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VICTIMS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN OAKLAND
HAUNTED HOLLAND
Rachel Glasser News Editor
Pitt police issued a crime alert after two suspects were involved in an armed robbery Friday night. Pitt and city police responded to the crime, which took place on the 300 block of Ophelia Street, Oct. 27, at 11:24 p.m. A black male approached the two victims and asked them where a party was, according to city police spokesperson Sonya Toler. As the victims tried to pass him, a white male approached, drawing a gun. The white man ripped two gold chains off one victim, took his watch and ordered him to hand over his wallet. The white man hit that victim on the head with the butt of his gun, and when the second Holland resident scare other students during “Haunted Holland” in the basement of the residence hall Sunday victim tried to help, the men took his wallet, Toler night. Anna Bongardino | ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR said. The suspects then fled the scene. The victim hit on the head refused medical attention, Toler said. This is the third crime alert and third robbery in Oakland over the past two months. A suspect The event — held Friday in the Connolly posed to showcase climate change and ways robbed a man on Forbes Avenue on Sept. 16, im- Madeline Gavatorta Staff Writer Ballroom of Alumni Hall — attracted about to show bipartisan support on the issue — but plying he had a gun. And on Sept. 9 three men, 50 attendees and featured several politicians the College Democrats decided not to particiHighlighting the existing political lines at one armed, robbed a Dawson Street home. and academics who discussed climate change pate. Pitt was not what Samuel Ressin had in mind Police are asking that anyone with informaand the political polarization surrounding the “[Th e College Dems] felt that the event while planning his Polarization vs. the Planet tion about Friday’s robbery call Pitt police at 412issue. was a little too right-leaning for them, which event. 624-212 and reference report #17-04026 or call A number of groups participated in the Ressin — the president of the Climate is unfortunate because ... a lot of conversations city police (Zone 4) at 412-422-6520 and referabout the environment typically have been Stewardship Society — said the event was supence CCR 17-208218. See Polarization on page 3 dominated by those on the left,” Ressin said.
Event explores conflict over climate change
News Pitt Air Force ROTC encourages leadership Zoe Pawliczek Staff Writer Hidden from civilians on floor 29 of the Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh’s Air Force ROTC detachment is only accessible from two elevators. Tight hallways decorated with training schedules, cadet headshots and motivational posters lead to several small rooms. The cadet wings at Pitt are organized the way an Air Force base would look, according to Lt. Col. Diana Bishop. Bishop is the first-ever female commander of Detachment 730, Pittsburgh’s Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, located at Pitt. She runs the detachment’s day-to-day operations. Bishop used to work for the Air Force in the Pentagon, but she was working in the private sector when the building was struck by terrorists on 9/11. Some of Bishop’s former coworkers and friends died in the attack, but she was inspired by the response of the survivors. One of her friends who worked in the Pentagon returned to work the next day. “That was so motivating — it spoke to the dedication that we have as airmen and in the Air Force,” Bishop said. “So shortly thereafter I returned to active service as I really felt that calling to come back into the Air Force.” Since then, Bishop’s career has focused on the buildup of Air Force cyber defenses. After completing her master’s at Brigham Young University, she entered the selection process to become Pittsburgh’s Air Force ROTC detachment commander. Bishop started her three-year contract at the beginning of this semester after Pitt’s Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner and the previous commander, James R. Carroll, screened her for selection. Bishop said she was shocked when she found out she would also be the first-ever female commander of Detachment 730. “You’re seeing women achieve top ranks across the Air Force and across the military and so that’s inspiring to me,” Bishop said. “I feel very honored to be the first female commander.” According to Operations Officer Capt. Michael Gorrell, Detachment 730 is about 74 percent male and 26 percent female, closely imitating the national Air Force demographics.
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Pitt Air Force ROTC students talk with their commander, Lt. Col. Diana Bishop, on the 29th floor of the Cathedral. Courtesy of Jayson Baloy Detachment 730 signed its initial contract with Pitt in March of 1952. It now services 16 colleges and universities in the Greater Pittsburgh area and produces between eight and 20 quality second lieutenants each year. In addition to her role as detachment commander, Bishop is responsible for maintaining the Air Force’s four curriculum guidelines — communication, leadership, military studies and profession of arms. She acts as one of the detachment’s professors alongside Gorrell and Flight Cmdr. Capt. Spencer Petersen. “My job as commander of the unit is to develop our second lieutenants as leaders,” Bishop said. “That means develop them and commission them as the next lieutenants of the United States Air Force.” But Bishop said she is only a small part of the detachment, accrediting its “full story” to the cadets. These cadets — college students from the Pittsburgh area signed to Detachment 730 — take aerospace courses at Pitt and nearby locations. First-year and sophomore students commit an average of five to six hours each week to ROTC class, while junior and seniors devote eight to nine hours. Cadet Wing Cmdr. Jason Nam, a senior computer science major, has been involved in ROTC since his first year at Pitt. He said being in the program has greatly increased his time management skills — while also filling his schedule.
“With a computer science major you’re typically known to stay up late to work on your projects, but you can’t do that so much anymore as a cadet,” he said. A lounge with a television and a snack bar, a computer lab and a training room — complete with weight machines and a flight simulator — complement the classrooms and offices where the detachment works, meets and studies. Several students, including Nam, have their own offices, according to their ranks. “We try to mimic that leadership to give them hands-on experience in some of the leadership opportunities they’re gonna have when they enter active service,” Bishop said. Though she works closely with the Air Force and Air University to maintain the curriculum guidelines, Bishop says she places a personal emphasis on leadership. “Leadership is hard to teach,” Bishop said. “The foundation of leadership is character building, so you really have great opportunities to discuss what it means to have character and a foundation of ethics to live by, like trust and different things like that.” According to Gorrell, ROTC students participate in physical training a couple times a week, although a heavier emphasis is put on learning experiences. Every Thursday morning, the entire cadet wing attends a “Leadership Lab” where students participate in group activities. They engage with the leadership and management skills they
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learn in the aerospace courses they attend once a week. “I think one of the beauties of the ROTC program is ... first and foremost, our priority is academics,” he said. “You are a college student.” Gorrell said the ROTC program encourages its students to be involved in Pitt activities and organizations and explore the city. “You get to enjoy the college experience while still working towards the ultimate goal of earning a commission. And to add to that, you’re gonna earn your commission as a second lieutenant and you’ll be an officer and a leader in the Air Force,” he said. While less than one percent of the United States population serves in the military, there are a variety of career options for cadets studying ROTC. “We like to say, if there’s something you’re interested doing in the civilian world, we have a home for you in the Air Force,” he said. “You’re gonna gain great leadership skills, you’re gonna gain hands-on experience, whether you wanna do twenty years or four years.” Plans for the detachment’s future include improving its monthly newsletter, creating an air and space minor to recognize the more than 750 hours each cadet devotes to their ROTC career and encouraging the cadets to work on more personal initiatives. “I’m inspired by these cadets, and I hope that in turn I’m able to inspire them,” Bishop said.
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Polarization, pg. 1 planning process — including the Climate Stewardship Society, Pitt College Republicans, Pitt Vets, Black Action Society, Students for Liberty and Free the Planet. Charlotte Goldbach, president of the Pitt College Democrats and a senior political science and communications major, said the group decided not to be involved since the discussion cannot be bipartisan when “it is visibly a primarily conservative group.” “We wanted to participate,” she said. “Dems firmly believes that climate change is a huge issue, and as members of the [Pitt’s] Fossil Free Coalition, [we] did not see a path for productive conversation with the groups that were involved when we were approached.” Later, during a survey segment at the event, when asked to choose between the Republican and Democratic Party — and only given those two choices — 58 percent of audience members said they would side with the Democratic Party, while the remaining 42 percent said they align with the Republican Party. Gordon R. Mitchell, an associate professor in Pitt’s Department of Communications who spoke at the event, said polarization in
Congress on issues such as climate change has increased in recent years and and has contributed to representatives making decisions based more on party lines rather than evidence. “Polarization can produce extreme viewpoints when you have like-minded others reinforcing those viewpoints,” Mitchell said. Mitchell said “motivated reasoning” — when a person comes up with evidence to support a conclusion rather than forming a conclusion based on evidence — is a common trend in climate change politics. “Yes, you do research, but the research that you’re doing is simply trying to find confirmatory evidence that backs up your conclusion,” Mitchell said. Mitchell cited the desire to conform as a factor in how people form political opinions. He invited several audience members to participate in a recreation of the Asch experiment — created by psychologist Solomon Asch in 1951. The experiment tests how peer pressure to conform influences the judgment and individuality of a test subject answering questions. “It’s a relevant experiment because what we’re observing here is the psychological conformity effect. So what happens when some-
one actually occupies an echochamber and, as [Ressin] was saying, they’re just talking to people who agree with their viewpoint?” Mitchell said. Ressin wanted to show ways to involve differing viewpoints in the conversation about climate change — especially conservatives, who he said have been largely left out of it. “The problem is that the polarization in this country has trickled down to universities and has prevented people from talking to each other and even caring about their peers,” Ressin said. “Just because holding an opinion outside the norm or outside your ‘tribe’ is considered outrageous.” Bob Inglis — a former U.S. Republican representative who also spoke at the event — said conservatives don’t like to talk about climate change because they feel they are attacked when they talk about it. They also tend to focus on the economic consequences of an issue when making a rational decision, rather than those such as health, he said. “But what we have going on here is a situation where conservatives are not seeing the cost associated with burning the fossil fuels,” Inglis said. Lorenzo Riboni, a senior administration of justice major and vice president of Pitt
College Republicans, said he admires Inglis because he sticks to what he believes in regardless of the heat he gets for it. “He lost his seat in Congress and he did what he thought was right and it was hard for him,” Riboni said. Alex Richardson, a senior natural science major and registered Democrat, said she was excited to hear that Inglis — a Republican who believes in climate change — was speaking at the event. “I was like, ‘Wow, it sounds like it is going to be a really good mature conversation of people with different viewpoints’ and it would be really great to hear them all in one place,” Richardson said. Richardson said she did wish there had been a little more “controversy” with more speakers with opposing viewpoints present. “Everything seemed very safe and everyone there was kind of on the same plane,” she said. Harley McCain — a senior and environmental science major — said it was “a shame” the College Dems didn’t want to participate and felt it showed they were not willing to look at all the options for the best solution. “If it’s something you care about, prove it,” McCain said.
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State appropriations should react to inflation When Gov. Tom Wolf signed Pennsylvania’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year last week after a four month impasse, it came as a relief to many. Some, however, were more cautious about the release of funds. Republican Speaker of the Commonwealth’s House of Representatives, Mike Turzai, warned specifically to Pennsylvania’s state-related universities to keep costs for in-state students down. “With large bipartisan votes, the General Assembly appropriated tax dollars to Pitt, Penn State, Temple, Lincoln and the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school in the amount of almost $600 million,” Turzai said in a statement last Wednesday. “These monies need to be used to help lower tuition for Pennsylvania students attending these universities.” Turzai’s right that state funding should go primarily to saving students money — Pitt is among the most expensive public schools in the country, and public schools nationally are increasingly pricing out students from low-income families. But the tuition responsibility shouldn’t only fall on universities — the state legislature needs to ensure that Pitt and other schools receive funding to keep up with inflation. According to Turzai’s statement, state funding for state-related universities increased about 8 percent from the 20142015 fiscal year to 2016-2017. But University officials told The Pitt News this upcoming year’s allocation was the same as last year’s. It’s undeniably important for government officials to pressure the University to keep tuition levels down for in-state
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students. But with rising costs related to inflation, the state legislature’s budget makes it more likely that Pitt and other publicly funded universities in Pennsylvania will do exactly what Turzai is afraid of. For students who are Pennsylvania residents, tuition has gone from $16,872 in the 2014-2015 academic year to $18,130 this year — an increase of approximately seven and a half percent. Over the same period, cumulative inflation has totalled approximately 3 percent. Inflation has been responsible for part of Pitt’s tuition hikes — but the University shouldn’t be upping costs more than they need to. In-state students benefit from lower tuition rates largely as a product of state funding. While Turzai’s focus on providing education for Pennsylvania residents is admirable, he’s not contributing to that goal by failing to back funding increases for the University. Even the 8 percent funding increase the representative mentioned in his statement is insufficient — since 2014, the share of Pennsylvania residents in Pitt’s student body on the Oakland campus has declined nearly 2 percent, suggesting a correlation. If Turzai is truly committed to making college more affordable and accessible for Pennsylvania residents, he should recognize this simple reality. It’s important to be firm with Pitt and other state public schools against needless tuition increases, but a constant level of funding for the University won’t translate to constant tuition levels for students. To deny this economic fact is to continue to keep quality higher education out of reach for low-income Pennsylvanians.
Don’t let groupthink ruin Greek life
Vaibhavi Patria For The Pitt News
As Maxwell Gruver, a first-year at Louisiana State University, was wheeled into the hospital last month, his blood alcohol concentration was eight times the legal limit — nearly 0.5. Gruver, who was a pledge for Phi Delta Theta, died in the aftermath of a hazing incident at his fraternity. Brothers allegedly quizzed pledges like Gruver on facts about the fraternity and asked them to perform chores. If they failed, they had to take a drink. The death at LSU bears an obvious resemblance to events closer to home. A pledge named Timothy Piazza’s lifeless body was abused and later redressed to cover it up from the authorities last February at Beta Theta Pi at Penn State. Obviously, there was a lack of accountability and safety during these incidents. And these recent events aren’t the first times a fraternity’s recklessness has led to a death. In fact, there has been at least one death from hazing each year since 1961. Anyone would find the trend of violence in Greek life disturbing, but as a member of Greek life at Pitt myself, stories like these are really impactful. Big schools like LSU and Penn State seem to attract the most attention for their uncontrollable Greeks. It’s often hard for me to notice similarities between the reprehensible culture at fraternities and sororities at schools with large Greek populations and what I’m familiar with here at Pitt. As it turns out, there’s a science to this disparity. The psychology of in-group favoritism — the tendency to prefer members of
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one’s own group over others — is emphasized at schools with larger Greek populations, but down-played at Pitt, making a huge difference in how the culture plays out. If Greek-lifers want to fix the problems that come along with this mindset, they need to work to be more like Pitt. Greek life at some schools introduces a great deal of favoritism toward the fraternity “in-group” as early on as the pledging process. As new members grow closer to their chapter, they come to identify themselves with that social group, in-group favoritism theorizes. They favor its members and traditions and reject any plot against the group, especially those that come from “out-groups” such as other fraternities or sororities — or even the general school population. The implications of the groupthink that comes along with this in-group favoritism can be severe. Members who only think about how to please their chapter are willing to partake in risky activities, including hazing. Members of Maxwell Gruver’s fraternity could have done something to help save his life, but they had already put up the roadblocks in their mind that made them insistent on adhering to the practices of their social group. But there may still be hope for my fellow Greek-lifers. In-group favoritism mainly happens at schools where Greeks make up a major part of the student population. A larger Greek presence on campus leads to students valuing membership in a sorority or fraternity more highly, which leads to more strong in-group associations for those who get in. LSU’s Greek life, for example, includes See Patria on page 7
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Patria, pg. 6 about a quarter of all students, and about 17 percent of the student population at Penn State are involved in fraternities or sororities. Many southern states have even higher levels of participation in Greek life. In those schools, the common mentality is that if you aren’t in Greek life, you don’t have much of a life in general. Meanwhile, only 9 percent of Pitt’s student population is in Greek life. Greek life is exten-
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sively regulated here — the University put all major sororities and fraternities on campus on probation for a bottle of alcohol at an offcampus retreat in 2011, and instituted a policy in 2013 that fines organizations for any low GPAs among its members. You hear about Greeks on campus, you see them, but you don’t have to associate with them. You don’t have to be involved in their politics, and you certainly do not have to acknowledge them. The elitism surrounding Greek life at institutions where it has a greater presence simply
doesn’t exist at Pitt. Here, Greek-lifers generally realize that rushing was our choice, but it certainly doesn’t need to be everyone’s. Here, we respect our fellow students not involved in Greek life, and maintain a slim distinction between those in Greek life and those who aren’t. At some schools, fraternities and sororities will routinely force potential members to show up to bid day only to be rejected. Many are given a blank paper — signifying a lack of bids from any frat or sorority — and are dev-
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astated by the results, forced to compare their “failure” to everyone else’s “success.” Those who get in feel like they owe their chapter something. Here at Pitt, recruitment is much lighter. On bid day, nearly everyone receives a bid and are generally happy with their placement. On the slim chance that you don’t get a bid, you are called by the Greek office before bid day so you don’t show up eager, only to have your hopes crushed by an empty card. Students aren’t psychologically trained to put the ingroup before all else. This is the way things should be — enforcing safety and accountability. At schools with larger Greek life populations, it’s difficult to foster such an open and inclusive environment. With the challenges of secrecy surrounding each chapter’s practices and members’ reluctance to step out of their in-group social bias, how can Greek life organizations prevent deaths similar to Gruver’s? Schools should either keep their Greek life organizations small or adopt more regulations for a larger Greek population. Rumors of hazing should be thoroughly investigated and disciplined — a policy administrators practice here at Pitt. Greek life is an institution in the United States with a long history that’s not likely to go away anytime soon. We shouldn’t be trying to ban fraternities and sororities — they add a lot to campus life — but that doesn’t mean that students involved in Greek organizations and university administrators can’t work together to fight abuses in fraternities and sororities. Institutions need to step up and take responsibility for the safety and security of their members. Universities exercising more control, as well as fellow Greek-lifers enforcing safe and positive new member recruitment, can keep tragedies such as those at LSU and Penn State from happening again.
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Pitt beat Miami, Michigan State and James Madison this weekend during the Pink the Pool meet at Trees Pool. Thomas Yang | SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
PITT WEEKEND SPORTS HEAT UP, DESPITE CHILLY WEATHER
Kait French Staff Writer
This weekend was cold and rainy in Pittsburgh, but it didn’t stop the Panthers from taking to the field, pitch and pool in heated competition. While football conquered their second ACC team in a row, and swimming and diving made waves, men’s soccer faltered and cross country didn’t quite lead the pack. Men’s Soccer The Pitt men’s soccer team (8-9, 2-6 ACC) struggled Friday night as they hosted Virginia Tech (9-8, 3-5 ACC) for their last home game of the regular season. The Panthers were unable to convert on any chances, resulting in a shutout to the tune of 3-0. Virginia Tech rolled the ball in early, as senior forward Marcelo Acuna scored during the 22nd minute — the only goal of the half — and established a lead it would keep throughout the match. The Panthers came out to start the second half down by one goal, but the Hokies struck them down after two consecutive goals during the 60th and 63rd minutes by Acuna and sophomore for-
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ward Brendan Moyers, respectively. The Panthers offense was no match for the Hokies, with only 10 shots total, four on goal. The Panthers will will travel to South Bend this Wednesday as they being postseason play in the first round of the ACC Men’s Soccer Tournament. The No. 10 seed Panthers will take on the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. This trip will mark the second Pitt has taken to the tournament since joining the ACC in 2013. Swimming and Diving The Pitt swimming and diving teams glided past Miami, Michigan State and James Madison this past weekend during the Pink the Pool meet at Trees Pool. On the swimming side, the Pitt men (2-2, 0-2 ACC) battled against the Michigan State Spartans, claiming 12 victories. Senior Boris Kulizhnikov posted two wins for the Panthers in the 200 breast, with a time of 2:20.70, and the 200 IM, with a time of 1:52.86. First-year teammate Armin Remenyi also contributed to the victory with two wins for the Pan-
thers — the 200 free, with a time of 1:38.57, and the 500 free, with a time of 4:29.49. Other victories include junior Aaron Sett in the 1,000 free with a time of 9:21.47, sophomore Eben Vorster in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.45 and first-year Bence Szucsik in the 100 back with a time of 50.59. For the women, the Panthers (4-2, 1-2 ACC) claimed 9 victories and dominated Miami (179121), Michigan State (210-90) and James Madison (223-77). Sophomore Sarah Giamber claimed the win in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:11.48, as sophomore teammate Shan Hochkeppel followed with the victory in 100 back, 55.70. “It was good to see our kids compete and win a lot of races today,” Pitt head coach John Hargis said. “I thought they adapted very well.” Pitt diving also fared well in the competition, with senior Meme Sharp and sophomore Joe Ference placing for the Panthers. Sharp placed second on the 3-meter platform with a combined score of 324.7 and placed fifth on the 1-meter springboard with a combined
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score of 234.85. Ference took second on the 1-meter with a combined score of 316.9 and third on the 3-meter with a score of 241.9. “We took a step in the right direction tonight,” Pitt diving coach Katie Hazelton said. “When there was a dive that didn’t go how we hoped, we were able to react positively and make the next dive successful, which was tremendous to see.” The Panthers take the road this weekend, traveling to New Jersey to take on the Rutgers, Seton Hall, Georgetown and Villanova in a twoday meet. Cross Country The Panthers cross country team took to the road this past weekend, traveling to Louisville to compete in the ACC Championships at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park. The men and women both finished in 10th place out of the 15 competing teams. Sophomore Nick Wolk placed 42nd in the men’s 8K, with a time of 24:23.2, proving to be the Panthers’ top male finisher of the day. Ryan Hughes followed close behind, placing 50th with See Recap on page 10
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PITT DEFENSE IS KEY TO SUCCESSFU SUCCESSFULL SEASON END Kevin Bertha Staff Writer
Redshirt sophomore linebacker Saleem Brightwell helped Pitt to victory with his defensive performance.Thomas Yang | SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “It was real fun being out there with my brothers and making plays,” Brightwell said. “It was electric. It was a great feeling.” Head coach Pat Narduzzi noticed how the momentum shifted in Heinz Field after Brightwell’s interception. “Saleem’s pick lit the fire for our guys. Then our offense gets it on a short field after a big pick,”
Narduzzi said. “Anytime you have a momentum changer like that it can change things.” Pitt’s defensive line was also able to win the battle at the line of scrimmage against the Wahoos, making big plays behind the line to the tune of three sacks and four tackles for loss. The Panthers found success in getting to Benkert, racking up eight quarterback hits on the day. Narduzzi
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Grabbing a second consecutive ACC win Saturday, Pitt football shone brightly on defense — almost as dazzling as the second-week-in-a-row victory lights — as they beat Virginia, 31-14. The Panthers made a point of stopping the Cavaliers in key situations, holding Virginia to just six third-down conversions out of 17 attempts. Pitt also limited Virginia to one fourthdown conversion out of five tries as they held the Cavaliers to 102 rushing yards. The squad’s defence excelled at Heinz Field Saturday — but it might not be enough as the Panthers face top opponents in the coming weeks. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Saleem Brightwell set the tone for early with an interception, tipping a pass from senior Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert and running for a 16-yard gain. Pitt took advantage of Brightwell’s interception when Darrin Hall ran 14 yards for a touchdown on the ensuing drive. Brightwell’s big play was the first of many Pitt’s excellent defensive performance moments.
praised his defense for coming up big in critical moments of the game. “A lot of great things happened out there. Our guys did a great job of stopping [Virginia] on third down,” Narduzzi said. “We stopped them four out of five times on fourth down. That’s bigtime football.” The Panthers were swift in the run, too. Virginia couldn’t find success on the ground, only rushing for 102 total yards on an average of 3.3 yards per carry. The longest run that the Panthers gave up was 11 yards. This impressive performance comes off the back of a game against Duke where Pitt limited the Blue Devils to 17 points. The improvement against the run and making stands on third and fourth down is a good sign for the young Pitt defense. The more threeand-outs a defense forces, the less time they spend on the field, which allows the team to stay fresh and play well late in games. This rang true for the Panthers on Saturday, as they faced three fourth down tries in the fourth
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Bertha, pg. 9 quarter, giving up only one. And their run defense was nearly unrecognizable compared to the ACC opener, during which they gave up a whopping 436 rushing yards to Georgia Tech. “I thought we came out at the beginning of the season and played pretty well, but we are definitely getting better,” redshirt junior nose tackle Shane Roy said. “We allow less and less points on the board every game.” Narduzzi credited both players and coaches for the improvement on the defensive end. “Our coaches have done a great job to ensure there is no panic or loss of who we are,” he said. “So I credit our coaches and I credit our players. They believe in what we are doing. It’s a process. It’s a growing process and they are learning every week.” Pitt’s improvement on the defensive side of the ball will be continually tested as the team
Recap, pg. 8 a time of 24:29.6. Junior Gillian Schriever led the women’s side in the 6K, placing 36th with a time of 21:14.3. Following Schriever among the top 50 was junior Miranda Salvo, placing 38th with a time of 21:18.6, and senior Amy Kelly, taking 44th place with a time of 21:29.9. The Panthers will take the road next week to Bethlehem, to complete in the NCAA MidAtlantic Regional. Volleyball The Panthers (16-6, 9-2 ACC) were unable to get past the Louisville Cardinals (16-6, 10-2 ACC) last Friday, resulting in their second straight loss in ACC play, 3-2. The Panthers battled the Cardinals in five close sets. During the first set, Pitt stuck to Louisville but were unable to grab the win with a score of 25-23. The Panthers spent the set playing catchup but were able surpass the Cardinals by 10 points, with a score of 14. However, Louisville came back and regained the lead. In set twp, Pitt claiming the win with a score of 25-15. The Cardinals held the Panthers at a close match during the start of the set, but the Panthers were able to surpass, gaining the lead. The Cardinals breezed by the Panthers in the third set with a score of 25-18, claiming the win. But the Panthers tied the match 2-2 after winning the fourth set with a score of 25-19. The Panthers took advantage of errors from the Cardinals, which granted them an early lead. Pitt was unable to continue its luck, though,
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looks to secure a spot in a bowl game. While this improvement is a bright spot for an otherwise bleak Pitt season, don’t look for this to continue each week. Pitt will also face two of the best teams in college football in their last three games — No. 9 Miami and No. 13 Virginia Tech. Expect these opponents to expose some weaknesses in the Panthers’ young defense. While strong against the run, Pitt is still weak in terms of pass defense, especially with the loss of senior cornerback Avonte Maddox to injury. The secondary will likely struggle against Miami and Virginia Tech — with two of the best quarterbacks in the ACC in Malik Rosier and Josh Jackson, respectively. This team is still very young. Mistakes will happen, and that is OK. The experience that the young players will gain by playing a lot this season will serve Pitt’s program well for future seasons. ultimately falling to the Cardinals during the fifth set with a score of 15-12. The Panthers held an early lead with a score of 5-2, but were unable to maintain it, losing overall. The Panthers were able to turn their luck around Sunday, though, as they continued their road trip to South Bend to take on Notre Dame. The Panthers (17-6, 10-2 ACC) swept the Fighting Irish (16-7, 6-6 ACC) in all three sets. During the first set, Pitt dominated Notre Dame, earning the win on the first set 25-16. The Fighting Irish were close to the Panthers halfway through the set, but their success was short-lived as the Panthers pulled away. Pitt continued their lead against Notre Dame, taking another win in the second set with a score of 25-16. The Panthers ended the set with a hitting percentage of .370, and an impressive 15 kills compared to Notre Dame’s 10. Despite falling behind the Fighting Irish by seven points in the third set, the Panthers regained control and took the win, 25-21, ultimately sealing their 3-0 victory. On the day, three Panthers put up doubledigits kills. Redshirt sophomore Stephanie Williams led the way with 13, followed by sophomore Nika Markovic’s 12 and first-year Kayla Lund’s 10. The team as a whole also finished the day with 44 kills to Notre Dame’s 27, and a hitting percentage double that of the Irish. The Panthers return home this weekend to battle two ACC teams. They will face Miami on Friday at 7 p.m. and Florida State on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Field House.
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South Oakland 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Bedrooom Houses. August 2018. Bouquet St, Meyran, Semple, Neville, Chesterfield. 412-287-5712. 2-3-4-5-6-7 bedroom apartments and houses available in May and August 2018. Nice, clean, free laundry, includes exterior maintenance, new appliances, spacious, located on Meyran, Bates, Oakland, Semple, Wellsford, Dawson, Juliet. 412-414-9629. 4 BR Home - Semple Street, located near Louisa. Equipped Kitchen, Full Basement. New central air added. Renting for August 2018. (412) 343-4289 or 412-330-9498. Apartments for rent. 2,3,4, and 5 bedroom apartments available. Some available on Dawson street, Atwood street, and Mckee Place. Newly remodeled. Some have laundry on site. Minutes from the University. For more info please call Mike at 412-849-8694 August 2018 rental. 3 BR/1 BA apartment. 2 off-street parking spaces included. Large storage room. Wall-wall carpeting, Kitchen w/dishwash-
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