GRAVEYARD SHIFT KEEPS OAKLAND ALIVE
(Above) Bryan McKelvey, a 36-year-old Pitt grad, works as the overnight building supervisor at Hillman Library. Wenhao Wu ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR 54-year-old Braddock resident Harold Abramf works the night shift at 7/11 on Forbes Avenue. Wenhao Wu ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR
Russell Crawford is the night security guard at the Cathedral of Learning. Wenhao Wu ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR
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Antoon’s co-owner Mike Abraham had one thing to say about his late-night shifts as a pizza maker. “Too many drunk students,” Abraham said. Abraham, a 46-year-old from Oakland, has run the popular pizza shop with his brother for the last 20 years. Like many employees around Oakland, Abraham often works long hours into the night and regularly comes into contact with inebriated Pitt students. “It’s like parents don’t teach their kids how to act before coming to college,” Abraham said. Raised right or not, a lot of Pitt students might be able to relate to Abraham’s exasperation with working late hours. College is their job — one that often requires late hours during the week in order to get good grades. Many then use weekends as a chance to blow off steam//cliche//.
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Because students never seem to sleep, neither do the many employees — both on campus and near it — that serve them. This leaves a whole community of caffeine-fueled workers on night shift, desperately trying to stay awake long enough to see the last student leave Hillman. While some employees, such as Abraham, spend their late hours joking around with drunk students, others have jobs that receive far less foot traffic. Bryan McKelvey — a 36-yearold Pitt grad — is the overnight building supervisor at Hillman Library. He said his night shift is much less exciting than Abraham’s job at Antoon’s. “I have to figure out how to stay awake when I’m sitting all the time,” McKelvey said. Russell Crawford, the security guard at the Cathedral of Learning, said his secret to keeping his eyes open at night involves chemicals — specifically, caffeine. “Just lots and lots of coffee, that’s how I stay
awake,” Crawford said. Crawford — like many other night shifters — works a day job on top of his night job, making staying awake that much harder. Crawford is from Penn Hills and works three days a week as a “permanent substitute teacher” on top of his job at the Cathedral’s security desk. “I don’t get bored because I have my lesson plans that I do, and I read a lot of books,” Crawford said. The mixed populations that traffic Oakland businesses after dark — a combination of late-night partiers and hard-core studiers — give night shift employees varied views on Pitt students. While Abraham complained about his drunk customer base, other employees, such as 54-year-old Braddock resident and 7/11 worker Harold Abramf, expressed admiration for students. “I can’t believe that students are actually working. If I were a student I’d be partying a
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lot.” Abramf said. Like Abramf, Abraham said interacting with students makes the job fun. “It’s fun, we like making students happy,” Abraham said. “They’re funny, because we keep getting older and they keep acting stupid. But it’s fun to talk to them.” McKelvey said despite having a job in an academic institution, he actually had very little interaction with Pitt students. “The most frustrating thing is not having people to talk to … last night I got a phone call at 3 a.m. from somebody who was looking for information on epidemiology. I was so excited just to be able to share ideas and use my library skills,” McKelvey said. McKelvey and Crawford both said more student traffic would be nice to see in their latenight jobs on campus. Abraham had a different request. “Please do not steal Antoon’s shakers for souvenirs,” he said.
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Pitt grads start their own businesses Salina Pressimone | Staff Writer
Phantom of the Attic Comics, the comic book and game store split into two locations on Craig Street under Yandora’s ownership. Wenhao Wu ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR
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n any weekend night on South Craig Street, passersby can hear the sounds of wails accompany the tune of pop songs emitted by the karaoke house on the corner. Wedged tight among Irish cuisine and artisan jewelry, KBox Karaoke’s dim purple curtains bring private karaoke culture to musically inclined — or just fun — students and residents in Oakland. Down on the other end of Craig Street, a few blocks away, sits Phantom of the Attic Comics — a hole-in-the-wall comic book store hidden deep within a white brick complex shared with an art supply store. If either of these Pitt grad-owned businesses wanted a new website, they could go to fellow alum-owned business — Responsival — to make it happen. But KBox doesn’t rely on a website to fill their karaoke rooms — the house regularly fills with the rumble of collective banter and shamelessly cracked renditions of tunes by Fergie, Queen and Billy Joel. KBox Karaoke became the first private karaoke club — a karaoke house that rents out private rooms — to open in Pittsburgh in 2012, and now houses more than 70,000 Chinese, 26,000 Japanese, 13,000 English and 8,000 Korean songs. It has even started to add Vietnamese and Hindi music to its growing playlist. A group of 10 Carnegie Mellon and Pitt alumni started the business because they loved to sing at private karaoke boxes in China, but found mostly only public venues here in Pittsburgh. After conducting some basic market research and finding a high level of interest in the concept, the founders agreed that there needed to be a karaoke spot where people didn’t feel the pressure of a large audience, or fear embarrassment while having fun. Most of the students who started KBox weren’t involved in music entertainment at the time, making it difficult to allocate time to meet and get KBox started. Yanan Chen, for instance, was a chemistry PhD student working on her dissertation, and another co-owner, Min Luo, who now helps manage KBox remotely from California, was earning her business degree at CMU. In the midst of studying, working and planning logistics, the CMU and Pitt alumni were also working extensively to develop the club’s karaoke systems, including effects and lighting. After about
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six months, KBox was up and running. “You just need to have a job resolution that you want to accomplish,” she said. Other Pitt graduates, like Bryan Brown, entered the realm of entrepreneurship by chance when they were presented with a potentially profitable opportunity. A few months after he graduated from Pitt in 2014 with a dual degree in finance and marketing, Brown found himself trying to get employed during a technology boom in the United States. He teamed up with a friend and adviser, Joey Rahimi, whom he met through an internship while studying at Pitt, and started planning his company, Responsival. “Right when I was getting out of college, this new trend was coming on — it was called responsive web design,” Brown said. “It made things really easy, really cheap to do, and we could develop these awesome sites and we could do it affordably.” Responsival focuses on building responsive websites for electronic devices at an affordable price, primarily to help grow and sustain small businesses throughout the country. In just a few years, Responsival has developed into a diverse team of 11 designers, developers and strategists, and has satellites set up in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Houston and Durham, North Carolina. “I was never a good designer — never a developer whatsoever — but when this idea came up, really, I became obsessed with it,” Brown said. Despite rejections and stumbles in the beginning, he says that thick skin and perseverance are vital for any business plan to take off. “It’s really easy to get frustrated with it and say this is never going to work,” he said. “But you just need to kind of brush that mentality to the side and keep true, and keep thinking about what you’re trying to accomplish.” Brown credits much of his success to his relationship with his adviser, and his help in starting and still actively developing the business model. “That was the only reason I was able to find a measurable level of success,” Brown said. “An adviser is a great sound board to bounce ideas off of. We wouldn’t have been able to do anything without someone as knowledgeable and See Businesses on page 6
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There is absolutely no better way to learn than by doing it yourself, and Blast Furnace emphasizes experiential learning. The basic idea behind Blast Furnace is the “Lean Launchpad,” a style of entrepreneurship education designed to maximize hands-on learning. A central factor is the “flipped classroom.” On Mondays, instead of sitting idly by during a lecture, each student gets involved. The teams put together individual presentations on how they have applied the new ideas they’re learning to their own startup. On Wednesdays, an expert or professional shares valuable insight into the process of launching an idea, including entrepreneurs themselves, past graduates of the Blast Furnace, lawyers, marketing and operations experts and angel investors. Additionally, Blast Furnace offers office hours and a co-working space at the
Gardner Steel Conference Center on O’Hara Street. Throughout the program, professional mentors are available to guide you through the process. All the Institute asks in return is enough passion and perseverance to stick with the program. The Blast Furnace has conducted two cohorts per year since the first one in the spring of 2015. More than 400 cumulative students comprising more than 80 teams have worked to forge ideas into reality. Some past success stories include uTranslated, founded by a group of students from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Their idea for a new way to deliver translation services won them the top prize at Blast Furnace Demo Day. They went on to be accepted into the AlphaLab accelerator and are now a fullfledged startup with customers and revenue.
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Penny Semaia played on the Pitt football team as a lineman while attending school. Courtesy of Penny Semaia
PENNY SEMAIA Taking experience from his days at Pitt and guiding student athletes Grant Burgman Staff Writer
Standing at 6 feet 5 inches, Penny Semaia can seem like a pretty intimidating figure. But once Semaia starts talking, any intimidation falls away. He makes you feel welcome from the moment you shake his hand and exudes friendliness. It’s an infectious positivity many in the Pitt community have become accustomed to in his nearly 20 years at the University. Semaia first came to campus as a student-athlete in 1999. He was a lineman on the football team, active in clubs all across campus and was known to emcee club events. Now, 12 years later, Semaia is the senior associate athletic director for student life. He meets with student-athletes across all teams to help them balance life in college and after college.
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Semaia sat down with The Pitt News to discuss his experience at Pitt as a student and professional. The following interview has been lightly edited for clarity and space. The Pitt News: Who were some of your biggest inspirations who helped make you who you are? Penny Semaia: The first group are my family members … I grew up in Utica, New York, raised by a single mom with tons of kids. We had a consciousness about ourselves. We knew we didn’t have a lot of money. But we knew we had a great work ethic, and our mom worked her behind off to help provide for us. When I came to Pitt, I took those skills and applied them here. Then I was introduced to great professors like Dr. Richard Scaglion in my first intro to anthropology course. I
Semaia transitioned from a Pitt student-athlete to a Pitt employee, helping students where he once was. Wenhao Wu ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR ended up majoring in it because of the love and passion I had for his style of teaching. That opened my eyes. Another professor that’s still a dear friend of mine is Dr. Mike Epitropoulos in the sociology department. The people that helped groom me into the man I am today, many of them are still on this campus. TPN: Coming from Utica, what drew you to Pitt as a student and what drew you back as a professional? PS: I was a young man that saw opportunities in anything. I’m a glass half full spirit. But I was also very narrowscoped in things I was never exposed to … When I came to Pitt I was in awe because it’s much larger than where I grew up … And it seemed like an endless pathway. Now as a professional, I still have that mindset.
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TPN: What was your time like at Pitt as a student-athlete? PS: I absolutely loved and cherished my student-athlete experience. I grew as a person. I grew professionally. It helped groom me for the place I am in now. And I still look back and draw on my personal experiences as a student-athlete to help me move forward and to help today’s generation. TPN: How did you get to the position you’re in today? PS: It was my brand as a student. I lived as my authentic self. And people recognized who I was and who I am. When I was a sophomore, I was hired in admissions as a freshman peer counselor for PittStart, and this opened doors for more opportunities for exposure on campus for me. See Q&A on page 19
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Businesses, pg. 3 experienced as that.” Brown still utilizes the individualized focus from his advisor along with the networking skills he learned from business school to help him plan for the future of Responsival. “[Responsival] really started as a volume-based business, so our end goal is to get as many clients as we can without losing that really personal touch that we have with everybody,” Brown said. “We want to get as many clients as possible without losing the roots of how we got here.” Brown says that often the company will fly or drive out to customers across the country just to work on building a personal rapport with them and sustain strong connections. Like Brown, 1985 Pitt alumnus Jeff Yandora found his business niche through good timing and a promising opportunity. Yandora bought Phantom of the Attic Comics, a comic book and game store, in 1990, when he was presented with the chance and saw a coming upturn in the
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comic industry. While Yandora actually studied history and political science at Pitt, his love of comics and gaming and his inclination for a prosperous boom in the industry prompted him to pursue the business. “This opportunity came up, and it just seemed like the best choice at the time,” Yandora said. “I just kind of fell into it.” According to the academic advising director at the CBA, Liz Adams, this is still a common trend among student business owners and entrepreneurs. “Most students come in planning to work, but many have an interest in becoming entrepreneurs over time,” Adams said. Since Yandora’s unexpected career move, he has serviced numerous students looking for their fix of classic Marvel GI Joe and Deadpool comics, or DC Comic Batman and Wonder Woman reads. Yandora is constantly researching new releases, following reviews and asking customers for their input. “It seems there’s more diversity and products than ever before,” Yandora said. “It seems to me that there’s more to try to keep up with. It’s really an avalanche,
some might say a golden age, of comics and games.” Under Yandora’s supervision of Phantom of the Attic, the store split into two locations on Craig Street, with one primarily for comics and the other for games of all sorts, including card games, board games, miniature games and war games. “We now have two shops, for what I like to call for maximum customer confusion,” Yandora said. “We felt that they were two distinct shopping communities.” But he said the future is in technology, and advises Pitt entrepreneurs to look toward that field for opportunity. “I think there’s probably a lot of opportunities for tech savvy folk, for people willing to hustle, and put some thought to it,” Yandora said. “The future’s bright for Pitt students who want to do their own thing.” And while Yandora has had much success in maintaining a steady flow of customers and quality service, he is always vigilant and aware of the bigger competition, such as The Exchange on Forbes, or even larger retailers like
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Barnes & Noble. “All this stuff, I guess you could call it geek culture, is becoming more popular. It’s definitely become more mainstream,” he said. But that hasn’t necessarily meant that the standards have risen. “Comics are a special kind of medium that need to be treated as such,” Yandora explained. He said that many publishing companies are getting so concerned with production and sales, they are losing their artistic quality. “I think Marvel in particular is shooting themselves in the foot,” Yandora said. “They seem more concerned with this carnivalesque game of variants enticing collectors. They need to go back to determine what they need to write good stories.” Yandora, like all resolute owners and entrepreneurs, is optimistic that the character of his company and the personal element of his approach will carry the business. “We just try our best, and so far so good,” he said. “I jumped on the circus train and the show must go on.”
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Seniors Brian Amaratunga and Akhil Aniff created an app which allows students to track their study habits. Issi Glatts STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Pitt panthers produce profit BY ANISH SALVI FOR THE PITT NEWS Whether its crafting art or creating apps, Pitt students are finding ways to turn their passion projects into profit. For some, the track to success took unexpected turns through cadaver labs and art studios, while for others it was a matter of making life a little easier. Pitt seniors Brian Amaratunga and Akhil Aniff started their entrepreneurial journey with a scheduling conflict. They were unable to TA for a physics course, so Amaratunga suggested the duo start their own teaching assistant service similar to Uber — where students could request a TA from their phones whenever they needed to. Both engineering majors, Amaratunga and Aniff were inspired by a required course they both took called The Art of Making. The class got Amaratunga into “the mindset of being an entrepreneur” and convinced him that he could set his business aspirations into motion while still in college. The idea evolved into an app called Simi, a social network through which students could form study groups and review course material. They spent the summer working on Simi with Pitt’s Innovation Institute, launching a mobile app in October 2015. “That version didn’t go anywhere, no one really used it,” Amaratunga said. “We spent the spring semester revising the product and figuring out what we could do better.” The pair improved Simi by working with several startup incubators — companies that provide mentorship in business training — including Blast Furnace, the Innovation Institute and Ascender — formally known as
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Thrill Mill. T h e y w o n $15,000 in the Randall Big Idea Competition after their app pitch came in second place. Aniff and Amaratunga said they still felt unsatisfied with their app, leading them to spend the summer of 2016 interviewing 30 different students, professors and tutors at Pitt in order to research study habits and needs for their app. “We realized there was this need for students to improve their progress and track how they were doing,” Amaratunga said. “We coined this idea of a FitBit for your homework for college students.” After spending $10,000 and more than two and a half years on the project, they’ve revised their original app into Ediyu — which allows users to track and manage their studying habits on a daily basis. Aniff said entrepreneurship has its challenges. However, rather than allowing every challenge to be a failure and setback, it is also an opportunity to learn from past mistakes. “When you fail, you learn, you grow,” Aniff said. The two are planning to focus solely on product development until the end of senior year so that they have time to work on further developing, coding and
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talking to users. “We’re sort of putting the business side of things on hold,” Amaratunga said. Amaratunga and Aniff aren’t the only students who have developed their skills and made money — Olivia Fan, a senior neuroscience major and studio arts minor, gets paid to draw dead bodies. When Fan shadowed an orthopedic surgeon two summers ago, the surgeon discovered her talent for medical illustrating after seeing sketches she drew of medical models. Impressed by Fan’s ability, he asked her to illustrate for his website, both for decorative purposes and to illustrate different procedures that his patients could receive. By working in cadaver labs and shadowing the surgeon in the operating room, Fan honed her techniques as part of the internship and began to earn a little money — between $50 and $100 per drawing. “It really helped when I was illustrating medical procedures, seeing what people could get,” Fan said. See Entrepreneurs on page 9
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Entrepreneurs, pg. 8 “I had to really look at super real models and dead people, obviously.” Sarah Thornton, a recent Pitt graduate with a degree in studio arts, is also making money off her artwork — but her expertise is abstract color painting. Thornton recently had their first solo gallery show at Artisan Gallery and Coffee Shop in Bloomfield. The show opened Sept. 1, with Thornton selling three paintings that night. Thornton feels confident in their artwork and appreciates that it is being recognized by the Pittsburgh community and on social media. “When I have openings, I’ve had strangers come up to me, and be like, ‘oh I really like your work,’” Thornton said. “And I’m like, ‘I don’t know you, that’s crazy.’” The pricing for Thornton’s work depends on size — their largest painting went for $300, and two smaller ones sold for around $50. Thornton has also sold some of their work through Instagram
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and Facebook. Thornton had advice for artists who may be hesitant about putting out their artwork for fear of being cruelly judged by others. “If you’re shy about sharing your work that means it is important to you,” Thornton said. “[But] art that sits in a closet is useless.” Fan, who wants to work as an intraoperative neuromonitor — a person who monitors nerve damage during spinal, brain and lymph node surgeries — enjoys other art forms, but likes that medical illustrating gives her a purpose. “It’s nice to see that people will look at my stuff, and there’s no way they can’t gain information from it,” Fan said. “They’ll learn something.” Balancing money-making endeavors, class schedules and other extracurriculars is difficult for many students, but Fan feels the flexibility of her medical illustrating works for her. “It’s really nice to work for myself and make my own hours, which I don’t think a lot of college kids get to do,” Fan said.
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UNLIVEABLE WAGES Elise Lavallee
Contributing Editor If you were on campus last Friday, you might’ve seen an RV sporting a cartoon photo of Donald Trump hiding behind a smiley face mask. This unusual RV serves as the mobile headquarters for the 2017 Trump and Walmart Make America Worse Tour. Dighan Kelly, a sophomore urban studies and French major, organized the stop at Pitt. Although meant to be a protest against Trump’s policies that protect large corporations, such as Walmart, from paying corporate taxes, it shifted to a call for liveable wages for students and Americans across the country. One of the most prominent parts of the day was when Sean Bailey, co-chair of the University chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists, gave a passionate speech on the importance of raising wages. Bailey called for a $15 hourly minimum wage.
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United Food & Commercial Workers Union members rally at Schenley Plaza last Friday. Christian Snyder CONTRIBUTING EDITOR The current U.S. minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not increased since its $0.70 jump in 2009. In fact, since its creation under FDR, Congress has only increased minimum wage 22 times — a shockingly low number in its 79 years. Pennsylvania still operates under the federally suggested minimum wage, though there are currently 29 states whose minimum wages
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exceed the federal standard. In recent years the “Fight for $15” movement has been popularized among many left-leaning voters — but the issue of wages is a human one, is not a partisan one. No one can survive making $7.25 an hour after taxes. It’s time for the movement to become a bipartisan See Lavallee on page 16
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COLLEGE IS HARD, BUT ITS JUST THE START Taylor Pecarchik Staff Writer
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here’s no doubt that people go to college so they can get a good job. It’s why I go to college. It’s probably why you do, too. But for a lot of students at Pitt, future plans are still a little cloudy. While every student at some point declares a field of study, that doesn’t mean every student gets to work in their field. In fact, that doesn’t mean every student gets to work at all. I’m an average sophomore. I take prerequisite classes and participate in extracurriculars. But between the dance team, the student newspaper, clubs, volunteer work, patient care, shadowing and an 18-credit semester, I have a lot to balance. At this point in my life, landing my dream job as a physician’s assistant after college is my main goal. But it seems silly to me that millions of people go through years of all-nighters, coffee drips and super high tuition just to get to that goal. And yet I’m one of them. I thought getting into college would be the hardest thing I’d ever have to do. Boy, was I wrong. I also thought that if I just worked hard and attended college, I would be able to make money doing something I love. I never thought about all of the things I had to do between going to college and actually getting the job — and the in-between things are crucial. In high school, I used to think of myself as an intellectual. But after my first year of college, “intellectual” is no longer in the list of words I would use to describe myself. I just don’t think I deserve the title. When I’m sitting in a lecture hall, I’m surrounded by students who were either valedictorians, the top 10 percent of their class or students who would cry over receiving a B+ on an exam. I couldn’t breeze through my notes anymore and still get an A on an exam. I couldn’t afford to miss school for a slight cough or sore throat. I just wasn’t a “natural” anymore. What had happened? Did my knowlege fly away to someone else? No, silly me. College had happened. I then realized I had to change — I needed to actually listen and participate in lectures, study in between class meetings and visit my
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Garret Aguilar STAFF ILLUSTRATOR professors at their office hours if I wanted to not only boost my GPA, but to actually learn the material I would later need for my career. And I believe that the actual start of your career begins with choosing a major, which is a pretty difficult decision. It’s the step that sets the first stone in your career path. But once you choose a field of study, you don’t necessarily get to study it. I hadn’t realized until I already had dreams for the future that I would actually have to apply to simply study what I’m interested in. And with every application, there is the chance of rejection. Great news. Let’s pretend that you get accepted to study your choice of major, and you are studying what you love. The next step is to build your resumé — fast, because everyone else is building theirs too. You know what I’m talking about — that one piece of paper that somehow tells the person reading it why it’s you who is
the most special. Well, what if I can’t fit everything I want to share on one sheet? Or worse, what if I have nothing to put on the sheet? The ultimate journey to land your dream job is an ultimate competition between you and everyone else who wants the same job as you do. When I came to college, I clearly didn’t realize that so many people have the same goals I do, and I felt a little less special for a bit. Actually, you could even say I was offended. I want that job more than you do. Do I have to show someone how much I want it? Because I absolutely will. And I figured out that the whole college thing is you “showing” how much you want a job in your field. Getting good grades isn’t supposed to be you breezing through notes and skipping class regularly. It’s about putting the work in because you are dedicated to your dream job. It’s about going that extra mile because you want
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the job that badly. It’s about showing those people who are reading your application how much you actually want it. The resumé doesn’t tell, I realized — it shows. And lastly — just kidding. There is no lastly. Next comes the application to grad school. Next is the application to the real world. It’s true that not every Pitt student will get a job in their field. It’s also true that not every Pitt student will get a job period. Fortunately there are internships that could turn into jobs and resources like the Office of Career Development and Placement Assistance. And yes, there are people who graduate from Pitt who don’t land jobs — but that doesn’t mean you have to be one of those people. Being an enrolled student is already half the battle. Utilize your resources, aim for success and you, young Panther, will achieve it.
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Pitt alum publishes serialized email novel
Sarah Morris Staff Writer
With a growing number of people flocking to Kindles and iPads for reading, publishing novels online seems to be the modern— and eco-friendly — option for contemporary literature. Adam Dove, who graduated from Pitt in 2014 with a degree in fiction writing, decided to tap into this trend and release his new novel “The Truth” via email installments. The serialized email novel — which follows four characters and their journey through the Appalachian Mountains as they wrestle with notions of faith and identity — delivers micro chapters to its readers’ inboxes twice a week. “It’s the first project I’ve ever done that I now feel confident telling people I am the writer, because I feel like I’ve taken ownership of the process from start to finish,” Dove said. The novel — which released its first installment Sept. 10 — will show up in subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday and Sunday over the course of the next six months. Dove chose to publish his work through this platform as a way to reach readers and directly engage with them. “This has become kind of my lifeblood at this point,” Dove said. Which makes sense — writing enough material for six months of installments, in addition to handling all of the logistics of the unusual form, is a lot of work. Dove said he has about a quarter of the material written. That terrifies him, but it is also part of the fun of the format. “Not only is it going out to people via email, but we’ve also set up a whole Facebook online infrastructure for a ‘low stakes book club’ for people to get in and talk about what they’ve just read, and talk about ideas and theories,” Dove said. This creates an interactivity uncommon in novels — reminiscent of a choose-yourown-adventure story. Even though Dove is in control of his work, he is open to listening to what his readers have to say about it, and will possibly incorporate
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Liam McFadden ILLUSTRATOR their suggestions. “I think that when you’re writing you should always be [...] staying true to what it is that you are trying to say in the first place,” Dove said. “I don’t think you should be overly swayed by what people want, but I think you should understand when people don’t want what you want to write — and then don’t write that.” For Dove, this process takes the guesswork out of figuring out what his readers want. Dove knows that a lot of people tend to suggest that writers should write exclusively for themselves, but he rejects that idea in favor of finding something an audience will appreciate. “It provides a window into the reader’s mind that I think the writer should always be thinking about,” Dove said. And with Dove constantly catering to his reader and trying to find an audience for his writing, he feels pressured to make sure people want to keep reading his work. He knows his emails come with an unsubscribe button — and that’s the last thing he wants people clicking. Dove faced different pressures during school and just after graduation. He said there is a lot of weight put on students in writing programs to become “career writers,” and to write in a particular style. “Coming out of undergrad with a fiction writing major, my immediate thought was
always that I’m going to have to get a job that I don’t like in something completely unrelated, and then do all my writing on the side. And the doing-all-my-writingon-the-side is definitely true,” Dove said. Students in the writing program at Pitt today also feel this way — Tyler Andrew, a senior majoring in writing, literature and film, wants to enroll in more schooling after his undergrad to try to land a job he actually wants. “We talk a lot about how releasing your work might happen, and it’s very likely impossible that you will make any money off of it, at least for a long time,” Andrew said. “What I’ve been instructed to do — and have planned to do — is start in teaching.” Andrew’s plans are different from Dove’s, but both reveal that it’s possible to find jobs in writing that don’t involve becoming a best-selling novelist. Dove — who works for CMU and writes most of the content on the engineering website — said his technical writing job influences his work as a fiction writer. “I’m a communications manager there for energy and environmentally related news,” Dove said. “I interface with a lot of news media and bring in TV people to do stuff. Then I also interview faculty about their research, [and] write feature stories.” Dove has found a separate writing career
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outside of his creative writing. His creative writing has shifted and grown from what he’s learned at his day job, he said, and from constantly being surrounded by world-renowned roboticists and engineers. A creative writing degree can lead to a variety of career paths, according to Jeff Oaks — the assistant director of the writing program at Pitt. Oaks said many students who graduate from the program seem to take a roundabout route to writing. Many students go into teaching in some capacity, like Andrew discussed doing, though this is not the only possibility. “People have gone into things like law — I know we have lawyers out there. Also medicine,” Oaks said. “It turns out that med schools and law schools are actively courting people who can write sentences that are clear. And it turns out that a lot of people can’t.” Dove said real world experience in different jobs is necessary to grow as a writer — he’s writing more science fiction than he would’ve if he hadn’t taken his position at CMU. “But now I don’t think I ever want to stop working a different job, seeing what’s happened to my writing. Not because of how much I wrote, but because of the other stuff I was doing at my job,” Dove said. “I couldn’t trade that for the world.”
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Contributing Editor A Pittsburgh skyline dominated by smokestacks once denoted the bane of environmental destruction to some — but to many, it was a livelihood. More than ever before, Pittsburgh is shedding its long-standing status as the “Steel City” as it continues to transition from a City that is economically reliant on fossil fuels toward a City with more sustainable future in renewable energy. But our local economy is far from in the clear. The City exhibited a steady decline in labor force, with an estimated 14,800 fewer individuals identified as employed or actively searching for jobs since July 2016. Furthermore, the Allegheny Conference released a report last May predicting a shortage of 80,000 workers in the Pittsburgh area by 2025. The report, which attributed unfilled job positions to an aging population and a lack of skilled workers, advised employers to alter their perceptions and expectations of new hires. The problem is that many populations — including the recently incarcerated — are often seen as inherently inferior in the local job market.
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With the rise of environmental and energy-related jobs in Pittsburgh, one solution that holds the promise of development without exploitation is the green collar economy — a job market for individuals with barriers to employment in the environmental industry. The concept of the green collar economy originates from the 2008 book “The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems” by news commentator and activist Van Jones. In his book, Jones proposes a method of simultaneously alleviating socioeconomic inequality and environmental problems by engaging people with barriers to employment in the green industry. This form of social environmentalism aims to create low-skill, local jobs that provide professional experience to exprisoners while also exerting a positive influence over local environments and communities. Colleen Murphy-Dunning — program director at the Hixon Center for Urban Ecology at Yale University and its corresponding non-profit, Urban Resources Initiative — explained the value See Viens on page 18
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Lavallee, pg. 11 effort ensuring all individuals are able to afford basic needs such as food, housing and insurance. A common example provided against raising the minimum wage is that “no high schooler flipping burgers deserves $15 an hour.” Despite the fact that U.S. college tuition is higher than ever before and plenty of younger Americans could greatly benefit from a higher minimum wage, this argument presents another problem. According to the Economic Policy Institute, those who would benefit most from increasing the minimum wage are 35 years old on average. The same study shows 56 percent of low-wage workers are women, 55 percent work full time and 28 percent have children. So rather than seeing an increase in minimum wage as the “easy way out” for a high schooler, it should be seen as a way of allowing adults, who on average earn half of their households’ incomes, to live comfortable lives. People living on minimum wage defi-
nitely aren’t living comfortable lives now. For people who work 40 hours a week, their average weekly earnings amount to $267.80 after Social Security and Medicaid taxes. That adds up to around $14,000 a year. And though the Federal Poverty Line for an individual is $12,060, you cannot live sustainably while life planning on less than $2,000 above the
mended $367 per month on food and you have already exceeded the monthly salary of someone earning $10.58 an hour, an hourly wage well above the federal minimum. And that math doesn’t even include health insurance, transportation and other various unexpected costs. But the issue isn’t just individual. Forcing people to live paycheck to
“No one can survive making $7.25 an hour after taxes.” poverty line. Take the cost of living in Pittsburgh, for example. The average price of rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,162 per month. Heating, water, electric and garbage services add up to an average of $165 a month. Add that to the recom-
paycheck prevents people from saving money, and at the same time increases their dependency on federal aid. The Congressional Budget Office reported in 2014 that a wage increase to $9 per hour would lift 300,000 people out of poverty, while an increase to $10.10
would be sufficient to lift 900,000 people out of poverty. Clearly, any additional rise from there would drastically improve the level of poverty that exists in this country, and could help decrease federal spending on programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Unfortunately, simply raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour isn’t enough. There also need to be measures in place that will automatically adjust the minimum wage based on cost of living or purchasing power of the dollar. Colorado and Washington, D.C., both have minimum wage policies that adjust annually based off the cost of living. Full-time employees should not be struggling to meet their own basic needs, and any argument against that ideology is morally flawed. A job is a job, and the minimum wage should be a liveable wage. Elise is the Layout Editor at The Pitt News and primarily writes about political and social issues for the Opinions Desk. Write to Elise at eml94@pitt.edu.
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Zoe Pawliczak Staff Writer
After the last bus home for the holidays leaves Pitt, few students remain in the dorms and on campus — those who do stay often work, including Nordenberg Resident Assistant Liam Monahan. “I’m looking forward to being productive over the break, prepping for finals and hanging with the other RA on duty in Nordenberg for Thanksgiving,” the senior politics and philosophy major said. The incentives for staying on campus over Thanksgiving break include working one less weekend shift and not having Spring Break duty, according to Monahan. This benefits package was enticing enough that Nordenberg Hall held a lottery to determine who would work the Wednesday to Sunday holiday shift. Monahan and fellow RA Zachary Mattson beat out three other Nordenberg RAs. They plan to spend Thanksgiving with Nordenberg Resident Director James Sparkman, who offered to cook Thanksgiving dinner for Monahan and Mattson in his oncampus apartment. “Overall, the pros outweigh the cons,” Monahan said. Resident Assistants aren’t the only student employees that see the benefits of working a holiday shift. Employees that work holidays find that the work is easier and that they can
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continue to earn money, occasionally getting paid overtime. Melissa White — a Pitt alumna who graduated last spring with a degree in media and professional communications — frequently worked on campus during holidays such as Labor Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a computer lab consultant with Computing Service and Systems Development. “The computer labs were usually pretty quiet during breaks, so CSSD would reduce the amount of people working and I remember we would only keep a few labs open,” White said. “It would be quiet so I would do my homework or find a way to be productive.” In addition to part-time students, offcampus, full-time staff also step up for holiday duty at their jobs, providing round-the-clock care when needed. At Eastern Area PreHospital Services — an emergency medical care provider in Turtle Creek, servicing Swissvale, Wilkinsburg and the surrounding area— Tim Welch has worked every holiday at least once. This year he will be on duty for Halloween, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as an Emergency Medical Technician and Grievance Officer for the Union. He finds there are both pros and cons when it comes to working during those times of the year. “At EAPS it’s double time, so we’re making crazy money,” Welch said. “It’s always kind of
Heather Sandfort (right), a Pitt emergency medicine graduate, work as a paramedic on holidays such as Christmas, the Fourth of July, Easter and her birthday. Courtesy of Heather Standfort sad though — those routine illnesses, injuries and deaths always seem to be much more depressing around the holiday season.” A former colleague of Welch’s, Heather Sandfort graduated Pitt in 2016 with a degree in emergency medicine. During her time at EAPS, she worked as a paramedic on holidays such as Christmas, the Fourth of July, Easter and her birthday. With no family in the area, Sandfort found ways to stay festive with her coworkers during these shifts. She and her fellow employees incorporated holiday traditions into their workplace around these celebrated times of the year.
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“We would make the most of our holidays at work by dressing up for Halloween, grilling on the Fourth of July and decorating a Christmas tree at the station,” Sandfort said. No one wants to spend their holiday working, according to Sandfort, but both she and White agree that if you’re close to your coworkers, they can turn a boring holiday shift into a meaningful one. “I find that coworkers make a difference,” White said. “Most of the people that I have worked with during the holidays have been happy to work, which made my experiences better.”
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Viens, pg. 15 of the green collar economy. “The notion of co-benefits is what makes the ‘green collar economy’ a particularly valuable model,” MurphyDunning said in an interview. “Our goal is that by engaging with adult prison survivors in our environmental work, we are promoting the well-being of both our program participants and our broader community.” A job market and overall economy focused on “green collar” industries are mutually beneficial, as they provide jobs for pay or other incentives to adult ex-offenders. Individuals can acquire skills and experience to carry with them to future professional settings and learn a number of technical skills related to environmental science, sustainability and horticultural fields. “The broader social, economic, racial and environmental trends underlying mass incarceration and environmental justice are far more complex than a single approach or solution can ever be,” Murphy-Dunning said. “But through this type of work, the hope is to leverage the areas of overlap between these trends to better both community well-being and environmental health.” By capitalizing on any points of codependence between social, economic and environmental trends, the green
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collar economy strengthens opportunities for recently incarcerated adults. As it exists now, the mainstream environmental movement is primarily rooted firmly within white, middleclass America. This inclination plays into broader themes of racial inequality within the nation — an issue on which Pennsylvania ranks amongst the greatest offenders. In Pennsylvania, the average income of white families is nearly double that of black families, while black adults are 2.3 times as likely to suffer from unemployment and 8.9 times more likely to be incarcerated than white adults. Through the green collar economy, marginalized people may be lifted out of poverty or joblessness while an industry that’s inadvertently excluded them desegregates. Social environmentalism integrates solutions for socioeconomic and environmental issues by promoting land stewardship, not just as a responsibility to all, but as an opportunity for all. While no single method can solve the multitude of social, economic or environmental problems that plague the world, the green collar economy is a simple and effective place to start. Jaime primarily writes about social and environmental issues for The Pitt News. Write to her at jrv28@pitt.edu.
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approach and do smaller groups and a more one-on-one approach. TPN: What are the specific challenges you find with student-athletes trying to enter the professional world? PS: The one thing I do feel is a tough piece for our student-athletes is the transfer out of the identity of an athlete. Imagine
I was a young man that saw opprotunities in anything. -Penny Semaia It’s our job to find out how and why students are connecting in different ways… We need to adapt and evolve now with our students. Technology is a big part of that. We need to make sure our services can help navigate that technology. We also found that big group settings aren’t as effective as they were back in the day. We take a more human
someone being a gymnast from two or three years old. Then when they’re 21 or 22, this is the last phase of their experience as a studentathlete. What we work with them on is their holistic self. Athletics is a part of you, it’s not the whole you. First, start with your passions, then to your purpose. From your purpose, build a
plan. Then chase that by pursuit. TPN: Do the students you work with ever come back and thank you personally? PS: It’s a big reason why I do what I do. I want to help people go where they want to go. About 30 minutes ago I got a call from one of my former wrestlers who just moved from Vegas to Maryland because he got a job promotion. It’s funny because when he first accepted a job in the same industry, he hated it. He would call me every week saying he didn’t know if he could do this. So after two or three months of constant phone calls, I said, “Give it till Christmas. Give it till the holidays, then if you feel this is not the space for you, I will help you with another transition. But until then you’re going to stay and focus.” Lo and behold, come the holidays he received one of his first promotions and it snowballed into more and more opportunities. He is, as we say, crushing it in his industry. TPN: So, your job doesn’t stop once your students leave campus? PS: It doesn’t. We live by the mindset “once a Panther always a Panther.” So when our students call us, it’s not official business, it’s, “Hey what’s going on? How are things going?” It’s that element we never want to lose, that human touch.
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I went and emceed various shows for other student groups like Greek life, Asian Students Alliance and Black Action Society. And I was a college student-athlete. All of that experience was recognized by the University. So when they created a life skills position, they asked me to apply. I went through the process and went through a national search with other candidates and was fortunate enough to be placed here when it was first created. And now I’m blessed to be running the show. TPN: When you started in 2005, how did you see your career going? PS: To me, it was a blank canvas. There was a sense of discovery. How was I going to help paint the picture and the landscape of what we want for our student-athletes? The only thing I had to draw on were my experiences and my predecessor’s experiences. That was Donna Sanft — she at the time was our executive associate AD. I was focused on how can we face the “er.” The er is the after of bett-er, work hard-er… The same work ethic I had at 23, I have now at 35.
TPN: Over the last 12 years, what differences have you seen in the students you deal with? PS: There are some cultural things about our campus that have changed from my first day to now. It’s not a cultural thing about this campus, it’s a cultural thing about where we are as a society.
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PREDICTION: PANTHERS COULD PULL UPSET Ryan Zimba Staff Writer
The Panthers entered the fourth quarter tied at 38 against the Oklahoma State Cowboys last year in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Cowboys took over — with a chance to win — with just under two minutes to go. They capitalized on the possession, as quarterback Mason Rudolph took advantage of Pitt’s porous pass defense. He hit receiver Jhajuan Seales for 86 yards, setting up the game-winning score with one minute and 20 seconds on the clock. The loss was tough for the Panthers, who entered the contest undefeated coming off their 42-39 win over Penn State. This year, though, head coach Pat Narduzzi and Pitt are entering into the game on the other side of the spectrum, having lost to the Nittany Lions a week after FCS
Alex Kessman kicked both of Pitt’s scoring field goals in the Saturday, Sept. 9, game against Penn State. See OSU on page 23 Wenhao Wu ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITO
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OSU, pg. 21 Youngstown State took them into overtime. In order for the Panthers to avenge last year’s loss, the offense will have to be much better than they’ve been so far, considering how many points Rudolph and Oklahoma State can put up. The Cowboys’ offense averaged over 38 points last year, finishing 22nd in the country in yards per game with 480. The squad finished 10-3 overall and returns with several key factors of their recent success. On the outside, Rudolph has senior wide receiver James Washington as his leading target. Washington caught 71 passes for 1380 yards in 2016, including nine for 296 against the Panthers — both season highs. The pair is also aided by sophomore running back Justice Hill, who provides a legitimate threat on the ground. Pitt’s rushing defense has improved since Narduzzi arrived in 2015, but the third-year coach thinks Hill will provide a tough challenge for his defensive line. “I think Justice Hill is going to be the
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fastest tailback we face this year,” Narduzzi said in his weekly press conference. “[When] you watch him, he’s fast.” In short, the Panthers’ defense is going to have a tough time slowing down the Cowboys. Last week against Penn State, though, the pass defense looked to have improved somewhat, holding redshirt junior quarterback Trace McSorley to a .536 completion percentage. If the Pitt secondary can play to that level again, the Panthers should at least do enough to keep the game within reach and give their offense a fighting chance. Still, it would be difficult to pull off the upset, considering the Panthers’ offense has been anything but impressive thus far. Scoring just 35 points in regulation through two games, Pitt’s offense struggled early on. The unit hasn’t capitalized on scoring opportunities, and redshirt senior quarterback Max Browne is taking the majority of criticism. Browne, a graduate transfer from USC, has completed 36 of 56 passes on the year for 278 yards and one touchdown. In the game against Penn State, though, he threw two bad interceptions and showed his lack of mobility, getting sacked multiple times.
His deficiencies have been especially apparent inside the red zone, which is what ultimately cost the Panthers a chance at Penn State. With Browne, Pitt had two drives go inside the 10-yard line and only came out with six points, ultimately costing them a chance to win late. And while redshirt freshman kicker Alex Kessman made both of those field goals, he struggled in the Panthers opening-day matchup against Youngstown State. In that contest, he missed two field goals, which could have made the game much less competitive. Going forward, the offense has to capitalize on these opportunities and put points on the board. It’s difficult to know what they’re going up against this week since the Cowboys have only played nonPower Five opponents so far. But history says they should have their fair share of opportunities against a subpar Cowboy defense. In 2016, the Oklahoma State defense let up just over 28 points a game against Power Five opponents and — like most other Big 12 teams — they don’t have a stellar defense. Pitt redshirt senior wide receiver Jester
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Weah and redshirt junior running back Qadree Ollison should both have solid outings. The two have combined for 328 yards on the season and are the Panthers’ biggest threats in the receiving and rushing games, respectively. To pull off the upset, they’ll both need to outperform their expectations, and that will only come if Browne can get them the ball. Either way, it will be a tough game for the Panthers, who look to improve to 2-1 heading into conference play a week later. Prediction: Last week against Penn State, the pass defense impressed and gave the offense the chances it needed. Had a few plays gone differently, it could’ve been a very competitive game, with the Panthers winning in both total yards and time of possession. This week, the offense will come together and starts to convert on more opportunities. The defense will give up a fair amount of points — something bound to happen considering the Cowboys’ explosiveness. This is the game where it all comes together for the Panthers, who limit Rudolph and the Cowboys enough to pull out a win. Panthers 34, Cowboys 31
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On union, University should stay on sidelines The push to unionize grad students at the University, while in the works since the beginning of 2016, has heated up significantly in the past few months. When Pitt graduate students arrived in the common room of the Cathedral of Learning on Tuesday to deliver a list of demands, the police presence seemed more suited to a riot than anything else. With student organizers continuing to accumulate the signatures needed to hold a vote on unionization, Pitt administrators — who previously held a neutral position on the process — have ended their silence to come out aggressively against the prospect of unionization. In a July 27 letter, Provost Patricia Beeson characterized the unionization process as “complex and carr[ying] long-range implications for [grad students] and the University.” Yet in prac-
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tically the same breath, Beeson seemed to condemn “the potentially adversarial approach of collective bargaining.” Administrators are right in believing that the relationship between the University and its graduate employees is a complicated one — and one which graduate students themselves and their experiences are especially well-positioned to be of value. But the University’s decision to take a side on the issue seems to ignore this complexity. Beeson’s letter makes vague reference to the United Steelworkers — the outside union that would represent grad students — as “a union unfamiliar with our academic values, culture, and mission.” The University makes explicit comments about the USW on its website, including that the USW currently represent graduate students at no institutions of higher learning in the coun-
try. It’s undeniable that Pitt has a point here and that graduate students have a legitimate concern to face — but the point is lost in the administration’s lack of nuance in their larger approach. While we write for the entire University community, the editorial board of The Pitt News is made up entirely of undergraduate students at Pitt, and so we can’t claim to understand the lived experiences of graduate students here. For this reason, we can’t say we know enough to pass judgment about how unionization would affect the day-today lives of graduates. However, the same appears to be true for University administrators. Speaking for the University, Beeson wrote that she had “not learned of any single, widespread concern driving students to unionization.” Yet, Pitt graduate students have been repeatedly
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explicit about the issues driving them to form a union. In an interview with The Pitt News in June, graduate student union organizer Abby Cartus explained that students’ concerns “all branch from a lack of power or say.” By taking a side, Pitt should be able to back up their position. When asked specifically about how Pitt concluded that a union would hurt faculty-grad student relationships, Pitt spokesperson Anthony Moore avoided the question. The University needs to stop making arguments they can’t back up and listen instead. There’s a dispute over whether or not graduate students count as University employees or not. According to Moore and the University, they don’t; according to the National Labor Relations Board, they do. As for our opinion, take a look at what issue we put this in.
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GEARING UP FOR GRAD SCHOOL
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MILY BERDY will graduate in 2018 with an MBA. She majored in criminal justice at Penn State as an undergrad. She gained experience in banking and worked at the Bank of New York Mellon. She currently works full time while going to school part time. Berdy said graduate school is a lot more difficult than undergrad, so when she learns that someone has gone to grad school, she knows they must have motivation and a great work ethic and hopes “that employers also believe that.” She is unsure of what she plans to do with her new degree, but she described herself as more “go with the flow.”
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TEPHANIE LIU, a senior chemistry major, decided she would try to get into a chemistry grad program after enjoying the research she did in a lab last year. Her goal is to one day work for a cosmetic company or make personal care products, which both “need something beyond a bachelor’s degree.” Liu said she thinks that grad school can be hard because people are not used to failing, but doing so is okay, “if you think about why you failed and get useful information from that.” She is not sure what schools she will be applying to, but wants something on the west coast, like the University of California.
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INDSAY SUMMERS, a grad student in Pitt’s Public Health school, majored in public health at Stetson University as an undergrad. She said grad school is about directing people to the future they want and can be challenging because you’re on your own, “rather than someone telling you everything you have to do as an undergrad.” Summers will graduate in 2019 and aspires to work with HIV and AIDS in some capacity.
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“Sustainability is integrated throughout our engineering curriculum, especially at the undergraduate level, and this new master’s program complements and builds upon this foundation,” noted Eric J. Beckman, distinguished service professor and MCSI codirector. “Industry, government, non-profits and even the military today understand that sustainability impacts the triple bottom line of environmental, societal and economic problems and is much more than recycling materials or ‘going green.’ The MSSE will give our students a distinct advantage in pursuing sustainable solutions in various professional settings.” Four tracks of study are available in the MSSE program – energy, environmental and water sustainability, green computing, and sustainable built environment and infrastructure – allowing students to customize their coursework to meet their educational passions and career goals. According to a survey by McKinsey & Co., more than 3,300 organizations across a wide variety of industries recognize sustainability as an increasingly strategic and integral part of their businesses. Forty-three percent of the executives surveyed in 2014 said their companies sought to align sustainability with their overall business goals, mission or values – up from 30 percent in 2012. Pitt’s new MSSE program is designed to help students succeed with sustainability in mind and to meet the growing demand for leaders with creative sustainability solutions engrained into their decision-making. The MSSE program also plans to integrate community-based, service-learning opportunities to help students develop regional and nationally scalable sustainability solutions, explained Beckman. This provides students with experiences that enable them to address realworld issues up close while learning to communicate sustainability concerns and solutions to multiple audiences. “MCSI has a proven track record in connecting faculty research with underserved populations in the Pittsburgh region, and so this degree program will not be limited to the classroom and lab but will also reach out into the communities that Pitt serves,” Beckman said. “Sustainability is a global issue, but its strength lies in community engagement and helping the average person understand how sustainability impacts daily life.” Pitt undergraduates studying sustainability in non-engineering fields will be accepted on a case-by-case basis and are encouraged to apply. For more information, contact Stephanie Opalinski, senior manager of graduate engineering programs recruitment, at stephanie. opalinski@pitt.edu or 412-383-7027.
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School of Nursing The University of Pittsburgh /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing changes the face of nursing practice by preparing nurses to deliver the highest quality care – care guided by research, intellect and passion. At Pitt Nursing, we shape the future. U.S. News & World Report ranks our graduate programs among the top 10 programs in the country. An experience here is like no other. Take your education to the next level at one of our top-ranked nursing programs: • Accelerated second degree BSN for students who have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher and wish to obtain a bachelor of science in nursing • BSN to master of science in nursing (MSN) or doctor of nursing practice (DNP) • MSN to DNP Many of our graduate programs are fully online for students who have already earned a master’s degree.
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Graduate school can be a critical step in achieving life’s goals. Whether you are looking to enhance your education after completing your undergraduate degree, attaining a promotion, or changing careers, Slippery Rock University (SRU) offers a rock-solid education built on academic excellence and faculty expertise. We offer two doctorate degrees, more than 40 graduate programs, five certifications, five certificates and four endorsements. SRU offers online, campus and blended graduate programs to fit your busy lifestyle. EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE. Learn more about our programs at www. sru.edu/graduate or contact graduate admissions at 724-738-2051.
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Tuition rates are set by each program of study. Refer to duq.edu/gradtuition for the most up-to-date information. Key types of financial assistance include graduate and teaching assistantships, academic-based scholarships, non-need-based loans, employment, outside scholarships and payment plans. For additional information on the financial aid programs and services offered through Duquesne University, visit duq.edu/ graduate-financing or the department of intended study. Contact Info: Duquesne University Office of Graduate Admissions 218 Libermann Hall, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282. gradadmissions@duq.edu 412.396.6219. duq.edu/ graduate. Application Deadline: Varies by program of study. Student to Faculty Ratio: Varies by program of study. Tuition: Varies by program of study; special tuition for select programs.
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University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// You understand that there are differences among colleges and universities. So do employers. One way to stand out is to earn a graduate degree from The University of Scranton, northeastern Pennsylvania’s most prestigious university. Nationally Recognized: For 24 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook has ranked Scranton among the 10 top master’s universities in the north. The university has also ranked among the nation’s elite universities in Forbes magazine’s “America’s Best Colleges” list for 10 consecutive years and The Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges” list for 16. Accreditation: Most of our degree programs are nationally accredited by the professional organizations associated with their fields. In fact, in many academic areas, we offer the area’s only nationally accredited programs. If your goal is to earn a graduate degree in a rigorous program from one of the nation’s premier universities, consider The University of Scranton. Application Deadline:Varies by program Student to Faculty Ratio: 12:1 Tuition: $965 per credit
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Since 1794, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary has prepared students in the way of Jesus. We welcome neighbors; share meals, differences, and experiences; expand our minds; and expect to be challenged by the broad range of beliefs we bring to the table. The established academic rigor of more than 200 years of theological education, and the depth and diversity of our faculty, ensure our student community learns, grows and flourishes on a path to practical ministry. Our students prepare to engage in God’s work with parishes, nonprofits and institutions specific to their call. Our academic degrees include master of divinity (with joint degrees in social work, law, and public policy) and master of arts, plus two graduate certificates: church planting and revitalization, and urban ministry. Programs in mission, urban ministry, and church planting provide contextual learning. Visit us in East Liberty to discern your call to ministry and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Contact Info: 800-451-4194, admissions@pts.edu Application Deadline: Rolling Admissions Student to Faculty Ratio: 14:1 Tuition: $333 per credit
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For Rent North Oakland 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Bedrooom Houses. August 2018. Bouquet St, Meyran, Semple, Neville, Chesterfield. 412-287-5712. 3,4,6 houses available now. Lawn St. Ward St. Call 412-287-5712.
South Oakland 1,2,3,4 BR. Apartments, prices range from $450-$750 per person. Some include utilities, some you have to pay. Call Jarrad 814-403-2798 2 bedroom house available starting September 1st 2017 for $800/month. Five minute walk to Pitt. No pets. 1 year lease ending July 2018. Call 412-983-5222. 3 BR. House, with one and a half baths. Available immediately. $1700/ mo. Completely remodeled. geonjr@ gmail.com. 3BR house Orpwood St., 2 kitchens, 2 laundries. $900/mo. + utilities. 412-477-1992 4 BR. House for rent. Ideal for 3 students. 2 car indoor garage and 2 outdoor parking spaces. Large living room and dining room. Kitchen with new countertop. Two bathrooms. Conve-
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nient location, close to law school and Cathedral of Learning. Call 724-328-1133. 5 bedroom house available starting September 1st 2017 for $2000/month. Five minute walk to Pitt. No pets. 1 year lease ending July 2018. Call 412-983-5222. 7 bedroom house available starting September 1st 2017 for $2800/month. Five minute walk to Pitt. No pets. 1 year lease ending July 2018. Call 412-983-5222. House for Rent. Beautiful 3-BR newly renovated-Allequippa Street. Close to Peterson Center & Pitt Dental School. Equipped kitchen, new carpeting, washer/dryer, 2 bathrooms, full basement, fenced-in back yard, security system. Looking for 3 students to share/or single family. Discount on first month’s rent. Security deposit required. Students require adult co-sign. Available September 1st, $1600+ all utilities. No pets. For more information, please call 412-303-5043. Email: dtm1003@ comcast.net.
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utilities. Available October 1st. Please call BEFORE 7PM anyday of the week 412-421-7548. Professors or medical residents only please. 3 BR., 2 Bath. Second floor, painted and renovated, large kitchen, dining room, living room, den, hardwood floors, basement, new washer/dryer, two car garage. Located near CMU, Pitt, Schenley, and Sq Hill Shopping District. Near bus stop. No pets. No smoking. Will consider lease of 6 months or greater. $1695/month plus utilities. Call Ray 412-523-2971 or email rwiener602@ gmail.com
Rental Other 1,2,3,4 BR. Apartments, prices range from $450-$750 per person. Some include utilities, some you have to pay. Call Jarrad 814-403-2798 3 bedroom house 3 miles from campus. $1000. 412-225-8723. HOUSE for rent Mt. Washington. 4BR, 2BA, newly renovated, A/C, carpet, tile, and hardwood floors. Appliances including washer/ dryer. Front/back porches. Garage. Near bus. Great location. $1100+ utilities. 412-882-3845.
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needed. EOE. Email questions/resume to loril@southwindsinc. org NOW HIRING Looking for fun, part-time employment with flexible scheduling, working concerts, NFL/NCAA football and other major events in and around Pittsburgh? Contact Landmark Event Staffing @ 412-321-2707. Pamela’s Diner looking for part-time line cook and dishwashers. Daylight hours. Must have weekend availability. Apply in person in Squirrel Hill, Shadyside, The Strip, & Mt. Lebanon. Part-time caregiver for young adult with intellectual disabililty and seizure disorder. 3- 6pm Monday through Friday. $16/ hour. Valid driver’s license and background check required. Call Becky, 412-731-2565 Personal, professional masseuse needed. Long term position. 2X/week. Washington County location. Call 724-223-0939 or 724-229-8868 any time. Restore Victorian home. Painting, yardwork, etc. Shadyside, Fox Chapel. Student preferred. $12/ hour. 412-963-9889. georgebsg@cs.com. The Pop Stop Snack Bar at Children’s Hospital is located in the main hospital, Floor 3b, 4401 Penn Ave.
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We feature an extensive menu, including gourmet coffees, pastries, sandwiches, salads, desserts and more. Looking to add members to our team, training part time and the possibility to take on more hours. Someone with prior coffee experience and customer service skills is preferred. Willingness and ability to work in a team environment and multi-task while keeping our guests the no. 1 priority is essential in this position. Duties include cleaning, stocking, sandwich building at deli, drink making at espresso bar, milkshakes, customer service, cash register, and more. Will be training for a closing position (we close at 4pm Mon-Fri, closed for weekends) All candidates may be subject to mandatory drug testing and be able to obtain Act 33/34 clearances. If this sounds right for you and you are interested in applying for the position, please attach a copy of your resume as well as a brief paragraph stating your interest in the position. Potential candidates can also stop by in person to fill out an application. popstopchp@gmail. com. No phone calls, please. Tidy, reliable, cat-loving grad student wanted for occasional house sitting for Pitt prof in Point Breeze, near
71D and 67 buses. 2 references required. 412-661-2527
For Sale For Sale Other Instant cash paid for: baseball cards, sports cards. Game used sports items. Bats. Gloves. Jerseys. Goudey sports cards. Antiques. Gold. Silver. Coins. Diamonds. Watches. Paper money. Old toys. Trains. Comic books. Huge collections. Entire estates. We will pick up and pay CASH! Call Scott at (513) 295-5634.
Services Educational Phlebotomy Training Centerwww. justphlebotomy.org 2 evening classes weekly, 5 weeks + excellent Clinicals. Call 412-521-7334. Seeking sophomores for Professional Coaching Services Trial in the Fall 2017 Semester. The service is designed to improve student performance. We are looking for 5-7 students to participate in a semester long free trial, a value of $4,500. Our goal is to help students having difficulty with time management and GPA improve through our coaching. Call 724-544-1490 for more information.
Parking Residential parking available. Dawson street. Please call 412-682-6976. Teris Parking
Services Other Flowers are stress relief and smiles. www. alexsflowers.com/ www.alexseastendfloral.com in Shadyside. 412-661-6071 Delivery. Send a smile. Flowers for romance, friends, get well, birthday, and more! www.alexsflowers. com/ www.alexseastendfloral.com in Shadyside. 412-661-6071 Delivery. WOMEN – Improve your safety, strength and confidence! Self-Defense class October 1-22 (four Sundays) 10am – noon at Falk School. $120, financial assistance available. Registration limited. LionessMartialArts. com or 412-241-6519
Notices Events Dr. Morris E. Turner Medical Scholarship For Minority Students $1,500. Deadline date for submission: October 15, 2017. Sponsored by the Highland Park Tennis Club (HPTC). Please go to www. hptc.info, look under “Events” for details.
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