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Police issue warrants for students’ arrest The Pitt News Staff Pittsburgh Police issued warrants for the arrest of six Pitt students Friday evening after finding drugs in their South Oakland home after a 911 call.

The home invasion occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at a Juliet Street home inhabited by Pitt students Ben A. Friedman, Isaac A. Callihan, Ben D. Morgenstern, Denise Shcherbina, Thomas C. Chang and Leo H. Hildebrandt.

Police have arrested Morgenstern and Taehyeong Noh observes his sample of wine during a tasting event hosted by Pitt Program Council Monday night in the Union Assembly room. Will Miller STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Shcherbina — who attends Pitt Greensburg — for misdemeanors, setting their court date for 12:30 p.m. March 7. Police put arrest warrants out for Friedman, 19; Callihan, 20; Chang, 20; and Hildebrandt, 19, for felonies and misdeRichardson and Carrie Benson, Pitt’s Title IX tions about Consent and Sexuality, Bunis, Danni Zhou meanors, and have not yet set a court date.

Diversity Specialist, to advise the club. RichRichardson and nine student organizations For The Pitt News All of the roommates’ arrests, warrants for ardson and Benson also act as liaisons between formed the group in November. They began arrests and charges are related to drug paraJillian Bunis wasn’t satisfied after she heard SECCS and the Sexual Assault Task Force hosting weekly meetings to discuss sexual phernalia and drugs found in the home at the Pitt’s Greek Life lecture on consent and sexual Committee — a Graduate and Professional assault and educate students about consent, time of the invasion, according to court docu- misconduct.

Student Government advocacy committee. sexuality and sexual misconduct at the beginments.

Bunis, a junior studying nursing, wanted “My Title IX colleagues and I fully support ning of the term and are planning conferences Police responded to a 911 call for the home every student — not just those in Greek Life the mission of SECCS,” Benson said. “We look for February and March. invasion, where they arrested and charged — to have a more personal sexual assault edforward to supporting this student organizaSECCS meetings off er a safe place for stuAleksander H. Wojnaroski, 18, for attempting ucation. She felt that a more intimate setting tion and their important work.” dents to raise their confusions and concerns to rob the house and saw drug paraphernalia would yield a better understanding of consent, The student leaders at SECCS are in charge regarding Pitt’s sexual climate, as well as help sitting in the open, court documents showed. assault and misconduct on campus. of the majority of responsibilities, including plan awareness and outreach events on MonLater that evening, police obtained a In response to the lecture and the 2015 leading discussions and planning events. days in Room 539 of the William Pitt Union. search warrant and searched the students’ Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault “Many people likely do not realize that “I envisioned a more intimate setting house at about 11:30 p.m., finding large bags and Sexual Misconduct, Bunis and Matthew consent must be gained for all sexual actions,” where students created a safe space and naviof marijuana, powder cocaine, LSD, drug par- Richardson, the coordinator of fraternity and James Kirwan, a member of SECCS, said. gated these diffi cult discussions on their own, ” aphernalia and thousands of dollars, accord- sorority life at Pitt, formed a coalition to adThe results of the 2015 Campus Climate Bunis said. ing to court documents. dress consent, sexuality and sexual misconSurvey on Sexual Assault and Sexual MisconTh e collaborating organizations, includOn Friday, Pittsburgh Police charged four duct on campus. ing CHAARG, Residence Life, SHARE and Called Students Engaging in ConversaSee Arrest on page 3 See SECCS on page 2 Campus Women’s Organization, worked with

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Members of She’s the First participate in a weekly meeting Monday night in the William Pitt Union. Will Miller STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SECCS, pg. 1 duct, which Pitt released in September, showed that female students and transgender or nongender conforming students were more likely to experience harassment or sexual assault on campus.

Aside from Got Consent — a sexual misconduct education group at Point Park University — Pitt is one of the first universities in Pittsburgh to have a student-led organization centered on sexual conduct.

“It will increase awareness of what consists of a consensual situation and will help individuals find forums in which they can discuss their experiences confidentially,” Natalie Dall, a member of SGB, said.

Other U.S. universities — including Georgetown University and University of California, Berkeley — are also increasing awareness of sexual assault through required sexual assault awareness training for students.

Eleanora Kaloyeropoulou, co-founder of SECCS, said increasing awareness works well with bystander intervention because it pairs long-term preventative measures with case-bycase preventative measures.

SECCS has prioritized teaching bystander

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intervention — like discussing what to do if someone seems uncomfortable in a sexual situation in public — as an accompaniment to its awareness campaign.

“It was clear that this area is lacking. We immediately got to work writing the constitution,” Suzy Hinkle, Campus Women’s Organization president, said.

SECCS finalized its constitution at the end of the fall semester and is awaiting approval from the Student Organization Resource Center.

In the meantime, the coalition continues planning two events for the spring semester — Panthers Speak Out and a roundtable discussion of hookup culture. SECCS applied for SGB grants for both events, but is still waiting for approval from the Board.

“All students will benefit from this organization’s presence on campus and it will prevent many instances of sexual violence and other situations where consent is needed,” Hinkle said.

Bunis said SECCS’s impact has the potential to spread into the rest of Oakland, Pittsburgh and surrounding colleges.

“Hopefully our organization will do work that will act as a model for other universities to engage in similar conversations on their campuses,” Bunis said.

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Arrest, pg. 1 of the students with felonies and misdemeanors related to possessing and selling drugs and charged two of the students with misdemeanors for possessing drug paraphernalia, court documents said.

Police arrested Wojnaroski, a Fox Chapel resident, Wednesday, charging him with burglary, robbery and using an airsoft gun to commit a crime, court documents said.

Wojnaroski is awaiting a preliminary hearing, set for 12:30 p.m. Feb. 3, in the Allegheny County Jail.

In Chang’s bedroom, police found five large and one small Ziploc bags of marijuana, two baggies of powder cocaine, $4,921, three scales, vacuum bags, a grinder and a vacuum sealer, according to the police report.

Police charged Chang, a sophomore, with two counts of possessing marijuana and powder cocaine, two counts of intending to deliver marijuana and cocaine and one count of possessing drug paraphernalia, the complaint said.

Chang did not respond to a series of

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phone and email messages asking for comment Monday.

In Friedman’s bedroom, police found the LSD, suspected marijuana cookies covered in plastic wrap and $2,085, according to a criminal complaint.

Police charged Friedman, a sophomore, with two counts of possessing individual dosages of LSD and marijuana cookies and one count of intending to deliver the LSD, the complaint said.

In Callihan’s bedroom, police found five large Ziploc bags of marijuana, six small envelopes containing THC wax, two scales and a grinder, according to a criminal complaint.

Police charged Callihan, a sophomore, with two counts of possessing marijuana and THC wax, two counts of intending to deliver the marijuana and THC wax and one count of possessing drug paraphernalia, the complaint said.

Callihan did not respond to a series of phone and email messages asking for comment Monday.

In Hildebrandt’s bedroom, police found one large bag of marijuana, according to a criminal complaint.

Police charged Hildebrandt, an undeclared sophomore, with one count of possessing marijuana and one count of intending to deliver it, the complaint said. Hildebrandt did not respond to a series of phone and email messages asking for comment Monday.

In Morgenstern’s bedroom, police found a red plastic grinder with marijuana residue inside, according to a criminal complaint.

Police charged Morgenstern, 19 and a sophomore engineering major, with one count of possessing drug paraphernalia, the complaint said. Morgenstern had previously declined to comment on his charge and declined Monday to comment on his warrant.

In Shcherbina’s bedroom, police found a grinder and two glass pipes, according to a criminal complaint.

Police charged Shcherbina, 19, with one count of possessing drug paraphernalia, the complaint said. Shcherbina said she was not home when police arrested Wojnarski and she has responded to her warrant, but declined to comment further.

Both Morgenstern and Shcherbina have preliminary hearings set for 12:30 p.m. March 7, according to court documents. Police have

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not yet taken the other four students into custody.

The students could also face sanctions from Pitt, spokesperson John Fedele said in an email Friday. Though Pitt does not prosecute student offenders, the University’s Judicial Board could issue sanctions against the students for violating Pitt’s Student Code of Conduct.

Section D of the Student Code of Conduct states that students are prohibited from using, possessing, distributing and selling controlled substances and paraphernalia.

If a judge convicts the students of their charges and requires them to serve jail time, the students are able to apply for a refund if they are unable to complete the semester, Fedele said.

Sanctions could range from a warning to suspension or dismissal, Fedele said. As of Friday morning, the University had not issued any sanctions.

“If charges are brought against [the students] through the Judicial Board and they are found responsible for violating the Student Code of Conduct, sanctions could be levied,” Fedele said.

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Opinions from the editorial board

Make Narcan more available, save more lives Too often, addiction ends in fatality, but when administered quickly enough, there is a drug that can give those who suffer from opioid addiction a second chance.

Naloxone, or Narcan, is a life-saving drug capable of reversing opioid overdoses for drugs, such as heroin. While Narcan has become more widely accepted in many states, it isn’t available over the counter and isn’t in stock at campus wellness centers.

When 16,000 people die from prescription drug overdoses every year, it’s critical to have an antidote available in our schools and public institutions. Narcan can be the first step in softly addressing one aspect of America’s addiction problem. We should debunk any stigma surrounding Narcan and promote its use in the case of an overdose.

The Norwin School Board adopted a plan last Monday that would allow nurses in its district to administer the drug in the case of an overdose. Neighboring school Yough School District also adopted this policy to combat the heroin epidemic that had found its way into many Pennsylvania schools.

Our school also has Narcan on campus, and Pitt police are trained to administer it.

According to Michael Zemaitis, a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh who worked with Pitt police this summer to familiarize them with Narcan, schools and pharmacies need to continue this trend.

“The goal is for pharmacies to have it, so it’s accessible to a lot of people. Another goal is to allow doctors to permit people without prescribing rights to administer Narcan, which is done in a lot of other states,” Zemaitis said.

Narcan is safe and easy — easy enough that CVS Pharmacies in 14 states allow people to buy it without a prescription.

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“It’s available as an EpiPen-type of injection — hold it against your leg, and it does the injection. It’s nice and pain free and even eliminates needle-phobias. It’s even available as a nasal spray,” Zemaitis said.

While putting Narcan into the hands of college wellness centers, police officers and pharmacies seems like a common-sense proposal because of the immense benefits, some people disagree.

Because Narcan has the ability to reverse an overdose, some claim that it enables drug users by giving them a safety net.

“There is literature and studies out there that show this isn’t a problem,” Zemaitis said. “Obviously there may be exceptions, but we shouldn’t limit [Narcan] for thousands of people because of the few.”

According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released in June, the number of organizations that distribute Narcan doubled over four years.

From 2010 to 2014, the number of organizations distributing Naloxone increased by 184 percent — from 48 to 136. The number of people trained to administer Naloxone jumped 187 percent — from 53,000 people to 150,000.

“With wider distribution of Narcan will come raised awareness, which will in turn expand the public’s knowledge and acceptance,” Zemaitis said.

With time and knowledge, more organizations are offering Narcan and more people are trained to use it. But more importantly, more people are being saved.

With wider usage of Narcan will hopefully come an appreciation for the drug’s capabilities to reverse overdoses, and only through acceptance of its life-saving capabilities can we reduce stigma.

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celeb deaths spark unity aND APPRECIATION Emily Schoenberger For The Pitt News

I was having a typical morning. I woke up, brushed my teeth, showered and dressed. I was just headed out the door when I received a confusing text from my dad.

“Snape is dead.”

My first reaction was, “Well, duh.” Nagini killed him after his conversation about the Elder Wand’s true master with Lord Voldemort. A few minutes later, I realized he didn’t mean the infamous potions master, he meant the actor who played Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” series — Alan Rickman.

Rickman’s death was the first celeb-

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rity death to which I’d ever given much thought. Snape was one of my favorite characters, and Rickman brought him to life unlike any other actor could have. I had followed Rickman’s successes off screen, and hurt and surprise flooded my now not-so-typical morning earlier this month.

The news came only days after the death of rock icon David Bowie, and in the wake of both passing, millions of people poured their grief onto social media. For a week, I couldn’t scroll through my Twitter feed without seeing lyrics to “Heroes” or the word “Always.”

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Schoenberger, pg. 4 whatsoever. I have a ragtag collection of his songs on a few of my playlists, but I never really knew much about him.

When people my age specifically embraced social media as a means of remembering him, I found myself rolling my eyes.

Bowie was a part of generations past, and it seemed absurd that so many people were distraught over the loss of someone they’d never even met.

After comparing their reaction to my reaction to Alan Rickman’s death, I realized I probably owe those people an apology.

I didn’t post anything myself, but I liked almost every post I came across praising Alan Rickman and his accomplishments.

You can bet I got a little teary eyed reading the tributes expressed by Rickman’s “Harry Potter” co-stars.

How could I be so upset about the death of Alan Rickman when only days earlier I was utterly unconcerned over the death of David Bowie? Logically speaking, they were both the same person to me. I’d never met either of them personally, and only knew them through their music or acting.

Why do normal people grieve for lost celebrities?

As it turns out, there’s actually a psychological term for this phenomenon. Dubbed “parasocial interaction” by sociologists Donald Horton and Richard Wohl in the ’50s, the theory says people grieve for celebrities because, whether we are aware of it or not, they become part of our lives as individuals and as a culture.

Often, it is only after a celebrity dies that we realize their full impact.

Both Bowie and Rickman shaped respective generations. My parents grew up listening to Bowie’s music — I grew up watching Rickman bring one of my favorite literary characters to life.

I never realized how Rickman is tied to my formative years. As a recurring figure of my adolescence, he shaped the way I felt about the “Harry Potter” movies and cultivated the magical world.

The fact that so many millennials publicly mourned his death shows the influence he had on an entire generation. The same can be said for Bowie and Generation X.

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Celebrity deaths also call attention to our own mortality, especially in older generations. A millennial considering the death of Bowie or Rickman, who both died at age 69, would have a very different response than someone part of Generation X, whose members are approaching that age themselves.

If Bowie or Rickman won’t live forever, we regular people certainly won’t.

B u t Bowie and Rickman will live forever, in a sense, through the work they created.

Death calls attention to a celebrity’s merit as an artist. Just 10 minutes after the announcement of Bowie’s death, Spotify reported streaming of his music went up 2,700 percent from what was previously considered the normal amount.

On the other hand, death can also highlight the depth of human sorrow, given the

circumstances surrounding a celeb’s passing.

Bowie and Rickman both died from cancer — another reminder that even the best of us are not removed from the threat of disease. Because they died from illness, they were almost universally sympathized with and praised.

But not all celebrities die from circumstances beyond t h e i r control a f t e r living relatively l o n g lives.

I n 2014, the apparent suicide of beloved actor Robin Williams shook the world. This came just a year after “Glee” star Cory Monteith was found dead in a Vancouver, Canada, hotel room from an apparent drug overdose.

There is often a more complex audience response in these cases. People grieve, but many also grumble. A suicide or drug overdose may elicit anger, resentment and frus-

Often, it is only after a celebrity dies that we realize their full impact.

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tration in fans, as opposed to the general sympathy that follows death from disease.

For people with underlying issues, such as depression or bipolar disorder, the death of a celebrity can shock them as much as the death of a family member. In an article for New York Magazine, writer Tim Murphy describes how one psychologist became increasingly fearful for a patient’s health after the death of Michael Jackson.

Celebrities can fill a void in our lives.

Often, people form deep emotional connections with someone they watch on screen.

It’s a perfect relationship when you consider it. Because of the one-sided nature of a celebrity-fan relationship, the fan can perceive the celebrity in any way they want or need, as a means of bridging emotional gaps.

Yet people who grieve over celebrity deaths do not receive the same support system they would if they experienced the death of a family member or close friend.

Herein lies the benefit of social media.

Nowadays, when everything is turned into a meme and people share BuzzFeed articles religiously, people can come together to grieve celebrities in a new way. Social media has essentially made it socially acceptable to be distraught over the death of someone you’ve never met.

The death of a celebrity doesn’t emotionally scar most people, but instead moves us to memorialize their work.

At Platform 9¾ in London, hundreds of Rickman fans placed flowers — lilies, in particular — and letters at the base of the wall to show their love for Severus Snape and Rickman’s work.

This is the merit in celebrity deaths.

Death reminds us of the impact artists can have on generations, and it unites people over the power of the art they created.

I am upset over the death of Alan Rickman, but it has renewed my appreciation for his work. When I watch the “Harry Potter” movies now, it will be with an even deeper respect for his thriving legacy.

Only Rickman can send chills down my spine simply by uttering the words, “Turn to page 394,” and I will always admire him for it.

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Culture

‘ANOMALISA’ AN ANIMATED ACHIEVEMENT Ian Flanagan Staff Writer

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hile “Inside Out” advanced the potential of modern animated cinema last summer, “Anomalisa” matures the field into serious critical consideration.

“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Adaptation” screenwriter Charlie Kaufman derived his stop-motion “Anomalisa” from a play he wrote in 2005. A decade later, the film opened in Pittsburgh last Friday.

The film follows Michael Stone — voiced by the gravelly, British David Thewlis — an aging customer service-themed author who arrives at a Cincinnati convention for a weekend to speak on his latest book. Over the course of the weekend, we experience Michael’s social disconnect and self-diagnosed “psychological problems” as he battles the banality of everyday life.

Told from Michael’s perspective, every other person, including his wife and son, possesses the exact same unspecific face — all of whom American actor Tom Noonan voices.

In perfect accord with his calm, yet unsettling

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vocal presence, Noonan’s voice fills the film’s background with a satirical, and at times ominous, presence.

The strangers’ matching faces and voices represent Michael’s possibly deteriorating mental health or a metaphorical weight. The implications of a world of nearly infinite strangers is the gloomy backbone of the animated film.

After Michael’s uncomfortable — yet hilarious — interactions with various service industry employees, the customer service author attempts to reconnect with an ex, Bella.

Though his attempt to reconnect with Bella fails, he later overhears the distinct voice of Lisa — voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh.

He is captivated by Lisa’s individual face, which is marked with a scar, and especially her voice, which punctures through his isolation.

Despite being unremarkable as a person, she is the only other character in the film with her own voice and face, leading Michael to claim her as extraordinary.

Kaufman’s weary existentialism and delicate sense of the surreal give “Anomalisa” an exceptionally contemplative mood. The film’s

slightness in scope, such as its limited narrative and setting, is perhaps the film’s only flaw, yet it is the crux of all the virtues.

Beyond the compact story and premise, the animation highlights the minimalism at the heart of “Anomalisa.” Remarkably, the film doesn’t use CGI, instead enlisting 3-D printers for its characters and real world setting, making it feel visually sparse.

The stop-motion photography, which furthers the homespun, unfussy project, was partially funded through a Kickstarter campaign.

Originating as a “sound play” script for the Theater of the New Ear series, which combines music and text only, “Anomalisa” spawned from a second sound play idea in which a single actor would voice most of the characters.

Kaufman agreed to make the script into a feature film after comedy writer and producer Dino Stamatopoulos (“Community”) convinced him over several years.

The animation expresses the film’s subtext of solitude and the way we romanticize others, in ways that live action could not achieve. It shatters stereotypes of animation, with a well-

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earned R-rating showcasing less-than-savory language, as well as sex and nudity, with unwavering honesty.

Kaufman, alongside small-time director Duke Johnson, has formulated another melancholy, yet remarkably insightful film about the meaning in everyday life, which for most of us is easily cast aside as unremarkable. What centers around a brief anomaly — Michael’s chance encounter with Lisa — wrings out potent emotional truths about romance from all sides.

“Anomalisa” is also humorous, laced with moments of rich and thoughtful social satire.

Kaufman retains his usual philosophical musings within dialogue, though on a much subtler level — “Each person you speak to has had a childhood, each has a body, each body has aches,” Michael muses in the film’s trailer.

For all the painstaking trials of stop-motion animation, the focus is more on the film’s mature subject and themes. “Anomalisa” finds Kaufman in a typically self-reflexive state, investigating his own eccentric genius while appealing to universal truths in top form.

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Lump sum: pso to cover bon iver

Steve Hackman conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra FUSE series at Heinz Hall. Courtesy of PSO

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For The Pitt News Audiences to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are trading in slacks for skinny jeans, Mozart for “Skinny Love.”

On Wednesday, Jan. 27, the orchestra will perform its newest program as part of its FUSE@PSO series by covering the acclaimed indie-folk band Bon Iver. The FUSE series challenges the preconceptions of classical and popular music and integrates them into a single arrangement. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m., but the show will begin at 5 p.m. with a pre-concert happy hour and a local DJ. The program will open with the featured piece, American composer Aaron Copland’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ballet, “Appalachian Spring,” fused with lyrics from several Bon Iver songs.

FUSE creative director Steve Hackman

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wrote the arrangement.

Although the orchestra and acclaimed acoustic band seem like an unconventional pair, Hackman said they embody a similar folk influence that celebrates nature. “[‘Appalachian Spring’ and Bon Iver] both speak to the relationship we have with one another that nature sets the stage for,” said Hackman.

Copland wrote “Appalachian Spring,” which premiered in 1944, as a ballet about a married pioneer couple in 19th century Pennsylvania. Its title comes from a dancer, Martha Graham, who Copland commissioned to choreograph the ballet. As the name suggests, the score’s flowing melodies are intended to evoke images of sprawling fields and Appalachian mountains.

Bon Iver draws on similarly organic influences. Justin Vernon, the band’s

frontman and lead singer, wrote and recorded his band’s first album, “For Emma, Forever Ago” post-breakup in a cabin in the northern Michigan woods.

His lyrical imagery and bare approach to songwriting embodies an isolated environment that has made Vernon a household name in the indie-rock realm.

Following the Copland and Bon Iver arrangement, local Pittsburgh electronic-dance band, Beauty Slap, will perform some of its own pieces arranged with the orchestra. Performing in smaller venues, such as the Rex Theater and WPTS radio station, since they formed just one year ago, Beauty Slap received national attention after releasing its first self-titled EP album last May. Sound designer Jake Berntsen heads the group, which also features a brass

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section made up of two trumpets and two trombones.

Berntsen said he has worked with Hackman to adapt original Beauty Slap compositions for the orchestra in what he calls a “concerto for Beauty Slap and orchestra.”

“I am extremely excited for our core Beauty Slap fans to experience us in something other than the club setting — I am extremely excited for traditional symphony-goers to hear some music that is generally reserved for a club setting,” said Berntsen.

Although Beauty Slap also seems like an unusual band to pair with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the diversity encapsulates a specific strategy. FUSE’s effort is to remain relevant in the community and engage local talent by mashing the orchestra with contemporary acts by covering their songs, such as Radiohead and Coldplay late last year, before Wednesday’s Bon Iver theme.

Pittsburgh Symphony’s take on Bon Iver, a decidedly contemporary act, with Beauty Slap’s dance-centric music is part of the rebranding effort Hackman leads for the orchestra.

“The perception of classical music is that it is old fashioned, perhaps that it is not evolving with the time,” said Hackman, whose reaction is to “de-mystify classical music” by implementing techniques of pop music like mashing and remixing to the classical, orchestral world. Hackman brought his FUSE mash-ups to Pittsburgh last June, which combined Brahms with Radiohead.

This pop and classical combo is not meant to replace classical music at the symphony orchestra, but rather enhance its history.

“It does not threaten orchestral music as long as we understand that these pieces are works that have stood the test of time,” said Elizabeth Bloom, classical music critic for the Pittsburgh PostGazette. “The fact that they are experiences is important to keep in mind.”

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Sports

Jeter, Blossomgame keys in advance of Wednesday game Dan Sostek Sports Editor

Riding high off a comeback victory on the road against the Florida State Seminoles Saturday, the Pitt men’s basketball team heads south once again.

In preparation for Wednesday’s 7 p.m. contest against Clemson University in Greenville, South Carolina, head coach Jamie Dixon, Sterling Smith and Jamel Artis met with the media to discuss preparing for Sheldon Jeter’s return, close game situations and their matchup against the Tigers.

JETER NEARS RETURN The Pitt community was surprised to discover shortly before Saturday’s game that Jeter, Pitt’s top bench scorer, wouldn’t be suiting up for the PanthersFlorida State matchup. He suffered a concussion during practice earlier in the week.

Fortunately for the Panthers, Ryan Luther filled in admirably for Jeter Saturday, playing tough defense and snagging an offensive rebound that he would kick out to Artis for the go-ahead 3-pointer.

“It’s next man up,’’ Artis said of Luther’s performance. “Ryan Luther came in and played major minutes. He contributed very well to the team.”

According to Dixon, Jeter is currently progressing well through the team’s concussion protocol. “[Jeter] was able to run up and down, he did some of that yesterday, too,” Dixon said Monday afternoon. “Tomorrow he should be able to practice.”

Dixon is optimistic about Jeter’s chances of playing on Wednesday.

“We anticipate him being ready for Clemson,” Dixon said. “He should be able to go for that one.”

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Jamie Dixon expects Sheldon Jeter to return Wednesday against Clemson. Jeff Ahearn ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR Everyone else on the roster is “pretty healthy,” Dixon said.

Jeter averages 8.1 points and 5.4 rebounds on the year, shooting 51.4 percent from the field.

Even with Luther’s solid output on Saturday, Artis knows that Jeter’s return is crucial for Pitt.

“Hopefully [Jeter] comes back

against Clemson,” Artis said. “We need him.”

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Throughout the 2015-2016 season, Dixon and the Panthers have played in their share of close games, in wins — Florida State, Syracuse and Georgia Tech — and losses — Purdue — alike.

Their most recent victory over the

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Seminoles also followed another trend for the Panthers: storming back from an early deficit.

Dixon acknowledged his team’s propensity for making games close after falling behind early, like it did against Florida State, who held a 10 point lead with 45 seconds left in the first half.

“We had a couple of times when we went down, and obviously we made comebacks,” Dixon said. “Like Purdue and NC State, where he had dug such a hole that it was good to be able to come back. So we’ve shown the ability to come back.”

Both of those contests saw the Panthers fall behind even greater deficits than the 10 points against Florida State.

Purdue led by as much as 17 in the first half, while NC State’s advantage was as large as 28 points. Pitt took the lead against Purdue before falling to the team in December, and dwindled NC State’s lead to 14 last week before losing by 17.

Artis credits the team’s confidence to their penchant for fighting back, but admitted the early lapses are not ideal.

“Some guys get down and they shut down,” Artis said. “I think our team, we always know that we’re going to come back, even if we’re in [a bad] situation.

We don’t like to be in that situation but we know that we’re going to come back, and the key is to get more stops and get the offensive rebounds.”

The Panthers did just that on Saturday, forcing eight turnovers and snagging six offensive rebounds — including Luther’s impactful one — in the win.

Dixon said the team was thrilled to return home with the victory.

“They’re very excited. They have a lot of emotion after a win,” Dixon said.

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Notebook, pg. 8 “Road wins are just fun, and the travel back [is fun]. They handled it well. We needed a win like that.”

EYES ON THE TIGERS Last January, Clemson came to the Petersen Events Center and shocked the Panthers, serving up a 71-62 loss in which the team outrebounded Pitt by 15.

But Dixon doesn’t see much use in looking back at that matchup.

“That was 100 games ago,” Dixon said.

“Different personnel.”

This Clemson team is more accomplished than last season’s, particularly at home, where it is undefeated in ACC play and sports wins over ranked opponents Louisville, Duke and Miami.

A few key Clemson players return from that contest last season, most notably Jaron Blossomgame, the Tigers’ leading scorer who averages 16.4 points per game, good for 12th in the conference.

Dixon said Clemson’s star forward will be a key in the game.

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“Blossomgame obviously stands out to me,” Dixon said. “They’ve got experienced guys on the inside. They’re playing very good basketball.”

Artis, who will likely see some time defending Blossomgame, discussed some of the Tigers star’s tendencies.

“He’s a very good mid-range player.

Good, physical guy,” Artis said. “We know what we’re going to have to do. They’re going to pick and pop a lot. He’s going to go early on ball screens so we’re ready for that. It’s team defense, not just one man to shut him down. All five of us on the floor.”

As per usual, Dixon emphasized the importance of winning on the glass against Clemson. Pitt has yet to lose a game this season when hauling in more boards than its opponent.

“We’ve got to win games by outrebounding people,” Dixon said. “If we don’t, we put ourselves in a bad position.

You can only be good at so many things, and if you’re good at something and you don’t do that well [in a game], you’re going to be in a bad position.”

the nfl has a pro bowl problem Dan Sostek Sports Editor

It’s that time of year again. That time when the biggest stars in the National Football League face off against one another, playing in one ultimate contest where pride and respect are on the line.

Just kidding.

The 2016 NFL Pro Bowl kicks off this Sunday in Hawaii and, quite frankly, is perhaps the least relevant and interesting sporting event any of the four major leagues have to offer. It’s basically a lackadaisical televised touch football game with zero purpose other than satisfying bonus clauses.

It’s a game devoid of stars, devoid of physicality and devoid of any real intrigue or significance — I am not sure why the

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NFL didn’t just follow its own inklings and cancel the whole event.

If the league isn’t going to end the Pro Bowl, it better try to improve it. Last year was a start, utilizing narrower field goals.

But the league can go even further. Ratings prove that people — inexplicably — still watch this noncompetitive programming, so the least the league can do is try to spice up the action.

I have a few suggestions.

MAKE PLAYERS SWITCH FROM THEIR NATURAL POSITIONS: There is no play quite like the “Fat Guy Touchdown.”

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