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The independent student newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | August 29, 2016 | Volume 107 | Issue 14
LANTERN NIGHT SHINES THROUGH THE STORM
At the 96th annual Lantern Night, female alumnae light lanterns for first year female students to pass on the “light of learning.” | by Samya Shabaz and Alexa Bakalarski | The Pitt News Staff Although stormy weather threatened to wreak havoc on Pitt’s oldest tradition, the lights of Lantern Night continued to burn Sunday night. More than 950 first-year female students gathered in the Cathedral of Learning for Pitt’s 96th annual Lantern Night. At the event, female alumnae serve as flame bear-
ers, lighting the lanterns held by new women on campus. This year’s Lantern Night was the first in the event’s history to be threatened by rain, although the organizers quickly reconfigured the event instead of canceling it. The ceremony — which usually takes place in the Heinz Chapel — was moved to the Commons Room
in the Cathedral of Learning because of the thunderstorm, which also delayed the event about an hour. Students sat waiting along the walls of the Commons Room, but all of the lanterns were lit before 9 p.m. Elsewhere, the storm flooded streets and felled trees in Oakland. The lantern lighting, a tradition See Lantern Night on page 11
The lighting of the lantern symbolizes the passing of knowledge and advice to the next generation. Jordan Mondell ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR
The annual event, which was almost rained out, celebrates women at Pitt. Jordan Mondell ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR
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PITT WELCOMES BACK STUDENTS
Top: Kyrie Gu, first-year, is from China, and came to Pittsburgh because he “heard the city is really amazing.” Stephen Caruso Senior STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Right: Pitt students hold up placards for their class photo.
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PITT RESEARCHERS STUDYING BUBBLES FOR CANCER TREATMENT Emily Brindley
Assistant News Editor Blowing bubbles may seem like child’s play, but Pitt researchers have added another element to the game by filling those bubbles with life-saving medicine. Researchers from UPMC’s Center for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics are experimenting with sonoporation, a technique that uses microscopic bubbles filled with medicine to treat cancer. In a study published last week, the researchers outlined the experimental procedure. The team’s plan — when the study reaches clinical trials — is to inject microbubbles into a patient’s bloodstream, while simultaneously directing an ultrasound at a cancerous tumor. The microbubbles will remain still until they enter the ultrasound field, when they’ll start vibrating and poking holes in the nearby cells.
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“We’re peering more closely into exactly how ... this technology [works],” Flordeliza Villanueva, senior author of the study, said. “Now that we’re excited about its potential for affecting patient care, we really want to understand it in greater detail.” Since at least 2004, researchers have been investigating the use of ultrasound technology for not only its imaging capability — such as showing fetal images — but for its therapeutic capability as well. Xucai Chen, research associate professor of medicine at Pitt, said this research group as well as others have successfully used sonoporation to break up clots in stroke patients. They have not, however, reached the stage of clinical trials for drug or gene delivery using sonoporation, according to Chen. Researchers can use sonoporation to deliver drugs to treat cancer or to improve See Study on page 14
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welcomes 229 first Pitt expands healthcare Pitt student takes big leap Gallagher years with annual selfie coverage for transgender for love Photo by Lauren Rosenblatt
One small step for a Pitt student sent him headfirst into national headlines and feet first into Qdoba. A Pitt student was on the roof of a building on the 3700 block of Forbes Avenue in the early hours of Aug. 23 when he tried to leap to the next building but did not make it, according to police spokesperson Sonya Toler. In an attempt to impress a woman he’d met earlier that night, he got wedged between Qdoba and Bruegger’s Bagels, where he stayed for four hours. “He didn’t quite achieve his goal. He missed and fell in between the buildings,” Toler said. The man was taken to UPMC Presbyterian, but Toler said he will be fine.
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At New Student Convocation Wednesday afternoon, faculty, staff and returning students welcomed the class of 2020 to Pitt’s community with advice, anecdotes and a selfie. The convocation, held in the Petersen Events Center, officially marks the start of the new academic year. According to Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, the class of 2020 is the most diverse class and has the highest test scores of any preceding class. From 30,000 applications, 4,794 new undergraduate students enrolled at Pitt for the fall 2016 term. Of those, 730 are transfer students. For the fall 2015 term, Pitt received 30,631 applications according to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Of those applicants, 4,094 students enrolled. As he encouraged students to immerse themselves and embrace their freedom, Gallagher reminded them of their responsibilities: to themselves, to one another and to their University. “We want to tell future prospective students about your achievements. You are our new bragging rights,” Gallagher said.
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faculty and staff
Beginning this year, Pitt will — for the first time — provide coverage for faculty and staff members’ transgender-related health care services. Pitt announced the change in a three-page letter the University’s Office of Human Resources sent to faculty and staff last week. The letter detailed expanded health care coverage — effective Aug. 15 — that includes behavioral health support, hormone medications and gender reassignment surgery. A Q-and-A that accompanied the letter — signed by John Kozar, the assistant vice chancellor of human resources — said there is not yet “comprehensive data” to say whether the expanded coverage will raise the cost of a faculty member or employee’s monthly medical premium. This is unclear, the attachment said, because so few organizations, including universities, offered the coverage before and so few people used it.
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PITT STUDENTS EMBRACE DIVERSITY AT COMMUNITYBUILDING EVENT
Jamie Washington led the students in high fiving and discussing their experiences. Courtesy of Adam Gaus
Alexa Bakalarski Senior Staff Writer
Overlooking a crowd made up of Pitt’s most diverse student body yet, Jamie Washington told first-year students to partner up with a stranger Saturday morning — they were going to need a high five buddy. Washington, the founder of engagement specialist group the Washington Consulting Group, returned to Orientation Week for the second year in a row to lead Pitt’s Class of 2020 in the “Building a Pitt Community” event in the Petersen Event Center. He asked students to high five one another in support several times throughout the morning. The mandatory event for first-year students, held for the second year in a
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row, was meant to spark a conversation about diversity and inclusion. The exercises, which varied from conversation with neighbors to empathizing with one another about past experiences, tapped into students’ experiences and self identities. “Just because we have diversity doesn’t mean we’re engaged in it,” Washington said. “We want you to get comfortable with your identity and explore it while you’re here.” Following last year’s humanities theme, Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher has confirmed this academic year will be the Year of Diversity. Linda Williams-Moore, the associate dean and director of student life, emphaSee Community on page 15
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Nina Dunnell, a junior anthropology major, hugs Jenna Furman, a junior human resource major. The two have been friends since their first year and hadn’t seen each other since the end of last semester. Stephen Caruso SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Clubs vied for student attention at the Petersen Event Center Sunday as part at the annual Activities Fair. Abigail L. Self STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Lantern Night, pg. 1 that began in 1920, represents passing the “light of learning” from one generation of female students to the next. The Pitt Alumni Association, the Alumnae Council and the Division of Student Affairs hosted the event. “It’s a beautiful ceremony and tradition to have at Pitt,” Burke said. “I’m a sap for sentimentals.” Although the lanterns differ slightly in their appearance each year –– for ex-
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ample, students’ names no longer appear on the lanterns –– the meaning of the lanterns remains the same, according to Marilyn Burke, who has been volunteering at Lantern Night for about 20 years. The tradition began in 1920 a few days after the 19th amendment passed and granted women the right to vote. The year before, Pitt hired its first “Dean of Women,” although women had been at the school since 1895. Kimberly Bracken, who graduated from Pitt with a degree in electrical engineering in 1989 and served as one of the
46 flame bearers at this year’s event, said she missed having the ceremony in Heinz Chapel, where the organizers could turn off the lights and let the lanterns glow. Considering the circumstances, however, Bracken said she was impressed by how everybody worked together to reorganize the event despite the weather. Bracken came to the event to light a lantern for her daughter, first-year engineering major Kathleen Bracken. Bracken remembered how much she enjoyed her Lantern Night as a first-year student in 1985.
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“I think it’s a really nice tradition and it stresses the importance of learning to students,” Bracken said. “I don’t [still have my lantern], but I wish I did. I ripped my house apart, but I couldn’t find it.” This year’s lanterns had blue and gold ribbons attached to the lantern’s handle, which read “August 28, 2016 — Pitt’s Oldest Tradition — Pitt Annual Lantern Night.” Khadija-Awa Diop, president of Pitt’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Emily Johnson, president of Pitt’s Collegiate Panhellenic Association, welcomed the students with advice to treat others well and continually pursue their dreams. Diop referred to the book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey and encouraged the students to have positive interactions with people by following the Golden Rule — “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Johnson followed Diop’s advice with a piece of her own, telling the students to “follow their gut and trust themselves.” “Life can slow you down, but no step toward your dreams is a step too small,” Johnson said. Pitt alum Alka Patel gave the keynote address, complete with a visual for students to consider after leaving. Patel told the students to imagine three circles — “you,” “goal,” and “Pitt community,” and to focus on the three of them intersecting throughout their college years. Together, she said, the three circles will put students on the “path to success in the next four years and beyond.” “It’s easy to go through the motions of every day, but it’s more important to make sure that those motions are for a purpose,” Patel said. Sami Robertson, an undecided firstyear student, likened the event to when her mother passed down the Torah at her Bat Mitzvah. Robertson said Lantern Night promoted the concept of women working for each other, instead of the societal norm of women working against each other. “We pass down the tradition of going to college and being women in college [at Lantern Night],” Robertson said. “[Lantern night] really furthers the idea that we need to support each other and strengthen our friendship… It’s a little bit cheesy, but it’s a nice kind of cheesy.”
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Study, pg. 6 functioning of the cardiovascular system. To do this, the researchers fill the microbubbles with drugs or genes and then inject them into the patient through an IV. The microbubbles then travel freely throughout the bloodstream, as they are too large to exit the bloodstream without rupturing. Once Villanueva and her team reach clinical trials — in the next three to four years — the treatment will be a couple of routine procedures.
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To capture the bubble’s activity, Villanueva and Chen developed a high-speed camera that could capture up to 25 million frames per second. Chen said the word “ultrasound” indicates movement at millions of cycles per second so the high-speed camera, dubbed “UPMC Cam,” is able to capture what most cameras can not. Though the UPMC Cam is the only one of its kind in North America, both it and a similar camera in the Netherlands are based on an existing system made by Cordin Company. Chen said the team at Pitt adapted the camera for microscopic obser-
vations by increasing its spatial resolution. “If you want to see what’s going on with these bubbles, you need a camera that’s fast enough,” Chen said. The researchers used UPMC Cam to follow the microbubbles as they vibrated in the ultrasound field and caused cavities to form on the target cells, which are typically diseased cells. Using a slower-speed camera with fluorescent imaging, the team watched the microbubbles create small cavities on the surface of the nearby cells. Brandon Helfield, postdoctoral fellow at
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the Center for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics and lead author of the study, said the combination of the two camera types allowed the team to monitor every step of the sonoporation process. “The bubble time scale is microseconds, but the cellular response is seconds to minutes, which is six to seven orders of magnitude slower,” Helfield said. “So this system allows us to bridge the physically relevant timescales between physics and biology.” This precision is one of the advantages of sonoporation. Currently, one common technique of drug delivery is through a carrier virus, which uses the naturally invasive characteristics of the virus to enter cells and deliver the desired treatment. Villanueva said viral-delivery methods are “promiscuous,” however, traveling wherever they like through the body, unlike the site-specific nature of sonoporation. Helfield said viral methods can also cause heightened immune responses and inflammation, undesirable reactions in an already-ill patient. Though Villanueva and her team have not isolated all of the possible side effects of sonoporation, they believe the side effects will be less severe than current drug delivery methods. By learning more about the process of sonoporation in living systems, Villanueva said the research team hopes to characterize the most important aspects of successful treatment delivery — and one day, to reach a stage where sonoporation can be used to deliver medicine. “We didn’t invent sonoporation,” Helfield said. “[But] with a deeper understanding of this strategy, we can use it as a tool to site-specifically deliver a therapeutic to a location of interest.”
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Community, pg. 10 sized a commitment to making acceptance a priority. “When you discriminate against one of us, you discriminate against all of us,” Williams-Moore said. “Our hope is that you will join us in celebrating and respecting all those around you.” In this year’s undergraduate class, 67 percent of students identify as white, 17 percent as Asian, eight percent as African-American or black and three percent as Hispanic or Latino. More than half of the class of 2020 identified as male and 45 percent as female. Firstyears at Pitt represent 27 different countries and 45 states and territories. In the 2015 fall term, 74 percent of Pitt students identified as white, five percent as black or African-American, nine percent as Asian and three percent as Hispanic or Latino, according to the Office of Institutional Research’s 2016 FactBook. Overall, Pitt undergraduates were 51 percent female and 49 percent male in the fall of 2015. When the class of 2019 entered as first-years last year, it contained students from 17 countries and 44 states. In addition to dubbing this year the Year of Diversity and Inclusion, Gallagher created a new position in his staff last year, appointing Pam Connelly the first-ever Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion. On Friday, Connelly told students to “embrace” their comfort zones this year, while challenging them to move outside of it. “As you look forward to what’s next, look forward to being uncomfortable,” Connelly said. “Outside of your comfort zone is an opportunity for learning, for growth and for understanding that you simply cannot gain by remaining comfortable and unchallenged.” After having students partner up and talk to one another about where they came from and when they felt part of a community, four students took a microphone and told the auditorium how diverse their hometowns were or weren’t. For about the last 30 minutes of the event, Washington displayed statements on a screen that students could identify with and asked them to stand up in silence if a phrase represented them.
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Whether the students stood or remained sitting, nearly all of them looked around at their fellow students to see how many others had gotten to their feet. After each statement, Washington paused while students stood and then said, “Notice.” Students sat back down only after hearing a “thank you” from Washington. The statements covered race, political alignment, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and other parts of intersectionality. While only a handful of students
or none at all stood up for some of the statements, others got an immediate reaction. When the screen flashed the words, “I know someone who has attempted or completed suicide,” nearly every student stood. Washington told students not to stand if they were uncomfortable with letting others in on private information, saying “I don’t have to share anything that I don’t want to share with these people,” along with the students. Although Washington asked students to stay silent until the end, some of the
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students who stood up for certain statements “I identify as a recovering addict,” “I identify as a survivor of sexual assault and/or incest” were met with applause. Ashley Cipcic, a first-year biology major, said she struggled to stay quiet at times. “I felt proud for them and I wanted to clap for them,” Cipcic said. “And I feel glad that during those sections some people clapped. I hope they keep [this event] up. I feel like it’s going to make people more open-minded and to be like, ‘Yeah, this is actually OK.’”
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Stanford alcohol ban offers zero solutions After a tumultuous summer in the headlines, Stanford is making some changes on campus this year. On Aug. 23, Stanford announced an update to its student alcohol policy banning hard alcohol from all on-campus parties. With the exception of parties hosted by student organizations and residences of graduate students, violations of the policy will result in administrative action and potential removal of the students from on-campus housing. Starting this semester, hard liquor will be banned from all on-campus parties, dorms and Greek life facilities — beer and wine are allowed. Students who are over 21 years old can only have liquor bottles in their dorms if they are in bottles less than 750 milliliters. The changes come months after the high-profile case involving Brock Turner, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman behind a dumpster after they attended the same fraternity party. The case brought public scrutiny for the six-month jail sentence many perceived as too lenient for the severity of the offense. Furthermore, the victim wrote a powerful statement about her experience which made national headlines and exposed the astounding inequities of the legal system. The alcohol ban is based on student feedback the university has been taking since March — before the Brock Turner incident — according to the update notice. But it comes at a time when the whole country is waiting for Stanford to respond to its pervasive college rape culture. Even if the university didn’t create the policy as a result of Turner’s case, the policy change comes off as an
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approach to cracking down on sexual assault. Banning alcohol is not only a misguided way of addressing sexual assault on campus, it also absolves all responsibility from the attackers who commit violent sexual crimes. Turner blamed his actions on the party culture of drinking instead of taking responsibility for sexually assaulting the woman. In essence, the university is absolving responsibility for dangerous behavior of any kind by creating such an outrageous and misinformed policy. By implementing a policy that uses a restriction of alcohol as a resolution for campus sexual assault, the university is falsely painting the issue as one that is simply caused by alcohol instead of focusing on consent and the people behind the crime. The 2015 Stanford University Sexual Climate Survey revealed that 32.9 percent of undergraduate women and 12.3 percent of male undergraduates have experienced sexual misconduct ranging from sexual touching to penetration while attending Stanford. Considering how prevalent the matter is among its students, Stanford has a responsibility to address the issue effectively and assertively. The university is reinforcing outdated misconceptions that alcohol is what causes sexual assault, serving an injustice to every victim that has been told they shouldn’t party if they don’t want to be assaulted. According to Stanford, about 97 percent of all undergraduates live on campus, meaning an overwhelming majority of students will be impacted by See Sned on page 23
Gawker shouldn’t have died alone
Matt Moret
Assistant Opinions Editor Following its closure last Monday, Gawker seems to have about as many friends in death as it did in life — close to zero. After publishing a clip from Terry Bollea’s — also know as Hulk Hogan’s — sex tape with his friend’s wife, Gawker became embroiled in the lawsuit that would eventually kill the online news media outlet. There have been a few short editorials lamenting the situation and a handful of places compiled favorites from the site’s history. But all in all, the world has moved on, as if a company that made $45 mil-
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Annabelle Goll STAFF ILLUSTRATOR lion in 2014 while publishing some of the country’s most controversial gossip simply vanished. In the process, the mainstream media has shown itself to be just as hypocritical as Gawker always claimed. Hogan sued with the secret financial backing of billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who Gawker outed as gay in a 2007 article criticizing the heteronormativity of Silicon Valley. Gawker Media — the company of which Gawker.com was the flagship — lost, declared bankruptcy and went up for auction, unable to generate the case’s $140 million payout. Univision purchased See Moret on page 20
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In protest, Kaepernick is the true patriot Matt Moret
Assistant Opinions Editor It may not be in the Bill of Rights, but last I checked people set their own terms for sitting and standing during the national anthem. Actually, strike that, it is in there — right around the whole “freedom of expression” thing. But don’t tell that to the patriots valiantly attacking San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. During a Friday preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, Kaepernick refused to stand for the “Star-Spangled Banner.” “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media after Friday’s game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
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This comment, predictably, lead the USA cheer section of Twitter to have a complete meltdown. Some fans even went so far as posting videos of them burning Kaepernick jerseys. “Colin, here’s my salute to you. Here’s my salute to you sitting on the bench for the rest of the year and sitting when you pee for the rest of your life,” Shane White remarked on Facebook, before saluting a smoldering uniform to the tune of Francis Scott Key’s anthem. It may shock some to hear that the people behind such nuanced critiques are managing to miss the point of Kaepernick’s decision to stay seated. His critics seem to fall into two camps: people who feel Kaepernick has no right to speak about oppression as an athlete with a eight-figure salary, and people who think Kaepernick is outright insulting the country that “made him.” But both of these See Kaepernick on page 23
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Moret, pg. 16 Gawker’s assets Aug. 16, with a $135 million bid and promptly announced Gawker. com would cease operations while the company absorbs Gawker Media’s other sites, which include video game outlet Kotaku, feminist publication Jezebel and sports gossip site Deadspin. There are a lot of ethical issues to unpack here, but set most of them aside. Set aside whether Theil’s anger at being outed by the website gives him sufficient claim for vengeance. Set aside the questionable balance of a legal system that allows a wealthy man to fund a slightly less wealthy man’s vendetta. Even set aside the question of whether Hogan’s video — or Theil’s sexuality — should have come out as news in the first place. No, the true concern here is two wealthy people were able to destroy a media outlet because they disliked the coverage they received. That should bother the
media world, seeing as the distribution of information people hope to hide is a large chunk of its job. This is a freedom of speech issue through and through. Yet most of the media has remained quiet about Gawker’s demise. In every way but the public response, Gawker’s closure is reminiscent of when Grantland — a sports blogging site op-
flooded the internet from all angles. Like Gawker, the loss of Grantland was less than shocking. Without Simmons to lead it and a focus on long-form pieces about topics often far-removed from sports, the property’s value was unclear to ESPN. Still, The Washington Post ran a gushing article headlined “Why Grantland mattered to journalism,” and seemingly every post about the closure included the word “beloved.” My question is pretty straightforward: What makes Gawker any less deserving of an industrywide farewell? Grantland mostly consisted of extensive pieces that, despite their presentation, were essentially blog posts. Many included little-to-no hard reporting, relying primarily on introspective reflections about the effect of sports and pop culture on people’s lives. Still, it wasn’t untruthful, and after all, truth is an important part of journalism. Gawker, for all its faults, didn’t post
The true concern here is two wealthy people were able to destroy a media outlet.
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erated under ESPN and lead by popular sports blogger Bill Simmons — ceased operations. During a very public breakup between Simmons and the sports broadcasting giant, Grantland was caught in the crossfire, and ESPN shuttered the site October 2015. Cue the eulogies as think pieces
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letter to the editor You’re moved into your dorm or apartment, and you just about have your class schedule nailed down, but there’s one thing you haven’t done yet: registered to vote near campus. Millennials are now the largest voting bloc. Think about that for a second. If we vote in the same proportions as older generations, we will be the dominant voice in local, state and national politics. We can reshape the conversation around all of the issues that are most important to us — affordable education, economic justice, protecting the environment, social equality — and we can do it this year. We can’t afford to stay home this November. A Donald Trump presidency would do irreparable damage to our economy, our environment and our social structure. He would damage our future. And don’t tell me you’re going home to vote. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. You are going to be busy with homework and finals and, if you have any free time, you’ll be hanging out or watching Netflix. You aren’t going to make the trip home to vote. Register to vote where you go to school and you can make a pit stop between classes, or, better yet, gather up some friends and make it a group outing. It’s easy too! Pennsylvanians can finally register online, and it only takes about five minutes. There’s really no excuse. So just do it. Register to vote near campus right now. Our future depends on it. Shawn Schreffler Fellow at NextGen Climate
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Sned, pg. 16 the new policy. Rather than punishing those who violate the sexual misconduct policies the university enforces, the ban would punish the majority of students who use alcohol without ever committing sexual assault. We strongly implore Stanford to focus their policies on addressing the issues that perpetrate a rape culture. This year, Stanford is investing $2.7 million into programs such as mandatory trainings, peer-based education trainings and initiatives directed towards sexual assault prevention. These — and not scapegoating alcohol — are appropriate ways to tackle the issue of sexual assaults on college campuses. In the past years, the university has changed some policies such as using a “yes means yes” definition of consent, as well as creating new offices devoted to sexual violence education — the Title IX Office, the Confidential Support Team and the Office of Sexual Assault & Rela-
Kaepernick, pg. 18 ideas are ridiculous according to the very values these people claim to protect. First, let’s dispel the notion that having money makes you unequipped to address social problems. Kaepernick is a black man who grew up in Milwaukee, a place The Atlantic’s City Lab project dubbed the “Worst Place to Live for African Americans” last year, due to severe disparities in incarceration, income and education levels. Chances are, he has seen some trace of systemic racism during his life. And the thing about systemic racism is that it’s just that — systemic. It’s not a problem that goes away once you have access to financial resources, because even wealthy people of color — such as Questlove and Tyler Perry — face discrimination and its effects. They are not immune to the treatment their families and friends receive. Kaepernick is not defined solely by his race, but to act as though success invalidates his perspective is ignorant and condescending. If anything, wealthy people like Kaepernick are precisely the type of people who need to speak up about the issues they see, because they’re the ones best equipped to
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tionship Abuse Education and Response. Instead of wasting time and resources on a policy that will not change sexual assault rates, Stanford should focus on these programs that have proven to be successful. Pitt has taken similar steps through its development of It’s On Us, Campus Climate surveys, SECCS, Title IX office, SHARE, mandatory orientation programs and online trainings regarding issues of consent and sexuality. Pitt does not have a comparable ban on alcohol for a reason — it does not get to the heart of the issue. Stanford would benefit from following Pitt’s lead in adopting this perspective. We can certainly debate the merits of binge drinking and alcohol-related incidents on college campuses, but that is a different conversation. Sexual assault is an issue of its own that deserves its own set of proactive, comprehensive policies. Stanford is right to make an effort to change rape culture. Stanford is absolutely wrong to use alcohol prohibition as the answer to it. raise public awareness. It is far too easy — and lucrative — for celebrities and star athletes to remain silent. Just ask Michael Jordan. The Kaepernick furor comes on the heels of a similar controversy embroiling U.S. gymnastics star Gabby Douglas. People were furious when Douglas didn’t place her hand over her heart as the National Anthem played at an Olympic medal ceremony. Douglas later apologized for the overblown incident, stating it was unintentional and that her upbringing in a military household taught her to either salute or stand at attention, of which she chose the latter. This highlights perhaps the biggest issue surrounding both uproars: What makes our behavior during a national song the deciding factor of our patriotism? If it is possible for a woman literally adorned in the American flag while representing her country in front of the world to forget a slight hand gesture, is that action really what should decide her national pride? That’s not even accounting for the leg it i m at e re a s on s s om e on e m ay f e e l See Kaepernick on page 25
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Moret, pg. 20 things it couldn’t prove. It said it had a video of Hogan having sex with his friend Bubba The Love Sponge Clem’s wife, so it posted a two-minute clip of it. It alleged Rob Ford, former Toronto mayor, was on video smoking crack, and you can view that very incident. It said a married Conde Nast executive was hiring a male escort, and it had the facts to back the assertion. While the Hogan case was what ultimately killed Gawker, the Conde Nast in-
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cident was what turned much of the public against it. Controversy around the story lead to a massive staff conflict within Gawker, a policy shift and countless accusations of irresponsibility. But remember that time in 2014 when Grantland ran an article that was supposed to be about golf clubs and instead used it to out a transgender woman named Essay Anne Vanderbilt? She killed herself. Grantland was rightfully criticized for its actions, and it apologized for running the story. And that was that. Everyone went right back to loving Grantland, while few have forgiven Gawker. The same thing happened with The Daily Beast’s Olympics coverage earlier this month, which managed to mock, mislead and potentially out gay athletes with an article about using Grindr in the Olympic village. People complained for about a week, then everyone stopped shouting. Why is Gawker less deserving of forgiveness in its worst moment? It announced a change in editorial direction, which it did a fine job of fulfilling until its closure. Over the last year, there has been a clear attempt to step away from offensive trash, but all people point to is the Conde Nast incident. The argument might be that Gawker has published that sort of bile for longer, so it is less deserving of mourning — the outlet almost had it coming. To others, there’s no “almost” about it. But I’d like to remind those people that nobody has died because of Gawker’s work. Meeting that metric doesn’t make Gawker an innocent organization, but let’s not pretend it was categorically less worthy of existing than every other outlet — the “beloved” Grantland included — that makes reckless editorial choices. You can write Gawker off as trashy gossip, or you could hold it up as an influential platform that pushed boundaries further than just about anywhere else. There is sufficient evidence for both of these things to be true. But regardless of which side you take, you can’t deny that a one-of-a-kind, relentless advocate for public information is gone. Gawker spent its time keeping business, political and media executives at the ready, happily mocking them when they faltered in any way. Say what you will about its methods — that’s a job few have done better. Gawker is gone. Nobody can change that, and maybe nobody should. Still, we could’ve at least said goodbye.
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Kaepernick, pg. 23 disconnected from these flag-based rituals. An atheist may feel odd pledging to serve one nation under a god they deny exists, just as someone from a historically oppressed community — like Kaepernick — may feel uncomfortable calling a nation free and equal as young black men die in the streets. Having such conflicts of belief doesn’t make individuals un-American, it simply speaks to how conscious they are of the meaning these songs and pledges carry.
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Kaepernick’s critics seem to prefer he compromise his values in service of centuries old traditions, but aren’t those critics the ones refusing to update their perspectives? Kaepernick used a national platform to protest something he believes is misleading. He stood up for his community and values because he can. He’s not disrespectful — in fact he has a better understanding of what being an American empowers you to do than the people furious with him. After all, nothing is quite as American as patriotic one-upmanship.
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Women’s Soccer Tops Xavier, 2-1 Steve Rotstein Sports Editor
After being shut out in its first two home games of the regular season, the Pitt women’s soccer team put numbers on the scoreboard immediately in its Sunday afternoon game against the Xavier Musketeers. The Panthers (1-2-1) eventually defeated the Xavier Musketeers (2-1-1) by a 2-1 score for their first win of 2016. It was a much-needed victory after dropping two straight games following a season-opening draw at Michigan. “I think [the win is] a relief. We didn’t play nearly our best soccer today,” Pitt head coach Greg Miller said after the game. “But I’m glad we were able to get a couple of first half goals to give us a little bit of a cushion, and then we just had to grind through it.” Senior goalkeeper Taylor Francis set the tone early for Pitt with a tough save just over a minute into the game. The crucial stop ignited the Panthers with the spark they needed on offense — something that wasn’t tangible in their last two games. Sophomore defender Bri Shingary sent a through ball deep into the Xavier zone, which sophomore forward Sarah Krause was able to chase down and keep inbounds. Krause’s hustling play set up first-year forward Alex Wright with a golden scoring opportunity right in front of the net. Wright delivered, easily beating Musketeers goalkeeper Rachel Piccus to give Pitt the 1-0 advantage in the fourth minute of the game. “At first I was kind of hesitant, because I didn’t know if it was still in or not and Sarah was on the ground,” Wright said. “It went right past the defender and I was like, ‘Wow, this is coming See Women’s Soccer on page 34
Pitt’s Christiana Davey tries to out-hustle Xavier’s Carly Alfano at home Sunday. Matt Hawley STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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The award is named after former Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi and awarded to players who show “outJunior running back James Conner and standing” performance and leadership. The senior offensive linemen Adam Bisnowaty trio’s mention on the list gives the Panthers and Dorian Johnson were named to the a total of 18 preseason awards watch list seRotary Lombardi Award watch list late last lections. week. Sports Editor
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Conner and sophomore safety Jordan Whitehead now lead the team with four awards watch list selections apiece. Bisnowaty has appeared on three watch lists, while Johnson has appeared on two. Also receiving preseason award recognition were senior defensive end Ejuan Price,
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junior offensive lineman Alex Officer, junior punter Ryan Winslow, senior linebacker Mike Caprara and senior quarterback Nathan Peterman. Originally only open to interior linemen before expanding to include linebackers See Brief on page 35
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Senior Mari Genitsaridi helped the Panthers secure their first win with seven kills in their first game. Theo Schwarz Senior Saff Photographer
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After narrowly missing the postseason last fall, Pitt volleyball started its new year with one goal in mind: securing that elusive NCAA Tournament spot. The Panthers’ regular season started this weekend in Georgia, where they took part in the Kennesaw Invitational — their first tune-up tournament prior to conference play. Pitt opened its season Friday with a 3-0 sweep against Liberty, then lost Saturday morning, 3-1, against Missouri. Later that evening, the Panthers defeated the host school, Kennesaw State, with a 3-0 sweep to close out the invitational. In the first set of the season against Liberty, Pitt managed only a .107 attack percentage –– a stat that subtracts the amount of errors from the number of kills and divides it by the cumulative kill at-
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tempts. The Panthers still outhit the Lady Flames to win the set 25-15, then took the second set by the same score –– this time on the back of a .417 attacking percentage. The third set of the opening match was more closely contested, as Liberty put up its highest offensive output with 11 kills. With the match tied at 21 in the third set, the teams went back and forth, unable to gain more than a one-point lead. With the Panthers facing a match point down 26-25, they rebounded with three straight points to take the set, 28-26, and take the match, 3-0. “I think we were all chomping at the bit for our first game,” Pitt head coach Dan Fisher said in a press release. “It was a good win and a great way to start the season.” Senior Maria Genitsaridi and sophomore Stephanie Williams led the team See Volleyball on page 35
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Although Pitt’s football season hasn’t started yet, records are already being broken — not on the field, but in the stands. On Aug. 6, Athletic Director Scott Barnes announced on Twitter that Pitt Athletics sold more than 53,775 tickets last football season, eclipsing the school’s existing ticket sales record from 2003. Last season’s record included a 93 percent retention rate for season ticket holders and more than 10,000 new tickets sold. Additionally, Pitt’s official football student section, The Panther Pitt, confirmed via Twitter that all student section season tickets were sold out as of Aug. 23.
In a competitive six-game Stanley Cup Final, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat out the San Jose Sharks for the Stanley Cup with a 3-1 win in Game 6, June 12, in San Jose, California. As one of the perks of winning the trophy, each player is given 24 hours to spend with the Cup –– except captain Sidney Crosby, who receives a full 48 hours. Google has been tracking the cup’s movement over the past few months and reporting on the locations the players have visited. So far, the Cup has traveled to 10 American states, six Canadian provinces and three European countries. The Cup was last seen with winger Evgeni Malkin in Moscow, August 23.
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Pitt takes the Track in rio Former Pitt track and field sprinter Carvin Nkanata represented Kenya in the men’s 200-meter dash at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Nkanata, who ran for the Panthers from 2012 to 2014, was eliminated in the eighth heat of the qualifying round after posting a time of 21.43 seconds. Nkanata finished No. 72 overall, with Jamaica’s Usain Bolt winning the gold medal for a record third straight Olympic Games.
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Two days after news broke of the record-breaking ticket sales, the football team got to work at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. The annual summer training camp signaled Pat Narduzzi’s return for a second year stalking the sidelines as Pitt’s head coach, as well as a reintroduction to contact football for the newly cancer-free running back, James Conner. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada took the reins of Pitt’s offense and wasted no time letting his voice ring out on the practice field. In the meantime, Narduzzi roamed between practice stations, Conner bounced around the field with a glowing smile and players jockeyed for position on the depth chart, with most position battles still up for grabs. The release of the team’s finalized depth chart is expected sometime this week.
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VIDOVICHʼS FIRST HOME GAME ENDS SCORELESS Meg Millure
Pitt got off to a solid start, pushing the ball into Detroit’s territory early and securing a pair of corner kicks. On an uncharacteristically temperate First-year forward Josh Coan took night for late August, 733 fans packed the both corner attempts, but the Panthers stands at Ambrose Urbanic Field to catch couldn’t convert them into scores, and a glimpse of Jay Vidovich’s first game as head coach of the Pitt men’s soccer team. The Panthers hosted the Detroit Titans Friday night in their regular season opener, battling to a 0-0 draw in Vidovich’s debut. A two-time NSCAA National Coach of the Year and five-time ACC Coach of the Year at Wake Forest University, Vidovich took over as Pitt’s head coach after one year coaching the Portland Timbers 2 in the United Soccer League. Vidovich walked off the field both pleased with his team’s effort and impressed by the opponents’ performance. “I think the team that came in here a header by first-year midfielder Luca was ready to fight and claw for anything Mellor went wide off the net. they could find and they did a great job “I think we did a great job creating at it,” Vidovich said. “I think that was a chances, we were just missing that final great challenge for us.” Staff Writer
First, the redshirt freshman blocked a shot that resulted in a corner kick for Detroit in the 35th minute, then he caught a shot attempt by Detroit forward Tyler Moorman two minutes later. “The place was packed. The energy was high. A lot of new guys played a role,” Outcalt said. “I think we showed a lot of people that it’s a different team this year and we’re looking to make some stuff happen.” The Panthers had a strong first half on offense, outshooting the Titans 8-5, but the game remained scoreless. While Pitt carried the advantage in the first half, the second half seemed like anyone’s game. That is, until the Panthers found a second wind in the late moments of regulation. Referees assessed a yellow card to Detroit defender Garret Weaver in the 86th defensive zone and away from goalkeep- minute, giving Mellor an opportunity for er Mikal Outcalt. But when the Titans a free kick. He sent the kick over the net, broke through the zone, Outcalt was the high ball wedging itself between two ready. See Men’s Soccer on page 36 push,” Coan said. “It was a little bit of a sneak peek of what we’re capable of doing and it’s unlucky we didn’t get one in there.” For the most part, Pitt’s defense was successful in keeping the ball out of the
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Sophomore defender Bri Shingary sending the ball across the field to set up fellow teams for Pitt’s first goal. Matt Hawley STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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right to me.’ I just didn’t think about it and hit it with my left foot and it went over [the goalie’s] head.” After a two-minute water break in the 20th minute to keep players hydrated in the sweltering 84-degree heat — which felt like 102 degrees according to AccuWeather — the Panthers created more offense with help from a timely substitution. Senior defender Siobhan McDonough replaced Shingary and sophomore Seyla Perez entered for first-year forward Christiana Davey. Normally a defender, Perez put her versatility as a forward on display late in the 25th minute. Perez had a chance to add to Pitt’s lead right in front of the net, but Piccus made the save. Moments later, Wright put the ensuing rebound past Xavier’s senior keeper for her second goal of the game. “We work on framing the goal a lot, so I saw [Perez] beat the two center backs and I was just ready to be there,” Wright said. “She had a great shot which made the keeper make a save, and I got the rebound.” The Panthers took a commanding 2-0 lead
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into the second half, but needed to hustle to maintain it. A swift through ball gave Musketeers sophomore forward Samantha Dewey the ball inside the box with only one defender between her and the goal. Dewey used a slick move to get past the defender and beat Francis to the top left corner, putting Xavier on the board in the 60th minute. While clinging to a one-goal lead, the Panthers kept the pressure on the Musketeers rather than sitting back and playing defense. In the 85th minute, the Musketeers regained possession of the ball and made one final push toward Pitt’s zone. They set up one last shot attempt from just outside the box, but Francis made a sprawling save to deny Xavier’s desperate attempt to tie the game. Francis said she had one thing on her mind with the ball screaming toward the corner of the net. “It was honestly … just get the ball, this can’t go in, we have to win this game,” Francis said. “So, really [I] just did what I’ve been training for my whole entire life.” The Panthers will travel to Santa Barbara, California, to begin a three-game road trip at UC Santa Barbara Friday, Sept. 2, at 10 p.m.
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Brief, pg. 27 and tight ends, the Lombardi Award has expanded its eligibility in 2016 to include all eligible position players that are recognized for both their play and their leadership on the field. This is the fourth watch list selection of 2016 for Conner, who was previously named a preseason candidate for the Maxwell Award, Wuerffel Trophy and Doak Walker Award. Conner –– the 2014 ACC Player of the Year –– is on track to take the field in the season opener against Villanova Sept. 3, less than a year after tearing his MCL and completing a successful recovery from stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After experiencing strange symptoms while training to rehab his knee, Conner
Volleyball, pg. 28 with seven kills apiece in the opening match — highlighting an even all-around attack by the Panthers. First-year middle blocker Layne Van Buskirk put together a strong debut performance with six kills and a very efficient .625 attack percentage. Pitt’s next opponent, the Missouri Tigers, proved to be a much more difficult test, even though the Panthers stormed out to a 16-9 lead in the first set. The Tigers fought their way back into the set, but Pitt eked it out by a score of 25-22. Missouri bounced back to force a highly contested second set, where neither team held more than a three-point lead at any point. Leading 25-24 with match point in their favor, the Panthers couldn’t finish off the set and dropped four of the next
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was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s on Thanksgiving Day 2015. Less than six months later, on May 23, he announced he was in remission. A senior offensive tackle from Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, Bisnowaty garnered his third award watch list selection of 2016 after previously being tabbed for the Outland Trophy and Wuerffel Trophy watch lists. A first-team All-ACC selection in 2015, Bisnowaty was also named one of three cocaptains for the Panthers this year, along with Conner and defensive end Ejuan Price. Johnson, a senior offensive guard from Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, made his second award watch list after being selected to the Outland Trophy watch list along with Bisnowaty. Johnson, who was voted second-team All-ACC last season, has made 27 consecutive starts for Pitt. five points. Missouri took the second set, 28-26, tying the match at one. In the third set, Pitt was again unable to finish, losing seven of the last eight points to fall 25-23. After blowing late leads in back-toback sets, the Panthers seemed to lose some composure in the fourth set. This allowed the Tigers to jump out to an early lead, and Missouri ended up taking the third set in commanding fashion with a 25-11 win to clinch the match, 3-1. Excluding the fourth set, this contest was an evenly matched, hard-fought battle, where the Panthers’ inability to close out sets clearly cost them. With a short turnaround between matches, Pitt bounced back well against Kennesaw State in the final match of the tournament. The Panthers cruised to another sweep by scores of 25-16, 25-20 and 25-19 to See Volleyball on page 36
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Men’s Soccer, pg. 32 fences, but the crowd sensed a breakthrough. Mellor had another chance to give the Panthers a late lead two minutes later, but again his shot was too high. The 90th minute passed without a goal, and the teams faced off in two sudden-death overtime periods. The first overtime period matched the tone of the second half of the game. Both sides were careful not to concede
the game-winning goal, resulting in only one shot on goal for each team.//this sentence is awkward// While Pitt was able to keep the ball in Detroit’s territory for the majority of the first overtime period, Detroit’s relentless defense provided hardly any openings to get the ball on goal. The Panthers seized control in the second overtime period, trying desperately to put the game away. The fans who stuck around rose to their feet as Coan nearly did just that –– but his strike hit the post and the crowd groaned. Pitt outshot Detroit 3-0 in the second overtime period and 17-8 overall, but Vidovich’s first game at the helm ended in a 0-0 tie. “We saw that just because you’re working hard, it doesn’t guarantee a win,” Vidovich said. “I think the moral of the story is it’s harder to create than it is to destroy.” The Panthers next will host Howard University at Ambrose Urbanic Field Sunday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m.
Volleyball, pg. 35 finish off strong in the opening tournament of 2016. Van Buskirk led the way for Pitt with nine kills while putting up an efficient .583 attacking percentage. “This was our first game on the road as the other two were neutrals,” Fisher said in the release. “I think this was a great growing and learning experience for us to play in a good environment and to beat a tough team.” Throughout this tournament, the Panthers developed chemistry between setters and hitters and also identified some parts of the game that need some work, such as finishing sets. But if this weekend is any indication, Van Buskirk will be a force at middle blocker for years to come. “We have been really excited about [Van Buskirk] since she got here, and it became pretty evident to us how good she is going to be,” Fisher said in the release. “She is a really strong learner and is getting better every time we take the court. We are excited to see her grow.” The Panthers play next when they hit the road to Fisher’s hometown of Santa Barbara, California, to take part in the UCSB Thunderdome Classic, beginning with a match against Colorado State Saturday, Sept. 3, at 1 p.m.
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