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T h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t ude nt ne w spap e r of t he U niversity of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | May 15, 2019 | Volume 110 | Issue 1
‘Union avoidance’
UP, UP AND AWAY
firm receiveD $240k from Pitt Jon Moss
News Editor
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries the University of Pittsburgh NSF SHREC’s STP-H6-SSIVP supercomputer to the International Space Station at Cape Canaveral on May 4. Theo Schwarz | senior staff photographer
CITY RECEIVES ‘F’ FOR AIR QUALITY DESPITE IMPROVEMENT Brian Gentry
Senior Staff Writer Pittsburgh has made strides in distancing itself from its industrial past, but the region remains plagued by lingering air quality concerns. Allegheny County received an “F” rating from the American Lung Association in this year’s “State of the Air” report in every category due to particulate matter, or PM, and ozone concentrations that exceeded national air quality standards. Out of 203 metropolitan areas, the Pittsburgh tri-state area — which encompasses parts of Ohio and West Virginia — ranked seventh in worst annual PM pollution. Between 2015 and 2017, the years considered in the 2019 report, Allegheny County
had an average of 8.3 days each year that exceeded the ozone standard and 10.5 days that exceeded the PM standard — more than 3.2 days above either standard is considered a failing grade. In addition, the average annual PM concentration was 13.0 micrograms per meter cubed — anything above the air standard of 12.0 micrograms per meter cubed is considered failing. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, intake of PM, which is usually made up of dust and soot, is associated with heart problems, difficulties breathing and aggravated asthma, while ozone primarily has an effect on breathing and can lead to chronic impaired lung function. These are two primary pollutants considered when evaluating air quality. But while
the region did receive a failing grade for the past several years for these pollutants, it has shown marked improvement within the past few decades. Between 2000 and 2002, the Pittsburgh metro area had on average 47.5 days annually which exceeded the ozone standard. During that two year period, the area also exceeded particulate limits 62 times annually and had an average PM concentration of 21.4 micrograms per meter cubed. Other parts of the country fared worse this year than Pittsburgh in the rankings. Regions of California, particularly in southern California and the Central Valley, received failing grades in both PM and ozone as well — these areas are more prone to chronic bad air quality due to local climate and wildfires. See Air Quality on page 2
A “union avoidance” law firm received a large windfall of legal fees from Pitt, according to previously unreported University financial disclosure reports. Pitt’s Office of University Counsel paid Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr $239,061 in fees between the summers of 2016 and 2018 to provide legal support during the separate graduate student and faculty campaigns for unionization. According to its website, Ballard Spahr can “advise on employer rights and responsibilities during the critical pre-election period” and “work closely with management to design and carry out an effective election campaign.” The annual financial disclosure reports are required by Pennsylvania’s education regulations, the Public School Code of 1949, which mandate that staterelated universities provide a list of all goods and services contracts which exceed $1,000 in price every fiscal year. They show the University paid Ballard Spahr $20,555 in 2015, $73,922 in 2017 and $144,584 in 2018. A list of expenses for the most recent reporting period — July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019 — is due to Commonwealth officials by the end of the calendar year. Pitt spokesperson Joe Miksch said Ballard Spahr has provided expertise in numerous areas over the last 10 years. “They are one vendor among hundreds that we maintain partnerships with,” Miksch wrote in an email. “This vendor network plays a key role in helping the University meet its mission of leveraging knowledge for society’s gain while also efficiently addressing specific issues affecting students, faculty and staff.” Miksch did not respond to questions on how much of the money paid to the firm was related to unionization efforts, as well as whether or not any student tuition money was used for the fees. Abby Cartus, a union organizer and graduate student in epidemiology, said the payments to Ballard Spahr are an example of the University “wasting” resources that could have gone to students. “It is a disgrace that the University has already spent nearly a quarter million dollars on union-busting lawyers to prevent its own employees from having a say in their workplace, while increasing tuition for in-state students by nearly 5 percent over the same period,” Cartus wrote in an email.
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But though the Pittsburgh region has made progress, the current air quality still poses a health risk to everyone, according to Matthew Mehalik, the director of the Breathe Project, a Pittsburgh organization focused on air quality issues. Mehalik said chronic exposure to the poor air quality in Pittsburgh can lead to serious health issues. “It affects everyone,” Mehalik said. “Being exposed to bad air quality every day of the year … that leads to very negative longterm health outcomes. It partially explains why we are rated as a county in the top 2% of counties nationwide for cancer risk from point source air pollution.” Anaïs Peterson, executive vice president of next year’s Student Government Board and former columnist for The Pitt News, said in a phone interview she’s concerned about the detrimental impacts of poor air
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Cathedral Cafe cited for eight health code violations pittnews.com quality on public health. “What happens in Allegheny County, what happens in southwest Pennsylvania affects everyone because pollution doesn’t stay in one place,” Peterson said. “We can’t afford for elected officials to be silent until after it’s done.” Peterson said she plans to petition for the University to get an on-campus air quality monitor, which would send alerts to students in cases of unhealthy air quality. The Allegheny County Health Department recently levied large fines against U.S. Steel for consistent violations of air quality standards. The ACHD levied a $337,670 fine against the company Monday for continued air quality violations during the first quarter of 2019. This comes after more than $2.3 million in fines between June 2018 and April 2019. Karen Hacker, the director of the ACHD, said in a statement the county is working hard to improve air quality in the region,
especially in light of the recent ALA report. “The latest report is another reminder that air quality continues to be one of the most pressing public health challenges in our area,” Hacker said. “While we have ramped up our enforcement efforts over the past two years, doing more than our agency has ever done, we must continue to be aggressive and proactive and hold polluters accountable.” But while the ACHD continues to regulate air quality in the region, it is limited in the scope of its power. Hacker spoke on March 26 at a Brilliant Breakfast, a weekly event hosted by the University Honors College. During the event, Hacker said her organization is unable to make immediate changes to air quality despite the organization’s best efforts. “You’re ruled by a whole variety of rules and regulations, federal, state. And industry has rights — there’s this thing called due process,” Hacker said at the event. “You can
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levy an enforcement action and the industry can appeal. And they can drag it on and on for pretty much ever.” Mehalik agrees that the ACHD is currently doing everything in its power to regulate air quality. “We like seeing strong regulatory action,” Mehalik said. “We have seen a shift in the county’s willingness to be aggressive to at least impose fines on industries that are technically operating outside of the law by emitting pollution outside of what their permits allow them to emit.” But while he agrees plenty is being done, he said progress still needs to be made in order to have healthy air for everyone in the Pittsburgh area. “We’ve got a long way to go in order to have health-protective outcomes for our region,” Mehalik said. “We’re happy the health department is doing more. There needs to be continuing accountability on the part of polluting industry.”
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Alyssa Milano’s suggested sex strike isn’t empowering Alyssa Milano, one of the original leaders of the #MeToo movement, recently called for a sex strike via Twitter in order to protest strict abortion legislature that has been passing in various states, including Georgia, Alabama and Ohio. “Our reproductive rights are being erased,” Milano wrote. “Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy. JOIN ME by not having sex until we get bodily autonomy back. I’m calling for a #SexStrike. Pass it on.” Though Milano likely has good intentions, a sex strike isn’t an empowering or effective way for women to protest abortion laws. A fundamental aspect of female empowerment is the idea that women can do what they desire with their bodies. Encouraging them to withhold sex as an act of empowerment or even protest seems contradictory to Milano’s platform. The idea of a sex strike frames sex as a favor performed by women, something that should be used as leverage in order to negotiate with men. We should be teaching women that sex is to be an equal exchange between both men and women, not something that can be used as a weapon or a reward. As the Feminist Movement evolved in the late 1960s, women began fighting for their own sexual liberation. Women began challenging traditional sexual roles in a movement known as the Sexual Revolution. These women built their platform on the fact that like men, they too enjoyed sex and had sexual desires. Milano’s suggested sex strike goes against the values of the feminist movement — something that she has spent years voicing her support for.
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As part of Milano’s defense, she noted instances in which sex strikes have been highly effective for political reform. She cited how Iroquois women in the 1600s withheld sex to stop unregulated warfare. Liberian women used a sex strike to demand the end of a civil war in 2003, according to CBS. But times have changed since the 1600s, and cultural views on sex and gender roles differ. Women are now seen as worthy beyond their sexual and reproductive capabilities in many societies, though not all. In modern day Liberia, women face brutal gender violence from the state, communities and their own families, sometimes. The rate of female genital mutilation is steadily rising, and in schools, girls and women are being forced to have sex with male teachers in order to pass classes. In a developed country where women have greater autonomy and rights, it’s unlikely that a sex strike would have the same effects. Either way, we shouldn’t be modeling our own movements after the desperate actions of disadvantaged women, many of whom face violence daily because of their gender. Just because something works doesn’t mean it’s right. Though Milano wasn’t trying to marginalize women, her suggestion of a sex strike does exactly that. There are better ways to protest abortion laws — call senators, cultivate open discussion, attend demonstrations, vote and encourage others to register to vote. But don’t unravel the sexual liberation platform that feminists spent decades trying to establish. Sex is not a reward or a favor, but an activity meant to be enjoyed by anyone regardless of their gender. Let’s keep it that way.
ELECTING A DEMOCRAT IN 2020 IS OUR BEST HOPE FOR CURBING GUN VIOLENCE
Students get off buses after being evacuated to the Recreation Center at Northridge after one student was killed and at least eight others were injured during a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch on May 7 in Highlands Ranch, Colo. michael ciaglo/getty images/tns
Julia Kreutzer Staff Columnist
Two armed students killed one of their peers and injured eight others on May 7 at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado. The school is just less than 10 miles from Columbine High School, where a deadly school shooting in April 1999 sparked modern debates about gun control. Occurring almost exactly 20 years after Columbine, the Highlands Ranch shooting demonstrates that gun violence continues to prove a danger to students and faculty. While deeply disturbing and tragic, this shooting isn’t an anomaly. This marks the fourth school shooting in Denver alone and the 111th nationwide since 1970, according to The New York Times. Weiyi Cai and Jugal K. Patel of The New York Times describe the Highlands Ranch shooting as simply another example of an alarmingly common phenomenon over the past several decades.
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“The attack was … the latest in a decadeslong series of violent episodes that have shocked the nation and traumatized generations of students,” Cai and Patel wrote. Current gun control legislation, or lack thereof, has been insufficient in combating gun violence. The elimination of safety measures under President Donald Trump’s administration regarding gun purchase and use has only exacerbated this issue. This pattern of violence has become recurrent and we have become apathetic bystanders rather than working to actively change this failed system. In order to protect our children and collective morality, further action must be taken by lawmakers in efforts to curb the rate of gun violence. Electing a Democrat in the upcoming 2020 presidential election is America’s chance to take a stance against our gun problem. In this new generation of senseless school violence, it seems simply surviving See Kreutzer on page 4
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Kreutzer, pg. 3 high school is just as worthy of celebration as the degree. There have been hundreds of planned attacks in which perpetrators fire indiscriminately in schools. In these attacks alone, at least 202 people have been killed and 454 injured since 1970, according to a New York Times analysis. Schools like Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Columbine and Sandy Hook are more symbolic of the children who have been murdered than they are institutions of academic success. Former Pitt News columnist Mariam Shalaby expressed this sense of exhaustion and desensitization in a 2015 column, years before Parkland, Highlands Ranch and countless other school shootings occurred. “I should be sad, but I feel nothing. Nothing but annoyed,” Shalaby said. “I no longer get a wave of shock or a sense of fear, nor do I wonder how such a thing could happen so close to home. Shootings seem normal.” The frequency and lethality of these attacks has only increased since this column was written. While deeply upsetting, shootings, especially those in schools, are no longer surprising or troubling. We view them as
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typical. While the newly elected Democratic House has had some success in passing stronger gun control laws, the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Senate have failed to create tangible change or pass necessary legislation to curb gun violence. Though a single person is not at fault for any of this repetitive gun violence, Trump’s inaction makes him complicit, and his loyalties to the NRA make him an enabler. It’s becoming increasingly evident that if we want gun control, re-electing Trump in 2020 is not the solution. Since it is more likely than not that Trump will be the Republican presidential candidate, it looks like it’s up to the men and women in blue to win the White House and enact change. Democrats appear not only to collectively understand the necessity of curbing gun violence, but are ready to act on it as well. Peter Ambler, executive director of the gun control advocacy group started by U.S. Representative and mass shooting survivor Gabby Giffords, explains Democrats are more united than ever in combating gun violence. “I think we are going to see a consistent and sustained legislating on gun safety,”
Ambler said. “Guns used to be an issue that divides Democrats and unites Republicans. Now the opposite is true.” Nearly all of the 2020 Democratic candidates have promoted similar forms of gun control — universal background checks and a ban of assault weapons. Some of these proposed policies not only have support from Democrats, but voters across the aisle as well. A research study conducted by Pew in late 2018 reported that 9 out of 10 Republicans believe that people with certain mental illnesses should be prohibited from purchasing a gun. Over 80% of both party members believe people on the federal no fly list should be barred from purchasing firearms. 91% of Democrats and 79% of Republicans favor background checks. In short, Americans want a solution — but not the kind Trump promotes. While issues like health care and abortion continue to divide us, gun control is an issue Americans can unite behind and make a genuine impact on. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Ca., has committed to take executive action if Congress fails to enact gun control measures within 100 days of her election. Mayor Pete Buttiegieg, a member of Bipartisan Mayors Against Illegal
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Guns, is a supporter of more rigorous background checks — as are both Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who led Former President Barack Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in 2012, promoted similar policies. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, advocates for background checks, ending loopholes and banning assault weapons. His website states that he hopes to establish middle-ground legislation that allows gun owners to safely use their weapons without harming other human beings. With the 2020 election around the corner, this is our chance to choose a candidate who leads the fight for change in gun laws. But in order for the nation to see a collective change in gun violence, the Democratic candidates must continue to advocate for the implementation of effective common sense gun reform and keep it on the forefront of their campaign. The Trump administration has failed our children in combating the terror caused by gun violence in schools and beyond. It’s time we give new Democratic hopefuls a shot at protecting this generation of desensitized and vulnerable citizens.
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Culture
‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’ exceeds expectations
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VINYL REVIVAL: PITTSBURGH RECORD CONVENTION ROCKS THE SOUTH SIDE
Mary Rose O’Donnell Culture Editor
Vinyl records are often seen as a relic of the past, sitting forgotten in dusty cardboard boxes in various basements. But in recent years vinyl sales have skyrocketed, partially due to popular contemporary artists like Ariana Grande and Panic! At The Disco releasing their new albums on vinyl and popular classic artists like The Rolling Stones re-releasing theirs. The vinyl record has risen again, if Pittsburgh’s biannual Record Convention is any indication. The most recent Record Convention took place on May 11 at the Sokol Club in the South Side. More than 30 vendors and hundreds of attendees gathered to buy and sell records, CDs, cassette tapes and other music memorabilia. Products included vinyl copies of classic rock albums, rap CDs and artwork featuring ’60s bands like The Beatles and The Monkees. Pittsburgh native and record enthusiast Anthony Medwid started the convention back in 1996, a time when CDs ruled the market and vinyl was falling to the wayside. The first convention was held at the Sto-Rox Booster Club, a bingo hall in McKees Rocks. After three shows, they moved to Greentree where they stayed for 17 years, then later moved to a volunteer fire department in Bridgeville for four years. Each location provided its own hurdles, including surrounding construction and planning difficulties. This was the first show held at the Sokol Club in the South Side. According to Medwid, he and other attendees were very happy with the new venue. “This was the best location yet,” Medwid said. “I received a lot of good feedback from everyone that came, some even said they liked it more than our previous hall.” Each vendor had their own corner of the event space to display their collections and offerings. Many came from across the country to attend the convention and share their music. Vendors ranged from private collectors looking to thin out their expansive collection of music to record store affiliates looking to promote their business.
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The Pittsburgh Record Convention at the Sokol Club on Saturday. Mary Rose O’Donnell |contributing editor Amadeo Eichberg is a private collector who has been attending the convention as a vendor for the past eight years. While he was a student at the University of Miami, he began collecting records after discovering his aunt’s old record player in her Miami Beach apartment. This was at a time when CDs were all the rage. “I was really getting into music at that point in my life, specifically when everyone was getting into CDs and getting rid of their old vinyl. I was getting these Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd albums for about $2 or $3 used,” he said. Eichberg began spending around $20 a week on vinyl, eventually amassing a substantial collection. As life went on, he got married and started a family, then eventually moved from Florida to Pittsburgh. This is when the records became a bit of a problem. “My wife didn’t want me to take the records with us. I said, ‘Please! I’ll sell some of them,’ and
sure enough, it coincided with the resurgence of vinyl,” Eichberg said. Despite being one of the few private vendors at the show, he still feels welcome among the recordcollecting community. “Once a year I come to the convention, and close to 90% of the people there are professionals and have record stores. Even though I’m a private collector, the community’s really accepted me,” he said. “One of the best parts of the convention is meeting the people and meeting the collectors.” Dave Anderson is one of the professional collectors who attended this year’s convention on Saturday. Anderson is the owner of Backstreet Records, based in Punxsutawney. Backstreet primarily sells vinyl, leaning towards the rock genres. Saturday was his first time at the Pittsburgh Record Convention. Anderson was one of the few vendors to sell new vinyl at the convention, such as Vampire
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Weekend’s May 2019 album “Father of the Bride,” as opposed to the standard used copies that many vendors have had in their collections for years and years. “My stuff was all newer records, which some of the record purists turned their noses up at. It’s something that not everyone is selling at the convention, which usually works out for me saleswise,” he said. Anderson was happy with his experience at the convention, having made connections with other vendors and customers. “Before the convention even started, I had spoken to a few of the other vendors and made some sales and traded with them. It’s always cool to show each other that we’re supporting one another in this business,” he said. The next Pittsburgh Record Convention will take place on Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sokol Club.
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TIME TO PANIC ABOUT PITT BASKETBALL RECRUITING? Trent Leonard
Contributing Editor When Pitt head basketball coach Jeff Capel was hired in March 2018, he brought with him a resumé that included, among other things, the ability to recruit top-tier players at a high level. Capel immediately flashed his recruiting chops, snagging two players ranked in the national top 150 — Trey McGowens and Au’Diese Toney — and finding an overlooked talent in Xavier Johnson, who was ranked No. 232 nationally but went on to become Pitt’s most productive player. With that freshman trio leading the way, Capel’s Panthers improved upon 2017’s disastrous season (8-24 overall, 0-18 ACC ) by notching a 14-19 overall and 3-15 ACC record, impressively taking down NCAA Tournament teams like Florida State, Louisville and St. Louis along the way. Though Pitt may have underachieved after a hot start to the season, at one point losing 13 straight ACC games, the consensus was that Capel could build upon this momentum in the offseason and land a big-time recruit or two for the class of 2019. But fast forward to last Tuesday, when four-star junior college transfer Khadim Sy chose Ole Miss over finalists Pitt and East Carolina, and it’s beginning to look like Pitt’s 2019 recruiting class will be defined more by who it lost out on than who it gained. The 6-foot-10, 245-pound Sy was considered one of the most athletic big men in the country, with a diverse skill set and the ability to defend the rim, score inside and stretch the floor if need be. After starting his college career at Virginia Tech, Sy transferred to Daytona State for his sophomore season in 2018, where he averaged 16.8 points and 9.8 rebounds on 55.1% shooting from the field and 32% from 3-point range. After hosting Sy on campus and report-
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Men’s basketball head coach Jeff Capel has had difficulty picking up top-tier recruits for the class of 2019. Thomas Yang | visual editor edly developing a good rapport with him, it appeared Pitt finally had the inside track on recruiting a much-needed big man. Finding a quality option in the frontcourt has been the Panthers’ number one recruiting priority after centers Terrell Brown and Kene Chukwuka combined to average 9.6 points and eight rebounds last season. To add more fuel to the fire, Pitt had already struck out on big men Kofi Cockburn, Akok Akok, Qudus Wahab and Ibrahima Diallo. Many of these highly touted recruits publicly released a final list of schools which included Pitt, only to spurn the Panthers and choose another school in the end. The 7-foot-tall Diallo was the latest to break Pitt’s heart, hyping up a decision between Ohio State and Pitt only to chose the former. But after losing so many 50-50 recruiting battles, Panther fans still maintained hope in getting the next commitment. If you flip a coin
enough, you’re bound to get a different result eventually. You can’t blame Pitt basketball fans for being optimistic about the chances of landing Sy. Sure, Pitt’s program has fallen from glory in recent years, but it at least boasts a rich history, an electric student section and the opportunity to play in the NCAA’s premier basketball conference. Toss in a head coach with NBA ties and an up-and-coming backcourt duo, and Pitt seemed like the obvious choice over East Carolina and Ole Miss. East Carolina plays in a minor conference and has made the NCAA Tournament just twice in its history, while Ole Miss is typically a middling team in the SEC with only one Sweet 16 appearance ever. 2pac, one of the most iconic rappers of all time once repped Capel’s college jersey. Ole Miss head coach Kermit Davis, meanwhile, shares the same name as a Muppet. Yet in the end, Capel and Pitt were once
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again left on the outside looking in. So what gives? Is Capel actually not the elite recruiter he was thought to be or did Pitt fans just set their expectations a little too high? The answer likely lies somewhere in between. Recruiting is a tricky (and, in the worst cases, shady) business, so it’s often puzzling and frustrating for fans who feel like their team is inexplicably losing out. There has to be some reasonable explanation for these high-level recruits to pass on Pitt. Some of the accountability lies with Capel and his staff, to be sure. But it’s unrealistic to expect any new staff to come in and start piling up top-100 prospects. Recruiting centers on continuity and trust — the earlier you can establish a relationship with the athlete, the likelier you are to land him. Pitt’s current staff has only existed for one season, See Recruitment on page 7
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Recruitment, pg. 6 meaning Pitt is at a natural disadvantage against coaches who have been courting this year’s incoming class since they were underclassmen in high school. It’s also easier for coaches to sell results rather than visions for the future. Success breeds success, and Pitt hasn’t had a lot to build off of in recent years. Pitt basketball may be on the rise, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s won just three conference games over the past two seasons. Capel can try to sell his vision to potential recruits,
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enticing them with the opportunity to play in front of Jay-Z or to restore Pitt basketball to a perennial tournament team once more. But the recent losses alone are probably enough to make any potential recruit think twice, especially when another team with concrete results in the win column is offering. And although Capel has missed out on his most ambitious attempts for the 2019 class, he’s still secured a formidable group of recruits including forwards Karim Coulibaly, Gerald Drumgoole and Justin Champagnie, as well as sharpshooting junior college transfer Ryan
Murphy. 247sports.com currently has this group ranked as the ninth best in the ACC. That’s good because it drastically outperforms Pitt’s 14th-place finish in the ACC standings last season, but worrisome because it’s worse than Capel’s first recruiting class, which ranked fifth in the conference. So yes, it’s natural for Pitt fans to feel like the girl who got rejected by her dream prom date — five different times — and is now looking in the mirror wondering whether she’s pretty enough. My advice would be to relax. The Panthers need to
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win more games before they can land top recruits, and Pitt should naturally take another step forward by winning more games this year. Recruiting rankings in general are overrated — after the top 50 or so most elite prospects, the rest is essentially a crapshoot. There’s plenty of overlooked talent, as Johnson proved last year, plus players who naturally develop at the next level. Capel and his staff have certainly earned the patience of fans for now, but if Pitt continuously fails to win games and land big names over the next few years, it may be time to press the panic button.
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