Not a creature was stirring at IUP, not even a mouse.Less than a year removed from IUP making headlines all across the globe fora student-teacher debate about gender, a rapper being arrested after performing at IUP and two years removed from a strike,a fraternity member’s death and multiple …
Happy Feb. 14, the day of love, happiness and celebration.It is also a day of grief.One year ago, 17 students and teachers walked into Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School and never left to go home to their families. They never got tonish their Valentine’s Day treatsor attend their Ash Wedn…
Now that 2019 is of cially in full swing, anticipation for the 2020 presidential elec-tion is beginning to build.Plenty of people are excited to take their shot at knocking Donald Trump out of of ce, preventing the Republican from earning a second term. This is obvious when you look at the p…
NFL fans are coming off one of the most disappointing Super Bowls of all time. People may look on the television on Sundays and wish it was September again, but don’t fret, sports fans, this is the best time of the year.Football will not have as long of a break as in recent years as the new …
“Everything happens for a reason.”That’s what your friends and family tell you after you get denied from your dream intern- ship or job.They’re probably right.But you don’t think so.You spent more than ve hours carefullycrafting your cover letter, perfecting your resume and gathering your cl…
Whining, nagging and complaining are an everyday occurrence anymore.You cannot log onto the Internet without some kind of complaining or criticism on any topic. People today are exercising their rights to free speech to the extreme. So many peo- ple are sharing their opinions online every da…
The opinions on the Twittersphere this past month can be summed up into three words: romanticizing serial killers.No, this editorial is not going where you think.The trailer for “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” a movie based on famous serial killer Ted Bundy, caused quite a comm…
1. editor-in-chief, Seth WoolcockTo stop putting so much on my shoulders and put more trust into others.2. managing editor, Katie MestIncorporate a workout regimen into my daily schedule to help with stress reduction and maintain healthy habits.3. NEWS editor, Jess TrubyBalance my work and p…
1. editor-in-chief, Seth WoolcockI’ll be rejoining the Tom’s Pizza crew as a server and continuing to work with the MARTI institute. I will also be taking a winter documentary photography course. In my spare time, I will be working on ways to improve The Penn for our readers and followers, s…
Fantasy football group messages blew up Friday after TMZ released a video of Kansas City running back Kareem Hunt getting into a physical altercation with a woman back in February.The Chiefs reported later in the day that they were releasing Hunt.The video, which did not include any audio, s…
Now that university students have returned from Thanksgiving break, not only have we seen that timeless holiday pass by but also another de facto holiday knownas the biggest shopping day of the year: Black Friday.The name has its various stories of origin, but we all know it as roughly a 24-…
Baseball season is now finished, and players with expired contracts are free agents, meaning players are allowed to start talking with teams about their next payday.
Baseball season is now finished, and players with expired contracts are free agents, meaning players are allowed to start talking with teams about their next payday.
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On the morning of Saturday, October 27, a gunman walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue and killed 11 Sabbath-morning worshippers. He also wounded two other worshippers and four of the police officers who responded. Now a week has passed, and it is again the Sabbath. The victims are buried. …
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson had a whirlwind relationship that had a rocky ending.
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The Tree of Life Synagogue shooting on Saturday in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh hit close to home for many at IUP. You never think it will happen near you until it does.
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“It feels like it’s been a week since Tuesday,” one of my professors said yesterday in class.
Anyone with a Twitter has heard of Gun Girl.
When Christine Blasey Ford came forward with rape allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the #MeToo movement made sure to publicly back her and her story.
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A highly anticipated UFC match Saturday ended in a large brawl with three people arrested.
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Before our current staff came to IUP, the university was known in this half of the state as a school where you could get a decent education at a fair price, along with the college experience you sought at one of the bigger, more expensive colleges.
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Walking into The Penn newsroom for Thursday night production, editors were greeted with the sounds of a disgruntled Supreme Court nominee yelling back at members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The country’s high-tension political landscape and its ever-growing #MeToo movement have rapidly collided over the past few days, as the nominee for Anthony Kennedy’s open Supreme Court slot, Brett Kavanaugh, was accused of sexual assault against Christine Blasey Ford, a professor who says K…
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Get enough sleep.
Get ready, because it is officially the worst season: hurricane season.
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Serena Williams is no longer a contender to win the U.S. Open, but she is not going down without a fight.
The death of Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller on Friday left many fans shocked and grief-stricken.
For years, IUP has attempted to get rid of the image it has within the state as a “party school.”
This article contains opinion.
Each school year brings stories of controversy and tragedy, some across the country and some close to home.
Dear IUP Students,
