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The independent student newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | october 24, 2017 | Volume 108 | Issue 53

Quick zone decreases prices

Rachel Glasser News Editor

Quick Zone is extending its hours and dropping its prices after 7-Eleven closed Sept. 28. Panther Central announced Oct. 13 that Litchfield Towers Quick Zone would be extending its hours from a 24-hour, five-day-a-week schedule to 24 hours, seven days a week, beginning that day. “Do late-night hunger pangs disrupt your dreams? Now, there’s a solution!” a Panther Central email said. “We hope this change enhances your on-campus dining experience.” Panther Central sent another email exactly one week later notifying students that prices on some items at Quick Zone would decrease effective Oct. 21. The email also said new items would be offered, including toilet paper and Brillo Pads. A half gallon of milk at Quick Zone is now $2.69 — the same price it used to cost at 7-Eleven — decreasing from the previous price of $3.09. The price of a Clif Bar decreased from $2.39 to $1.99, the same price it sold for at 7-Eleven. Jif Mike Campbell attends a printmaking workshop in the Center for Creativity Monday night. Roger Tu STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Peanut Butter also decreased in price from $4.79 to $3.99 at Quick Zone — still $0.20 higher than 7-Eleven sold it for. The University did not respond to questions Monday about why it decided to make these changes and whether or not additional items would be added to the inventory. Stephanie Montesino, a first-year administraAbout 20 people attended the event, izing toxic masculinity. Sarah Frumkin tion of justice and anthropology double major, “Not everybody wants that, not everywhich the Epsilon Kappa Chapter of the Phi Staff Writer Beta Sigma fraternity hosted. The event in- body is that. Not everybody desires that even said she frequents Quick Zone, although she used Gabby Yearwood said he tells people all volved an open discussion among fraternity if it comes with power and wealth. They may to go to 7-Eleven as well. the time he wasn’t born a feminist. “I liked having 7-Eleven,” Montesino said. “I members and attendees that addressed the want to be a stay-at-home dad,” he said. Toxic forms of masculinity impacted his societal expectations placed on men, espeAccording to Yearwood, the event cov- think the prices were relatively the same [as Quick own life as a youth, he said. But going to col- cially black men. ered important topics that investigate where Zone].” lege helped undo his preconceptions that Daniela Krahe, a first-year bioengineering The fraternity members mostly led the these men are at in their lives as black indicultural constructs had taught him — such as discussion, with some comments made by viduals. major, goes to Quick Zone and Market To-Go his aversion to gay people. “It discussed what it means for these often. She said she usually buys Naked Juice outside attendees. Yearwood commented “I was homophobic, sexist. I said deroga- on the topics and issues brought up in the young guys to talk about themselves and smoothies there. tory things about people,” he said. “That’s mainly what I get. I don’t really get dialogue and identified cultural themes and where they are in their lives, trying to underYearwood — a socio-cultural anthropol- patterns. anything else because it is pretty expensive,” Krastand themselves and the expectations, being ogy professor at Pitt — has since shed these Yearwood defined healthy masculinity as able to reflect a little bit on their own youth,” he said. “It just stinks ‘cause I get three [smoothnotions he held as a young person. He was men having the freedom to not have to sub- he said. ies] and they’re like $11.” a featured guest at an event Monday evening scribe to certain mainstream ideas of mascuA Naked smoothie at Quick Zone currently One member of the audience spoke up on the sixth floor of the William Pitt Union linity that focus on strength and dominance costs $3.69, $0.20 more than it cost at 7-Eleven See Masculinity on page 3 when it was open. called “Toxic Masculinity.” — traits the event focused on as character-

SIGMAS SCRUTINIZE RACE, MASCULINITY

News ‘Guardian’ helps those on the brink Madeline Gavatorta Staff Writer Kevin Briggs thinks his unofficial title — “guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge” — sounds “egotistical.” “I’m not a big fan of the name,” Briggs said in an email. “I think there are many ‘Guardians’ all over the world, both first responder and citizen.” Briggs, a California Highway Patrol officer and suicide and mental health awareness advocate, spoke in the William Pitt Union Ballroom Monday night about his experience preventing more than 200 individuals from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay during his 23 years as a CHP officer. More than 100 people attended the event hosted by Pitt’s chapter of Active Minds. Briggs said he’s seen three common traits in people he has saved during his time patrolling the bridge — mental illness, a refusal to take medication and the belief they’re a burden to those around them. “They’re suffering so bad they can’t see the future, they just want their pain to end,” he said. Briggs instructed the audience on what to do if they encounter a suicidal individual attempting to jump off a high structure. “[I] stay 10 feet back and introduce myself and say, ‘Hey I’m Kevin, could I talk to you for a bit?’” Briggs said. Briggs’ work has led him to become an advocate for suicide prevention. He criticized the stigma surrounding mental health, saying people need to be more open to talking about it. Briggs himself

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suffers from depression and said he didn’t know what to do about it at first. “Being a man and these jobs that I’ve had ... you know, these macho jobs and the army. We don’t talk about our feelings, typical guy thing — we don’t do that,” Briggs said. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college-age students, according to a 2013 study published in the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. Briggs said seeing young people on the bridge Kevin Briggs, commonly known as the Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge, spoke to a will “hit you harder.” crowd of 100 people in the William Pitt Ballroom about his 23-year career as a California “It’s just such a shame to Highway Patrol officer, during which he saved more than 200 lives. Roger Tu STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER see a life thrown away so earadvised. lice officer,” Olson said. “But he seems he ly, you know, when they’re a “They want you to be there for them,” has that side where working with these teenager or something,” Briggs said. people has started to open him up a little Kwai Lin Kennedy, president of Pitt Briggs said. First-year communications major bit more to new ideas and being open to Active Minds, said people should attend talks given by people like Briggs to learn Victoria Pizzuto said listening to Briggs’ different things.” Though he’s saved hundreds, not all how to help family and friends who are experiences and advice gave her “faith in of Briggs’ encounters on the Golden Gate suffering from mental illness. Kennedy humanity.” “I decided to come because I think Bridge have ended as he hoped. Briggs said Briggs’ focus on active listening is important in helping people suffering mental health is really important; espe- said he’s always hard on himself when a cially beginning college it’s been really person he’s established a bond with on from mental illness. “I think that’s really important,” she stressful and I feel like when I come to the bridge ends up jumping. “I think a piece of me dies with them. said. “A lot of people ask us, ‘What do these things I get in a better mood and I tell myself, ‘What could I have done we do if we know that a friend is strug- get a better outlook,” Pizzuto said. First-year psychology major Connor better?’” Briggs said. “If you’re in this gling?’” An important intervention technique Olson struggles with anxiety. He found business, you are more than likely gonna Briggs learned is the 80/20 rule — listen- it inspiring to listen to another man talk lose some folks, but does that mean I’m ing 80 percent and talking 20 percent about the stigma around mental illness not gonna try my hardest each and every time?” of the time. When you do talk, he said, and how to approach it. “It seems like he’s the kind of guy Briggs said he has three words he you should tell suicidal people that many survivors believe it was a mistake. And maybe when you first meet him you feel wanted the Pitt community to take away ask about their plans for tomorrow, he he’s very direct, he’s very firm, he’s a po- from his talk — “listen to understand.”

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Masculinity, pg. 1

About 20 people attended a talk on toxic masculinity hosted by Pitt’s chapter of Phi Beta Sigma in the William Pitt Union Monday night. Evan Meng STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

about his experience as a sophomore in high school. He said he was in the backseat of a car with another black friend while his white friend was driving. When cops pulled them over, he said the cops questioned the passengers even though they were just sitting in the back. “That’s when I realized I was different, and realized that there’s a difference between being a man and a black man,” he said. “We weren’t doing anything, and we still got questioned.” Yearwood said, as an anthropologist, he picks up on themes and patterns like those presented in the audience member’s anecdote. “The commentary about being black is really about experience with racism and not really an experience with race,” he said. “A lot of black scholars define blackness by that experience with racism.” The fraternity members opened the discussion with a PowerPoint presentation asking the audience questions. A number of audience members raised their hands to respond to the question “When did you become a man?” and responded with answers such as “moving out” and “being responsible.”

First-year engineering major Imani Montilla, who attended the event, said toxic masculinity continues to exist because different factors in everyday life allow it to thrive. “I think the cause involves a community component contributing, others supporting it, and then there’s also the media, and seeing it validated in other people,” she said. Montilla said she thinks when people express their masculinity in a toxic way it’s usually unconscious. “I feel like a lot of time when people say toxic stuff, they don’t mean it to be rude or say it to be mean necessarily,” she said. “But we have the chance to respond by challenging them and asking why they said what they said to get them to stop and think.” Hannah Wrigley, a junior studying prelaw, said she defines toxic masculinity as being physically aggressive to the point where it can hurt others. “When a lot of people were describing what toxic masculinity is, it’s like, being physical, so I think that when that turns into violence it becomes toxic,” she said. Wrigley said toxic masculinity is not something that solely needs to be addressed by men but by society as a whole. “I think it’s a result of our culture, so I think everyone needs to change in order for it to change,” Wrigley said. “We can’t look at it as such an individual thing.”

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Opinions column

from the editorial board

Pa. Republican education GIRLS WON’T BURN THE bill offers little choice BOY SCOUTS’ HOUSE DOWN The first full school year under new Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is well underway and, in a bill passed last week, Pennsylvania’s state legislators are mirroring the federal administration’s school policy. House Bill 178 is this year’s iteration of the state’s annual list of proposed changes to the Pennsylvania public school code. Passing the state House of Representatives last Wednesday, the legislation deals with issues in several areas of education policy, including standardized examinations, charter school governance and teacher evaluations. Given that it covers so many individual policies, it’s hard to say whether the bill would do more harm than good as law. Because of this mix, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has yet to make up his mind whether or not he’ll sign the bill if it arrives on his desk, Wolf spokesperson J.J. Abbott told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review last Wednesday. But in one area, the bill too closely resembles the dangerous rhetoric and proposals coming out of the DeVos Education Department — “school choice” and the level of funding for private schools versus public schools. In a stunning magnitude of funding disparity, HB 178 proposes to increase funding for tuition subsidies at private schools in the state to a grand total of $135 million over the next school year. At the same time, the bill would appropriate an extra $500,000 to use for public school districts facing severe budget shortfalls. However, that increase would only result in a

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total supply of $5 million for struggling public schools — less than four percent of the funding sent toward Pennsylvania’s private schools. Private schools undeniably provide a benefit to the general public. And it’s important that needs-based students receiving the scholarships funded by HB 178 have access to that aid. But the sheer level of disparity between the degrees of extra funding for the state’s private schools and its own school system — which is facing serious financial worries in all corners of the state — is questionable. According to research published in March from the Brookings Institute, more than 30 percent of rural Americans have no access to a private school within 10 miles of their homes — a figure closer to four percent for families in urban areas. While private schools as they operate today might be a viable choice for Pennsylvanians living in and around Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the proposal from the state House as it passed last week ignores the needs of the state’s significant rural population. The House’s education bill as it was passed last week heads to the state Senate this week for debate. Senators from both urban and rural, predominantly Republican, areas should work together to ensure that Pennsylvania’s rural residents aren’t deprived of the opportunities associated with wellfunded education. If they choose not to, Republicans are simply parroting the ideology in Washington, D.C. — and ignoring their constituents’ needs.

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Sarah Shearer

sues as some of the many problems facing the Boy Scouts. They also said adding girls to the mix will only make the BSA fall faster, acting as an “accelBetween completing badges in financial litererant” to the house fire that is the BSA. acy, car maintenance and proper dining etiquette, I can understand the Girl Scouts’ anger at the I learned the importance of diversity during my announcement — since they claim to not have time as a Girl Scout — at just 10 years old. been aware of the decision until it was publicly That’s why, when the Boy Scouts of America released. But it’s uncalled for and inappropriate announced earlier this month that they’d soon befor the Girl Scouts to respond to the BSA’s decigin allowing girls into programs, the Girl Scouts’ sion like this. The statement is unproductive and vitriolic response was so jarring. paints girls in a negative light. “The Boy Scouts’ house is on fire,” the organiSince Girl Scouts is so focused on empowerzation said in a press release Oct. 12. ing girls to become strong leaders, it’s strange that The Girl Scouts went on to name sexual assault charges and financial and programming isSee Shearer on page 5 Columnist

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the convenience of having their kids involved in the same organization, as well as girls who wished to have the same opportunities as boys in the program. One New York girl, Sydney Ireland, petitioned on Change.org for the BSA to let girls become Boy Scouts — specifically for her to be able to earn the Eagle Scout, the highest honor in Boy Scouting. “I am determined to be an Eagle Scout” wrote Ireland, who’s been an unofficial Boy Scout and member of Manhattan troop 414 since she was four years old. “It isn’t just a hobby, it’s access to some of the best leadership training there is.” If girls like Ireland are so determined to be Boy Scouts, it’s obvious Girl Scouts can’t offer them the same opportunities for leadership development and personal growth. Of course, Girl Scouts does offer an equivalent to the Eagle Scout — the Gold Award. Both projects involve carrying out an extensive community service project subject to review and approval by the boards of the Boy and Girl Scouts. Girls like Ireland, however, see enough of a difference between the two. It might seem easy to decide that girls are best suited to Girl Scouts because of how structurally comparable the organization is to Boy Scouts,

but it’s important to realize that girls themselves are at the heart of this decision — not feuding bureaucracies. Everything that has been true of Girl Scouts in the past will continue to be true, and girls who find fulfillment in the organization should absolutely continue their involvement there. But let those who prefer to be elsewhere make that decision for themselves. Personally, I don’t regret my participation at all. I grew up together with the girls in my troop. We learned to make homemade noodles, we cleared a nature trail in the woods. These things could just as easily be true of a Cub Scout Pack, and for those who feel more suited to that, they deserve the opportunity to partake in it. If Girl Scouts cares first and foremost about the power of every girl, they should be celebrating the fact that an organization as revered as the BSA wants to extend their opportunities to girls in America. Unfortunately, their reaction suggests the success of their own agenda might be their priority. I expected better from an organization that has done so much good, especially in my own life. Sarah primarily writes about social issues and Pittsburgh life for The Pitt News. Write to Sarah at srs165@pitt.edu.

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they’d expect these same girls to contribute to the Boy Scouts demise by being involved in the organization. They indirectly say the only path to success for a girl is to be a Girl Scout, which seems to be at odds with their view of girls and diversity. The organization had the opportunity to be faithful to its principles and congratulate the BSA on their steps toward becoming more inclusive — but instead chose to fan the flames of a fire that’s been quietly burning since the inception of both organizations. On the surface, the two organizations looks fairly similar. Both focus on earning badges in activities like camping, budgeting and first aid, and both offer programs in STEM fields. But the differences between Boy and Girl Scouting run much deeper than a patch on a vest. As the scouting movement grew internationally in the early 20th century, the Boy and Girl Scouts fostered distinct missions — Boy Scouts established themselves as a conservative organization while Girl Scouts pushed a more progressive agenda of empowering girls. The Girl Scouts embraced their liberal stance by officially allowing girls to substitute “God” in the Girl Scout Promise with anything to encour-

age individual development of spiritual beliefs, whereas the BSA still forbids atheist or agnostic boys from joining. Yet, here we are in 2017 — the BSA has taken a significant step to adapt their policies, progressing in favor of those who wanted this change for years. And the Girl Scouts, who’ve pioneered innovation and social change since their inception, tore their new policy apart. One reason Girl Scouts is so against these coed options is because the organization believes in the power of a “single-gender environment.” But the Boy Scouts’ change will still allow for that. Although girls will soon be able to join Cub Scouts, a program within Boy Scouts for first through fifth graders, the experience won’t be completely mixed. In Cub Scouts, kids are members of dens, which make up packs. When girls begin joining in 2018, they will have the option of forming all-girl packs, or all-girl dens within coed packs. If Girl Scouts looked objectively at the premise of the program, they would agree Boy Scouts is indeed upholding the value of single-gender environments. Boy Scouts’ chief scout executive said in a statement they made the decision to include girls after repeated pleas from families who wanted

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Culture

TAKING A SHOT:

Drinking alcohol for the first time at 21 Sarah Morris Staff Writer “No, thank you,” quickly became my most commonly uttered phrase on weekends once I moved away to college — I would continuously be offered drinks at parties and would continuously turn them down. I’m not sure exactly when I decided I wouldn’t drink alcohol before I turned 21 — I guess for a while I wasn’t sure if I would ever drink at all. My main reason was the legality of it. A rule follower from the time I was born, I couldn’t imagine intentionally breaking such a clearly defined law, even in situations where I knew I wouldn’t get caught. But more than that, there was a feeling of not being ready. Somewhere in my mind I knew alcohol was a responsibility I couldn’t handle at 18 or 19 years old, and even if 21 felt like an arbitrary age to change that, waiting at least gave me some time to figure it out. I determinedly avoided parties my first year of college. I was going to Drexel University, and I would go home every weekend — in part to be away from the party scene. Drinking was scary and foreign to me. It’s still scary, but once I came to accept it’s something that happens when kids go off to college, it got easier to be around. In my experience, drunk college kids are very respectful when you say you don’t drink, which surprised me. I expected some sort of judgment — I thought I’d be labelled an “other” for not partaking in what seemed to be a coming-of-age ritual before actually coming of age. The first time I went out to a party

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in the city, my friends and I were all still living in dorms in West Philly. It was a Thursday night, and we were meeting to leave at 11 p.m. I had never in my life been to a party that started so late. My friends showed up outside my building with mixed drinks in iced tea bottles. I had a water, and someone I didn’t know in the group asked me if I was bringing straight vodka. For a second I considered lying, or at least not tell the whole truth. Then I realized that no one, not even the craziest of first years, would pour that much vodka into a plastic water bottle and not mix it with anything. I fessed up. “It’s water. You know, so we all stay hydrated.” I was off to a really cool start. But when we got to the party, a crowded dingy basement filled with all the art freaks West Philly had to offer, it was shockingly easy to avoid the beer. I just didn’t pour myself any. And no one other than my best friend even noticed. I joined the dance floor and went nuts. I didn’t know at the time whether or not I would enjoy drinking, but I always knew dancing was a good time. The playlist that night was full of my favorite hits from the ‘80s, and I guess I went hard. A friend came up a few hours in and started dancing with me. She assumed I’d been drinking because I was having so much fun. I told her I hadn’t been, but I realized then it didn’t really matter. After that night the shock of underage drinking wore off — it wasn’t something foreign or unfathomable anymore. I developed my ways to refuse drinks without

Raka Sarkar SENIOR STAFF ILLUSTRATOR drawing too much attention to myself. I moved to Pittsburgh halfway through my sophomore year of college, when I was 20. At that point I’d made it long enough — I was dead set on making it to 21 before I drank. It would feel like an accomplishment, and I still hated breaking rules. Entering new environments at 20 was a bit different than entering new environments at 18. Most people I was around were now already of age. The drinking was less about partying and more casual, which was a lot more pleasant to be around while sober. If someone offered me a drink, I would simply say, “No, thank you” without explanation. If they pressed for whatever reason, I would quietly add, “Oh, I don’t drink,” and no one ever asked questions

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after that — again, much respect from everyone around me. I noticed that some people thought I may have had a drinking problem, and they too were kind — they would go into the other room to take their shots so I wasn’t near it. I think there’s a stigma that you have to drink in college to fit in — I can say with honesty that my experience has proved otherwise. I made lifelong friends my first few years of college — some who knew I didn’t drink early on, and some who only figured it out if we went out together. But none of them ever made me feel like I was an outcast, immature or doing the wrong thing for not drinking. There were times, of course, when See Drinking on page 8

BOURDAIN

CHALLENGES

PITTSBURGH

IN FLAWED

‘PARTS UNKNOWN’

EPISODE John Hamilton Managing Editor

When Anthony Bourdain goes to any city, locals are bound to complain that he missed one of the best restaurants or didn’t talk to an important person. But when Bourdain’s Pittsburgh episode of “Parts Unknown” aired on CNN Sunday night, many Pittsburghers were furious, claiming the show didn’t show the “real” Pittsburgh. Bourdain focused more on gentrification and the Hill District than putting fries on sandwiches and self-driving cars — and that’s a good thing. But many people on Twitter, see above, had a different

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hood placement makes it pretty easy to avoid some of those concerns. I doubt many Pitt students could tell you anything about the Hill District — Oakland’s neighbor to the north — other than that they avoid it. “Parts Unknown” focuses on lesser-seen and underreported aspects of the places Bourdain visits. He interviewed former city councilman Sala Udin, a black Hill District resident who talked about the city’s 1950s project which leveled much of the Lower Hill to build the Civic Arena. The city did this with seemingly good intentions of reaction. “urban renewal,” but the project displaced thousands of These reactions, and dozens more like them, come residents, including Udin, and helped isolate the Hill from a similar, dangerous mindset — “problems don’t District from Downtown. exist in Pittsburgh if I’ve personally never experienced This is an important event in Pittsburgh’s history — or seen them.” one the Hill District continues to deal with today. It’s People who were mad about Bourdain’s portrayal something every Pittsburgher should know about, and probably haven’t been displaced from their home to Bourdain took the correct path in talking about similar make room for a parking lot or seen their apartment problems within Pittsburgh instead of stroking the city’s building demolished for a Whole Foods. See Bourdain on page 8 The nature of Pittsburgh’s geography and neighbor-

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Drinking, pg. 6 it was difficult. Sometimes I would be lounging in my friends’ apartment and they would open a bottle of wine. I’m staying the night and have nowhere to drive, I figured. Why not have a glass? There were times like this when I definitely wanted to. But honestly I’m really happy I waited. I turned 21 last week, and in the very early minutes of my birthday Tuesday morning, my roommate and I walked to the closest open bar near our apartment. I handed over my newly valid ID with a

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strange sense of pride. They gave us free drinks, and I sat down. I think I expected the first sip to change my life — to have some wildly different taste I’d never experienced or take my mind to new places or something. Instead, the gin and tonic just tasted like sprite, mixed with a little bit of vomit. I was shaky when I stood up. I must have drunk more than I meant to in the 45 minutes we sat by the bar. I got home and drank several liters of water, scared to death of the dreaded hangover with class in seven hours.

I tried new kinds of alcohol every night that week — never drinking to excess, just seeing what it was like. I decided white wine was too sweet, red wine was good for its bitterness, and two glasses is too many if I want to stay upright. I guess I’m a lightweight. Some older adults commended me for waiting to drink, but it doesn’t so much feel like an accomplishment as just reaching a milestone in my life. It was exciting to have something new left to experience at 21 when it feels like all of the good parts of growing up have already passed me by.

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Bourdain, pg. 7 ego. Possibly the most reasonable critique of Bourdain’s take on Pittsburgh is that he was dismissive of Pittsburgh’s tech scene, which has helped rejuvenate a once-dying city. The show mostly wrote off the robot and tech companies and reduced their employees to nerds who are gentrifying the city — which people rightfully took exception to. But that’s the same dismissive attitude many other media outlets — including some based in Pittsburgh — bring when they discuss the revitalization of East Liberty without giving a voice to people not benefiting from the changing neighborhood. It’s hard for anyone to describe an unknown city in one TV episode and not anger someone — Bourdain deserves credit for going against the dominant narrative. The episode was far from perfect and, in some ways, failed to represent Pittsburgh as something other than a generic rust belt town with some racism and some technology. But it posed questions about Pittsburgh’s equality and culture — questions everyone in Pittsburgh should be thinking about even if we disagree on the answers. There is a sense among the people complaining about the episode that they somehow know what the “real” Pittsburgh is. They seem to think a black resident talking about how his neighborhood was destroyed isn’t “real,” or a Pittsburgher who critiques the tech boom doesn’t deserve a voice. That isn’t Pittsburgh, the criticism goes, just look at our skyline, isn’t it nice? You don’t need to agree with Bourdain or the people he interviewed. But if nothing else, this episode should be a reminder that a different side of Pittsburgh is just a bus ride away from Oakland — go out and experience it, meet new people and challenge your view of the city. Pittsburghers have a lot to be proud of, which the show fell short in bringing to light. Transforming Pittsburgh from a dying steel town into a place where Google and Uber set up shop is no small feat. But it’s not the entire story — and until we swallow some of that pride and are willing to listen to a critique, we’ll never progress to becoming a more equitable city.

Sports

PANTHER SPOTLIGHT

by Grant Burgman Staff Writer

Fall sports at Pitt are in full swing, with several teams reaching the season’s midpoint. The Panthers have had a bevy of standout performers across all sports this season. Here are a few recent top student-athletes:

Darrin Hall

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The Panthers football team earned their first ACC win of the season this weekend by beating Duke 24-17, and no player had more of an impact than junior running back Darrin Hall. Hall turned in a career performance, rushing for 254 yards and three touchdowns against the Blue Devils’ defense. Hall’s second touchdown run was a 92-yard rush, which is the longest touchdown run in Pitt football history. His third touchdown was a four-yard score that put the Panthers ahead for good. Hall now has 367 yards on the season and is averaging 6.6 yards per carry, leading the Panthers in both of those categories. Saturday’s performance was Hall’s career best, eclipsing his previous career-high of a 103-yard performance against Miami in 2015. The Panthers will try to get their second ACC win of the season Saturday when they play Virginia at Heinz Field at 12:30 p.m.

Alexander Dexter

After years of struggling, the Pitt men’s soccer team is having a breakout season — beating several ranked opponents and holding a winning record. First-year forward Alexander Dexter deserves credit for much of the improvement. Dexter is the team leader with six goals this season, three of which have been game winners. He has contributed 14 points in the 14 games he has played for the Panthers, making him the highest scorer on the team. Dexter scored Pitt’s second goal in the team’s matchup with Penn State, assisting in the Panthers’ 3-2 overtime victory and added another in Pitt’s 1-0 win over No. 7 Notre Dame. Dexter also scored the Panthers’ lone goal in their 2-1 double overtime loss at No. 10 Virginia on Friday. The men’s team looks to improve its ACC record as the Panthers take on Virginia in Charlottesville Friday at 7 p.m.

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Callie Frey

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The Pitt women’s tennis team had little success at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Atlantic Regional Championships last week, but in the previous two tournaments, the Panthers found success in Miami and Evanston, Illinois. Senior Callie Frey was a consistent force for the Panthers through those two tournaments. In Miami, Frey went 2-0 in singles play, picking up victories against Florida Gulf Coast’s Laura Falceto Font and Miami’s Ulyana Shirokova. At the Wildcat Invite in Evanston, Frey won her first two matches in straight sets before losing in a three-set marathon to Michigan State’s Ava Thielman in the finals. Frey also registered a win with freshman partner Camila Moreno in the doubles tournament in Blacksburg, Virginia. Frey is currently 4-2 in singles play and 5-3 in doubles play on the season. The women’s tennis team travels to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Nov. 3-5 for their final invitational of the year.

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ONE GOOD GAME NOT ENOUGH

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For The Pitt News Though Pitt football secured its first ACC victory of the season Saturday against Duke, head coach Pat Narduzzi won’t be satisfied with one good game. In his weekly press conference Monday, Narduzzi addressed a successful run game as well as subtle changes on the offensive side of the ball. However, he emphasized that, regardless of the team’s success in one game, they can’t get comfortable. “You only feel good Saturday after a game if things go good,” Narduzzi said. “To me, you’re only as good as your last game. So our offensive line, our running backs, Darrin Hall, those guys, quarterback, they can’t get a fat head or we’ll be right back where we were.” As for junior running back Hall, his explosive performance in Saturday’s game could be something Narduzzi counts on for the remainder of the season. Hall’s ability to take advantage of Duke’s offensive holes led the team to its victory — and to his record-breaking touchdown run. “Right now, [Hall’s] the guy. It’s his job,” Narduzzi said. “I think he’s kind of in the groove a little bit. You saw him make cuts that he doesn’t make very often, and [running back coach Andre] Powell’s been preaching, preaching, preaching, about making somebody miss and getting yards after contact, so it’s good to see someone take to it, and something happens.” Narduzzi praised Hall, but he acknowledged Saturday wasn’t a one-man game. Redshirt junior running back Qadree Ollison, who lead the way for Hall with multiple key blocks, received ample praise from the head coach. Narduzzi even went on to say this is a reflection of how the team plays. “There are a lot of two-back sets in there were See Press Conference on page 10

Hall and Whitehead receive ACC honors Mackenzie Rodrigues Sports Editor Two Pitt football players received ACC honors this week for their performances in Saturday’s defeat of the Duke University Blue Devils. Junior running back Darrin Hall earned the ACC Offensive Back of the Week title, and junior safety Jordan Whitehead was named Co-Defensive Back of the Week. This marks Hall’s first ACC weekly award. He had a career performance and led the team with 254 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries. He dominated Pitt’s rushing game, as the next best rusher came in at 24 yards. After a 72-yard run in the first quarter, Hall also broke the Panthers’ 100-year-old record for longest touchdown run with his 92-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The previous record was set by George McLaren with a 91-yard run in an 1917 game against Syracuse. Not only did Hall set a record, he scored all three of the Panthers’ touchdowns in their 24-17 victory — the team’s first ACC win of the season. He nearly logged the same number of yards in Saturday’s game

as he did in his entire 2015 season when he rushed for a total of 257 yards. With eight games played this season, Hall has racked up 362 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Whitehead earned his fifth career ACC weekly award after his defensive performance against Duke. He recorded 10 tackles in the game — both a team and season high. With the Blue Devils trying to overcome their deficit with less than a minute in the final quarter, Whitehead intercepted the ball and secured Pitt’s victory. Whitehead began the season with a three-game suspension, a disciplinary decision by Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi. With Whitehead being one of Pitt’s top athletes, the suspension was notable. He was named ACC Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year and was voted to the Third Team All-ACC after his Pitt football debut in 2015. He moved up to Second Team All-ACC after his 2016 campaign, where he started all nine games before a season-ending injury. Hall and Whitehead will look to record top performances again in the upcoming matchup with Virginia at home Saturday.

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[Ollison is] in there also blocking his tail off,” Narduzzi said. “So, we have an unselfish football team that guys play for each other.” Narduzzi went on to mention that many of these hardworking players are found on the offensive line, which paved the way for 336 yards on the ground. Redshirt sophomore Ben DiNucci led the offense for all four quarters of Saturday’s game, but there are still be some wrinkles to smooth out. First year Kenny Pickett still has the chance to play more this season, Narduzzi said, but DiNucci seems to be the guy for now. “We weren’t making mistakes, weren’t turning the ball over,” Narduzzi said. “So it’s a matter of how things are going. It comes down to a feel thing. Do we need a spark? Do we need something else?” On offense, there is also the issue of senior defensive back Avonte Maddox’s injury. He landed awkwardly on his right arm during Saturday’s game, forcing him to sit on the sideline in a sling. There has yet to be an evaluation of his condition, Narduzzi said. On the defensive side of the ball, there was little talk. Narduzzi said even though there has been minor progress, the front seven aren’t where he wants them to be. “They’re still trying to figure it out,” Narduzzi said. “They’re still young and not as physical as you’d like them to be. They’ve got to play more physical this week against Virginia because they are physical. They’ll hit you in the mouth, and we’ve got to come down and hit people in the mouth.” The Panthers host the Cavaliers Saturday. For a good chance of being bowl-eligible, Pitt is going to need to the win. But, for Narduzzi, the focus is only on the next game. “We start looking ahead, particularly with a young football team, you’ll get whacked, even with an older team,” Narduzzi said. “We’re just worried about winning the next one and taking them one at a time. Let the chips fall as they will.”

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