10-13-2016

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The independent student newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | October 13, 2016 | Volume 107 | Issue 56

CHELSEA CLINTON COMING TO PITT Emily Brindley

Assistant News Editor In a push to garner the support of collegeaged voters, Chelsea Clinton will make two campaign stops in Pittsburgh this Friday, including one on Pitt’s campus.

Clinton, daughter of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, is the vice chairperson of the Clinton Foundation. Clinton will be campaigning for her mother and vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine at a Pennsylvania Women for Hillary event at Rivers Club in downtown Pittsburgh Friday morning. Afterward, she’ll come to Pitt’s campus and campaign in the O’Hara Student Center, starting at 2 p.m.

The events will focus on the importance of the upcoming election for both women and millennial voters, and will highlight Hillary Clinton’s career in fighting for the rights of women, children and families, according to a press release from her campaign.

Chelsea Clinton’s stops in Pittsburgh come after she held a national conference call with student newspapers and media outlets on Sept.

27, focusing on the importance of students voting for Hillary Clinton and Kaine. And in a further effort to win millennial votes, Kaine focused on the importance of young people in the upcoming election at a campaign event on Carnegie Mellon University’s campus on Oct. 6.

Friday’s visit from Chelsea Clinton will come one day after President Barack Obama’s visit to Pittsburgh for the White House Frontiers Conference, where he will be speaking about innovation on both the local and national scale.

Matthew Gebis, Pitt alum and owner of Espresso A Mano, serves up espresso with the Italian Club outside the William Pitt Union. Wenhao Wu SENIOR STAFF ILLUSTRATOR

STUDENTS LEARN TO BE MUSLIM ALLIES

To fight misunderstanding and discrimination, Kelcey Sharkas, of Pittsburgh’s Islamic Center, offered free education to Pitt students Wednesday.| by Alexa Bakalarski | Assistant News Editor How much do you really know about Islam?

That’s what Kelcey Sharkas, from the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, tested a crowd of more than 50 people on when they gathered in a University Club ballroom Wednesday afternoon.

On a handout, she posed 20 true-or-false statements to students including, “Jesus is mentioned in the Holy Quran 25 times,” “The word

‘Islam’ comes from the root word for ‘peace’” and “The word ‘jihad’ translates to mean ‘holy war’ against all non-Muslims.”

After reading off whether each statement was true or false — Jesus is mentioned 25 times, Islam does come from “peace,” though jihad actually translates to mean spiritual struggle, usually an internal one — Sharkas asked if anyone had got-

ten all of the questions correct.

People looked around the room to see if any hands were raised. There were none. “[Muslims] don’t expect you to know everything,” Sharkas, the director of programming and outreach coordinator, said. “We don’t expect that, but we expect you to open your mind to re-learn See Muslim Allies on page 2

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BURNHAM TALKS MENTAL HEALTH Maria Hurtado For The Pitt News

Jordan Burnham’s struggle with depression began when he was just a seventh grader.

At first, Burnham was able to suppress his feelings, and shadowed them with what he called “healthy coping mechanisms” like playing basketball and golf. He was wellliked in school. He was the class clown. By all accounts, he was a young man without any troubles.

But as he got older, his depression worsened. He began to suppress his negative thoughts more forcefully and put on what he called his “mask.”

“I was hiding the fact that I was feeling depressed and that I felt like I didn’t belong and was just walking around with a fake smile on my face,” Burnham said.

Burnham told his story as a guest speaker during this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week Wednesday night. To scattered

Muslim Allies, pg. 1 the things you might have misunderstandings about.”

In her presentation, “How to be a Muslim ally,” Sharkas went over the basics of Islam and debunked misconceptions about the religion. In addition to the true-or-false sheet, everyone who attended the lecture picked up the ICP’s “How to be a Muslim ally: A step-by-step guide,” which included a vocabulary sheet of common Muslim phrases, a brief summary of the five pillars of Islam and a list of eight ways to be an active ally.

“This is a society surrounded by fear right now,” Sharkas said. “And that’s why showing solidarity, reaching out to people, saying ‘I’m not afraid of you, I understand that you’re good and you don’t deserve to be discriminated against,’ can do so much good.”

In an attempt to engage the community and promote understanding, the ICP has hosted several other educational or recreational events in the last year, including community dinners held

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rows of students in the Assembly Room of the William Pitt Union, Burnham talked about living with depression and how it eventually led to him surviving a suicide attempt during his senior year of high school.

As he began his junior year of high school — under the pressure of juggling sports, social activities, school and living up to his family’s expectations for his future — Burnham began contemplating the idea of suicide. Later that same year, Burnham collected pills he intended to use to overdose. When his girlfriend at the time and his parents found out about his plan, they called the police and the authorities placed him in a mental institution.

Burnham spent the majority of his junior year in the mental institution. After he was released, his depression continued to worsen into the beginning of his senior year.

During his senior year, Burnham’s See Mental Health on page 3 at mosques around the city. Today’s lecture was the fifth “How to be a Muslim ally” lecture given in the city since March, and the ICP will also be starting a free Islam 101 course soon, Sharkas said.

Sharkas’ talk was part of the Dietrich Arts and Sciences Open Door Project, based on creating a more welcoming environment for students and faculty.

Carol Mullen, the director of communications for Arts and Sciences, said the lecture was another way to celebrate diversity during Pitt’s self-dubbed “Year of Diversity.”

“The University of Pittsburgh is a very large community, and we are strengthened by our differences,” Mullen said. “It feels like this is a meaningful way to do that. It’s a way to provide visibility and really welcome people.”

Mullen said while Open Doors aligns with the Year of Diversity, the plan is to continue it beyond this year.

At the beginning of the lecture, Sharkas touched on the first phrase listed on the “Common Muslim Jargon Vocabulary Sheet” –– As-

Jordan Burnham spoke to Pitt students Wednesday for Mental Health Awareness Week. Kyleen Considine STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER salamu alaykum, which means “peace be upon you.” Sharkas said non-Muslims can use the phrase, a common greeting, as “an easy way to show solidarity.”

“This brings a sense to a Muslim not only is this person friendly, but this person might understand something more about Islam and not have all those misconceptions, so I can feel comforted,” Sharkas said. “This person is a friend of mine.”

Sharkas focused heavily on the idea that “Islam oppresses women and forces them into a subservient role.” She noted a verse in the Quran in which the prophet Muhammad says there are two reasons for women to cover in the Islamic faith: identity and “to not to be bothered or abused.”

To drive in the point, Sharkas recounted an experience from her time working in retail when a man was harassing fellow female employees.

She told the women to wait in the back until he left, while she stayed up front. The man didn’t approach Sharkas at all.

“For me as a woman, that was empowering,”

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Sharkas said. “I was like, ‘This is me forcing you to respect me and to not objectify me in society’ … When I wear the niqab, it forces people [to make] eye contact. It’s the idea of ‘see me for me.’”

Sharkas also said while she wouldn’t deny there are Muslim-majority nations who oppress women, it is part of Islam to “stand up against that,” and covering is a choice for Muslim women.

“Our intentions are supposed to be purely for God,” Sharkas said about Islam. “And so, all of a sudden, if I become Muslim, if I pray, if I’m giving charity or if I’m wearing a headscarf because my father told me, because my husband told me, because my country told me –– I’m no longer doing it for God. I’m doing it for those other people.”

Among the other misconceptions or identifications Sharkas addressed was the idea that Muslims are bent on converting others to the faith, as well as quotes from the Quran that she said have been taken out of context.

Katie McGovern, a junior communication See Muslim Allies on page 3

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Mental Health, pg. 2 parents found a duffle bag full of alcohol in his car, and Burnham felt that all he did was disappoint his parents. After a second attempt — this time jumping out of a ninth story window — left him comatose for five days. When he woke up, Burnham said he was confused.

“I looked around and tried to put the pieces together,” Burnham said. “To this day I don’t recall falling out of my window.”

Burnham, a traveling speaker, now works with Active Minds — an organization that encourages conversation about mental health with universities and students. Through this organization, Burnham speaks around the country to give students a better understanding of what mental health is, help them feel less alone if they are dealing with mental health problems and normalize mental health conversations.

After struggling with his mental health for many years, Burnham now visits a therapist and psychiatrist on a regular basis, stays on top of his medication and attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

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In addition to Burnham’s lecture, this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week includes an art gallery called “Stories Untold” that opened Monday, a self-care fair Friday and a mental health vigil Friday night.

Pitt held its first Mental Health Awareness Week in October 2015 as a way to draw attention to the University’s mental

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We can never choose the bad things that happen ... but we can choose how we cope with them.

Jordan Burnham

Mental Health Speaker health resources and attempt to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness, according to the Student Government Board press release. In order to do so, SGB and the Pitt Program Council created a week of lectures, programs and projects that promote a safe environment where students can have open conversations about mental

health.

Jarrod Buonanno, a sophomore biology major, said Burnham’s discussion of mental health was more open than he’s used to.

Buonanno was able to relate to Burnham’s story because he’s dealt with mental health issues — and talked about mental health with others — his whole life.

“It was more emotional than I expected,” Buonanno said. “I feel much more willing to reach out for help now.”

Oprah Perez, a sophomore finance major, was struck by the strength it took Burnham to be open and honest about his past.

“One of the most surprising things was how raw and in depth Jordan went in when telling his story,” Perez said. “It really helped me understand mental health issues better.”

Burnham himself says that his story is not unique or special in any way, but that he felt an obligation to share his story in order to make a difference and encourage people to seek out help.

“We can never choose the bad things that happen to us in our lives, but we can choose how we cope with them,” Burnham said.

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Muslim Allies, pg. 2 science and disorders major, attended the lecture as part of the Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies class she is currently taking.

McGovern said Sharkas seemed “super knowledgeable.”

“She really just sheds light on the stereotypes [about Muslims],” McGovern said. “Often, people want to be allies, but they don’t know how, so it’s good to inform yourself to be an authentic ally.”

Before doing a brief Q&A after the lecture, Sharkas outlined ways non-Muslims can be active allies: listening, being an active voice on social media, speaking out against anti-Muslim sentiment and continuously learning more about Islam.

Sharkas, who has been giving lectures about Islam with the ICP for about two years, said she understands that a lot of the attendees were probably already interested in opening their minds to other religions or cultures. But, she added, the more information people have, the better.

“I think the people who come to an event like this want to show solidarity or already see the cause as positive,” Sharkas said. “The people who came become the spokespeople to other outlets who have misconceptions [about Islam].”

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Opinions column

from the editorial board

This Halloween, consider the culture behind your costume Halloween approaches, as does the inevitable flood of offensive, uninspired costumes that’ll fill house parties everywhere.

While perusing thrift and novelty shops for a makeshift getup, it’s easy to fall into the trappings of ready-made costumes like Native American chiefs and drunk Mexican bandits. But those representations fail to accurately present the people who live the cultures pilfered for a conversation point.

A lazy attempt at cheekiness does not outweigh the devaluing of underrepresented cultures and voices.

Cultural appropriation, the adoption of another culture without a full understanding of everything that comes with it, is often framed as oversensitivity, an attempt to limit multiculturalism and restrict free expression. But this isn’t an issue of freedom, it’s about respect. Such arguments assume that those participating in cultural dilution are actually interested in respectfully presenting the subjects of their outfits.

In almost every case, that’s simply not true.

And if you still consider cultural appropriation a term borne from liberal brainwashing, realize that blackface is just another form of stripping racial identity for petty jokes. Nobody decent would be willing to say that behavior is anything other than horribly offensive, but it’s the same idea.

In the same vein, if you’re planning on having a themed party, please don’t make it something as ridiculously inappropriate as the University of Texas at Austin’s Phi Gamma Delta chapter’s “border patrol”-themed party last year.

Apparently confused about what was

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supposed to be a “Western-themed” party, students showed up at the fraternity’s house wearing ponchos and construction hats with names such as “Jefe” and “Pablo Sanchez” written on them.

There are so many possibilities when it comes to Halloween — literally, an endless array of options — that it’s astounding that a group of people would choose a theme based on a race or nationality.

For many people in college, Halloween costumes function solely as an outfit to wear while getting drunk — and that’s OK. But when you’re trying to tackle an outfit based on a stereotype, or that comes with a history often riddled with oppression, you’re exploiting another group’s suffering for your own shallow purpose.

Not all indigenous people walk around in feathered headdresses, because those items hold spiritual significance beyond finding another cup of Franzia. Similarly, not all South Asian people work as convenience store clerks. White people dressed as Apu from “The Simpsons” don’t necessarily think they’re appropriating a culture, but those partygoers are reinforcing a stereotype as the primary image associated with an entire ethnicity.

The tangible harm these insensitive costumes cause is usually limited, but treating a different culture as humorous or only valuable as a fashion choice is a perfect example of ignorance.

So, please, when you’re strolling the aisles of Spirit Halloween or The Salvation Army in the next few weeks, bypass the cheaply made cultural garb and go for something more creative. Maybe dress up as Ken Bone this year instead.

Jaime Viens STAFF ILLUSTRATOR

MENDING BRIDGES

After years of decay and an almost complete collapse of the Liberty Bridge, it’s time for Pittsburgh’s infrastructure to receive an overdue makeover. | by Bayard Miller | For The Pitt News Along with countless others, I drove across the Liberty Bridge on the morning of Sept. 3.

Beyond the construction covering the bridge, made of steel and concrete — not especially flammable building materials — it was a normal day.

But later, a blowtorch-wielding-construction worker made a mistake. A tarp caught fire and the conflagration quickly grew out of control, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The blaze did not melt the steel beams, but it did weaken and bend them, putting the bridge at risk of “catastrophic failure,” according to PennDOT District 11 Executive Dan Cessna. In response, the city had to shut down the bridge for 22 days.

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The bridge has since reopened, to the joy of frustrated South Hills residents whose workday commutes were stymied by byzantine detours.

But its long reconstruction process called attention to the horrendous state of Pittsburgh’s infrastructure. Without more resources from state lawmakers, this city’s roads and bridges will be covered in far more construction equipment and workers with concerns more consequential than a misfired torch.

In other words, if we don’t focus on greatly improving our infrastructure, we risk total collapse.

The construction workers weren’t playing See Miller on page 5

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Miller, pg. 4 with fire for fun — they were attempting to renovate the significantly deteriorated 88-year-old bridge. Before construction work had started, city officials characterized the bridge as possessing “structural deficiencies” so major that PennDOT allocated $80 million for its overhaul.

The Liberty Bridge is not alone in its need for repairs — the Greenfield Bridge gained national notoriety for its embarrassing state of decay. The bridge, which spanned the Parkway East and connected Oakland to Greenfield, started shedding concrete blocks onto the major artery below in 1989. Instead of rebuilding and rehabilitating the bridge, the city installed nets to catch the falling debris. When that ceased to be effective, a bridge underneath the bridge was constructed to protect drivers.

John Oliver rightly lampooned this absurd state of affairs on his HBO program, to the chagrin of Pittsburgh’s reputation. Thankfully, the bridge was imploded in December, 26 years after it started falling apart.

It’s great news that the Liberty and Greenfield bridges are being rebuilt, but they are just the start of the problem when it comes to our infrastructure crisis. At least 20 bridges within

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the city are “structurally deficient” by PennDot standards.

In 2014, Pennsylvania received a D+ grade for its bridges on its infrastructure report card, issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

To address this state of affairs, Harrisburg approved a $2.3 billion spending bill in 2013 specifically to improve the state’s infrastructure. According to PennDot, though, Allegheny County alone requires $1.8 billion for necessary infrastructure projects. In just one county, almost all of the bill’s funding could be sapped, leaving only $500 million for the rest of the state. According to the ASCE’s report card, it is estimated that by 2019, 40 percent of the funding needed for bridges will not be met. Clearly, Harrisburg hasn’t done, and isn’t doing, enough.

Pennsylvania is constantly strapped for cash when it comes to infrastructure spending because taxes are too low. State income taxes do not provide funding for infrastructure projects in Pennsylvania, which instead get their money from the gas tax, vehicle registration funds, driver license fees and general funds.

The average Pennsylvanian pays 60 percent less gas tax than they did in 1970 due to inflation and improved gas mileage. This may be good for our wallets, but it’s damning for our

roads.

Of course, nobody likes taxes. Modern Republicans generally abhor taxes, and Democrats, despite having a more favorable view of taxes, really don’t like regressive taxes like the one on gas. It’s hard to advocate for a higher price at the pump and DMV, but that is exactly what Pennsylvania needs. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania already has the highest gas taxes in the country, as its citizens pay 68.9 cents per gallon to the state and federal government. But it is one of the few ways this state will have the necessary funds to improve our bridges, tunnels and roads.

Michael Glass, a professor of urban studies at Pitt, advocates for alternative solutions, like public-private partnerships, or P3s, where governments contract with private business for everything from infrastructural repairs to the complete operation of specific assets, such as toll roads. A notable example of this kind of project are the express lanes in the Virginia sections of the Washington Beltway, I-495. P3s are increasingly seen as the future of infrastructure development due to their cost effectiveness.

But Glass acknowledges that these kinds of projects are not perfect, as “they contribute to the further erosion of the public state.” P3s privatize public works, like roads, and it is

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somewhat distasteful to think of corporations turning a profit on structures built with tax dollars.

According to Glass, the nation should not just focus on the best way to jerry-rig our flimsy infrastructure to postpone its inevitable failure, but should instead build a future in which we are less reliant on these structures. He says that society has become “very complacent” about the existence of transportation links like the Liberty Bridge and we fixate on costly repairs.

In his opinion, Pittsburgh “could instead focus more resources on increasing housing supply in the Downtown and Oakland core to change commuting patterns.”

It may be true that our current model of city planning is fundamentally unsustainable. Perhaps the City of Bridges has a few too many and this sort of infrastructural crisis was inevitable.

In the future, we should pursue more sensible living patterns to minimize our dependence on expensive transportation links. Still, the fact of the matter is that these structures are falling apart as I write this sentence and they demand both our attention and tax dollars immediately.

Which means we’re all going to have to pitch in a little more and rethink our city’s future in the process. Pittsburghers are in for the long haul.

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Culture

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PGH IN THE CLASSROOM

Instead of looking at pictures in a textbook, or reading about some faraway historical event, recent Pitt course offerings put the city in focus.

by Matt Maielli | Senior Staff Writer Professor Laurence Glasco doesn’t advise his students to shy away from history’s dark side. In fact, he encourages exploring the moments a high school textbook might’ve left out.

The students in Glasco’s History of Black Pittsburgh class gathered around the Stephen Foster memorial sculpture outside the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh last Wednesday night.

The statue depicts the famous playwright and Pittsburgh native sitting down, sheet of paper in hand, with a smiling slave playing banjo at his feet. The scene references Foster’s work composing minstrel music, which accompanied shows featuring white actors in blackface.

In a discussion continued from their last meeting, the students debated over whether the sculpture is too offensive to remain standing.

Glasco thought the statue should remain, repeating a quote from William Faulkner: “‘The past isn’t dead. It’s not even past.’ It’s there, around us.”

Classes that integrate Pittsburgh’s landmarks and history into the curricula, like Glasco’s, are plentiful at Pitt. The history department alone has offered at least three classes in the last three years focused on Pittsburgh’s history, according to the department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies John Stoner.

While Pitt doesn’t keep a comprehensive list of “Pittsburgh” classes across all departments, mandatory first-year programs in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences do have a “Pittsburgh component” to them, according to John Twyning, the associate dean for undergraduate studies for the school.

But students can also take the sociology department’s Pittsburgh Area Studies course, which examines the city and its history through a sociocultural lens, or a class on the playwright August Wilson in the English department. Wilson’s 10-play cycle, known as “The Pittsburgh Cycle”

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tells the story of black people in 20th century Pittsburgh, with each play chronicling a decade.

Professors and students say this kind of historical, locationbased learning breeds appreciation and understanding for the city the courses, and the University, are embedded in.

“In order to understand how you may fit into a city or a town, you have to understand how that place came to be — and for that, you have to have some sense of its history,” said Jessica Fitzpatrick, a teaching fellow in the English department’s literature program. “And, by history, I mean more than just a timeline of facts — I also mean the experiences, values and emotions of people who have gone before us.”

Universities in other metropolitan areas have also taken to incorporating their surroundings into their syllabi. New York University offers numerous classes centered around New York City, including an engineering class about the history of the town’s transit system and an art course that introduces students to the area’s museums. The University of Chicago has an entire department dedicated to exploration of the city.

In Pittsburgh, the city is what graduate student Frank Paciaroni described as a “case study” for the broad and long-lasting effect the local economy can have on culture.

“Through sociological studies, so many interesting social processes can be seen and so much can be learned,” said sociology professor Mike Epitropoulos. “Pittsburgh is also a place that — in my opinion — has disproportionately impacted the nation and the world.”

As a Pitt alum and son of Greek immigrants from the relatively diverse city of New Castle,

Pittsburghers sketch a photo of Carrie Furnaces, 1937.| University Library Systems Pennsylvania, Epitropoulos grew up around Italian, Irish, African-American and Syrian families.

He said he always thought of the Pittsburgh region as a “treasure.”

Even though Pittsburgh is no longer a steel town, he added the lingering effects of that industry are visible in every neighborhood.

“The city’s and region’s history attracted people from around the world to work in its coal mines, steel mills and other industries,” he said.

“Those people, literally, built Pittsburgh physically and culturally — as evidenced by our great food culture, ethnic festivals and old-school neighborhoods.”

That’s why most of the classes include a field trip element. In the course Secret Pittsburgh, students explore lesser-known places around the City of Bridges, such as the National Negro Opera House and the venue-hopping Quantum Theatre.

Fitzpatrick, who taught the course last fall and spring, picked some locations for her class to visit based on how well they encapsulate the city’s varied cultural scenes. This fall it is currently taught

by Professor Nick Coles.

She considers Carrie Furnace — abandoned, unused smelting towers located in Swissvale — a strong symbol of Pittsburgh’s changing history, from Steel City to art hotspot. The furnaces, walls lined with graffiti and a giant metal deer sculpture, play host to historic tours, art installations, weddings and concerts, “all bustling about at this one historic space,” Fitzpatrick said.

“So this one site offers a way to wander

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through all of these different but connected stories,” she added. “It’s an industrial site, one representing both the crowning achievements of the Pittsburgh steel era and the severe decline that followed the shift away from that type of economy.”

Through Pitt Arts, free or reduced admission to art and culture sites and free transportation, Fitzpatrick said the University offers students a lot of opportunities to explore. But the classes add an educational element to tourism that general wandering might not.

The History of Black Pittsburgh course is now studying Pittsburgh in the post-slavery era. Its discussion moves between examples and historical anecdotes, including stories like that of Henry “Box” Brown, who mailed himself in a giant crate from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia in the year 1849 to become a free man.

The class also touched on the grandfather of black nationalism, Martin Delany, who spent nearly two decades in Pittsburgh as a doctor.

Delany championed black involvement during the abstinence movement, which urged a life absent of drugs and alcohol.

With tensions rising toward an eventual civil war, Delany likely had ulterior motives, Glasco said. Simply put — if you’re drunk, you can’t fight.

Glasco elaborated by offering a modern example in his class last Wednesday.

“You wouldn’t want an army of potheads, right?” he asked the class.

To accompany the study of slavery, junior See Pittsburgh on page 7

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Pittsburgh, pg. 6 Sam Ford, geography major and exchange student from England, gave a presentation on the Woodville Plantation, located about 30 minutes southwest of Pittsburgh.

The class visited the plantation — where, at the time of the Whiskey Rebellion, slaves outnumbered family members at Woodville and nearby Bower Hill by a 5 to 1 ratio — the week prior to Ford’s presentation.

“You don’t think this stuff happens so close to home,” Ford said.

But of course, Pittsburgh’s history, like its

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present, hasn’t always been pleasant or simple.

Epitropoulos, like Glasco, sees that too as a learning opportunity.

“We can certainly see the relationship between a community’s economic base and its relationship to all of the social institutions,” Epitropoulos said. “We also see that ‘the Most Livable City’ status,” which The Economist dubbed the city in 2014, “is not something that has been enjoyed across all segments of society, as black people here are of the worst off in urban U.S. socioeconomic metrics.”

Although neighborhoods such as East Liberty have seen tech companies — Google included — and nonprofits move into the area, commu-

nity members and observers have worried that the change may have been at the expense of the lower class. As property value has risen in the community, many residents have been evicted from their homes.

He later said that Pittsburgh’s demographics are similar to that of major American industrial cities, but that job market changes have precipitated rare fluctuations in race, gender and age.

“Pittsburgh is unique in that it has emerged from an almost three-decade lull to blossom into a new hub of technology firms and ‘Edsand-Meds,’” he said, referring to universities and medical institutions, of which Pittsburgh has both, “that are attracting millennials and young

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professionals from around the country and the world.”

Fitzpatrick stressed that understanding the ways in which the economy, art and history have shaped a city can help students understand and make a mark on their looming futures.

“Learning about the ways history continues to shape communities can help encourage students to consider how their future careers may also impact communities, and how the skills they’re currently acquiring may benefit from an ability to seek out and connect various histories with contemporary realities,” Fitzpatrick said.

“History shouldn’t always repeat itself, after all,” she added.

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Sports

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PENS PREVIEW: ‘ONE FOR THE THUMB’ QUEST BEGINS Alex Butelli

For The Pitt News

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As they raise their fourth championship banner at the newly renamed PPG Paints Arena Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins will begin their quest for another title — their “One for the Thumb.”

The Penguins open the defense of their 2015 Stanley Cup title at home with a Metropolitan Division matchup against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals Thursday, Oct. 13.

The team is down a few key players from last season: defenseman Ben Lovejoy, who left in free agency; goalie Matt Murray, who will miss the first few weeks of the season with a broken hand; winger Bryan Rust, with an undisclosed injury; and captain Sidney Crosby, who suffered a concussion at practice last Friday.

But the Penguins still possess all the pieces necessary to lock up their 11th-straight playoff berth and make a run at back-to-back Stanley Cups.

When Crosby, Rust and Murray return, the Penguins will feature a virtually identical lineup to last year’s Stanley Cup-winning team –– 19 of 20 skaters to be exact. They also bring back fiery head coach Mike Sullivan for his first full season with the team.

Here’s how the Penguins’ roster stacks up heading into the season: Goalies Although Murray will start the season watching from the bench, the Penguins will have a perfectly capable replacement in net.

Marc-Andre Fleury has plenty of experience with the team since being drafted No. 1 overall in 2003.

The 31-year-old goalie held down the Penguins defense for 11 years –– winning a Stanley Cup with the team in 2009 –– before suffering a second concussion late last season and ceding the starting job to Murray.

When he did play last year, Fleury was nothing short of stellar. He posted a win-loss record of 35-17 with a .921 save percentage. Meanwhile, the 22-yearold rookie Murray dominated the postseason crease with a 15-6 record and .923 save percentage.

Fleury will be the first netminder to take the ice for Pittsburgh, but it’s still a mystery who will start the most for the 2016-17 season after Murray returns.

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Defense Kris Letang is a two-time All-Star and the unquestioned leader of this group.

When Trevor Daley went down with a broken ankle in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Letang stepped up and logged even more minutes, averaging an insane 28:53 minutes of ice time per game in the 2015-2016 playoffs. He also scored the game-winning goal in the Penguins’ 3-1 Cup-clinching win in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals in San Jose, California.

Losing Lovejoy to the New Jersey Devils is a big loss for the defense, but the return of Daley should help fill the void.

The Penguins acquired Daley from the Chicago Blackhawks in December 2015, and he turned out to be everything they expected and more — until he broke his ankle.

This season, a healthy Daley will provide a huge boost to the defense. His creative offensive skills are just an added bonus.

Forwards Center Evgeni Malkin may struggle with injuries, but he has still managed to average at least a point per game for five straight seasons. The former NHL MVP will likely take over as the team’s No. 1 center, until Crosby returns and Malkin slides down to the No. 3 line alongside young winger Scott Wilson.

Wilson returned from a lower leg injury to lead the Penguins with five points this preseason and has already started to develop chemistry with Malkin.

“Coach told me to play north-south tonight, especially with a guy like Geno,” Wilson told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review after the Pens’ preseason finale Oct. 8. “As soon as he [gets] the puck, I just head to the net and be ready, because he can sneak anything through the defensemen.”

In continuation of up-front talent, the Penguins’ No. 2 line of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel, affectionately known as the “HBK” line, stole the show in the 2016 playoffs. Kessel led the team with 10 goals and 22 points in the playoffs, proving to be a vital part of the offense after arriving from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a trade last offseason.

Expect the “HBK” line to continue to infuse the offense with energy and light up the goal lamp this season.

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PANTHERS OF THE WEEK

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Pitt sophomore runner MaKenzie Zeh continues to garner recognition after the best performance of her collegiate cross country career. On Tuesday, Zeh earned ACC Cross Country CoPerformer of the Week honors.

Zeh finished third at the CMU Invitational on the 5k course at Schenley Park Oct. 8, helping lead the Pitt women’s cross country team to a clear-cut victory.

A graduate of Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Zeh paced the Panthers with a personal-best time of 19:05.7.

The Panthers finished the event with 34 points, well ahead of second-place Seton Hill.

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Senior tight end Scott Orndoff played a key role in Pitt’s 37-34 victory over Georgia Tech Saturday, but he has been a steady contributor for the Panthers all season.

Orndoff finished Saturday’s game with two catches for 86 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown reception that tied the game late in the fourth quarter after Pitt had just lost the lead. This season, he has 14 receptions for 203 yards and two touchdowns.

The 6-foot-5, 255-pounder became one of 30 tight ends selected to the midseason watch list for the John Mackey Award on Wednesday, annually presented to the most outstanding tight end in college football.

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Smokers Wanted.

The University of Pittsburgh’s Alcohol and Smoking Research Laboratory is looking for people to participate in a threepart research project.

To participate, you must: -Currently smoke cigarettes.

-Be 18-55 years old, in good health, and speak fluent English.

-Be willing to fill out questionnaires, and to not smoke before 2 sessions.

Earn $150 for completing this study.

For more information, call 412-624-8975.

The Psychiatric Molecular Imaging Program is seeking men 18-25 years of age for brain imaging research studies. Participants must be in good physical and mental health, planning to stay in the Greater Pittsburgh area for the next 12 months, and willing to provide blood samples to confirm eligibility. The study involves questionnaires, interviews, and brain scanning.

The research study will take place at UPMC Presbyterian University Hospital.

Subjects will be compensated up to $800 upon completion. For details, call 412-586-9888.

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Help Wanted: Office/ P/T Clerical person needed from MondayFriday, $250.00 weekly. Computer skills are a must.

Need to be detail-oriented, possess good customer service skills, some cash & items, handling skills. Must be able to run errands. Apply Email: charlesdavids465@gmail.com.

MARKETING/NETWORKING: Gaming company seeking up to 10 motivated students to sign 3,000 players up for early testing on the world's FIRST EVER INTERACTIVE SPORTS APP. Marketing materials provided.

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Hard working parttime maintenance helper wanted for busy property management company.

Some duties include light painting, cleaning, grass cutting and snow shoveling.

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International company in a hometown environment offers an opportunity to join our team of highachieving recruiters at HoLampCo International (www.holampcoresources.com) in our modern Shadyside office. If you see yourself as an individual contributor that likes working with a team, our firm might be right for you. This would be a great role for someone who has fantastic research skills, can make phone calls to dig out information, has good computer skills including spreadsheet experience and can easily shift gears. We offer a comprehensive training program.

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QUIZNOS SUB on S. Craig Street is looking for friendly, enthusiastic and hardworking team members to fill a few open positions on our day and evening closing shifts, M-F and on Weekends. Full and part time positions are available. Starting Rate of $9/hr.

Flexible Work Schedules; Training on all positions; Free uniforms; Discounted Meals; Performance based pay increases; Advancement opportunities; and Other benefits. Apply Now at Quiznos; 300 S. Craig Street; Pgh, PA 15213 Residential treatment facility located in Robinson is now hiring!

Gain hands on experience in the mental health field working with children & adolescents!

Looking for full time or part time as needed direct care staff! *We accommodate school schedules!* Interested? Apply at: www.thebradleycenter.org/careers

South Fayette Township School District is seeking substitute teachers. Positions available for all grade levels and areas of content.

Complete job descriptions are available at southfayette.org.

Please send your complete application packet to South Fayette Township School District, 3680 Old Oakdale Rd., McDonald, Pa. 15057.

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Waiter/Waitress, Dishwasher/Cook: 20 hours/week, great working environment. Cafe Sam, 5242 Baum Blvd.

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