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PLAYING BRIDGES ON THE BRIDGE

SGB CLOSES IN ON ELECTION SEASON

Emily Wolfe

Assistant News Editor

ter occur often. According to data from Penn State’s College of Earth Sciences, there were 10 examples of such temperature drops during the winters of 2017 and 2018 alone, including one from Jan. 19-20, 2018, when the temperature dropped from a high of 58 to a low of 8.

With just a little more than a month left before Pitt students elect nine of their peers to the 2019-20 Student Government Board, the list of candidates will soon be official. And on Feb. 19, all undergraduate students will be able to visit a shiny new URL — elections.pitt.edu — to cast their votes.

Hopefully, the recently modified Election Code will decrease financial barriers to running, Elections Committee head Katie McLaughlin said. For the first time, the committee will offer financial assistance to candidates from its budget, nearly half of which was left at the end of last year.

“Normally, we just don’t use it all,” McLaughlin said. “For the election, there’s not that much that we have to buy. We have a significant chunk of our budget left over.”

Campaigning can cost a candidate several hundred dollars, McLaughlin said. This year, her committee has saved $1,000 of its $1,500 budget to give away to candidates who apply for it.

McLaughlin said her committee won’t scrutinize the financial status of the students who request aid.

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Ryan Anderson, junior, during his daily practice on the Forbes overpass on Wednesday.

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TODAY’S WEATHER FORECAST: WHO KNOWS?

Brian Gentry

Assistant News Editor This spring semester had a hot start.

Jan. 8, the day after classes started, saw a high of 58 degrees. But the next day, the temperature dropped more than 30 degrees to a low of 22.

Pittsburgh weather is notoriously mer-

curial. Last year was the wettest year on record, breaking the previous record of 57.41 inches on the last day of the year. Temperatures vary drastically as well, with summer highs topping 90 degrees and winter lows bottoming below zero.

But there’s order in the chaos of Pittsburgh weather. Temperature drops such as those at the beginning of this semes-

CORRECTION: In Tuesday’s story “Black student organizations celebrate 50 years of pride, progress,” The Pitt News reported that the woman in the photo accompanying the print story was Nicole E.W. Parks, African American Alumni Council President. The woman was actually Jacquea Mae Olday, a teaching artist at 1Hood Media. The Pitt News regrets this error.

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Weather patterns that produce these temperature-drop events follow general trends that accurate forecasting software can predict, according to Kristin Emery, a meteorologist for KDKA. “During winter months, Pittsburgh and the rest of Pennsylvania experience large fluctuations in temperatures as a result of the passage of warm and cold fronts as part of large-scale weather systems,” Emery said in an email. “Often, a large system will contain a warm sector first bringing mild temperatures and even rain followed hours or a day later by a trailing cold front, turning the precipitation into snow and dropping temperatures by 20 or more degrees.”

Individual weather systems in Pittsburgh typically originate in the Pacific

Pacific Ocean temperature patterns that control weather across the United States.

“These can last a few months or even longer leading to big changes in the amount of snow versus rain over the course of a winter and greatly affecting our daily high temperatures.”

Extreme temperature events in Pittsburgh tell a complicated story, according to Yuchuan Lai, a second-year graduate student in civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.

He said all measures of extreme temperature — highest maxima and lowest minima — have actually decreased in Pittsburgh since the beginning of historical records in the 1870s, despite the warming planet.

There are many reasons why extremes could have decreased, Lai said. One explanation is that the measurement loca-

2018 was the wettest year on record, breaking the previous record of 57.41 inches in 2004 on the last day of the year. Sarah Cutshall | visual editor Northwest and traverse the country, Emery said, but cold spells come from colder areas like Canada and the Arctic.

The overall character of a winter season is dictated by global climate patterns that affect large swathes of the United States.

“Large-scale patterns can greatly influence our winter weather, such as El Nino or La Nina,” she said, referring to

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tion moved twice, from downtown Pittsburgh to Allegheny County Airport and then to Pittsburgh International Airport, which could potentially affect the continuity of records.

Lai said rapid changes in temperature can pose problems, particularly to electricity distribution systems, as they will need to rapidly adjust to different heating

Pittsburgh experiences several extreme drops in temperature during a normal year. Graphic by Shane Raible | for the pitt news demands.

“You will cause the energy supply problems,” Lai said. “The heating system [and] the electricity depend on what the temperature is outside.”

Temperature drops can also affect dayto-day travel. When temperatures dip below 32 degrees, any water on roads can freeze and make commutes dangerous.

And when temperatures cross the freezing barrier frequently, any snow on the ground can melt and refreeze, increasing the likelihood of icy conditions.

But the City of Pittsburgh is accustomed to dealing with the variable winter weather. Michelle Schoenhardt, an administrator in the Street Maintenance Bureau at the Pittsburgh Department of Public Works, said the City has game plans in place for all types of winter weather.

“We get information from a national weather center that gives us daily reports as well as upcoming reports,” she said.

“Depending on the temperature, we will apply different things to the street.”

The type and severity of winter weather can drastically change the street treatment plan. The most common salt the City uses is regular rock salt, or sodium chloride, but this salt has its limitations.

“It only works to a certain tempera-

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ture,” Schoenhardt said — 15 degrees, according to the State of Minnesota. “Once it gets below that temperature, it doesn’t work.”

Schoenhardt said the City is able to adapt to different winter weather scenarios by using various types of salt that function at different temperatures.

Among these is liquid calcium chloride, a de-icer that functions down to -25 degrees, below the coldest temperature ever recorded in Pittsburgh. Another is Fire Rock, a blue-tinted salt composed of magnesium chloride and sodium chloride. Due to the different chemical properties of this salt, it functions at lower temperatures and sticks to the road better.

Though the high variability of Pittsburgh winter weather makes commuting and travel more unpredictable, it provides excitement to those who are passionate about weather.

“I remember one advertisement for a weather forecast position in San Diego that I read years ago asking for someone who could make sunny and 72 degrees sound exciting year-round,” Emery said.

“Part of what makes forecasting winters and year-round weather in Pittsburgh so interesting is the changing seasons and varying weather patterns.”

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SGB, pg. 1 “We had a big debate in our committee about how to keep it fair, because people could lie about it who don’t necessarily need it,” McLaughlin said. “We ultimately decided to just say we’re doing it on an honesty system.

This is an integrity thing.”

The students running will form slates of two to four candidates who will run together on a common platform. The candidacy packets, available for pickup on the eighth floor of the William Pitt Union, must be returned by 5 p.m. on next Tuesday with 200 undergraduate signatures — 250 for presidential candidates — supporting the run.

The month-long campaign season includes a Jan. 30 “Meet the Candidates” kickoff event with “Pitt Tonight” host Andrew Dow. Candidates can begin campaigning on the same day, placing ads, hanging banners and seeking endorsements — everything except writing chalk messages and distributing printed materials, which are allowed beginning a week before the election.

“Most of the slates will make a Facebook page and they’ll have a website and an Instagram and all that kind of stuff,” SGB President Maggie Kennedy said. “They have a name and they do a photoshoot and they say, ‘Here’s who we are and here’s what we care about.’”

The last official event before the election is a presidential debate on Feb. 11, moderated by a member of the Bully PulPitt, a nonpartisan political UPTV show.

As of Wednesday evening, only nine students had signed out a candidacy packet from the desk in SGB’s office. Seven indicated they want to pursue a seat as a board member, meaning that at least one more person will have to run to fill the eight board member slots.

The other two have their sights set on the ninth seat on SGB: student body president.

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To be eligible to run for SGB, a candidate must have a GPA of at least 2.75 and can’t belong to the Election or Judicial committees. Bader Abdulmajeed |staff photographer Though there are some criteria for eligibility — candidates have to have a minimum GPA of 2.75 and can’t belong to the Election or Judicial committees, for a start — running is open to anyone who fits those criteria, with or without SGB experience. Both potential presidential candidates are sitting board members, but another student with no SGB history could declare candidacy tomorrow.

In fact, last year, neither of the two candidates for president had served as a board member. Now-President Kennedy, who sat on the Wellness Committee as a sophomore and served as that committee’s head her junior year, said she was considering a run for a seat as a board member as elections approached last year. When it became apparent that none of the then-board members were planning to run for president, she changed her plans and won the presidency from Saket Rajprohat,

who had no SGB experience, by 56 percent.

“I don’t know if there’s ever been a president who hasn’t been a board member first [before],” Kennedy said. “There definitely hasn’t been in recent years.”

Other modifications to the Election Code, including the decrease of the deposit required to run from $100 — which McLaughlin said was unnecessarily high — to $50 and the implementation of the elections.pitt.edu URL, are small changes that will make the election process easier, McLaughlin said. Hopefully, the new URL will drive up election turnout, which was less than 25 percent last year.

If a candidate or slate doesn’t play fair, anyone can submit a complaint to the Elections Committee, which will hold a hearing on the issue.

Most commonly, McLaughlin said, this involves a slate’s failure to report the purchase

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of campaign materials to the committee. Last year, the 582 Bridges slate bought a website without sending a receipt to the committee, resulting in a small amount of money being removed from each candidate’s deposit.

John Boyer, who chairs the Judicial Committee, will oversee any hearings that occur.

“I’m going to be going over all of these procedures with my committee before the election to make sure that everyone is on the same page,” Boyer said. “We’re prepared to hold a hearing as soon as possible if we have to.”

Since some current board members are planning a run, the board won’t be endorsing any candidates.

“We as a board will be remaining neutral,” Kennedy said. “But we will be encouraging Pitt students to get involved, come to these events, be informed voters and vote on election day.”

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Opinions

column

BATTLE ROYALE: ATTACK OF THE ‘FORTNITE’ CLONES

from the editorial board

Pitt is no place for hate The layer of snow covering campus should give Pitt those cozy winter vibes we’ve been sorely missing.

Instead, a walk down McKee Place, Louisa Street or Atwood Street on Sunday probably wouldn’t have left you walking blissfully through a winter wonderland.

Pitt student Mara Keen found racial slurs — specifically the N-word — written in snow on car hoods in South Oakland Sunday night — a jarring sight for anyone strolling down the street.

“It was shocking and disgusting to see,” Keen told WPXI. “I assume they were picking them at random, and maybe it was someone’s sick idea of a joke, but it is not received as a joke.

Not here. Not anywhere.”

We’ve all heard slurs that target a wide range of ethnicities, religions, genders and sexual orientations. Anything that makes a person different from the norm or adds to someone’s identity can be treated with a derogatory attitude. But there is no place for this kind of language at Pitt or in Pittsburgh.

The fact that there’s racism and bigotry in the world is unfortunately not astounding by any means. In an interview with The New York Times last Thursday, Rep. Steve King, RIowa, gave his support for “Western civilization’s values” and said he supported full assimilation of immigrants to these values.

“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?”

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King asked. “Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”

King was condemned immediately for his remarks and removed from his House committee assignments. The House, including King, then passed a resolution condemning white nationalism.

He’s just the latest example of a major public figure who made racist comments and who fortunately faced some consequences for his actions.

These words, of course, are incredibly offensive to a large portion of Americans and have the ability to cause them harm, both on an individual and cultural scale.

But when you’re walking down your own street in your own neighborhood and see the N-word written by people you live with and go to classes with, that can feel especially personal and hurtful.

This isn’t the first time hateful words and images have been spread in Oakland. More than a dozen swastikas were drawn in the snow on car hoods last January on Meyran Avenue.

Acts of hatred like these feel especially significant following the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in October, when a man walked into the synagogue about a mile away from Pitt’s campus and killed 11 people.

There is so much hatred in our country, in our City and on our block that has already irrevocably changed our community. Spreading more hatred through the streets is exactly what we don’t need.

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ger Games” film was released with resounding success, a fan-made modification of the game “Minecraft” was created, with a survival-like premise similar to the film. “Minecraft’s” survival mode mod was very popular, which led to other survival mods such as “DayZ,” “Rust” and “H1Z1.”

These mods moved multiplayer game play closer toward the highly successful “PUBG,”

Last summer, I was surprised to see my 20-year-old sister playing video games, something she usually didn’t care for. More than that, she was playing a multiplayer game with my brother and her friends. Next thing I knew, everybody and their mothers were obsessed with the game “Fortnite.”

This past year saw the rise of the battle royale mode, with games such as “Fortnite” and “Player Unknown Battlegrounds,” or “PUBG,” becoming the most iconic.

Of course, this mode has roots “Battle Royale” is a mode used in online games including all the way back “Fortnite” and “Player Unknown Battlegrounds.” via bagOGames | flickr to 2012 and was influenced by released in 2017. By November of that year, the popular “Hunger Games” series. But while the game reached 20 million sales, sparking the battle royale may be fun to watch, it needs a craze for battle royale. massive community to support it, lest it fall out Epic Games then released “Fortnite: Battle of popularity. This spells a troubling future for Royale Mode” in September 2017, which was the genre, if current gaming trends continue. similar to “PUBG” but had a more colorful art In a nutshell, the battle royale mode instyle similar to “Overwatch” and an ingenious volves around 100 players dropped into a big building mechanic. At first, “Fortnite” and map with no weapons. Players must explore “PUBG” had equal success, but by 2018 “Fortthe map and scavenge for weapons, armor and nite” passed “PUBG” in revenue and became gear to eliminate other players. There is also a a worldwide phenomenon — so much so that damaging circle around the map that shrinks, celebrities such as Drake, Joe Jonas and JuJu drawing players closer toward each other unSmith-Schuster played the game. til there is only one man or team left. If this sounds similar to “The Hunger Games,” that’s Find the full story online at because it is.

Roughly one month after the first “Hun-

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Culture

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ALWAYS WATCHING ‘YOU,’ NEW SERIES SPARKS CONTROVERSY

Delilah Bourque Senior Staff Writer

We’ve all felt like we were being watched before. Maybe a car behind you made the same three turns as you did, so you sought an alternate route home, just in case. Maybe you made eye contact with the same stranger one too many times, and decided to leave the coffee shop where you were studying because you felt observed. Maybe you’ve actually had a stalker before.

Adapted from Caroline Kepnes’ book of the same name, “You” follows Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), a manager of an independent bookstore in New York City, who meets Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail), an MFA student, and quickly becomes obsessed with her. Throughout the 10-episode series, Joe stalks Beck, manipulating his way straight into her heart.

As Joe follows Beck through the streets of New York, she goes about her days blissfully unaware, not questioning when Joe just happens to be able to help with any issue she has, sometimes before she even consults him for help. As things escalate for Joe, the audience is taken on a wild ride through his obsession with Beck and the lengths he will go to be near her.

The show blurs the lines between public and private life, and can make you question whether or not you’d notice someone if they were snooping into your life. Joe becomes obsessed with the idea that Beck’s best friend, Peach Salinger — yes, that Salinger — is also obsessed with Beck.

Not only does Joe fail to see any irony or self-awareness in the fact that someone else is stalking Beck, but he sneaks into the Salinger family’s Connecticut estate while Beck and Peach are on a weekend getaway. He even manages to stay in the house undetected overnight.

The show was met with criticism online.

Some viewers loved Joe, finding sympathy in

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The usual girl-stalked-by-creepy-guy narrative is turned upside down in this #MeToo-era, psychological thriller. Based on the 2014 novel by Caroline Kepnes, the series “You” follows unassuming bookstore clerk Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) after he becomes obsessed with customer Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail). via lifetime | tns his lovelorn trailing after Beck. “@PennBadgley kidnap me pls,” a fan tweeted Badgley about his portrayal. “No thx,” Badgley responded, in just one of multiple tweets reminding fans that his character is a violent stalker, which should be concerning.

Actress Millie Bobby Brown faced online criticism when she posted a video to her Instagram story, saying she thought Joe acted out of love. People were quick to jump to her defense, saying the 14-year-old lacked the life experience to realize Joe was creepy, and that her reaction was proving the show’s point.

“There’s nothing wrong with her she’s literally a 14 year old girl and that’s it like, she’s been raised in a society that romanticizes toxic behavior from men and ya’ll expect her to be ‘woke’ like she’s an adult,” tweeted one user, in defense of Brown.

In a way, the audience’s reactions to Joe illustrate the point the show is trying to

make. It is easy to overlook problems in a relationship when you want to see the good, and people are more complex than they seem. Joe is not a classic evil villain, not by far. He is at times sweet, charming and insightful.

The true magic of “You” lies with Badgley’s performance — he is so convincingly a good boyfriend and a good man that the audience almost forgets he stalked his girlfriend in order to be with her. Joe gives life advice and a kind ear to his young neighbor, Paco, who struggles with living with his mother and her abusive boyfriend. He also takes on household labor for Beck with a smile on his face to allow her to focus on her writing.

The audience is constantly lulled into forgetting what Joe has done by Badgley’s charming smile and soft eyes. But then, the show suddenly snaps back to reality, like when Joe

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gets caught with a half-formed explanation for why he knows something he shouldn’t, or the smile drops off his face as someone he sees as a threat to his relationship leaves the room.

The audience hears Joe’s inner justification of his actions through narration, and sometimes you’re tricked into really believing what Joe believes himself — that he is doing it all for love. Never mind the fact that he follows Beck around almost everywhere she goes, even going so far as to steal and clone her phone so that he can see every interaction she has in her online life.

“You” walks a thin line between obsession and love. What some see as romantic gestures, others have called out for downright creepy. Either way, Badgley’s performance makes you second-guess your notions of love the whole way through, and with a second season slated for production later this year, he’s only getting started.

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OUR WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL GUIDE

Sarah Connor

Culture Editor Winter might cause one to envision pictures of snowmen, thick fur boots and icy roads. The season technically began on Dec. 21, but this time, it seemed to be a bit delayed here in Pittsburgh. After nothing but rain and gray skies for quite a few months, it seems as though winter has finally surged into Western Pennsylvania.

With below-freezing temperatures, snow on the ground and a whole lot more snow predicted to fall this weekend, now is the time to plan for ways to stay warm and cozy throughout the winter.

Bake some sweet treats As college students, most of us probably don’t have a nice fireplace to curl up next to. Let’s face it, laying down next to an old radiator in a dorm room or a space heater in a South Oakland apartment is not nearly as romantic relaxing next to a

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crackling, glowing fire. To supp=ly the same comforting warmth to your personal space, fire up the oven and get the baking essentials ready.

From cinnamon rolls to chocolate chip cookies to croissants, there is a world of delectable treats to experiment with baking. For those of us who might not be culinarily gifted and can barely crack an egg without getting shells everywhere, Pillsbury, Nestle Toll House and other similar brands offer the perfect solution: pre-made cookie dough. All you have to do is take the circular pieces of dough out of the package, place them on a baking sheet, pop them in the preheated oven and take them out on time. Your kitchen will smell delicious and feel delightfully toasty — and you don’t even have to make a mess.

Take a hot bath Never underestimate the power of a

steaming hot bath. Baths give you the opportunity to get warm, clean and have some alone time to clear your head. With the proper accessories, a bath can become your own personal miniature hot-tub-spa hybrid. There is a reason why Lush and Bath & Body Works are popular stores in every shopping mall you come by. We, as Americans, really love luxurious baths.

Bath bombs? Oh yes, let’s have a sparkly blue bath that smells like sea breeze and blueberries. Body scrubs? Time for some hardcore exfoliation. A classic bubble bath? No better way to truly relax. Just regular soap? Still better than being outside in the 20-degree cold.

For the dorm-dwellers who live the unfortunate communal-shower life or the apartmentrenters with standing-only showers, buying a kiddie pool and filling it with hot water could create

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a simple solution.

Bury yourself in blankets For many young kids, the best way to spend a bad-weather day is to build a fort out of pillows and blankets. When heavy snow hits this weekend and you can’t even bring yourself to get out of bed, just don’t. Get all of the blankets you have, and maybe some towels, and just cover yourself in them. Become the blanket fort.

Curl up next to your old radiator or space heater Yes, we have established that this is not quite as romantic as an actual fireplace, but sometimes it’s necessary. You can’t roast marshmallows or hot dogs, but you can read a book and think about why you didn’t choose to go to college in Florida.

Don’t get too blue over the white weather. If Pittsburgh is true to itself, it will probably be 60 degrees and sunny this time next week.

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Sports

PANTHERS IN THE PROS: BLACK, PEREZ, WASHINGTON, MCDONOUGH

Stephen Thompson Staff Writer

Athletes come to Pitt from all over the world to compete at the highest level of collegiate athletics. For most, Pitt is where their careers will come to an end, but for a handful of truly extraordinary athletes, it’s their path to living in the world of professional sports.

With 15 varsity sports, it is expected that some Pitt alums go on to become professional athletes. While some, like former Pitt football player James Conner, are more well known, there are still Panthers from all different sports performing at the professional level. Some of them include baseball, soccer and tennis players.

It is no secret that an athlete’s career can easily be derailed by injuries. That was almost the case for former Panther baseball player Ray Black.

After his senior year of high school, Black underwent Tommy John surgery, a procedure that involves repairing tendons in the elbow and can be career-ending for some. But that wasn’t the case for Black. After two years at Pitt, he went to the pros.

Black left Pitt in 2011 and was drafted in the seventh round by the San Francisco Giants, but it’s been an uphill battle for him ever since.

In addition to his Tommy John surgery, Black also dealt with a knee injury and surgery to repair a torn labrum, all before leaving Pitt.

Due to his shoulder surgery, Black was sidelined for two seasons before he made his first professional appearance in 2014 for the Single A Augusta GreenJackets.

For the next four years, Black bounced between teams in the Giants farm system. He broke though in 2018, posting a 0.90 ERA with four saves in 10 appearance for the Double A Richmond Flying Squirrels. Black was then quickly promoted to the Triple A Sacramento River Cats.

Black made his major league debut on July 8, 2018, against the St. Louis Cardinals — a 13-8 win for the Giants. Black’s rookie season was

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Ray Black makes his debut in the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at AT&T Park July 8, 2018. karl mondon/bay area news Group/tns inconsistent, but he projects to become a major dous pedigree in terms of staying with one of contributor for the Giants’ bullpen in 2019. the top clubs in Europe and training with VaBlack’s inconsistency is not unsurprising, as lencia during his time … His experiences and his numbers were not particularly impressive leadership will serve us tremendously.” in college. In his redshirt freshman year, Black Perez left Pitt after a decorated junior seaposted an 11.05 ERA while walking 41 batters son, where he received Second Team All-ACC in 36.2 innings, yet his 6-foot-5 frame and over- honors for the second consecutive year. Perez powering velocity on his fastball were enough for was named a team captain in his final collethe Giants to take him on as a long-term project. giate season and finished second on the team Joining Black in the professional world is in goals and assists with four and three, respecformer Pitt soccer midfielder Javi Perez. Perez tively. was drafted in the third round of the MLS SuIn the waning days of Pitt’s women’s tenperDraft by Los Angeles Football Club, making nis program, one of its most recent alumnae him the second former Panther footballer ever to remains a bright spot for a program that has be drafted. struggled to produce winning results. Amber Perez is originally from Valencia, Spain, Washington, a 2018 graduate from St. Paul, where he played elite club soccer for Valencia Minnesota, ended her career in a dominant CF for 15 years before coming to Pitt in 2017. fashion that continues at the professional level.

When Perez committed to Pitt, then-coach During her senior year, Washington postJay Vidovich praised him as a skilled and intel- ed a team-high 15 wins as the No. 1 singles ligent player who brought valuable experience position, including three against ranked opwith him from overseas. ponents. In doubles, she posted 18 wins also “Javi is a footballer through and through,” while in the No. 1 position. Washington’s efVidovich said. “He has a great vision for the forts earned her a position on the Third Team game. His passing is very good and he brings All-ACC. other players into the game. He has a tremenAs a professional, Washington is competing

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on the International Tennis Foundation’s World Tennis Tour. She made her most recent appearance in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in October, where she posted eight doubles wins and four singles wins.

Washington isn’t the only female athlete from Pitt performing at the professional level. Siobhan McDonough, a 2017 graduate, was a four-year starter for Pitt women’s soccer and helped guide the program through its transition from the Big East to the ACC. According to the Pitt media relations department, McDonough is the only former Panther from the women’s soccer program that is currently signed with a team.

Despite what McDonough described as a lack of technical skills, Pitt offered her a scholarship. Now, as a professional, she credits much of her development to the trust and care her coaches put in her. According to McDonough, the coaching staff put in the time so she could hone her natural athleticism and become a dependable starter and leader.

“I was fortunate to always have the support of the coaching staff to help guide and challenge me throughout those years,” McDonough said in a press release.

That opportunity paid dividends for McDonough and her coaching staff. Pitt secured a winning season in 2015, its first since 2010.

Two years later, McDonough went pro, earning a spot on the Dutch team, PEC Zwolle.

During the 2017-18 season, McDonough appeared in all 22 possible matches for the PEC Zwolle and scored one goal. So far in the 2018-19 season, she has appeared in 13 matches and is one of three Americans currently on the PEC Zwolle roster.

Black, Perez, Washington and McDonough are just a few of the many Pitt athletes now playing at the professional level.

While each of their careers are at different stages, they all have one thing in common: they got their starts as a Panther.

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TAKE 5 : TRANSFER

PORTAL IS MAKING FOOTBALL FUN

be selected in the first round. If this scenario plays out, Murray would make hisFrom college football to the NFL to tory and become the first player to ever be WWE, it’s been a busy week. The NCAA selected in the first round of both the MLB Transfer Portal has been filled with names, and NFL drafts. It would be an honor to witmaking our writers wonder where Tate ness history on draft night, but there is no Martell and Jalen Hurts will end up. Kyler guarantee Murray will even be at the draft.

Murray officially said he will enter the NFL Even though Murray declared for the Draft, foregoing the MLB at this time. The draft, the Oakland Athletics can still ofbig question is, will it be worth it? Pitt also fer him a new contract and get him to athired a new offensive coordinator, but he tend spring training instead of the NFL Combine.

There were talks that Murray was in pursuit of a $15 million offer by the A’s for him to commit to baseball.

If the Athletics can sweeten the deal, they may be able to -pry Murray away from football.

Murray was the most dynamic player in all of college footFormer Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts passes ball last season and against Georgia during the College Football Playoff was well-deserving of National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 8, 2018. Hurts is reportedly in the NCAA the Heisman trophy. transfer portal. curtis compton/atlanta journal-constitution/tns You can’t teach athleticism, but you also can’t teach height. Murray may not be enough to save Kenny Pickett. stands at a mere 5-foot-10 and is undersized The Oakland Screw Job for a prototypical NFL quarterback. Sure, he 2018 Heisman trophy winner and Oklacan run and he has a decent arm, but look homa Sooner quarterback Kyler Murray deat where that took Robert Griffin III — noclared for the 2019 NFL Draft Monday afwhere. ternoon, sending shock waves through the On April 25 in Nashville, Tennessee, NFL as it was expected Murray was going to Murray will not hear his name called on play baseball instead.

Day 1. Dwayne Haskins and Daniel Jones He was selected ninth overall in the 2018 will be selected before Murray as he drops MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics and to the second round, missing out on that turned down a $4.66 million signing bonus first-round quarterback money. in favor of the NFL. Find the full story online at Many NFL analysts and insiders, most notably Adam Schefter, believe Murray will The Pitt News Staff

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4 BR+TV room/ 2 BA apartment.

Wall‑to‑wall carpet‑ ing. Kitchen w/ dish­washer. Wash­er/ Dryer. $2400/month + utili­ties. Call

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724‑934‑0653 or text 724‑816‑4936 **AUGUST 2019: Furnished studios, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. No pets.

Non‑smokers pre­ ferred. 412‑621‑0457.

1‑6 bedroom. All newly renovated, air‑conditioning, dish­washer, washer/ dryer, and parking.

Most units on busline and close to Pitt.

Avail­able Summer 2019. 412‑915‑0856 or email klucca@veri­ zon.net.

2 Bedroom Apart­ ment. Rent: $1690 + electric. Avail‑ able August 1, 2019 on Louisa St. 412‑441‑1211. info@­ forbesmanagement.­ net. www.forbesman­ agement.net.

322 S. Bouquet. Huge 2 BR apart­ments.

Move avail­able May 1 or August 1.

412‑361‑2695 3436 Ward. Spacious 2‑Bedroom, 1 bath, equipped kitchen, $1,195 + electric, Heat included.

412‑271‑5550 3444 Ward ‑ Studio/1,­2,3 bedroom apart­ments. Free heating, free parking.

Avail­able Aug. 2019.

412‑361‑2695 4 BR HOME ‑ SEM­PLE STREET,

Classifieds

For sale

• AUTO • BIKES • BOOKS • MERCHANDISE • FURNITURE • REAL ESTATE • PETS

services

• EDUCATIONAL • TRAVEL • HEALTH • PARKING • INSURANCE

LO­CATED NEAR LOUISA. EQUIPPED KITCHEN, FULL BASEMENT. NEW CENTRAL AIR ADDED. AVAIL­ ABLE IMMEDI­ ATELY AND RENT­ING FOR MAY AND AUGUST 2019.

412‑ 343‑4289 or 412‑330‑9498.

416 Oakland Ave. HUGE 2BR, 1BA. Hardwood floors. Available August 1, 2019. Call 412‑361‑2695 Apartments for rent. 2 and 3 bedroom apart‑ ments available. Some available on Dawson Street, At­wood Street, and Mc­kee Place.

Newly re­modeled.

Some have laundry on site. Min­utes from the Univer­sity. For more info please call Mike at 412‑849‑8694 Atwood Street. 1/ 2BR units available now. Close to Pitt.

Parking available.

412‑561‑7964. Leave message.

Before signing a lease, be aware that no more than 3 unre­lated people can share a single unit. Check property’s compliance with codes. Call City’s Per­mits, Licensing & In­spections.

412‑255‑2175.

Completely reno­vated 5 BR, 2 full bath duplex. All ap­pliances including washer and

notices

• ADOPTION • EVENTS • LOST AND FOUND • STUDENT GROUPS • WANTED • OTHER

dryer are included.

Too many features to list! Close to Magee Women’s Hospital.

On Pitt shuttle and PAT bus lines. 10 minute walk to Univ. of Pittsburgh. $2800/ mo.

412‑983‑0400 M.J. Kelly Realty.

Studio, 1, 2, 3 and 4 Bedroom Apart­ments, Duplexes and Houses.

N. & S. Oakland from $750‑$2500. mjkellyrealty@gmail.­ com. 412‑271‑5550. www.mjkellyrealty.­ com

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Deadline:

Two business days prior by 3pm | Email: advertising@pittnews.com | Phone: 412.648.7978

available immedi­ ately. Long or short term lease, furnished or unfurnished. By the week, month or semester. Call 814‑403‑2798 or 412‑881‑1881.

Outstanding One Bed­rooms located

throughout South Oakland; Fifth Ave, Meyran, Pier, Sem­ple, Blvd of Allies, Ward; Rents Starting at: $740‑$825 Contact: John C.R. Kelly Office: 412‑683‑7300 Email: info@kellyre­

altyinc.com Website: www.­ jcrkelly.com Two houses available ‑ both 4BR, 2BA.

$1900/mo. If paid by 1st, rent $1800/mo.

412‑337‑9916

Shadyside Shadyside ‑ 2BR,

great location, hard­ wood floors. Free

heat. Immediate oc­

cupancy. Short‑term.

Call 412‑361‑2695

Rental Other 3BR, 2BA spacious house available in

Brentwood. Fully

fur­nished, recently

up­dated, A/C, hard‑

wood floors, washer/ dryer in basement.

2 cov­ered porches. $1095+utilities. 8

miles from Pitt! Call 412‑884‑5792 or 412‑608‑3039.

Fall Rentals ‑ 1 and 2 bedroom apartments

very close to campus,

well maintained, 24

hour laundry, secured

buildings. Rates start­

ing at $675 with some utilities in­cluded.

Call us today at 412‑682‑7622

Looking for an apart­ ment for this fall? Try‑ ing to rent out your apartment? Check out our Online Housing Guide at nearpitthous‑ ing.pit­tnews.com!

Search for and see photos of your perfect rental by choosing the number of bedrooms,

Newly remodeled first floor apartment with 2/3 BR and laun­dry in apartment. $1500 + utilities.

412‑683‑0363 Newly remodeled sec­ond and third floor, 5 BR, 2 BA apartment with laundry room in­ side apartment. $3000 + utilities. Has a sky‑ light. 412‑683‑0363 Now renting fall 2019 various two bed­rooms units in South Oak‑ land, Bates, Coltart, Edith, Halket Place, Ward Street; rent start‑ ing from $975‑$1410 Contact: John C.R. Kelly 412‑683‑7300 www.jcrkelly.com info@kellyrealtyinc.­ com Oakland near Magee Hosptial. 1,2,3 BR

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dis­tance from campus, price, and more!

thane@mozartrents.­ com

Studios, 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom apartments available August 2019 & sooner. Oak­land, Shadyside, Friend­ ship, Squirrel Hill, Highland Park, Point Breeze. Photos & current availabil­ ity online, check out www.forbesmanage­ ment.net, or call 412.441.1211

Part‑Time Job: Earn up to $200 a day driv­ ing and hanging out with senior citizens.

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Employment Employment Other Local middle‑eastern restaurant looking for positive, energetic and experienced peo­ple to join our team! Excel­ lent customer service, good charac­ter, and strong work ethic.

Hiring immedi­ately!

Call (412)‑680‑9094

The Pitt News is

cur­rently seeking

stu­dents to work as In­ side Sales Representa­ tives for the newspa­

per. They will pro­vide advertising ser­vice to all Student, Univer­ sity, and Clas­sified

Accounts, while also complet­ing assigned

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William Pitt Union!

OFFICE INTERN Shadyside Manage­ ment Company seeks person w/ min 2 yrs. college, for upcom­ing spring semester, to interview & pro­cess rental appli­cants, do internet post­ ings & help staff our action‑central of­fice. Part time or full time OK starting in January; full time over the summer. $13/hour. Perfect job for sophomores & ju­niors, seniors plan­ning to enter grad school, returning grad students, and first‑year law stu­dents!

Mozart Management 412‑682‑7003

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