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WIZ IZ BACK

SECOND FOSSIL FREE SIT-IN SHUT DOWN BY PITT OFFICIALS Brian Gentry

Senior Staff Writer

Rapper and Pittsburgh native Wiz Khalifa performed at the Petersen Events Center on Friday night as the finale to Blue and Gold Madness. Sarah Cutshall | visual editor

LOVELYTHEBAND HEADLINES 2019 FALL FEST Jade Chang and Emily Wolfe The Pitt News Staff

While Bigelow Boulevard won’t be shut down full-time between Forbes and Fifth avenues for construction until Nov. 1, the street was closed Sunday for an afternoon-long celebration — Pitt Program Council’s annual Fall Fest. At the event, an audience of about 300 crowded close to the concert stage set up between the Cathedral of Learning and the William Pitt Union.

Eva Lin Feindt, PPC’s special events director, said she was glad students could take a break from studying to enjoy the free concert — headlined by indie pop band lovelytheband — and the other festival activities, which included tabling from PittServes and Mental Health Awareness Month.

“It’s always nice to be out here and have people doing a lot of stuff,” Feindt said. “To be able to take a break from midterms and all your responsibilities and spend a nice day outside with your friends eating food, listening to music and all of that.”

Many students, like first-year neuroscience major Malaz Sharief, were most excited for lovelytheband, which played a set that highlighted the hit 2017 single “broken.”

Lovelytheband performed toward the end of the festival, which lasted from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

But the concert also featured performances by three other bands, including the Los Angeles-based duo Two Friends, Palm — a band provided by WPTS radio — and Quiet Hours, the student band that won the PPC’s “Pitt Factor” competition last week.

The four sophomore students that make up Quiet Hours — Evan Heming, Patrick Bobko, Gabe Field and Jared Deluccia — formed the band while living in Sutherland Hall last year.

Several of the band’s original tracks can be heard on bandcamp, including “Detained in Venice” and “Calvin’s Bike,” two of the songs they performed Sunday.

Sharief said she was also looking forward to the other activities and resources offered at Fall Fest, which included food trucks and a dollar clothing sale.

“I think it’s a way for everyone on campus to just get into the fall weather and enjoy their time,” Sharief said.

Zach Kiesendahl, a sophomore communications major, said Two Friends’ “Big Bootie See Fest on page 3

Members of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition had barely sat down in the waiting room of the chancellor’s office for their second weekly Friday sitin demonstration before the chancellor’s deputy chief of staff, Lila Rose, calmly requested for the demonstrators to leave the office.

The week before, protesters sat in the office from 2 to 4 p.m. Now, as they pulled out homework assignments and started to talk about their weekend plans, Rose said demonstrators were interrupting official University business and needed to leave. She cited the fact that the chancellor’s office is a space in which officials are trying to work.

“This is a working office and this is a space that we use for people who have appointments,” Rose said. “I appreciate how you weren’t disruptive last time, but it’s not a study space.”

Last Friday’s sit-in was the second in a series of weekly sit-ins organized by Fossil Free Pitt.

The sit-ins, which come after members of Fossil Free Pitt disrupted a Board of Trustees meeting in September, are an effort to further the group’s demands that the University vote on divestment from fossil fuels at the next Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 28, 2020.

During Friday’s sit-in, which was marked by peaceful discussions and interactions between demonstrators and University officials, about 15 demonstrators sat with signs containing different messages of divestment, as they talked about their weekend plans and worked on homework assignments.

When the demonstrators refused to leave the office, Rose called Steve Anderson and Summer Rothrock, top officials from Pitt’s Division of Student Affairs, to the office, where they reiterated See Fossil on page 3

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PANEL DISCUSSES HEALTH EFFECTS OF FAMILY SEPARATIONS

Claudia Huggins

For The Pitt News Even though the U.S.-Mexico border is nearly 2,000 miles away, behavioral therapist Claudia Ardiles said at a Friday panel that the crisis of family separations, as well as the immigration crisis more generally, touches people locally — as close as 11 miles northwest of Oakland, at the Holy Family Institute in Emsworth.

“We actually do have a place here in Pittsburgh where some undocumented minors come to stay in group-home settings,” Ardiles said. “Also, we have kids who have been reunited with family members and are sent to Pittsburgh.

Then, we have all of the children in immigrant families that worry about the future of their families daily.”

Experts, community members and students gathered in the Public Health building Friday for “Family Separations: Short and Long-term Effects,” a panel held in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The group discussed how trauma can affect victims, with a special focus on children in detainment centers at the border and families who have been separated.

The panel of speakers included Ardiles, who works at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in Wexford, Pitt assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences Dr. Todd Bear, licensed social worker and bilingual therapist Daniela Garcia and former journalist Robin Mejia.

Ardiles immigrated from Argentina to the United States in 1993, and has worked with children and families “touched by emotional pain” for more than 20 years. She explained that her recent patients — many of whom have gone through these separations — led her to discuss the physical effects this type of trauma can have, such as loss of appetite, withdrawal or aggressive behavior.

But Ardiles said the separations have also brought out the best in Americans, some located right at UPMC. She mentioned Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco at UPMC Children’s Hospital who works with the Latino population at clin-

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ics with volunteer doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists, where children without health insurance can go and get the help they need.

Garcia took a clinical approach to explain the long-lasting effects of trauma, and how a lack of affection and touch can affect a child’s entire life.

“The reality is that covering basic needs is not enough for healthy development,” she said.

Using case studies from the 2006 book “The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog” by Bruce Perry, Garcia described what happens in the brain

response, the victim’s body often doesn’t learn how to be and feel safe.

To speak more about the scientific angle of traumatic experiences and also explain the physical effects of trauma, Bear focused his presentation on childhood adversity and its short- and long-term impact on health.

He defined childhood adversity as a series of events — poverty, welfare, stranger assaults, neglect or sexual, physical and emotional abuse — that contribute to stress during childhood.

Experts, community members and students gathered in the Public Health building Friday for “Family Separations: Short and Long-term Effects,” a panel with a special focus on children in detainment centers at the border. Wu Caiyi | staff photographer when trauma is inflicted. Orphans that do not receive adequate affection and attention have visibly smaller head and brain sizes, according to the book, proving that neglect and abuse can impede development in noticeable ways.

Garcia added that trauma has the ability to change how the victim thinks in the long run, even many years after traumatic events. After experiencing constant flood of stress hormones and hyperactivity in the amygdala, the area of the brain that causes a person’s “fight or flight”

To measure childhood adversity, the CDC administers the Adverse Childhood Experiences test. According to NPR, the higher the score, the higher the risk of health problems later on in life.

“If we removed adversity, we would see a reduction in smoking by 25%, cardiovascular disease in the population by 26%,” Bear said. “If we can provide nurturing and loving environments for our children, then we can prevent a lot of diseases.”

To offer a different perspective, Mejia ex-

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pressed that while she didn’t have much to offer from a clinical perspective, she could share her personal experiences with separated families.

During her time reporting in El Salvador, after the civil war from 1980 to 1992 resulted in more than 1,000 cases of abducted children, Mejia — a current statistics and human resource program manager at Carnegie Mellon University — worked closely with Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos, or the Pro-Search Association of Missing Girls and Boys. During this time, she witnessed the efforts of the families searching for their missing children.

“Some of them were left in orphanages, but some of them were actually placed in adoption — a large number in the U.S. and western Europe,” Meija said. “They were sent to other families even though they had living, biological families that wanted them.”

Following the panel, Ayesha Godiwala, a first-year master’s in epidemiology student, asked during the Q&A session how to change the narrative when dealing with this kind of trauma and preventing future negative outcomes.

Garcia suggested that citizens should focus their efforts locally, and went on to list many organizations located in the City that work to address these issues, such as Gnecco’s practice.

“It can feel like such an insurmountable problem because we’re talking about thousands and thousands of kids. It’s overwhelming,” Garcia said. “Something that I think is helpful is just looking as locally as we can.”

Godiwala said she came away from the panel feeling that she could help to make a difference in her own community on this issue.

“I guess my main takeaway is that I can do something and I don’t have to be at that level of, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m the president of the United States,’” Godiwala said. “I think it’s really important for me to remember that I’m doing something just by being here and remember that I am able to do something.”

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Fossil, pg. 1 the request for the demonstrators to move their protest elsewhere.

Anderson said according to the student code of conduct, the students needed to comply with the requests asking them to leave. Pitt’s code of conduct says failure to comply “without just cause” with the lawful direction of a University official constitutes a violation of student conduct.

But Abhishek Viswanathan, a Ph.D. student in information sciences, pushed back against Anderson’s request.

“We haven’t gotten any kind of satisfactory response,” he said. “I know you said it’s not the right place [to protest], but what is?”

University officials continued to reiterate the same request.

“I appreciate your willingness to talk calmly through this, because there’s certainly worse ways it could go, but it is disruptive,” Rose said.

After two minutes of silence, during which the demonstrators deliberated over Slack, the organizers decided to move the sit-in to the hallway outside the office, ending the standoff between the organization and University officials.

University spokesperson Kevin Zwick said in an emailed statement the University agrees students have the right to protest, but that Friday’s

sit-in “disrupted the normal working operations.”

“The University of Pittsburgh affirms the rights of community members to engage in peaceful, orderly and nondestructive demonstrations,” Zwick said.

Zwick also noted that there are current plans to discuss divestment at high administrative levels.

“The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is working toward the goal of presenting the Environmental, Social and Governance criteria to the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees for consideration by February,” Zwick said. “This criteria will screen for investments that align with the University endowment’s investment objectives and our institutional values.”

Seth Bush and Eva Resnick-Day, Pitt alumni from the class of 2012, were present at the demonstration in support of the efforts of Fossil Free Pitt. They said divestment from fossil fuels is a direct action the University can take to combat climate change.

“We’re in a climate emergency. We’ve known that we’ve been in a climate emergency for a long time,” Bush said. “The University of Pittsburgh has known that there’s something concrete and tangible and significant that they can do about it.”

Bush criticized the University’s response to the sit-in, claiming that officials’ respectfulness was a method of dragging out the discussion.

Associate Dean of Students Steve Anderson explains to members of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition that they cannot have a sit-in demonstration in the chancellor’s office. Sarah Cutshall | visual editor “We can see they’re very cordial and very respectful, and that’s just kind of a tactic that gets used to drag things along over months and months and months and years and years and years,” Bush said.

Both Bush and Resnick-Day were involved in efforts to get the University to divest from fossil fuels in 2008, and they said a divestment cam-

paign at Pitt shouldn’t still exist 11 years later.

“The University is acting like we’re being unreasonable and disruptive by being here, but the truth is they’ve been asking for a vote for five years and have gone through all of the traditional and proper channels of having a conversation,” Resnick-Day said. “At some point there just needs to be a vote.”

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Mitchy Collins of lovelytheband performs Sunday afternoon at Fall Fest, sponsored by Pitt Program Council. Hannah Heisler | senior staff photographer

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Mix” mixtape series was the “anthem” for his first year of college.

“I’ve never heard of lovelytheband until the beginning of this year, in all honesty,” Kiesendahl said.

Kiesendahl’s friends, juniors Emma Cochran and Shelby Smith, were familiar with lovelytheband’s single “broken,” though there were other reasons they were looking forward to Fall Fest, too.

“I’m excited to hear lovelytheband, but I was excited for the food trucks. I went to the grilled cheese one, that was really good,” Cochran, a rehab science major, said.

Kiesendahl, a Pathfinder, said Fall Fest is a good way for students to go out and do something on Pitt’s campus. “[As Pathfinders,] we always share that it’s important to get involved in something and go out and do things throughout the year, because the more you do that, the more people you get to surround yourself with,” Kiesendahl said. “I think coming out to things like this is a way to meet new people and get your friends together.”

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Opinions

‘JOKER’ CONTROVERSY DISTRACTS FROM REAL ISSUES

Genna Edwards

Staff Columnist Like many, I worried about “Joker.” As a huge fan of the character and his arc in comic and movie canon, I had high hopes for a movie solely devoted to the King of Chaos. With Joaquin Phoenix in the lead, it seemed an easy win for the Joker fandom. At the same time, as a feminist, the controversy regarding the film’s alleged “incel-friendly” tone scared me in a different way.

Incel stands for “involuntary celibate,” a man who blames women for not having sex with him and furthermore believes he should be allowed to rape and physically harm women as he pleases.

These men have found a community with each other in online boards, and in recent years have left their basements to commit acts of violence in the real world including mass shootings and running over people with vans. Many claimed that the film glamorized the violence of an enraged lonely man, the Joker, and that such glamorization would serve as propaganda and inspiration for the enraged loners of the incel community.

The superhero fandom is seldom kind to those who identify as women, and the idea of yet another misogynistic parable being paraded around by young men soured my excitement for the movie.

Fortunately, I didn’t have to choose. I’m not going to argue whether the film was “good” or “bad,” as that’s not the point here. “Joker” is not “incelfriendly” and the fury around it is misguided and a distraction from the real issues at stake that the film drums up. Violent misogyny and loose gun control affects lives every day, and we need to focus on fixing these problems rather than arguing endlessly over a movie that touches these subjects, but doesn’t have anything of substance to say about them.

The entirety of film’s history contains multitudes of films that advocate for misogynistic characters, films that portray violence against women and imply that we as an audience shouldn’t care about their plight. The history of cinema is one of using women as set pieces, relegating them to background roles and using their pain and bodies to further men’s

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Promiti Debi | staff illustrator storylines. Rampant sexism isn’t new onscreen. The history of superheroes and villains, in particular, is rife with sexualized women that exist as fodder for men.

“Joker” does indeed portray misogyny — but unlike much of film’s history, it doesn’t advocate for it.

“Joker” is some miles away from advocating for predatory men, especially when placed next to the vast majority of the superhero canon. While the film does kill off two women onscreen, one murder lasts a mere second via gunshot and the other — when Joker kills his mother via smothering — focuses on his crazed face as he does so and not the spectacle of the female body dying. No female characters are majorly sexualized, and the film seems to acknowledge that Joker’s stalking of his neighbor — played

by Zazie Beetz — is not admirable behavior. The film’s score and shooting angles paint the Joker’s actions towards Beetz’s character as one of a villain, not a hero. Moody, dark string music underscores his walk to her apartment. And when he kills his mother, the shot is definitely not glamorous. He sweats with exertion. He looks mad.

Joker has terrible relationships with the two main women in his life, and his treatment toward them displays an apathy toward women that goes hand-in-hand with misogyny, but that doesn’t make

the film a fan of incel ideals. Joker’s mistreatment of women isn’t glamorized. Besides, he’s the Joker — these actions are all emblematic of the character. His comic book history of abuse against Harley Quinn aside, in this film the Joker isn’t out to hunt women in the same way that he’s out to hunt late night talk show hosts and rich white men.

What matters more is what we do with the film’s incel controversy that in itself is unfounded.

We are in a tense cultural moment in America regarding white supremacist patriarchal violence — really domestic terrorism — so viewers and critics attacking the film for being incel-friendly does make sense in this vacuum of worry we’re in. Movie theaters have increased security during “Joker” screenings due to threats online, with one man even tackling another during a screening. But no shootings have occurred.

Increased security, especially if it quells fear, is fantastic. However, if we had stricter gun laws these types of threats would be a non-issue. If we had a better handle on the nature of male violence in this country, we could go to the movies feeling safe.

Considering that “Joker” does not advocate for incels, our flurry of attention toward this lacking aspect of the film’s content rather than the real world problems behind it is confusing. In a larger sense,

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the public’s reaction could be seen as a boiling over due to lack of social change. We don’t feel that real gun control change is happening. We don’t see our schools and media systems adapting to fix misogyny embedded in our very learning systems. It can feel at times that there’s no way to stop the incels from rising up, that our government and media systems are apathetic to the growing national problem.

Fighting about this film has become a proxy ground for the larger, real war we face. If gun control isn’t possible, if gender equality isn’t on the horizon, at least we can destroy a pretty innocuous, one-note film that touches upon both issues.

Even if “Joker” were largely misogynistic — which it isn’t — it would only be a drop in the bucket of our culture’s film catalogue. While I’m glad we’re upset about anti-woman implications here, it feels a bit late, as these ideas have been on the screen for decades now. Film culture as a whole needs to be criticized, not just “Joker.” There are films from the past few years that commit more sins than this — “The Hateful Eight,” “Suicide Squad,” “Deadpool 2” and “The Wolf of Wall Street,” to name a few.

Arguing about “Joker” accomplishes nothing.

We need to put our focus back on the changes that can be made on the ground. We have a whole culture that supports violent misogyny and we can all do our part, however small, to dismantle it. We need to fix our educational and societal systems that exacerbate potential incels in the first place. We need to tighten gun access so the fear about these men acting out is lessened. We need to vote. We need to have a larger conversation as a whole, not just about this movie. This movie isn’t the problem — media and film culture as a whole is. Our school system, dripping with patriarchy, is. Our gun laws that haven’t changed despite the evidence that changing them would stop this madness is.

The flurry around this film distracts from the real changes we need to make to stop white patriarchal mass violence. Go demonstrate, go vote, go teach others about empathy, call your representative.

“Joker” isn’t “incel-friendly,” and regardless, we have more pressing problems.

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from the editorial board

‘Sesame Street’’s portrayal of addiction is commendable There’s quite literally a new character on the street.

“Sesame Street” introduced Karli, a 6-and-a-half-year-old green muppet, in May. She revealed last week that she’s in foster care because, as she puts it, her mom is “away for a while because she had a grown-up problem.” This “grown-up problem” is addiction.

Of course controversy arose following the episode. Some feel that exposing such young children to the concept of addiction is unnecessary and harmful. But one in every eight children under the age of 11 lives at home with a parent who struggles with some kind of substance abuse disorder, according to the Sesame Workshop Organization. These statistics don’t point toward unnecessary exposure. On the contrary, they

show exactly why “Sesame Street” should be commended for its efforts.

Addiction is a disease, not a choice — though some don’t see it that way.

Luckily, “Sesame Street” does and has made a point to refer to it as an illness. This is especially helpful for children who have parents battling addiction, as it shows them that what their parents battle isn’t a choice, and it isn’t a reflection of how much they are loved.

“I love my mom so much,” Karli the muppet says. “She couldn’t take good care of me because she was having such a tough time.”

Framing addiction in ways such as this is also beneficial for children who aren’t directly affected by the drug crisis. Chances they will interact with a child who is directly affected are high, and viewing addiction as an

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Modeling is one of the greatest ways to teach children empathy, according to the Harvard Make Caring Common Project. Modeling empathy and understanding is exactly what “Sesame Street” does by introducing Karli and the situation she faces at home.

In addition to empathy, her character also provides support for the children who have loved ones struggling with addiction. Karli has, and will continue to, suggest coping mechanisms for children suffering.

In an interview on the “Today” show, the muppet talks about the benefits of deep breathing to relax, as well as journaling.

Karli also emphasizes the importance of talking about feelings, rather than holding them in. This is benefi-

cial for all children, not just those affected by addiction.

This new muppet isn’t the first controversial character that “Sesame Street” has introduced. A girl battling food insecurity, Lily, showed up briefly in 2011. A few years later, Alex, who has an incarcerated parent, was introduced. Julia, the muppet on the autism spectrum, joined “Sesame Street” in 2016. Children have benefited greatly from these other characters, feeling more understood and represented.

We are heavily influenced by what we see on TV. Young children are even more susceptible to this, and that’s why it is the perfect time to shape their ideas of addiction and teach coping mechanisms. “Sesame Street” was exactly right to introduce Karli. It should be applauded.

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WEEKEND SPORTS RECAP: PRESEASON FAVORITE WEST’S OT HEADER VAULTS VIRGINIA GRABS WOMEN’S SOCCER TO VICTORY TOP SPOT IN COASTAL POWER RANKINGS Stephen Thompson Assistant Sports Editor

A narrow loss at Happy Valley, snapping UCF’s regular season streak and nailbiter victory over Duke have contributed to Pitt’s ranking. Kaycee Orwig | senior staff photographer

Nick Carlisano Staff Writer

As temperatures drop and leaves begin to fall, college football kicks into high gear. It’s around this time that audiences start to see contenders and pretenders for who they are — a fact which certainly holds true for the ACC Coastal. Six weeks into the season and the division is once again wide open.

Will preseason favorite Virginia finish strong and claim a championship game berth? Or will Duke continue to win despite its brutal remaining schedule? Does Pitt have what it takes to defend their unlikely Coastal title from last season?

With college football as unpredictable as ever,

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only time will tell how the second half will shake out. The next two to three weeks will truly determine where each team will stand at season’s end.

For now, here are power rankings and an outlook for each team for their next six games as they hit the home stretch.

Virginia (4-2 overall, 2-1 ACC) Despite dropping their last two games, the Cavaliers remain at the top of the rankings for now.

Miami’s stingy defense held quarterback Bryce Perkins and his offense scoreless Friday night as Virginia only put three field goals on the scoreboard. Virginia stays at the top simply because of the unpredictability of the rest of the division.

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Pitt’s soccer programs posted a pair of historic wins this past weekend, but they still stare down the remaining gauntlet of ACC play. Meanwhile, Panthers volleyball continued to mow down weaker conference opponents and both swimming and diving teams combined for 25 event wins in a quad meet at Trees Pool.

Men’s Soccer Friday night marked a series of milestones for the Pitt men’s soccer program.

It notched its second conference win of the season, the first win in program history over No. 22 Virginia Tech and the first win over a top-25 team in more than a year.

And it did so in dominating fashion. The Panthers controlled possession and pace for all of the first 45 minutes, outshooting the Hokies 10-2 in the first half. They were unable to break through on the scoreboard despite constant pressure.

In the second half, Virginia evened the balance of power, but still found itself overpowered by the Panthers’ front line. In the 72nd minute, first-year forward Valentin Noel flew past a host of Hokie defenders and buried a shot in the bottom right corner. The Panthers then added two more scores from another first-year striker, Veljko Petkovic, and star junior forward Edward Kizza.

The Panthers return to action tomorrow night against rival Penn State. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Happy Valley.

Women’s Soccer This past weekend brought a pair of ACC challengers to Ambrose Urbanic Field. Like its male counterpart, Pitt women’s soccer owned a long conference losing streak, the only difference being that its streak stretched

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back 1,096 days to Oct. 9, 2016, when the Panthers topped Miami 1-0 in overtime.

The Pitt women climbed out of their valley against Boston College on Friday night, thanks to some late game heroics from firstyear forward Amanda West. With the score even at one goal a piece, the Panthers and Eagles went to overtime.

It took less than three minutes for senior defender Cheyenne Hudson to find West on a cross for the game-winning header.

But, as is typical in ACC women’s soccer, behind every victory is another tall challenge. The Panthers got one day of rest before a Sunday afternoon bout with No. 3 North Carolina.

The Panthers were stingy on offense in the first half, but made their lone shot count.

Their only goal of the game came off of the foot of redshirt sophomore defender Vildan Kardessler in the 12th minute. She was assisted by West and first-year midfielder Anna Bout.

The home team nursed the slim margin for the remainder of the first half, but the second-half Tarheels responded quickly and furiously. Goals in the 49th, 56th and 76th minutes sealed a 3-1 victory.

Pitt gets the week to regroup after a busy weekend before it welcomes NC State for the conclusion of a three-game homestand on Saturday night. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.

Volleyball No. 3 Pitt volleyball breezed easily through a pair of ACC opponents this weekend away from Pittsburgh. The Panthers did not surrender a set this weekend against Syracuse and Boston College.

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Power, pg. 6 Duke still has a strong slate of opponents remaining, including Notre Dame, Wake Forest and the Cavaliers themselves. Pitt, who beat Duke last weekend, is still about as unpredictable of a football team as they come. And, despite a good start, UNC has had trouble winning close games up until this point. Virginia’s fast start in the conference gave it a leg up on it’s foes in the division.

Virginia’s evident downfall has been its run game. Perkins has been the Cavalier’s best rusher for much of the season as he continues to get it done on the ground and through the air. They will need a more well-rounded attack to have success in upcoming matchups against Duke and Louisville.

Pittsburgh (4-2 overall, 1-1 ACC) A little Panther bias never hurt anyone, right?

Coach Pat Narduzzi has his “Cardiac Cats” contending for their second straight Coastal title. A narrow loss at No. 10 Penn State, snapping UCF’s regular season streak and nailbiter victory over Duke all boost the Panthers to a No. 2 position in the power rankings.

New offensive coordinator Mark Whipple has the Panthers scoring points, highlighted by junior quarterback Kenny Pickett’s game-winning

touchdown reception to beat UCF, and the defense is one of the best in recent memory at Pitt.

The Panthers are simply finding ways to win games. They still face tough opponents among the likes of Miami and North Carolina, but as last year showed, you better make sure the Panthers are dead before counting them out.

North Carolina (3-3 overall, 2-1 ACC) One year removed from an abysmal two-win season, the Tar Heels appear to have found their footing. UNC may sit at .500, but the team’s three losses are by a combined 10 points. Any team that takes the defending national champions down to the wire deserves some recognition — that’s what earns the Heels the third spot on this list. Putting up 28 points on Miami and a close loss at a ranked Wake Forest team prove North Carolina’s mettle further.

First-year quarterback Sam Howell has thrown for at least two touchdowns in every game thus far. He and his offense shouldn’t have trouble putting up points the next two weeks against Virginia Tech, who Duke hung 45 on, or the Blue Devils themselves. Plus, this week’s bye should give the Tar Heels plenty of time to prepare for what are must-win games in the title race.

Duke (4-2 overall, 2-1 ACC) The Blue Devils fall to number four in the rankings due in large part to who they’ve yet to

play. The remainder of Duke’s schedule is nightmarish — including games in Virginia and North Carolina in back-to-back weeks plus a trip to Wake Forest, then three home contests against Miami, Notre Dame and an always-solid Syracuse team. That gauntlet will likely yield at least three more losses for the Blue Devils, who can’t afford many more if they want to stay in the division race.

Despite losing Daniel Jones to the NFL, Duke’s offense continues to put up points — no less than 30 in any game except against top-ranked Alabama. Whether or not that trend can continue remains to be seen, given the defenses it still has to play. Blowing their primetime matchup against Pitt raises the question of whether or not the Blue Devils can win close games.

Miami (3-3 overall, 1-2 ACC) Miami has proven it can contend with any opponent, as evidenced by a close opening-night loss to No. 9 Florida and a victory on Saturday over Virginia.

But with two ACC losses already, the Hurricanes find themselves lacking in the Coastal race. They suffered a head-scratching 42-35 loss to Virginia Tech in a game where their typically stout defense failed to show up. They also fell to UNC, thus giving the Tar Heels the head-to-head tiebreaker. With challenging ACC games at Pitt,

Florida State and Duke still left to play, Miami faces long odds of living up to its preseason No. 2 rank in the division.

Virginia Tech (4-2 overall, 1-2 ACC) Like Miami, Virginia Tech faces an uphill battle after losing two ACC games. Unlike Miami, the Hokies haven’t shown any hope that they can turn things around.

The first sign that Virginia Tech might not live up to its preseason No. 3 Coastal projection was a 35-28 loss to mediocre Boston College on opening day. A 45-10 shellacking at the hands of Duke confirmed that it would be a long season for the Hokies. Virginia Tech would be lucky to steal even one game from remaining ACC opponents UNC, Wake Forest, Pitt and Virginia. The only hope for a win left on its schedule is a matchup against lowly Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech (1-5 overall, 0-3 ACC) In a year filled with the typically high level of Coastal parity, Georgia Tech is the lone outlier. The Yellow Jackets haven’t stayed within two touchdowns of any ACC opponent, and their results include losses to The Citadel and Temple. After moving on from long-time head coach Paul Johnson, it’s clear that the program’s rebuild will be a lengthy process. You can safely consider Georgia Tech a lock to place last in the division.

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