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SGB PENS OPEN LETTER URGING PASSAGE OF GUN REFORM LEGISLATION

BOOT BUGGY

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L.L. Bean set up a pop-up shop and their “Bootmobile” in the William Pitt Union driveway Monday and Tuesday. Romita Das | staff photographer

FOOD ROBOT PILOT TESTING BEGINS ON LOWER CAMPUS Erica Guthrie

from the fleet of 25 bots via Starship’s app for a flat delivery fee of $1.99. At Starship Technologies announced launch time, students could order from Tuesday that its food robots, which the Forbes Street Market, Sub Connechave already been seen around Oakland tion in the William Pitt Union or Comin their pilot phase, have begun common Grounds in Towers Lobby. As of Tuesday, orders can only be pleting deliveries to students on lower paid for via credit or debit card, but Pitt campus. Students can now order delivery Dining said in a tweet that they were Assistant News Editor

looking to expand payment options soon to include Dining Dollars, Panther Funds and Lunch Money. Testing launched in October but was briefly paused starting Oct. 21 after Emily Ackerman, a graduate student who uses a wheelchair, posted a comSee Robots on page 2

Student Government Board’s meeting Tuesday night began with a moment of silence offered by President Zechariah Brown to honor the one-year commemoration of the Tree of Life massacre. The massacre, the deadliest ever against the Jewish community in the United States, took the lives of 11 Jewish worshippers attending Saturday services across the Squirrel Hill synagogue’s three different congregations. But the board was not silent Tuesday night about federal gun control legislation, encouraging students to sign its Tuesday letter to Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., to take action on several pending bills. SGB member Scott Glaser said in his board report that he hopes the letter brings attention to this important issue. “The nice thing about this letter is that there’s a way for all of you to sign on and feel like you’re a part of the letter as well,” Glaser said. “To urge them that their efforts to pass legislation in the past has not been enough, and we need to do more in the future.” The letter called for both senators to vote in favor of legislation to require universal background checks, ban high-capacity magazines and reinstate an assault weapons ban. It further called on See SGB on page 3

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FOURTH GREEK LIFE ORGANIZATION FACES HAZING PROBE

The University placed Pitt’s chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity on “Interim Restriction of Privileges-New Member Education” Monday, continuing a string of recent hazing allegations. Last Wednesday, Pitt suspended the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity, house pictured, on an interim basis, and placed the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and the Chi Omega sorority on “Interim Loss of Privileges-New Member Education.” Caela Go | staff photographer

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Assistant News Editor An additional Greek life organization at Pitt faces a hazing probe, bringing the total number of groups facing similar investigations to four. The University placed Pitt’s chapter of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity on “Interim Restriction of Privileges-Educate New Members” Monday, following a report to the University for possible involvement in new member hazing. Pitt suspended the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity on an interim basis last Wednesday, ceasing all organizational operations. Pitt also placed the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and the Chi Omega sorority on “Interim Restriction of PrivilegesEducate New Members” last Wednesday. Investigations are pending. Pitt spokesperson Kevin Zwick said an investigation has begun into Phi Gamma Delta, and it must cease all new member education activities while the investigation takes place. He declined to provide more information about the report. “We encourage all students to reflect on their involvement in our fraternity and sorority community and their organization’s commitment

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to a culture that values excellence and the wellbeing of its community members,” Zwick said. “Our policies and expectations have been made very clear to our students.” Phi Gamma Delta President Andrew Tichy did not respond to a request for comment. The four investigations come two years after a string of hazing and alcohol incidents in spring 2018. Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner placed all Greek life organizations on modified social probation in January 2018. He lifted the probation in August 2018 and released a community action plan aiming to change the culture of Greek life on campus. At the time of the plan’s release, Bonner said responsibility for Greek life organizations ultimately lies with students. “At some point, you’re all adults, you’re all leaders, you’re all responsible people — and I think reasonable people — and you have a responsibility to manage your organizations,” Bonner said. Pitt community members can report hazing and other crimes via the Pitt police anonymous tip form.

Starship Technologies announced Tuesday that its food robots have begun completing deliveries to students on lower campus. Thomas Yang | assistant visual editor

Robots, pg. 1 plaint on Twitter that she was “trapped” by one of the robots. Testing resumed Friday after Starship said Ackerman was able to travel “past the robot without stopping.” Currently, the delivery bots only serve lower campus, but at a commuanity meeting in August, David Catania, the head of government affairs for Starship Technologies, said they may expand to other parts of the City in the future.

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“At the moment, it’s primarily the University … we are open to going beyond that, but we want to be respectful to the City and introduce it slowly and in a measured way that increases the comfort level,” Catania said. Pitt and Starship said in a joint statement that the pilot phase is a continuation of the testing that resumed Friday. “We encourage feedback during this additional testing as we move toward the launch of the delivery service,” the statement said. “Other payment options are still being finalized so the full launch is pending.

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Scott Glaser encouraged students to sign SGB’s letter to Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey regarding common sense gun legislation. Ally Hansen | staff photographer

SGB, pg. 1 both senators to “be a voice for compassionate, commonsense leadership,” “denounce white supremacy” and respond to the concerns raised in a “constructive, meaningful way.” Glaser emphasized the importance of lawmakers taking action. “It’s really important to call out white supremacy and move forward with action after a year of not doing enough,” Glaser said. This is not the first time SGB has authored a letter about gun violence. Last year’s board authored an open letter to representatives and lawmakers calling for stricter laws related to assault weapons purchases. The letter is available on SGB’s Facebook page and website, and Brown said the names of students who sign the letter will be included when it is sent to the Capitol. After the meeting, Brown provided an update on the SORC guideline changes that could affect hundreds of independent student organizations on campus. SORC announced in late August that beginning fall 2020, its registration guidelines would prohibit the names of independent student organizations from including University trademarks or wordmarks like “Pitt” and “Panther,” instead encouraging clubs to use phrases such as “at Pitt” or “at the University of Pittsburgh.” Brown announced in early October that the board’s proposal is to grandfather current organizations that have been on campus longer than the pre-existing, approximately decade-old naming guidelines have been in effect. All remaining organizations would have to change their names, but would be allowed to sell any merchandise they have already purchased to try and prevent any

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large financial losses. He said the board has not finished writing their proposal, but added that it will be available Friday. Brown said the final proposal has been delayed for many reasons, including the board’s trip to Washington, D.C., last week for the ACC Advocacy Days, a multi-day lobbying event with Pennsylvania representatives to talk about federal support for higher education. Other SGB board members and committee chairs provided updates on their respective initiatives. SGB member Eric Macadangdang announced in his report the formation of a campus planning and design task force chaired by Macadangdang, Vice President and Chief of Cabinet Caroline Unger and Facilities, Technology and Transportation Committee Chair Matthew Niedoba. He said the task force will be formalizing its structure and purpose over the next few weeks, but they plan to provide a way for students to voice feedback about Pitt’s Campus Master Plan. Judicial Committee Chair Grace Nelson also provided an update on the work she and her committee are doing regarding University policy about excuses for missed work and absences for religious reasons. She said outreach to affected communities is ongoing, but not many students responded to the committee. Work is underway to create a “lower task” of students to increase responses, she said. Nelson added that the committee is currently auditing where SGB’s constitution uses gendered pronouns for possible removal. Nina Duong, the chair of SGB’s wellness committee, said the committee met with Director of Dining Services Joe Beaman and campus dietitian Kristin Grover to talk about possible changes to Pitt’s two dining halls. Duong said they discussed extending the hours for vegetarian and vegan stations, as well as adding more options for students.

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USWNT REDEFINES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ATHLETE

Loretta Donoghue

For The Pitt News This past week, co-captain of the United States women’s national soccer team and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year Megan Rapinoe announced she will join her sister Rachael’s cannabis business. Rapinoe will join as a board advisor, strategic partner and athlete ambassador for Mendi, a CBD company that specializes in making recovery products with the non-psychoactive cannabis extract for athletes. The world-class soccer player has made clear that her goals for Mendi are diversifying the cannabis industry, ending the stigma around CBD usage and working to legalize CBD and cannabis, noting that jail sentences for cannabis possession disproportionately affect people of color. As if being on one of the best women’s soccer teams in the history of the sport wasn’t enough, Rapinoe and the other 22 athletes on the USWNT have started to completely redefine our ideas about the world of female athletics — what female athletes can look like, how female athletes should be treated and how athletes of any gender can use their platforms. Other athletes should look to USWNT to understand how to use their voices and positions to create change in athletics and society in general. One of the most prominent ways the USWNT is changing athletics is through diverse representation. The team has five openly gay LGBTQ+ players. Tied with the Netherlands, this was the most of any team in the Women’s World Cup. Two players on the team, Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger, are even engaged. In addition, head coach throughout the World Cup Jill Ellis was the only openly lesbian coach of the tournament. The USWNT, with its significant LGBTQ+ composition, openly supports LGBTQ+ rights, wearing rainbow jerseys during Pride month and offering LGBTQ+ support through official team communications. This representation and acceptance helps make other members of the LGBTQ+ community — especially LGBTQ+ youth —

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feel more visible, and it normalizes the idea that athletes can be of any sexuality. Perhaps most importantly, visibility and normalization of LGBTQ+ diversity can lessen the harsh homophobia that 84% of Americans have witnessed or experienced in sports. The USWNT is also changing our ideas of how pregnancy and motherhood fit into female athletics, represented by Jessica McDonald and Alex Morgan. McDonald, the only mother on the U.S. women’s soccer team, has been vocal about the difficulty with balancing parenting and professional soccer. However, she has not let the extra pressure pull

recognizable players in the world and openly celebrating her pregnancy, Morgan is normalizing the concept that women can be pregnant while still having a career. Representation matters, and if other athletic programs follow the precedent the USWNT is setting, we will soon have a diverse and accepting view of who can be an athlete. Apart from their exceptional athletic abilities, one characteristic most USWNT players share is their outspoken advocacy on a variety of issues. Perhaps the most well-known issue the players have been vocal about is equal pay. The USWNT filed a gender discrimination

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her down, doing whatever it takes to balance motherhood and work. By being a World Cup champion as well as a mother, McDonald gives us vital representation, showing women can thrive in multiple aspects of life. Morgan, one of the most popular players in the world, recently took to social media to announce that she is pregnant with her first child. This news comes at a time where pregnant athletes’ contracts have been terminated as a result of performance drops due to their pregnancies. At a broader level, pregnancy discrimination throughout every work sector is still rampant, from denied raises to the risk of being fired. By being one of the most

lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation — as Rapinoe put it, the players are working to win “equal investment and equal care of both the men’s and women’s sides.” Many players even cited the lawsuit as a source of motivation to win the World Cup, knowing another gold medal would further solidify their cause. Instead of just being content with winning one of the most prestigious international tournaments, the players have immediately turned their spotlight into a chance to advocate for gender equality. Unfortunately, problems of equal pay are not limited to the USWNT. Nations across the globe, from Norway to Nigeria, have also

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faced gender discrimination. Fortunately, the USWNT’s decision to advocate for equality has encouraged other teams to do the same. If athletic programs are capable of up for themselves, they should do so. Even if they don’t win what they’re fighting for, their struggle can inspire other teams to fight for equality as well. Players have continued to use their platform for other issues as well. Rapinoe, for example, knelt before a National Women’s Soccer League game in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick shortly after he first knelt. Like Kaepernick, Rapinoe cited her protest as a call to end police brutality and racial injustices. Rapinoe is one of the most prominent white athletes to kneel during the national anthem — she went as far as to kneel before a USWNT match. Using her position of power and popularity, Rapinoe chose to go beyond the world of soccer to tackle one of our nation’s most pressing issues. Although Rapinoe was the lone player of the USWNT to kneel, she has also been a part of group efforts for certain issues. Rapinoe, with teammates Christen Press and Tobin Heath and former teammate Meghan Klingenberg, launched “re-inc,” a company that sells gender-neutral clothing. The company aims to “boldly reimagine the status quo,” by breaking down gender stereotypes in the clothing industry. Using the praise they have gained through their years with the USWNT, these athletes are working to become examples of powerful women in yet another male-dominated field. The USWNT is undeniably one of the best women’s soccer teams in the world. With every win we are reminded of their sheer talent, but we also see how they are changing our society off the field. By reshaping who we perceive as female athletes, by breaking down the double standards we have set in the treatment of male versus female athletes and by using their position of fame for advocacy, the USWNT is like no other. The USWNT is changing what it means to be an athlete, and we can only hope that other athletic teams become as diverse, accepting and inspiring.

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Boeing, which was apparently the reason the FAA didn’t know much about the new automated system — an extreme oversight for something as important as safety. As a consequence, hundreds of people lost their lives. Not only was the FAA left largely in the dark, but the decrease in their regulatory power led to other weaknesses in the design and production of MCAS. For example, the system wasn’t stress-tested by the FAA, but rather by Boeing. Internal safety tests are naturally concerning, as they aren’t always as thorough as those conducted by separate institutions. Approval for MCAS also fell to Boeing, who didn’t have to share details of the system with the FAA’s engineers. Late in the process of developing the Max, Boeing decided to use a newer, riskier version of MCAS. The company did not have to submit a new review after it made changes to the new system. The FAA was apparently aware of the changes, but it wasn’t the agency’s job to determine the system’s safety. Nothing about this kind of regulation is safe or thorough, and in fact this regulatory system poses a major safety threat. Deregulation as a means of reducing bureaucracy doesn’t work well, as we’ve seen. It makes no sense to reduce the checks the government has in place over manufacturers for the purpose of ensuring all products meet the highest safety standards. Lawmakers need to pay more attention to the lobbying efforts of companies like Boeing that could pose a threat to consumer safety. Rather than trending towards deregulation, they need to use regulations as a way to help consumers rather than hurt them.

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Manufacturer pushback on government regulations is hardly new. But in recent years, the federal government has given over more and more regulatory responsibilities to manufacturers in an attempt to reduce bureaucracy. This trend towards deregulation has proven to have unfortunate — and sometimes very dangerous — consequences. Such is the case with Boeing, the most dominant aerospace manufacturer in the country. In the past year, two Boeing planes crashed, each within minutes of takeoff, killing hundreds of people. An article by the New York Times published Tuesday called into question certain passages of regulatory legislation passed weeks before the first crash, which made it easier for Boeing to challenge the government on safety concerns. This instance of deregulation and its fatal consequences shows how important federal regulation can be. A Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed into the Java Sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia, in October 2018, killing 189 people. Five months later, a second 737 Max crashed minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board. Both flights had a new automated system known as Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, which was meant to avoid stalls and was accidentally triggered before both crashes, sending the planes into nosedives. The Federal Aviation Administration never fully assessed the new system. This is due to a few paragraphs that were sneaked into the 463 pages of a regulatory bill that largely undercut the government’s regulatory power over the manufacturer. The regulator for the Max gave almost complete control over the project to

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PITT BASKETBALL EMBRACES NEW EMOTIONAL EMPHASIS Stephen Thompson

Assistant Sports Editor Pitt basketball has undergone a major face-lift since its infamous 0-18 ACC record two years ago. A new head coach, new players, new colors and renovations to their home court and arena are all part of an effort to move past one of the darkest eras in program history. And when the Florida State Seminoles walk into the Petersen Events Center on Nov. 6, they will be among the first to notice what sophomore point guard Xavier Johnson describes as “a completely different Pitt team.” More specifically, junior forward Terrell Brown noted that from tip-off, their opponent will see that the physical makeup of the Panthers has changed drastically from last year. “[We’re] a bigger team, more athletic,” Brown said. “We want it more.” But until the Seminoles arrive, head coach Jeff Capel and his players have a different focus. At a media session on Monday, their message strayed from the typical talk of strategy, skills and preseason preparation, instead fixating on maturity and growth. Twenty-year-old Johnson in particular has shouldered the lion’s share of that growing. Last year, Johnson established himself as one of the premier point guards in the ACC by averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 assists per game — the only player in the conference to reach both of those benchmarks. But with outstanding play comes outstanding expectations. Over the offseason, Johnson found himself among NBA mock drafts, mostly due to his freakish athleticism and speed. As a result, he has now had to narrow his focus to this season only and worry about a professional career later. To help with that, Johnson firmly shut down any rumors that he has considered a move to the NBA after this season. “I get a lot of people telling me, ‘You’re

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up next,’ and this and that but I can’t worry about that,” Johnson said. “I gotta be better than last year.” And the biggest way Johnson thinks he can get better is through leadership and communication. In pursuit of those goals, Johnson attended a pair of leadership conferences in Florida and Indiana, focusing on interpersonal communication between leaders and the people they lead,

fensive and defensive schemes while still focusing on his individual game. It’s a tall order, but as one of Pitt’s most seasoned veterans, Johnson will be expected to not only score and make plays at an increased rate, but also aid his junior teammates in navigating the peaks and valleys of their first year in college. One of those baby Panthers, first-year wing Justin Champagnie, has already hit

Last year, Xavier Johnson established himself as one of the premier point guards in the ACC by averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 assists per game, and was the only player in the ACC to reach both of those benchmarks. Kaycee Orwig | senior staff photographer and picked up tips on how to better interact with his teammates in a new role. “Last year … I didn’t really know how to talk to guys, but over the summer I went to a leadership conference and I learned a lot,” Johnson said. “[My teammates] all look to me as a leader … So now I talk a lot. That’s made a big difference.” In basketball, point guards are expected to be an extension of the head coach. A conductor, director or general on the floor, guiding his teammates through both of-

more peaks and valleys in his first few months at Pitt than most athletes do in four years. Champagnie suffered a knee injury in late September that doctors initially thought to be a torn ACL, but after further examination, was diagnosed as only a sprain. While that was welcome news for Champagnie and his teammates, both parties have to readjust after coping with such difficult news for almost a month. Now, Capel says Champagnie is back to practic-

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ing at full speed and regaining trust in his body. “Mentally, for him, you think your season is over with. And then three and a half weeks later you’re told, ‘You’re good. Get out there and go full speed,’” Capel said. “So it’s mostly a mental hurdle for him right now.” The “mental hurdles” were a common theme for the Panthers during Monday afternoon’s media availability for good reason. The talent has been assembled, the skills have been honed, but the hardest challenge to overcome will be the most obvious — believing that they have what it takes to win. Last year’s squad let almost-sure wins slip away from their grasp often — eight missed free throws and a -13 rebounding margin down the stretch against Wake Forest, folding to a hostile road crowd at West Virginia and countless losses in which poor offense doomed them. In many of these agonizing defeats, it was one or two plays that separated winning and losing, but those are mistakes Pitt can’t afford to make. In the nation’s premier basketball conference, it’s easy to fall into the cellar and takes a monumental effort to climb back out. The Panthers have set lofty goals for themselves in 2019, and the belief and passion this team wields is essential to what they want to achieve. Programs don’t get anywhere by taking the cautious, calculated steps of analysts and Pitt knows that selfdoubt will only hold them back. They don’t boast any likely lottery draft picks or Wooden Award candidates like the upper echelon of the ACC, but after all the cosmetic changes his program has undergone, Brown and his teammates are eager to bring back the attitude and swagger of Pitt basketball’s heyday. “I can’t wait for gametime,” Brown said. “We’ve watched other teams play and we feel like we don’t see why we can’t be on the top … We don’t see why not.”

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