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Nearly nine months after Pitt promoted former Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kathy Humphrey, the University has formally begun its search to fill the position for the long term.

Though the job has been open since January, Pitt posted a listing for the position on Pitt Source — its human resources website — on Wednesday. Since Chancellor Patrick Gallagher promoted Humphrey to senior vice chancellor and chief of staff in January, Kenyon Bonner, former director of student life, has filled the role in the interim.

As of Thursday, Pitt had not posted the job on any other higher education job search websites, including the Chronicle of Higher Education Vitae site, which universities — like Pitt — often use for job searches.

A search committee — which Vice Provost for Undergraduate See Dean on page 5

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New dean Pittsburgh violent crime position Since you’ve been at pitt posted North & central Oakland city of pittsburgh

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Analyzing Pittsburgh’s violent crime Rina Zhang

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While there’s been a decrease in violent crime in Pittsburgh, experts are wary of saying whether it’s a sign of promise — or population change.

This August, the Allegheny Department of Human Services, in conjunc-

tion with the Pittsburgh Police, released a statistical snapshot of crime in Pittsburgh over the past five years. The report, titled, “Overall Trends in Violence, 2010-2015,” is part of the police department’s push for transparency and datadriven policing, according to Pittsburgh police Chief Cameron McLay.

For the five full years the report covers, the total number of violent incidents has decreased. In 2010, there were 2,849 reports of shots fired, 171 shootings, 55 homicides and 286 aggravated assaults with a gun, totaling See Crime on page 3

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Hooked on hookah Elli Warsh

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Pitt freshman Logan Armstrong knows smoking hookah isn’t good for his lungs — but compared to cigarettes, he doesn’t see a cause for concern.

“I smoke hookah much less frequently than the average cigarette smoker,” Armstrong said. “A smoker may consume a pack of cigarettes a day, whereas I may only smoke hookah once a month.”

A recent UPMC study, however, casts doubt on Armstrong’s perception.

According to Brian Primack, vice chancellor for research on health and society at Pitt, Armstrong and other hookah smokers should be more concerned about its dangers. In mid-September, UPMC announced Primack’s study that showed one in five high school seniors have smoked tobacco out of a hookah in the last year. According to the study — which is slated for a future issue of the American Journal for Preventive Medicine — nearly one in three high school seniors smoked hookah frequently enough to consider themselves regular users.

Hookahs are water pipes for smoking specially made tobacco — usually in flavors, including apple, mint and coconut.

Primack said there’s not enough education on the dangers of hookah smoking, as other forms of consuming tobacco — such as vaping — have dominated the conversation. His study will contribute to a relatively quiet, but important conversation.

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vaping, they are not paying enough attention to hookah smoking,” Primack said. “This is a mistake, because hookah smoking produces many toxins, often in higher concentrations even than found in cigarettes.”

The study focused on 8,737 high school seniors who researchers surveyed between 2010 and 2013. Primack’s findings revealed frequent users had smoked hookah at least six times in a year.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the charcoal used to heat the tobacco in hookahs can raise health risks by producing high levels of carbon monoxide, metals and cancer-causing chemicals. Because hookah smokers smoke for a longer period of time than a cigarette smoker does, smokers using a hookah may absorb more of the toxic substances also found in cigarette smoke than cigarette smokers do.

The amount of smoke hookah users inhale during a typical session is about 90,000 milliliters, compared with 500 to 600 milliliters inhaled when smoking a cigarette, according to the CDCP. According to Primack’s study, the amount of tar in hookah — compared to cigarettes — translates to between 20 to 40 times more. Primack’s findings also showed 54 percent of people who reported smoking in the past year said they were not current cigarette smokers.

Primack also noted hookah smokers were more likely to be male, Caucasian and living in single-parent households.

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Crime, pg. 1 3,361 incidents in Pittsburgh. By 2015, the total number of incidents dropped to 1,640, with 1,379 calls for shots fired, 169 aggravated assaults with a gun, 73 shootings and 19 homicides.

The decline in incidents may not mean that Pittsburgh has become less violent, according to Christine Sarteschi — a criminology professor at Chatham University — who reviewed the report alongside her colleague, Nichole Bayliss.

“As it currently stands, it is unclear whether the decrease is due to an actual decrease in cases or just due to population migration out of these areas,” Sarteschi said.

McLay has gained national recognition for his dedication to community involvement in police efforts after he was photographed on New Year’s Eve holding a sign that read, “I resolve to challenge racism at work.” At a press conference on Sept. 16, McLay described plans

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to reduce violence in Pittsburgh.

“That would involve getting together with the moral voice of the community, those people in the lives of the young people who are engaged in this kind of violence and helping them to make better choices,” he said.

The compiled records will be of use to both a public that wants to be informed about violence in Pittsburgh and the police that seek to prevent it, according to McLay. “[The data] is one effort toward that — using data to measure and precisely define the areas and the individuals driving the violence,” McLay said.

The report contains the number of records for three types of violent crime — homicides, aggravated assaults with a gun and shootings, as well as the number of shots fired.

In the past five years there were two shootings, two aggravated assaults and one homicide in Central Oakland. In 2015, there was one homicide for all of

North and Central Oakland, but the report does not list any incidents other than this in the area for 2015.

Some popular neighborhoods off campus did not fare as well.

From 2010 to 2015, Bloomfield had three homicides, nine shootings and 14 aggravated assaults with a gun. North Oakland had five homicides, three shootings and three aggravated assaults with a gun. Friendship had one homicide and three aggravated assaults with a gun. And Squirrel Hill South had one homicide, two shootings and two aggravated assaults with a gun.

Pittsburgh’s highest numbers came from Homewood South, where there were 21 homicides, 56 shootings and 81 aggravated assaults.

Although there has been less violence overall, the city of Pittsburgh is ranked 10th nationally in murders per capita with 15.3 homicides annually for every 100,000 people. Philadelphia ranked sixth nationally with 21 homicides for

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every 100,000 people per year. Detroit ranked first with 40.7 homicides per 100,000 people annually.

In Pittsburgh, the police have solved 48 percent of the 275 murders committed since 2010.

While the number of homicides police solve annually is often of public interest, Sarteschi suggested the number of solved crimes — or clearance rate — is not a reliable measure of the performance of a police department.

“The clearance rate is often used as a measure of police efficacy but many scholars believe that it is an inadequate measure because it does not account for situational or jurisdictional factors, which are outside the control of police,” Sarteschi said.

Situational factors may include the type of homicide, according to Sarteschi.

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Hookah, pg. 2 truancy and active social lives.

Primack said unlike cigarettes, there isn’t enough policy on the restriction of hookah use.

Pitt students who aren’t 21 can socialize at a hookah bar, where the age limit is only 18 — according to Pennsylvania law.

Mint Hookah Bar and Lounge, located on Semple Street in South Oakland, is one of Oakland’s popular hookah bars.

Mint’s manager, Ryne Mudrany, said he has noticed an increase in business recently, especially since it opened about three years ago.

“Hookah is more social [than cigarettes] because it’s nicer to sit around with a group of people and make new friends instead of smoking cigarettes alone at home,” Mudrany said.

Mudrany said college students are entirely unaware of what they are doing to their bodies when they inhale hookah.

Ramy Andrawes, owner of the Sphinx

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Cafe, another Oakland hookah bar on Atwood Street, said the cafe sells shisha — a syrupy tobacco — and other hookah supplies to other bars in Pittsburgh, so it has been especially busy in that regard.

“Hookah bars create an environment where people can meet each other, so hookah is a very social thing to do,” Andrawes said, adding that college students are smart enough The Sphinx Cafe lit up on a weeknight. Valkyrie Speaker STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER to do the research and make “A lot of people in college think of tains tobacco, bars are banned from servinformed decisions about smoking. hookah smoking as a safer and more ing people under 18.

In Pennsylvania, hookah bars are With Pennsylvania’s stringent tobacco compelling alternative to cigarette smokregulated under the Clean Air Act, and laws, recent data shows cigarettes are on ing,” Primack said. “They don’t realize must meet the same guidelines as tobacthe decline. The CDCP published data that they are exposing themselves to a co shops. The bars must keep records of showing that in 1997, 36.4 percent of stu- lot of very harmful chemicals. When all tobacco sales, and the health departdents had smoked a cigarette in the last these people get heart disease and cancer ment must issue an approval before pa30 days. In 2013, that number dropped to down the road, they are going to be very trons can smoke on the premises. Under unhappy.”

15.7 percent.

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Dean, pg. 1 Studies Juan Manfredi will head — will accept and vet applications until Nov. 15. Pitt hopes to fill the position by July 1 of next year.

In the listing, Pitt specified applicants must have an advanced degree — a masters or doctorate. Pitt’s last four deans of students have all had doctorate degrees. Bonner, who

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is serving in the interim position, has a Master of Education degree in rehabilitation counseling, making him eligible, education-wise, for the position.

Director of Student Affairs Shawn Ahearn referred all inquiries to Vice Chancellor of Communications Ken Service. Service could not comment in time for publication.

According to the job description on Pitt Source, the vice provost and

dean of students oversees the division of student affairs and “plays a pivotal and supportive role in the achievement of the University’s broader educational goals.”

In that role, the vice provost and dean of students coordinate various offices including the Offices of Student Life and Residence Life, as well as the University Counseling Center and Student Health Services.

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Casual Fridays Cow on the moose For the past several months, a runaway cow has caused udder chaos in New Hartford, New York. Police recently placed a headlock feeder along a road where the cow has been spotted to beef up their search.

The cow’s owner could not be identified, so a local farmer has agreed to give the cow asylum on his farm.

We think the cow is actually hanging out with Edward Snowden. But it’s time to put this story out to pasture.

Moooving on.

It’s a trap!

Last week, Michelle Tetreault and her daughter caught sight of something “hellish” by the side of the road.

When the two stopped at a red light in Somersworth, New Hampshire, Tetreault’s daughter spotted a man wearing a sign around his neck that said, “Repent! The end is near!” Tetreault gave in to her daughter’s pleas and snapped a picture of the man with her cell phone. He turned out to be an undercover cop trying to catch residents defying New Hampshire’s new law against the use of phones when driving. We think this is a copout way of meeting quota.

Stealing in style On Sunday, a man got a manicure

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in a Philadelphia nail salon — before robbing the place at gunpoint. Police ended up nailing the adorned thief after surveillance video revealed his identity. In his defense, he simply wanted to look good for his mugshot. To his disappointment, his hands didn’t make the picture. We guess the manicurist didn’t realize he had asked for gel nails — not jail nails.

Open wedding A Florida couple wants the world to share in their special moment.

Paul Johnson and Shelly Osterhout have asked strangers to crash their wedding next month at an outdoor shopping plaza. No word on whether Vince Vaughn or Owen Wilson will attend. We hope the wedding won’t be too emotional — the cake is already in tiers.

Super busted On Tuesday, Superman landed in jail. Kyree Henneghan, an 18-yearold from West Philadelphia, was charged with two burglaries after police discovered the link between the robberies — Henneghan’s Superman T-shirt. Apparently, kryptonite is not Superman’s only weakness — he also has a soft spot for stealing laptop computers. Incidentally, there’s a new opening at the Daily Planet.

Church and state: Don’t let religion become policy Henry Glitz Columnist

Pope Francis may as well have walked on water from Cuba to the United States’ shores last week, rather than on the Boeing 777 decked out with Vatican flags.

That’s the impression, anyway, that seemingly every pundit and politician along the spectrum gave off in anticipation of the pontiff ’s American tour. What other public figure of the pope’s stature, after all, could possibly claim the praise and endorsement of people as opposite as Rick Santorum and Bernie Sanders?

There’s much to revere about the Roman Catholic Church’s striking leader. But when that reverence, regardless of how well-placed it is, bleeds into American politics — especially at a federal level — it’s no longer

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positive.

Apparently, the temptation to apply Pope Francis’ charismatic teaching to public policy exerts an equally strong pull on both Democrats and Republicans in Congress. And while it’s usually the GOP’s evangelical wing that uses the holierthan-thou, moralizing bit to promote its retrogressive social policies, Democrats finally seem to be embracing the chance to use Christianity as a tool in their own crusades.

As a Catholic, I can very much appreciate the strides Pope Francis has made toward moving the church back to its original purposes: loving and including the excluded and marginalized of the world. His “insistence on the primacy of compassion over judgment,” as described by CNN’s

senior Vatican analyst John L. Allen , is irresistible and a rousing call for every member of society.

Nevertheless, Pope Francis’ message should come across as just that: meant for individuals, not governments. The principle, at least in the United States, is separation of church and state . Just because some Democrats want to impose religious compassion — rather than religious judgment — through the government doesn’t mean that the principle has changed at all. At best, it’s inconsistent — at worst, hypocritical.

Granted, it’s conceivable the left is more interested in critiquing religiously-based right-wing assertions than in actually holding economic beliefs based See Glitz on page 7

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Glitz, pg. 6 on Christian principles. Although, that argument neglects the tangibly real revival of interest in “liberal Christianity” that Pope Francis has sparked in our country.

It’s more than a little harmful when our representatives not only make nominal reference to feelgood religious sentiments to defend policies, but actually use the tenets of a religion — in this case, Christianity — as the substance and sole rationale for a plan of action, good or bad.

Of course, members of the socalled religious right are far better known for their over-the-top appeals to Christian principles in regard to public policy. However, the left isn’t innocent of theocratic tendencies.

Given a religious leader with teachings that mesh easily with their agenda, Democrats are no less likely to declare their political enemies the enemies of Christ than any opportunistic social conservative.

Take, for example, the scenario of the pope’s recent endorsement of the nuclear deal with Iran. While the question of the Iranian deal is its own issue, it’s fair to say that Democrats and others who support the deal have more than a few good arguments to bolster their side. Yet several on the left, including columnist Stephen Seufert at progressive Christian magazine Sojourners, could not help but make the issue a religious one, asking: If Pope Francis supported the deal, then “why do these Catholic candidates oppose it?”

John F. Kennedy, our nation’s first and only Catholic president to date, famously addressed the “religious question” of the 1960 elecpittnews.com

tion. That is, in Kennedy’s words, whether a “Catholic prelate would tell the president — should he be Catholic — how to act.”

Kennedy’s response of belief “in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute,” was only prompted by the question of whether a Catholic American

attempted to draw comparisons between the pope’s philosophy and their own.

“People think my economic views are radical,” Sanders said at a July rally in Phoenix. “You should hear what this guy is saying.”

Ben Carson, a Seventh-day Adventist currently polling second

could think and act distinctly from the moral teachings of the church’s clerical hierarchy, especially the pope.

It’s beyond ironic that presidential candidates in 2015 — a great deal of whom aren’t Catholic — feel the need to emphasize and advertise just how unduly influenced they are by the pope’s teachings.

Even those who aren’t Christian, such as Jewish Democratic presidential candidate Sanders, have

in the GOP’s national primary field, according to a Real Clear Politics aggregate, was one of the pope’s countless well-wishers in Washington D.C . Carson took a pause in his frenetic campaigning schedule to attend the papal address to Congress and praised Pope Francis as someone who “should be encouraging for all of us.”

These comments come in the wake of his much-publicized re-

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marks to the effect that he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this country.” Later, in an interview with Jake Tapper for CNN’s State of the Union, he amended his position to say he’d be fine with a Muslim as president as long as “you ... reject the tenets of Islam.”

Faith, in Carson’s world, is only fine if it’s faith in the right god.

Carson exemplifies the problems with members of the political class placing religious leaders like Pope Francis and religious doctrines on a pedestal.

Yes, Pope Francis has reached out to non-Catholics and nonChristians like no other pope in the modern era. Yet, allowing a religious leader from any tradition to influence the way government is run leads to injustices and inconsistencies — like Carson’s dichotomy of which faiths are preferred and which are unacceptable in the public sphere. Not to mention there’s no constitutional provision to suspend the separation of church and state when it makes us feel good about ourselves.

Both the American left and right have something to learn from Pope Francis, but it isn’t how to conduct the business of government. Instead, it’s the realization that a religious leader’s status should be offlimits for political exploitation.

“Religion,” in the famous words of Thomas Jefferson, “is a matter which lies solely between man and his god.” To listen to the pundits, you’d think it was a matter that lies between man and his public.

Henry primarily writes on government and domestic policy for The Pitt News.

Write Henry at hgg7@pitt.edu.

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Pitt preps for Virginia tech, first acc game Jeremy Tepper

Senior Staff Writer

For Pitt offensive lineman Adam Bisnowaty, history says everything that needs to be said about the football team’s upcoming game at Virginia Tech.

“We’ve won the past five out of six so it doesn’t really go with rivalry as much,” Bisnowaty said. “But an ACC game’s a big game.”

Pitt (2-1) hopes to continue its recent dominance over the Hokies (2-2) this Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Virginia, coming off its first bye week.

Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer and his team are coming off a 35-28 loss against East Carolina. The team’s defense struggled in the game, allowing 410 total yards. Defense has been a surprising struggle for the Hokies thus far, allowing an average of 375 yards per game.

Most preseason previews — including The Pitt News’ own — ranked the Hokies as a top defense. Even the season-ending injury to star cornerback Kendall Fuller can’t explain the struggles.

The team’s rushing defense, in particular, has been mediocre, permitting an average of 205.3 yards each game.

Pitt’s running attack has also had its share of troubles over the past two games. The Panthers will lean on a rotation of Qadree Ollison and Chris James to gain yards on the ground — freshman running back Darrin Hall will not play because of a leg injury. According pittnews.com

to Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi, only time will reveal the team’s starter for the game, as the decision will hinge on who had the best week of practice.

Even without solid run defense and a top corner, the Hokies still have one of the better secondaries in the ACC, according to Pitt wide receiver coach Kevin Sherman.

“They’re long, they’re athletic,” Sherman said. “They’re well coached, they’re physical.”

This physical play has added up to five total passing touchdowns against the Hokies versus six interceptions, Tyler Boyd will lead a Pitt offense against a surprisingly poor Virginia Tech which covers up for the porous defen- defense. Meghan Sunners SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER sive front. like the green light to go make some yards and three touchdowns on the year.

For as much as the defense has plays.”

Motley is an apt passer, too, throwing for struggled, Virginia Tech’s offense has Part of Motley’s playmaking ability 770 yards and six touchdowns.

In comsucceeded, accumulating 453 yards revolves around his aptitude to improparison, Pitt’s two starting quarterbacks and 36.3 points per game. The Hokies’ vise during broken plays. Improvisathis season — incumbent Nathan Peterrushing attack alone has averaged 205.8 tion is a challenge, though the strategy man and former starter Chad Voytik — yards each game. to stop him depends on filling gaps and have combined for 540 yards and four Narduzzi was highly complimentary being quick to the ball. touchdowns, but in one less game. of Virginia Tech’s offense.

“You can’t really draw those up.

“He’ s a big, physical-looking guy that “They’re gonna get their yards,” NarYou’re not drawing those up on the can throw the ball as well,” Narduzzi said duzzi said. “They’re a power run team. board and saying, ‘We’ve got to fit here, of Motley.

You’re going to see power run from and we’ve got to cover this’ when he’s As one of Virginia Tech’s best runabout 50 different ways.” out there,” Harley said. “It’s important ners, as well as the fi eld general, Pitt Virginia Tech spreads its rushing for us to have our eyes on our keys, unlinebackers coach Rob Harley said Virattack around, with four players havderstand that he’s a playmaker, but at the ginia Tech’ s reliance on Motley has been ing already accumulated 100 yards this same time, can’t get caught staring at a sensible strategy. season — two of whom have rushed for him the whole game.”

“He’ s an athlete that has the ball in more than 200 yards.

Part of Pitt’s plan to stop the Hokhis hands every snap,” Harley said. “ObFreshman running back Travon Mcies offense could come in safety Reggie viously that’ s what they’re trying to do.

Millian leads the team with 209 yards in Mitchell, who has missed Pitt’s past two They’re trying to put it in the hands of four games, with one start. Quarterback their playmaker and he’ s got what seems See Football on page 10 Brenden Motley has rushed for 164 October 2, 2015 8

Penguins push for finals in new season If memories of the Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup win seem distant, it’s because they are.

It’s been six years since Pittsburgh beat Detroit to earn its third NHL Championship. Despite a playoff berth every year since, those playoff trips have ended once in the conference finals, twice in the quarter finals, and the rest earlier.

Employing two of the game’s best forwards in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins have flailed away hopelessly when the games matter most. Despite staying competitive during the regular season, the team suffered an early exit again this postseason, losing 4-1 to the New York Rangers in the opening round.

In fact, the Penguins’ 98 points in 2015 — while still good enough for a playoff spot — was the club’s lowest

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point total since 2006, when Crosby was a rookie.

But an eventful offseason — centered around the acquisition of former Toronto Maple Leafs star Phil Kessel — is bringing fans hope that the Pens can go all the way for their fourth Cup. Who’s Out: The Penguins will be without the services of two of their primary defensemen from last year — Paul Martin and Christian Ehrhoff. Martin moved on in free agency to the San Jose Sharks, while the Los Angeles Kings signed Ehrhoff following an injury-riddled season as a Pen. The team traded center Brandon Sutter to the Vancouver Canucks after he posted 21 goals and 12 assists as a third-line player. The Penguins also lost some toughness in the departure of forward Steve Downie, who led the league

with 238 penalty minutes last year.

Who’s In: In quite possibly the biggest deal of the summer, the Penguins acquired Kessel along with Tyler Biggs and Tim Erixon for youngster Nick Spaling, 2014 first round draft pick Kasperi Kapanen, defensive prospect Scott Harrington and the Penguins’ 2016 third round pick. The teams also exchanged conditional draft picks.

The acquisition of Kessel, a five-time 30-goal scorer who hasn’t missed a game in the past five years, is huge. The Penguins were able to finalize the deal without jeopardizing its future by giving up too many top prospects.

The remaining changes to the Penguins’ roster came in Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford’s attempt to find scoring from all four lines. Sutter’s trade netted forward Nick Bonino, and

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free agent Eric Fehr should both solid depth grabs.

The Penguins also brought in a wildcard to serve as Malkin’s linemate. The team signed Sergei Plotnikov, 25, from Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia, where he put up 15 goals and 21 assists in 56 games last season.

Offense: Adding Kessel’s presence to a line with Crosby and Malkin should help restore the Penguins’ power play, which fell from first in the league in 2014 to 10th last year.

Kessel will finally be playing with an all-star — and former MVP — center in Crosby. Winger Patrik Hornqvist — who had 25 goals and 26 assists in his first season in Pittsburgh last year — should line up alongside them, unless See Hockey on page 10

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games but is ready to play again.

“We’ll be able to utilize him if needed,” Narduzzi said.

For all the preparation each team goes through, Pitt and Virginia Tech will also have to factor in the weather. The forecast calls for rain at the noon kickoff.

Inclement weather, in many cases, can neutralize a team’s passing game — but Pitt wide receiver Tyler Boyd is confident the rain will not deter him.

“It’s pretty much the worst for a receiver out there, but [it’s not] going to affect me,” Boyd said. “I still trust my game and catching wet balls — we’re already practicing catching wet balls.”

Regardless of the conditions, Narduzzi expects a tough environment and a team to match.

“We’ll face a great football team down there in a tough place to win,” Narduzzi said. “It will be another angry environment like we faced out in Iowa City.”

it’s David Perron — who the team acquired from the Edmonton Oilers at the trade deadline last year.

Bonino should create a formidable third line with Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis, who is returning from a blood clot that cut short his season. Dupuis and Kunitz already have chemistry together from their time on the same line.

Fehr will likely center the fourth line alongside Kael Mouillierat and Beau Bennett. Injury and inconsistency have plagued Bennett, a 2010 first round pick, and he might be cut soon if he can’t produce.

Defense: The biggest help on defense might be a full season from Olli Maatta, who saw only 20 games of action because of a bout with thyroid cancer as well as shoulder surgery. Kris Letang is healed up from his concussion and will be Maatta’s partner after posting 54 points last season.

After Maatta and Letang, the defense becomes worrisome. While the Pens have preached about their top defensive prospects for years, experience is important behind the blue line.

Veterans Rob Scuderi and Ben Lovejoy have the years, but low ceilings.

Meanwhile, Derrick Pouliot has loads of potential, but is only 21 and got his first taste of the NHL last season.

Goaltending: The Penguins named Marc-Andre Fleury the team’s MVP last season — after posting a 34-20-9 record, 2.32 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. The 30-year-old netminder also led the league in shutouts, with 10, securing his second career All-Star Game selection in the process.

Whether or not Fleury can replicate his performance this year could be the precursor of how good — or bad — this Penguins team can be.

Outlook: The Penguins enter the season with

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one of the better top sixes a team can put on the ice. With the NHL’s move to a 3-on-3 overtime format, no other NHL team can rival the Penguins’ ability to send Crosby, Malkin and Letang over the boards with two points on the line.

Pittsburgh also possesses a better, more skillful bottom six than most previous Penguins teams. Kessel — and how he responds with Crosby — will be the pivot for the season’s success or failure.

Based on the preseason, it’s looking like a world-class line.

The defense will take its bumps and bruises as it’s a noticeably younger group than last year. Fleury will need to perform to bail out the group and ensure success.

While the Washington Capitals and Rangers might be out of reach, the Pens should battle the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets for a chance to finish third in the Metropolitan Division and secure a playoff spot for the 10th year in a row.

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