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The independent student newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | October 24, 2016 | Volume 107 | Issue 62

CLINTON, KAINE COMMUNITY REMEMBERS SUSAN HICKS STUMP FOR MCGINTY Stephen Caruso Senior Staff Writer

With 17 days left until the election, a crowd of nearly 1,800 warmed up from the freezing rain in Taylor Allderdice High School’s packed auditorium Saturday to hear Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speak.

While Clinton, in her first Pittsburgh appearance since July, attacked her Republican opponent Donald Trump and gave her usual optimistic pitch, the former New York senator and secretary of state, up 5.9 points nationally and 6.2 points in Pennsylvania according to Real Clear Politics, also used some of her time to stump for Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty in her race against incumbent Republican Pat Toomey.

After appearing in Philadelphia earlier that day, and in her first day of campaigning since the third and final presidential debate Oct. 19, Clinton hit on issues ranging from the high cost of prescription drugs and education to middle class jobs and women’s rights.

The presidential front-runner, appearing with her running mate Sen. Tim Kaine in front of a boisterous, parka-clad crowd in Squirrel Hill, also took care to make sure the crowd realized the importance of voting in all of the races — not just the presidential — to achieve its goals. In a show of confidence, Clinton made her pitch for both her own candidacy and McGinty’s.

Bikers and pedestrians decorated Susan Hicks’ ghost bike at the intersection of Bellefield and Forbes. Hicks, a former Pitt professor and adviser, died on Oct. 23, 2015. Kyleen Considine STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER people gathered to leave notes to the late Pitt and killed her while she was riding her bike Janine Faust home from Oakland. The group that gathered professor.

Staff Writer But Friday’s tone was not nearly as melan- in Hicks’ honor, despite the wind and rain, inThe white bicycle, adorned with vibrant cholic. Instead, those who came to leave mes- cluded relatives, work colleagues and members flowers, has been tied to a utility pole on the of the Pittsburgh cycling community. sages sent love to an old friend. sidewalk across from Carnegie Hall for exactly But Hicks’ death also added fuel to an on“We miss you!” a year, honoring Susan Hicks’ life. going conversation about bike and pedestrian “I’ll never forget you.”

Friday marked the one-year anniversary of “I’m going to take your office someday,” one safety in Pittsburgh, and particularly on Fifth the day 34-year-old Hicks was fatally hit by a car and Forbes avenues, causing public meetings to read jokingly. at the intersection of South Bellefield and Forbes Hicks had been an assistant director for aca- fill up with supporters. avenues. The same gloomy, rainy weather that At an Aug. 31 meeting, for example, the demic affairs at Pitt’s Center for Russian and East backdropped her friends’ and family’s mournSee Clinton on page 3 European Studies. On Oct. 23, 2015, a car struck See Susan Hicks on page 2 ing that day reappeared on Friday as about 40

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PMADD INSPIRES SENSE OF COMMUNITY Elias Rappaport Staff Writer

While Pitt’s annual Make a Difference Day usually sends Pitt students out of Oakland and into the community, but, this year, the service day attracted more than just Pitt students this year.

For the group sent to South Side to pick up trash, they found unlikely friends. Six Duquesne University students heard about PMADD and decided to pick up trash and weed gardens, making a difference around their house on 16th Street. While not directly involved in PMADD, the students –– who were led by a member of the local Neighborhood Watch –– filled trash bags along several South Side streets.

James Duch, a senior marketing major at Duquesne, said he saw civic duty as a way of strengthening their own community and giving back.

“A couple of us just decided to help out with a bunch of Pitt students,” Duch said. “This is a

Susan Hicks, pg. 1 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Carnegie Mellon University and the city of Pittsburgh, among others, organizers and cyclists discussed the Forbes Avenue Betterment Project. The project, set to debut in September 2017, will add bike lanes, safety buffers and thicker pedestrian crossings along Forbes Avenue from Craig Street to Margaret Morrison Street near CMU’s campus.

The speeches at Hicks’ memorial service –– which began at about 4:30 p.m. –– focused on the progress that has been made in the past year to ensure that Pittsburgh’s streets are made safer for other cyclists. Among other things, these safety measures include an advocacy campaign for wider and more connected bike lanes around Pittsburgh.

District 8 Councilman Daniel Gilman spoke to the crowd about changes being made to bike lanes in Oakland to make it safer for cyclists.

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great opportunity to be able to meet future students and just get a greater sense of community.”

About 3,850 Pitt students participated in this year’s PMADD, each taking part in a service event at one of 96 different project sites, with projects ranging from tree planting to upkeep at a local playground to a project that Habitat for Humanity sponsored. PMADD sent students to neighborhoods like South Side, Shadyside, East Liberty and, for the first time this year, Manchester and Northview Heights in North Side.

PMADD chair Dan Lampmann said he was pleased with the turnout despite the poor weather.

“The things we decided to implement ... it worked with registration and it worked with turnout, because even though it was a rainy, dreary day, [about] 3,800 students came out and helped the community,” Lampmann said.

Jahnelle Jordan, a fifth-year bioengineering major, said she sees the importance in picking See PMADD on page 4 “The district council has been working with organizations such as Bike Pittsburgh and with city staff to make biking safer in the area,” Gilman said. He added that there are plans to link new and existing bike lanes on Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard.

Patrick Hughes, a Pitt religious studies professor who worked with Hicks through the Center for International Studies, said Hicks’ death continues to deeply affect the University community, even as they try to heal.

“She was a brilliant person, very dedicated to what she loved,” Hughes said. “It’s been a year, so we’ve gotten people to take over the work she left when she passed –– but you know, it’s not the same.”

At the University, Hicks was known for her dedication to traveling, and for the encouragement she gave to her students to do the same.

In the global energy program she taught, Hicks traveled with students to visit drilling companies in Washington County, anti-drilling non-governmental organizations in Pittsburgh

Two students paint a fence outside Phillips Elementary School in South Side on Pitt Make a Difference Day. Theo Schwarz SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER and multinational companies and lawmakers in Moscow, Bulgaria and Washington, D.C. Cengiz Haksoz, a teaching fellow and anthropology doctorate candidate at Pitt, said he was in Bulgaria when he was rocked by the news of her death. He had worked closely with Hicks while he was starting out on his doctorate degree.

“It took a lot of time for me to process it,” Haksoz said. “It was difficult, being far away and losing a very supportive friend.”

Hicks was an avid biker, and several members of Pitt’s biking community, like Pitt alum Rachel Dingfelder, came out to remember their friend and fellow rider.

Dingfelder said she rode her bike “everywhere” when she studied on campus, and still rides around the city and to work. Many cyclists said on Friday that the most jarring thing about Hicks’ death was that she was doing something most of them do everyday: biking from work.

“Events like these, they make me think of me and my friends, and how this could happen

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to any of us,” Dingfelder said. “It’s why I’m glad to see some changes finally happening.”

Since Hicks’ death, one more bicycle accident resulting in a death has been reported in Pittsburgh, according to the Accident Data Center. Dennis Flanagan was killed on West Carson Street on Aug. 30, when he was hit by a pickup truck while riding his bike.

After the speakers finished, attendees were invited to participate in a bike ride down Penn Avenue to a fundraiser at the Brillobox for the Susan Hicks Memorial Fund.

According to Elly Fisher, a biking friend of Hicks and employee at the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, the scholarship is for Pitt students who plan on studying abroad in Eastern Europe, as international education was one of Hicks’ passions.

“She was so brilliant and so involved when it came to international studies and biking,” said Fisher. “Although that’s only the tip of the iceberg when I think about how passionate a person she was.”

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Mike Pence. Trump’s last visit came Sept. 22, at an ostensibly non-partisan speech at the Shale Insight Convention, a fracking industry conference.

Yet, despite her confidence and sunny projections in Pennsylvania, some of Clinton’s supporters are leary of preemptively popping champagne.

Rohan Suresh is one of those people. A first-year neuroscience major at Pitt, Suresh attended the event with his floormates Watole Hamda and Hilton Braithwaite, also firstyear neuroscience majors. Despite the polling, Hamda thought the election would be close, the idea inspiring anxiety among Suresh and people he knows.

“I have some friends who are scared of the outcome of this election,” Suresh said. “We have to all live with [a Trump win], but it would be a disappointing loss.”

While Clinton’s pessimistic supporters may be prepared for a loss, Trump has been stoking the fears of his own supporters who doubt the outcome of the election.

Asked in the last debate if he would accept the results of the election, Trump refused, sayHillary Clinton and Tim Kaine caming he’d “look at [the results] at the time,” while paigned at Taylor Allderdice High accusing Clinton’s campaign of committing School in Squirrel Hill Sat. Stephen See Clinton on page 4 Caruso SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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“We’re going to need help [making changes] after the election, so that’s why I hope you do everything you can to elect Katie McGinty,” Clinton said.

During his warm-up speech, Braddock Mayor John Fetterman, McGinty’s former primary foe, repeated his endorsement of McGinty — a former Secretary of Environmental Protection — which he first revealed at Clinton’s last visit to Pittsburgh on July 30, at the David Lawrence Convention Center.

“The best gift you can give Clinton after you vote for her is to vote for Katie McGinty for Senate,” Fetterman said Saturday. “We can give Hillary a blue Senate when she takes office.”

Pennsylvania’s race is one of six elections that could most likely decide the balance of power in the Senate, alongside New Hampshire, North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri and Nevada according to the data and news site FiveThirtyEight.

Most current forecasts give Clinton the edge in the national race. Reuters recently pegged her to win with 326 electoral votes — 56 more than the 270 needed to win the election — while FiveThirtyEight gives Clinton a

86 percent chance to win on Nov. 8, over Republican candidate Trump.

After promoting McGinty’s “can-do attitude” and her drive to “help people make the most out of their own lives,” Clinton attacked Toomey for not publicly forsaking Trump, a line that’s been central to McGinty’s campaign in recent months.

“He still refuses to stand up to Trump. A lot of Republicans have,” Clinton said. Like McGinty, Clinton took Toomey’s silence as a lack of courage, while referencing Trump’s support for the birther movement — the claim that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States — and his attack on the Khan family, whose son died in Iraq.

The visit marked the sixth time a campaign event for Clinton has taken place in Pittsburgh since the Democratic National Convention in late July, including two previous stops by Kaine, as well as a visit by her husband –– former President Bill Clinton — and her daughter Chelsea.

Vice President Joe Biden will return for a seventh event, his second in Pittsburgh, in a visit to Chatham University Tuesday.

Trump’s campaign, by comparison, has only appeared twice, one each by Trump and his vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov.

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PMADD, pg. 2 up trash, but believes the University could do more to promote community service in the Pittsburgh area.

Jordan said she wished there were more options than just PMADD and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — another annual Pitt service day that takes place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. “It’d be nice, I guess, if there were more opportunities and maybe if we got different projects, because ... it feels like I’ve been picking up trash for the past five years,” Jordan said. “It maybe would be nice to have more variety in projects.”

While some groups spent the afternoon collecting trash, others were able to work with Produce to People –– a food bank in South Side that helps people who are food insecure get healthy food.

These students distributed 21,963 pounds of food and served about 550 families, who each received 30 to 50 pounds of food, according to a representative from Produce to People.

Food insecurity occurs when a person does not have consistent access to nutritious and affordable food, a problem afflicting 14 percent of Allegheny County residents, according to Pro-

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duce to People’s website.

Keerthana Samanthapudi, a first-year economics major on a pre-med track, helped out at Produce to People Saturday. While packing food, her friend noticed another volunteer at the site who was a Pitt employee she wanted to conduct research with.

“It’s cool to see people from around the Pitt community, other than just students, also coming out to volunteer,” Samanthapudi said.

As students boarded the buses Saturday morning, many sounded optimistic despite the forecast of rain throughout the day. Some students, like sophomore exercise science major Makenzie Zeh, were nostalgic for their grade school days.

“I thought of it like a huge field trip,” she said.

“Everyone was going out on these school buses.”

While every student had their own reason for participating in PMADD, there was a common sentiment shared with students on bus 66, heading to Phillips Elementary School in South Side to paint fences –– students wanted to give back to the neighborhood. Project leader Breanna Purzycki emphasized the significance of doing community service, especially for fellow college students.

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Clinton, pg. 3 voter fraud. Trump has also claimed, on multiple occasions, including in a speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, hours before Clinton’s own speech at Allderdice High School, that the election is “rigged” against him.

While the Democratic standard bearer had her own barbs for Trump, such as attacking his admission to not paying income taxes through loopholes, Clinton left her running mate to make the worst blows at the New Yorker. Kaine described Trump’s “rigging” comments as the epitome of his bombastic style.

“It was like [Trump] ran a campaign and … insulted every group he could,” Kaine said, before listing off demographics like MexicanAmericans, Muslim-Americans and women who have felt slighted by Trump’s rhetoric.

“And he got to the end of the campaign and he’s insulted every possible group. Who’s left to insult? What he decided is ‘Why don’t I insult the pillars of American democracy?’”

The former Virginia governor was joined in his criticism of the real estate mogul by a cross section of notable western Pennsylvania Democrats — such as Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, Rep. Mike Doyle and Fetterman.

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Towering over the podium, Fetterman, who has publicly called Trump a “jagoff ”, posed a question during his brief speech.

“Who thinks this election is going to be rigged?” Fetterman said, the audience responding with a resounding “no.” He then turned his speech to address the Republican candidate.

“Rigged?” Fetterman asked again of Trump, “Or did you get the floor cleaned up with you three times in a row?”

Cheers from the crowd provided the answer.

Joe Equizi, a Dormont, Pennsylvania resident at the rally who has supported Clinton “since she was the first lady,” thought that regardless of the level of rhetoric, the country could deal with the fallout of the highly contested election.

“This might be the angriest [election ever], but we’ve [dealt with angry elections],” Equizi said. Paraphrasing an earlier line directed at primary challenger Bernie Sanders, Clinton empathized with the voter’s frustrations with government, saying she “wants to be their president too,” but steadfastly defended her positions. “[People are] upset about what they see happening around them — I get that,” Clinton said. “But anger is not a plan.”

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NEW NINTENDO SWITCH SHOWS PROMISE FOR NINTENDO Thomas Wick

For The Pitt News After months of speculations, nonstop rumors and a couple of press conferences on the launch with barely any information, Nintendo has finally revealed its brand new console: The Nintendo Switch.

Set to release in March 2017, the homeand-mobile console is Nintendo’s successor to its previous console, the Wii U. The Switch will allow players to take their console-gaming experience outside of their own house like a portable gaming system, but one that also has a dock that connects to the television to serve as a home console.

The main device has the appearance of a tablet with two mini controllers on each side called “Joy Cons.” These are two parts to the system that allow users to play games at home and away from home. At home, the Joy-Con Grip is the home system controller that connects to the television and mimics a standard controller design. The two Joy Cons can be connected to the grip, but can also be separated from it.

The main device can then be taken off of the “Switch Dock” and, from there, players can play home console games on-the-go. The two Joy Con controllers are detachable once the device is portable, and two people can play on the console anywhere with each controller.

Originally titled the Nintendo NX, this console-handheld hybrid shows massive potential for Nintendo to broaden its audience with more third party games — those made by companies other than Nintendo — and reinvent Nintendo’s brand after the Wii U’s shaky run. The main draw of the Switch is its portability for home console games and its detachable controllers for multiplayer use.

Nintendo has a history of successful handheld devices such as the Gameboy, Nintendo DS and 3DS, so the Switch seems to be the next step for that concept and demonstrates that the company is taking advantage of their handheld

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Terry Tan SENIOR STAFF ILLUSTRATOR console market. Sony and Microsoft, despite their efforts, can’t seem to replicate Nintendo’s handheld systems with the same level of success.

But that success wasn’t apparent in Nintendo’s last major release, the Wii U. By April 2016, the Wii U’s market share was about 18 percent, while the Xbox One was about 28 percent and the Playstation 4 was about 54 percent. After a poor performance with the Wii U, Nintendo is seeking to fix the faults of the system while reinventing the concept where it has succeeded in the past. Though the new system isn’t out yet, here are some things Nintendo needs to do to ensure that this new product is a success.

Garner third-party support For starters, Nintendo needs to solve one of its main issues with its predecessor to the Nintendo Switch: lack of third-party support. Third-party support refers to companies other than Nintendo making games that can

be played on the Switch. The Wii U only had a handful of third-party games available on the system, some of which were pre-existing games on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, such as Mass Effect 3 and Batman Arkham City.

After the Wii U launch, there were only a few more third-party titles released for the system, such as Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Call of Duty Ghosts and Watch Dogs, none of which were enough to bring in a large crowd of gamers. In my view, it was caused by the Wii U itself, as the hardware and controller were both so different from standard controllers that the hurdles third-party developers had to overcome didn’t seem worth it.

Additionally, the Nintendo Wii U’s sales figures paled in comparison to Microsoft and Sony, leading to third-party companies abandoning Nintendo since they weren’t likely to return much on the investment. Thus, they made third-party titles for Sony and Microsoft

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instead.

For the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo has revealed a line-up of the third-party companies such as Sega, Capcom, Platinum Games, Activision, Ubisoft and more who have pledged to support the console, although Nintendo stated that not all of these companies have specific plans for the console yet.

This has exciting prospects for the possibility of more third-party titles coming to the Switch, some of which were shown in the trailer including popular titles Skyrim and NBA 2K. If the Nintendo Switch can stick to having more third-party support, an impressive lineup of first-party titles and easy portability, then Nintendo will have no trouble bouncing back from the Wii U.

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VOLLEYBALL SPLITS STRAIGHT SETS OVER WEEKEND David Leftwich Staff Writer

Stephanie Williams led the Panthers with 15 kills against Notre Dame and 13 kills against Louisville. Meghan Sunners SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Continuing a tough stretch of ACC matches, Pitt came home to the Fitzgerald Field House to split conference matches against Notre Dame and Louisville over the weekend.

Pitt (15-7 overall, 6-4 ACC) started play Friday against Notre Dame (16-4 overall, 7-1 ACC). Proving to be one of the best teams in the ACC thus far, the Fighting Irish proved to be a resilient competitor for the Panthers.

Play was even to start the match, and the teams’ scores remained close together. When Notre Dame was up 8-6, freshman Jemma Yeadon had a series of plays where she first recorded a block and, after a Pitt point, hit two

consecutive kills to create a four point gap at 11-7.

Notre Dame extended the gap from there and controlled play to take the first set 25-19.

The three service aces in the set gave the Fighting Irish a huge advantage over the Panthers.

Pitt continued to struggle in keeping Notre Dame off the board when it started the second set. Despite keeping the set close from the start, errors were the demise of the Panthers.

At a 15-13 deficit, Pitt committed an error to trail by three points. After Pitt grabbed the next two points, the two teams traded errors for the following four points.

The Panthers lost the next two points from See Volleyball on page 9

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PITT BAFFLED EARLY ON BY DUKE, 2-0

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Pitt women’s soccer returned to Ambrose Urbanic Field for their last home game of the season, but fell 2-0 to No. 4 Duke within the first 10 minutes of the game on Sunday afternoon.

The Panthers (2-14-1 overall, 1-7-1 ACC) struggled to keep Duke’s (13-3-2 overall, 7-1-1 ACC) offense away from the ball and ended up letting them take 18 shots in Pitt’s territory.

Before the start of the game, Pitt recognized seniors Arielle Fernandez, Taylor Francis, Niki Hopkins, Siobhan McDonough and Emily Pietrangelo, as well as the team’s senior manager Rosie Davidson, took to their home pitch for the last time.

Once the ball hit the field, the Blue

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Devils took the early possession as their offense seemed to comfortably make its way around the Panthers’ defenders.

Only a few seconds shy of four minutes, an assist from Christina Gibbons led Duke forward Toni Payne to take a 18yard high shot to the upper right corner of the goal to get the Blue Devils their first goal.

Quickly resuming play, Duke snagged the ball once again and continued to stump Pitt’s defense. In a moment of confusion, where the ball looked to be heading out of bounds in the 10th minute, Payne swiftly revived it and sent it to midfielder Ella Stevens for the team’s second goal.

“I thought both goals they scored were preventable — especially the second one — because we were all standing around thinking the ball was out of bounds, but

it [wasn’t],” Pitt’s head coach Greg Miller said. “Duke kept playing, and we stopped, so just moments like that are really preventable.”

As the game continued to unfold, Duke challenged Francis, Pitt’s goalkeeper, with 15 shots on goal. But after a crushing first half of play, the Panthers’ defense rallied to keep the score locked and concluded the game with a 2-0 loss.

“It’s always nice to be able to help your team stay in games,” Francis said. “I just stayed focused. It’s easy when you’re getting a lot of action to stay in the game, but it was a nice way to go out. It stinks we lost, but it’s the best we’ve ever played against the team, so it was really fun to be apart of [this game].”

Sarah Krause (3) made Pitt’s only The team was able to hold Duke shot on goal against Duke Sunday.

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Volleyball, pg. 8 errors, and the point gap remained for the rest of the set. In a fitting fashion for this set, Pitt lost the last three points on three errors to lose 25-20 and fall behind two sets to zero.

Looking to reclaim the match, the Panthers came out and held an early lead in the third set. This lead quickly disappeared as the Fighting Irish fought their way back into the set and tied the match at 14 apiece.

After holding a tie at 16, Notre Dame went on a three-point streak. After a Panther kill, the Fighting Irish went on a four-point streak to take a commanding 22-17 point lead.

Despite a late push from the Panthers, Notre Dame took the third set 25-21 and match 3-0. This would have been a big win for the Panthers, but sloppy play and streaky defense prevented them from foiling their opponent.

“We had 11 more attacking errors and five more service errors, so I just think they did a better job of being steady,” said head coach Dan Fisher. “We made so many errors that it was hard for us to be in that match.”

On Sunday, the Panthers looked to shift their momentum and grab the win they

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needed against Louisville (7-12 overall, 2-7 ACC).

Coming out to an energetic crowd for a nationally televised game, Pitt held an early 6-3 lead. After a few careless plays and the Cardinals seizing a few offensive chances, the game tied up at 14.

Pitt changed its approach and came back with some great blocks at the net to grab the next six points and create a 20-14 lead. Keeping up the defensive intensity, the Panthers maintained this lead and took the first set 25-22.

The Panthers continued to dominate in the start of the second, jumping out to a 6-2 lead with Stephanie Williams hammering down two kills in the process.

After stopping the match to kill a dragonfly that appeared on the court, Pitt kept up the momentum and pushed the lead to as high as 10 points in the set.

The Panthers concluded the second set 25-15 with the help of six kills from Williams.

The increase in production in the second set was a direct effect of better communication between setters Kamalani Akeo and Williams.

“I think Kama and I communicated a lot better about where I wanted the set to be,”

said Williams.

From the 2-2 mark in the third set, Pitt controlled the play in the set and never looked back. They won six of the next seven points to start a lead that would only widen throughout the set.

Continuing their strong defense, the Panthers stifled the Cardinals offense and strong play in the middle by Jenna Potts and Layne Van Buskirk served to anchor the defense and produce some serious offensive output with 14 kills between the two.

“I think Layne and I were running a bunch of different play sets which confused their blockers a bit,” said Potts. “They were playing an interesting rotation defense, so we were just finding the holes.”

Despite a few mid-set lulls in play, to the dismay of Fisher, the Panthers cruised to an easy 25-17 set win and a 3-0 match victory.

“I think we’ve been in a little bit of a rough patch, but I feel like today we really got our intensity and our skills back,” said Potts about the season moving forward. “I feel really good.”

The Panthers will get the chance to continue the good play when they take on North Carolina State Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Field House.

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Soccer, pg. 9 throughout the duration of the game but paled in comparison by only taking two shots, of which only one was on goal.

With this being the team’s home finale, both the players and Miller were hoping for a better outcome.

“I mean, obviously, I would’ve loved to have won, but you take everything in stride and take it for what its worth — and we played really well outside of the eight minutes where the two goals were scored, so I’m really proud of the team [and] it’s bittersweet to be ending it like this,” Francis said.

Miller acknowledged that the team’s season wasn’t over yet and that room for improvement in the last game was still possible. “[We’re] looking forward to going down to NC State and playing a very good team and get[ting] some results so we can end the season on a positive note,” Miller said.

The Panthers will play their final game of the season on the road against North Carolina State Oct. 27, at 7p.m.

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Available Now. 412-287-5712. **2,3,5, and 6 Bedroom houses/Apartments in South Oakland. Available for rent August 2017.

Very clean with different amenities (dishwasher, laundry, A/C, washer and dryer, 1-3 baths, off-street parking, newer appliances & sofas).

Check out my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KenEckenrodeRealEstate/. Call Ken at 412-287-4438 for more information and showings. **AUGUST 2017: Furnished Studio, 1-2 and 3 Bedroom Apts. No pets. Nonsmokers preferred.

412-621-0457 1-2-3-4-5 Bedroom Houses & Apartments. 376 Meyran, 343 McKee, & Atwood, St. James, Bates St. $1,095-$2,000. Call 412-969-2790.

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1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 bedroom apartments and houses available in May and August 2017. Nice, clean, free laundry, includes exterior maintenance, new appliances, spacious, located on Meyran, Bates, Oakland, Semple, Wellsford, Dawson, Juliet. 412-414-9629.

2-3-4 bedroom houses. Available now or January 1st.

At corner of Parkview and the Boulevard. Free laundry. Central air. Really nice.

412-414-9629.

2,3,5 BR houses.

Available now.

Bouquet, Atwood, & Dawson. Please call 412-287-5712.

4 BR Home - Semple Street. Equipped Kitchen, Full Basement. Available immediately. Also renting for May and August 2017.

(412) 343-4289.

Updated apartments for rent. Most with A/C, some with parking. Available May and August 2017.

412-445-6117

AVAILABLE NOWSHADYSIDE/FRIENDSHIP Holden St. 2BR – Roof Deck! $1450 Maryland 3Br $1545 New SS Appliances!

South Negley 1BR – Renovated! Spacious! $825 South Fairmount 1BR Private Entrance – $795 All Apartments are Pet Friendly!

Call 412-455-5600 for a showing.

AVAILABLE NOW – SQUIRREL HILL LUXURY RENOVATIONS! MODERN! GRANITE! SS APPLIANCES! ALL NEW! Eldridge St. – 1Br $895 Studio $750 Shady Ave – 1BR $1150 2BR $1295 Murray Ave – 3BR $1695 4BR $1750 All Apartments are Pet Friendly Call 412-455-5600 for a showing.

3,4,5 BR. Sarah Street and Wrights Way. Close to Pitt and Duquesne University. Call 412-287-5712.

A nice room in a 3 bedroom house is available for rent within short walking distance to campuses.

Other rooms occupied by students.

Monthly rate is $400+utilities. Contact (412)657-4832 or (412)443-4037.

The University of Pittsburgh Department of Radiology is seeking men and women 18-45 years of age who currently have a problem with cocaine for brain imaging research studies. Participants must be medicationfree (birth control acceptable) and willing to not use cocaine for several weeks. The study involves questionnaires, interviews and brain scanning at UPMC Presbyterian University Hospital.

The study will be conducted over a four month period. Subjects will be compensated up to $1747 upon completion. For details, call 412-586-9633 or email PMIPstudy@gmail.com

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Come work where it’s Oktoberfest everyday. NOW HIRING: All kitchen staff including Managers at Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh. Apply in person Monday through Friday.

Need extra cash?

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

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

Some related experience is helpful and car/truck is required.

Call Robb Real Estate at 412.682.7622 or stop by 5816 Forbes Avenue.

Residential treatment facility located in Robinson is now hiring!

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

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

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Part-time administrative position available at Schachner Associates, P.C.; Comprehensive Psychological Services.

Responsibilities include: assistance with client services, including greeting, scheduling, and insurance payments; general communication management and client insurance eligibility and benefit confirmation; and basic filing, bookkeeping, and assistance with office projects. Excellent interpersonal skills, multitasking, and computer and typing skills are required. College students and recent graduates are welcome.

Please send a resume to admin@schachnerassociates.com.

Want to get a great discount and work flexible hours over the holiday season?

American Eagle and Aerie are now hiring at the Ross Park Mall location. Great Discount. Competitive Wages. Apply at aeo.jobs

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Adopt: A loving couple hopes to adopt.

We would love to hear what your hopes and dreams are for your baby. Please call Jen & Dom 1866-270-6969, text 646-705-2903, www.jenanddomwishtoadopt.info

Phlebotomy Training Centerwww. justphlebotomy.org 2 evening classes weekly, 5 weeks + excellent Clinicals.

Call 412-521-7334.

Restore Victorian home. Painting, yardwork, etc. Shadyside, Fox Chapel. Student preferred. $12/hour.

412-963-9889. georgebsg@cs.com.

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