-old male in Suites on Pratt Feb. 5 at 10:08 p.m., according to university police.
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• Komeh Lansana, 19, of Philadelphia, was arrested for access devoid fraud, theft and receiving stolen property Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. after police investigated a case that occurred in the Hadley Union Building, according to university police. Lansana was placed in the county jail on a $5,000 straight detainer, the report said.
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• University police conducted an investigation in Northern Suites Feb. 1 at 12:48 a.m. for a noise violation. At the scene, police report that they found Courtney Ciera Spears, 21, of Hummelstown, having a verbal altercation with her friend. However, Spears provided false identification of herself to police, according to university police. Spears was charged with false identification to law enforcement, the report said.
Obama to colleges: skip the gourmet food, fancy gyms By anita kumar
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INDIANAPOLIS – President Barack Obama criticized university administrators Friday, saying they’d driven up the cost of college with high-priced extras such as gourmet food and lush fitness centers. He also teed off on state legislators who’ve cut funding for state schools, saying they were driving up costs past any link to value and leaving graduating students loaded with debt. “Now, the school administrators, they have a responsibility to be more efficient. And students and parents, we have a responsibility to be smart consumers,” he said during a trip to Indiana to tout his proposals to help the middle class. He recalled that when he’d started at Occidental College in the Los Angeles area, he exercised in a basic gym and ate in a cafeteria where students called the entree “roast beast” because they didn’t know what kind of meat it was. Today, he lamented, he’s learned firsthand about the powerful lure of perks at some campuses, as his own daughters near college age: “Malia is now at the age where she’s starting to look at colleges. And I said, you know, these days I hear everybody’s looking for fancy gyms and gourmet
food.” He made the remarks about fouryear universities at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, pitching his proposals to help the middle class, including a $60 billion plan to aid community college students. “This is part of what we need to do to be more creative about how do young people get the skills they need without spending as much money or taking on as much debt,” he said. Republicans noted that Obama had staged the event at a college whose president has criticized the Affordable Care Act. “The head of Indiana’s extensive community college system told a congressional panel . . . that the federal government should ease the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that large employers offer health insurance to those who work at least 30 hours a week,” said an Indianapolis Star article last year that the Republicans distributed Friday. “Ivy Tech President Tom Snyder said the law’s requirement, which begins next year, has caused Ivy Tech to limit the classes taught by each adjunct professor so they don’t qualify for health insurance,” the article said. “That, in turn, has required the hiring of additional adjuncts to fill the gaps, which can be particularly challenging in certain subject areas.”
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Two students chosen for The Harrisburg Internship Semester gain government experience By stephanie bachman Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu
Tiffany Fox (senior, criminology/ pre-law) and Julia McBride (senior, political science) were selected to participate in The Harrisburg Internship Semester in order to gain experience working in government. The program is designed to give college students who want to pursue a career in state government the opportunity to expand their understanding and knowledge of the inner-workings of state government at the policymaking level. Fox is working for the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. She does research and data analysis and writes articles on topics that vary from recycling to crime data analysis for the legislative agency. “I really love this program, and I am such an advocate for it,” Fox said. “To be able to have hands-on, state-government experience is by far the best part. It’s an amazing opportunity to get out of the classroom and be able to apply what you have been learning in class and to be able to learn so much.” McBride’s internship is with the Pennsylvania Department of State. She works alongside a prosecuting attorney and assists in various tasks, such as attending hearings and writing memos and warning letters. McBride was able to reflect on her favorite part of the THIS program so far. “My favorite part of the program is work … Assisting professional attorneys has given me a monumental amount of knowledge in the field of law,” McBride said. “Everyone is so welcoming and willing to help with any projects that I am working on. After I graduate, I look
(Photos courtesy of Julia McBride and Tiffany Fox) Tiffany Fox (left) sits at her desk at the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Julia Mcride (right) sits in her office at The Pennsylvania Department of State.
forward to going to law school. “After this experience,” she said, “I hope to have a foundation of knowledge to further my career in law. Also, this program is designed to give students a chance to work in the government. Government has always fascinated me, so this is a really cool internship in that aspect.” At the same time, this program is a different experience for both Fox and McBride compared to the past four years they spent in classrooms in Indiana. Though she is enjoying her experiance in Harrisburg, McBride said she also missed Indiana University of Pennsylvania. “Even though this experience is wonderful and I love Harrisburg, I really miss Indiana,” McBride said.
“I miss all of my friends. I also miss the campus. One of the reasons I chose to go to IUP was because of how beautiful it is.” Fox commented on some of the differences between Indiana and Harrisburg and the transition from both the small town to the city and from the campus to the office. “I was so ready to go to Harrisburg,” Fox said. “As much as I love IUP, I needed a new experience, and I felt that during my last semester of my senior year – right before I graduate in May – would be the perfect time to go to a ‘new’ area and be able to spread my wings. “I am so excited to be here,” Fox said, “and to have the opportunity to learn and grow is so important to me during this pivotal time in my life.”
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Dave Reed responds to IUP tuition increase By Pete sirianni Managing Editor P.M.Sirianni@iup.edu
When Indiana University of Pennsylvania passed a new tuition policy last month, both students and administrators had differing views. For students, the perception is the Tuition Pricing Flexibility Pilot will cause an increase in attending IUP, while higher-ups in Sutton Hall say the change from a flat-rate tuition plan to a per-credit one is a necessity in the current economic day and age. The Pilot program, which The Penn detailed in a Jan. 30 article, goes in to full effect during the 2019-20 academic year. During its three-year phase-in, IUP plans on offering increased financial aid to students and more aid to those who qualify based on GPA requirements. Pennsylvania House of Representatives majority leader Dave L. Reed, RIndiana, attended IUP and graduated from the Cook Honors College in 2000 with degrees in mathematics and economics. In 2010, he was named a “Friend of IUP” for his support of higher educa-
tion. However, Reed opposes cost increases being passed on to students. “Any time there is a potential cost increase to students, it’s concerning on a number fronts,” Reed said in a Feb. 6 email. “Certainly any university has a great responsibility to balance the cost of maintaining a superb academic environment with the burden that cost places on its students.” IUP, like many Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools suffering from decreased federal higher education funding, will be operating with $12.2 million, $16.7 million and $19.7 million budget deficits in the next three years, according to a Jan. 22 TribLive article. The increased revenue from the Pilot program will go toward keeping IUP’s “financial stability,” according to IUP director of communications Michelle Fryling. Reed thinks that increasing tuition should be a last-ditch solution. “All efficiencies and cost-saving measures certainly should be explored before any additional costs are passed on to our students,” Reed said.
Whitmyre Hall wins campus recycling competition By stephanie bachman Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu
Whitmyre Hall was announced the winner of the Office of Housing, Residential Living and Dining America Recycles Day Competition for its students’ efforts in the fall semester. The competition was held among the various residential halls at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, including those at the Punxsutawney campus. The competition’s goal is to promote recycling within the residence halls. The America Recycles Day Competition was the first stage in a five-part sustainability challenge IUP is promoting throughout the residence halls. The rest of the legs will be carried out in the spring semester. One leg, for example, focuses on which suite building can save the most energy, which is monitored through sensors in the buildings. In order to win the competition, all of the Community Assistants in the building and the graduate resident di-
rector teamed up to put on a program for the entire building that focused on teaching the students different ways to reuse recyclable materials instead of tossing them. Each CA had a different station that focused on using various recyclable materials – such as water bottles, soda bottles and aluminum cans – to turn them into everyday items. Head CA Matthew McBurney (junior, mathematics) had a station that taught residents how to turn aluminum cans into pencil holders. CA Kara McClain (sophomore, nursing) and CA Madelyne Nissel (junior, speech pathology) set up a station that showed attendees how to turn the tops of water bottles into reusable bags. Meanwhile, CA Elizabeth Warner (junior, English) used the bottom half of those same bottles to make snowflakes used for decorating. On the more informative side, CA Daniel Martin (junior, biochemistry) had a presentation for residents about recycling and how to recycle on campus. McClain discussed the program and
the need for people to step up and recycle more. “It was definitely exciting to see the residents interacting with the recycled materials and actually seeing what you can do with the stuff,” McClain said. “We only showed them a couple of things to do, but there is so much more out there they can do. Also, plastics are such a hard thing to breakdown in landfills, so recycling really helps us reuse them. We generate so much waste on campus that it doesn’t make sense to not recycle.” For winning the competition, the Whitmyre community was awarded an additional $100 to put toward their community programming budget for the spring 2015 semester. One of the residents at the program, Veronica Caro (sophomore, chemistry), said she enjoyed the program. “It was nice,” Caro said. “It showed us some useful things to do with recycling other than just recycling it. Also, [recycling] is really easy, and, in case of at least of aluminum, it is very efficient.”
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GOP probes White House role in FCC’s net neutrality By Jim puzzanghera Los Angeles Times TNS
WASHINGTON – The House Republican majority’s top watchdog is launching an investigation into whether the White House improperly influenced the net-neutrality proposal released last week by the head of the Federal Communications Commission. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has written to FCC chairman Tom Wheeler asking for all documents related to communications and meetings involving White House and agency officials concerning the issue. Last week, Wheeler proposed strict new federal oversight of online traffic to ensure Internet providers don’t give preference to video and other content from some websites over others. Most Republicans strongly oppose the FCC’s approach, which would classify Internet service in the same way as highly regulated phone companies. Wheeler’s plan, circulated to his fellow commissioners ahead of a Feb. 26 vote, is much tougher than what he initially outlined early last year and closely follows the approach President Barack Obama publicly called for in November. Although the president nominates the chairman and other FCC commissioners, the agency is independent and
not supposed to be subject to White House control. Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable-TV and wireless industries who was a major fundraiser for Obama, was nominated to head the FCC in 2013. Republicans have charged that Obama unduly influenced Wheeler’s proposal. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (RS.D.) said Wheeler “succumbed to the bully tactics of political activists and the president himself.” Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said “the White House needs to get its hands off the FCC.” And Ajit Pai, one of two Republicans on the FCC, has called Wheeler’s proposal “President Obama’s plan to regulate the Internet.” Chaffetz said in a letter dated Friday that he was investigating reports indicating “views expressed by the White House potentially had an improper influence” on development of Wheeler’s proposal. He cited a Wall Street Journal article last week that reported that two White House aides led a “secretive effort” to build support from outside groups for tough net-neutrality regulations. The article did not indicate that the aides, Obama or other White House officials directly pressured Wheeler to take the more aggressive approach. FCC spokeswoman Kim Hart said the agency was aware of the letter, sent Friday, and was reviewing it. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. Gigi Sohn, the FCC’s special coun-
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sel for external affairs, said Friday that Wheeler’s position on net-neutrality rules had been evolving before Obama made his public comments. “I think what the president’s statement did was, rather than force the chairman’s hand, was give him cover to do something he already was thinking about doing,” Sohn said in an appearance on C-Span’s “The Communicators” series. Chaffetz asked for all documents, including calendar appointments, visitor logs and meeting minutes, related to communications between the FCC and the White House concerning net neutrality since Jan. 14, 2014, when a federal court struck down most of the agency’s rules governing online traffic. The FCC must provide the documents no later than Feb. 20, six days before commissioners are scheduled to vote on Wheeler’s proposal, Chaffetz said.
TEN announces spring events By Pete sirianni Managing Editor P.M.Sirianni@iup.edu
The Entertainment Network started rolling out its spring semester entertainment lineup Monday with two bus trips to Pittsburgh sporting events. TEN announced on its Twitter account the group would be sponsoring a Sunday, March 29 Penguins hockey game, the first time a trip has been arranged for the CONSOL Energy Center. The game pits the Penguins and stars Sydney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin against Pacific division foe San Jose. Both teams are currently in second place in their respective divisions and looking to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The bus for this event leaves from the Hadley Union Building at 4:30 p.m. the day of the event, and the cost is $40 per student with an I-Card. Also announced was the annual
trip to PNC Park to watch the Pirates when the Milwaukee Brewers come to town on Saturday, April 18. Indiana University of Pennsylvania students will again have the chance to see MLB All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen and third baseman Josh Harrison take the diamond as the Pirates enter 2015 looking for a third-consecutive playoff appearance after a two decade drought. The cost of the Pirates’ game is $20 with an I-Card, and students will also receive a $5 concession stand credit. The game is scheduled to be the first fireworks night of the season, and the bus leaves from the HUB at 3 p.m. Tickets for both of these events go on sale Monday at the Hadley Union Building box office. TEN is also planning two announcements Wednesday and two more Friday. Past spring semester music acts sponsored by TEN include Love & Theft, Juicy J and last year’s performer, Kid Ink.
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Boyfriend charged in death of Millersville student By justine mcdaniel The Philadelphia Inquirer TNS
An autopsy was conducted Monday for Karlie Hall, an 18-year-old Millersville University freshman from Chadds Ford who was found dead in her dorm room Sunday under what officials called suspicious circumstances. Hall’s boyfriend, in the meantime, is being held on aggravated-assault charges stemming from a physical altercation before she was found unresponsive around 5 a.m. by emergency personnel responding to a call for a cardiac arrest. LancasterOnline, citing unidentified sources, reported that Hall had been “severely beaten.” The Associated Press reported that the arrest affidavit for Gregorio Orrostieta, 19, said police found him covered in blood and performing CPR on Hall when they arrived. Orrostieta, 19, of Kennett Square, who is not a student at the school, told officers he had shoved Hall, causing her to fall to the ground and hit her head on a chair, according to the affidavit. He then gave her a “back hand” to her face causing her to become unresponsive. Orrostieta was ordered held on $1.5 million bail late Sunday, according to court records. The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that the exact cause of Hall’s death wasn’t immediately apparent, but her death was considered to have happened “under suspicious circumstances.” Prosecutors said there was “no evi-
dence that anyone else is involved” in the altercation between Hall and Orrostieta, and there was no danger to the campus community. The university said counseling staff will be available on campus to talk to students who need assistance. “Our university community has suffered an unfathomable loss,” Millersville President John Anderson wrote in a message to students and staff. “I ask that you join me in sending our thoughts and prayers to Karlie’s family and friends.” Hall was a business administration major with a concentration in management, said Janet Kacskos, Millersville University director of communications. “Nothing like this has ever happened here before,” said Kacskos. Hall graduated from Unionville High School in June 2014. She was hardworking and a good sister to her twin, Kristen, said Unionville principal Paula Massanari. “The thing that always struck me was that I always saw her as a really devoted sister. You rarely saw one without the other,” Massanari said. Hall was part of the high school rugby club, volunteered at a local animal shelter and held a part-time job in high school to save up for college, Massanari said. Hall’s older sister and mother both graduated from Unionville High School as well, she said. “Their ties to this community run deep, and the school is devastated, obviously, by what happened to her,” Massanari said.
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After 3-year battle, Fort Hood victims awarded Purple Heart By maria recio
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WASHINGTON – After a hardfought battle by lawmakers, the U.S. Army announced Friday that the victims of the Fort Hood shootings in 2009 will receive Purple Heart medals and the civilian equivalent, the Defense of Freedom awards, and the benefits that accompany them. The 13 people killed and 32 injured by a Muslim extremist, who was also a U.S. soldier and psychiatrist, had been denied the recognition until Congress passed legislation last year. This put them on a par with the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “The Purple Heart’s strict eligibility criteria had prevented us from awarding it to victims of the horrific attack at Fort Hood,” said Secretary of the Army John McHugh in announcing the decision. “Now that Congress has changed the criteria, we believe there is sufficient reason to allow these men and women to be awarded and recognized with either the Purple Heart or, in the case of civilians, the Defense of Freedom medal. It’s an appropriate recognition of their service and sacrifice.” “I introduced the first bill on this three weeks after it happened,” said Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, in an interview. “I’m extremely happy for these victims. This guy considered himself a ter-
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Spc. Kristen Haley, the fiance of Sgt. First Class Daniel Ferguson, who was killed in the Fort Hood shooting, was consoled at the memorial ceremony for the victims of the Fort Hood shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, April 9, 2014.
rorist.” Hasan was convicted in 2013 by court martial and sentenced to death. He is incarcerated at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. “Since the days following the attack in 2009, the victims, their families, the Fort Hood community and so many of us have recognized that fateful day for what it was: an act of terrorism against our country and against our men and women in uniform,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in a statement that the awards were long overdue. “We can never undo the events of
that day,” he said, “but we can properly honor the courageous patriots who protect our nation and remain forever grateful for them.” Under a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015, Congress clarified the eligibility for the Purple Heart by re-defining an attack by a foreign terrorist organization to include an individual who was in touch with those entities or was inspired or motivated by them. The Defense Department awarded the Purple Heart to service members killed in the 9/11 attacks and created the Defense of Freedom medals for civilian Pentagon workers.
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flood risk from climate change Altoona Curve looks for national Obama challenged over foot higher or built to the 500-year tions, he must contend with a hostile By greg gordon floodplain. Congress, whose most conservative elanthem talent in Indiana “The federal government does not ements have gained a bigger voice on McClatchy Washington Bureau TNS
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The Altoona Curve, an AA affiliate baseball team of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is holding its annual tryouts for national anthem singers in the Indiana Mall Saturday. Registration for the tryouts will begin at 9 a.m., and auditions will take place in the center-court area of the Indiana Mall from 10 a.m. to noon. Curve General Manager, Rob Egan, said he is looking forward to visiting the Cumberland and Indiana area this year for the national anthem tryouts, according to an article on Altoona Curve’s
website. Many national anthem singers over the past years came from Altoona; however, expanding to surrounding areas has allowed the team to discover other great singers who want a chance to perform at the Peoples Natural Gas Field. Those who have been contacted by the staff of the Curve front office do not need to attend either of the tryout dates, the article said. The Curve’s 2015 season will open Thursday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. on City Island in Harrisburg. The winner of the national anthem tryouts will open up the home portion of the 6 p.m. game against Akron April 16.
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WASHINGTON – Underscoring the political challenges President Barack Obama faces as he presses ahead to combat climate change, eight Republican senators are contesting the legality of his Jan. 30 directive toughening floodplain standards for new federal projects. In a letter to Obama last week that was coordinated by Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran, the newly empowered chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the senators expressed concern about “the vast implications” that the standards would have for families and workers in coastal communities. They demanded to know which governors, mayors and other stakeholders had provided input for the new policy, as required by legislation passed weeks ago that continued funding for the federal government. Obama’s executive order specifies that the administration received input from “governors, mayors and other stakeholders.” Less clear is how many of them were Republicans. The president’s order requires that new federal projects must be built at least two feet above the highest level that floodwaters are projected to reach in a 100-year period. It also mandates that any crucial infrastructure, such as a hospital, must be built an additional
operate in a vacuum,” Cochran said in a statement. “Such sweeping flood standard changes for federal properties will affect localities and private property owners in Mississippi and elsewhere. The president needs to explain to Congress and the American people why he took this unilateral action to disrupt cooperative, bipartisan work on flood risk mitigation issues.” The skirmish is just the latest to reflect the deep political divide over global warming between the White House and the conservative flank of a newly emboldened Republican Party as the administration moves on multiple fronts to contend with climate change. The huge taxpayer toll from the ravages of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Sandy also affects the politics of the issue. Members of both political parties have been jockeying to avoid a backlash from property owners over the phased reduction in federal flood-insurance subsidies in areas with rising risks of storms and flooding. Over the last two years, Obama has tested the limits of his executive power to push climate change policies that otherwise would be stymied by Republicans who’ve controlled the U.S. House of Representatives. Now, after Republicans seized the Senate in November’s midterm elec-
global warming, one of his signature initiatives. Cochran’s Mississippi Republican colleague, Sen. Roger Wicker, was another vocal signer of the letter. Wicker was the only senator to vote against an amendment last month declaring that human-induced climate change is real and not a hoax. He contends that the science on the issue isn’t yet settled. According to NASA, “Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities, and most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position.” In a statement about the flood-risk policy, Wicker said “this administration seems to forget that it works for the American people, not the other way around.” “These new standards issued by executive decree – without local, state or public input – could have many unintended consequences,” he said. “People in Mississippi and around the country deserve answers.” Other signers were Sens. David Vitter and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, John Cornyn of Texas, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Roy Blunt of Missouri and John Boozman of Arkansas.
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It’s worth saving By The Augusta Chronicle
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The following editorial appeared in The Augusta Chronicle on Friday, Jan. 23: The one good thing that came out of the president’s misguided plan to tax socalled 529 college-savings plans – aside from the fact he reconsidered – is that they got a much-needed publicity boost. In an age of ever-increasing college costs, the tax-advantaged savings plan probably is the single-best savings vehicle that low- and middle-income families have to help cover future higher education expenses. The 529 plans in Georgia and South Carolina, like those offered in most other states, give parents the opportunity to sock away as little as $25 a month into an account whose earnings can grow tax-free. The money then can be withdrawn tax-free when used for qualified educational expenses, such as tuition. The plans have been around since the 1980s and have long had state-level tax advantages, but they didn’t really take off until Congress made the earnings nontaxable in 2001. For parents who can save just a little money at a time, there are few better
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ways to invest in their children’s education. The fact that President Obama even considered taxing the earnings in these accounts shows how frighteningly out of touch he is with middle America, and how cultishly devoted he remains to wealth redistribution. He had hoped to generate $1 billion over a decade pay to for a bevy of his new programs for the “middle class.” He and other liberals were apparently under the assumption that 529 account owners are multimillionaires. Though it’s true that 529s, like all tax-advantaged accounts, can benefit wealthier Americans, the notion that troves of tycoons are using collegesavings plans for a tax shelter is absurd. The average 529 account holds less than $20,000, or about two years’ worth of in-state costs at a public college. The average electronic contribution is $175 a month. The president’s plan would have taxed earnings on future 529s, not the money already sitting in the nation’s 12 million existing accounts. Still, eliminating the exemptions would have removed any incentive for people to save. And for what? So the president can offer “free” community college to C-
average students and “forgiveness” plans on federal student loans? There’s just no wisdom in policies that encourage people to be less selfreliant and more dependent on government, especially in a nation with nearly $1 trillion in student loan debt and whose personal savings rate ranks among the lowest in the world for a developed country. Obama clearly believes the government is entitled to its cut of your savings, and so do the media. We noticed several writers from national publications referring to 529 accounts as tax “subsidies.” Wrap your head around that for a moment: the government deciding to let you keep all of your college nest egg should be considered a gift? How perverse is that? An interesting side note, by the way, is that Obama was once in favor of keeping 529s tax-free. He voted to extend the tax advantages as a U.S. senator in 2006. The following year, he and his wife frontloaded five years’ worth of contributions, $240,000, in 529 plans for their daughters. Now, less than a decade later, he considered taxing the next generation of college savers to the hilt. Thank heaven he came to his senses.
February 10, 2015
Penn EDITORIAL
Caught in a lie We all forget things. What day it is, what our plans are, where we left something. Sometimes we even forget when we last ate. Forgetting things is a normal occurrence in everyday life. But when a former baseball star heavily rumored to have been a steroid user testified in front of Congress, the media made a laughingstock out of All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens for saying a teammate “misremembered” facts alluding to his alleged drug use in 2008. The latest member of the “misremembering” club is NBC “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams. Williams admitted that he falsified a report as an NBC correspondent during the Iraq War in 2003. Williams, who originally claimed to be in a Chinook helicopter that was shot down by an enemy rocket-propelled grenade, was instead in a second helicopter. Williams, who took over the NBC anchor job from veteran Tom Brokaw in 2004, openly bragged about his near-death experience, including once on a taping of “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Williams took time out of his nightly broadcast to address his television audience with a simple apology. “I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago,” he said. Since then, a social media firestorm resulted, and critics have come to question his ethics and credibility. Citing the fact that he was in the news more than a reporter should be, Williams, who also serves as “Nightly News’” managing editor, voluntarily stepped down from the anchor job Saturday. He didn’t give a return date in his statement. If we cannot trust the men and women who report news to the general public, then how will the audience be able to learn about what’s happening around the world? For 12 years, he used a story to his advantage – even to a network anchor job – based on a lie. A journalist’s job is to report the news, not be the news, which is why he rightly removed himself from the situation. It isn’t immediately apparent what Williams’ future will hold, but if he returns to his network anchor seat, he will continue on with major credibility issues. NBC needs to act swiftly in finding a replacement for “Nightly News” to put the focus back on the issues at hand, not the person delivering the message.
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Red Carpet Grammys By mary romeo Staff Writer M.E.Romeo@iup.edu
Aside from the performances, speeches and artists that composed the 57th annual Grammy Awards, one of the most discussed elements of any award show was the attire. Many outrageous and gorgeous outfits hit the red carpet on Sunday. From sheer pantsuits to big ball gowns, celebrities and artists made their fans either shake their heads in frustration or appreciation. Pharrell Williams, winner of Best Pop Solo Performance, was seen without his memorable, infamous hat. However, what set him apart from everyone else was the Adidas suit he sported with shorts instead of pants. Black, white and silver were easily the most prominent color choices among the females of the evening. More than 20 stars were seen in these colors, such as Nicki Minaj, Miranda Lambert, Rita Ora, Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson. Giuliana Rancic, Melissa Rivers and Anna Kendrick even made the daring decision to wear pantsuits. Gwen Stefani went in a slightly dif-
ferent route by wearing a punk-rock strapless Versace jumpsuit. Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, known for their unique styles during award shows and music videos, both wore flattering silver dresses. While pop icon Taylor Swift walked away with zero Grammys, she still looked fabulous in her shimmering blue, curtain-skirted gown, paired with fuchsia heels and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. Swift was not the only star sporting blue: Iggy Azalea wore a royal blue cutout dress that emphasized her hour-glass figure. However, her braided hairdo, which resembled a bird’s nest, resulted in an assortment of memes on the Internet poking fun at “Eggy.” Kanye and Kim Kardashian-West, also known as Kimye, looked elegant together, as always. Kim wore a seemingly heavy, longsleeved dress that closely resembled professional wrestler Ric Flair’s robe. Fans on Twitter also tweeted that her dress to looked similar to Lord Farquaad’s robe in “Shrek.” Artist Keyshia Cole wore an outfit that certainly put viewers in awe. Her orange dress looked as if it were made from the plastic fencing used at
construction zone sites. More memes and tweets were shared on Twitter making fun of Pharrell Williams, who, during his “Happy” performance, looked strangely similar to a bellboy. Television critic for The New Yorker Emily Nussbaum tweeted, “Because I’m happy I work at the Grand Budapest Hotel.” Rihanna, whose rebellious attitude did not quite match her puffy, bright pink princess ball gown, was compared to looking like a pink badminton birdie. Kanye West, who received a standing ovation on his performance with Paul McCartney and Rihanna, gave the crowd flashbacks to when he stole the mic from Swift when he almost interrupted Beck – but backed out – during his acceptance for Album of The Year, beating out Beyoncé. While some celebrities and artists who walked the carpet of the Grammys left the audience in awe of their glam team, others did not stand to impress. And if the stars weren’t glamorous enough, we found out that their sense of humor is nothing short of astonishing.
(TNS) Above: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett perform at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday. Right: Kim Kardashian-West rocked her royal robe at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards next to her husband, Kanye West.
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February 10, 2015
By renee williamson Staff Writer R.A.Williamson@iup.edu
Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Passionate Outgoing Individuals with Zeal Modeling Group is providing an option to celebrate Valentine’s Day. On Thursday, POIZ will host its 50 Shades of Red dance from 6:30-11 p.m. in the Hadley Union Building. Briana Richardson-Jones (junior, English and pre-law), vice president of POIZ, said that the dance is engaging the audience in a number of ways. “It’s different from other dances because with this we give away free prizes like raffle tickets,” Richardson-Jones said, “as well as there will be free food there and drinks like punch, and we’re getting the audience involved. It’s not going to be like a regular POIZ show where the audience just watches us perform. Everyone will be dancing, too. It’s like a regular school dance with a twist.” Richardson-Jones also said the dance will include a contest for audience members called the Cupid and Cuppette contest. For the contest, students entered by uploading pictures of themselves on Instagram and tagging the POIZ Instagram page in the post. POIZ will put the top three “cupids” and “cupettes” – whose pictures got the most likes on Instagram – on stage at the dance. The audience will applaud for each candidate, and the “cupid” and “cupette” will the most applause will win the contest. Safiya Rasheed (junior, fashion merchandising), president of POIZ, explained the purpose of the contest. “We like to have [the contest] just to incorporate IUP students to make them feel important,” Rasheed said, “so the event is not just about POIZ. It’s about IUP students as well.” Rasheed said the contest closed this past week. The dance will also have a contest similar to “The Newlywed Game.” “Basically, it’s ‘how well do you know your significant other or your
best friend or even your date?’” Rasheed said. “You’ll have a team to your left and a team to your right, and you’ll both get asked the same question, but you have to answer them alike.” The first 50 Shades of Red event took place February 2014 and was co-hosted by POIZ and Kappa Alpha Psi. Sharay Price (junior, pre-dentistry), secretary of POIZ, explained the origins of the dance. “Last year, both the POIZ board and members of Kappa Alpha Psi wanted to have a formal event,” Price said, “so we got together. That’s why it’s 50 Shades of Red because we wear red a lot, and the Kappas are red. It’s just us this year.” Richardson-Jones said the title was also related to “Fifty Shades of Grey.” “I know they wanted to have an upscale ball-type of dance,” she said, “and then that was the time that the book was popular, so I know they got the name from the book.” She also said the dance is mainly going to be Valentine’s Day-themed with “hearts, flowers, red and pink tablecloths” and is not going to delve completely into the theme of the book. Rasheed described appropriate attire for the event. “Last year, some people wore long dresses, some people wore short dresses,” she said. “As long as it’s not a tight dress that you would wear to the club.” Richardson-Jones added that students “can’t wear jeans, you can’t wear sweats or boots or sneakers.” Price said that the event was successful last year, and it looks like it will be a success again this year. “It was very successful last year because the same day we literally got 5 inches of snow,” Price said, “and a lot of people came out. I think they had a good time. And it’s just really something for people to look forward to. “This gives you the opportunity to be classy and glamorous for a day,” Price said. POIZ’s next big event will be their annual big show toward the end of the semester.
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One-man show brings exciting new ‘Leaves of Grass’ brings audience to its production to IUP feet Saturday By vernon Dozier Contributing Writer B.N.Borrett-Dozier@iup.edu
As music faculty member Laura Ferguson took the stage to perform timely hits like “Just in Time” and “I’m Old Fashioned,” it was clear that performing was something she loved to do. “It’s not about when I got into music,” Ferguson said. “It’s about when didn’t I get into it.” She said that her passion started from a very young age and has never stopped. Saxophonist Justin Mathis (senior, music) joined Ferguson on stage as they played passionately for the crowd. “It was a great honor to be able to play in front of a crowd and with other students and faculty,” Mathis said. “It’s incredible when Indiana University of Pennsylvania gives students a chance to work and showcase their talents all together.” Ferguson and Mathis were joined by clarinet player Marykate Kuhne (junior, music education). “I wasn’t really nervous playing on the clarinet,” Kuhne said, “but I was nervous on the bass clarinet.” Kuhne and Mathis both said they
have been playing for more than 10 years and hope after graduation they can pursue careers in the music industry. Also on stage were Nicholas Adams on bass, Keith Young on piano and Micheal Kingan on percussion. After a brief intermission, they began to play a portion of “Leaves of Grass” by Fred Hersch. David Ferguson, assistant dean of the College of Fine Arts, took the stage and spoke to the crowd about the importance of these pieces to musicians across the world. “I hope you all can find one of these songs touching to your soul,” David Ferguson said. “This piece shows that beauty can be found anywhere.” “I Celebrate Myself,” “I Exist as I Am” and “My Lovers Suffocate Me” were some of the songs performed during this recital. “‘Leaves Of Grass’ was a piece that no one has even played before,” David Ferguson said. “It was so exciting playing with a bunch of colleagues and students with such incredible talents.” The night was ended with an astounding encore from the crowd of students, family and friends enjoying a night of talented artists and passionate melodies.
(Alex Robinson/ The Penn) Laura Ferguson (faculty, music), accompanied by faculty and student musicians, performs “Leaves of Grass.”
(Photos by Karen Plate/ The Penn) Jeremiah Gibbons (senior, theater), accompanied on piano by Andrew Milliken (senior, music), performs his one-man show, a coming-of-age musical, in the Waller Hall Studio Theater. Gibbons wrote and performed the entire piece on his own as part of his final senior project.
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Crimson Hawks triumph over Golden Knights No. 18 men catapult forward in PSAC West with 64-54 victory over Gannon By VAUGHN DALZELL Staff Writer V.S.Dalzell@iup.edu
Fueled by a roaring crowd and a late 10-2 run, the No. 18 Crimson Hawks captured a tightly contested 64-54 victory over Gannon University Saturday, taking sole possession of first place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West division. Indiana University of Pennsylvania was out-rebounded by Gannon for the secondconsecutive meeting between the teams. But in spite of the Golden Knights’ 32-23 advantage in that category, the Crimson Hawks found a way to out-muscle their divisional foes in a game that saw a combined 34 fouls take place. “We played with a chip on our shoulder,” said Shawn Dyer (graduate, criminology), who helped carry IUP’s offense with 15 points and also contributed four rebounds. “Gannon is a great and physical team, but we feel like we are the best team in the conference.”
Point guard Devante Chance (senior, communications media), who is now just four points shy of reaching the 1,000-point mark for his career, also played a pivotal role in IUP’s win. On a night when he played all 40 minutes for the fifth time this season, Chance posted 18 points, seven assists, four rebounds and five steals. He also knocked down free throws late in the game to seal the win for the Crimson Hawks. “It always feels great to beat a team that you lost to in the past,” Chance said. “We had to go out and prove we are the best team in the conference.” A key contributor in the team’s fifth consecutive victory was the 20 points IUP scored off of Gannon’s 25 turnovers. The game got sloppy for the Golden Knights in the second half, when they turned the ball over during four consecutive possessions and IUP capitalized. Daddy Ugbede (junior, communications media) had one assist in the game, but it may have served as a turning point for IUP in the second half. After wrestling the ball away from a Gannon player, Ugbede tossed the ball
Norm cheers with the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex crowd Saturday night.
to a trailing Tevin Hanner (junior, sociology), who got fouled and converted the three-point play to start IUP’s 10-2 final run. “[Hanner] has great energy and always comes in and gives us the lift we need off the bench,” said Jeremy Jeffers (redshirt senior, communications media).
Jeffers also made contributions for the Crimson Hawks. The former Drake University transfer added eight points and a pair of three-pointers off Chance’s passes near the end of the game to seal the victory. Ugbede finished with eight points and seven rebounds, while Hanner finished with nine points and two blocks
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that ignited the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex crowd. IUP (20-3, 14-3) will travel to Mercyhurst (16-7, 13-5) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. Mercyhurst beat IUP 65-62 in the teams’ last outing on Dec. 3. Mercyhurst is also 10-1 at home this season.
Stamp scores 25 in Crimson Hawks’ double-digit win vs. Gannon By MICHAEL GOSNELL Staff Writer M.J.Gosnell@iup.edu
Following a defeat at the hands of rival California University of Pennsylvania, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team traveled to snow-covered Erie to face Gannon University. Historically, the Golden Knights have been a thorn in the side of the Crimson Hawks. But this season, IUP has gotten the better of Gannon. The two teams met back in De-
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cember, when the Crimson Hawks cruised to a 74-51 victory at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. The fifth-ranked Crimson Hawks found success, once again, in a doubledigit victory, this time 74-53 over the Golden Knights. The win puts IUP into a first-place tie in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West division with the Cal U Vulcans. IUP was paced by another great performance by senior guard Lindsay Stamp (senior, criminology). The guard from Erie scored 25 points and pulled down 13 boards in the victory. For Stamp, it was her eighth doubledouble of the season.
The Crimson Hawks and the Golden Knights exchanged leads throughout the first, eventually working toward a 14-all tie at the 10:36 mark of the opening half. After that, IUP rocketed to a 16-2 run, putting the Crimson Hawks on top 27-16 with more than five minutes left to play in the half. Stamp scored six points during the run, and Leslie Stapleton (junior, biology pre-med) recorded five points. Gannon could not stop the Crimson Hawks’ lethal attack as IUP stretched its lead to 15 points minutes before halftime. IUP would go into halftime with a 39-26 advantage over Gannon. The second half at the Hammermill
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Center was controlled by IUP, as the team never let the Golden Knights back within striking distance. Stamp and Marita Mathe (senior, safety science) combined for a quick nine points to take an 18-point advantage over the Golden Knights. Mathe scored 15 points and dished out four assists during 34 minutes of action. Head coach Tom McConnell’s team eventually built their sizable lead to 5732 at the 13-minute mark of the final half. IUP led by as many as 27 points. IUP wanted to respond after the team was blown out Feb. 4 against the Vulcans. The Crimson Hawks shot 43 percent from the field while holding the Golden
Knights to 35 percent shooting. IUP held an efficient margin on the boards, as well, with a plus-four margin. Moreover, the team limited their turnovers to only eight in the entire game. The defensive work by IUP held much of Gannon’s star players, including Nettie Blake and Brittany Batts to under 10 points. Morgan Neighbors was the lone player to reach double-digit scoring for the Golden Knights with 10 points. Up next for the Crimson Hawks is a trip back to Erie to face Mercyhurst University. Tipoff is scheduled for Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
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IUP football adds 19 newcomers By JOSH HILL Staff Writer J.M.Hill5@iup.edu
National Signing Day is one of the days the college football calendar revolves around. It allows programs to either rebuild or restock on fresh talent, whether in FOOTBALL the form of high school prospect signings or external transfers. The success of said additions can’t be guaranteed, but the signing-day process at least allows schools to welcome new contributors to the gridirion, and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks football team is no exception. Last year’s recruiting class was noted for including several immediate starters like Walt Pegues (freshman, communications media), Takhi Turner (freshman, management), Luigi Lista-Brinza (freshman, kinesiology health & sport science) and Jemal Averette (freshman, criminology), all of whom saw action on both sides of the ball for the team, which finished 6-5. “I am very pleased and excited about the 2015 recruiting class,” head coach Curt Cignetti said. “This group is talented, and we look forward to welcoming them on campus in August.” The Crimson Hawks welcome 19 total players, coming from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan and Washington, D.C. Out of the 19 players, 17 studentathletes signed national letters of intent, and two come by way of transfer. This recruiting class consists of 11 offensive players and eight players on the defensive side of the ball. Drew Harris is a running back who originally committed to Virginia Tech University and was rated the 26th best RB prospect in the recruiting class of 2012. Harris, who rushed for nearly 5,000 yards in high school and had a brief stint with the University of Massachusetts, models his game after Adrian Peterson, according to HamptonRoads.com.
He could compete for playing time with Lista-Brinza and several other players in the backfield as early as the 2015 season. Jay Harris initially signed with Michigan State as a receiver in 2013, and he has also played at East Coast Prep and Western Michigan. IUP was able to add some numbers in positions that lacked depth, most notably at the quarterback position. Andre Dreuitt-Parks was rated the top dual-threat QB in the state, and he comes to IUP after tossing 33 touchdowns in his senior year at Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia. At 6-foot-2, Dan Fisher was a twoyear captain at Penncrest High School. Mike Pietropola, meanwhile, threw for more than 6,000 yards and was an all-state selection in 2013 and 2014. All three quarterbacks will be thrown into the existing signal-caller mix, which includes former University of Illinois transfer Chase Haslett (graduate, sports management) and Eddie Stockett (freshman, business), who both started at the position in 2014. “We needed to get our quarterback numbers up,” Cignetti said. “We had a student coach running our scout team last year.” IUP also added numbers to its offensive line. After last season, coaches pinpointed the blocking unit as one of the main areas in need of improvement this off-season. Jeff Arnold, Mike Brown, Colin McAllister, Joe Peterson and Zaire Willis were all brought in to help a unit that had its fair share of ups and downs a season ago. On defense, IUP added some size in their secondary and also some athleticism on the edge. Quinton Jordan, Mikale Makle and Isaiah Stokes all measure in at nearly 6 feet tall, giving IUP a potentially necessary edge with more teams converting to a spread offense. Dyllon Scott will add some strength along the interior, and CJ Odegbo and DeAndre Easterling are two game changers who will help out the defensive line, as well.
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February 10, 2015
Sports
16 qualify for IUP at Division II Challenge By JED JOHNSON Contributing Writer J.N.Johnson3@iup.edu
One of the few, yet important, events on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s indoor track schedule, the NCAA Division II Team Challenge hosted by SPIRE showcases many teams from Division II athletics. Among them are Tiffin University, Notre Dame College of Ohio, TRACK & FIELD Ohio Dominican University, Walsh University, Central State University and Lake Erie College, which all hail from the home state of Ohio. IUP was the only institution from Pennsylvania to take part in this event, as four West Virginia schools made up the rest of the field: West Virginia Wesleyan College, Concord University, the University of Charleston and West Liberty University. Winston-Salem State University, of North Carolina, participated only in the women’s event. The school topped Tiffin by 58 points to capture a victory in the event. Ohio Dominican, meanwhile, won the men’s portion of the event by a total of 23 points over Walsh. The IUP women’s squad fell in the middle tier of its opponents against the competition in the event, mustering a grand total of 47 points, which dropped them to a seventh place finish at the Team Challenge. Rachel Magliane (junior, nutrition) and Elizabeth Coppella (freshman, kinesiology health & sport science) were the only athletes in the women’s program to place in the top three. Magliane registered a first place finish in the women’s 3000-meter run. Coppella, meanwhile, was able to record a third-place finish in the competition for women’s pole vault, adding to the women’s team’s qualifying results at the event. However, IUP’s men’s program came out firing Saturday, rocketing them to a third-place finish with a total of 84.5 points.
Among 16 qualifiers for IUP, four of which were multiple qualifiers were Austin Cooper (freshman, accounting), Raymond Ofman (redshirt junior, kinesiology health & sport science), Jack Wolfe (junior, College of Natural Science and Math), Tyler Vella (freshman, nursing and allied health) and Charles Wilson-Adams (freshman). The men also placed fourth in the 4x400-meter relay, one of only four relays in the two days of the event. IUP’s women’s program did not participate in any relays. IUP will next be in action Feb. 21 for the Kent State Tune Up in Kent, Ohio, for a single-day event at this Mid-American Conference venue. This match will be at a Division I venue and will be the last event of the season before the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference season commences on Feb. 28 at Edinboro University. The Crimson Hawks are looking to build on their performance from the Division II Team Challenge in what could be one of their most crucial matches of the season, as it is their final chance to earn potential placement in the playoffs.
TRACK AND FIELD UPCOMING EVENTS
2.21.15 Kent State Tune Up Kent, OH
2.28.15 PSAC Championships Edinboro, PA
3.12.15 NCAA Indoor Championships Birmingham, AL
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