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‘A NEW NORMAL’: STUDENT HEALTH CARE WORKERS SHARE THEIR STRUGGLES TO BALANCE WORK, SCHOOL

Natalie Frank Staff Writer

Paige Ottaviano has been working as a transporter at UPMC Presbyterian during the COVID-19 pandemic. She said maintaining a full course load while waking up at 5 a.m. for eight-and-a-half-hour morning shifts has been challenging — to say the least. “Honestly, the job’s kinda tiring,” Ottaviano, a senior psychology major, said. “So it has kinda been a lot with school.” Ottaviano — who is responsible for moving patients back and forth throughout the hospital — is just one Pitt student who has worked in health care throughout the pandemic while taking classes. Some of these students shared their experiences, including a changing work environment and how the personal protective equipment shortage has impacted them. The U.S. death toll from the virus surpassed 200,000 last Tuesday, with the United States having one of the highest numbers internationally of health care workers who have died after contracting COVID-19. As of Tuesday, the University has had 283 students and 31 employees test positive since June 26, with 214 students and 29 employees recovered thus far. Amid the pandemic, Ottaviano said her job has been draining physically, but her early morning hours allow her to balance her work and school schedules. She said picking up early morning shifts leaves the perfect amount of room for afternoon classes. “It blows sleeping-wise,” she said. “But at least I can get everything in, which is nice, and I’m not super stressed about, ‘Oh I’m going to be super late for a class’ or, ‘I have to skip class for work.’” At UPMC Presbyterian, Ottaviano said the hospital is returning back to the way it was before the pandemic. But she said there are still many noticeable changes since working over the summer.

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“Obviously everyone’s wearing a mask, and at the time, a lot of elective surgeries went down,” she said. “But since, I think it’s kind of just adapted to a ‘new normal.’” James Mcleod, a senior nursing major and patient care technician at UPMC Mercy, said he has noticed one change in health care — having to reuse an N95 mask. At the start of

“The biggest thing was that we were having to reuse our N95s,” he said. “So they would get sent outside the facility to get decontaminated and then they would get sent back to us.” Mcleod — who collects patients’ vital signs, helps them get around the hospital and does blood-glucose monitoring for diabetic

Paige Ottaviano has been working as a transporter at UPMC Presybterian during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wu Caiyi | Senior Staff Photographer the pandemic in April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed their guidelines for the use of N95 respirators, allowing health care workers to use them for “repeated close-contact encounters” with different patients. There is still a shortage of PPE, including N95 masks, six months into the pandemic, according to NPR. This shortage could make health care workers, and therefore their patients, more susceptible to the virus. Mcleod said he reuses N95 masks at his job because of the shortage. He said there was also a shortage of isolation gowns, which led them to switch the gowns they typically use.

patients — said he worked in the COVID-19 unit over the summer. He said there was always a high risk of exposure, but an emphasis on limiting risk as much possible. “There was a lot more of a focus on trying to limit spread if there was any possibility that we possibly could have been exposed to our coworkers or our other patients,” he said. Harry Morford, a junior neuroscience major and pharmacy technician, also said working in health care during the pandemic has been difficult. Morford said he helped with COVID-19 testing at his hometown CVS branch in Richboro in Bucks County, which was part of the initial rollout of CVS’ drive-

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thru COVID-19 testing sites in Pennsylvania. “When I started helping out, they gave me all the responsibility of doing the entire COVID testing,” he said. “So I was in charge of basically creating the layout of a lot of the testing procedures that were done at CVS.” Morford said he is currently helping train various Pittsburgh stores to begin COVID-19 testing. He added that he sometimes struggles to balance his responsibilities because he rotates working between three different CVS locations. He also said even though he is only technically required to work about two shifts a week, which totals about 20 hours, he usually ends up working between 20 to 30 hours per week between the three stores. “It is difficult to manage between all three stores and my own schoolwork,” he said. “But if my work does get in the way of my schoolwork, then I always just try to take precedence in my schoolwork than my actual work.” Mcleod said working more than the required hours is common among student health care workers. He said he only needs to work eight hours every two weeks, but usually picks up more shifts. On top of his PCT job, Mcleod is also doing clinicals for nursing school, which he said can be overwhelming at times, but he tries to maintain balance. “It’s difficult,” he said. “Just like any other job you have to balance school and you have to balance your work as well.” Morford said that while he is still fond of working in health care, his experiences during the pandemic has slightly changed his career trajectory. Morford said he is thinking about pursuing a career where there is less interaction with the public, such as research in neuroscience. “I always make a joke that the one thing this job has taught me is that I really wanna help people,” he said. “But more from a distance now.”

STUDENT STARTUP FOUNDERS NAVIGATE THE SMALL BUSINESS WORLD Colm Slevin

For The Pitt News Cameron DelGatto has taken her quarantine hobby to the next level. “I was really into jewelry making when I was a kid with all my cousins,” DelGatto, a junior communications and digital narrative and interactive design double major, said. “During quarantine, I found a bunch of my old materials in a closet in my house. And it kind of inspired me to start making more modern stuff and more age-appropriate stuff.” DelGatto opened her own online jewelry shop called Pearpop Jewelry back in April. She makes earrings and necklaces out of polymer clay and sells her jewelry for about $10 each on Depop and Etsy. She said her pieces have a special, modern style that she helped craft in her free time over quarantine. “I saw a YouTube video about polymer clay and just all the uses of it. I was really intrigued by it,” DelGatto said. “So I started doing mainly earrings, and quarantine was where I perfected the process.” DelGatto added that she found making jewelry relaxing especially at the start of the pandemic. She said she enjoyed having a creative outlet other than schoolwork. “It's kind of rewarding, because it's nice to do something with your hands,” DelGatto said. “That's not on the computer screen or on your phone at the end of the day, and it’s something more creative than writing essays.” David Wiwel, a first-year undecided engineering major, owns D.A.W. Standard Services LLC, which provides labor services such as moving. Wiwel officially created and registered his own company in August, but started working in the moving business as an intern for a friend’s moving company during the summer following his junior year of high school. Wiwel said this experience

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taught him the ins and outs of running a business before he started his own. Wiwel said the hardest part about owning his own business in college is balancing school and work. He said he works on-site Saturday and Sunday, putting his schoolwork aside until Sunday night. He then wakes up at 6:30 a.m. on Monday and drives to his grandparents house to park his work car and then takes an hour-and-a-half bus ride back

more time to school. “I would say this summer [I was the busiest], I think partially because I was doing the most on Etsy and Instagram,” DelGatto said. “And that was when I really started selling, whereas now I’m not doing as much.” Audrey Austin, a senior rehabilitation science major, also said she usually doesn’t do much work during the school year, but this August was a bit different.

David Wiwel (left) and Harrison Ameye (right) working on sight for D.A.W. Courtesy of David Wiwel to Oakland. “This past month has been the most stressful month of my life,” Wiwel said. “During the day on Saturdays, I'm totally committed to running all the management aspects as I can for the business.” Some students such as DelGatto focused more on their business over the summer when they had more free time and decreased their hours to devote

Austin started A is for Cakes in summer 2019, through which she makes mostly cakes and cupcakes as well as cake pops, cookies and other desserts that she sells via an Instagram account. “This year I had to plan around driving home to make a wedding cake back in August,” Austin said. “And [I] will be driving home again in a couple weeks to do cupcakes for a bridal shower.”

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Wiwel said he hasn’t slowed down since school started, either. In fact he started his company in Oakland as classes were starting — he had his first job during the second weekend of classes. Wiwel said he is trying to take advantage of all the available resources for business owners while he’s in college. “The other day I needed legal advice, so I walked into [the Barco Law Building] and asked for some,” Wiwel said. “There are endless amounts of resources here at Pitt. So I’ve just been trying to take advantage.” DelGatto also said school has helped her with her business. She said she feels majoring in digital narrative and interactive design has helped her market her products. “Some of my classes are media classes,” DelGatto said. “That's helping understand you on how to present things and make it aesthetically pleasing.” Wiwel said even though his major doesn’t match his business, he’s learning a lot from both. Wiwiel’s goal is to become an entrepreneurial engineer, so he said his business and his engineering degree are preparing him for the future. “Running the business has felt like a second major because I learned so much from my mistakes and so much from my successes,” Wiwel said. “I'm basically educating myself on the business side of things, [and getting] a technical degree, an engineering degree is just so powerful.” Austin said she is energized by fellow student business owners who are working to bring the best product to their customers. “I am inspired by all small business owners and entrepreneurs,” Austin said. “Whether that be a student like me or a full-time worker, it takes a lot of time and effort to get your name out there and even more commitment to build customer loyalties that will last.”

STUDENTS REPORT IGNORED DIETARY RESTRICTIONS IN PITT’S QUARANTINE HOUSING

Rebecca Johnson and Rashi Ranjan The Pitt News Staff

For Emma Krapels, Pitt’s COVID-19 quarantine housing made her sicker than before she entered, but not from coronavirus. Krapels — who has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder where eating gluten causes damage to the small intestine — said she suspects she was given gluten on Sept. 17 while in the housing, causing her to “vomit profusely.” “I was so weak for like four or five days. I just started feeling better today,” Krapels, a first-year nursing major, said. “It knocked me out. I just laid in bed.” Krapels is one of the dozens of students who have entered Pitt’s quarantine and isolation housing. Krapels said she decided to go to Pitt’s quarantine housing after being directly exposed to someone with COVID-19 on Sept. 10, but did not test positive herself. She said she entered quarantine housing on Sept. 12 and left on Sept. 24. While the University doesn’t disclose the location of the housing, both the quarantine and isolation housing are at the same facility on campus. They are differentiated based on Pitt’s definition of “quarantine” and “iso-

was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, whereas isolation is when someone tested positive themselves. Students who test positive for COVID-19 are required to enter isolation housing for 10 to 14 days or return home to isolate. Students who are directly exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 are given the option of entering University quarantine housing for 10 to 14 days or remaining in their residence halls. According to University data, Pitt has 33 students in isolation housing as of Tuesday. Students in quarantine are not included in this total. Krapels — who chose to enter the housing because she didn’t feel comfortable quarantining in her Nordenberg Hall dorm room — said she expects the gluten exposure was from a pasta dish. Krapels said Pitt’s medical and housing staff couldn’t locate the source of the gluten, though, and reported her as displaying coronavirus symptoms. Students in the housing are delivered food twice per day. Breakfast for the following day is delivered with dinner. “They couldn’t find the source of the gluten, but I said I only ate what you gave me. Then they said vomiting and nausea

are both side effects of COVID-19,” Krapels said. “They sent me for another test, and I got another test, which was negative once again which means it was not COVID that was making me throw up, it was definitely gluten.” Pitt spokesperson Pat McMahon said Pitt meets all dietary restrictions, and Panther Central’s staff work to address concerns. “Special care is taken to ensure dietary needs and preferences are accommodated,” McMahon said. “Any student who has questions about their meals should contact Panther Central.” Krapels’ story was not the only time a students’ dietary restrictions weren’t followed. Jessica Gondak, a first-year chemistry major, said even though she is vegetarian, she received three non-vegetarian meals throughout her 14-day isolation period, including shrimp scampi. “The first two times, I was able to call

one of the staff who regularly checks in with me and explain the situation, so they delivered a vegetarian meal after a bit,” Gondak said. “I would’ve done that again with the dinner I had, but I decided to just eat some leftover lunch instead.” Gondak said the only time she ever leaves her room is to go pick up her meal from the apartment building’s lobby. Though there have been mishaps with her meals, Gondak said most of the meals were better. “I’ve had penne with marinara, Beyond sausage and roasted asparagus, and a lot of tofu dishes. They come with sides and a dessert,” Gondak said. “The food has been fine — I don’t have complaints other than when they give me something I can’t eat.”

Dozens of students have entered Pitt’s quarantine housing. Wu Caiyi Senior Staff Photographer

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SOME CLASSICS TRANSLATIONS SKIRT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE, YALE PROFESSOR SAYS

Martha Layne

Assistant News Editor Students study translated texts from the Greek philosopher Aristotle in many political science and classics courses across the world. But Emily Greenwood, professor of classics and African American studies at Yale University, said some of these translations are missing the mark. “It’s so important universities provide historical and critical context to enable students, to enable ourselves to make connections and to see the allusions and echoes and what ideas are being smuggled in and what traditions are being evoked,” Greenwood said. Greenwood’s Monday afternoon talk, “Overthrowing Deadly Metaphors,” kicked off the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics’ week of Black Study Intensive sessions. The event featured Greenwood presenting her unpublished paper on the language of Aristotle, as well as discussion with Greenwood moderated by Dan Kubis, senior English literature lecturer. The week’s events revolve around the theme of “collective protest and rebellion” and are co-sponsored by the Department of English, Year of Creativity, Center for Creativity, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series and Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Students. A quote from scholar Fred Moten’s book “The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning and Black Study” serves as the theme for the week’s events. Moten wrote about studying not being solely an individualistic act, but one centered on community. “We are committed to the idea that study is what you do with other people,” Moten said. “It’s talking about and walking around with the other people, working, dancing, suffering, some irreducible convergence of all three, held under the name of speculative practice.” According to Steffan Triplett, interim assistant director of CAAPP, the week’s events aim to bring people together. “Studying doesn’t have to just necessarily be about reading and writing,” Triplett said. “There’s also talking about the things we’re doing — it’s about being together, laughing together, grieving together.”

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Triplett said the present COVID-19 pandemic and civil rights movement were a catalyst for changing the style of the study of diversity. “We want people to have a space to grapple with the current moment — this pandemic moment and this moment of racial injustice — across America, and really across the globe,” Triplett said. “We see this week as a response to that and a way to change the way we typically study ethnic diversity.” Greenwood’s work blends analysis of classics with Black studies, two areas which,

sistants are like instruments for using instruments.” Greenwood explained that this passage is from a section where Aristotle talks about the relationship between enslaved people and their masters. He supported a theory of natural slavery, which argues that some humans are predestined for a life of slavery. For Greenwood, it’s more than a question of why he wrote this or how this way of thinking about slavery seeps into his ethical and natural philosophy. She said her studies of this passage and Aristotle’s philosophy re-

Emily Greenwood, professor of classics and African American studies at Yale University, started off CAAPP’s Black Study Intensive week with her virtual talk “Overthrowing Deadly Metaphors” on Monday afternoon. Zoom Screenshot according to Triplett, people may not immediately correlate with each other. Her talk centered on Aristotle and a metaphor he wrote about enslaved people in his book “Politics,” which he published in the fourth century B.C.E. She quoted an excerpt in which Aristotle compared enslaved people to animate pieces of property. “For example, for the ship’s captain, the rudder is an inanimate instrument, whereas his lookout is an animate one. For in the crafts, an assistant belongs in the kind of category that consists of instruments,” Aristotle wrote. “So too, a piece of property is an instrument for living, and property in general, is a number of such instruments. A slave is a sort of animate piece of property and all as-

volve around how he wrote his works, his word choice and the subtle words he used to “misconstrue the humanity of the enslaved.” “What interests me is how Aristotle sat down and wrote that sentence. And the philological steps involved of imagining and rendering a fellow human being a thing or a piece of property,” Greenwood said. “Aristotle’s theoriziation of natural slavery is slapdash and cobbled together. It relies on a loose style of argumentation in which explanatory conjunctions and particles do heavy argumentative work, tying together ideological fictions.” Greenwood quoted scholar Sheldon Pollock, author Toni Morrison and researcher Peter Garnsey in her analysis of Aristotle’s metaphor and what it means. She pointed

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out a very specific word often skipped over when translating “Politics” — the Greek word “τι” — which translates into “sort of.” Aristotle used this word when describing the slave as a “sort of ” animate object. Not all scholars translate Aristotle the same, with some taking liberties in the words they chose to bring over from Greek. Greenwood pointed to Benjamin Jowet’s 1885 translation of “Politics” as an example of this, as he translates the sentence into “A slave is a living possession,” leaving out the words “sort of ” in his translation. Greenwood said by omitting this word from translations, Aristotle is not held accountable for his normalization of the unnatural. “Many English translations of this passage skip the little participle that shows Aristotle wrestling with meaning. [Jowet] omitted this indefinite pronoun of ‘sort of ’ or ‘kind of,’ which in the Greek connotes vagueness, indicates the oddity of what Aristotle is claiming,” Greenwood said. “We see here, in Aristotle’s Greek, language being used to normalize and naturalize that which is not natural and normal.” While Greenwood noted that Aristotle did help spread his inhumane views on slavery and equality through his writings, she said she is not worried his readers will endorse his philosophy of natural slavery. Instead, she said she is worried the habit of relying on incomplete translations will inhibit readers from truly analyzing and scrutinizing pieces of philosophical text. “My worry is more that inexact attention to language and inexact translation fails to convey to readers how fuzzy and awkward Aristotle’s argumentative process is here,” Greenwood said. “We should be asking not just about the philosophical argument, and it’s place in Aristotle’s larger philosophical system, but the ethical choices that Aristotle has made at the level of language and how ideological fictions are smuggled in as philosophical argument.”

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STUDENTS, PROFESSORS REFLECT ON RUTH BADER GINSBURG’S PASSING AND LEGACY

Ashton Crawley

Assistant News Editor For Erica Fisher, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death was more than the loss of a Supreme Court justice — it was the loss of an icon. “When I think of an icon when it comes to policy, civil rights action, legislation, forefront thinking — the first person I think of is RBG,” Fisher, a senior and vice president of Pitt’s chapter of national pre-law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta, said. She said Ginsburg, who was also a member of Phi Alpha Delta, helped inspire her interest in law. “She was one of the main reasons why I was interested in law. I’m a Jewish woman, she’s a Jewish woman. I just admire the way she was brought up,” Fisher said. Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 and served until her death on Sept. 18. The second woman ever to be appointed to

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the Supreme Court, she became known for advocating for gender equality. Jerry Dickinson, an associate professor at Pitt’s School of Law, said he thinks Ginsburg was a legend. Ginsburg famously dissented against the decision in the case of Shelby County v. Holder, the civil rights case from 2013 related to the Voting Rights Act, which made it more difficult for Black people to vote. “She was well known for being the powerful dissenter of the batch,” Dickinson said. “We’re aspiring for a society of equality and an understanding that we need to be cognizant of the law oppressing the marginalized and disadvantaged.” Tyler Viljaste, vice president of Student Government Board, said Ginsburg was an important figure in his life as well. “RBG represented a strong, courageous, virtuous woman that inspired me to want to get into law. She and her memory proves that getting involved in the law is one good way of trying to bring about real change — through the courts,”

Viljaste, a junior studying politics and philosophy and finance, said. Ginsburg’s death means her position on the Supreme Court will need to be filled. President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett — a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the seventh circuit — on Saturday. Viljaste said Ginsburg was an essential part of keeping balance within the Supreme Court. “It also worried me because it gives Trump the opportunity to construct a court with a decidedly conservative slant (6-3), which is dangerous, as [in] face less variety of perspective is dangerous for the Supreme Court,” Viljaste said. Viljiaste said he thinks the entire nation, including Pitt students and Pittsburghers, will feel the negative impact of Ginsburg’s passing. “Pitt students will surely feel the reverberations of a vastly more conservative Supreme Court in a negative way, especially women with their bodily autonomy rights now put into question with the Supreme Court potentially recon-

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sidering Roe v. Wade,” Viljaste said. Andrew Lowrie Malandra, a graduate student in the school of law, added that prior to Ginsburg’s death, the Supreme Court was 5-4 conservative — enough that the left could sometimes receive a few wins. “With RBG gone, under Trump, and given that Republicans control the Senate, it’s much more likely that they’ll be able to install a conservative justice in her place,” Lowrie Malandra said. “Then it becomes much less likely, even given one or two stray wafflings from Roberts or Gorsuch, that the left is gonna see any wins.” Ginsburg was an inspiring figure in many young people’s lives, including Eva Ashbaugh, a senior studying political science and gender, sexuality and women’s studies.

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Opinions Alex Dolinger

MENTAL ILLNESS SHOULDN’T DISQUALIFY YOU FROM EMPLOYMENT

Senior Staff Columnist Every time I apply for a new job, I am faced with the same dilemma. I click to a screen full of conditions and am asked if I have one of the following disabilities. I am never sure if I should tell the truth, so I usually don’t. This is the reality for most mentally ill people, as well as anyone with an invisible illness. Even though discrimination from employers based on mental illness is illegal, it definitely still happens and is a concern for any mentally ill person joining the workforce. As someone living with bipolar disorder, it’s certainly a concern for me. While the conversation around mental health is improving by the minute, the sad truth is that the unemployment rate for those with mental illness has been high for a long time. A 2014 report from the National Alliance on Mental Illness showed an 80% unemployment rate for those receiving public mental health services — with an even worse rate in the state of Pennsylvania at 90.6%. While not everyone utilizes public mental health services, 1 in 5 Americans suffer from mental illness, adding up to around 43.8 million adults in a given year. Thus, millions of people are often suffering from unjustified unemployment. Unfortunately, this stems from a cycle of issues that all perpetuate each other. Most people need jobs regardless of their health status, but those being treated for a mental illness are often paying therapists, psychiatrists and pharmacists for treatment in addition to their other expenses. In 2013, $187.8 billion was spent on mental health care in the United States. A lot of mentally ill people require disability accommodations, so perhaps they selfreport that disability on their job applications. These applications can still be passed over in favor of other candidates due to the fact that those with mental illness are often viewed as unmotivated, bad under pressure and even potentially dangerous. The part of this issue that saddens me the most is that having a job can improve mental health a great deal. I don’t want to sound like a

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capitalist drone, but having a job can give people a routine, a better sense of self-worth and friendship. Personally, having a steady job relieves a lot of my stress, gives my life structure and provides a support system, which I’ve found to be a great supplement to treatment. On the opposite side of this issue, unemployment regardless of mental illness can lead to mental health problems. Studies show that unemployment, especially in the long term, can lead to increased depression and anxiety. It is also believed that greater financial responsibil-

occasion. If the day comes that I need to lift 50 pounds and can’t due to a physical condition that I didn’t disclose, then we’ll need to find another way to lift that 50 pounds. But if everyone at my workplace knows that I can’t lift 50 pounds, then we’ll already have a plan in place to lift whatever is necessary in a way that suits my limitations. While most mentally ill people are able and willing to work, these disorders can still cause interruptions in what we view as “normal life.” I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase “mental health day” — taking a day off work or school because

Shruti Talekar | Senior Staff Illustrator ity worsens these effects, which brings us back to the fact that treating mental illness can be quite expensive. Thus, mentally ill people need treatment and a way to pay for that treatment. They apply for a job to pay for their treatment, but often get passed over if they disclose that they’re mentally ill. Because of the stress of unemployment, their illness worsens, which can often necessitate more treatment and the cycle continues. While it is easy to simply not disclose your mental illness, this comes with a whole new host of problems. Communication is very important in the workplace, and sometimes simple accommodations are necessary. For instance, I currently work at a very physical job that requires me to be able to lift approximately 50 pounds on

of personal stressors — whether you’re mentally ill or not. This is why simply choosing not to report doesn’t solve the issue. I chose not to disclose my illness for a very long time, but despite my good work ethic and how much my job was helping me, I still missed a couple meetings due to manic and depressive symptoms and had to find another way to explain myself, which is a whole new level of stress. Perception from others — especially given the very obvious stigma — is also a concern. When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I thought that life as I knew it was over. I had seen my condition both sensationalized and vilified in the media for years prior to my diagnosis and was certain that I was about to join the cast of “Girl, Interrupted.” While I’ve realized now that

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I’m very capable of living a normal — if maybe more exciting — life, the problem is that many people still read the words “bipolar disorder” and picture someone frightening. But if we have more mentally ill people in the workplace who are allowed to be visible and accommodated, then these harmful perceptions will likely decrease with time. This is why I think self-reporting should be an option that will never lead to rejection. When everyone is being honest and transparent about what they need, regardless of mental health status, a workplace is able to run smoothly and efficiently for everyone involved. Everybody needs to work, so businesses should support everybody, but currently they seem to prioritize physically and mentally able people. To some people, it might seem like a nobrainer to prioritize abled people in the hiring process. Why would you want an employee you have to work harder to support? But by not hiring people with mental illness, or any disability, companies miss out on very intelligent and creative people. While I would never say mental illness is a good thing, when you have to struggle with something and work on yourself, you can look at things in a different way than other people can and form unique perspectives and ideas. I’m sure if you asked any company if they wanted all of their employees to think the same way, they would say no. We need to make the workplace more accessible to those with mental illness. A chemical imbalance in the brain doesn’t make anyone less worthy of achievement. Breaking barriers between mentally ill people and employment is not only beneficial to employees, but it’s beneficial for companies too. When everyone is able to safely disclose their mental illness without fear of missing out on important opportunities, the world becomes a better place. Alex is a senior theatre major with a creative writing minor. They primarily write satire. You can reach them at ard108@pitt.edu.

Dalia Maeroff

OUR EDUCATION IS FAILING US

Staff Columnist

Unemployment in April was the worst since the Great Depression, and it left American college graduates scrambling for whatever jobs they could get their hands on. Despite this year’s COVID-19 unemployment trends, college graduates settling for any job is not new. Graduates today often do not work in a job requiring a degree, or do not work in a job that is in their field. This is strange, considering the obscene amount of time and money that students spend getting their degrees. The bulk of the blame is being put on the students themselves, with millennials and Gen Z often being dubbed as lazy, when in actuality, the issue is a far deeper problem with America’s education system and how it does not work to properly educate students. The root of the problem rests in our high schools. The lack of hands-on learning, effective teaching methods based on psychological research and a narrowminded education is setting students up for failure in college and in the job market. When a student pays hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend four to 10 years in full-time classes, college really can’t be seen as anything else but an investment into your career. But when high school students enter college with little to no idea about what they want to do with their lives, they are wasting both time and money on an education that may not be aiding them in their future career. An estimated 20-50% of students enter college with an undecided major, and 75% of students change their major at least once before graduation. Students often take two years to decide on a major. Changing a major after two years is difficult to do without paying tuition for a few more semesters. If college preparation methods in high school changed, it would help students to decide on a major before even entering college, saving students time and money. Many of these students pick a major that may not be best suited to them out of pressure not to pay for a few more years of college, leading to 41% of

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college graduates working in jobs that do not require a degree, and only 27% of college graduates working in a field related to their major. Many parents seek a solution to this problem — STEM and arts schools. Sending their child to a specialized middle or high school increases focus in a smaller group of subjects to promote college readiness. In the case of specialized high schools, less than 50% of STEM school students actually intend on going into the field. This shows that neither traditional nor specialty high schools have higher chances of pushing students toward cer-

from schools and desperately need to be reincorporated back into curriculums. These classes let students discover paths that may not lead to college, but may lead to trade school instead. “Life skills,” such as money management, resumé building and business management should also have a higher prevalence in high schools, not only because they teach problemsolving and critical thinking skills that are often underrepresented in typical core classes, but also because they expose students to new career possibilities and teach them skills they will need to get a job in the future.

Dalia Maeroff | Staff Illustrator tain career choices. We need high schools to change their curriculums to help prepare students for college and make well-informed decisions about their future. First and foremost, high school curriculums and offered classes need to be flexible and diverse, ranging far beyond and within the core subjects of math, science, history and english. A well rounded- and contentrich education is a great way to allow for students to accomplish their soul searching and career discovery in high school, so that it doesn’t have to occur in a much more expensive college environment. Vocational classes, also known as “shop classes,” have mostly disappeared

Hands-on experiences like these are important in every subject. Students getting their heads outside of the classroom and into the workplace to see the real-life applications of what they are learning in school is not only a great way to increase learning and retention of knowledge, but also exposes students to possible careers, passions, interests and hobbies. Students should have the opportunities to see how a hospital works, to be able to see how cases play out in the courtroom, how groundbreaking scientific research takes place and how an artist creates works of art in their studio. Hands-on education will help students go less blindly into their college admissions or trade school

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processes with a much clearer picture of their major and careers in the future. A switch to a hands-on learning environment must be accompanied by a change in teaching methods. Standardized tests dominate the teaching scene and the education of students today. Curricula are teaching to the test rather than teaching students to learn. There are many movements against this already, and COVID-19 has caused many colleges to drop the requirements for ACT and SAT scores, which is a step toward getting rid of them altogether. But eliminating these exams alone will not improve education or college readiness, as they were a poor indicator of college readiness to begin with. Often, multiple teaching methods and styles are not included into curricula, and teachers are not given the resources to do so. Even popular college readiness classes, such as Advanced Placement classes, are taught with the priority of students passing the AP test at the end of the year. No one method fits all, but many are better than others for specific subjects and topics. Teaching methods as a whole need to change to be focused on building relationships between students and teachers, on student-centered learning and on increasing student autonomy. This will improve critical thinking and decisionmaking skills that are necessary when entering the workforce. Adjusting the way high school curriculums teach students will improve student’s critical thinking skills and autonomy, and allow them to make educated and informed decisions about their future, whether that be college, trade school, entrepreneurship or otherwise. Hands-on experiences and a well-rounded education are necessary to ensure that college education doesn’t go to waste, and students can end up working in a field they love. Dalia Maeroff writes primarily about issues of psychology, education, culture and environmentalism. Write to her at DAM291@pitt.edu.

GETTING BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS TO WORK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT MAY SAVE THE ECONOMY

Ethan Tessler Staff Columnist

It’s no secret that this is a pressing time for the vast majority of Americans. Jobless claims increase everyday, putting more and more strain on the economy. Though there are signs of recovery, it’s highly likely that only the wealthy will be fortunate enough to experience it. This will only further exacerbate the extreme income inequality America has faced since the early 1980s. Simultaneously, we are in the midst of a climate crisis. As wildfires continue to ravage California, the air quality has dropped dramatically, causing many communities, such as some in the Bay Area, to evacuate. The fires have gotten so bad that even surrounding states such as Oregon are experiencing orange skies and unhealthy air quality. While it is true that California’s arid climate makes the area ripe for wildfires, a rapidly warming climate aggravates the frequency and intensity of these fires, making the air so dry that forests are essentially tinderboxes. Because these two issues are so critical and have no current viable solutions, it is the responsibility of the federal government to provide an infrastructure program that addresses the climate crisis and brings back American jobs. Countless blue-collar jobs have already been outsourced, and many others are not

coming back. Therefore, the focus of such a plan would be struggling blue-collar industry areas such as western Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohio. Instituting a Green New Deal would help revive industry in these areas, bring back American jobs and transition to green energy. The free market is currently in shambles and has never once substantially corrected environmentally destructive practices, such as drilling for oil or burning coal. In order for a Green New Deal to really work, the government needs to get serious and mobilize like they did in World War II. The first step would be to establish government agencies that oversee this massive transition. Each agency would accomplish one of the many facets of this plan, including implementing labor force strategies, building various infrastructure works, setting energy efficiency standards and much more. Like the many alphabet agencies created during President Franklin Roosevelt’s tenure, a new slew of these agencies would ensure this public works plan operates effectively. A key reason why the market has failed to correct the current level of fossil fuel production is because the government has not heavily incentivized these companies to change their ways. A first step could include the implementation of federal renewable portfolio standards, “which require that a specified percentage of

the electricity that utilities sell comes from renewable resources,” according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Currently, these standards are being left for the states to decide, but to achieve a total and organic energy transformation, it is imperative that the federal government establishes standards that all states must meet. Of course, these changes will not happen overnight. This will need to be a gradual process that allows companies to adapt to the changing standards. Some resistant to a Green New Deal fear that certain parts of the country will be left behind without jobs because fossil fuel workers like their jobs. To calm those worries, it is necessary to transform not just locations and economic sectors but also the policies of whole industries. Government agencies would need to work with companies in each industry to establish level playing fields and realistic standards, giving everyone a head start in this new energy reality.

For example, President Barack Obama did something like this during his tenure. In an effort to make the automobile industry more green, he got auto companies and the United Auto Workers union to agree to a large-scale, long-term effort to cut carbon emissions. This resulted in lower carbon pollution and more jobs — a win-win. With all of this in mind, we must remember that the backbone of this plan would be to get millions of disenfranchised workers into a workforce that provides good-paying, stable jobs. As COVID-19 continues to decimate our economic infrastructure, it is crucial that the government teams up with labor organizations like the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations to recruit workers in hard-hit sectors across all 50 states, making sure no worker gets left behind.

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‘IT PAYS TO HAVE AN ACTUAL JOB’: ARTISTS SHARE THEIR SIDE HUSTLES

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Pittsburghers might know actor and playwright Alec Silberblatt from his work with Pittsburgh Public Theater and PICT Classic Theater. His fellow New Yorkers also know him for his theatrical talents — and as the guy at their local coffee shop. Silberblatt isn’t alone in his dual role as both actor and coffee shop employee — he’s just one of many artists across the country working a side hustle. When art alone fails to put food on the table, these performers, writers, photographers and painters teach classes and bus tables in order to make ends meet and support their passions. Silberblatt, who is from Pittsburgh and currently lives in New York, has also worked stints as a busboy, a tour guide of Manhattan restaurants and a teaching artist at an afterschool program. Although he’s received plenty of acting jobs over the years, Silberblatt said limited job security in theater often leaves artists looking for side gigs, since plays typically run for just six weeks. “Probably the scariest part about being in the arts — and there’s nothing you can do about it — after six weeks, show’s over,” Silberblatt said. “The transient nature of the business is what makes it difficult, especially in terms of health care.” And theater isn’t the only arts profession with low or inconsistent wages. According to Scott Andrew, a multimedia artist and parttime Pitt studio arts instructor, making a career out of visual arts can be a “crapshoot.” “You either find the right way to impress the right people to get famous and that works for you, or it doesn’t,” Andrew said. “I wish I could say something more upbeat about that. I think that artists who really want to make work have to be committed to realizing that that’s probably not where their primary income is gonna come from.” Still, Andrew has found a way to marry his

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side hustle with his artistic pursuits. Having taught art at both the high school and college level, Andrew uses his background to train the next generation of artists, although he said he still views teaching as a means of supporting his art career. “I’ve always been oscillating back and forth between my art practice and teaching in some

something that isn’t a core part of my practice, but I have to learn that in order to teach it. And that might end up becoming skills that I use more in my own work,” Andrew said. Andrew said most of his work involves collaboration with other artists, from drag queens to musicians to dancers. One of these collaborators is Jesse Factor, a dance instruc-

Scott Andrew, a multimedia artist and part-time Pitt studio arts instructor, teaches as a means of supporting his art career. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrew way,” Andrew said. “I view my art career to be my actual career, and then teaching is what allows that to happen. It’s a way to make money in order for that to happen. I also happen to really like teaching, so it works out really well.” According to Andrew, teaching does more than just make ends meet — it allows him to develop skills and make connections that he might not have if he focused on an art career alone. “There’s been times where I have to teach

tor at nearby Slippery Rock University whose accolades include work with the Martha Graham Dance Company and a North American tour of “Cats.” Factor, who is originally from Mercer, lived in New York for 17 years before going to graduate school and later finding his job at Slippery Rock. He said even though most of his income at the time came from his dance career, he worked a number of odd jobs, including handing out fliers for a chiropractor, working

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at front desks and selling candles and soap. According to him, working temporary or more flexible jobs allowed him to leave for dancing gigs in other cities, as well as gain a range of new experiences. “I got all these different experiences that sometimes were more short-term or more long-term assignments. One of them was working for a magazine in the Conde Nast building,” Factor said. “It was kind of like ‘Devil Wears Prada’ for a couple weeks.” Unlike Andrew, however, Factor said he considered teaching less of a side hustle and more of an arts career in and of itself. “[Teaching] takes up the bulk of my professional life,” he said. “Part of teaching is the creative research, so those artistic challenges and that creative life is still very much a part of my job.” Silberblatt has also applied his experiences at his side jobs to his artistic pursuits — even though few of them seem to relate to theater. While working at a bakery in 2014 and 2015, he wrote and filmed nine episodes of a web series, called “BAKERY: a web series.” “We would close at 10, and then from 10 until 12 I would invite my friends over and we would shoot an episode of the web series at this bakery I worked at,” he said. “It’s not very good. I made it when I was in my early, mid20s, so I don’t know that I’m very proud of it anymore.” And even if actors don’t use their places of employment as free film sets, Silberblatt also said working a “real job,” especially in the service industry, can give actors inspiration and help them portray their characters more realistically. “It pays to have an actual job,” he said. “It pays to do something you don’t want to do, and have to get up and go to work and drag yourself to the subway. To me, that has been a valuable insight into people in general and the American condition.”

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ARTS PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS REFLECT ON CHANGING INDUSTRIES

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With many theater and venue doors closed to the public, students and professionals in the arts industry are having to open doors of their own during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the live, in-person nature of many theater and musical programs, these arts programs have been some of the hardest-hit industries during the pandemic. In Pittsburgh specifically, many local theaters have had to close their doors to the public and adapt to a socially distanced world, and young professionals have had to adjust their careers. According to Laura Valenti, a freelance set designer and scenic painter, she had to switch gears to stay afloat once the pandemic hit. “There’s not really a lot of theater happening, so in the past couple months I’ve actually started working for a renovation company doing interior painting,” Valenti, a 2018 Pitt alumna, said. “In a weird way, it's kind of transferring my theater skills from what I was doing previously but now just for interior design.” Like many other young professionals, Valenti had to adjust to the pandemic. She said she was supposed to debut her first New York City show the night before the city shut down in March. “I set-design my own, smaller shows, and I designed a show at City College of New York,” Valenti said. “Sadly, it got cancelled the night before we were supposed to open because of COVID, so I didn’t get to debut my first set design in New York.” The pandemic has also impacted local theaters’ ability to hire artists. Catherine Kolos, the general manager of PICT Classic Theatre, said that the shutdown in March was a drastic change for her small theater in Shadyside. “The shutdown was monumental for us,” Kolos said. “We had to cancel our final show of last season, and we are a small theater company, so that was our main source of revenue. In March, we had no idea what to do or how to navigate through this.” Although the theater closed for a few months, PICT now plans on catering its upcoming shows to a virtual audience. According to Kolos, PICT wants to keep these virtual shows as a permanent

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fixture in the theater’s future programming. “We decided that we liked the idea of going virtual, but we wanted to make sure that it was a permanent feature of our programming moving forward and not just a reflexive response,” Kolos said. PICT plans to release a monthly series of radio dramas that features three different shows from October to December. According to Kolos, these radio dramas are the first full-production work for actors in Pittsburgh through Actors’ Equity, a theater union, since the shutdown. “It took months of organizing and negotiating and coordinating with Actors Equity and with our health care providers and Allegheny

“Despite a lot of us being unemployed, I have been seeing a lot of great things coming about,” Valenti said. “I think that there is so much down time right now that there’s a lot of reflection on theater, and people are starting to call out a lot of injustices in the industry.” Specifically, Valenti pointed out the high pressure and long hours of her profession. She said many young theater professionals burn themselves out only a few years post graduation. “We have been reevaluating the question of why we work so many hours just to burn ourselves out,” Valenti said. “And why are some of the programs that we’re doing burning out young theater professionals before they even get

Noah Kotzin, senior music composition major, faces uncertainty in the workforce after graduation due to the pandemic’s effect on the music industry. Pamela Smith Staff Photographer County health codes,” Kolos said. Kolos said PICT set up recording booths made of plexiglass to safely separate the actors while simultaneously allowing them to interact in person to record these radio dramas. “We had to completely reenvision how we create and what the rehearsal process looks like,” Kolos said. “With the plexiglass, they can still interact with each other, which is a huge part of what’s missing from virtual platforms like Zoom.” Even though PICT is able to produce a show, many other professionals in the industry are still out of work. Valenti acknowledged that the theater industry is tough for a lot of people right now, but she said she also sees some positives in the situation.

a chance at professional life?” Along with pointing out issues within the industry, Valenti offered advice for current students looking to enter theater arts after graduation. For her, the most important thing you can do is create a network early. “I would say that my biggest advice that I always give to any young professional is, especially when you’re in college, is start creating your network now,” Valenti said. “It’s so important because people start to get to know your name, which gets you great exposure.” Additionally, Valenti emphasized that arts students shouldn't be putting pressure on themselves to throw themselves into the industry. She suggested that students take the time to think

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about what other sorts of skill sets they can work on during this time. “I think right now you shouldn’t pressure yourself to figure out how to get into theater, because there’s really no theater to go into,” Valenti said. “Take the time to expose yourself to new skills, and I can promise you that any skill set you have will be valuable in the future.” For some students in the arts, the pandemic has led to uncertainty for their post-graduation plans. Noah Kotzin, a senior music composition major, has had to rethink going directly into the workforce due to the instability of the music industry. “The job market for performers is already sparse, and I'm majoring in composition, so that's even more thin and very much commission-based,” Kotzin said. “So I want to go to graduate school to maybe get a better footing and work toward film composition in the future.” According to Kotzin, most of his composition work can be done from home, but virtual platforms like Zoom can diminish the sound quality of instruments. “For the most part, I can work from home for composition,” Kotzin said. “But for one online class, we need to explore the certain qualities of different instruments, so there's a lot of limitations in that respect.” For Kolos, this is a moment in the industry that artists will remember far into the future. Kolos said that this is an important time for both students and professionals to reflect on what types of things matter most to them. “This is one of those moments in history that we’re all going to look back on and study for years,” Kolos said. “It's a great time to refocus on what is important to us, not just career wise, but on a much larger level.” Kolos acknowledged the fact that many theaters are still struggling due to the devastation of the pandemic. According to Kolos, however, the most important thing for arts professionals and students to do is to keep supporting each other. “Each theater is terrified and wondering if their doors are going to open again,” Kolos said. “The key is to continue to support each other and create a space that is safe and equitable for everybody.”

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A GUIDE TO FOLLOWING SPORTS AT THE OFFICE

Alexander Ganias For The Pitt News

Consider this situation — you’re sitting at your desk in the middle of a long Wednesday of work, stuck on your computer all day answering emails and phone calls. It’s that endless cycle that can make you feel like just another cog in the machine. But you know at the end of the day, the Pirates are playing a gimme game. You’ll go home, sit on your couch with your favorite drink and hopefully watch the hometown team light up the opposing pitcher. But you realize it’s camp day — summertime games where the home team sets aside an allotted number of seats for camps — meaning the game will start at 1 p.m. instead of the usual 7 p.m. That’s an absolute atrocity during a work week. You won’t watch it live — or can you? In the age of the internet and smartphones, live sports are as accessible as ever. But with so many options to choose from, finding one can be a little overwhelming. Here are some of the better ways to watch your favorite team while at your desk. Streaming services There are a lot of sports apps in the world today. TV companies such as CBS, NBC, ESPN and FOX all have phone and tablet applications where you can watch live sports. Each American professional league also has their own mobile apps. You can watch a variety of sports and teams on these apps, including leagues with less following such as the USL Championship or the National Women’s Soccer League. ESPN specifically offers a wide range of content at the college and professional level through its ESPN+ streaming service. You can watch everything from the NHL playoffs to an Ivy League baseball game there. Perhaps you live and work in the

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Pittsburgh area but cheer for the St. Louis Cardinals on a nightly basis. MLB. tv can help you out if your home team is out of market. Streaming services aren’t perfect. Several of them require you to sign into a cable provider and others can cost money for use. Not all of these services look for this, but you must be careful you don’t accidentally use one that charges regularly. Several popular streaming locations are not legally licensed websites, so stay cautious of those, as well.

sibly get without watching. Gamecasts run like a simulation, tracking the ball wherever it goes. Every sports website has at least some version of this as a standard feature — MLB, NBA and NFL, among others — and they become game summaries when the game ends. These gamecasts track every pitch, bucket, pass, foul, yellow card, score and more, allowing you to know exactly what happens and when. Usually after enough time passes, the highlights for each big play become available, meaning

and you’d be surprised how suspenseful the best announcers can make the game. Unfortunately, physical radios only pick up the stations local to your area. Fear not — several apps let you stream radio broadcasts. Listen to them — you’ll support your favorite team and your favorite broadcasters. Some of the best in sports reside all over the airwaves — Howie Rose, Chris Carrino, Kenny Albert and Dan Shulman, to name a few, make every game an immersive experience. It’s easier to get away with listening to a game on a radio at the office as long as you have headphones. Just make sure you keep your reactions to exciting plays at a minimum so you don’t attract your coworkers’ attention — by all means, celebrate with a silent fist pump on rare occasions.

Streaming services, live gamecasts and radio broadcasts can help workbound fans keep up with their favorite sports team while in the office. Kaycee Orwig | Assistant Visual Editor If you’re careful, you can experience the games at work without getting caught. Open a new tab on your computer to hide the one playing the game. You can also just close the tab or window, and reopen it when you’re in the clear. But more methods to experience the games without watching them exist. Live Gamecasts It’s not watching the game, but it’s as close to seeing the event as you can pos-

you will know how every score occurred and how every play went down. You might not feel like you’re really there, and that’s one of the downsides to gamecasts. You can remedy this by pairing it with a radio broadcast while you’re at the office. Radio broadcasts Probably the single best method to experiencing your favorite teams without actually watching them is to listen to a radio broadcast. It’s a live experience,

September 30, 2020

NARDUZZI, PITT THRIVING IN NEW NORMAL, BUT â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Stephen Thompson Assistant Sports Editor

Normally, right nowÂ is what would best be described as college footballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;dog days.â&#x20AC;? The weather begins to take a turn for the colder as conference play hits full swing and expectations either balloon or crash with a single game. But despite adding another notch to their undefeated record with a 23-20 winÂ over then No. 24 Louisville on Saturday, the Pitt Panthers are still being â&#x20AC;&#x153;slept on,â&#x20AC;? according to head coach Pat Narduzzi. He added that he still expected more, even after his defenseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stout showing against the Cardinals. "We recruit too. We have scholarships we give out and we try to get fast guys too,â&#x20AC;? Narduzzi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think they should have been able to move the ball on us last week." After beating a nationally ranked team, Pitt droppedÂ four spots in the AP pollÂ from No. 21 to No. 24. Naturally, the addition of Big 10 and PAC 12 teams to the rankings pushed the Panthers down, but they still take it as disrespect. Redshirt senior safety Damar Hamlin â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of the many stars on the loaded Pitt defense â&#x20AC;&#x201D; took a particular offense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do you go down in rankings after beating a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ranked teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Hamlin tweetedÂ on Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams ahead of us who lost to unranked teams & also teams who yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even seen play football this season.â&#x20AC;? But the Panthers continue to fly relatively under the radar â&#x20AC;&#x201D; clearly good, but nowhere near potent enough on offense to meet the lofty expectations they set out for themselves in 2020. Narduzzi lamented his offenseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance in the red zone, where they were held to three field goals. Even though it led to a bounce-back game for slumping place kicker Alex Kessman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he made all of his three attempts on SaturdayÂ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Narduzzi said he would rather watch Kessman kick extra points than field goals.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously really happy for Alex, but if he stays on the sideline and kicks into a net all game, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be happy for him too," Narduzzi said. Narduzzi added that he was nonetheless encouraged by the play of the offensive line, as well as sophomore running back Vincent Davis and first-year wide receiver Jordan Addison. Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seven receptions for 77 yards put him squarely at the top of the conference in receptions and seventh in receiving yards. Davis, meanwhile, took the bulk of the carries at tailback and totaledÂ 47 yardsÂ on the ground, in addition to 29 yards receiving. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of familiarity being folded into Pittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new normal of college football amongst pandemic restrictions. The Panthers will play their fourth straight game at home and third straight on Saturday afternoon with a noon kick-off in front of an empty Heinz Field. But Narduzzi also hinted that there is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a chanceâ&#x20AC;? that the 2020 seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gameday environment makes a major change â&#x20AC;&#x201D; allowing fans in the stands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know right now, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m saying my prayers tonight,â&#x20AC;? Narduzzi said about the chance to get people into seats on the North Shore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parents would be the No. 1 thing.â&#x20AC;? In making his sell for parents of players to be allowed into stadiums for games, Narduzzi also made sure to highlight how well his players had been mitigating the spread of COVID-19. He claimed to have offered some not-so-gentle reminders, and said they were effective. "I got to constantly remind them that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one game away,â&#x20AC;? Narduzzi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not out of the woods yet. Just because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good right now doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be good in the future â&#x20AC;Ś Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to earn the right to play." That was the theme of the day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whether theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to climb the rankings, close out a game or control a pandemic, Pitt has plenty of work to do. That work continues on Saturday when the Panthers host NC State.

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