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BAS HOSTS ACTRESS, ACTIVIST TATYANA ALI Emily Wolfe Staff Writer

When she was younger, Tatyana Ali wanted to be an astronaut. Her room was covered with posters of her hero — Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space.

Ali never made it to space — instead she pursued another dream of becoming an actor, and landed the role of Ashley Banks on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” becoming a hero in her own right to a generation of the show’s fans.

Young the Giant’s Sameer Gadhia performs as the main act at Pitt Program More than 50 of those fans gathered in the Bader Abdulmajeed | staff photographer William Pitt Union Assembly Room Sunday to hear Ali speak about her experience with show business, the self-esteem issues she had as a young adult and political action. The Black Action Society, which celebrates its 50th year’s festival featured four different perforElizabeth Donnelly anniversary this year, brought in Ali as the mances by Blue Shift, Vundabar, Public and Staff Writer keynote speaker for its Indaba Week, when Young the Giant.

Students might not expect to see their the society comes together to talk about comThe stage was located toward the Fifth Avpeers body-surfing on a typical Sunday aftermunity issues. enue side of Bigelow Boulevard, with students “Whatever you want to achieve, put it in noon, but with multicolored beach balls flying spilling down the street and others packed through the air and students hoisting themfront of you,” she told her audience. closely to the stage.

After “Fresh Prince” ended when Ali was selves onto the tops of their classmates’ shoulBlue Shift kicked off the day with a lively 17, she released an album and took a year off ders at this year’s Fall Fest, that’s exactly what performance of original hits and covers at 1 happened. p.m. The psychedelic funk-rock band is comSee Tatyana Ali on page 2 Sponsored by Pitt Program Council, this

Council’s Fall Fest Sunday afternoon.

Students surf crowds at Fall Fest prised of five members, three of whom are Pitt students — Michael Stolarz, Evan Rubin and Ari Wynn. The group won Pitt’s Battle of the Bands in early September — allowing them to serve as the opening act at Fall Fest.

Valeri Natole, a junior math and biology major, enjoyed Blue Shift’s sound.

“I saw most of their performance,” she said, “and they were pretty good.”

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Next up was Vundabar, an American indie-rock band based in Boston. The group replaced Petal, a band originally on the Fall Fest lineup which pulled out for medical reasons. Vundabar put on an amusing performance, with the members stopping occasionally to joke with the crowd — at one point, they even had everyone turn and face away from the stage just for fun.

Feindt said Pitt Program Council takes steps to ensure that Fall Fest goes off without a hitch.

“The biggest thing is to make sure you’ve thought of every single possible scenario before the event actually starts,” Feindt said. “That way when it does come to the event, everything runs smoothly.”

Cincinnati-based indie-pop group Public took the stage around 3:30 p.m. The up-and-coming group featuring Ben Lapps, John Vaughn and Matthew Alvarado was easily one of the most energetic performances of the entire afternoon.

Lead vocalist John Vaughn ran around the stage, dancing and singing with full energy. He also jumped off the stage at one point and ran through the gap between the stage and crowd.

Bassist Alvarado even did a backflip while holding his bass.

They got the crowd warmed up by hosting a sing-along to “Livin’ On a Prayer” and “Sweet Caroline” — and were surprised when Pitt students cheered the classic “Lets go Pitt!” dur-

Tatyana Ali, pg. 1 from school to tour the world, opening for bands like the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Then, she went to Harvard. Her life at college was completely different from her show-business-filled teenage years.

“I was suddenly in an environment that I knew nothing about,” she said.

Both Pitt and Harvard are predominantly white institutions. According to the universities’ fact books, about five percent of Pitt’s current undergraduate student body identifies as “black or African American.” Harvard has similar numbers — 7.8 percent of its student body is black — in 2002, when Ali graduated, that number was closer to 6 percent.

“There’s some black and brown people there, we fill up a couple tables in the freshman dining hall,” she said. “But I felt very alone.”

“My self-esteem was gone. I had to get my shine back,” she said. “The thing that allowed me to do that was getting back to my faith, getting back to community service, getting back to my family. I started to treat my life like a garden again.”

Ali became visibly emotional as she talked about the alienation she had felt during her time at Harvard. She apologized, saying the movie she spent last week filming in Atlanta — “Everlasting Christmas,” Hallmark Channel’s first romantic

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ing the song. Lead vocalist Vaughn stopped the song to ask if he had heard the crowd correctly.

Public performed many of their hit originals, like “Pretty Face” and “Heartbeating,” but they also took the crowd by surprise when they covered Britney Spears’ “Toxic.”

Nick Caggiano, a junior neuroscience major, had not heard of Public before Fall Fest, but still enjoyed the band’s set.

“They have a really cool sound, it’s kind of pop-rock, but something tells me they have a lot more unique lyrics than just general pop,” he said. “They seem like a really cool band, and I don’t know how popular they are, but they should definitely get some more recognition.”

After a short break, headliner Young the Giant took the stage. The indie-rock group based in Irvine, California, was the main draw for many students, seen by the many Young the Giant T-shirts dotting the crowd. First-year undecided student and long-time Young the Giant fan Andrea Walsh, who has bright purple hair and wore a Young the Giant Tee, said this year’s Fall Fest was particularly special to her.

“Their music means a lot to me,” she said. “When I was going through some rough times last year I listened to them a lot, so it’s really exciting to have them be right here.”

Young the Giant performed many of their well-known songs like “Cough Syrup” and “America.” Along with the crowd surfing, students were belting out the lyrics and showing off

their best dance moves throughout the entirety of the songs.

Junior molecular biology and French major Elizabeth Crinzi enjoyed seeing the different group members’ stage presence.

“The lead singer, Sameer, is one of the best vocalists and dancers, in my opinion,” she said. “He has the weirdest but best dance moves and I love watching it.”

Sameer Gadhia’s stage presence was captivating, as the singer danced all over the stage. At one point in the show, he even pulled out a mini-sized red megaphone to distort his voice.

But music wasn’t the only dimension to this year’s Fall Fest — festivities also included Arts Fest, featuring a Tee press, a caricature artist and a photo booth.

Pitt Arts hosted the arts festival aspect of the event, offering multiple information booths about artistic opportunities at or near Pitt like the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society, City Theater, the Heinz History Center and more.

The combination of the art booths and the performers created an environment dedicated solely to appreciating the art located all around us. The informational booths provided information and education to those who visited, while the musical guests thoroughly entertained the crowd.

“Having a campus concert is such a big part of the culture and student life,” Feindt said. “Pitt is big and it’s good to be able to serve a lot of people in this fun way.”

comedy to feature black lead actors — left her “raw.” She recovered quickly and sat down with BAS president Edenis Augustin to begin the question and answer section of the night.

Soon, she was bending over with laughter as she told a story about leaving for college.

“My mom said, ‘Don’t you do what these white kids are doing, ’cause we can’t bail you out! You’re gonna stay at the jail,’” Ali said.

Ali majored in political science at Harvard and campaigned for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.

Recently, she said, her 2-year-old son has kept her at home, but she plans to return to political involvement as he gets older.

“What is happening to women and people of color and immigrants right now, it all works together. We have to do it together. And by doing it together, I mean seeing injustices being done to other groups of people, and standing up for them as well,” Ali said. “There is strength in numbers.”

The crowd greeted her statement with applause.

Before Ali spoke, the event featured performances from several of its members, introduced by faculty advisor Sherdina Harper. Junior Eric Reynolds performed an original spoken word poem. Then, Harper welcomed six members of Some of God’s Children, a student gospel choir, up to the stage to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which Harper made sure to note is often called the “Negro National Anthem.” One

of those members, junior nursing major Leah Johnson, returned to the mic to belt out Amber Riley’s “Colorblind.”

Augustin, a junior psychology major, introduced Ali, who called the performances “beautiful,” and noted her own favorite “Fresh Prince” moment, an episode where her character sings “Respect.” A murmur went through the crowd in response — Aretha Franklin, who popularized the song, died in August.

Augustin called the night a success, considering the amount of work BAS had to go through in order to get funding from the Student Government Board to bring Ali in.

When BAS originally requested $28,500 to bring Ali to campus, the SGB allocations committee advised the board to deny the request — but after SGB executive vice president Jahari Mercer moved to amend the allocation committee’s recommendation, the funding was approved in full.

“I’m glad it worked out. People came and had fun and were able to relate to Tatyana,” Mercer said.

Harper gave all credit to BAS’s council for planning the event.

“I just did the business,” she said.

But Harper did something else before the end of the evening. She led the room’s students in one more song — the “Fresh Prince” theme song “Yo Home to Bel-Air.” The crowd sang the lyrics from memory while, onstage, Ali couldn’t stop smiling.

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Opinions

New immigration KAEPERNICK DOESN’T proposal is too strict GIVE NIKE THE

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medical conditions or has enrolled in a subsidized health insurance program — meaning immigrants who signed up for Obamacare could be asked to post a bail of $10,000 to be returned upon achievement of citizenship or departure from the United States.

An estimated 382,000 people each year could be forced to choose between feeding their families and living in safe, sanitary government housing or getting U.S. citizenship.

The proposal could also prompt Medicare Part D participants to choose between taking the medications they need or becoming U.S. citizens.

These aren’t the kind of choices any humane government should force on prospective citizens.

An estimated $2.7 billion will be saved annually by deterring immigrants from applying to federal aid programs. But a rule that focuses on the economic viability of immigrants is incredibly shortsighted. It targets people who are hungry and sick and threatens to make them even hungrier and more sick.

The Trump administration’s efforts to paint immigrants as a financial burden are not only inhumane, but inaccurate. A Cato Institute report from earlier this year shows that natural-born citizens are more likely than immigrants to use welfare. The average value of welfare benefits for each immigrant in 2016 was about $3,700 as compared to about $6,000 in welfare benefits per naturalborn citizen.

Trump’s new proposal is another cheap shot at immigrants to attempt to win votes this November, but no one should have to worry about giving up basic necessities like food, decent housing and healthcare in order to continue living in the United States.

ETHICAL HIGH GROUND

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It’s hard not to have heard of Nike recently — it’s one of the most popular athletic brands and has garnered national controversy since it introduced an ad campaign featuring former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

“Believe in something,” the text of one of the ads reads over a black-andwhite photo of a solemn-faced Kaepernick. “Even if it means sacrificing everything.”

But despite the ad’s evocative words, it remains unclear as to what exactly Nike believes in. On a surface level, it seems that the company supports Kaepernick’s activism and is trying to make a statement about the human rights issues and racial injustice that plague America today. When taking a closer look at Nike as a company, it’s easy to determine that this is not the case.

In response to pressure from activists, in 2005 Nike published a 108-

page report of its abuses, including using sweatshop labor in countries like Indonesia, Cambodia, Pakistan and Turkey, and paying its factory workers as little as $0.14 a day. Working conditions were also proven dismal when the company admitted that 25-50 percent of its factories restricted bathroom and drinking water access to their workers.

Nike also admitted to using child labor in these production factories.

This blatant exploitation of labor in countries where people live in desperate poverty does not only show a disregard for human rights, it also proves that Nike’s only concern is making money. It wasn’t until 1998 that declining sales and protests by the public caused Nike to reconsider its

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A new proposal from the Trump Administration could force legal immigrants applying for green cards to make tough decisions — such as choosing between accepting government subsidies to buy baby formula or becoming American citizens.

The proposal released Saturday by the Department of Homeland Security permits the denial of “lawful permanent residency” if immigrants have used some kind of legal government aid, or if they might accept government benefits in the future. This is an unfair and inhumane way to weed out immigrants whom the Trump administration deems unsuitable candidates for American citizenship.

The idea of giving green cards to immigrants who won’t put a financial strain on the country isn’t new. In fact, the government has long required immigrants to prove they won’t burden American taxpayers by accepting cash benefits, but this proposal further specifies what type of government aid disqualifies a candidate.

Those who legally use government benefits such as food stamps and Section 8 housing vouchers could now be denied citizenship, according to the new proposal.

Those who participate in the Medicare Part D program — a program for the elderly immigrants to get affordable prescription drugs — could also be denied citizenship.

The proposal further targets immigrants with serious health conditions such as mental disorders or cancer by obligating them to show proof of health insurance. The government has typically defined an individual as a “public charge” if more than half of their income comes from government cash aid programs. But the new rules mean officials will consider whether an individual has existing

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Nike, pg. 3 problematic production methods.

In an effort to be more transparent, Nike released factory reports in the early 2000s and made efforts to reverse its other human rights abuses.

It agreed to background checks on its workers to make sure they were all of age and promised to release any children it found working at its factories — Nike also promised to provide its employees an education. Further research has not shown that Nike hasn’t followed through on these promises, and that it hasn’t made any significant progress.

Despite Nike’s supposed best efforts, critics today are still concerned with the degree to which the company has addressed its unethical practices.

Issues with child labor have continued in countries it’s worked in, and while Nike claims it’s done some work to raise its pitiful wages, detractors claim laborers making the shoes still receive only a tiny percent of the cost to make them. The same goes for the costs of other merchandise the company produces.

If Nike wants to make a difference with human rights, it should start with their own company. A brand as big as Nike could have a huge impact on ethical industry if it followed the footsteps of smaller wholesale brands, such as Fibre Athletics or Alternative Apparel.

Because of how popular Nike is, other brands might start to follow suit.

And since Nike has decided it wants to utilize labor in the Global South, an area rife with human rights abuses, perhaps it ought to address other problems its workers there face in the workplace. While the company doesn’t have control over a foreign country’s local government, it does have authority over the way its own workers there are treated. This kind of a change would require much more than a photograph with some words printed across it. It would require more than raising working standards from horrible to the bare minimum. Nike would have to completely turn itself around and start putting its employees first — by changing its practices to value human rights.

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Kaepernick sent an important and groundbreaking message to the American people when he knelt during the National Anthem to protest police brutality. The only message that Nike is sending is that it’s good at noticing trends, that it knows what will make people want to purchase their merchandise and that it’s willing to capitalize on someone else’s humanitarian ideas while ignoring its own inhumane system.

Social activism is not to be confused with a marketing campaign, and this company doesn’t have the authority to stand behind Kaepernick when it hasn’t even stood behind its own workers.

It’s up to the consumer to be conscious and aware of what the brands they support are doing. It’s up to you to decide whether or not you want to let a brand speak for you, to decide if they’ve earned that right. Going out and buying Nike merchandise does not equate belief in human rights because Nike doesn’t represent human rights.

Your money is going to a company that has proved to disregard them when it counted. Because of this, supporting the brand does not necessarily mean you’re supporting the cause, or Colin Kaepernick.

I’m in support of an international brand like Nike using its popularity to further the cause of human rights.

Nike has the ability to make a real difference — it needs to just do it, even if it means sacrificing some profits.

Former San Franciso 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick takes a knee during the national anthem. Al Diaz | miami herald | tns

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Sports

Gameday takeaway: Pitt’s ugly UNC loss Michael Nitti Staff Writer

With three of the Panthers’ next four games coming against top-25 opponents, it was crucial for the Pitt football team to come out on top against an inferior North Carolina team this weekend.

But the Panthers once again faltered in the second half, a pattern that’s becoming all too common for head coach Pat Narduzzi’s club.

The Panthers dropped their first road game of the season on Saturday, losing to the Tar Heels 38-35 in a highscoring affair. Four games into the season, the Panthers sit at 2-2 overall and 1-1 in ACC play.

Tale of two halves It was a back-and-forth first half, with Pitt facing multiple deficits but eventually scoring consecutive touchdowns to take the lead just before the end of the half. It looked like the Panthers had garnered the momentum heading into halftime, only to fall flat coming out of the locker room following the break.

The Pitt offense couldn’t muster any production, punting on four of its first five possessions in the second half. It wasn’t until three minutes left in the game that the Panthers put any more points on the board, as sophomore quarterback Kenny Pickett found junior receiver Maurice Ffrench for a 16-yard touchdown with 3:12 left in the game.

But by that time it was too late, and North Carolina ran out the clock to preserve the win.

That marked the first time Pitt scored a touchdown in the second half of any game this season, as the offense has averaged just 2.5 points per game in the second half, compared to 22 points in the first half. There were various excuses to be made for Pitt’s previous lack

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The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Panthers 34-31 at Heinz Field last November. Christian Snyder | editor-in-chief of second-half production but this time, it truly cost them the game — the Panthers led by seven points before getting outscored 17-7.

UNC averaged just 18 points per game entering Saturday, yet Pitt’s defense allowed almost double that. UNC quarterback junior Nathan Elliott amassed 313 passing yards, eclipsing his previous career high by 35 yards as he torched the Panthers’ secondary all day.

Saturday’s game continued a seasonlong trend of poor second-half production for the Panthers, as shown by their half-by-half yardage splits — 270 then 137 against Albany, 231 then 69 against Penn State, 215 then 120 against Georgia Tech and a staggering drop from 297 to 105 against UNC. Such a blatant lack of halftime adjustments usually falls on the coach’s shoulders, and Narduzzi needs to put an end to this issue before the fans start calling for his job.

Taysir Mack needs to get more involved

With the departure of big target Jester Weah and speedy Quadree Henderson after last season, the presence of a playmaker at wide receiver became a major concern in the offseason for Pitt. Luckily, the Panthers managed to snag sophomore wideout Taysir Mack, a transfer from Indiana who caught 23 passes for 310 yards and three touchdowns in his first season.

Mack only caught two passes against UNC, but he made them count, picking up huge gains of 42 and 34 yards. There was a high degree of difficulty on each grab too — the first came with defenders draped all over him, resulting in a pass interference penalty, while the second required Mack to extend his body for the diving catch.

Through four games as a Panther, Mack has hauled in 10 passes for 224 yards with an average of 22.4 yards per catch. It looks as if the offense has found its big playmaker.

But the 6-foot-2 Brooklyn native has

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zero touchdowns, and is averaging just 2.5 catches per game. If this Pitt offense wants to reach its full potential, Mack will need to see more action.

Outside of Mack, only senior wide receiver Rafael Araujo-Lopes has reached triple digits in receiving yards this season with 103. Despite the success the Panthers have had on the ground, the lack of production through the air is a concern that won’t go away — and with games against No. 13 UCF, No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 22 Duke in sight, it will prove crucial for them to figure it out.

The two-headed monster in the backfield One area of no concern for Narduzzi’s team is the running game. As a unit, the Panthers have accumulated 849 rushing yards on 156 carries, averaging 5.4 yards per rush. Senior Qadree Ollison, who is now fifth in the ACC in rushing yards, has lead the way with 355 yards and 4 TDs on 54 carries.

After leading the team in carries, rushing yards and touchdowns last season, senior Darrin Hall has taken a backseat to Ollison so far this year. Despite taking a cut in touches, Hall makes the most of his opportunities, gaining 163 yards on just 24 carries this season — including his 84-yard showing on Saturday. Hall’s 65-yard rushing touchdown was one of the highlights of the game for the Panthers.

Averaging over 200 yards per game and with a multitude of weapons, this Pitt rushing attack has proven to be the team’s biggest strength. Unfortunately, offensive coordinator Shawn Watson has shown an inability to generate a quality passing attack, with the Panthers ranked 10th in the ACC in passing yards, so the offense will rely heavily on the production of both Ollison and Hall moving forward.

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WEEKEND RECAP: VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES ACC DOMINCANCE

Tessa Sayers

Staff Writer The past weekend saw a busy slate for Pitt sports, with six different Panther teams in action — including the start of the women’s tennis season. While the soccer teams didn’t fare so well, volleyball picked up the slack with its 13th straight win, sweeping Virginia Tech and adding to one of the best starts in program history.

Volleyball Pitt volleyball tied its best start in program history since 1975 with a sweep of Virginia Tech on Friday. The Panthers are now 13-0 on the season and 2-0 in the ACC. Pitt didn’t allow the Hokies more than 20 points in any single game, winning 25-16, 25-18 and 25-20.

In her first game back from an injury, junior Nika Markovic once again led the Panthers with 14 kills and finished the day with a .440 hitting average. Junior Layne Van Buskirk tied a careerhigh nine blocks and added four kills. Sophomore Kayla Lund also got her name in the mix, finishing the day with 12 kills.

“I was pleased with our focus level, especially defensively,” head coach Dan Fisher said in an interview with Pitt Athletics. “It was not our strongest night offensively. We were good, not great.

That being said it was huge, because we were so average offensively, to have Nika back. She was able to carry a big load. It’s definitely nice to be off to a good start.”

Pitt volleyball is looking to make history with the best start in program history when it takes on Miami at home on Friday, Sept. 28.

Cross Country Pitt men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Boston College Coast to Coast Battle on Friday at Franklin Park, taking on 10 nationally ranked opponents combined — and getting a sneak peak of the ACC Championship course. The men’s team finished 11th out of 23

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teams while the women finished 16th out of 24.

Junior Sam Shields was the top runner for the Panthers’ women’s team in the 5K race, finishing in 15th place with a time of 17:40. Senior Natalie Hilton was Pitt’s only other runner to crack the top 100, coming in 76th.

On the men’s side, junior Nick Wolk was the top runner for the Panthers in the 8K, finishing 23rd with a time of 24:38. Sophomore Zach Lefever and first-year Evan Addison also broke the top 100, coming in 52nd and 87th, respectively.

Abbey Wheeler, a junior at Providence College, was the top finisher in the women’s 5K with a time of 17:10. Amon Kemboi, a sophomore at Campbell University, won the men’s 8K race in 24:02. Ole Miss came in first for the women’s competition and Syracuse won the men’s division.

The women’s cross country team will compete next at the CMU Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Schenley Park.

Men’s Soccer Pitt men’s soccer lost its fourth game to a ranked opponent — with each loss coming by one goal — on Friday when the Panthers fell to No. 6 Louisville 1-0 at Lynn Stadium. The Panthers are now 3-4 this season and 0-2 in the ACC. Louisville senior Adam Wilson scored the only goal of the game in the 79th minute on a penalty kick. Pitt had its golden opportunity to take the lede three minutes earlier when senior midfielder Javi Perez got a penalty kick chance of his own, but Louisville sophomore goalie Jake Gelnovatch came up big with the save.

Gelnovatch finished the day with two saves, while Pitt first-year goalie Johan Penaranda tallied four. Louisville led in every other category, finishing with 12 shots on goal and nine corner kicks. Pitt finished with seven shots on goal and four corner kicks.

The Panthers will be back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. at Ambrose Urbanic Field

when they take on No. 18 NC State. This is the first of five home games for the Panthers.

Women’s Soccer Pitt women’s soccer remains winless through three games of ACC play after falling 6-0 to No. 18 NC State on Sunday at the Dail Soccer Complex.

NC State scored two goals in the first half and four in the second to put the game away in blowout fashion. Juniors Ricarda Walkling and Michaella Van Maanen did the bulk of the Wolf Pack’s scoring, contributing two goals each.

First-years Madeline Gravante and Anna Rico led the Panthers offensively. Gravante finished with three shots and two shots on goals while Rico finished with two shots and one shot on goal.

The two teams both finished with four saves on the day, but NC State pulled away in every category, including 13 shots on goal to Pitt’s nine.

The Panthers didn’t help their cause by committing 14 penalties.

The women’s soccer team plays Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia next Sunday, Sept. 30.

Women’s Tennis The women’s tennis team saw its first action of the fall season this weekend at the Miami Fall Invite at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Doubles and singles played each day, competing against ranked opponents from around the country.

Sophomore Claudia Bartolome recorded Pitt’s only win of the day Friday against Michigan’s No. 61 Chiara Lommer 6-3, 7-6, 7-4. It was Bartolome’s second career win against a ranked opponent. Freshman Mariona Perez Noguera and senior Gabriela Rezende competed in the Doubles Tournament, losing to Michigan’s Anca Carciun and Bella Lorenzini, 7-6 and 7-4.

Pitt doubles had a better day Saturday, winning two of their three matches. The No. 48 doubles team including sophomore Camila

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Moreno and senior Natsumi Okamoto defeated Michigan’s Lera Patiuk and Chiara Lommer 6-4.

Noguera and Rezende defeated Ana Madcur and Lanie Van Linge 7-6. Senior Luisa Varon was the only singles player to win a match for the Panthers on Saturday. She beat Ole Miss’ Cameron Kriscunas 6-2, 6-1.

Varon was named singles consolation cochampion.

The Panthers’ next match will be Sept. 29 through Oct. 7 at the Riviera/ITA Women’s AllAmerican Championships in California.

Softball Pitt softball beat Wright State 2-1 and lost to Ohio State 6-2 in a doubleheader on Sunday at Buckeye Field. The Panthers are now 3-1 this fall season after sweeping Slippery Rock in a twogame series on Sep. 16.

First-year Kaitlyn Pavlick played a part in two of the Panther’s four runs, going 2-2 with an RBI against Ohio State, and notching a double and run scored against Wright State.

Pavlick and senior Olivia Gray scored Pitt’s only two runs against Wright State in the first inning of the game. Pavlick led off with a double, then Gray and junior Kaitlyn Kruger both walked to load the bases for senior Gabrielle Fredericks.

Fredericks brought Pavlick and Gray home with a two-run double.

First-year pitcher Abby Edwards and junior Brittany Knight combined to keep Wright State to only four hits with Edwards getting the win.

Ohio State got off to a strong start in the second game, scoring five of its six runs in the first two innings. The Buckeyes were able to keep Pitt off the board until the sixth inning, when the Panthers scored two runs, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Buckeyes’ six-run lead.

Pitt softball will be back in action Saturday, Sept. 29, against St. Francis University at Vartabedian Field.

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We might be right for you. The position is to do spreadsheets (no math) on a project ba­sics. HoLampCo In­ ternational is located in Shady side. Please give us a call. OOPs must know Mi­crosoft 10, and be able to make out­bound calls to con­firm informa­ tion. Please contact Dan at 412.954.0000 Mon­day – Friday.

Only phone calls no re­sumes please. Our webpage is www.ho­ lampcoresources.com

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Services Health Medical and Heart Care, Students Welcome, 155 N. Craig Street, Dean Kross, MD, 412‑687‑7666 Medical and Heart Care, Students Welcome, 155 N. Craig Street, Dean Kross, MD, 412‑687‑7666

Parking Pitt Football Parking!

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Anyone with valid Pitt ID $10 parking.

Available for all Pitt games, tailgating per­mitted. Please call 412‑682‑6976 Teris Parking for further in­formation.

Residential parking available. Dawson street. Please call 412‑682‑6976. Teris Parking

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