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January 22, 2016 | Issue 90 | Volume 106

Police investigate students after robbery ZoĂŤ Hannah and Dale Shoemaker The Pitt News Staff

What started out as a report of a home invasion Wednesday night in South Oakland has turned into a drug investigation involving several Pitt students. Pittsburgh police responded to a 911 call from the home of five students on Juliet Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Once there, police found Fox Chapel resident Aleksander Wojnaroski had broken into the house, threatened one of the roommates with an airsoft gun

and attempted to rob the students, according to the police report. After handcuffing Wojnaroski and one of the roommates, police swept the house, finding marijuana and multiple items of drug paraphernalia, the report said. Police have charged Wojnaroski, 18, with attempted burglary, robbery and using an airsoft gun to commit the crimes, according to the police report. Pittsburgh police Zone 4 commander Daniel Herrmann said officers would file arrest papers for some of the roommates after determining who owned the See Robbery on page 5

Police, locals prompt communication Taylor Mulcahey For The Pitt News

The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety is looking to connect students with public safety officials through a new campus program. About 15 community members, police officers and members of the DeTroy Salvatore plays piano and sings late Thursday night in the WIlliam Pitt partment of Public Safety met at the Union. Kate Koenig VISUAL EDITOR

Jewish Community Center Thursday night in Squirrel Hill for the monthly PGH Zone 4 Public Safety Meeting. These meetings give officers and public officials the chance to communicate directly with members of the community and to give community members a chance to voice their concerns See Safety on page 3

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Univ. Staff council plans spring assembly Danni Zhou

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Marcie Johnson, a member of the SAC, works on planning this year’s Spring Assembly. Will Miller STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

This May, Pitt staff and community members will get a crash course on balancing health and work. The Staff Association Council, an organization of 75 elected representatives from University staff, has began preparing for its fifth annual Spring Assembly. Five SAC members met on Thursday morning to plan the May 10 event, which will include workshops and interactive sessions to help Pitt staff improve their lifestyles outside of the workplace. Through CPR, self-defense sessions and small discussion groups and lectures, the SAC hopes the Spring Assembly will train workers to be both

efficient in the office and healthy outside of work. This year’s theme is health and wellness. According to Robyne Ivory, SAC Chair and Pitt library administrative assistant, past themes have ranged from technology to professional development. Ivory said 350 Pitt staff and community members attended the Assembly last year. The overall event schedule consists of discussion sessions starting at noon, followed by workshops and networking. The SAC will announce a specific time once it finalizes details of the event. As a guest speaker. Chancellor Patrick Gallagher will discuss the importance of a healthy workforce and how he utilizes University resources. See Council on page 4

UPMC, Wyndham commit to healthy options

Alexa Bakalarski Staff Writer

Four UPMC hospitals and one hotel are pledging to slim portion sizes and eliminate tobacco from their establishments. On Thursday morning, Dr. Karen Hacker, the Allegheny County Health Department director, announced that five Oakland eating establishments — four cafeterias within UPMC hospital branches and Bridges Restaurant and Lounge at the Wyndham Hotel — have made the commitment to offer healthier dining options for patrons as part of the Live Well Allegheny program. Health Department and Wyndham Hotel employees gathered in the Wyndham’s Bridges Restaurant and Lounge to watch Hacker present the eatery with a Live Well Restaurant logo for their doorway, new menus and new salad tongs. “We’re really excited that the Wyndham jumped on to be the first,” Hacker said. “We hope that there will be many more [restaurants].”

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Live Well — an Allegheny County Health Department initiative that began two years ago — aims to promote overall wellness with a focus on decreasing obesity and tobacco usage and increasing physical activity. To gain Live Well restaurant status, the ownership of an eatery first needs to send a formal letter indicating interest to work with the Live Well program. In the letter, the eatery needs to commit to eliminating trans fat oils, being smoke-free, not selling tobacco products and a minimum of four action steps, smaller initiatives toward achieving healthier dining options. Possible action steps include providing calorie counts and other nutritional information — such as the amount of sodium — on menus or somewhere else for customers, offering half portions on some menu items and offering vegetarian/vegan options. The program is active in five school districts, 22 communities in Allegheny County and, most recently, five dining establishments. Food and Nutrition Departments of

UPMC at Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Mercy and UPMC St. Margaret also signed on to the program. The hospitals pledged to become smoke-free and to make their cafeterias “Live Well.” UPMC Mercy and UPMC Passavant are tackling the problem of too many sugary drinks by increasing the amount of noncarbonated beverages at soda fountains and eliminating free refills, respectively. Mercy is also serving low-calorie soups, while Passavant is hosting bi-weekly Farmer’s Markets June through September for visitors and staff. Magee-Womens Hospital met the Live Well criteria by offering healthy sides, half portions and two low-calorie salad dressings on the salad bar as alternatives to less healthy options, such as French fries. UPMC St. Margaret limited deep-fried options and began offering half portions on pastas and casseroles, as well as specialized diet options for vegans and vegetarians.

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At Bridges, sodium levels are listed on their new menus, and the eatery has added veggie tacos and Italian fruit salad. “It was a good opportunity to rethink what we do from a menu perspective,” Coleman Hughes, general manager of the Wyndham Hotel, said. Since the program is voluntary, Hacker said they do not have a plan to ensure if the Live Well restaurants are following through with their commitment, but the Health Department will notify the county if any major changes occur during their regularly scheduled inspections. Hacker hopes that the Wyndham and UPMC cafeteria designations inspire other Oakland restaurants to join the Live Well program. “We know that a lot of people in Oakland are eating in restaurants and on the go, so our objective is to give them information on healthy options,” Hacker said.

To exemplify the prevalence of crime in the zone, Leshen distributed a sheet with small dots marking the locations of with crime in their neighborhoods. Zone various vehicle thefts reported in Point 4 is comprised of 17 neighborhoods, inBreeze. Leshen said police had arrested cluding Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel two men in relation to the case. Hill and Greenfield. “I can’t think of a time that’s more John Tokarski, the Community Outimportant to understand the police than reach chair for the Department of Public the time we live in now,” Councilman Safety, announced at Thursday’s meetBruce Kraus, who attended the meeting, ing that the department would institute said. “Campus Safety Councils” to foster diaOfficers stressed the importance of logue among students and public safety networks of public trust, which zone institutions. meetings encourage. Students would voice their concerns Tokarski introduced a number of upin a personal one-on-one conversation coming events that promote a greater rewith officials from police, EMS and fire lationship between the community and departments rather than going through the police, including the Citizen’s Police the current bureaucratic system. Academy, a 15-week class that gives citi“Students don’t participate in meetzens an introduction into the training ings, the biggest problem is personal that officers connecundergo. t i o n ,” “ [ T h e To k a r s k i C i t i z e n’s said. “We Police Acadneed a emy] gives f reshness [particiin all of pants] an inour public ternal look organizaat the police tions.” department, Tokarand mis-John Tokarski, Dept. of Public Safety ski is now conceptions beginabout the ning to police evaporate,” said Tokarski. meet with administrators from Pitt, Though these meetings encourage Duquesne, Carlow, Point Park and Carncommunity engagement, the organizaegie Mellon to plan the logistics of the tion has been struggling in recent years program, such as where the meetings to uphold high levels of participation. will be held and how the department will Many members voiced frustration at trynotify students. ing to recruit new attendees. Tokarski said he hopes the program, In comparison with Zone 1, comwhich will launch at the beginning of the prising of the northern neighborhoods , fall semester, will foster a new generaZone 4 has very low community involvetion of community leaders by encouragment, which members would like to see ing them to take part in public meetings. increase in the upcoming years. In orIn addition to announcing the counder to accomplish this, the organization cil announcement , officers Shannon will be restructured in the next couple Leshen and Thomas Pauley led a brief months to include community-based conversation about crime incidents. leadership, rather than leadership by ofLeshen and Pauley said it’s important to ficers and representatives from the defocus on locating accurate information partment of public safety. in a time when rumors circulate quickly on the Internet. See Safety on page 4

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Council, pg. 2 “Last year, the Chancellor introduced his strategic plan involving his global vision for Pitt. This year, we are hoping he’ll share how the plan has moved forward,” Brian Pasquini, SAC member and Computing Services and Systems Development security for Pitt, said. The SAC has invited Tom Coloc from Life Solutions, a section of Pitt’s Human Resources department devoted to helping staff and faculty balance work and personal life, Judy Dodd, an assistant professor in the school of rehabilitation and health sciences, and Renee

Rogers, an assistant professor for the school of education, to facilitate during the sessions and workshops. Additionally, Maura McCall, a staff member for Pitt’s School of Nursing, will lead a CPR session, and Pitt Police are planning to host a self-defense workshop. To encourage attendance, the coun-

We are hoping that this year will ... show that people can be both productive and healthy.

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-Marcie Johnson, SAC cil is raffling prizes at the end of event. Although the council has not finalized

the prize selection it is considering slap bracelets, yoga bags or a membership to the University Club. “This is one way we’ll thank people for attending and will also give them an initiative to come back to health-related events such as this one,” said Marie Johnson, the secretary of the human resources department at Pitt. The SAC will determine registration dates for the Spring Assembly at a later date, but the event is open to all Pitt faculty and staff . Although the event was free last year, Johnson said they are still determining if the SAC will charge a registration fee this year due to high attendance in the past. Johnson said the SAC is hoping to attract a bigger crowd this year and encourages all attendees to stay for the discussion after the keynote speaker. “We are hoping that this year will be just as successful as the past years and will benefit the Pitt staff and community in showing that people can be both productive and healthy,” Johnson said.

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Safety, pg. 3 Judy Stump and Denise Parker represent the Lincoln Place Church of Nazarene and attend these meetings in order to connect in any way they can to the Pittsburgh community. “We’re from the 31st ward, and things can be very disconnected. These meetings bring people together,” Parker said.

Robbery, pg. 1 drugs. Police spokesperson Sonya Toler said police have not yet determined if there is an existing relationship between Wojnaroski and the victims. Thomas Chang, a roommate who was not home during the invasion, said he did not know Wojnaroski. According to the report, Leo Hildebrandt, another roommate and sophomore, told police he heard someone break the front door handle and a window Wednesday evening. After hearing Wojnaroski enter the house, the report said, Hildebrandt grabbed a baseball bat. Wojnaroski pointed an airsoft gun at Hildebrandt and told him to drop the bat and lead him upstairs. Once on the second floor, Wojnaroski told Hildebrant to wait on the stairs while he used his shoulder to break into the bedroom of sophomore Isaac Callihan, according to the police report. According to the report, police arrived and found Ben Morgenstern, one of the roommates, lying on the rear porch. Six city police officers and several Pitt police officers surrounded the house while Pitt Police officer Frank Mlay and another officer entered the house through the back door. Police said Wojnaroski saw the responding officers from the bedroom window and left his gun on Callihan’s dresser. According to the report, police told Wojnaroski and Hildebrandt to put their hands in the air and to drop to the floor. Police cuffed them both before searching the house, where they found Benjamin Friedman, a sophomore engineering student, hiding in a second-floor bedroom. During their search, officers found glass bongs, plastic baggies, vacuum bag remnants, marijuana grinders and a backpack filled with Ziploc bags of marijuana, the report said. The report also said the baggies were “associated with storing marijuana” and the type of vacuum bags found are “commonly used for transporting large quan-

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tities of marijuana.” Herrmann said Thursday evening the police confiscated the drugs and paraphernalia and transferred it to the police’s crime lab for analysis. Hildebrandt declined to comment via phone call and text messages on the invasion, the confiscation of the drugs and any pending charges. Chang, a sophomore, and Morgenstern declined to comment via phone call and text messages on the invasion and the confiscation of the drugs and

did not respond to several requests asking for comment on any pending charges. Callihan hung up the phone when called for comment on the robbery and confiscation and did not respond to a message asking for comment on any pending charges. Friedman did not respond to several phone calls. Wojnaroski’s bail is set at $25,000. He is currently in Allegheny County Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing set for Feb. 3 at 12:30 p.m.

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Carolina Panther fans are feeling alive for the very first time in a decade. Backup linebacker Ben Jacobs has made a habit of belting lyrics from the popular ’90s rock band Creed when his teammates least expect it. According to Jacobs, the key to proper Creedbombing is “to make really deep, direct eye contact.” It remains unclear whether teammates have accepted the prank, dubbed “Creedbombing,” with arms wide open or not. Even blind men in places with golden streets can see that Creedbombing has been propelling the team across the final six feet to endzones all season. Thanks to Jacobs, the Carolina Panthers are well on their way to their Super Bowl dreams. More Like “No-choice” Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina surprised a field trip of Iowa pre-schoolers on Wednesday by “inviting” them to attend her speech at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. The children’s parents were even more shocked — especially when they realized the speech was part of an anti-abortion rally. According to Chris Beck, whose four-year-old son was among the lucky class, Fiorina’s staff never asked permission to include the children at the rally, which also featured activists holding models of unborn fetuses. One of the children told The Pitt News, under condition of anonymity, that he suspects Fiorina infected his classmates with cooties. He would not comment about which Republican candidate can count on his vote, but mentioned that he respects Ben Carson for representing his concerns. Cupid and Psyche go to White Castle Love and fryer oil vapors are in the air. This year marks the 25th anniversary of White Castle’s Valentine’s Day dinner, and customers can now fill their reservations, the company announced on Wednesday.

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White Castles across the country will be decorated with candles and plastic roses during the medium-rare event, so every diner’s special somebody is guaranteed to flip. Last year, at least 35,000 people spent the most romantic night of the year over sliders and fries. The company is not taking responsibility if proposals made with onion or chicken rings end in rejection or indigestion. Feline it Customers at a Russian cafe are now taking the time to paws and take a deep breath. Anastasia Alexandrova and Fyodor Demin have begun teaching a weekly “cat yoga” course, which runs similarly to a traditional yoga class but features a group of 10 cats who sit on students as they hold positions. Demin’s class is not the first of its kind, with similar programs popping up across the United States in San Francisco, New York City and Washington, D.C. Attendees seem uninterested in nipping the practice in the bud. One student commented, “I felt in harmony with this world. Happiness, love, joy and calmness. Finally, I was able to understand myself.” Clearly, Downward Dog’s days are numbered— Lazily Snoozing is the new cat’s meow. Frozen in twine A Minnesota man can confidently say that he has the coolest pants on the block. Tom Grotting has been dipping pairs of pants into water and allowing them to freeze while standing upright. The pants appear to be covering invisible people, an illusion that Grotting has used for his own amusement and the despair of his teenage children. Grotting positions the frozen pants around parking meters and on neighbors’ lawns, making him a local celebrity. Say what you will, but Grotting clearly has the leg up on the latest winter trend.

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stop reading too much into lit Emily Shoenberger For The Pitt News

While discussing “The Catcher in the Rye” in my English lit class last semester, a fellow student raised his hand to unpack Holden Caulfield’s fashion choices. “I think it’s significant that the hat Holden wears is the same color as his dead brother’s hair.” I cringed, and then had a realization: I am an English major who hates English classes. Like most of my peers, I was an avid reader and writer growing up, deeply appreciating literature and its power. I became an English major because I wanted to pursue my passion for words. As a bonus, English has been “trending” in recent years, with more employers than ever hiring English majors for their critical thinking and writing talent. Once upon a time, nothing excited me like attending my first collegiate English course. Sitting in a small-sized class with equally bright, eager peers, talking about books all day — it was the stuff of my dreams. But a few weeks into my first lit class at Pitt, I realized that I don’t like discussing books all day. At least, not in the structure many English courses follow. The problem with the typical discussion-based English litera-

ture course is that it ignores pleasure. Certainly, many books are intended to educate and inform. But so many others exist to provide joy, understanding and escape — they are purely entertainment. “Gone Girl” and the “Twilight” series are stories fans love, but ones with questionable amounts of depth. Nonetheless, they end up in literature course curriculums. Plenty of books connect education and enjoyment, occupying a space between these categories, but deciding which lens to use to see the author’s “intentions” is difficult. There’s no way to objectively compare the personal experiences reading provides, so relying on those different experiences to discover a single correct meaning is misguided. Spending three days a week in a course that systematically tore my favorite books apart was actually not, as one might assume, a very fulfilling experience. Breaking down the comment that made me question my entire collegiate path uncovers my core problem with analysis. “Significant” doesn’t mean anything by itself. Upon hearing it, everyone else just nods thoughtfully, like, “huh, never See Shoenberger on page 7

Shoenberger, pg. 6 thought of it like that.” Often, the class accepts declarations of significance and moves on, or perhaps the professor asks if anyone else has anything to add. Rarely do people press the original commenter to tell why they believe this moment is significant. The second half of the sentence pokes at symbolism — the great, all-knowing power, the white whale of the literary world. Practically anything can be a symbol for anything else. That’s the problem. Like the word “significant,” saying an item is a symbol is an easy way to avoid actually explaining anything or proving you deeply read the text. Perhaps the color of Holden’s hat really does stand for his profound loss and deep yearning for his late brother’s company. Or, maybe, just maybe, he really likes that color and thinks he looks great in that hat. I understand that I may sound shortsighted, and that the point of an English course is to analyze literary texts. But there’s only so much to scrutinize before overdoing it. When we start questioning every interaction between characters, every decision the protagonist makes, every word the author writes, we devalue the work. The hat is probably just a hat. It’s OK to admit that. There are bigger things to discuss in this tome of young adulthood. I agree that there are obvious benefits to discussing our takeaways, an author’s techniques, the characterization and plot. Doing so increases our understanding of the novel and its meaning. But we can’t take it too far. Sten Carlson, a creative writing pro-

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fessor at Pitt, agreed that people tend to overvalue traditional literary breakdowns. “Analysis is a really poor tool in a lot of ways,” he told me. “There’s not a lot to be learned from interpretation.” H o w do we solve that problem? “[Analysis] is like looking for some kind of key that will unlock a piece and reveal its mysteries,” Carlson said. “But real meaning is made in the encounter between the piece of writing and the reader.” Everyone’s real meaning is different.

secrecy of our own heads.” Reading literature is a personal experience. English courses should seek to promote the idea of interpreting literature as an individual endeavor rather than stressing an analytic environment. Still, group literary discussions aren’t fruitless. We can use them to discuss the wide impact and noted interpretations of novels, such as Toni Morrison’s “Beloved.” We should also certainly share our interpretations with each other, but we must accept that there is no single answer. We must be able to disagree with and challenge other people’s readings. Literature’s uses and intentions are a hundredfold, but the main reason for literature is self-education and personal enjoyment. Terry Tan STAFF ILLUSRATOR I worry that too often, English courses forget or ignore the real It doesn’t help the class to have to act wonder of the written word in favor like we accept others’ ideas as signifiof empty discussion cycles. We can’t cant. My personal understanding puts substitute the pleasure of learning and less weight in hats. growing through literature for particiIn his 1990 book, “Is Nothing Sapation points. cred?,” Emory University professor and Booker P r i z e winning author Salman Rushdie famously w r o t e , “Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way.” The key phrase there is, “within the

There’s no way to objectively compare the personal experiences reading provides.

January 22, 2016

Sports

pitt putting loss to nc state in rearview mirror Dan Sostek Sports Editor

With frigid temperatures and possible snowfall looming, the Pitt men’s basketball team will escape the tundra and memories of a loss earlier than expected. The Panthers will travel to Tallahassee Friday morning, hoping to move past a tough loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack as they prepare to face the Florida State Seminoles. Head coach Jamie Dixon spoke to the media Thursday about letting go of Tuesday’s game, the level of play in the ACC and Pitt’s bench. LOSING THE LOSS Tuesday’s home loss to NC State was a low point of the season thus far, as Pitt’s 25-point halftime deficit was the largest the Panthers had faced in program history. “Obviously we’ve tried to put that game behind us and get ready for Florida State,” Dixon said. “We’re really focusing on ourselves here.” Dixon also highlighted that the Panthers’ level of play has needed improvement for more than a week, not just after the debacle against the Wolfpack. “We’ve gotta go play better, and we know that,” Dixon said. “The last three games, turnovers have stood out a bit. That certainly needs to be taken care of.” He also noted rebounding as a linchpin for success, an area where Pitt has recently faltered. The Panthers are 13-0 this season when they outrebound their opponent, as opposed to just 2-2 when they do not. They are 0-1 when they tie in rebounds.

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Overall, the team still sports a 40.2 rebound per game average, tied for 42nd in the country. “The rebounding, we’ve come up short, and we’ve got to get that figured out,” Dixon said. Even with those struggles, the coach said they can’t take a lot from the last two losses. “The two losses were two different things,” Dixon said. “We’ve played 18 games, we can’t focus on the two losses.” AMAZING ACC At his press conference following NC State’s win over Pitt, Wolfpack head coach Mark Gottfried said that of all his five seasons in the ACC, from top to bottom, this year’s conference sports the most competitive group of teams yet. Dixon seems to agree with Gottfried’s diagnosis, praising the conference’s gamut of tough, evenly matched teams. “I think [the ACC] is what we said it was gonna be, two years later,” Dixon said. “In terms of it all coming together, from top to bottom.” With five teams in the AP Top 25, and other programs such as Clemson, Pitt and Notre Dame also proving strong, the conference is tough at the top while still respectable at the bottom. “I think it’s become the toughest [conference] in the country,” Dixon said. “We all said in the first year it was going to happen, but I didn’t think we were at that spot. This year, I think we are.” Dixon said the conference’s strength benefits Pitt.. “There are no teams that are going

to go through our [conference schedule] like we are,” Dixon said. “You’re not going to get a down team twice. You’re not going to get a down team once.” BIG MEN ON THE BENCH Two of the past three games, Ryan Luther has seen double-digit minutes. In the other game? One minute played. Dixon said Luther’s playing time fluctuates because of Pitt’s frontcourt depth, with Michael Young, Sheldon Jeter, Rafael Maia and Alonzo NelsonOdoda all taking up spots. “[Luther] can pass, he can put the ball in the basket,” Dixon said. “We have a lot of confidence in him. Mike’s been playing well. Sheldon’s had some really good stretches. Rafael was giving us what we needed.” He said Luther, who is currently averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9.5 minutes per game, has good attributes, but simply hasn’t produced as well as the other big men. “Ryan does some good things defensively,” Dixon said. “But we’ve gotta get him better in some other areas. Offensively, he’s good against the zone. He’s a pretty active rebounder on the offensive rebounder.” It all just comes down to depth and matchups. “There’s five guys, and whichever guy doesn’t play is the guy we’ll get asked about,” Dixon said. “We understand that.” Still, Dixon has readied Luther and all of the other big men, knowing that things can change in an instant each game. “We’ve just gotta have them all ready,” Dixon said, “because you never Ryan Luther is one of the many Pitt big men vying for know with foul trouble and all the things time in Jamie Dixon’s rotation. Matt Hawley STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER that could occur in matchups.”

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Panthers lose sixth straight ACC game at BC Logan Hitchcock Staff Writer

Conference play has not been kind to the Pitt women’s basketball team. In a battle of winless ACC teams, Pitt (8-11, 0-6 ACC) couldn’t close the door against the Boston College Eagles (13-5, 1-4 ACC) during its game Thursday at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, falling 54-43. From the tip-off, the Panthers struggled to open the game, as Boston College dominated in the outset. The Eagles knocked down five of their first six shots, forcing a Pitt timeout as the Panthers trailed 10-0 with 7:51 remaining in the first quarter. The timeout gave the Panthers a bit of a burst. Shortly after play restarted, Pitt forward Stasha Carey took control. Carey, who tallied the Panthers’ first points with a layup, added five more first-quarter baskets, including two

from behind the arc as she contributed 14 of Pitt’s 17 first-quarter points. Her 14 points were a part of a 17-7 Panther run that forced a 17-17 tie at the end of the first quarter, as the Panthers held the Eagles scoreless over the quarter’s final three minutes. The intermission didn’t slow Carey at all, who came out firing again in the second quarter, connecting on an early layup to give the Panthers their first lead of the game. She then added a 3-point basket on the next possession before eventually missing after connecting on her first eight shots from the field. With Carey doing most of the heavy lifting offensively, the Panthers held a 30-27 lead going into halftime as freshman guard Cassidy Walsh pitched in with a pair of 3-pointers of her own. In the second half, remaining in front of Boston College proved futile

for Pitt. The two teams traded baskets for the first six minutes of the third quarter, but the Panthers couldn’t increase their lead. The Boston College defense held Pitt to just 2-9 shooting through the first seven minutes, including a scoreless drought that extended for more than three and a half minutes. The drought finally ended with 2:12 remaining in the third quarter as Carey poured in her 11th successful field goal of the game, extending the Pitt lead to 40-37. The Panthers’ lead wouldn’t last, though, as Boston College guard Kelly Hughes knocked down a 3-point jumper with just seconds remaining in the third quarter, knotting the score at 40-40. Despite leading for nearly the entire second and third periods, when the fourth period started, the Panthers simply ran out of gas.

Boston College hit an early 3-point jumper from Hughes that sparked a 10-point Eagle run that spanned the first five and a half minutes of the fourth quarter. Pitt pulled within eight points on a basket by Aysia Bugg, but couldn’t get any closer in the final four minutes. Carey led the team in scoring, as she poured in a career-high 26 points with 13 rebounds, five steals and three blocked shots. Freshman Brenna Wise and Walsh each added six points of their own. The loss increased Pitt’s losing streak to seven games, which includes all six of the team’s conference games so far. The Panthers will play again Sunday in Charlottesville, Virginia, when they take on the Virginia Cavaliers (13-6, 3-2 ACC) at 1 p.m.

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Available 8/1, 3 BR/1 Bath, less than 1 mile to campus, updated, Dishwasher and AC, starting at $1330+, 412.441.1211 Available 8/1, 4 br/2bath, Less than 1 mile to campus, Split Level, Updated, Central A/C, $2520+, 412.441.1211 North Oakland - 342 Melwood Avenue - 5 bedroom house, 3 bathrooms available fall Rent - $2500.00 + All Utilities 412-462-7316

****************** Large 6 bedroom house for rent. Fall occupancy. Atwood Street. Close to campus. Please text 412-807-8058

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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 **5 big bedroom house, 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, 3 full baths. Laundry, A/C. Great house for Pitt or Carlow students. About 10 houses away from Pitt shuttle stop. Available August 2016. $2600. Call Ken 412-287-4438. **AUGUST 2016: Furnished Studio, 1-2-3-4 Bedroom Apts. No pets. Non-smokers preferred. 412-621-0457 **Large efficiences, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available for August 2016. Clean, walking distance to campus. Great location. $575-$630$900-$1100. Utilities included. No pets/ smoking or parties. 412-882-7568.

3 bedroom house, Lawn St. Available Now. Please call 412-287-5712.

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*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. *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 nice 3-bedroom house with 2 bathrooms on Parkview Ave. Rent $400/room. Available August 1, 2016. 412-881-0550. 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.

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2-3-4 bedroom South Oakland apartments for rent. For more information or to schedule a viewing, please call 412-849-8694. 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. 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.

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.

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Apartments for rent, 1-5BR, beginning August 2016. A/C, dishwasher, washer/dryer. 412-915-0856 Available 8/1, 1 BR/1 Bath, 5 min. walk to Cathedral, A/C, hardwood floors, newly renovated, starting at $995+, 412.441.1211 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! Large 6 BR house, 2 full bathrooms, washer/dryer, dishwasher, and many upgrades, Juliette St. 724-825-0033.

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Large 1-2-3 BR apartments available August 1st. 3450 Ward Street. 312 and 314 South Bouquet Street. Free parking. Minutes to campus. Cat friendly. Call 412-977-0111. M.J. Kelly Realty Studio, 1, 2, 3, & 4 Bedroom Apartments, Duplexes, Houses. $750-$2400. mjkellyrealty@gmail.com. 412-271-5550, mjkellyrealty.com Niagara St. large 5BR, 2BA apartment. Updated kitchen, dishwasher, laundry, A/C. Across street from bus stop. Available August 2016. 412-445-6117

Oakland - 294 Craft Avenue & Blvd of the Allies - 1 bedroom - available spring and fall furnished and unfurnished Rent $750.00-$900.00 412-462-7316 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

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. 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. 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 SMOKERS NEEDED! Researchers at UPMC are looking to enroll healthy adult cigarette smokers ages 18-65. This research is examining the influence of brief uses of FDA-approved nicotine patch or nicotine nasal spray on mood and behavior. The study involves a brief physical exam and five sessions lasting two hours each. Eligible participants who complete all sessions will receive up to $250, or $20 per hour. This is NOT a treatment study. For more information, call 412-246-5396 or visit www.-SmokingStudies.pitt.edu

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.

SOCCER Assistant Coach needed for a girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; varsity high school team, City of Pittsburgh, midAug. through Oct. Assistant Coach must be 21 years of age or older. Pay TBD. Contact lappdaniel@hotmail. com.

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

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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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