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table of contents preview: pitt vs nc state p. 8

architect p. 6 cathedral’s early years discussed p. 4

cover by john hamilton

top ten: master plan suggestions p. 18 panther statues p. 10

take me back to the ballgame

p. 7 possible adjustments to bigelow p. 13

letter from the editor For those of you perusing this paper after an extended hiatus away from Oakland, welcome back.

But no matter how long it’s been since you last visited, whether it was for yesterday’s midterm or the groundbreaking of the Cathedral (pg. 4), I suggest you take a moment to create a mental snapshot of this campus — because things are about to change.

Pitt is currently putting together a master plan of what the campus should look like in 30 years. “What changes are they considering?” you might ask — honestly, we have as good a guess as you. We talked to the man tasked with redesigning the campus (pg. 6) and we hear he is taking requests (pg. 18).

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hidden art p. 16

panther plunders of the past p. 15

From considering if Pitt should bring back an on-campus stadium to redesigning Bigelow (pg. 13), the options seem endless.

And while change is becoming a welcomed tradition at Pitt — and identifying it is half the fun of returning — things such as sharing in the wins and losses (pg. 15) of the football team and pinpointing all the panthers placed across campus (pg. 10) are rituals that will never go away.

Happy homecoming, Ashwini Sivaganesh Editor-in-chief

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Alumni recount cathedral’s youth Bailey Frisco Staff Writer

Edward Murphy, Pitt class of 1941, holds his diploma. Bailey Frisco CONTRIBUTING EDITOR As a child, Edward Murphy used to walk through the muddy construction site of the Cathedral of Learning on his way to Schenley Theater — the current site of Hillman Library — with his younger brother to watch movies. Murphy often wondered what the inside of the structure would look like, but he didn’t find out until he attended Pitt some years later.

Murphy, 99, attended Pitt from 1938 to 1941. After a four-year break to serve as an aviation machinist in the Navy during World War II, he returned to finish his business degree in 1946.

When he finally entered the Cathedral of Learning as a student in the fall of 1938, Murphy was extremely impressed by the building.

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“I sometimes used to go all the way up to the fifth floor, and you could see the inside of all the arches in the Commons Room,” Murphy said. “I used to sort of marvel at that.”

The arches are a common characteristic of the Gothic style, which Charles Klauder — the architect of the Cathedral of Learning — used in the design of the building.

Robert Alberts — who earned his B.A. and masters from Pitt in 1931— writes in his book, “Pitt: the Story of the University of Pittsburgh, 1787-1987,” that Klauder designed the Cathedral in this style because it was the “only architectural style designed for verticality and upward thrust,” and it was adaptable to tall buildings.

According to Alberts’ book, construction of the Ca-

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thedral began September 27, 1926. Chancellor John Gabbert Bowman — who served as the tenth chancellor of Pitt from 1921-1945 — laid the cornerstone in the Commons Room June 4, 1937, and just two days later, 6,200 people visited the Cathedral for an open house.

During the building period, the University delayed construction on the Cathedral numerous times. Chancellor Bowman and his design faced opposition from trustees and influential members of the Pittsburgh community.

“We are building the Cathedral for all time. We hope it will be the outstanding landmark of the city for centuries,” Bowman is quoted in Alberts’ book.

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Cathedral, pg. 4 McDonald Williams, 99, who grew up in a community surrounding the city and attended Pitt from 1934 to 1939, said he remembers the University collecting donations from Pittsburgh communities to build the Cathedral.

“As a grade school student giving nickels and dimes, I never thought I’d end up being a student there,” Williams said.

Williams earned his B.A. in education from Pitt in 1939, as well as his master’s degree in English in 1942. As one of about seven African-American students in his graduating class of roughly 700, Williams said the social lives of minority students often involved joining a fraternity or sorority.

Williams was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Pitt. Aside from events held by his fraternity, he spent most of his available social time in the Cathedral’s Commons Room.

Williams said his fondest memories of the building were the afternoon teas held in the Commons Room around noon on

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Wednesdays.

“It was a very enjoyable time because it gave you the opportunity to drink tea and socialize,” Williams said. “In most cases, if you didn’t have classes with a person, you only saw them at a time like that.”

Williams said many couples went on dates to the afternoon teas, or students used it as a time to socialize with peers.

Murphy recalled a majority of his classes taking place in the building. He said he especially enjoyed his first-year English class, which he believes greatly prepared him for his future career negotiating contracts for Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburgh.

“The best thing that ever happened to me was my freshman English class,” Murphy said. “I learned so much in this class, I really did.”

His professor, Dr. Charles Crow, became a distinguished member of the English department at Pitt. “Charles Crow Chair” is now a title given to a professor of the English department — named in honor of Murphy’s professor — who has earned distinction as a scholar and is recognized for outstanding engagement

with students.

Murphy stayed in the Pittsburgh area after graduation and has returned to Pitt’s campus many times since. Aside from a few new buildings constructed, he said the essential character of the campus remains the same.

He was a left halfback on Pitt’s football team in 1940 and 1941. When Murphy had children, he said he wanted to get them involved in football as well, so he bought season tickets for Panthers football. He has been a season ticket holder for both football and men’s basketball since the 1960s, and attended games up until last year. A nerve problem in his back has made attending these events more difficult, even with the assistance of a cane.

Williams’ life took a different course after graduation, as he left Pittsburgh and started his teaching career at age 24.

He earned his Ph.D. in Victorian English from Ohio State University and eventually went to work in the English Department at Tennessee State University. He was the director of the honors program there for 22 years but now calls Atlanta, Georgia, his home.

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Williams returned to Pitt in 1989 to attend his 50th reunion.

Both Murphy and Williams said the Cathedral of Learning was a symbol of the University in its early years, just as it is today. Murphy said the Cathedral was, and still is, a symbol of aspiration and excellence.

“I thought the Cathedral was absolutely magnificent,” Murphy said. “I never failed to be impressed.”

Even today, the Cathedral doesn’t fail to impress students. Caitlin Thornburgh — a current graduate student studying social work — said she loves coming to the Cathedral to study because she thinks it is inspiring and helps her focus.

“It’s kind of like a beacon of hope to some extent,” Thornburgh said. “It’s pretty magnanimous, so it kind of makes me feel like I can achieve a lot here.”

Murphy said he always wanted to see the view from the top floor of the Cathedral, but he never happened to make it up there.

“We should do that,” Jane Stankus, Murphy’s daughter who sat in on his interview, said. “Take the elevator up to the top.”

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architect builds pitt campus future Anna Bongardino Contributing Editor

University Architect Canard Grigsby stands in a conference room he helped to design in Benedum Hallk. Anna Bongardino ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR

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ny Pitt student who has lived in Nordenberg or Panther Hall — or who has had class in Benedum or Salk Hall — can thank Canard Grigsby for planning and overseeing the execution of the buildings’ designs.

Grigsby, the University architect, reviews almost all facilities management projects involving architecture at Pitt. Before he was promoted in March 2017, Grigsby was a project manager and then a senior project manager.

Grigsby is tasked with overseeing the campus master plan — an extensive plan for the University intended to envision what the campus will be like in the next 30 years. The plan — which covers issues such as land-

scape, traffic, buildings, transportation, housing and sustainability — is in the beginning stages of data collection at the moment. Grigsby anticipates a final plan to reach the chancellor’s desk by September 2018.

Though he said it’s too early to identify a specific goal for the master plan, Grigsby explained the financial and environmental responsibility that accompanies the plan’s ambitious scope.

“In today’s economy, we have to become better stewards of the resources that are put in our hands,” he said.

“Whether it’s harvesting daylight or harvesting energy or utilizing it to its fullest potential ... we have a fiduciary responsibility to the region, to the Pitt brand and to the students.”

Grigsby’s boss, Owen Cooks, is Pitt’s assistant vice chancellor for planning, design and construction. As an interior designer, he understands the challenges posed by attempting to plan such a large-scale proposal.

“We’ve asked him to do some pretty big-picture thinking, like what the physical development of campus will be in the next 30 years. That’s not an easy question to answer,” Cooks said. “He’s very thoughtful and that’s exactly who you want.”

Grigsby started his career at Pitt after working 25 years in private architectural firms in the Pittsburgh area. Prior to working at the University, Grigsby had worked on residential, religious, commercial and See Architect on page 9

"Maybe during this master plan process we find that style that is Pitt" - Canard Grigsby

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take me back to the ballgame students reflect o n Forbes field David Leftwich Staff Writer

Where students now slouch in their seats, fans once sat on edge, moments away from witnessing a historic sports event on Oct. 13, 1960 — now dubbed Mazeroski Day. In game seven of the 1960 World Series, Pirate Bill Mazeroski came to the plate at the bottom of the ninth with the game tied at nine. On a 1-0 pitch, he crushed a walk-off homerun to propel the Pirates to their first Series title.

This was — and still is — the only walk-off homerun in game seven in World Series history.

Beyond hosting this significant moment, Forbes Field played an important part in Pittsburgh sports history, operating from 1909 until 1970. The Pirates, the Steelers and even the Panther football team played on the field.

Forbes Field revolutionized stadiums.

It was the first stadium made completely of concrete and steel and included elements such as ramps, elevators and box seats — all amenities that didn’t exist in other stadiums at the time.

The Pirates’ owner, Barney Dreyfuss, chose Oakland to house the stadium for its growing popularity. He also attracted fans with reasonable ticket prices and memorabilia giveaways, concepts new to Major League Baseball.

John Garvutt, a resident of Monongahela in the 1950s, remembers Forbes Field as a place with opportunities for everyone to enjoy a game.

“It was very easy to get there, easy to get into the stadium,” Garvutt said. “It was inexpensive; you could go in and enjoy a fairly decent seat at a nice cost.”

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Armed with a talented team that won the National League Pennant in 1901, 1902 and 1903, Dreyfuss had the perfect, revolutionary venue to showcase his players. He also helped create the World Series in 1904 — the new championship between the National and American Leagues — to further display his National League talent.

The main catalyst behind the Pirates’ success in the early 1900s was Hall of Fame shortstop Honus Wagner — one of the greatest baseball players ever. Dur-

ing the first decade of the 20th century, Wagner led the Major Leagues in batting average, hits and runs batted in.

Two years after Forbes Field opened in 1909, Wagner and the Pirates trounced the Tigers 8-0 in game seven of the World Series to capture the first World Series in Pirates history.

The Pirates won another World Series in seven games in 1925, defeating the Washington Senators for their second World Series title. This time, Wagner didn’t play on the team, but Hall of

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Famers Pie Traynor and Max Carey led the team, driving in three runs in a tight 9-7 game seven victory.

This talented Pirates team made it back to the World Series in 1927, just two years later. The Bucs were swept by the Yankees and their “Murderer’s Row” lineup, including all-time greats such as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to round out a lineup with four Hall of Fame hitters.

Not only did the Pirates occupy the space, but the Panther football team also See Forbes Field on page 20

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PREVIEW:

PITT VS NC STATE

Jordan Whitehead rushed 73 yards and scored a touchdown at the Syracuse game last week. Thomas Yang SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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When the Panthers host No. 20 North Carolina State for Pitt’s homecoming game Saturday, the odds are certainly against Pitt to come out with a win.

A three-point loss to Syracuse brought the Panthers’ (2-4, 0-2 ACC) ugly season to a midway point. Shortly after reemerging as Pitt’s starting quarterback, redshirt senior Max Browne came down with an injury to his throwing arm at Syracuse and is out for the remainder of the season.

This means redshirt sophomore Ben DiNucci will earn his second start of the season against NC State (5-1, 3-0 ACC), and barring any injuries, he may be Pitt’s No. 1 quarterback for the rest of the season. The only other option at quarterback is first-year Kenny Pickett, who played in the final moments of the Syracuse game.

Although Max Browne has been the more

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efficient passer — 71.1 percent completion rate and 142.4 passer rating to DiNucci’s 55.4 percent and 116.5 — this season, DiNucci’s mobility may benefit the Panthers against a tenacious NC State defensive line that has 17 sacks this year.

The Wolfpack enters Saturday’s game as arguably one of the nation’s hottest teams, riding a five-game win streak after dropping their season opener against South Carolina. Their streak includes a road win over No. 12 Florida State and a 14-point victory over No. 17 Louisville, bumping the Wolfpack up to No. 20 in this week’s AP poll.

Head coach Dave Doeren, in his fifth season at NC State, runs a balanced yet dangerous offense, averaging 35.5 points per game this year.

The lethal combination of redshirt junior quarterback Ryan Finley and junior running back Nyheim Hines has helped the Wolfpack rack up more than 470 yards of total offense per game.

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Preview, pg. 8 Redshirt junior right tackle Will Richardson leads a strong offensive line that has only given up eight sacks this season.

Pitt will definitely be challenged by NC State’s playmakers on both sides of the ball. Senior Jaylen Samuels is possibly the most versatile player in the country. Although he is listed as a tight end, he might also play at the running back and wide receiver positions at some point in Saturday. He already has 50 receptions this year and should be an all-American by the season’s end.

DiNucci will not have much time in the pocket to throw, as Wolfpack senior defensive lineman Bradley Chubb has terrorized nearly every offensive line he’s faced. Chubb has an ACC-leading seven sacks this year, and is on pace to earn all-American honors as well. He will prove a tough test for a Pitt offensive line that has given up an ACC-worst 18 sacks.

The Panthers have also shown weaknesses in third downs all season, as their defense ranks second to last in the ACC on third down, allowing a 42.9 percent conversion rate. The only ACC team worse than Pitt in that category is NC State.

Despite the result of the Syracuse game, there were some positives from the loss. The Panthers’ secondary was impressive against the Orange’s talented receivers, holding the nation’s

Architect, pg. 6 primary and secondary educational facilities, but had never worked at the university level.

Grigsby seized the opportunity to work at Pitt when he realized it would allow him to use the knowledge of construction and design he gained in the architectural field and to stay in the architecturally diverse city of Pittsburgh — specifically Pitt’s campus.

“Pitt has a diversity in its building stock that a lot of other campuses [don’t]. I think it’s due in part to the way we acquired properties,” Grigsby said.

“Alumni Hall was a former Masonic Temple. The masons had that building and we acquired it. They built it in the Greek Temple style.”

Architect Henry Hornbostel once had a plan to transform Pitt’s Oakland campus into a 30-building Greek Acropolis in 1907, according to a University Times

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leader in receiving yards, senior wide receiver Steve Ishmael, to his first sub-100-yard receiving game of the season And Pitt’s pass rush contained Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey well in the first half, causing three sacks.

Pitt safety Jordan Whitehead once again proved to be the team’s biggest playmaker, recording 73 yards and a touchdown on seven rushing attempts. Although Pitt’s run game has struggled this year, Qadree Ollison and Darrin Hall both showed potential in their few chances on Saturday with 4.7 and 6.3 yards per carry, respectively.

Sophomore Chawntez Moss, who was Pitt’s No. 1 running back against Rice, has been suspended indefinitely for undisclosed reasons.

His absence could be significant Saturday, as NC State boasts one of the best run-stopping defenses in the country. They have only allowed 90.7 rushing yards per game, ranking eighth in the NCAA. Prediction: There is a chance NC State overlooks Pitt in preparation for their next two games — a road matchup with No. 16 Notre Dame and a home showdown with No. 2 Clemson. However, the Wolfpack hasn’t shown signs of lacking discipline this year, and their balanced offense should outperform the DiNucciled Panthers on Saturday. It would be surprising if Pitt fans get to see victory lights for homecoming this year.

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article. But with several different architects making their mark on campus since then, Pitt now is a mix of several architectural waves that have passed through the area since the University’s founding in 1787.

“It’s like clothing. You follow trends and you don’t want to be out of style, so you match the style,” Grigsby said.

“When the various styles were coming to fruition, everyone else said ‘I want one of those,’ and that’s what we got. So we followed suit.”

Grigsby highlighted some examples — noting that the exposed brick and concrete in Posvar Hall and Barco Law Building follow a Brutalist style of architecture, while Gothic revival style can be observed in the abundance of steep arches in the Cathedral of Learning, Heinz Chapel and the Stephen Foster Memorial.

Grigsby considers two of his own See Architect on page 19

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RETRO OAKLAND: PANTHER STATUES

BY LEXI KENNELL AND MARISSA PERINIO, THE PITT NEWS STAFF PHOTOS BY THOMAS YANG

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ust because the panther is a statue, it doesn’t mean it hasn’t changed.

The panther was chosen as our mascot because of its intimidating nature, its nativity to the Pittsburgh region and its ancient standing as a noble animal, but most importantly it was chosen because no other university used it

as a mascot at the time, according to George M.P. Baird on Pitt’s athletic website.

And with nearly 20 physical representations of panthers on and around Pitt’s campus, it seems almost natural to look into the history of some of them for the Homecoming edition.

MILLENNIUM PANTHER

PANTHER HOLLOW

By its sheer size and command over Pitt’s campus alone, this panther statue looks like it’s been a part of the University since its inception. In reality, it was only erected in 2001.

As a gift to the University, Student Government Board dropped $72,000 on this 10.5-foot long bronze cast panther statue to commemorate the new millennium. Sculpted in Parma, Italy, by Miriani Guido, the statue was placed outside the WPU in 2001.

And not only is there a statue there, but SGB buried a time capsule underneath it to be opened in 2051. We have a long way to go until we can take a peek at what’s inside, but for now we can at least rub its nose before an exam or an athletic game against a Pitt rival for good luck.

PETERSON EVENT CENTER Guarding the Panther Hollow Bridge in Schenley Park are four cast bronze panther statues that were made in 1897 by Giuseppe Moretti — the same man who sculpted the controversial Stephen Foster Memorial which is located over by the Carnegie Library on Forbes.

These four statues existed before Pitt moved from Pittsburgh’s North Side to Oakland and were the inspiration behind some of the University’s logos. Moretti also sculpted another panther, which is actually on campus — and is now encased in the Tansky Family Lounge on the first floor of the William Pitt Union.

HOMECOMING FIBERGLASS On upper campus, another bronze cast statue sits outside the Petersen Events Center. The Pete has served as the men’s and women’s basketball teams’ home arena since 2002, following their move from the Fitzgerald Field House.

This version of the mascot is a nod to Panthers sports history. Thomas N. Mitrakos based his design on the annual trophy given for the Pitt Varsity Letter Club Awardees of Distinction.

The life-size model sits on the graveyard of Pitt Stadium, the former home of the Pitt Panthers football team that was demolished in 1999. The granite base of the statue features the retired jersey numbers of Pitt football legends.

The Petersen Events Center panther has an identical twin across the river on the North Shore, just outside Gate A of Heinz Field, and was dedicated in the same year.

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Perhaps the most relevant panthers for this time of year are the “Homecoming Panthers” themselves, introduced by SGB in 2008.

Deemed the “most controversial project” of the semester, the 10 fiberglass panthers — intended to be redecorated for homecoming each year by various clubs on campus — cost a total of $60,000.

Originally intended for a 2007 Homecoming unveiling ten years ago, the production delays of the statues from Calgary, Canada, caused a January release in 2008 instead.

While they were cause for debate a decade ago, today the panthers are scattered around campus in forgotten corners. TPN and WPTS currently keep their panthers across from the elevators on the fourth floor of the William Pitt Union.

Because the Cathedral can be so sublime, visitors often miss what’s right in front of them when walking into the Cathedral. On the Bigelow side, there’s a fountain in which a panther head spews out water.

It is unknown whether Joseph Gattoni — who did the stonework for the Cathedral — was involved in the creation of the panther head, but it’s impressive nonetheless.

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CHANGES MAY BE IN BIGELOW’S FUTURE

The City of Pittsburgh closed Bigelow Boulevard in 1996 for 29 days. Then-Mayor Tom Murphy said they felt closing Bigelow “would make for ... a more attractive campus.”

The trial program didn’t continue after those 29 days. According to city councilman Dan Gilman, “it posed a lot of issues for traffic.”

Though Bigelow isn’t going to be closed any time soon, Pitt has partnered with the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, Public Works and City Planning to create a plan to make Bigelow a safer street for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

It comes as no surprise to Oakland residents that Bigelow — which serves as one of the quickest routes from Forbes Avenue to Fifth Avenue — experiences heavy amounts of traffic throughout the busy workday. Numerous cyclists and stressed students flooding the intersection only add to this controlled chaos.

Gilman, who represents the Eighth district, which includes Oakland, is an advocate for the efforts to make Bigelow a safer road.

He stressed the importance of renovations throughout the various

streets, crosswalks and bike lanes in Oakland — especially when it comes to Bigelow.

“Our goal is to reboot the street to make it safer for everyone,” Gilman said.

The city installed interim bike lanes along Forbes in August, hoping to help cyclists’ safety in Oakland. Paul Supowitz — Pitt’s vice chancellor for community and government relations — said the short term installments have opened the conversation between the University and the City in hopes of making more permanent changes to benefit the community.

“We’d like to consider a more long-term solution,” Supowitz said. “Making the street safer for all modes.”

Dylan Broschart, a junior exercise science major, often rides his bike to and from classes and said improvements to traffic control and bike lanes would be beneficial.

“I listen to music a lot when I ride, which could sometimes cause dangerous situations in the busy streets of Oakland,” Broschart said. “I think increased bike lanes, like those near Schenley, will assure my safety as I cruise along this beautiful campus.”

Supowitz hopes they can create an improved version of the street to make it safer for people like Broschart. This time, it won’t

involve closing the street, but rather several smaller changes.

“We would take the crosswalk [in front of the Cathedral] and move it to the middle of the block to ease traffic flow,” Supowitz said.

He said the change would minimize congestion by giving motor vehicles more space along Bigelow when making the left turn from Fifth.

While Gilman and Supowitz said all ideas are conceptual at this point, they both said the current plan includes the addition of left turning lanes for cars and bump-out curbs that would decrease the length of the crosswalks along both Forbes and Fifth.

As for the estimated cost and start of the plan, Gilman said both aspects are dependent on how much the state allots toward the project through grants. The safety renovation costs are hard to pinpoint, he said, but he estimated they would be “over a million [dollars] and under five.”

Gilman and Supowitz said the plan for Bigelow stands in the development stage for now, and is open to receiving comments from community members regarding the renovations.

“We believe our streets should be safe for all modes of transportation,” Gilman said. “And no better street to fix than Bigelow.”

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PANTHER PLUNDERS OF

THE PAST

Pitt suffered a 56-28 loss at the 2014 homecoming game against Georgia Tech. TPN FILE PHOTO

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While the homecoming court trots out onto the field at halftime this Saturday — and two lucky students are crowned king and queen — the Panthers will be in the locker room discussing strategy, diagramming plays and trying to figure out how to make the biggest home game of the season count.

As Pitt gears up for a homecoming showdown against No. 20 North Carolina State at Heinz Field, we look back at some not-sogreat moments in Pitt homecoming’s recent history.

Oct 13, 2012 — Pitt vs. No. 18 Louisville (L 45-35) With the breakup of the Big East looming, first-year head coach Paul Chryst and the Panthers took on a ranked Louisville team stacked with future NFL talent.

The Cardinals featured standout Miami Dolphins wideout Devante Parker, oft-injured Minnesota Viking quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and Pittsburgh Steelers wideout

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Eli Rodgers.

The Panthers did have future Los Angeles Rams all-world defensive tackle Aaron Donald, though.

Despite scoring first, blocking a punt and returning it for a touchdown in the second, and leading 21-17 at the half, the Panthers managed to put themselves entirely out of the game by the end of the third.

Pitt’s defense allowed 21 unanswered points to start the second half, and the Panthers didn’t get within 10 points of the Cardinals for the rest of the game.

The Panthers offense righted the ship in the fourth quarter scoring two touchdowns, and all in all accumulated decent counting stats on the day.

Starting quarterback Tino Sunseri led the way for the Panthers going 27-38 for 287 yards, two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. Running back Rushel Shell carried the ball 18 times for 96 yards and a touchdown, and starting wideout Devin See Past Games on page 23

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hidden hidden art art on Campus B

ecause of displaced, absent or otherwise out-of-sight placards, many works of art often go unattributed or unnoticed on campus.

There could be art installations hanging from a ceiling or beautiful oil paintings of the Cathedral in plain sight, and students and faculty often walk right by them.

Art around campus has become background noise — not because these installations aren’t impressive, but because we’ve become accustomed to them.

Whether it’s the eyesore in your lecture hall, the odd statues scattered like Easter eggs around Hillman Library or the critically acclaimed sculpture you walk by on your way to the Cathedral, there are countless examples of overlooked artwork at Pitt that deserve recognition.

"Skyscape" - Virgil Cantini Alongside miscellaneous banners and a historic aerodrome, Virgil Cantini’s “Skyscape” hangs from the ceiling in the first floor lobby of Posvar Hall.

Commissioned in 1966 — one year after “Man” — the porcelain and steel piece became Cantini’s staple to decorate Pitt buildings.

The large sculpture features a medley of steel pieces and colored shapes, as Cantini drew from cosmos inspiration. Glass crystals let some light through the spiked iron rods, making the piece an often unnoticed fortress high above commuters’ heads.

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"A Song to Nature or Mary Schenley" Memorial Fountain - Victor David Brenner On the outskirts of Pitt’s campus en route to Schenley Park, the 1918 architectural landmark is more than just a working fountain — the sculpture features the Greek god Pan and a female singer who plays the lyre.

The fountain, and the land donated for the City’s largest green space, pays tribute to well-known philanthropist and Pittsburgh resident Mary Schenley. And the bronze and granite piece was created by the same artist commissioned to design the image of Abraham Lincoln, which is still used on the penny today.

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"Light Up" - Tony Smith

"Man" - Virgil Cantini Virgil Cantini’s work is seen in many academic buildings across Pitt’s campus, including Posvar Hall, Barco Law Building and Chevron Science Center. An Italian immigrant and lifetime resident of South Oakland, Cantini quickly gained recognition for his work. Among the first of his pieces to be commissioned for the University, the bronze and steel sculpture “Man” pinned to the facade of Parran Hall, which houses the School of Public Health.

Cantini, also a Pitt professor during his long career, created the piece to display images of knowledge and the body. An abstract representation of the human anatomy sits among geometric shapes on the dull exterior of the building which faces the busy traffic on Fifth Avenue.

"365 Views of the Cathedral of Learning" Felix de la Concha

Always a source of speculation, the 1974 painted steel sculpture first had its home in downtown Pittsburgh, but is now located in the Forbes Quadrangle near Posvar Hall and Hillman Library. The sculpture, painted a bright shade of canary yellow, stands more than 20-feet high.

A Pitt News writer dug into its history in 2013, unearthing the origins of the colorful and oddly large sculpture students walk around every day. The article details how the historic piece’s story has been lost over time. But even though its story has been forgotten, the structure itself can’t be — the bold piece is always visible to passersby, even when buried under a layer of snow.

Tucked away in a hallway-length gallery on the seventh floor of Alumni Hall, 365 small portraits painted by Spanish artist Felix de la Concha are arranged in a large glass case display. Assembled for the millennium, Concha displays the many views of the Cathedral of Learning through oil paintings he created from 1997 to 1999.

The “One-A-Day” images include glimpses of Cathy from South Oakland homes through all of

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the Pittsburgh seasons, in order to show her gothic presence in many Pittsburgh skylines. Many of the images are intended as mundane interactions with the architecture, and the building is nearly always partially obscured. Concha worked with oil paints to capture the change in seasons from warm spring afternoons to bitter winter mornings.

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from the editoral board

TOP 10:

MASTER PLAN SUGGESTIONS

Wenhao Wu ASSISTANT VISUAL EDITOR

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With Homecoming upon us once again and campus flooded with Pitt alumni, we’re tempted to look not only backwards at our school’s past, but forward at its future as well. Pitt’s looking for student input for the new Oakland Campus Master Plan — a road map for campus development over the next 30 years. And of course, we here at The Pitt News are ready to do our part.

Here are 10 of our top suggestions for the Master Plan.

10. A water slide in the Cathedral of Learning We think this one’s pretty doable — with so much flooding on Cathy’s lower floors this semester, it should be a cinch to invest in a body slide and channel some of that extra plumbing from the third floor bathrooms down to the commons room.

9. Wine at water fountains Turning water into wine at all campus drinking fountains would be a big step in protecting Pitt students from Pittsburgh’s sometimes un-

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even tap water quality. Just think about all the bottle and boxes we’d be saving.

8. Moving walkways around campus We’ve already got bike lanes. Why not speed up travel times for pedestrians from one side of the campus to the other by adding in a conveyor belt?

7. Set the rules in stone for joining the Cathedral club The editors here at The Pitt News have some serious disagreements as to what exactly constitutes membership in campus’ most coveted group. We think the Master Plan should include a sign at the Cathedral’s entrance that outlines the requirements.

6. Dual factor identification dorm rooms With security on our Pitt email accounts ramped up over the summer, what’s stopping the University from making us sign into our dorm rooms on our phones? The future is now.

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contributions to campus, Benedum and Nordenberg, to be among the buildings that don’t fit neatly into any particular style of architecture.

“Maybe during this master plan process we find that style that is Pitt,” he said. “Right now we just have a diverse campus which is a good thing I think, because it speaks to a diverse culture that it serves and a diverse population that attends.”

Drew Armstrong — Pitt’s director of architectural studies and an associate professor — said modern architecture is not characterized by a single, prevailing architectural style. He views the future of architecture as a collaborative and participatory process, as opposed to one that can be visualized. Ecodistricts — urban neighborhoods dedicated to mitigating the environmental impact of

new developments — are one example of a more inclusive architectural effort that involves community input and participation.

“Architects can be leaders of those conversations and help people to imagine what their future can be,” Armstrong said.

For Grigsby, the next year will involve an intense schedule of data collection, testing assumptions based on the data and synthesizing a master plan into a coherent set of guidelines for Pitt until the next master plan is created. Pitt — along with the architectural firm Ayers Saint Gross — has held two focus group meetings so far to receive input from students and community members.

“When it’s all done, there’s a legacy that’s there. At some point someone is going to come up with something better.” Grigsby said. “They’re going to do it grander or to a larger scale, but essentially, I know I was a part of that. It’s fulfilling. It leaves you with a sense of accomplishment.”

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Forbes Field, pg.7 played at Forbes Field from 1909 to 1924 until their own stadium, Pitt Stadium, was built in Oakland in 1925.

During this time, the Panthers were a dominant team and won a total of five national championships. In their first season at the stadium in 1910, the Panthers did not give up a single point en route to an undefeated season.

Aside from baseball and football, prominent boxing matches took place at Forbes Field. One of the biggest matches was the 1951 Heavyweight Boxing Championship, in which Jersey Joe Walcott beat Ezzard Charles in seven rounds to win the title.

As baseball grew more popular in America, Forbes Field structurally adapted to fit the times. A grandstand was added in 1925, a new press box was created and lights were added for night games.

“You had the bleachers out there in left field,” Garvutt said. “You could sit on the third base line and have pretty decent seats.”

Even though the Pirates didn’t go on

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to win another World Series until 1960, the Pirates had talented players, such as Ralph Kiner and Bill Mazeroski. And announcers such as Rosie Rowswell made the games even more enjoyable for fans.

“Rosie Rowswell had a couple of sayings. When someone struck out he said, ‘And it’s the ole dispie doo,’” Garvutt said. “It was a lot of fun to listen to him on the radio because a lot of times, he would get it over ticker tape, so he would ad-lib it.”

In 1960, the Pirates found themselves back in the World Series for the first time since their 1927 loss to the Yankees. This time, they beat the Yankees in dramatic fashion at Forbes Field thanks to Mazeroski’s game seven homerun in the bottom of the ninth.

As the Pirates reached the height of success, Forbes Field began showing signs of deterioration. In response, the Pirates started to construct a new field, Three Rivers Stadium, in downtown Pittsburgh. They played their final game at Forbes Field in 1970.

For Pitt students today, taking a bus to see any type of baseball or football game is commonplace. But having ac-

cess to Pittsburgh sports right on campus is still something Pitt students think about.

“I want to go to more [Pirates] games as it is, and if it was closer, I’d definitely go,” sophomore information sciences major Will Fleischer said.

Yet, because Pitt has grown and Oakland has developed, stadiums may not physically fit in Oakland or match the college-town environment in the area.

“I’m not the biggest on having a stadium in Oakland,” sophomore biology major Anthony Diulus said. “Sure, Forbes Field was a historic landmark at the time, but imagine how much it would interfere with the University. You wouldn’t have Posvar Hall and Hillman would have to be right next to the stadium.”

No matter where the stadiums sit today, Oakland and Forbes Field have played a large part in Pittsburgh’s sports history.

“All of those greats that were in the Hall of Fame, I probably saw all of them,” Garvutt said.

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Suggestions, pg.18 5. Move the football stadium back to campus We wouldn’t have to start drinking at 7 a.m.

— we could wait until 10.

4. Hot tubs on building roofs OK, yes, this one is a bit of a stretch, but hear us out. If we want to increase green space, what better place to start than on the top of buildings on campus? And what better way to enjoy those new green spaces than with a soothing spa?

3. A way for students to walk from the Union to the Cathedral Pitt students may love narrowly escaping serious injury while walking in the crosswalk in front of aggressive suburbanites on their commute home, but at least let us know when those

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camouflaged 10As are coming up the street.

2. Move the Duquesne Incline to Cardiac Hill It might be a little tough to convince the city to let us move one of Pittsburgh’s best known landmarks from its current Mt. Washington location to the heart of Oakland. But just think about the poor underclassmen living on upper campus whose pain and suffering would be alleviated every day. And when your date night at the landmark invariably goes awry, it’s that much easier to escape.

1. Having a 7-Eleven on campus We don’t know where it would go or what it would look like, but we just have this feeling that a cheap independent convenience store open at all hours on Forbes Avenue might be popular with Pitt students. But that might just be us.

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Past Games, pg.15 Street caught 11 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.

Beatdown index: 5. Bad, but not entirely unexpected.

Oct 15, 2011 — Pitt vs. Utah (L 26-14) Todd Graham’s first and only homecoming game as Pitt’s head coach was one to forget.

The Panthers special teams started the game strong. Utah scored first kicking a field goal to go up, 3-0, but the Panthers responded by returning the following kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Following a three-and-out for the Utes, which featured a Donald sack on third down, the Panthers blocked a punt and returned it for yet another touchdown.

Then, the Panthers became inert for the rest of the game. Pitt punter Matt Yoklic was the Panthers best offensive player. Pitt punted on seven straight possessions, and the Panthers’ final three possessions were a fumble, a turnover on downs and an interception.

Sunseri finished the game 4-11 with a whopping 38 yards passing. As a team, the Panthers finished with a miserable 120 total yards.

Beatdown index: 6 — “It was embarrassing,” Graham said.

Oct 25, 2008 — No. 17 Pitt vs. Rutgers (L 54-34) The Panthers came into the game ranked No. 17 in the nation and faced off against a mediocre Rutgers squad.

Pitt scored first on a 33-yard scamper from running back, and future NFL star, LeSean McCoy — but the day belonged to the Scarlet Knights’ receivers.

The pair of Rutgers wideouts Tim Brown and Kenny Britt combined for nine catches, 275 yards and five touchdowns. Rutgers took a 34-24 lead into the break and didn’t let up.

McCoy was Pitt’s entire offense on the day, scoring all four Panther touchdowns while carrying the ball 26 times for 146 yards.

Beatdown index: 7.5 — Head Coach Dave Wannstedt’s mustache bristled with disappointment.

Oct 13, 2001 — Pitt vs. Syracuse (L 4210) Pitt was in the midst of a full program rebuild during the 2001 season. After being hired to reconstruct Pitt football after a dismal mid-90s run, head coach Walt Harris was entering his fifth season on the job. As expected, the Panthers fell to the best Syracuse squad of this millennium.

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The Panthers struck first with a 66-yard touchdown drive and went into the half up 10-7.

However, Pitt turnovers tanked the team in the second half. The Orange had already taken the lead when the Panthers quarterback threw a backbreaking pick-six.

The field was a blur of blue and orange as Syracuse’s defense dominated. The Orange forced three turnovers and held the Panthers to only 47 yards in the second half, while Syracuse running back James Mungro trampled over Pitt’s defense.

The loss extended Harris and the Panthers’

losing streak to four in a row.

Beatdown Index: 8.5 — Pulpy.

Oct 25, 2014 — Pitt vs. Georgia Tech (L 56-28) Even though Syracuse’s margin of victory in 2001 was higher, the way the Panthers gave away the game against Georgia Tech in 2014 is undoubtedly one of Pitt’s worst homecoming performances yet.

The Panthers made Chryst’s last homecoming game with Pitt that of a nightmare.

Pitt fumbled on their first five possessions of the game and were down 28-0 at the end of the first quarter. The Yellow Jackets scored off

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of four Pitt turnovers.

Despite the miscues, starting running back James Conner had a great game, carrying the ball 10 times for 120 yards and three touchdowns.

The Panthers and the Yellow Jackets were neck-and-neck for the rest of the game, with each team putting up 28 points in the following three quarters. Too bad all four quarters count.

Pitt fumbled again in the fourth quarter to bring the total to six for the game.

Beatdown Index: 10 — Chryst was already dreaming of greener pastures in Wisconsin.

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