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TECH

Cybersecurity remains a tense topic Emma Solak Staff Writer

With celebrities’ naked bodies plastered all over the Internet, deleted Snapchat photos rising from the webosphere and an entire music album mysteriously appearing on your iTunes account, does personal privacy even exist anymore?

Web users aren’t really asking for privacy anymore, according to security expert Benjamin Wittes of The Brookings Institution, a research organization in Washington, D.C. The use or storage of

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Chancellor emeritus Mark Nordenberg tested out his new gift outside the Cathedral. Harrison Kaminsky | Assistant News Editor

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Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said it’s an ominous feeling seeing your name etched into stone with dates next to it — but, on this day, it was for a celebration for the end of an era.

Pitt’s Staff Association Council and the University Senate honored Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg and his wife, Nikki Nordenberg, on Wednesday

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Nordenberg honored with place to sit back, relax for their service and dedication to the University for the past 19 years with a “bench plaza” outside his former office on the Bellefield side of Cathedral of Learning.

Gallagher continued the jokes, saying the two benches, which were inscribed with a short dedication message, will look great with students putting their feet on top of them.

Richard Colwell, president of the Staff Association Council, spoke en-

dearingly of the former chancellor and his wife, noting that Nordenberg is the first former chancellor to be honored with a bench.

“We can never thank Mark and Nikki enough for all they’ve done for the University,” Colwell said, later prodding Nordenberg to take time to have lunch with him on the bench sometime soon.

According to Colwell, about 50 peo-

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TECH our data doesn’t offend us as long as it’s beneficial, Wittes wrote in a 2011 paper.

We only protest when apps, social media platforms and computer programs like iTunes misuse or fail to protect our data.

“We are, rather, willing participants in our own exposure.” Wittes wrote. “We give away our data at the slightest inducement with full knowledge, at least in general terms, that the companies to whom we give them will use them to market products to us.

The idea behind the popular, more recent photosharing app Snapchat is that when you use the app to send a photo, that photo ceases to exist after the receiver views it.

The premise might seem more secure than it is in reality.

Apps like “SnapHack” and “SnapKeep” secretly capture pictures without notifying the sender.

“Given the popularity of Snapchat and the size of our community, it’s no surprise that a cottage industry of app-makers has popped up to provide additional services to Snapchatters,” the company said on its website.

“We’ll continue to do our part by improving Snapchat’s security and calling on Apple and Google to take down

third-party applications that access our [Application Programming Interface].”

But Snapchat also has most of your information — this time with your consent.

When you first download Snapchat to your smartphone and accept the Terms and Conditions, you actually give the company the right to any information you submit through the app.

Its privacy policy states that the company collects the information users provide through their use.

The policy reads, “For example, we collect information when you create an account, use the Services to send or receive messages, including photos or videos taken via our Services (“Snaps”) and content sent via the chat screen (“Chats”), request customer support or otherwise communicate with us.”

Fadi Alchoufete, a senior computer engineering major at Pitt, said it’s not uncommon for apps to legally mine your data.

“People download an app and it does its job, that’s all you care about.” said Alcoufete. “But, in the background, all that stuff is being sent to their servers. You probably accepted in the terms and conditions that they can take your data.”

Recently, rock band U2 caused controversy by uploading its new album onto all iTunes accounts without users’

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“The idea was first kicked around by the Staff Association Council at a meeting,” Colwell said. “The [University Senate Council] decided to go with it and include Nikki, which I think was a fabulous idea.”

Gallagher said we are all fortunate that Nordenberg will continue to devote his time to the University. In June, the University Board of Trustees unanimously elected Nordenberg as chancellor emeritus and was also chosen to serve as chair of the University’s Institute of Politics.

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TECH explicit consent, which prompted the band to issue a video apology this week.

Sauvik Das, a Ph.D. student at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, said uploading the album without consent was not a security breach because it was a “conscious decision on Apple’s part to promote U2’s newest album.”

Das said Apple can put anything on a user’s iPhone, too. But if a group of attackers compromise Apple’s servers, then they, too, could put anything on a user’s phone.

“So, basically, Apple is sort of the gatekeeper. If you trust Apple’s security, you shouldn’t worry. If you don’t trust Apple’s security, then you can start worrying,” Das said.

According to Das, the recent leak of multiple celebrities’ private photos, such as Jennifer Lawrence’s and Kate Upton’s, was a “security vulnerability.”

Basically, whenever you create an account on almost any web service, you provide them with a unique identifier (e.g., your username), and then an authentication secret (e.g., your password).

Your identifier is who you claim to be, and your authentication secret is a

to give thanks to Mark for his service,” Gallagher said.

Nordenberg said he appreciated the recognition for him and his wife of more than 40 years.

“I think the only things that make me special are the people surrounding me, and that starts with Nikki,” he said.

“Nikki made independent contributions to the University, and she generated a sense of warmth among students, staff, faculty and alumni.”

Nordenberg especially liked the placement of the “bench plaza” outside of his former office, where he would look out and see students or faculty wandering or hurrying, and, on weekends, playing touch football, frisbee or cricket.

“It’s the crossroads of campus, I think,” he said. way for the service to validate that you are who you claim to be.

Typically, if you get you give a web service the wrong password, it lets you try again for a certain number of times before it determines you are not the account holder.

Alchoufete said most security questions have to do with personal history, like “what is your mother’s maiden name?” Given the public nature of a celebrity’s life, this information is not hard to find.

According to Alchoufete, it wouldn’t be too difficult for the hackers to unlock an infinite number of guesses to answer the celebrity security questions and gain access to personal photos.

To protect your online accounts, Alchoufete and Das suggest going beyond the usual security questions and system.

“What I do is I answer the security questions with the wrong answer.” said Alchoufete. “That way, if someone got my information, they still wouldn’t be able to unlock it.”

Das suggests using a two-fold password system, one that requires you to enter a password and then also randomly generates a code, which is sent to your phone. That way, the hacker will have to have both your phone and the correct password.

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EDITORIAL

OPINIONS

Itʼs time to suspend standardized testing

We’ve all heard it before: “Is this going to be on the test?”

If the answer is yes, then cram away. If no, then pack up and relax.

This type of apathy in the classroom is one check against standardized tests as the best way to educate students.

According to the Washington Post, in 2012, Robert Scott, then-Texas education commissioner, declared that high-stakes standardized tests have led to a “perversion” of quality education. Since then, a trend has gained momentum calling for the suspension of centralized, mandated testing.

FairTest, an American organization addressing issues relating to fairness and accuracy, posted on its website on Oct. 12 supporting the anti-standardized testing movement.

Basically, the movement’s goals are to cut excessive testing and establish an assessment system that better suits teachers and students, all while informing parents, communities and states of educational progress. According to the organization, some states have responded to the uprising by temporarily pausing some sanctions for teachers and schools.

A trend of education decentralization must continue to ensure high quality education in our state’s and country’s classrooms. Teachers, rather than detached politicians and bureaucrats, are best suited to personalize teaching and student development.

Standardized tests restrict teachers’ freedom and discretion. When standardized test participation and/or performance is directly tied to funding, schools have little choice but to comply. This means that teachers must gear their curriculum towards test material, rather than what they deem most important.

It’s clear that standardized testing leads to a student decrease in intellectual curiosity. When the state or federal government places such importance on centrally mandated tests, then students cannot waste time actually, well, learning. Instead, teachers and students must focus on conforming to a bureaucratically compiled test. Since teachers and students must spend time preparing for the specific test, little room is left for discussion and discourse — activities that are instrumental to intellectual development.

Our education system should not primarily teach students what to think but, instead, how to consider something critically. As Socrates famously said, “I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.”

Cramming random facts for a test that are mostly forgotten the next day doesn’t prepare students with skills that will help them in higher education or the work field.

Rather, discussions, essays and presentations are the methods by which students can best learn more applicable skills that they could use to advocate for their position on an issue or even participate in an interview. Especially during the age of texting and social media, students must learn how to communicate adequately, which won’t be achieved by recognizing words or numbers on a multiple choice exam. Instead, sharing ideas with one’s peers and instructors will help them mature into young adulthood.

For this to happen, the state and national government must adopt a moratorium on standardized testing, so students are afforded a holistic, effective and intellectually stimulating education.

COLUMN

Tinder not the best place to find your ‘match’

Channing Kaiser Columnist As generic relationship advice, your grandmother may have once told you that it’s what’s on the inside that counts. But in the jungle that is college dating, this statement often isn’t true. We care about our appearances and those of others a lot.

Look at Tinder. Tinder is a smartphone app that centers on judging people’s appearances.

Think he’s hot? Swipe to the right.

Not digging the neck beard? Swipe to the left. If you both “like” each other, then you’re “matched” and can exchange phone numbers and awkwardly start messaging each other.

Tinder functions solely on a hot-or-not premise. There’s no way of knowing if a person likes 19th century British literature or Nickelback until you both like each other’s photo and start a conversation.

If you want to have a one-night stand with someone based on mutual attraction and consent, go for it. But understand what you’re buying into when you participate in this culture, especially with apps such as Tinder. There’s a good chance that the person doesn’t care about your passion for karaoke or Benedict Cumberbatch.

He or she liked you because he or she thought you were hot, and that may be the only reason he or she’s sticking around.

According to one survey in the 2011 HBO documentary “When Strangers Click: Five Stories from the Internet” in regards to online dating, women are most afraid of meeting a serial killer, whereas men are most afraid that the woman will be fat.

To test this study, the guys behind Simple Pickup, a maledriven dating site, conducted a social experiment. They had a conventionally attractive woman get several dates using Tinder. Be-

fore the dates, they used makeup and body adhesives to make her overweight, by what I estimate to be about 100 pounds. Then they sent her on her way and recorded the men’s responses.

They were horrific. Four out of the five men bailed with bizarre excuses ranging from “I’m married” to going to the bathroom and never returning. Some got visibly angry.

Then, they tested the reverse scenario, adding body adhesives to a guy. All five women stayed for the entire date and were kinder and less blunt than their male counterparts. One even gave him a kiss at the end.

Both studies say a lot about gender responses and concerns when it comes to dating, but is it really surprising the guys were upset?

Tinder isn’t your average dating site. There are no dating pro-

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KAISER files, nothing to give obvious clues to your personality. It simply presents a photo as a source of attraction.

The experiment doesn’t say what kind of communication the people had besides agreeing to the date. If they’d had lengthy conversations about their mutual love for Nicolas Cage, then the men’s rude responses would be less justified. But if all they did was like each other based on their profile pictures

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and then arrange to meet up, I’m not surprised it unfolded this way.

Let me be clear: I think the men’s responses were insensitive and sometimes flat-out mean, but I don’t think you should expect anything better coming from Tinder. This is what happens when appearance is the linchpin of attraction.

There’s a fine line between preferences and prejudices, between preferring fit girls and fat-shaming girls who you don’t think are skinny enough. Tinder users, specifically men, blur the lines between the two.

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Sometimes, a profile picture is enough to hint at a personality. Are those mountains in the background? He must be outdoorsy. Swipe right. Is he holding a red solo cup? Too much of a partier. Swipe left. Why’s he kissing a girl in that photo? Does he already have a girlfriend?

Swipe left and gag a little.

We live in a society that tries to praise ignorance of physical differences with expressions like “race doesn’t exist,” “everyone has a beautiful body,” and “no girl ever needs to

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wear make-up.”

But Tinder throws all the blindfolds out of the window and allows you to judge people on physical differences. It’s a place that allows both preferences and prejudices to thrive, not distinguishing between the two.

If you truly want your grandmother’s words of “It’s what’s on the inside that counts” to be true, then stop supporting Tinder or other similar apps. Tinder is all about appearances, so if you want something more than that, don’t participate. You know exactly what you’re signing up for.

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ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT PREVIEW

New musical ‘21’ explores life and mystique of Clemente

Murtagh (Keaton Jadwin) talks to Clemente (Jeffrey Gorti) in the clubhouse. Photo courtesy of Jeff Swensen

Sam Bojarski Staff Writer It took Alki Steriopoulos more than 30 years to transform the inspiration from his neardeath experience into a full-blown musical.

But now that his musical, “21,” is slated to premiere at Pittsburgh Playhouse between Friday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 26, his finished product couldn’t come at a more relevant time.

Steriopoulos, a 19-year-old at the time, was driving home from a New Year’s Eve party in 1972 when he started to doze off behind the wheel. While driving down the road with his radio on, Steriopoulos was dangerously close to slamming into the back of a large truck when a breaking news update came on the radio. Roberto Clemente, right-fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was involved in a plane crash. It was believed that all members on the flight were dead.

The chilling news was enough to bring the young musician back to reality, and he slammed on the brakes before his car could hit the back of the truck.

Pittsburghers have shown a renewed interest in Clemente, the city’s most revered sports figure, following the late superstar’s 80th birthday this past August. The show will also follow the Sept. 30 anniversary of Clemente’s 3000th hit, which came just months before the tragic plane crash that took his life.

Steriopoulos’ “21” will be the second theater production about Clemente’s life to premiere in Pittsburgh this fall. “Clemente: The Legend of 21,” a re-imagined former off-Broadway play, was staged at the Byham Theater last month.

Craig Britcher, curatorial assistant to the western Pennsylvania sports museum at the Heinz History Center, said Clemente’s importance wasn’t realized for a while. His difficulties with the English language, along with his brutal honesty, rubbed many fans and media members the wrong way, at least initially.

“He was perceived pretty negatively at first,” Britcher said. “Many people, though, don’t understand that in Latin American cultures, if you ask someone how they feel, they will be very honest with you. Clemente

sometimes had a reputation for being a bit of a hypochondriac.”

Many of Clemente’s physical difficulties throughout his career stemmed from a car accident during his rookie season. It caused the star right fielder to have back problems throughout the course of his career.

But Clemente’s legacy was formed around his legendary arm.

“He was a .317 hitter, but his outfield arm was one of the best of all time,” added Britcher.

Clemente won a league MVP award in 1966 and was named World Series MVP in 1971. After his death, he became one of the few players to have the five-year Hall of Fame waiting period waived, and he was inducted in 1973.

Just as Clemente’s life and career captured the hearts of so many baseball fans in Pittsburgh and across the country, his death had quite a profound impact on the life of Steriopoulos, a composer and performer who wrote the music and dialogue for “21.”

“When you’re young, you kind of just go on with your life,” Steriopoulos said of his

near-death experience.

But as Steriopoulos grew older, he started writing more and more, and he was immersed in short stories during his 40s.

“I thought to myself, as I grew older, how interconnected everything is, and how we affect the lives of each other in ways that you don’t ever know,” Steriopoulos said.

“Ultimately, [Clemente] had this profound influence on my life by his death, and he could never know that.”

Steriopolous, a native Pittsburgher who grew up on the North Side, explains how he started writing a short story as an ode to Clemente. With tremendous pride emanating from his face, he said his story “started to sing” to him, until eventually his reflective piece began to take the form of a musical.

“That was seven years ago,” Steriopoulos said, referring to when he composed the music.

Now, Steriopoulos and director Richard Sabellico are about to bring the work to life onstage.

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REVIEW

ʻDestinyʼ nails gameplay, flubs storyline and ʻsocial experienceʼ Stephanie Roman Staff Writer

“Destiny” Released: Sept. 9, 2014 Available on: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Developer: Bungie Grade: B A tiny, gray, multifaceted Ghost flies through the ruins of the Cosmodrome in Old Russia, Earth. The Ghost’s artificial intelligence scans overgrowth, collapsed cars and barren steppe before it locates its target. The Ghost emits a sphere of blue light, as a soft, yet expectant, return-to-hero score floats in and Customize your Guardian in “Destiny.” Photo via the game’s out of the background. “You’re alive!” he exclaims in a familiar Facebook page voice. “You’ve been dead a long time.”

The hype leading up to its launch promised huge numbers, The “you” this Ghost — voiced by “Game of Thrones” star and Bungie, veterans of the “Halo” series, delivered big time.

Peter Dinklage — refers to is actually you, the player, who just “Destiny” earned $325 million worldwide in only five days, spent a few minutes on a character creation screen designing an quickly dethroning “Watch Dogs” as the fastest selling new avatar, referred to as “Guardian.” You’re only viewed during brief game IP in 2014. Now, little more than a month after its release, trysts to the Tower, a space station and hub world. “Destiny” “Destiny” averages 3.2 million active players per day. flings you quickly into the first-person action with little regard These numbers don’t make much sense, though, because to narrative. Soon enough, it no longer matters what the game’s according to its schemata, “Destiny” is just another space opstory is because its gameplay takes precedence. era. Take the ships, aliens and technology out of “Star Wars”

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and “Star Trek,” couple it with the skill trees and classes of “Mass Effect” and the first-person shooter (FPS) gameplay of “Halo,” and you arrive at “Destiny.” Except for one important detail — it’s massively multiplayer online (MMO), which means those 3.2 million users all play together both cooperatively and competitively.

Common with most FPS games, the campaign mode lasts a painfully short amount of time — less than 10 hours. It teaches the basics: how to shoot, what to shoot at, how to gear up and where to gain reputation. It traverses the massive open world landscapes of post-apocalyptic Earth, the moon, Venus and Mars. While Earth is ravaged, the moon hosts an architecturally amazing underground temple and Venus, like her namesake, flushes with fertility. Transit speeds up once the player acquires his or her Sparrow, a motorcycle-like vehicle reminiscent of the speeder bikes from Endor.

Story missions follow a strict code, which always end with the Ghost hacking into some archaic technology while the Guardian fends off wave after wave of hordes, running and gunning enemies and eventually encountering a boss. Thankfully, the answer to the monotony is the Crucible, which mixes up the solo or co-op game with a dose of player versus player (PvP).

In the Crucible, four permanent game types appear. Clash is a

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Downey, Duvall carry compelling ‘The Judge’ Andrew Fishman Staff Writer

“The Judge” Directed by: David Dobkin Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga Grade: AA judge is entrusted to dish out consequences for illegal actions. But life has a funny way of deciding consequences on its own, regardless of legality.

“The Judge” explores how consequences are decided when a highly respected judge in a small Indiana town, Joe Palmer (Robert Duvall), is accused of a deeply heinous crime.

His son, Hank, a successful hot-shot lawyer from Chicago, gets a phone call in the middle of a trial with news of his mother’s passing. He leaves home — along with his nearly divorced wife and his young, innocent daughter — to return to his fictitious hometown of Carlinville, Ind., for the funeral.

He reconnects with his two brothers, one of whom has an undisclosed mental disability, along with his old friend and lover, Samantha (Vera Farmiga). But Hank’s deteriorated relationship with his estranged father puts a damper on the visit, culminating when Joe — referred to as “the Judge” even by his own children — insults Hank’s crumbling marriage.

Hank must put this incident, as well as years of strict, unaffectionate parenting, behind him when he gets a call from his brother that the Judge is in trouble and needs Hank’s help. His father has been accused of murdering one of his former court subjects. With his life and esteemed reputation at stake, Judge Palmer must turn to the son with whom he has no relationship.

Hank, who is criticized by his family and friends for rejecting Carlinville for the more lavish city lifestyle years ago, finds

himself stuck there yet again during the prolonged trial. While working with his father, “the most bullheaded client [he] ever had,” Hank searches for a reconciliation during their forced time together.

Piece by piece, Hank and the Judge attempt to rebuild their relationship by discussing past tensions and displaying vulnerability. It’s capped off by a visit from Hank’s daughter, in which the Judge is surprisingly caring and loving — all in the midst of his trial.

Director David Dobkin (“Wedding Crashers,” “Fred Claus”) steps out of his comfort zone to create an emotional drama about a boy’s relationship with his father. Downey’s performance was one of his best, portraying a deep character who appears tough on the outside and smooth in the courtroom but is really only looking for affection he never received in his younger days. Duvall counters Downey in an equally impressive performance, accepting the clichéd role of a stubborn old man but making it all his own by transforming gradually throughout the film into a person with sincere vulnerability.

Through flashbacks and other interactions between the Palmer family members, the audience discovers some of the reasons why Hank and his father’s relationship is so strained. It mostly stems from the decision to send Hank to a juvenile detention center for some questionable choices in his youth. His father turned Hank into the man he is in the film, for better or worse. Similarly, the Judge’s choices, both in the courtroom and in his personal life, have their own consequences.

The effects of decisions and fatherson relationships are central themes, but “The Judge” is also about leaving home and returning years later — which can be especially relatable for soon-to-be college graduates.

While the previews make “The Judge” seem flashy and suspense-filled, the film is a surprising emotionally driven drama that presents an impassioned view on what life is all about.

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T h is Wee k en d...

Thursday, Oct. 16

Friday, Oct. 17

Anthony Jeselnik Byham Theater 101 6th St. Time: 8 p.m.

Admission: $28.25

The Gaslight Anthem with Against Me! Stage AE 400 North Shore Drive Time: 7 p.m.

Admission: $23 advance, $25 day of show

Anthony Jeselnik, Pittsburgh’s homegrown dark king of comedy, comes back for his first local set since his Comedy Central show “The Jeselnik Offensive” was cancelled. Since he’s been out of the spotlight for a little while, it’s anyone’s guess what the new material will cover. But if his past live albums, Shakespeare and Caligula, are any indication, AIDS, family tragedies and rape jokes should be expected.

The Gaslight Anthem amped up the melodramatic ’80s pastiche on this year’s tepidly received Get Hurt, and frontman Brian Fallon turned in some of his most personal songs to date.

The band played Mr. Smalls last fall but graduates to the big stage with one of the most urgent current punk acts, Against Me!

Saturday, Oct. 18 tUnE-yArDs Mr. Smalls Theater 400 Lincoln Ave. Time: 9 p.m.

Admission: $18

Saturday, Oct. 18 (until Nov. 9)

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Fall Flower Show 1 Schenley Drive Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

TUnE-yArDs’ second LP, 2011’s Admission: $11-15 (exhibit inw h o k i l l, was a gloriously jam- cluded with daily rate) packed effort of extroversion. Except for “Powa” and “Wooly Wooly Phipps’ annual exhibit kicks Gang,” these songs were constantly off this weekend, showcasing in-your-face, with detailed eccen- vibrant colors of the fall seatricities and Merrill Garbus’ highly son along with numerous model assertive voice. For the follow-up, train displays lining the conserthis year’s Nikki Nack, Garbus and vatory. Chrysanthemums are company didn’t pull back — it fea- the centerpiece this year — as tured hookier pop songs, but they they have been since 1893 — still bursted at the seams with wacky, and Phipps grows them using cotton-candy quirks. Saturday will a wide array of techniques and be the group’s first Pittsburgh show blossom results. since 2012.

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“This is definitely geared toward the sports fanatic in Pittsburgh. When I say I’m working on a musical about Roberto Clemente, the first question I hear is ‘When is it?’

‘Where is it?’ He’s still a hero to these people,” Sabellico said.

Set in both Puerto Rico and Pittsburgh, “21” follows the course of Clemente’s career from his early days playing ball in the Caribbean league, until New Year’s Eve 1972 when

October 16, 2014 | The Pitt News | www.pittnews.com he took that fateful flight, intended for his earthquake relief effort in Puerto Rico.

“The storyline follows him through his career: his being discovered as a 19-year-old in Puerto Rico, through all the racial problems [and] the reporters who wrote bad things about him,” said Steriopolous.

The star outfielder would often say that his sister was there for him at pivotal moments in his life, that she would calm him when he became frustrated and help him make decisions.

“The twist on my story is his sister, Ana Iris, who died when [Clemente] was two,”

Steriopolous said. “For the first two years, they were inseparable, she carried him on her hip. Clemente said that his entire life she was there for him.”

Reverence and a strong sense of mystery are both instrumental components in Clemente’s legacy.

“Along with having a tremendous sense of pride, he was very generous. At the same time, if he was wronged, he would speak up,” Britcher said.

But he doesn’t agree with Clemente being elevated to a saintly status. In spite of all the

philanthropic work he did and his noble effort to provide earthquake relief to Puerto Ricans, the man was a human being with shortcomings just like anyone else.

“If we elevate him too much, we start to lose the ‘I can do it’ attitude,” Britcher said.

It’s that same attitude Steriopolous and Sabellico are hoping to inspire in the audience come October.

“I hope that people come away saying, ‘Tomorrow at work, or with my family, I’m just going to be a better person because I’ve learned about this guy,’” Steriopolous said.

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DESTINY 6v6 team deathmatch, Control is a 6v6 capture the flag, Rumble is a 6-player free-for-all and Skirmish is a 3v3 team deathmatch. Players enter the Crucible either solo or with the members of the current Fireteam — one to three-person teams formed by players. Fireteams make the game a lot more fun too, because forming one opens voice chat with other players.

But voice chat and Fireteams generate the most persistent problems. Voice chat is disabled in solo campaigning, Crucible play and the Tower, which is supposed to be a social hub.

It only works when part of a Fireteam. But how does one join a Fireteam with no means of communication? “Destiny” lacks a keyboard option or alternate form of chat. Four emotes exist, but dancing with a stranger doesn’t immediately convey, “I want to join your team for the next mission.” Thankfully, the absence of voice chat in the Crucible makes trolling and harassment impossible, but the inability to communicate at all crafts a predicament for a game marketed as a “social experience.”

Another unfortunate aspect is that “Destiny” requires and obligates large-scale commitment postgame. Players need to grind for better gear in order to open up new content.

They need to locate a Clan — the equivalent of Guilds — or a dependable Fireteam to proceed through this content. Finally, the ultimate challenge awaits in the Vault of Glass, a six-man raid full of difficult monsters, traps and bosses.

The future of “Destiny” will be a particularly dynamic one. Seasonal and limited-time events already trickle the gamespace (“The Queen’s Wrath,” “The Iron Banner” and “Salvage”), and an expansion titled “The Dark Below” is scheduled for release in December. If “Destiny” doesn’t bore from the outset, be prepared for the long-term undertaking.

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Pitt looks to get back on track against hurting Hokies Ryan Bertonaschi Senior Staff Writer

When head coach Paul Chryst arrived at Pitt in 2012, he brought with him plans to develop a Midwest-style football team, meaning that, in some cases, he’d choose to sacrifice speed for size among his players.

Chryst has now cultivated three recruiting classes, and his Panthers are finally gaining recognition for being a grind-it-out squad that uses its offensive size advantage to bull into end zones, and, defensively, just about every freshman under Chryst has put on weight.

Pitt (3-3, 1-1 ACC) hosts Virginia Tech (4-2, 1-1 ACC) Thursday night in the Panthers’ most interesting matchup of the season, as Tech head coach Frank Beamer will bring a style of play to Heinz

Field that will directly counter Chryst’s.

Beamer’s offensive line features just two players over 300 pounds, while members of Pitt’s offensive line weigh an average of 315 pounds, two of whom are 335-pounders. On defense, Virginia Tech’s defensive ends equal the size of Pitt’s linebackers.

“They’re physical, and we’re not the biggest in the world,” Tech defensive line coach Charley Wiles told reporters this week.

Still, Beamer has proven that size is not all-important in football. The Hokies boast the 16th best rushing defense (108.8 ypg) and 23rd best scoring defense (19.8 ppg) in Division I, and no running back has amassed 100 yards against Tech this season.

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James Conner looks to extend his ACC lead in rushing yards on Thursday night.

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Making college football predictions a fool’s errand Alex Wise Staff Writer

In what seems like no time at all, we’re at the halfway point of the college football season. About a month before the first kickoff, I made a handful of bold predictions about college football, its players, its coaches and its media personalities.

As it turns out, I’m really bad at predictions.

The first seven weeks have given way to so many things I didn’t anticipate. After dwelling in the SEC’s basement for years, Ole Miss and Mississippi State are finally playing to their potential. The Big Ten is awful, as many believed it would be, but even its top teams — Ohio State, Michigan State and Wisconsin — look mediocre. Some coaching changes appear to be working, and others don’t appear to be working at all.

Of the 24 predictions I made, the majority have already been proved wrong, or are on track to be wrong. A few are still up in the air but are looking very unlikely.

For example, Lane Kiffin still holds the ofBaylor’s Bryce Petty is a strong contender for the Heisman fensive coordinator position at Alabama, a job I Trophy. MCT Campus predicted he would lose before the Tide’s confer-

ence schedule began. Todd Gurley was looking like a true Heisman candidate until he was accused of signing autographs for money, so that one’s out the window. And though there’s still time for Lee Corso to injure himself with a prop on the College GameDay set, he’s been relatively under control so far this year.

I’m losing hope.

Sure, I can take pride in the two I’ve gotten correct so far. Johnny Manziel did steal center stage from Kenny Hill during Texas A&M’s first game, even though Mr. Football himself wasn’t present, and even though Hill played an unbelievable game.

And the playoff debate has been more annoying than the Heisman debate, against all odds. But these don’t bring me solace. I need something spectacular to happen, like when I predicted before the World Cup that Luis Suarez would bite somebody (and nailed it).

So which predictions are doomed, and which could save me? I can rule out a few already.

West Virginia didn’t beat Alabama in Week 1,

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COLUMN rendering my belief that Dana Holgorsen would drive to Tuscaloosa and set a couch on fire incorrect. Jacob Coker didn’t win the starting quarterback job at Alabama, so he won’t be leading them to the title game like I expected. Despite my forecast, Notre Dame is the best football team in Indiana, and it’s not even close. Thanks a lot for backing me up, Hoosiers.

It’s also looking really unlikely that the non-Power Five conference schools will secede from the NCAA and begin a college football civil war. That was ludicrous to begin with, but imagine if that was the one to come true. You’d be reading the work of a genius right now.

Some, though improbable, are still possible. If any of these things happen, I’ll declare myself a prophet and move to the mountains, never to be heard from again.

There’s still time for Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury to pull an

October 16, 2014 | The Pitt News | www.pittnews.com attractive girl out of the front row of the stands and make out with her on national television after a win. Marcus Mariota could hit a brick wall, throw a bunch of interceptions, lose another game or two and fail to be a Heisman finalist. Florida State could still lose a bad game that keeps them out of the four-team playoff at season’s end, especially if anything materializes from the Jameis Winston autographs investigation. And Lou Holtz could still die on set, though I don’t want this one to occur.

But rather than dwell on my past screw-ups, I think it’s time to try and redeem myself with a few new predictions based on what we know now.

First, I’ll go on record saying that two SEC teams will make the year-end playoff. Against the wishes of Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio, who advocated in favor of a tournament featuring only conference champions, some combination of Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama and Auburn will be deemed two of the top four teams in the nation. At this point, Florida State,

Notre Dame and Baylor look like the only true threats to spoil the SEC’s party, and Florida State plays the Irish this weekend, meaning that one undefeated top-five team will be leaving with a loss.

Next, I don’t think that any Pac-12 team will finish the season with only one loss. Oregon, Arizona and Arizona State are the only teams strong enough to survive the Pac-12 schedule, but each has remaining games against quality opponents. Each has yet to play the surprise top-25 team Utah, while Oregon still has Stanford on the schedule. Arizona plays UCLA and Arizona State and Arizona State has to take on Stanford and Notre Dame. Oregon, Arizona and Arizona State already have a loss apiece, and each will lose another before the season ends. This means that no Pac12 team will be a part of the inaugural playoff.

I probably shouldn’t make any guesses at the Heisman winner this year, because I’m not nearly as good at guessing legitimate award winners as I am at predicting people biting other people and stuff like that, but I’ll give it a go.

If I had any money — which I don’t — I’d put it on Baylor’s Bryce Petty.

He’s not the sexiest pick for the award — his stats are inflated due to the Big 12’s complete and utter lack of defense, which was on display in Baylor’s 6158 win over TCU. He throws a lot of touchdowns and doesn’t throw many interceptions, which the committee will be pleased to see. And though Baylor’s remaining schedule isn’t conducive to an undefeated season, the Bears are bound to come out on top of at least two of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Kansas State.

Like my prediction that Texas and Florida would resurge, however, I’m bound to be wrong about Petty. So from here on out, I’ll keep my ego intact by sticking to what I’m good at: nonsense guesses about physical violence and things that don’t matter.

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Pitt’s James Conner suffered a shoulder injury in last year’s contest, which the Hokies won 19-9, and Conner picked up just one yard on two carries.

But the sophomore bruiser from Erie, Pa., leads the ACC in rushing yards (874) and touchdown runs (nine), and he’s shown thus far that an athlete can improve immensely in a year.

“We’ve got to beat him up,” Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster told reporters Tuesday, referencing Conner. “We were able to do that last year.”

Virginia Tech’s defense is led by cornerback Kendall Fuller, who was named ACC Defensive Back of the Week after returning an interception for 47 yards and breaking up two passes in the Hokies’ Week 6 win at North Carolina. Fuller was also named to the Sports Illustrated Midseason All-America Team.

Chryst said there will be “quite a few times” that Fuller will be matched up with Pitt’s sensational sophomore reACROSS 1 Indian prince 6 Bert, to Ernie 9 Formal agreement 13 __ Gay: WWII bomber 14 Dutch cheese 16 Tibet’s continent 17 Casino machines 20 Small stream 21 Dashboard prefix with meter 22 Fleur-de-__ 23 Sound from a Guernsey 25 Intense fear 27 Suffix with formal or custom 28 Novelty item whose user always wins a coin toss 32 Divide into shares 33 Foldable selfcooling device 34 Eyeglasses glass 35 From __ to riches 38 Connecticut Ivy 40 Nailed, as a test 43 Banking convenience, briefly 45 Log home 49 Cooperative picnic running contest 53 Actor Stephen 54 Strikes lightly 55 Work on a hem, say 56 Org. auditing 1040s 57 Comedian Margaret 58 Opinions 61 Game involving eight knights 66 Head of the manor 67 Christian of couture 68 Weddings, e.g.

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Both teams are coming off bye weeks, and, by gametime, they will have enjoyed 12 days away from competition.

Pitt practiced twice last week, and, according to Chryst, got an early start in the film room. Players and coaches began looking at film over the weekend for Thursday’s game. Before Saturday games, Chryst’s staff and players begin their preparation on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the Hokies savored every moment of rest they could get.

In addition to injured tight end Kalvin Cline, Tech’s top three running backs are all sidelined with injuries and will miss Thursday’s showdown. Beamer said Wednesday that he planned on bringing reserve back sophomore Jerome Wright to Pittsburgh, despite his plan to redshirt, but Wright injured his hamstring and can’t play.

“We’re having the doggonest time,” Beamer said.

Junior J.C. Coleman will likely start at running back, Beamer said. Coleman and sophomore Joel Caleb, who is now second on the depth chart, have rushed

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just 38 times for a combined 145 yards this season. Beamer added that another planned redshirt will likely travel in Wright’s place.

All of the above means that the Hokies are expected to combat their inexperienced backfield with plenty of passing, but Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Brewer has thrown at least one interception in every game this season. He’s tied for second-worst nationally in the category with 11 picks, and Pitt’s defense is tied for second-best in the ACC with eight interceptions.

A battered backfield and the projected heavy reliance on Brewer are two reasons why most gambling services have penned Pitt as a one- or two-point favorite against Virginia Tech, who won at Ohio State earlier in the year.

With the ACC Coastal Division’s playing field wide open, both teams are still in the mix for a first-place finish. Chryst expects a packed stadium Thursday for ESPN’s national telecast.

“I anticipate it being a very good atmosphere,” Chryst said. “Football in this city is a big deal.”

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