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Police, students focus of Oakwatch Emily Brindley Staff Writer

At this month’s Oakwatch meeting, Oakland residents reviewed the neighborhood’s improvements in community policing and frustrations with transparency over the fall semester. Oakwatch members, who identify and attempt to resolve code violations in Oakland, held their monthly meeting 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh to discuss property, Pitt student conduct and satisfaction with community policing efforts. Permanent residents of Oakland, Pitt Student Government Board, Pitt police, city police and Pitt and city officials deliberated over the state of the neighborhood and behavior of student residents, rejoicing over the fall semester’s quiet party scene. Though members discussed everything from graffiti to excessive trash on McKee Place, they fleshed out their thoughts on the successful community policing and newly instituted rental registry at this month’s meeting. Here are four takeaways from Wednesday afternoon’s gathering. Pitt police improve community policing efforts During the fall semester, Pitt police officer Guy Johnson said Pitt police responded to 140 parties that students had thrown in their homes. But, Johnson said, of the five parties broken up in December, Pitt police didn’t cite any students. Instead, Johnson said Pitt police followed up with student offenders through knock-and-talks, in which officers visit student homes and discuss the violations that occurred on the property. Johnson said knock-and-talks help students to See Oakwatch on page 2

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Pitt powers through state budget impasse Emily Brindley Staff Writer

While the state scrambles to pass the 2015-2016 budget, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher refuses to let the financial crisis thwart the University’s excellence. On Wednesday afternoon, Gallagher and the University Senate Council addressed the continuing state education budget impasse and the accomplishments of several faculty members before hearing reports from the Student Government Board, the College of General Studies Student Government and the Graduate and Professional Student Government. The meeting, which occurs on the third

Wednesday of every month, took place in Posvar Hall from 3 to 4 p.m. Despite ongoing debate since June 2015, Pennsylvania legislators continue deliberating over a budget for the current fiscal year. For state and state-affiliated schools, including Pitt, this means they have yet to receive funding from the state for the 20152016 fiscal year. “Let me talk about the budget,” Gallagher said. “We still don’t have one, is the bottom line.” Though it initially waited for the state to pass a budget before planning the University’s budget, the Board of Trustees has since decided to move forward with the assump-

tion that Pitt will receive a similar amount of state funding as it received last year — $147 million, according to the 2014-2015 budget presentation. In order to continue University operations without state funding, Gallagher said at the meeting that Pitt has been forced to take financial risks. “What we are in fact doing is eroding our long-term financial health to cover this,” Gallagher said. President of the University Senate Frank Wilson said Pitt can manage these financial issues, but only for the time being. “We at Pitt, fortunately, can weather this See Senate on page 2

Senate, pg. 1 storm, at least for a while,” Wilson said. While Wilson said Pitt can pull through, he recognized that Pennsylvania school districts may not be able to afford normal operations without state appropriations. He said the extreme budget delay is “unconscionable” because of its potential to impact quality of education across the state. Gallagher said despite budget issues, Pitt continues to operate at a near-normal level. He said recent University successes — like the large turnout at Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Monday — keep him optimistic. “We have continued to succeed in what we’re here for, which is education, research and service to our community,” Gallagher said at the meeting, emphasizing Pitt’s recent community service involvement.

Oakwatch, pg. 1 be aware and respectful of Oakland’s non-student residents. In a report he presented at the meeting, Johnson said Pitt police recorded officers’ responding to 84 violation incidents in December, 32 of which resulted in citations. Of those citations, Pitt students received 24. “You may have some complaints, but [compared to other universities], a lot of good has been done,” Johnson said. “Look where we’re at as a university — we’re in a pretty good position.” Oakland residents request more transparency from Pitt’s Student Conduct Office Despite Pitt police’s efforts to reprimand — rather than cite — students who throw parties, Oakwatch members said they want more transparency from Pitt’s Student Conduct Office regarding student violations. At Pitt, when police catch a student who is drinking underage and choose not to cite the student, officers refer the student for judicial action through Pitt’s Student Conduct Office. Oakwatch members raised concerns about what happens after the Pitt police refer students to the University. Several Oakwatch members expressed frustration with the privacy surrounding the outcome of violations of student conduct, saying the cases seem to disappear into a “black hole.”

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Gallagher applauded the 700 Pitt students, staff, faculty and alumni who spent their day off serving the community. “It went from an extra day off in a lot of people’s mind to a day of reflection,” Gallagher said. “It has become a day of service.” Nasreen Harun, SGB president, echoed Gallagher’s thoughts about MLK Jr. Day at the meeting. “Everyone there was really excited and had positive attitudes despite how cold it was,” Harun said. Gallagher emphasized the importance of students’ involvement in things like MLK Day of Service, even in times of financial uncertainty. He said the delay on the budget would not prevent him from keeping a positive outlook. “I still remain dumbfounded that we’re still talking about this,” Gallagher said. “But optimistic that we’re going to be OK.” Barbara Ruprecht, Pitt’s student conduct officer said she couldn’t release information about student referrals because, under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, they are a part of students’ private records. When police refer a student to the Student Conduct Office, the office issues sanctions against the student, which include an education program, a fine and a mark on the student’s record. Though Oakwatch members requested a monthly report from the University outlining the numbers and kinds of violations students commit in Oakland — excluding students’ names — Ruprecht said she is unlikely to institute a monthly report, although the annual For Safety’s Sake report includes all of the violation information from the previous year. “We have no agenda to avoid addressing bad behavior in the community,” Ruprecht said in response to the requests for students’ information. “[Students are] a part of the community, you have to behave yourself. You don’t get to come here for four years and do whatever you want.” Oakwatch members pleased with quiet fall semester Despite their frustration about transparency, Oakwatch members discussed the neighborhood’s unusually quiet fall semester. Many of the members commented that this past fall has been one of the neighborhood’s quiSee Oakwatch on page 3

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Oakwatch, pg. 2 etest in regard to parties and noise complaints from student rental properties. Rebekkah Ranallo, communications manager at OPDC, said the smooth semester was due to cooperation between neighborhood organizations and Pitt students. “Oakwatch [and] the collaboration between residents, OPDC, Pitt and Pittsburgh police [are] working together to make the city livable and quiet,” Ranallo said. “It takes a whole coalition of partners to bring change.”

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To prevent student violations from occurring in the first place, Kannu Sahni, Pitt’s director of community relations, emphasized the importance of engaging students in activities such as the student tenant workshop in December. “We did a lot to engage and inform our students,” Sahni said. “All those activities are building toward probably a better outcome for next year.” City defends rental registry Corey Buckner, the community affairs manager for the city of Pittsburgh, gave an update on the rental registry, a program city legislators

passed in December that requires landlords to register their properties, at the Oakwatch meeting. The rental registry also requires landlords to pay a $65 fee for each unit they own in order to cover the costs of inspections every three years in an effort to reduce health and safety violations in residential buildings. The city relies on other residents to report unregistered units through the 311 line. “It’s not a program attacking good landlords,” Buckner said. “At the end of the day, the city of Pittsburgh has an obligation to protect its

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residents.” Buckner and Neil Manganaro, the city council president’s community relations manager, both confirmed that a group of landlords has filed a lawsuit against the city for instituting the registry. Though the rental registration applies to all Pittsburgh neighborhoods, the initiative will serve to protect Pitt students living off campus from negligent landlords and dangerous properties. “For Oakland, specifically, it’s going to be very beneficial for students,” Buckner said.

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Hold Saudi Don’t only delay Keystone Exam, end it Arabia to same standard as Iran from the editorial board

High school students can take a sigh of relief — but only for the time being. Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously voted to postpone high school graduation exams, including the Keystone Exam, until the 20182019 school year. The exam — which tested high school sophomores, juniors and seniors on algebra, literature and biology beginning in 2012 — required schools to alter curricula to prepare students for the exam as well as find staff to supervise student work. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education devised the test to quantify how well students were learning the three subjects at Pennsylvania school districts, but it caused more grief than gain. The Keystone Exams have proved to be a burden on both teachers and students more so than an advantageous tool that can gauge student and teacher progress. During the two year moratorium on the exam, Pennsylvania state legislators should pay more attention to the school districts the Keystone Exam has suffocated with its promotion of rigid curriculum and craft laws subsequently. Both teachers and students have suffered from the implementation of the Keystone Exams — teachers often having to spend an inordinate amount of time and resources preparing students despite limited funding. The exam forces students to concentrate their time to passing the Keystone, of-

ten at the cost of other academic pursuits they may wish to follow while in high school. Many teachers expressed disapproval of the Keystone Exams in front of the House Education Committee in Harrisburg last summer, and Hollidaysburg Area School District English teacher and Hollidaysburg Area Education Association President Jim Murphy is no exception. “The Keystone Exams are supposed to be some indicator of kids’ education, but there’s broad gaps they haven’t covered. It’s not testing their whole education, it’s taking a small segment,” Murphy told The Pitt News. Many students reported feeling inept after the Keystone Exams, often feeling like their needs as an individual student were being overlooked. Students also may feel as if their talents in the humanities and arts are being overlooked because they are required to focus their attention on passing one or more of the rigid, tested subjects. “It seems like it squeezes out a lot of opportunities in the arts for kids who have to stay behind to pass a Keystone Exam when they could be in interesting electives. We have pretty good students who are put in remedial courses to pass Algebra I and it causes them a lot of anxiety,” Murphy said. Not only do exams like the Keystone cause students anxiety, but a nine-year study by the National Research Council suggests standardized testing yields little learning progress and causes sig-

nificant harm. The study concluded that overusing tests breeds consequences such as narrowing the curriculum, teaching to the test, pushing students out of school, driving teachers out of the profession and undermining student engagement and school climate. While the ceaseless incorporation of standardized tests in schools affects all students, students are more likely to be denied diplomas or placed on a lower track when they are from low-income and minority-group backgrounds. These students will only fall further and further behind with a dumbed-down curriculum, often causing minorities and students from underprivileged backgrounds to drop out of school. A two-year break from a test that inhibits students from performing to their full potential isn’t enough. The United States is the only economically advanced nation that heavily uses multiple choice exams to evaluate students. In lieu of the Keystone Exam, teachers should be evaluating student needs and progress through careful observation and documentation of work and behavior like the other nations that score highly on international exams, including Finland. Our state’s legislators need to put the Keystone Exam to a complete stop. Teachers need to reclaim their classrooms and provide students with an interactive education that allows them to flourish in high school, not fail.

Henry Glitz Columnist

For some politicians, Iran is becoming more of a comic book villain than a realistic foreign policy issue. The country plays a prominent role as archenemy to Saudi Arabia in one of the most troubled regions in the world today, the Middle East. But on the select occasions the Islamic Republic doesn’t happen to fit into a narrative of Iranian villainy, hawks in Congress and on the campaign trail are more than happy to oblige with over-the-top rhetoric. A brief hostage scenario last Tuesday with American sailors held captive for about 16 hours was no exception. The inordinate belligerence directed toward Iran as a result of the incident hasn’t been for lack of a visible actor in the Middle East, either. On Jan. 2, Saudi Arabia’s theocratic regime carried out the execution of 47 “terrorists,” who in reality were mostly Saudi Shia clerics and activists. The United States can’t afford a bombastic or melodramatic approach to the complicated inter-regional issues of the Middle East. But that’s exactly what some politicians who favor a more aggressive Middle East policy have been offering in the face of recent developments in the area. The disparity in the reactions to Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of Shia clerics and Iran’s capture and return of 10 American sailors should teach us something — fact, not blind emotion, should guide our approach to Iran and the Middle See Glitz on page 5

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Glitz, pg. 4 East. On Jan. 12, foreign policy extremists obligingly illustrated this lesson. Hours before President Barack Obama was to give the annual State of the Union address, the White House received word of a hostage situation in the Persian Gulf involving Iran’s capture of 10 American sailors. The sailors taken hostage aboard two small Navy ships had drifted into Iranian territorial waters, which prompted interception by the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told Univision last Thursday that the trespass was the result of a “navigational error” on the American side. The sailors were released and returned within 16 hours of their capture, and there is little evidence that they were mistreated. As a “hostile act,” the run-in comes up somewhat short. But while the situation was still developing, hawks like Donald Trump, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas and others let forth an outburst of anger that would make the aftermath of a football game in Morgantown,

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West Virginia, look tame. freeze on lifting Iran’s economic sanctions. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Cotton, who is on the Committee on Bush used the altercation — which was re- Armed Services, took issue with the Presisolved within 24 dent’s reluchours with the tance to “call safe return of this brazen seithe 10 American zure a hostile hostages — to act.” Sen. Cory criticize what he Gardner, Rcalled on Twitter, Colorado, went “Obama’s humiliso far as to sugatingly weak Iran gest the event policy.” Another was “serious enough that Republican hopewe shouldn’t ful for the White proceed with House, Trump the festivities of — who isn’t [the State of the known for tactUnion] tonight ful or thoughtuntil we have out statements answers.” — loudly comIn a differplained about Annabelle Goll STAFF ILLUSTRATOR ent situation, Iran and the Presithe reaction dent’s approach to many Republicans in Congress offered the situation last Wednesday on Twitter. “We want our hostages back NOW!,” the would have been an admirable show of pareality TV star demanded as he proposed a triotism, if slightly premature. But in the

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circumstances of this so-called crisis, it was laughably absurd. This attitude didn’t seem to show itself anywhere in U.S. politics in the face of Saudi Arabia’s mass execution. Whether or not the United States’ ally’s actions were directly intended to provoke Iran — the Islamic Republic has one of the few significant Shia-majority populations in the area and is locked in a regional struggle for dominance against the Saudi monarchy — they received much less attention than their impact might have merited. Widespread discontent and protests greeted Saudi Arabia’s decision to execute the Shia clerics and unilaterally sever diplomatic ties with Tehran, Iran. But in the United States, not a single candidate for president in either party mentioned the destabilizing egotism of Saudi foreign policy as a driving force behind the spread of ultraconservative political-religious movements in the region.

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PRAIRIE ART COMPANION

A new exhibit in the University Art Gallery showcases student work influenced by a summer Wyoming trip. Theo Schwarz SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Jack Shelly Staff Writer

Picture pieces of rusted iron, makeshift fly swatters and pairs of turquoise and purple gloves. It might seem difficult to draw a connection between these individual items, but the

new exhibit on display at the Frick Fine Arts Building’s University Art Gallery contains all of them, each speaking to the experiences of art students who participated in the 2015 Summer Studio Arts Field Study in Wyoming. The studio arts department organizes a

Wyoming field study every summer at the Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve, which Wyoming rancher Allen L. Cook donated to Pitt in 2005. The four students who attended the 17day field study, Megan Beck, Alyssa DiFolco, Sofia Sandoval and Victoria Woshner, all

senior studio arts majors, submitted pieces in a variety of mediums to the Studio Arts Summer 2015 Creative Research Exhibition, which opened last Friday and runs until Feb. 5. As a distinct departure from the PittsSee Student Art on page 7

Vinyl meets vegan at Amazing Books and Records

Rio Maropis Staff Writer

Oakland’s newest commodity won’t be the first in the neighborhood to house books and records under the same roof — but it will be the first to add a vegan cafe. It’s a quiet, rainy day, with an indie rock vinyl spinning on the record player in one of the corners — it’s audible, gentle and warm, subtly filling the small used bookstore. The music breaks any

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presupposed silence as three students chat, laugh and browse the shelves. Amazing Books and Records opened on Oakland’s Meyran Avenue in November, bringing with it a planned vegan cafe and an accumulation of gently used books, textbooks and vinyl records for cheap. Moving in adjacent to Peace, Love and Little Donuts, AB&R’s cozy bookish atmosphere offers students a local alternative hangout that Caribou Coffee and then Peet’s Coffee couldn’t maintain, both leaving a still-vacant

property across the street from Starbucks on Forbes Avenue. The first AB&R location opened in 2013 on Liberty Avenue, Downtown, and a second in 2014 on Squirrel Hill’s Murray Avenue. Besides selling books and records in the new Oakland spot, owner Eric Ackland is looking to incorporate a vegan cafe and coffee shop, a first for any of his places of business, later this year. “Oakland, and Pittsburgh in general, don’t have a great many [vegan places],”

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Ackland said. “We feel this is something that’s missing.” As a bookstore-eaterie hybrid, AB&R will introduce coffee, espresso, vegan milks and treats like chocolate chip cookies. “There’s plans for where things will go, there are already vegan recipes being tossed around,” Elly Rasile, an employee at the Oakland store, said.

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Student Art, pg. 6 burgh setting that most student galleries draw inspiration from, the Wyoming geography and fauna pervades nearly all of the pieces in the exhibit. “Wyoming had a huge impact on not only my work, but me as a whole person,” Sandoval said. “The energy I felt being out there — especially from the vast expanse of the landscape and the sense of stillness in time, where none of the modernization of our world had yet to encroach — was captivating.” This energy translated in different ways for the artists. DiFolco, a senior studio art and history of art and architecture major, created a series of oversized fly swatters, titled “They’ll Get You Where It Itches the Most.” As the title suggests, DiFolco pays homage to combating Wyoming’s pesky mosquitoes by assembling random objects to build the flyswatters, including a broom attached to dustpan, a piece of cardboard and a warped metal sheet. The fly swatters don’t just speak to her summer experience, though, but to a newfound way to be creative — many of DiFolco’s pieces

in the exhibit use and draw their inspiration from everyday objects. “I began my experience by using tools for their intended function: a sewing machine to stitch seams, a screen to pull paper pulp and a wooden frame as a loom,” DiFolco said in the artist statement accompanying her work. “It was through deviation from traditional methods of making that I was able to expand my visual language of mark making ... In the reframing of these two- and three-dimensional works I have found a new way to communicate.” Despite the Wyoming theme, not all the pieces are removed from the Steel City’s industrial influence. Sandoval, a pre-med and studio arts double major, submitted a piece featuring several bits of iron that she strategically placed in a series of different environments. Sandoval left some in a nature reserve, others on a road outside the Wyoming reserve and some were even left lying on a railroad track. She left them in each location for a two-week period in order to demonstrate the different levels of rusting and bending that occurred in each spot. Stephanie Taylor was the only artist in the exhibit who did not travel to Wyoming, instead

completing work in Pittsburgh over the summer using a Summer Undergraduate Research Award she won from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. She created a collection of abstract prints that deals with complex themes like death, decay and rebirth. Of the work she submitted, Taylor said her favorite piece is “Compost/Retribution,” a print portraying a decomposing butterfly. Taylor created the print to address the idea of finding a new purpose for a “ruined” thing. “The title offers greater implications of the act of decomposing as something that presents the potential for new life,” Taylor said. Even though she created her prints at Pitt, she still said she would want to visit Wyoming some day in the future. Visitors may be struck by a desolate sadness in the wilderness of Wyoming. Woshner’s “Experiment #2a” consists of a looping video of a campfire followed by two photographs. The first portrays the campfire at night, a bright orange tone contrasting against a sea of black, while the second is the ashy remnants of the campfire set against a sweeping desert landscape. “This piece seemed to evoke a strong sense

of loss to me,” Olivia Darr, a sophomore communication major who visited the exhibit, said. “The crackling fire turns into ashes and becomes just a small little memento of human activity in the wild.” Another piece by Megan Beck, “Blue,” is a series of three photographs capturing a blue jay lying still on top of three different elements — one on a piece of wood, one on a patch of sand and one lying on a handful of rocks. “The pictures of the bird made me think of death,” said Richardo Brown, a sophomore studying sociology and political science. “Its bright blue wings stand out against the bleak dryness of the earth. It’s telling us that all things die.” In her artist statement, Beck said that her interest in anatomy drives her body of work. Apart from offering visitors a taste of the warm western prairie in the dead of winter, the exhibit’s emphasis on nature and simplicity is captivating enough. “Seeing the artwork in the gallery, I want to jump on a plane and go to Wyoming,” said visitor Chelcie Alcorn, a senior psychology major. “Just being somewhere without all of the artificial human influence we take for granted here seems like it would be a breath of fresh air.”

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Sports Dan Sostek Sports Editor

When former Pitt wide receiver Tyler Boyd penned his farewell poem and left Pitt for the NFL draft, fans thanked the star wideout for his production. As it turns out, Tyler Boyd will need to produce even more, as various draft scouts grade Boyd as a second- or third-round talent leading up to April’s NFL Draft. Despite setting program records for career receptions and receiving yards and earning All-ACC marks in all three of his seasons at Pitt, it seems more likely than not that Boyd will have to wait until the second day of the draft to hear his name called. While early on various sites had Boyd pegged as a potential first-round pick, his stock has slipped a bit due to increased scrutiny of his game tape, as well as a deep wide receiver draft class that includes University of Mississippi’s Laquon Treadwell, Ohio State’s Michael Thomas, Notre Dame’s Will Fuller and Texas Christian University’s Josh Doctson. Like many prospects, scouts see different strengths in Boyd. Among his most apparent traits is his ability to run precise routes. “Boyd has very good speed in his routes,” Matt Miller, lead NFL Draft writer at Bleacher Report, said. “But his ability to break off his routes at high speed and create separation is what separates him from other receivers in this class.” In his most recent Big Board, Miller listed Boyd as his 38th-best player in the class, as well as his fifth-best wide receiver and top route runner. While highlighting Boyd’s running precision, CBS Sports’ NFL Draft writer Dane Brugler noted that Boyd’s greatest

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Boyd’s draft stock still has room to improve

Tyler Boyd projects to be anywhere between a first- and third-round pick this year. Wenhao Wu STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER strength might not be his feet, but his hands. “This might sound simplistic, but Boyd’s best strength is his ability to catch the ball,” Brugler said. “A lot of wide receivers’ best strengths are their size or athleticism, but for Boyd, it’s his ability to pluck the ball with strong hands, using quick eyes and terrific sense of surroundings.” Not everyone is as sold on Boyd.

While agreeing that Boyd’s best traits are his routes and his hands, Pro Football Focus writer Steve Palazzolo noted that none of his abilities are elite enough to warrant early consideration. “I’m not sure he does anything special, not enough that you’d take him in the first round,” Palazzolo said. Palazzolo noted that he sees Boyd, who finished second in the ACC in receptions and receiving yards this year, as

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a second- to third-round pick. Boyd has some weaknesses too — primarily, his build. At 6-foot-2-inches, 185 pounds, his frame could be an issue for some teams, as NFL cornerbacks are bigger and more physical than most of their college counterparts. “His top weakness is his underwhelming size,” Brugler said. “He has lean body features and limited functional strength See Boyd on page 9

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Panthers of the Week BRENNA WISE

With two 10-plus point games this past week, Wise has scored in double figures in nine consecutive games, going for 13 and 14 points in two hard-fought losses at Syracuse and against No. 16 Florida State. Wise also tallied nine and eight rebounds in those two games, respectively, while rejecting three shots against the Seminoles. She leads all ACC freshmen in rebounding and is fifth overall in that catergory. Wise and the Panthers return to the court Thursday, when they face the Boston College Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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to break tackles or take consistent punishment in the NFL.” Miller mentioned Boyd’s frame as a potential issue for some teams, noting that it’s something Boyd should try to work on in the pre-draft process. “I’d like to see him add some weight while staying in the 4.4 to 4.5 second range [for his 40-yard dash time],” Miller said. Boyd’s 40-yard dash time will be critical, as speed is obviously valued at the wideout position. According to Palazzolo, this area is where Boyd can improve his stock most. “I think if he somehow ran under 4.4, it would certainly turn a lot of heads,” Palazzolo said. When looking at a fit for a specific team, Brugler and Palazzolo didn’t think a style of offense was significant for Boyd. “At this point, most NFL teams’ passing schemes are pretty much the same,” Palazzolo said. But Miller was able to list some specific

teams where the wideout’s talents would fit in. “I’d love to see him in a situation like New Orleans or St. Louis, where he can be the outside receiver in an offense that values yards after catch,” Miller said. “The ideal spot is New England, but they’ve not valued receivers early in the draft.” Analysts have compared Boyd to various current NFL players, and Miller, Brugler and Palazzolo all provided different, but similar players. Brugler said Boyd reminded him of the Dolphins’ Jarvis Landry. Miller said he was “in the mold of ” Broncos wideout Emmanuel Sanders, while Palazzolo compared him to the Giants’ Victor Cruz when he was in his prime. Even though Boyd isn’t projected to go in the first round, his decision to enter the NFL Draft a year early was still sound, according to Palazzolo. “Would another year of college weight training help him? I don’t know,” he said. “I think that if you’re in that second- to third-round range, [entering the draft] is usually a good move.”

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Despite a tough couple of games for the Pitt men’s basketball team, junior Jamel Artis has remained consistent, averaging a careerhigh 16.1 points per game. He has scored double figures in eight straight games, including 22 points against Boston College Saturday — his fourth 20-plus point output of the year. Artis has been a potent scorer as well as a strong distributor of the ball, averaging 16.3 points, 2.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds over his last three contests. Artis and Pitt will look to rebound — figuratively and literally — after a loss to North Carolina State, when they travel to Tallahassee for a matchup with the Florida State Seminoles Saturday.

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** 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 **AUGUST 2016: Furnished Studio, 1-2-3-4 Bedroom Apts. No pets. Non-smokers preferred. 412-621-0457 *1 & 2 BEDROOM REMODELED FURNISHED APARTMENTS. Beautiful, clean, large, and spacious. Fullyequipped kitchen and bathroom. Wallto-wall carpeting. Large 2-bedroom, $1200, 1-bedroom, $750. Owner pays heat. Available Aug. 2016. Call 412-247-1900, 412-731-4313. 1 nice 3-bedroom house with 2 bathrooms on Parkview Ave. Rent $400/room. Available August 1, 2016. 412-881-0550.

1,2,3,5,6, & 8 bedroom houses. August & May 2016. Bouquet, Atwood, Meyran. Please call 412-287-5712.

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*3 BEDROOM, REMODELED HOUSE -FURNISHED* Beautiful, large, clean and spacious. New fully equipped kitchen. Wall-towall carpeting. Washer/Dryer included. Whole house air-conditioning. Garage Available. $1800+utilities. Aug. 1. Call 412-247-1900, 412-731-4313. 1-2-3-4 Bedroom Houses & Apartments. 376 Meyran, 343 McKee, St. James, Bates St. $1,095-$2,000. Call 412-969-2790

2-3-4 bedroom South Oakland apartments for rent. For more information or to schedule a viewing, please call 412-849-8694. 2BR/BA apartment. $1250 includes heat. Available Aug. 2016. Greve RealEstate. 412-261-4620. 3 bedroom house, Lawn St. Available Now. Please call 412-287-5712. 3-5BR apartment available for Spring semester. Central air, dishwasher, great location and discounted price. 412-915-0856 4 BR townhouses, Semple St., available May 1st & August 1st, 2016. Equipped kitchen, full basement. 412-343-4289. Call after 5:00 pm.

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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. 4,6&7 bedroom townhouses available in May and August 2016. Nice clean, free laundry, includes exterior maintenance, new appliances, spacious, located on Bates & Juliet. 412-414-9629. 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 8/1, 1 BR/1 Bath, 5 min. walk to Cathedral, A/C, hardwood floors, newly renovated, starting at $995+, 412.441.1211 Houses for rent on Lawn, Atwood and Ophelia Sts. Available Aug. 2016. 412-417-4664 or 412-915-8881.

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Clean, Newly Remodeled Houses and Apartments. 1-9 Bedrooms. Call 412-680-4244 or email s.cusick@comcast.net www.superiorpropertiesgroup.com.

House for RentJuliet Street. Available January 2016. Big 3-bedroom, 2story house 1.5 bath, fully-equipped eatin kitchen/appliances/new refrigerator, living, dining room, 2 porches, full basement, laundry/ storage, parking on premises, super clean, move-in condition. Near universities/hospitals/bus. $1700+. 412-337-3151

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!

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 $2995+. LOTS Photos Videos at tinyurl.com/ pittnewsad1 and tinyurl.com/ pittnewsad2 email coolapartments@ gmail.com Apartments for rent, 1-5BR, beginning August 2016. A/C, dishwasher, washer/dryer. 412-915-0856 Various 1-bedroom apartments on Meyran, Pier & Ward Streets. Starting from $675-$795. Available August 2016. Call John CR Kelly Realty. 412-682-7300

Large 6 BR house, 2 full bathrooms, washer/dryer, dishwasher, and many upgrades, Juliette St. 724-825-0033.

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.

M.J. Kelly Realty Studio, 1, 2, 3, & 4 Bedroom Apartments, Duplexes, Houses. $750-$2400. mjkellyrealty@gmail.com. 412-271-5550, mjkellyrealty.com

2 BR apartment, newly painted, hardwood floors, appliances. Rent includes all utilities. $750/mo. 412-498-7355

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3 & 5 bedroom. May 2016. Sarah St. Large bedroom, new kitchen, air conditioning, washer & dryer, dishwasher, large deck. 412-287-5712. Frick Park- Newly remodeled 1st floor in duplex, 2 BR, hardwood flooring, pet friendly, on bus line. $1000+E- Heat and Hot Water Included. 412-462-7316 Lawrenceville- 3830 Penn Ave. 3BR, 2BA. $950+Utilities. Available Spring 2016. 412-462-7316 Studios, 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom apartments available August 2016 & sooner. Oakland, Shadyside, Friendship, Squirrel Hill, Highland Park, Point Breeze. Photos & current availability online, check out www.forbesmanagement.net, or call 412.441.1211

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

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

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

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