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PITTSBURGH HEAR OUR VOTE, NO WAR STORY ONLINE AT PITTNEWS.COM AGAINST FASCISM IN INDIA HOLDS TEACH-IN Mary Rose O’Donnell Assistant News Editor

A group of students came to the front of a classroom and began to read.

“We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved … ” The crowd is instructed to repeat this phrase, then the students continue. “ … to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic … ” The call and response continues until all of the preamble to the Constitution of India is read fully aloud, together, by a classroom full of people.

The Pittsburgh Against Facism in India Teach-in took place in Posvar Hall on Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. The event — which was organized and hosted by faculty members and graduate students — was held to raise awareness and educate people on India’s current political state, including country-wide protests and recent attacks on universities.

According to Sritama Chatterjee — a graduate student in the English department and an organizer of Pittsburgh Against Fascism in India — about 200 people attended the event, which was split into three onehour sessions.

During each session, organizers gave presentations on key issues such as the recent attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University, where more than 50 masked people attacked and injured 39 students and teachers. Members of left-wing organizations have accused right-wing and Hindu nationalist groups of orchestrating the attacks. Organizers also discussed the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act — an act that will grant

Demonstrators at the fourth annual Pittsburgh Women’s March walk through the rain on Saturday.

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Sororities storm Soldiers and Sailors Rebecca Johnson Senior Staff Writer

Outside of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall on Sunday, amid booming chants and bright costumes, female students anxiously awaited an invitation to a sorority of their choosing as part of the annual Bid Day, marking the end of formal sorority recruitment.

Eva Gilbert, a first-year history and political science major and new member of Alpha Epsilon Pi, said she knew almost instantly that Alpha Epsilon Pi was the right sorority for her, even before she knew she made the cut.

She was so confident in her decision that she decided to “suicide rush” the sorority, meaning that instead of picking two sorority preferences and being guaranteed a bid, she chose See Teach-in on page 2 only one.

“I ended up knowing I didn’t want to be anywhere else, so I preffed one only, so if I didn’t get this one I wouldn’t have gotten a bid,” Gilbert said. “From the first conversation I had, it was so comfortable and so easy. It felt like my camp friends, and it’s just a great community of girls who welcomed us in so easily.”

Spring sorority recruitment is a two-weekend process that ran from Jan. 10-12 and Jan. 16-18 this year, ending with Bid Day on Sunday at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.

Outside, members of Sigma Sigma Sigma in bright red jackets and flames as the “red hot sigmas” milled about and cheered alongside female students dressed in Alpha Delta Pi’s galaxy theme and Delta Delta Delta’s snow day apparel.

The rush process is conducted in “rounds.”

On the first two days, rushees meet with each of the 10 Collegiate Panhellenic Association sororities. After these initial rounds, the rushees rated the sororities and the sororities decided which girls they wanted to invite back. On Sunday of the first weekend, rushees visited a maximum of seven sororities again, depending on who invited them back. On the second weekend, they revisited a maximum of five for rounds focused on explaining each sorority’s philanthropy and sisterhood involvement. Finally, the rush process ended with “preference,” where the women had to pick between their two top options. On Bid Day, rushees learned which sorority had chosen them.

Fraternity recruitment, which starts TuesSee Bid Day on page 2

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citizenship to immigrants of several religious minorities in India except for Muslims — and the protests that have emerged throughout the country as a result.

Kuhu Tanvir, a visiting lecturer in the English department, was in Delhi in December when the widespread protests broke out. She participated in some of the protests and shared pictures she took there at the teach-in.

“What has been really heartening about the protests in India at this point is that people have kind of seen through the communal nature of what the government is trying to do. To see people out on the street and being so aware of what the actual agenda [of CAA] is more than a silver lining,” Tanvir said.

Shreyas Vasudevan, senior economics and political science double major, gave a presentation on the spread of “fake news” via WhatsApp and a series of mob lynchings that have occurred due to the spread of misinformation on the app. Fake messages and

Bid Day, pg. 1 day, is a much more informal process that involves attending Meet the IFC Fraternities today at 8 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Ballroom, where potential new members meet five current members of each of the 19 Interfraternity Council fraternities. Then, rushees go to events specifically for the fraternities they are considering joining up until Jan. 29. Bid Day for fraternities is Jan. 31.

Many first-year students find the adjustment to college difficult. Gilbert was no different, but she said she decided to rush a sorority to help find a larger group of friends on campus.

“I’m trying to do it to find more of a community at Pitt. Adjustment was hard for me, so I’m just trying to find my place here and have a bigger support system,” Gilbert said.

“I think I had a pretty small friend group from the start of my freshman year, so just to branch out and meet people who I am similar to.”

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crime accusations have targeted people in rural areas, chiefly in marginalized groups.

Organizers FaceTimed Daud Arif, a media practitioner, and Moushumi Bhowmik, a singer-songwriter and activist.

Bhowmik spoke about the current state of India and her experiences with the ongoing protests.

“It’s been an extreme situation, really. It’s almost like things were coming to this point, but we weren’t quite prepared for the huge upsurge that would happen over just a period of months,” Bhowmik said. “It’s both the state that is coming down very heavily on the people as well as people rising in protest and becoming very very resolute and resilient about their protests. It’s really the rise of fascism that we seem to be in the midst of.”

When asked what the spirit of the protests is currently like, she referenced Charles Dickens.

“It’s a bit like the ‘best of times and worst of times.’ In many ways this is really a beautiful time, since we keep meeting people on the street and sing on the street and march on the street. It’s a positive spirit, but we feel

low at the same time,” she said.

Bhowmik also sang a portion of the “unsung anthem” of India — the extra verses of India’s national anthem — to much delight from the audience. According to Bhowmik, these extra verses have been “reclaimed” by protestors, as they feel they reflect and celebrate the diversity of India.

Manal Sayyed, a sophomore economics and psychology double major, first heard about the teach-in from a friend who discovered the event through an email the Pitt Prison Outreach club sent out. She was also interested in attending after reading a letter Pitt’s Student Government Board penned over winter break to the government of India showing solidarity with the CAA protestors.

“This was a very informative event. As someone who has heard only bits and pieces of what is going on in India to the minorities, it was very helpful to hear in-depth about the laws being put in place that discriminate against minorities, specifically Muslims,” she said.

Organizers led participants in various

interactive activities, including the recitation of the preamble of India’s constitution, screen printing and sign-making for the Pittsburgh Against Facism in India protest that is set to take place on Sunday. Silpa Mukherjee — a Ph.D. candidate in the English department — and Chatterjee also led the teach-in in singing the Indian protest song “Hum Dekhenge.”

“The fact that we could Skype in speakers from India who are on the ground allowed the audience to hear about their experiences and ask them questions,” Chatterjee said. “The participatory components got the audience really involved.”

Mukherjee said audience interaction was a key element of the teach-in.

“We tried to keep a balance between information and interaction. The idea was also to spread awareness through the people actively protesting in India,” she said.

“We [the organizers] also agreed on the importance of making our audience a part of the protest in some way — art-making, chanting and collective reading became a way forward.”

Sofia Sonnet, a first-year chemical engineering major, said even though the sorority process was tiring, she liked how it was designed and how inviting sorority members were.

“It was an easy process for me, because I feel like everyone in each sorority was so genuine and nice. The best part is meeting all the girls and getting the sense that you’re going to be part of something bigger and contribute more at your school which is cool,” Sonnet said. “The most stressful part is staying out of your head, because it’s really easy to be like ‘oh they didn’t like me I’m bad,’ but that’s not the case, it’s just not a good fit.”

Gilbert also said she recommended that following the slogan created by fans of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team — “trust the process” — is perfect for sorority recruitment.

“This is so cliche, but trust the process,” Gilbert said. “I hated when people said that to me, but some of the sororities I liked on the

first day dropped me on the second day. I just had to go with it and see who I clicked with.”

While formal sorority recruitment is carefully planned, Seth Kornbau, a sophomore economics major and IFC recruitment chair, said he credits the informal fraternity process working so well to the large number of IFCaffiliated fraternities.

“Our process is a lot more laid back.

That kind of fits our council better, because with 19 fraternities it would be hard to do formal recruitment,” Kornbau said. “We do have specific requirements for recruitment, though. They can’t occur between certain hours like midnight and 8 a.m., they can’t interfere with classes and they have to be at a third-party registered place or chapter house.”

To rush, both sororities and fraternities require a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and completion of 12 college credits.

Kornbau said more than half of fraternities require a GPA over 2.5, with Beta Theta Pi requiring the highest GPA of 3.0.

Kornbau estimated that approximately 400 to 600 people will show up to Meet the IFC Fraternities, and while he can’t predict exactly how many people will sign bids, it will be more than the 170 bids signed last fall.

“It varies from year to year. In the fall, we had around 170 sign bids,” Kornbau said.

“The bid number in the spring is usually a bit higher, because it’s the first semester that first-year students are eligible.”

The recruitment process in general, and eventually being part of Greek life, is something that Kornbau suggests for every student, because it has shaped his college experience.

“For me, personally, it’s very rewarding, because I went through this process of finding a chapter and a group of guys that I really click with, that added a lot of value to my college experience,” Kornbau said. “To be on the other side of that plan and overseeing it and seeing these guys find a group of guys like I did is awesome.”

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Progessive voters, it’s time to choose Julia Kreutzer

Senior Staff Columnist Once upon a time, it seemed as if we could pretend that Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., were not foes, but partners with whom we could ride off into a beautiful sunset — made of debt forgiveness and health care for all — on a gallant steed of political courage.

But alas, not all dreams come true. A CNN report from Monday, Jan. 13, claimed that in a private meeting in 2018, Sanders told Warren he did not believe that a woman could be president. As Sanders vehemently denied the claim, tensions between the candidates escalated. The report marks a clear turning point in what has otherwise been a team effort to oust their more moderate rivals.

In light of this claim, progressives can no longer choose not to choose at all. They must actively participate in making decisions — not simply vote “present.” They can’t ‘Tulsi Gabbard’ it anymore. If democratic socialists do not unite behind a single candidate, they risk splitting the electoral pool in favor of moderates like Joe Biden or Pete Buttigieg. We’ve finally reached the fork in the road.

As much as some of us would like to, we can’t vote for two candidates to win the primary. It seems that even the candidates themselves are changing strategies, moving away from forming a united progressive front and toward publicly going after each other on the debate stage.

When a moderator brought up Sanders’ alleged comment during Tuesday’s CNN debate, he once again denied making such a comment.

Warren stood by this accusation and said she “disagreed” with his alleged comment. The feud reached its peak after the debate ended, when Warren rejected a handshake from Sanders and, according to recently released audio, exclaimed, “I think you called me a liar on national TV.” The Vermont senator asked to discuss this issue at a later time, before accusing his newfound frenemy

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of lying as well.

It’s as close to a WWE fight as we’ll get from the 78-year-old New Yorker and 70-year-old from Oklahoma. Unfortunately for Conor McGregor, this seems to be the most important and influential match that took place last week.

It should be noted, however, that the Demo-

So progressive voters must learn to distinguish between the two candidates in a way that does not demonize one over the other. Resorting to arguments that are not based in policy — such as suggesting Warren is not truly progressive because she was a Republican until the 1990s or that Sanders should step aside to allow Warren to become the first female

cratic Party president — is Promiti Debi staff illustrator must avoid a repeat not only an immaof 2016. The looming ture strategy, but also fails feud between Sanders and Warren to actually help voters distinguish is slightly reminiscent of Sanders’ battle against which candidate’s policies most closely align with Hillary Clinton, where some perceive that his their beliefs. critiques of the former Secretary of State eventuSo far, it seems that Warren and Sanders’ plans ally led his supporters to vote against her in the diverge on two issues — implementing Medicare general election or not vote at all. In fighting for for All and national funding for college tuition. our votes, both progressive candidates should be On the issue of health care, both Warren and wary of forging divides that permeate the election Sanders advocate for a single-payer option that long-term. At the end of the day, both senators are would provide universal health care to all Amerimore similar in policy and rhetoric than they are can citizens. Where they disagree, however, is different. Amidst the turmoil, we must not forget how to get there. Sanders proposes a 7.5% payroll that. tax to help accommodate the massive amounts of

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funding needed to provide health care to every American. He argues this approach is “far more progressive” than Warren’s plan, which aims to allocate businesses’ existing health care payments to the Medicare program rather than raising taxes on the middle class. She combatted Sanders’ claim that this would only hurt employers by claiming her plan would actually lower their overall costs and eliminate human resources expenses associated with providing health insurance.

Both senators are also running on the platform of free access to public colleges and debt forgiveness. Both plans would be funded largely via taxes on the ultra-wealthy. Once again, their campaigns diverge in the small print. Jay Willis, staff writer at GQ and former law associate, explains how Sanders’ plan is a bit broader.

“Sanders, whose embrace of a free-college platform in the 2016 Democratic primary helped propel the idea into the mainstream, has a plan that is both more expansive and more expensive,” he said.

He’s committed to canceling the student debt for any American regardless of their income or wealth. Warren, on the other hand, proposes a means test that covers various amounts of debt based on household income. After $100,000, one less dollar is covered for every three dollars earned. So if you make $130,000 a year, you could recieve $40,000 in debt forgiveness. This program does not apply to the top 5% of earners — households who make over $250,000.

In short, Sanders would alleviate the debt of 45 million Americans from all socioeconomic classes. Warren’s plan would reduce the debt of 39.9 million, of whom 31.5 million would have their debts covered entirely, claiming the top 5% have the ability to fund education on their own.

Voters who feel stuck in the middle should focus on these nuances in policy to decide between the two candidates rather than slip into this trap of “he said, she said” and demonize the other. The time has come for Bernie and Beth to battle it out — hopefully with caution and respect. Progressive voters, choose your fighter.

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Mac Miller’s legacy lives on with ‘Circles’

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Contributing Editor The opening lyrics to Pittsburgh native Mac Miller’s posthumous album “Circles” left me feeling eerie and somber.

The album, which is the sixth record in Miller’s discography, kicks off with the titular song. It features a smooth, deep acoustic guitar and very light sounding cymbals in the background. Miller’s deep voice sings the words, “Well, this is what it looks like right before you fall / Stumblin’ around, you’ve been guessing your direction.”

In a statement on Jan. 8, Miller’s family announced the release of his posthumous album “Circles,” and revealed that at the time of his death in Sept. 2018, Miller was “well into the process” of recording the companion album to his last release, titled “Swimming.” Miller’s producer Jon Brion continued to work on the songs after his passing, keeping their many conversations about the new album in mind. “Circles” was officially released to the public on Friday.

“Good News” — the first single released off the album — dropped Jan. 9, surprising fans with the “good news” of new Mac Miller music and a new album.

The single introduces a tone similar to “Circles,” — it’s a slow, more ballad-like take on Mac Miller’s typical hip-hop and rap tunes. Again, the lyrics might sting for fans who are familiar with Miller’s past.

Throughout his career in the music industry, Miller was open about his struggles with substance abuse and addiction. Miller was found unconscious in his Southern California home on Sept. 7, 2018, after a drug overdose. One year later, police arrested a drug dealer in connection to Miller’s death and found that he sold Miller oxycodone laced with fentanyl.

Listening to “Good News” may now warrant feelings of heartache for fans. The lyrics seem to share Miller’s unhappiness with his life at the time of his death — almost like a silent cry for help.

“Why can’t it just be easy? / Why does

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A gallery to commemorate the release of Mac Miller’s posthumous album “Circles” was set up in Pittsburgh’s North Side on Friday and Saturday. Sarah Cutshall visual editor everybody need me to stay? / Oh, I hate the feeling / When you’re high but you’re underneath the ceiling,” Miller sings in the first verse.

The lyrics seem to speak to the depression that comes with addiction. Miller continues the song with words about the expectations he felt from the public.

“Good news, good news, good news / That’s all they wanna hear / No, they don’t like it when I’m down,” Miller sings in the chorus.

It’s almost impossible to listen to this album and analyze these lyrics without imagining Miller’s struggle. As a fan and fellow

Pittsburgh native, Miller’s passing was an incredibly sad thing to watch. His fanbase here in his hometown was, and still is, so deeply dedicated to him, his story and his music.

I thought the songs from “Swimming” — such as “Self Care” and “2009” — were tough to listen to after Miller’s death. The songs from “Circles” take these feelings to the next level. The song “Blue World” on “Circles” features an introduction that will leave many lifelong fans heartbroken.

The song starts with what sounds like a barbershop quartet singing the words, “it’s a blue world without you.” The track then turns into one of the more upbeat tunes on

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the album, with lyrics that I read as Miller alluding to a possible recovery.

“Yeah, well, this mad world made me crazy / Might just turn around, do one-eighty,” he sings to open the song.

The entire “Circles” album works as a great companion to “Swimming.” “Swimming” featured plenty of slower, emotional songs, which was a departure from his past party hits like “Party on Fifth Ave,” “My Favorite Part” and “Dang!”

“Self Care” was the biggest song off of “Swimming,” with over 189 million listens on Spotify. The song radiates this feeling of See ‘Circles’ on page 5

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‘Circles,’ pg. 4 being lost, with Miller rapping lyrics like, “I switched the time zone, but what do I know? / Spendin’ nights hitchhikin’, where will I go?”

That lost feeling sticks all throughout “Circles,” with Miller’s talent as a lyricist sticking out as the highlight of the album.

His songs continue to tell the narrative of his struggles. The album closes with another emotional song, titled “Once a Day.” The song’s lyrics allude to a relationship, but

small pieces of the song also touch on Miller’s drug problem.

Miller’s producer shared that this was the hardest song to remaster following his friend’s death, saying that just hearing him record it the first time was emotional. Brion was waiting outside the studio as Miller rapped and sang.

“I bawled my eyes out. Heard it twice in a row. I kind of poked my head around the door and said, ‘Oh, I heard a little bit of that.

That sounds good. Just do a double of that keyboard just right now while the sound’s up. Okay, cool.’ Boom,” Brion shared in an

interview with Genius. “Ran out into the hallway and cried again.”

This seems to be a shared experience for many fans listening to “Circles.” Many fans took to Twitter to share their love for Mac Miller, the new album and how much they miss their idol.

User @ohyeahedgar shared, “Finally listened to Circles.. so special. Gave me chills, had me crying in the car.. rip to an honest soul Mac Miller.”

It’s hard to listen to “Circles” without thinking about what could have been, concerning the rest of Miller’s life and career.

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POOR SHOOTING SEALS PITT LOSS TO SYRACUSE, 69-51 Dominic Campbell

on to lose 69-51, giving them a double-digit losing streak for the second straight season.

The loss to the Orange (9-8 overall, 3-3 Pitt women’s basketball began Sunday’s ACC) marked Pitt’s most lopsided in-conmatinee matchup against Syracuse like a team ference play this year, surpassing a 12-point on track to finally snap its nine-game losing loss to Virginia Tech. After the game, White streak. The Panthers shot an incredible 8-14 expressed his belief that the defeat could be from the field and 4-6 from 3-point range in a attributed to Pitt’s own mental mistakes and first quarter that saw them stake a 22-17 lead self-inflicted wounds. over their long-time rivals from the north.

“It was more a more mental shift for us But head coach Lance White’s struggling than what Syracuse did,” White said aftersquad proceeded to collapse in spectacular ward.

“And again, they played extremely well fashion after that, scoring less field goals in the and they know what they do. But we just don’t remaining three periods than it did in the first alone. The Panthers (3-14 overall, 0-6) went See Basketball on page 7 Senior Staff Writer

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Fifth-year guard Aysia Bugg (2) scored 13 points during Pitt’s 69-51 loss to Syracuse on Sunday. Kaycee Orwig senior staff writer

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Basketball, pg. 6 have the mentality yet for what it takes at this level to be great.”

Pitt attacked Syracuse early and often, leading 15-8 at the first media time-out. Junior guard Gabbie Green scored 10 points within the first five minutes. The Orange finished the quarter on a 9-7 run, but the Panthers still led 22-17 going into the second.

But the Orange shifted to a full-court press at the start of the second quarter that completely stalled Pitt’s offensive momentum.

While the press didn’t cause turnovers initially, it forced Pitt to get out of its comfort zone, rush possessions and settle for poor shots.

In the half-court, Syracuse employed a smothering zone that Green credited with swaying the game in Syracuse’s favor.

“I would say they’re long, they’re very athletic,” she said. “So we had to move the ball and in the second half we didn’t do that very well … so I think that part slowed us down.”

The Panthers only scored 11 points on 2-10 shooting in the second quarter, including a nearly eight-minute stretch where they made no field goals.

By comparison, the Orange scored 27 points in the quarter and shot 11-18 from the field, giving them a 44-33 lead at halftime.

The Panthers’ shooting woes only worsened in the second half, as they shot 5-28 from the field and 2-12 on 3-point attempts.

In the three quarters after the first, Pitt made seven of its 38 field-goal attempts — less than it made in the first quarter alone.

“I think more than anything we got a little cold and sometimes we let the offense dictate the rest of the flow of the game,” fifth-year guard Aysia Bugg said. “I think overall we tried to keep the pressure and push tempo … I think we missed a lot of assignments and that’s what cost us.”

While the second half was cruel to Pitt, Syracuse didn’t shoot the ball much better.

The Orange went 9-34 from the field and a miserable 1-15 from beyond the arc.

The turnover department, however, is where Syracuse held a distinct advantage over the Panthers. Pitt turned the ball over 26 times to Syracuse’s 11, and Syracuse took advantage of those takeaways, scoring 29 points off them while the Panthers scored six.

The No. 9 NC State Wolfpack await the Panthers in their next game, which will be at home Thursday at 7 p.m.

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Bedroom apartments Studio, 1, 2, 3, and 4 BD apartments avail­ able in South Oak­land from $800‑$2500

$14.20

6X

(Each Additional Word: $0.10)

Deadline:

available August 2020 & sooner. Oak­land, Shadyside, Friend‑ ship, Squirrel Hill,

Highland Park, Point Breeze. Photos & current availabil‑

ity online, check out

www.forbesmanage­ ment.net, or call 412.441.1211

Employment Internships OFFICE INTERN Shadyside Manage­ ment Company seeks person w/ min 2 yrs. college, for upcom­ing spring semester, to interview & pro­cess rental appli­cants, do internet post‑ ings & help staff our action‑central of­fice. Part time or full time OK starting in January; full time over the summer. $13/ hour. Perfect job for current sopho­mores & juniors, 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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