12-6-17 by The Pitt News

The Pitt News The independent student newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | december 6, 2017 | Volume 108 | Issue 80

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Pitt police deploy Taser on woman Rachel Glasser News Editor

LaTonya Sharif, athletic director at Holy Family Academy (left), and Ian Troost, a former Pitt football player, talk during a panel on activism in sports Tuesday in Posvar Hall. Aaron Schoen STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

MAN ARRESTED AFTER HARASSMENT CLAIMS

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ment Monday, according to court documents. He was released after posting the $10,000 bail for the theft incident. Pitt police arrested a man Tuesday night A Pitt police officer, who declined to give after issuing a bulletin alerting students of his her name, said they arrested Dintino again potential presence in Oakland and citing sevTuesday night. Reached by phone around 10 eral female students who said he “made them p.m., she said Dintino was transferred to Alfeel uncomfortable.” legheny County jail, but did not respond to “We would like our community to be aware questions about what he was charged with. of a suspicious subject identified as Daniel Before Tuesday’s arrest, Pitt spokesperson Dintino,” the bulletin said. “We have received Joe Miksch said the University was issuing several complaints regarding Dintino’s behavDintino a persona non grata letter, essentially ior.” barring him from Pitt’s campus. Dintino, 24, was arrested on a warrant out A Pitt student, who asked to remain anonyof Ross Township Sunday for charges of theft. mous, alleges she was approached twice by He was also charged with stalking and harassAssistant News Editor

someone she believes is Dintino. While eating on Forbes Avenue Sunday, she said he sat at the table next to her and began asking her questions about what she was eating and if she went to Pitt. “This all happened in a period of about three minutes, I got uncomfortable so I texted a friend and asked her to call me so I could stop talking and leave,” she said. She said she went to the Pitt police Sunday night and told them about her encounter with Dintino after hearing the stories from the other women in a Facebook group chat. She also said a similar incident happened two days later. See Arrest on page 3

Pitt police deployed a Taser on a woman who fled from UPMC Presbyterian Monday morning. A video aired on WTAE shows the woman wearing a hospital gown walking along Forbes Avenue in the direction of traffic on the road. Pitt police shouted at her to stop moving, but she continued to walk. A University police officer then deployed a Taser and she fell to the ground. This appears to be the first time Pitt police used a Taser since the department equipped officers with them in November. Pitt police were also recently equipped with body cameras. In the video, witnesses disagree about whether the use of the Taser was justified. University spokesperson Joe Miksch said Pitt police are reviewing the use of the Taser. What the video of the incident does not show, Miksch said, is that moments before the footage was taken, the woman was running against traffic on Forbes Avenue, “endangering her life as well as others’.” “University police were concerned for the well-being of this woman and for others,” Miksch said. “University police are reviewing the situation, as is routine.”

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Pitt alum speaks on science policy

Amanda Finney Staff Writer

Martha Merrill, a recent graduate working in science policy at the national level, speaks to students and community members Tuesday about projects she has worked on that had serious impacts on U.S. policy. Christian Snyder CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Women in STEM often leave their jobs mid-career to spend more time with their families, but then later struggle to integrate back into the workplace. To help women in this situation regain their careers, Martha Merrill worked to implement a STEM reentry workshop. This job is just one of the positions Merrill, a Pitt alum, has held in the field of science policy. “I luckily found science policy to be a way in which I could be myself [by pursuing science] and also help others,” Merrill said. About 20 people attended an event held in the sciVelo building on Fifth Avenue Tuesday night to hear Merrill speak on science policy. Merrill is currently a technical analyst at Rand Corp. — a U.S-based non-profit think tank — and spoke on a range of topics, including what science policy is, what kind of work she does and how skills from academic research transfer to policy.

The Pitt Science Policy Group hosted the event and chose Merrill to speak because she recently graduated and transitioned into a career in science policy, said Ryan Staudt, a Ph.D. candidate in molecular pharmacology and secretary for the Pitt Science Policy Group. “We figured it would be more valuable to get her insight, rather than someone who’s been more established in the field for a while, who might be out of touch with what’s actually happening right now,” Staudt said. Merrill said science policy can involve using scientific evidence to advocate for or against laws — such as those related to climate change — or it can involve policy that guides science, such as evaluating research institutions and laboratories. “What I do [currently] as a scientist in policy is provide technical expertise so that decision-makers can make better decisions,” Merrill said. Merrill has involved herself in a diverse See Science on page 3

SGB REFLECTS ON MEETING WITH ADMINISTRATION Madeline Gavatorta Staff Writer At Student Government Board’s last public meeting of the semester Tuesday night, SGB President Max Kneis discussed the board’s lunch earlier that day with Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, Senior Vice Chancellor and Provost Patricia Beeson and Senior Vice Chancellor for Engagement and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees Kathy Humphrey. The lunch was the second of two “feedback and input” sessions held this semester to discuss ongoing projects, said Kneis. The first luncheon took place at the end of September. According to Kneis, the administra-

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tion is “very responsive” to SGB’s ideas and student feedback. “I think some of these people taking an hour and a half out of their day to just sit down and have lunch with us is a great example of [them listening to us], and they really do engage and implement the feedback that we share,” Kneis said. At Tuesday’s lunch, attendees talked about the tax bill currently in Congress, an initiative to add sexual assault and mental health literature to CourseWeb or class syllabi and SGB’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. “A lot of times in these meetings, we kind of get to get their input and advice and then

they, depending on whose area it falls under, connect us with the right person to get the project finished,” Kneis said. Kneis also announced the summary of his one-on-one meetings with each board member about their time on the board this fall semester. The last round of one-on-one meetings was in September, and he said the members have better grown into their roles since then. “I think we are doing really well. I think we have a really great, passionate team this year. We’ve had a lot of great things done and we have a lot of exciting things coming for the spring,” Kneis said. “I think everyone’s consensus was that we’ve grown closer as a

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team.” Kneis also reminded students to fill out their OMET surveys and the Princeton Review survey, which he sent to students in an email Dec. 4. Princeton Review administers its survey to understand and rank undergraduate experience at universities across the country and surveys Pitt students every three years. The surveys will be due in early February. “It’s important to ... give back to the opportunity you’ve had here at Pitt and let prospective, future students kind of know what it’s like to go to school here,” Kneis said. Kneis mentioned that some members of See SGB on page 2

Arrest, pg. 1 The student said she was doing homework in a restaurant on Forbes Tuesday night when someone began walking toward her. The person stopped in front of her table and she recognized him as the same man from her Sunday encounter. “He was about two inches away from my face. I thought, ‘Oh my god, that’s him,’” she said. “He was like, ‘Hey,’ and touched my shoulder and told me to take my headphones off. He was like, ‘Do you go to Pitt,’ and I was like, ‘Not again.’” The man asked her if she went to Pitt and she told him no, she said. He then asked her where she went to school and she told him she did not think she should tell him that. “I was glaring at him and got my phone out and started looking at it,” she said. “He just started walking quickly out of the room then.” She called the police as the man walked out the door. She informed her Facebook group that she had seen him again, and a friend came and sat with her until the police arrived. “Three of them showed up,” she said. “They said someone had called from Dunkin’ Donuts about him and that they were looking for him on Forbes.” Several other Pitt students shared similar stories with The Pitt News. Katherine Staff, a senior nursing student, alleges a man who she believes to be Dintino followed her Monday when she was walking back to her dorm from a lecture around 4 p.m. She first saw him when crossing Fifth Avenue by University Place. “He smiled at me like he knew me, which was weird,” Staff said. “The girl he was with kept crossing the street but he started following me.” Staff said the man followed her back to her dorm and asked for her Snapchat information outside the door. “I didn’t reply, I just went inside,” she said. Sarah Hertzler, a junior mechanical engi-

Science, pg. 2 range of science policy projects. Aside from the STEM reentry workshop, she has also worked on the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories, whose work continues to be used as benchmarks in congressional hearings. Staudt said it was valuable to hear the specific projects Merrill worked on, since science policy is such a broad field. “A lot of the times, it’s hard to get into the

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neering major, alleges she was approached by a man she believes to be Dintino on Saturday. She was walking down Forbes Avenue near Starbucks when she said she saw him coming across the street and heading toward her. “He got in my way and stopped me on the corner. I had two headphones in so I just ignored him, thought he was just somebody I was crossing paths with,” she said. “But then he raised his hand and waved at me to get me to pay attention.” Hertzler said after she stopped and removed her headphones, the man asked if she was a student at Pitt. When she said yes, he asked if she was Sarah. She claims she had never met him before that moment, and could not find anyone with similar identification on her social media as a friend or mutual friend. “He told me he thought I was beautiful and wanted me to let him drop his number in my phone,” she said. “I said no and then crossed the street at full speed.” Hertzler said she told her friends about “the creepy guy” but didn’t think much about the incident again until a friend sent her a series of screenshots of another student’s Snapchat story. The story included a Tinder profile that seemingly belonged to Dintino, and a warning to stay away from him and contact police if approached by him. “She’d heard me tell my story and she asked me, ‘Is this the guy?’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, 100 percent,’” Hertzler said. Hertzler said she then posted a Snapchat story about her encounter and began receiving messages from other students who had also allegedly been harassed recently. “Other girls were saying they had different run-ins with him. Some were like mine, but others seemed more aggressive,” Hertzler said. “Everybody was like, ‘Oh it happened to me’ or ‘It happened to a friend of mine,’ it just blew up online.” Another woman, who asked to remain anonymous, claimed she had an encounter

with a man she believes to be Dintino in a coffee shop in Oakland on Saturday. She alleges he approached her while she was there studying. “I walked through the place to get my coffee and on the way he was standing there, blocking my way,” she said. “So I said, ‘Excuse me, sir,’ and then he turned around and made full eye contact.” She said after she got her coffee, the man followed her back to her seat at a round table by a window, sat down with her and then began asking her questions, such as if she was a Pitt student and what her name was. “He then started saying stuff like, ‘I’ve never seen someone so gorgeous’ and asked for my phone number. I said I had a boyfriend,”

she said. “He was like, ‘Oh, OK, can we still be friends?’ and I said, ‘I don’t know.’” She said he wished her a happy holiday and then hugged her before leaving. She thought the encounter had been awkward, but did not become alarmed until 20 minutes later when she looked up and realized he was standing next to her. “He said, ‘I saw you still in here and wanted to say goodbye,’ and I was like, ‘OK, goodbye’ and then he left and then I immediately left,” she said. She said she did not report the incident to the police but heard later that other people allegedly had a similar story. Contributed reporting by John Hamilton and Ashwini Sivaganesh.

nitty-gritty of what [science policy] actually is and get a concrete idea of what the work entails,” Staudt said. Science policy differs from academic research, Merrill said, because there is a greater importance placed on networking and selfpromotion. She said science policy also has a more interdisciplinary focus and science policy employees often work on a larger quantity of projects than academic researchers. “Policy research [also] has a lot of similarities to other research, like having creativity of spirit and wanting to learn a lot about a spe-

cific subject,” Merrill said. Jennifer Boatz, a structural biology Ph.D. candidate, said it was interesting to learn from Merrill how exactly policy compliments research. “Policy is not driven just because someone thinks, ‘Oh, this is a good idea’ to implement a certain policy,” Boatz said. “It’s driven based on evidence-based research, and that is really attractive to me.” Boatz said she should be graduating in about a year or less and wants to then pursue either science policy or science writing.

“It’s a little nerve-racking to think about throwing myself into the job market, but it’s also super exciting to see that there are more opportunities out there,” Boatz said. Merrill said she wants to inform individuals — and students such as Boatz — about science policy because it is an effective way to use science to help others. “Especially when you’re really young and you don’t really know where you fit in the world, having a place where your research or what you’re doing directly impacts something you care about is important,” Merrill said.

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Focus on NFL safety, not NFL protesters It seems like the National Football League won’t leave the headlines. The week 13 game Monday night between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals turned violent, resulting in a potentially life-altering spinal injury for Steelers’ linebacker Ryan Shazier and multiple players’ ejections for violent hits and taunting. America has also been embroiled in a heated national debate surrounding NFL players’ right to protest the national anthem — a gesture started in September of 2016 by Colin Kaepernick, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and recent recipient of awards for bravery and courage from both Sports Illustrated and the American Civil Liberties Union. Kaepernick kneeled for the “Star-Spangled Banner” in protest of police brutality, primarily toward African-American men. And the controversy is still alive — mostly thanks to President Donald Trump, who in September of this year said NFL owners should take anyone who protests the national anthem off the field. Trump — and many of his supporters — were exceedingly angry about players kneeling in protest of police brutality. But what Monday’s injuries and ejections demonstrated was that while the NFL begins to handle its political problems, the league and its fans — and perhaps the sport itself — need to consider player safety just as much. The problem largely surrounds the extraordinarily high rate of chronic traumatic encephalopathy found in NFL players, a degenerative brain disorder linked to repeated blows to the head.

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CTE is a very real problem — a groundbreaking 2017 study found indicators of the disease in 111 out of 112 brains of former NFL players. The positive bias of the study is obvious, as the brains were primarily donated by families of players who exhibited symptoms of CTE, but the problem remains. NFL players risk their lives and mental futures when playing, largely because the game fosters this violence — something former players even recognize themselves. “The injuries and violence we have seen tonight is more of a concern for the future of the NFL than protests,” former New York Giants linebacker Geoff Schwartz wrote in a tweet. “The violence isn’t going away.” Repeated blows to the head are common in football, and injuries are regularly the result of helmet-led tackles — much like the one that led to Shazier’s injury. He lunged headfirst into the tackle, his legs appeared to go limp, and he grabbed at his helmet when he hit the ground before pointing at his waist and back. He left the field in a stretcher. But there’s no public outrage. Shazier — and any player, in any game of the season — could have faced a life-altering and career-ending injury, yet the primary controversy surrounding the NFL is still whether players should boycott the national anthem. With a growing body of evidence pointing toward serious health risks to playing football at any level, it’s clear the game is set to undergo a series of radical changes. But if those changes don’t primarily focus on player health, football as we know it — anti-anthem controversy included — might simply cease to exist.

When environmental groups overstep, progress halts

Brian Gentry Columnist The auditorium of Arsenal Middle School contained an eclectic mix of people Monday night. In the middle aisle, a sharply dressed younger crowd in scarves and thick-rimmed glasses conversed with representatives from environmental groups such as PennEnvironment and Lawrenceville United. Meanwhile, gruff, blue-collar men covered head to toe with soot sat on the outside. They were there for a public hearing about a draft operating permit that would allow McConway & Torley, a steel foundry located in Lawrenceville, to continue operating at their current capacity. Workers at M&T gave testimonies about the importance of continuing the operation of the steel foundry, where molten metal is poured into casts to make steel, arguing the plant gives the workers meaningful, well-paying employment. Many in the middle disagreed, which was apparent from the number of shaking heads. Anna Reiff, a resident of Braddock, sat in the back with a handwritten sign that read, “People over profit$.” At the end of the hearing, she walked up to the microphone at the front of the room, sign in hand. “I wish it was not about jobs versus the ability to breathe,” she said, looking to the steel workers. “But I need to breathe.” The scene at Arsenal Middle School saw the national debate about environ-

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mental regulations play out in miniature — just two miles away from Pitt’s campus. It was a clash between environmentalism and economic growth. But this is not a case of runaway industrialism that needs to be roped in by white knight, grassroots environmental organizations. This is a case of environmental justice unfortunately posing unscientific resistance to an organization that both builds community and follows federal guidelines — a resistance that damages the reputation of pro-environmental groups and promotes the lie that environmental advocacy stifles economic growth. It’s important to understand the facts of this case. The Allegheny County Health Department previously proposed a draft operating permit to M&T in 2015, which would have cut their steel production by roughly 80 percent. They justified this harsh decrease by citing concerns about negative impacts on air quality that would result from continuing operation at full capacity. A steel foundry like M&T can release many harmful substances into the air. Data collected in 2015 from nearby air monitors suggested the company was near the regulatory thresholds for lead, manganese, hexavalent chromium and benzene. These substances are dangerous in high concentrations. Lead and manganese both have the potential to cause See Gentry on page 7

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only prolonged exposure causes damage. The protestors also cited statistics from the American Lung Association that Allegheny County has the 12th worst air quality in the country. But the EPA protocol for determining air quality in a region is to take the worst air quality across all monitors in the area. One of the monitors in Allegheny County is in Clairton, immediately downwind of the largest coke factory in the country — and as a 2015 report by the Allegheny County Health Department stated, Lawrenceville’s monitor is situated upwind of the factory, meaning while the problem certainly affects Clariton, the results of the ACHD study in Clariton aren’t entirely applicable to Lawrenceville. Finally, protesters noted the bad, industrial smells that wafted throughout Lawrenceville on Sunday, stating that anyone in the vicinity would have complained. But M&T isn’t even open on Sundays, something a worker humorously pointed out. This isn’t intended to demonize the environmental groups. The work they do has improved public health in Pitts-

burgh. This is also, in no way, an argument in favor of eliminating environmental protections. These caps on emissions ensure the preservation of public health and must remain in place to protect the environment against increasingly aggressive attacks from the federal administration. It’s an argument in favor of unbiased, scientific analysis of the facts. Environmental advocacy and economic growth can coexist — one does not necessarily threaten the other. Ray Tedford is the vice president of the western Pennsylvania branch of Schust Engineering, the company that provides ventilation equipment for M&T. He said that M&T has been the beating heart of Lawrenceville since 1868 — it’s the reason the community is thriving now. “We are good environmental stewards,” he said. “Why punish those who meet regulations?” Brian primarily writes about politics and the environment. Write to Brian at briangentry@pitt.edu.

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neurological damage, while hexavalent chromium and benzene are highly carcinogenic. Because of the danger these substances pose, public health experts have set regulatory limits. For example, airborne manganese concentrations are limited to a hard maximum of 300 nanograms per cubic meter. M&T did violate the strictest standards on manganese emissions. According to the EPA, prolonged exposure to manganese concentrations more than 50 nanograms per cubic meter can pose a health risk. Data from air monitors in the area show average concentrations around 60 nanograms per cubic meter in 2015, but preliminary results discussed during the hearing show that the average has dropped to 35. On the whole, M&T has largely complied with health standards. Expert testimony from Lisa Bailey, Ph.D., a senior toxicologist at Gradient Corp., said the substances M&T releases “do not pose a risk to human health.” She noted the levels of hexavalent chromium and lead

were well below federal limits, and also remarked that industrial sources of benzene are negligible when compared to automobile emissions, which alone account for 48 percent of all benzene emissions in Allegheny County. This is readily available data. For these four pollutants of concern, it’s clear that M&T complies with federal standards. Despite this, environmental groups continued to protest the permit. These groups further hurt their case through misrepresentation and misinterpretation of the facts Monday night. Spokespeople noted their concerns about sporadically high air toxic concentrations, poor air quality in Allegheny County and nearby odor complaints — all of which are either unfounded or irrelevant to the M&T debate. They first cited spikes in manganese concentrations. According to an ACHD air quality report, manganese concentrations around M&T averaged around 60 nanograms per cubic meter, maxing out at 500. But these spikes don’t pose a public health risk, at least according to an EPA policy requiring only annual reporting of manganese averages because

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Sports Brian Salvato

ATHLETES, EDUCATORS DISCUSS ACTIVISM IN SPORTS

For The Pitt News When former third-string Pitt kicker Ian Troost took a knee during the national anthem at the team’s Oct. 14 loss to NC State, his motivation was rooted in his background. “My reason, other than to highlight police brutality and social injustice in the United States, was because I came from a background of naivety and privilege,” Troost said. The senior marketing major — joined by former Steeler Mike Logan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sports writer Sean Gentille and activists and educators LaTonya Salley-Sharif and Anna Hollis — sat on a panel Tuesday evening to discuss activism and sports. The event, “Responding to Reality: Athletes, Activism and Free Expression,” was hosted by Pitt’s Center for Urban Education, and addressed issues on how athletes of all ages and platforms play a role in political activism and free expression. Dana Thompson Dorsey — associate professor of urban education and associate director of the Center for Urban Education — and John Singer, an associate professor in the Division of Sport Management at Texas A&M University, moderated the discussion. Dorsey said the panel was an important follow-up on a previous panel they had in 2016 about police brutality. As controversy surrounding political activism in the NFL has reentered the news cycle, she said the Center believed it would be an opportunity to hold an open forum on

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the issue. “We like that we are finally going to have this discussion on such an important topic and for people who have had these various experiences, as athletes, as journalists, as educators, being able to share how they have felt given everything going on,” Dorsey said. Dorsey began the panel by discussing the First Amendment and how rights and freedoms apply to athletes when they make the decision to kneel or speak out. “Free speech is supposed to be a fundamental right that is afforded to us in the Constitution,” Dorsey said. “The fact that [an athlete] is kneeling is considered a silent passive expression, which the Supreme Court said is constitutionally protected as political speech.” Logan, a Steelers safety for six years who retired in 2006, offered his input on the issue from the professional level, specifically on how the activism dynamic in the NFL works. The NFL, Logan said, usually receives the most media coverage and controversy when it comes to players expressing their beliefs, especially in regards to race. “The NFL … is a business,” Logan said. “When you have issues such as Colin Kaepernick, he gets called into an office. It isn’t about him anymore, it’s about the brand of the NFL shield.” Kneeling isn’t an act specific to the football sidelines, though. Players in the NBA perform acts of activism on the job with less resistance, particularly because of closer communication between players and administration, Gentille explained.

Logan agreed, and pointed out social justice work can begin at a young age. As a high school football coach, he has had to come at the defense of his team when they are questioned for their activism on the sidelines. Once, at a game, he was approached by an opposing coach who disagreed with his players kneeling. “The athletic director came up to us, the opposing coach came up to us, and said, ‘We don’t want to start that at this level,’” Logan said. “I said, ‘Why not? Why can we not allow our children to express themselves?’” Hollis, the executive director for Amachi Pittsburgh — a youth assistance for dealing with parental incarceration — said the problem often arises when one black individual’s actions are taken and applied more broadly to the black community. Hollis felt this is where understanding on social injustice issues could arise. “In this country, it’s possible for white people to live their entire lives without having an African American you can get to know personally,” Hollis said. “You do have the power. You have the ability to effect change and you got to start with your voice.” Junior French and communication major Dana Good, who was in attendance at the panel, said the panelists offered a productive discussion of political activism in sports. “I didn’t fully understand the choice of panelists at first, but I do think it led to a productive discussion,” Good said. “I really liked how three of the panelists were women, and how they were able to get their Mike Logan, a former NFL player, speaks during a voices out there and be represented.” panel on activism in sports Tuesday in Posvar Hall. See Activism on page 10 Aaron Schoen STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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men’s basketball

panthers top the mount, 82-78 Trent Leonard Staff Writer After securing a 15-point lead in the second half, Pitt men’s basketball looked to be on a clear path to victory over Mount St. Mary’s Tuesday night. But after giving up that lead, the Panthers needed a last-minute bucket and an overtime period to top their mid-major opponent, narrowly winning 82-78 at the Petersen Events Center. “We didn’t have that edge tonight,” head coach Kevin Stallings said. “But our guys played well down the stretch, which is encouraging for a young group like this.” Pitt entered Tuesday night’s game coming off a 12-point victory over crosstown rival Duquesne, but the Panthers (5-4) barely escaped with a victory over The Mount (3-6), committing 17 turnovers and allowing their opponent to shoot 48 percent from 3-point range. After shooting at least 50 percent from the field in their previous three games, the Panthers once again came out firing. Pitt hopped out to a 7-0 lead in the first few minutes, thanks to five quick points from first-year guard Marcus Carr and a layup from first-year forward Shamiel Stevenson. But after Mount St. Mary’s began to apply full-court pressure, Pitt quickly conceded that lead. The Mount flustered the Panthers with their relentless man-to-man defense and went on a 9-1 run to take a 9-8 lead. Six minutes into the game, Pitt had already committed four turnovers — half as many as the entire previous game versus Duquesne.

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Carr and first-year guard Khameron Davis kept Pitt in the game early, each making their first three shots. With five minutes left in the half, the Panthers clung to a one-point lead, 2322, and had turned the ball over nine times. Pitt regained control for the remainder of the half, only turning the ball over once while going on a 9-2 run. First-year forwards Stevenson and Kene Chukwuka scored consecutive buckets to end the half, and the Panthers went into halftime with a 31-24 lead. Carr and Davis led the Panthers in scoring at the half, with nine and eight points, respectively. Pitt’s two leading scorers on the season, junior Jared Wilson-Frame and senior Ryan Luther, were held in check, going a combined 1-9 from the field while scoring two points. For Mount St. Mary’s, 5-foot-5 senior point guard Junior Robinson was the key contributor, scoring six points and dishing out three assists. Pitt found its rhythm early in the second half and took its first double-digit lead of the game after three-pointers by Carr and senior guard Jonathan Milligan, going up 43-30. The Panthers maintained a double-digit lead over the next few minutes, until Davis picked a shooting foul. Stallings strongly disagreed with the call, shouting at the referee until he finally received a technical foul. Robinson made both technical free throws and each of his foul shots to narrow Pitt’s lead to 50-42. Stallings’ technical appeared to spur his team into action, as the Panthers forced three turnovers and went on a 7-0 run. With 10 minutes left in the game, Pitt led comfortably, 57-42. Robinson kept The Mount close, knocking See Men’s Basketball on page 10

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Marcus Carr attempts a layup. He played 38 minutes and scored 23 points at Panther’s 82-78 victory over Mount St. Mary’s Tuesday. Thomas Yang SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Senior marketing major Jordan Jones also said he was surprised by the perspective of some of the panelists, particularly that of Troost. “I never really thought about what Ian said about not knowing black people but … feeling so compelled to do something,” Jones said. “That’s something rare I haven’t really heard of.” Jones said it is important to emphasize the role college students can have in continuing Responding to Reality’s conversation elsewhere. He said when the chance comes about to raise awareness to an issue, nobody should shy away from making a difference. When it comes down to a person’s background or race, Troost said the sense of brotherhood that comes with being on a sports team triumphs over these factors, and that it should be applied to society at large. “When you’re on a team, you’re brothers,” Troost said. “So why should I have my teammates feel they’ve been treated unjustly, and why should I not say something about that, especially as someone who is a human being?”

down consecutive 3-pointers to narrow the deficit back to nine points. After another 3-pointer by first-year guard Jonah Antonio, The Mount trailed by just five points, 63-58, with six minutes left. The two teams traded baskets over the next few minutes while Pitt maintained its five-point lead, but the Panthers let Antonio get another open three-point look with three minutes left. The Australian sharpshooter drained the three — his fourth of the game — to narrow Pitt’s lead to two. Robinson scored layups on consecutive possessions to give The Mount the lead, 71-70, with one minute left. With the game tied 71-71, Carr put the Panthers back on top with a clutch drive and layup. Pitt led 73-71 with 18 seconds left, leaving Mount St. Mary’s with one last possession to tie or win. First-year forward Bobby Planutis received the ball in the paint and missed a layup, but managed to tip in his own rebound to tie the game at 73-73 with five seconds left. After a missed shot from Carr, the game headed to overtime.

Pitt’s solid defense and consistent freethrow shooting allowed them to squeeze out the OT win. Mount St. Mary’s went 0-6 from the field while Carr and WilsonFrame scored a combined five points from the free-throw line, giving the Panthers an 80-75 lead with 30 seconds left. “Coach does a good job making sure we’re prepared for close-game situations,” Carr said. “We rep that sort of thing every day in practice.” A 3-pointer from Mount St. Mary’s first-year guard Donald Carey closed the deficit to 80-78, but Carr sunk two more free throws to put the game out of hand, giving the Panthers an 82-78 victory. Carr finished the game as Pitt’s leading scorer with 23 points, while Wilson-Frame added another 15 — all of which came in the second half or overtime. Despite scoring just four points on 2-11 shooting, Luther led the Panthers with a season-high 16 rebounds. Stevenson also chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds. For The Mount, Robinson led all scorers with 24 points. The Panthers will face off against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday in a renewal of the Backyard Brawl at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is at 8 p.m.

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For Rent North Oakland 3 BR Apartment. Available August 1, 2018. $1320-$1620 +gas & electric. 412-441-1211. info@ forbesmanagement. net. www.forbesmanagement.net. 3,4,6 houses available January and August 2018. Lawn St. Ward St. Call 412-287-5712. 4BR house, 2 bath. Newly remodeled, wall-to-wall carpeting, equipped kitchen, on busline, 15 minute walk to campus. $250/ person+ gas/electric. Call 412-548-2214. 6 or 7 BR House on N. Dithridge St. Available beginning in August 2018. 3 full bathrooms. 2 kitchens. 10 rooms total, on 3 levels, with one bathroom on each level. Refrigerators, ranges, ovens, dishwashers included. A/C. Washer and dryer in basement. On Pitt and CMU shuttle routes. $3600/month + gas and electric. Owner pays water, sewer, and city garbage collection charges. Please leave message at 412-372-9185.

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South Oakland ** 5 Bedroom/2 full bath; HUGE HOMEduplex style, three stories. COMPLETELY REMODELED, 2 living rooms, 2 kitchens, 2 dining rooms, LAUNDRY and a huge yard to enjoy! Huge Bedrooms! Located on Dawson Street. PITT Shuttle stops directly in front of house, only 15 minute level walk to PITT/CMU. $3,495+. Available 8/1/2018. NO PETS. Call Jason at 412-922-2141. Pictures- Info: tinyurl. com/pitthome **AUGUST 2018: Furnished studios, 1,2,3,4 bedroom apartments. No pets. Non-smokers preferred. 412-621-0457. 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments. $1015 + electric, $1599 + electric respectively. Available August 1, 2018. Louisa St. 412-441-1211. info@ forbesmanagement. net. www.forbesmanagement.net. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Bedrooom Houses. August 2018. Bouquet St, Meyran, Semple, Neville, Chesterfield. 412-287-5712. 2 Bedrooms. Available Fall 2018. Heat included. 412-261-4620.

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2-3-4 bedroom apartments and houses available in May and August 2018. Nice, clean, free laundry, includes exterior maintenance, new appliances, spacious, located on Semple and Mckee 412-414-9629.

Before signing a lease, be aware that no more than 3 unrelated people can share a single unit. Check property’s compliance with codes. Call City’s Permits, Licensing & Inspections. 412-255-2175.

PITT & CMU STUDENTS. Updated, spacious 3, 4, 5 Bedroom Houses. Close across boulevard on Pitt bus line. Multiple bathrooms, air conditioning, dishwashers, laundry, etc. August 2018. Reasonable pricing. 412-445-6117.

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, and 4 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 Available January 2018! Spacious 2 bedroom apartment Newly updated, fully furnished kitchen Very close to campus on Atwood St. 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance Secured Building $1450/month Robb Real Estate Co., LLC Ph: 412-682-7622

Giant 7 Bedroom House with 3 Bathrooms. Near Atwood & Ward. Free parking &laundry. Available August 2018. 412-600-4219. jwquinn@mac.com. Large 5 Bedroom. Mckee & Louisa. 2 bathrooms, free laundry, gas included. One block from Forbes. Available August 2018. 412-600-4219. jwquinn@mac.com M.J. Kelly Realty. Studio, 1, 2, 3 and 4 Bedroom Apartments, Duplexes and Houses. N. & S. Oakland from $750-$2500. mjkellyrealty@gmail. com. 412-271-5550. www.mjkellyrealty. com New 3 Bedroom on Meyran. Free parking, central air. Available August 2018. 412-600-4219. jwquinn@mac.com Oakland Ave. - Garden Court Apartments. Charming 2BR, hardwood floors, free heat. Move in May 1 or Aug. 1, 2018. Call 412-361-2695.

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Ward & S. Bouquet Streets - Studio, 1, 2 & 3BR apartments. Free parking. Move in May 1 or Aug. 1, 2018. Call 412-361-2695

Squirrel Hill Unfurnished 1st floor of Squirrel Hill duplex. Large LR, Large BR, kitchen and bath. Also, small office. Downtown bus across the street. One block to Oakland bus. Very safe neighborhood. $895/mo. Rent includes utilities. Call 212-818-8607 or email: squirrelhillapt@gmail.com

Rental Other 624 Minnesota St Pittsburgh PA 15207. 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bath. Newly updated2 blocks from Greenfield Bridge. Large kitchen, Washer & dryer included. Rent $1100/ month. Call Jimmy 412-400-7997

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Rental Other Apartment for rent. Highland Park area, 3rd floor, 1BR, private entrance, $700/ month +electric. 412-719-0321. Sublet - Looking for a female roommate to take over lease for Spring/Summer. Great location. Furnished or unfurnished. Apartment is in a safe building at Bates and Oakland 540-687-1212

Employment Employment Other Join KEYS Service Corps, AmeriCorps this January. Mentor, tutor, and inspire local youth. Full and part time paid positions with education award. Perfect for December grads! Possible internship credit. Call 412-350-2739. www. keysservicecorps.org

over summer. $13/ hour. Perfect job for current sophomores & juniors, graduating seniors set to enter grad school, returning grad students, and firstyear law students! Mozart Management 412-682-7003 thane@ mozartrents.com

Services Other Phlebotomy Training Centerwww. justphlebotomy.org 2 evening classes weekly, 5 weeks + excellent Clinicals. Call 412-521-7334.

For Sale Merchandise Scott’s Hot Dogs now selling Christmas trees at Frankstown Avenue and Lincoln. Veterans welcome. 412-310-3769

Services Services Other House cleaning: Oakland House, undergoing renovations, needs cleaner/ organizer one day/ week. References & background required. 412-414-7290.

OFFICE INTERN Shadyside Management Company seeks person w/ min 2 yrs. college, for upcoming spring semester, to interview & process rental applicants, do internet postings & help staff our action- central office. Part time or full time OK. Starting in January; full time

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