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at 14 different colleges throughout the United States, sponsored the event. About 20 students came to the discussion to talk about handling identity differences between cultures and to learn self defense tactics from Pitt police officers. Students sat at tables according to the region in which they studied or wanted to visit. The student leaders asked the groups to think about their identities as Americans and then challenge them within the context of race, gender and age in their regions.

In 1977, David Bowie sang “I will be king, and you, you will be queen.” Little did he know how literal that would become. After a nearly 50-year career that transcended musical and societal labels, Bowie’s cosmic career as one of Pop music’s most important figures came to an end when he died Sunday of cancer. The news broke over his website and social media accounts, just two days after the release of his latest album, “Blackstar,” which coincided with the singer-songwriter’s 69th birthday. Fans and colleagues, including fellow British music artists Paul McCartney and Duran Duran, took to the Internet to pay their condolences. Bowie was born David Jones on Jan. 8, 1947, but changed his last name to Bowie at the start of his career in 1966 to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of the Monkees. He released his first album, “The World of David Bowie,” in 1967, which mostly went unnoticed. That anonymity changed in 1969 with “Space Oddity” and the poignant track of the same name, which tells the story of Major Tom, an abandoned astronaut orbiting the moon. Although the song was a hit on British airwaves, it took four years for the song to catch on in the United States. He received his first major crossover hit with “Fame” off of his album “Young Americans” in 1975. Bowie released 24 more albums after that, most recently “Blackstar.” He was a musical chameleon. Over the span of his 40-year career, he never restricted himself to one genre

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Amber Montgomery felt safe when she studied abroad in Jordan in the summer of 2015 except when she went to a pool house. When Montgomery, a junior history and political science major, retreated to the locker room after spending the day swimming with her host family, she smiled at a man who handed her a towel. Mistaking her courtesy for something more, the man followed her to the locker room and Montgomery had to clarify she

was just being polite — not inviting an advance. She said the man’s behavior was a cultural misunderstanding, not a personal attack. “It stopped before anything inappropriate happened,” Montgomery said, “[But] it was a little scary for a minute.” Montgomery was one of four female students who shared their moments of culture shock at the Your Identity Abroad round table and self-defense training Monday night in the O’Hara Student Center Ballroom. The Vira I. Heinz Program, which gives scholarships to women

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New hookah study aims to educate young smokers Zoë Hannah Staff Writer

Young people are putting out their cigarettes in favor of hookah, but a new Pitt study has found that the latter may be much more harmful. According to the study, which Pitt’s School of Medicine published online Monday, a single hookah session delivers nearly 125 times more smoke, 25 times more tar, 10 times more carbon monoxide and 2 and a half times the nicotine than a single cigarette. The study’s estimates will appear in the January/February edition of the journal Public Health Reports. The results come less than a year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that, for the first time in history, more U.S. high school students report smoking hookah than cigarettes. The recent report also follows a September Pitt-led study that showed one in five high school seniors had smoked tobacco in the last year and that nearly one in three seniors smoked hookah frequently enough to consider themselves regular users. Brian Primack, a Pitt researcher and head of both studies, and eight other researchers analyzed 17 recent studies about young people and their use of tobacco. “Our results show that hookah tobacco smoking poses real health concerns and that it should be monitored more closely than it is currently,” Primack, assistant vice chancellor for health and society in Pitt’s Schools of

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the Health Sciences, said in a release. The CDC’s 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Survey questionnaire, which assesses six types of health-risk behaviors that harm young people, did not include hookah smoking. Smita Nayak from the Swedish Center for Clinical Research and a co-author of the study said in the release that condensing past research made it easier to present relevant evidence about smoking. “Individual studies have reported different estimates for inhaled toxicants from cigarettes or hookahs, which made it hard to know exactly what to report to policy makers or in educational materials,” Nayak said in the release. Despite its widespread use, Primack said the FDA loosely regulated hookah smoke in regards to young people, and he hopes the forthcoming studies will incite policy changes. Around one-third of college students have smoked a hookah, many of whom had never used tobacco before they smoked hookah, according to a 2012 study Primack also headed. Another study, by the CDC, showed that high school students used hookah more frequently than cigarettes in the last 30 days. “There clearly are policy holes,” Primack said. “I think that a lot of people have the impression that [hookah] is less harmful or a good substitute compared to cigarettes.”

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Study Abroad, pg. 1 The prompts had students think historically about topics like differing beauty standards and how to overcome their frustration with cultural differences by acknowledging and discussing them. Though the students who attended the program said they had to adapt to the shock some locals felt at seeing fair-skinned people for the first time, many had to learn to talk to people who were older than them differently than they do their peers. Junior Kaitlyn Wade said being comfortable with her self-identity helped to give her confidence abroad. “I think you feel safer if you have a grounding of your identity, and you realize what you’re willing to give up and when you’re willing to take a stand before you go abroad,” Wade, who studied abroad in Russia, said. When it comes to expressing queer sexuality, Abby Meinen, another of the 2015 Heinz fellows, said traveling students might need to balance conflicting desires. “Do I want to be a well-traveled person

and connect to the Moroccan community, or do I want to be a queer person? I found a duality,” Meinen, a junior English writing and global studies major, said. Students studying abroad in the future had the chance to discuss their fears and ask for advice about treading unknown territory. While violence is a possibility in any country, there was a heightened sense of tension among families and universities during the Paris attacks in November 2015. All four Pitt students studying in the city checked in as safe while misinformation about deaths swept international news. Students Monday night said people traveling in other countries should be wary of making hasty assumptions during chaotic situations. “Just because what you see in the news is true, don’t make generalizations about that entire country,” Wade said, referring to the Paris attacks. “Not every person is against you, no matter what it says in the news.” Liz Schmele, a junior psychology major, was studying abroad in Madagascar when

a woman approached her in the market and began petting her skin. “I’m probably the first white person she’s encountered,” Schmele said to the room of students. Schmele echoed the sentiments of many others who had to think about what it meant to look different in a very homogenous culture. She said recognizing one’s deviations from that homogeneity is an important part of the experience of traveling. Four students studying abroad in Pittsburgh from India joined the discussions Monday. Manasa Ranginani, who is from Hyderabad, India, has been studying public health at Pitt for the past six months and will graduate in December 2016. For her, one of the biggest cultural differences was being able to walk alone outside after dark. In India, she said it is dangerous for a woman to be alone outside after 10 p.m. “My roommates would say, ‘Why are you out so late? Come home.’” Ranginani said. Ranginani’s form of culture shock isn’t

universal. Amanda Hopcroft, who studied health, culture and society in Tanzania, said the biggest culture shock came when she realized that for the first time in her life, she was a minority. When a Tanzanian child approached her one day, he was speechless even after she said hello in Swahili. “Then he looked scared and ran away because he thought he had seen a ghost,” Hopcroft said. Meinen emphasized that feeling alienated by the community or having a scary experience shouldn’t discourage people from studying abroad. “[Going abroad isn’t] scary, it’s just something you have to be prepared for,” Meinen said. “[Self defense training] helps you build confidence.” The self defense training explained basic mechanisms, like how to deflect an attacker with a strike, but the meeting’s leaders said building confidence and preparing for various types of experiences is more important. “Be safe, be smart,” Wade said. “But don’t be afraid.”

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David Bowie’s legacy should inspire celebrity action “Ground Control to Major Tom, commencing countdown, engines on.” David Bowie, the chameleonic glam rocker who transcended music with his cosmic imagination and multiple persona metamorphosis, passed away Monday at the age of 69. Hopefully, the musicians he influenced will carry on his ways of bucking against god-sized institutions and social inequality. Bowie, an iconic musician who left even millennials mourning, impressed a lasting impact on music through his 27 albums beginning in the ’60s. With no reservations, Bowie served as a courageous figure who faced his own hardships and paved a path for future artists to succeed his legacy of defying gender or sexual expectations. While facing his own internal struggle with his sexuality, Bowie became a popular artist in the ’80s who represented not only those who shared similar adversity, but also underrepresented artists in music. In an interview with MTV in the early ’80s, he asked MTV why the network wasn’t showing the music videos of talented, black musicians. He was cognizant of his black counterparts being deprived of the same attention he received, so he challenged MTV fearlessly during a time in history where racism was the norm. He went up against a bully with nothing to gain. With the same streak of independence, his fans continued to cherish his music, as he didn’t concern himself with attaching his name to a movement, but rather only hoped to gain equality for fellow musicians. He accepted blame for his actions

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in defense of artists of color and resented the standards imposed on him and others unfairly. He exposed white privilege before the conversation became evening news. Bowie was one of the first celebrities to genderbend and defy norms for which many of his fans then and today may have felt ostracized. Celebrities are capable of impacting the lives of their fans by calling for the acceptance of the same people Bowie fought to see represented in music. Outside of Jaden Smith, few male celebrities are comfortable wearing women’s clothing and show us gender as a spectrum, not an imprisonment. If we want to erode problematic systems and institutions profiting from them, it would help if we could see it happen in Hollywood from widely admired stars. Actor Matt McGorry from ‘Orange is the New Black’ acknowledges his privilege and calls out racism on social media, but it’s one thing to tweet about an issue or media coverage and another to fight a corporate institution like Bowie did. We know it’s harder for black actors and performers to get jobs. More celebrities should be airing this problem out. Bowie has left an everlasting impact for the outsiders, who he encouraged to be as eccentric and against the grain of the norm as he was. He did it without a foundation with his name — any one of them — on it. He used his idiosyncratic demeanor and talent to inspire courage in his fans, and hopefully, celebrities will honor him by fighting against the unfair systems, channeling Ziggy Stardust and his legacy for posterity.

Social justice is tea party equivalent Tim Nerozzi Columnist

As a conservative, I’ve recently learned what divisiveness and political polarization can do to a party. And let me tell you — the Republicans’ civil war between the GOP establishment and the anti-establishment rebels that have pushed forth far-right politicians like Sarah Palin and Herman Cain is nothing compared with what is to come on the left. Who wouldn’t say they believe in the idea of equal opportunity for all U.S. citizens, regardless of race, religion or creed? Social justice — in the context of the contemporary social movement — appeals to young and old alike, with the goal and face of a self-explanatory movement for the common good. The social justice movement reminds me of another sociopolitical movement currently holding the support of approximately 10 percent of the voting population. It’s a movement for individual liberties, personal freedoms and fights for the reduction of interference in the lives of average Americans of all races and creeds. It’s called the Tea Party, and the divisiveness and political extremism jaded Republicans found in the Tea Party over the past few years has reared up again on the other side of the spectrum, this time in the name of social justice.

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The Tea Party has been an interesting beast to behold and one that I don’t necessarily disagree with on a fundamental level. Conservative groups opposed to President Obama’s agenda morphed into a strange mutation for several years, being the host of several controversies including the Obama birth certificate debacle and the threatening and harassment of Democratic lawmakers over the Affordable Care Act, which has affected public opinion of conservatism in general. Even with the recent swing back to its roots, the Republicans’ and Tea Party’s lack of condemnation for their more bizarre and ungrounded extremists is what led to the dip in favorable public opinion. The important thing to keep in mind is that the Tea Party is not crazy or truly “outthere” in its beliefs. In its purest form, it is the logical, reasonable extreme of the right wing. This is where the past failings of the Tea Party offer insight into the path of social justice. Without many popular, centralized politicians to act as representatives, the movement gained more and more support from isolationists and racists that the party didn’t really want speaking for them. Without representation, any loon can claim to speak for the group. Social justice is a similarly intanSee Nerozzi on page 5

Nerozzi, pg. 4 gible idea. There is no metric by which you can measure or quantify what activists fall under what the banner is seeking. Sure, feminists can claim the “wage gap” as a measurement of inequality, but as I’ve written before, it’s a baseless and altogether false claim. It’s the same for any anthropological observation. So we are left again with a movement that wants to do good and has the means to do good, but has neither a regulated set of representatives, nor a truly concrete set of issues that can be measured to have been completed. Just like civil liberties and personal freedoms, this is where bizarre and extremist persons and ideologies thrive. “I don’t care if you landed a spacecraft on a comet, your shirt is sexist and ostracizing,” reads a headline from the Verge as it slams one of the leading scientists behind the Philae spacecraft. The man, Matt Taylor, was the victim of an internet lynching, having his name dragged through the mud because he was interviewed wearing a tiki shirt covered in caricatures of sexually attractive women, a shirt a female friend made for him. He went on to profusely apologize in a televised interview and ended up breaking down into tears, turning what should be the happiest event of his life into a miserable affair. All of this was justified, in the mind of his harassers, as he was participating in “casual misogyny.” This social extremism is not going to stay contained to grassroots movements and isolated events. As it did with the Tea Party, it will begin to influence the left’s politicians. Bernie Sanders has already made plenty of bizarre, emotional statements about equality, both concerning race and income. “You don’t necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers when children are hungry in this country,” the Boston Globe quoted him as saying,

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showing a complete lack of understanding on the origins of economic inequality. Hillary Clinton has tried to cash in on identity politics as well, changing her logo to an image of Rosa Parks, though missing the necessary insight or awareness to not position her at the back of the bus. It’s to be expected that politicians will pander to the farther poles of the spectrum, as taking a decisive, extreme stance in either direction is better for

public image than admitting that the answer might be somewhere more moderate. This is not going to end as long as people in the Democratic party refuse to police their own constituents. It is up to members of the organization to directly and unequivocally distance themselves from the deprived rantings of the bizarre left. I’m sure it isn’t easy, as a progressive, to openly disagree with a movement that describes itself as sticking up for the equality and rights of all races and

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groups. It wasn’t easy for Republicans to eventually say, ‘Quit it,’ to a fraction of the party that described itself as solely concerned with individual liberties and fighting oppression from the over-reaching government. But we managed to slap some sense into our divisive group, and now have Ted Cruz as a candidate running for president that identifies with the Tea Party to no ill effect. I can only hope the Democrats manage to do the same.

Culture David Bowie, pg. 1 and constantly experimented with different sounds, making his career one of pop history’s most influential in recent memory. Bowie began as a glam rocker, but afterwards delved into other genres like art rock, soul, jazz, hard rock, dance- pop and -punk and electronica. His career brought him 14 awards, including a Grammy and a Daytime Emmy award for his ability to create art from all sides of the musical spectrum. On Twitter, Kanye West called Bowie “one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime.” As genre couldn’t contain Bowie’s musical creativity, neither could the platform. Aside from a varied musical career, Bowie also made several film and stage cameos, including a lost space alien named Thomas Jerome Newton in “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (Dir. Nicolas Roeg, 1976), the tragic title character in “The Elephant Man” on Broadway (1980) and, most famously, the Goblin King in Jim Henson’s cult classic “Labyrinth” (1986). Bowie also leaves behind a legacy of civil rights. One of his most popular songs, “Heroes,” is about a relationship that de-

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velops at the site of the Berlin Wall. After living in Berlin for three years in the ’70s, Bowie returned to the wall for a concert in 1987 preluding the wall’s fall two years later. Bowie also famously confronted MTV in a 1983 interview about its lack of black artist music videos, the same year Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video put the network on the map. The incident is one of the singer’s most prolific and telling moments as an artist-activist. But perhaps Bowie will best be remembered as a sexual enigma. As one of the first mainstream artists unafraid to be sexually ambiguous in the public eye, Bowie paved the way for openly gay artists along with the likes of Queen’s Freddie Mercury. Tributes to the musician have been overwhelmingly positive, with celebrities and fans alike flocking to social media to say goodbye. Apart from some sexual assault claims, including one account that suggests Bowie had a sexual encounter with Lori Mattix, a groupie and a minor at the time, Bowie’s legacy is unmatchable. Akin to his musicianship, Bowie took several names — including Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and Starman. He married his first wife, Angela “Angie” Bowie in 1970. They divorced in 1980 and had one child, BAFTA award-winning director

Duncan Jones. In 1992, he married supermodel Iman. The couple, who were still together at the time of Bowie’s death, have a daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones. One day before “Blackstar”’s release, Bowie debuted the music video for the second single off the album, “Lazarus.” Bowie’s longtime producer Tony Visconti declared on Facebook Monday that the singer’s final record was “a parting gift” to his fans. He croons, “Look up here, I’m in heav-

TNS en / I’ve got scars that can’t be seen” in a hospital bed, like he knew his death was coming before anyone else did. The title of the track is an illusion to the Biblical story of the same name, where Jesus revives Lazarus, a devout follower and beloved friend, four days after his death. Although unlike Lazarus, once he took flight, Bowie never seemed to crash — even after death, Starman’s impact will remain ubiquitous for generations to come.

‘Hateful Eight’ leans on familiar tropes Ian Flanagan Staff Writer

For as much as Quentin Tarantino delights in shocking, bloody spectacles, the director is a cliche of himself in “The Hateful Eight.” The filmmaker’s usual — shock violence, rambling dialogue and hilarity via overt self-awareness — populates his latest work’s whopping three-hour runtime. By non-Tar-

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antino standards, the Western is a sprawling, if disjointed pleasure. And although stacked with moments of his idiosyncratic genius, the film is ultimately a pointless project. As much as I respect Tarantino shooting in 70mm format as a daring filmmaking choice and a nod to older moviegoing traditions, this choice almost feels like a counterbalance to this film’s simple and empty premise. Though it appears to be a box film, nearly an hour passes before the important players

are together under one roof. The film starts as John Ruth (Kurt Russell) is on his way to the town of Red Rock to hang his prisoner Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh). On the way he comes across fellow bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) and later Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), who claims to be Red Rock’s new sheriff. Their stagecoach arrives just in time to Minnie’s haberdashery in order to take shelter from an approaching blizzard. The crew of

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strangers — the refined Englishman Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth), the soft-spoken Joe Cage (Michael Madsen), the elderly Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern) and Bob (Demián Bichir), a Mexican who claims to be taking over for the temporarily absent Minnie — grows larger upon their arrival. Distrust and the imminence of bloodshed soon turn the wheels of Tarantino’s latest character stew. See Hateful 8 on page 7

Hateful 8, pg. 6 Tarantino molds conversations that almost surgically mount tension while facilitating amusing character interactions. While “The Hateful Eight” is humorous enough to be a comedy, the director’s ability to provide his own brand of thrills through discourse is nearly absent from this film. The paranoia, mystery and anticipation of the film’s first half left me intoxicated with the possibilities for how Tarantino would unravel his cleverly arranged situation. An intermission divides his road show, which also features an overture and extended runtime. Sadly, the film falls apart in the second half. The violence in this film is, even by Tarantino’s standard, gratuitous. “The Hateful Eight” starts out rather engrossing as Tarantino coordinates all of his players. But by the time the blood begins to spill, the film quickly becomes redundant, sparing few characters by the end. The epicly violent finale recalls those of his previous films — Django’s revenge in “Django Unchained,” or the theater scene involving Hitler’s murder in “Inglourious Basterds,” — but is

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longer and more insufferable. Tarantino at his best saves violence for real astonishment, but here you laugh at horrific sights only because the believability evaporates with each nasty death. The highlights of Tarantino’s recent best films — like Michael Fassbender’s undercover sequence in “Inglourious Basterds” — have been exquisite for their suspense through words and a good premise. “The Hateful Eight,” though, is an overindulgent three hours of obviously diminishing returns, mostly of the pleasures of getting lost in a Tarantino movie. On a different but important note, this Oscar-winning screenwriter-director needs to shed his obsession with the N-word, historical context or not. The director has famously used the word throughout his career, again employing it numerous times throughout “Hateful Eight” and “Django Unchained,” which was about a black slave’s revenge on plantation owners. All is not in vain though. The cast is excellent wall to wall, particularly Russell, Goggins and Roth, who generate a majority of the film’s laughs, but it’s Leigh who gives a truly commit-

Kurt Russell stars in “The Hateful Eight.” TNS ted performance. The cinematography is captivatingly expansive, especially in the early sequences outside the haberdashery, that take full advantage of the Wyoming landscape. Tarantino continues to show he has an ear for music, winning a Golden Globe for Best Original Score as he backdrops a Civil War-era setting with pop

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songs. These anachronisms embody Tarantino’s delirious vision, capable of showing you a dangerously fun time. “The Hateful Eight” is entertaining in its own right as a bloodthirsty, sometimes maniacally toned black comedy. Although mediocre this time, Tarantino produced a decent film nonetheless.

Sports Pitt jumps in AP,USA Today polls Dan Sostek Sports Editor

burfict problematic, not the problem Vontaze Burfict’s aggressive tackling stems from a systemic problem in NFL. TNS This isn’t a Cincinnati Bengals problem. to the backlash by suspending Burfict for Dan Sostek This is a league-wide, institutional probthe first three games of 2016 for “repeated Sports Editor lem, and simply labeling Burfict as a “dirty violations of safety-related playing rules.” Vontaze Burfict and Adam “Pacman” player” isn’t going to fix anything. He will appeal the penalty. Jones signed, sealed and delivered a playoff The Steelers employ James Harrison, Still this suspension won’t fix the probvictory to the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday. a linebacker who is the among the mostlem of overly-violent plays in football, and Thanks to the two Cincinnati Bengals’ fined NFL players of all-time thanks to his that’s because the problem is systemic, not defenders’ personal foul calls against them vicious and uncompromising tenacity on individual. on an incomplete pass that saw Burfict drill defense. In 2010 alone, he received a total Burfict has a history of overly aggresstar Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown of $120,000 in fines over incidents ranging sive and dangerous tackling. He’s a linein the head, Pittsburgh gained 30 yards from flipping Tennessee Titans quarterbacker with no consideration for opposing without a completion. Steelers’ kicker back Vince Young to spearing then-Buffalo players’ health. He even answered every Chris Boswell then converted a 35-yard Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. question at a media availability earlier in field goal to advance to the AFC Divisional Harrison, who played with Burfict in the week with, “I hate Pittsburgh.” Round. Cincinnati in 2013, defended Burfict’s But Steelers fans’ critiques of Burfi ct Despite the victory, Steelers fans, playhit, one that gave his teammate Brown a would resonate more if they weren’t wearers and media alike called out Burfict for ing the jerseys and cheering the names of his hazardous hit. The NFL has responded See Burfict on page 9 similar players.

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Following an impressive road win in South Bend, Indiana, the Pitt men’s basketball team saw its rankings jump Monday afternoon. The Panthers’ placing spot in the USA Today Sports coaches poll improved from No. 21 to No. 17, while their spot in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll went from No. 24 to No. 20. Pitt didn’t place in any polls throughout the entire 2014-2015 season, but it has seen a resurgence this season. The team’s dynamic offense ranks 10th in the entire nation in points per game with 85.3, and fourth in assist per game with 19.8. Pitt’s next opponent, Louisville, also placed in the polls. The Cardinals are No. 20 in the coaches poll and No. 21 in the AP poll, falling from No. 16 in both polls after a loss to Clemson Sunday. The Panthers take on the Cardinals 7 p.m. Thursday at the KFC Yum! Center.

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Whitehead named to FWAA All-Freshman team Dan Sostek Sports Editor

Jordan Whitehead’s big freshman season just earned him another honor. The Football Writers Association of America named the Pitt football safety to its 15th annual Freshman All-American team as one of five defensive backs selected. A 10-person panel consisting of writers representing each Football Bowl Subdivision conference deemed Whitehead worthy after a 2015 season that saw him lead the Panthers in tackles with 109 — the highest total by a Pitt true freshman in program history. Whitehead also tallied six tackles for loss, an assist on a sack, six pass breakups, an interception and a fumble recovery for a

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touchdown. He saw action on offense as well, rushing 12 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns in limited time. The honor furthers Whitehead’s list of accomplishments this season. He was named to Freshman All-American teams by Sporting News, USA Today, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports, and earned rookie of the year honors from the ACC media and coaches. He also earned a spot on both the media and coaches’ overall All-ACC third team. In other FWAA awards, Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi was a finalist for its First Year Coach of the Year honor. The committee selected Houston’s Tom Herman as its winner.

Burfict, pg. 8 concussion. “By rule, as they told me when I went down to New York, that is a penalty,” Harrison said postgame on NFL Network. “Personally, I don’t think it is because I don’t think you can get out of the way fast enough.” Whether fans like it or not, this mindset pervades the league. Football is a fast game, and defensive players like Burfict and Harrison have decided that the risk of fines or penalties isn’t worth slowing down on plays or diminishing intensity. This isn’t to say that that mindset is acceptable or right. It is to say that lambasting Burfict as a lone wolf and the only defensive player who is this callous, is ignoring the problem. If Vontaze Burfict didn’t play in the NFL, there would still be just as many concussions, just as many torn ACLs and just as many unnecessary roughness penalties. Instead of looking at the Bengals’ linebacker, we should look at how we police these hits. The increased flags are a good start. There

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has been outcry throughout the season that referees have been too penalty happy, throwing yellow onto the field whenever a hard hit occurs. This, however, is a necessary precaution. Some worry that this will strip football of its physicality. Firstly, it won’t — this is the NFL and physicality is inevitable. Secondly, even if that was a possibility, it would be a fair trade-off for the removal of brutality and would not negatively diminish interest in the sport. Casual fans watch games to see Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger complete long passes, not to see linebackers take the heads off opponents. But actions need to go further than flags. Instead of spending millions of dollars litigating against players allegedly tampering with the air pressure in footballs, the league could invest more into educating players about the dangers of the sport — an effective method, as shown by players’ reactions to the new film “Concussion.”

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3 & 4 bedroom apartments. Available immediately. Newly remodeled. Air conditioning. Bigelow Blvd., N. Neville St. Call 412-287-5712

6br/4BA melwood & Center entire Victorian house, dishwasher, 4 parking spots, laundry, gameroom tinyurl.com/ pittnewsad3 $3995+ coolapartments@ gmail.com ** 5 Bedroom/2 full bath; HUGE HOMEduplex style, three stories. 2 living rooms, 2 kitchens, 2 dining rooms, LAUNDRY and a huge yard to enjoy! Huge Bedrooms! Located on Dawson Street. PITT Shuttle stops directly in front of house, only 15 minute level walk to PITT/CMU. $3,295+. Available 8/1/2016. NO PETS. Call Jason at 412-922-2141. Pictures- Info: tinyurl. com/pitthome

****************** Large 6 bedroom house for rent. Fall occupancy. Atwood Street. Close to campus. Please text 412-807-8058 2 & 3 bedroom houses, Lawn & Ophelia. Available Now. Please call 412-287-5712.

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**AUGUST 2016: Furnished Studio, 1-2-3-4 Bedroom Apts. No pets. Non-smokers preferred. 412-621-0457 1-2-3-4 Bedroom Houses & Apartments. 376 Meyran, 343 McKee, St. James, Bates St. $1,095-$2,000. Call 412-969-2790

1,2,3,5,6, & 8 bedroom houses. August & May 2016. Bouquet, Atwood, Meyran. Please call 412-287-5712. 2-3-4 bedroom South Oakland apartments for rent. For more information or to schedule a viewing, please call 412-849-8694.

2-3-4-5-6-7 bedroom apartments and houses available in May and August 2016. Nice, clean, free laundry, includes exterior maintenance, new appliances, spacious, located on Meyran, Semple, Wellsford, Dawson, Juliet. 412-414-9629. 2BR, 3rd Floor apartment. Furnished or unfurnished with laundry. $1000 including utilities. A No-Party Building. Available Aug. 2016 Call 412-683-0363.

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3-5BR apartment available for Spring semester. Central air, dishwasher, great location and discounted price. 412-915-0856

3444 WARD ST. Studio, 1-2-3 BR apartments available Aug. 1, 2016. Free parking, free heating. 320 S. BOUQUET 2BR, great location, move in May 1, 2016. 416 OAKLAND AVE. - 2BR, hardwood floors. Move in Aug. 1, 2016. Call 412-361-2695. No evening calls please. 4 BR townhouses, Semple St., available May 1st & August 1st, 2016. Equipped kitchen, full basement. 412-343-4289. Call after 5:00 pm.

6 or 7 BR house. Washer & dryer available. NO PETS. Available August 1, 2016. One year lease. Meyran Ave. 5 minute walk to University of Pittsburgh. 412-983-5222.

Available August!! 430 Atwood – 1 & 2 BR 3408 Parkview – 0,1,2BR $555-895! Great Prices! 412-455-5600! Going Quickly! Houses for rent on Lawn, Atwood and Ophelia Sts. Available Aug. 2016. 412-417-4664 or 412-915-8881.

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Brand new, completely renovated 5 BR, 2 full bath house. All appliances including washer and dryer are brand new and included. Too many features to list. Close to Magee Women's Hospital. On Pitt shuttle and PAT bus lines. 10 minute walk to Univ. of Pittsburgh. $2500/mo. 412-983-0400 Clean, Newly Remodeled Houses and Apartments. 1-9 Bedrooms. Call 412-680-4244 or email s.cusick@comcast.net www.superiorpropertiesgroup.com. Efficiency apartments, quiet building, no partying. Shortterm or long-term lease. Laundry, all utilities included. Shared bathroom. $400-$450 includes utilities. Available immediately. 412-683-0363 John CR Kelly Realty has studio 1 and 2 bedroom apartments available for rent for Fall 2016. Call 412-683-7300 to make an appointment today! M.J. Kelly Realty Studio, 1, 2, 3, & 4 Bedroom Apartments, Duplexes, Houses. $750-$2400. mjkellyrealty@gmail.com. 412-271-5550, mjkellyrealty.com

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Niagara St. large 5BR, 2BA apartment. Updated kitchen, dishwasher, laundry, A/C. Across street from bus stop. Available August 2016. 412-445-6117 Renovated Large Three Bedroom Townhome for Rent. Available January 2016. The kitchen features frost free refrigerator with automatic ice maker, fullsize range, self-cleaning oven, dishwasher, garbage disposal and microwave. The bath has been completely updated. All floor coverings and window treatments are brand new. Your own washer and dryer are included. On University of Pittsburgh shuttle and PAT bus lines. Two blocks to Magee Women’s Hospital. $1,275/mo, contact 724-422-2250. Spacious 5 and 3 Bedroom houses by Blvd Allies and Ward St, New ceramic kitchen, updated baths, Washer and dryer, patio, Shuttle at corner, No pets, Available August 1 2016, 3br partial furnished $1975+, 5br $3295+. LOTS Photos Videos at tinyurl.com/ pittnewsad1 and tinyurl.com/ pittnewsad2 email coolapartments@ gmail.com

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Various 1-bedroom apartments on Meyran, Pier & Ward Streets. Starting from $675-$795. Available August 2016. Call John CR Kelly Realty. 412-682-7300 Various 2-bedroom apartments on Meyran, Halket, Fifth, Ward & Bates Streets. Starting from $995-$1,675. Available in August 2016. Call John CR Kelly Realty. 412-683-7300. Various 3&4 bedroom apartments on Bates, Atwood, Semple & Meyran Streets. Starting from $1,675- $2,600. Now renting for Fall 2016. Call John CR Kelly Realty. 412-683-7300. 2 BR apartment, newly painted, hardwood floors, appliances. Rent includes all utilities. $750/mo. 412-498-7355 3 & 5 bedroom. May 2016. Sarah St. Large bedroom, new kitchen, air conditioning, washer & dryer, dishwasher, large deck. 412-287-5712. East End/Point Breeze apt. 1 BR with small deck and equipped kitchen. Close to Frick Park and busline. $375+gas/electric. Available February 1st. Call 412-242-1519.

ATTENTION OCCASIONAL SMOKERS! UPMC seeks healthy adults ages 18-65 who occasionally smoke cigarettes. This research is examining how smokers respond to cigarettes that are low in nicotine. There are up to seven sessions lasting about three hours each. Research participants completing the study will be compensated up to $60 per session, or $20 per hour. For more information, call 412-246-5393 or visit www.SmokingStudies.pitt.edu College or graduate school students needed to work with elementary school children in a fun, structured after school program in the South Hills. $11-$13 per hour, flexible hours, must have own transportation. Email resume or letter of interest to jhroberts66@comcast.net

SEASONAL MARKETING ASSISTANT Shadyside property management firm established in 1960 neeeds a Seasonal Marketing Assistant to work with Word, internet, & spreadsheet files from now until July 15th, four days/week from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Saturday and/or Sunday hours a must; some flexibility on days and hours will be considered; most hours will be solitary on the computer with no phone work; 40 WPM and strong computer skills required; no experience needed & we will train you at our Shadyside office; free parking. $12/hour plus generous season end bonus. MOZART MANAGEMENT www.mozartrents .com 412-682-7003

OFFFICE INTERN Shadyside Management Company seeks person w/ min 3 yrs. college, for upcoming spring semester, to interview & process rental applications, do internet postings & help staff our action-central office. Part time or full time OK starting January 2; full time in summer. $12/hour. Perfect job for graduating seniors set to enter grad school, returning grad students, and first-year law students! Mozart Management 412.682.7003. thane@mozartrents.com

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Housecleaner wanted for Oakland home. 8hrs/wk. References required. 412-414-7290

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