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THANKSGIVING RECAP:

CHINAZA NDEE HYPES UP THE TEAM WITH GLEE

VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL GOBBLE UP WINS

Kate Hall Staff Writer

Aldi sells for $0.85 and a 20-ounce loaf at Giant Eagle for $0.99 per package.

CVS sells 20 ounces of white bread for $2.49 while Trader Joe’s sells 24 ounces at $3.29 per package. Forbes Street Market falls on the higher end, selling 24-ounce white bread packages for $2.79.

Prices for a gallon of milk are similar between the Trader Joe’s, Aldi, CVS and Giant Eagle at around $3.40. Forbes Street Market only sells a squat quart of milk for $1.99 and a half gallon of milk for $2.27.

Although it carries more organic grocery choices, the Forbes Street Market does not carry many common grocery items for college students that the others

Football faced a tough loss Saturday against ACC rival Miami. However, three other Pitt sports picked up the slack with a winning weekend both home and away.

Football Pitt football finished its regular season Saturday with a 24-3 loss against Miami at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Miami. The Hurricanes dominated the whole game, leaving fans feeling doubtful about Pitt going into the postseason.

The Hurricanes defense stepped up, holding a Panther offense that has averaged 232.7 rushing yards per game this season to just 69 rushing yards. Being held to fewer than 100 yards of rushing offense hurt the Panthers, who are used to running all over teams.

Things were close the first half of the game.

After the first quarter, Miami took a threepoint lead thanks to a 37-yard field goal from first-year kicker Bubba Baxa. Then in the second quarter, a 65-yard punt return gave the Hurricanes a 10-0 lead going into the half.

Pitt’s only points of the game came in the third quarter, when redshirt sophomore kicker Alex Kessman hit a field goal to make the score 10-3. While Pitt’s offense had trouble scoring, its defense began to unravel as well. The Hurricanes scored two more touchdowns — one in the third quarter and one in the fourth quarter — to win the game comfortably.

Pitt’s biggest problems were sloppy play and an inability to convert on downs — the Panthers committed 10 penalties for 100 yards and went just one of 15 on third downs. Throw in

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Sophomore Chinaza Ndee celebrates during the Panthers’ 3-0 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday.

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FORBES STREET MARKET DRAWS PRICE COMPETITIONS

Dylan Giacobbe Staff Writer

College students often have limited options to buy food on a budget, but the new Forbes Street Market seeks to offer a fairly priced grocery selection with diverse selections.

The Forbes Street Market opened its doors Nov. 1 to students and other new customers after months of construction.

The on-campus market on Forbes Avenue features a wide selection of grocery staples that can be purchased with cash, card, Panther funds and dining dollars.

Because this new market allows students with meal plans to use dining dollars to buy their groceries, the Forbes Street Market is drawing competition

from other nearby grocery stores that students frequent.

Prices on common grocery items at the new market drew comparisons to those at other local grocery stores such as Trader Joe’s in East Liberty, Aldi and Giant Eagle in Shadyside and CVS on Forbes. Staple items such as eggs, milk and bread are a focal point for such price comparisons.

Trader Joe’s and Giant Eagle sell a standard dozen eggs for $1.29, CVS sells a dozen eggs for $2.29 and Aldi sells theirs at $1.19. Forbes Street Market sells two types of eggs in a dozen: jumbo cage-free eggs for $3.99 and Amish noncage-free eggs for $2.29.

A 24-ounce loaf of white bread at

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store do. The market does not sell large packs of water bottles or packages of instant ramen, but it does offer alternatives to traditional name brands such as selling Organic Honey Toasted O’s instead of more well-known Honey Nut Cheerios.

Abdou Cole, the resident district manager of the Pitt Dining Services, said the prices of the market’s items are competitive with the other local grocery stores. But he also said it is important to make sure its prices are not too expensive for students.

“We worked very hard to minimize the [financial] impact to students and the community to ensure a full market basket of shopping would provide not only a healthy and delicious option, but also be a value-driven one,” Cole said.

Anabelle Scalora, a senior psychology major, said despite being pricey compared to her usual grocery store, Trader Joe’s, the Forbes Street Market is cheaper than Market To-Go. “I wish when I had dining dollars this existed because this is much better to spend your money on,” Scalora said.

Despite its benefit for students with dining dollars, Scalora said without a meal plan, the new market is not her first choice for grocery shopping.

An employee at Forbes St. Market weighs cheese on the deli’s scale.

Knox Coulter | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “We heard many comments from par“I feel like its good if you need something last minute,” she said. “I definitely ents who said the store is priced, ‘just wouldn’t do my full grocery shopping right,’” he said. “We also heard from here, but I think for people with a meal many students who were excited to … plan, it will change their shopping hab- add more dining dollars to maximize their use of the store.” its.”

Cole said the Forbes Street Market Cole said students found enjoyment in garnered noticeable success during its the market’s “Community Chalkboard,” soft launch during Pitt’s Family Weekend where shoppers can write requests for Oct. 26-28. The soft launch provided him new food items to be put on its shelves. important feedback from students and He also said the market adds new items parents about the new store. to every delivery and relies heavily on

the Chalkboard for ideas, which include many vegan and vegetarian options such as tofu and jackfruit.

Shivani Gaur, a senior neuroscience major, said the new market provides a wide variety of healthy food choices that students with other dietary restrictions can buy.

“They have a lot of specialty items like gluten-free and diet things which Market To-Go usually doesn’t have,” she said. “It’s much better than any other dining services [Pitt] has had.”

Cole said he has already heard many positive reactions to the Forbes Street Market and hopes that the store will become a frequent spot for students to get their groceries in the future.

“It is convenient, inviting and there is always something new to see and try out,” he said. “Many have personally walked up to me and said, ‘Abdou, this is so cool.’”

Cole said Forbes Street Market was made for the Pitt community, and the food items it sells will be updated by what the students who shop there want to buy.

“This is not a typical grocery store, this is truly a unique market,” Cole said.

“The offerings will continue to evolve based on the tastes and wants of this community.”

Jon Kunitsky contributed reporting.

Price of a dozen eggs at various stores Brian Gentry | ONLINE VISUAL EDITOR

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DEVOS’ PROPOSAL HURTS SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

Anne Marie Yurik

Senior Staff Columnist In a time when women and men are coming together to try to create a safer environment where sexual violence is not tolerated, the new Title IX regulations miss the mark entirely.

According to regulations proposed by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, the new definition of sexual assault would be consistent with the Supreme Court’s current definition. Put simply, this means that “unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the school’s education program or activity” is unlawful and will be regulated.

The definition of sexual harassment as needing to be severe enough to prompt response neglects to consider victim blaming and shaming. These new regulations also revert much of the progress that has been taking place, from the #MeToo to the #TimesUp movement. The burden is put on students and their families to reach out to the Board of Education to prevent the passage of a regulation that could potentially be harmful for survivors of sexual violence.

Even though Title IX is usually meant to protect the victims of sexual assault, DeVos’ new plan, which tries to protect those accused over the victims, is a step backward. The proposal creates a space where third parties can cross-examine witnesses or even the accusers in an attempt to verify their credibility, should either party deem it necessary.

Survivors of sexual assault respond to sexual violence and harassment in varying ways — some decide to report and

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others need to come to terms with what happened, while many never report at all.

According to the National Institute of Justice, only 36 percent of rapes, 34 percent of attempted rapes and 26 percent of sexual assaults are reported.

Since the new regulations demand sexual assault survivors present more evidence and potentially get cross-examined by a third party per the request of their alleged assailant, this can further deter survivors from reporting. Opening survivors up to another encounter with their abuser can also be further traumatizing, according to Beverly Engel, a psychotherapist and author.

“Victims are often too ashamed to come forward,” Engel told ABC news. “Sexual assault is a very humiliating and dehumanizing act against someone. The person really feels invaded and defiled, and there is a lot of shame attached to that.”

The potential shame of reporting sexual harassment as well as the depiction of women as money-hungry accusers can lead to fewer people reporting sexual harassment. When 60 women accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, for which he was convicted in April, many people doubted Cosby’s accusers, labeling them as eager for fame instead of legitimate survivors.

Cosby’s lawyer painted the accusers, specifically Andrea Constand, as con artists, saying Constand was “madly in love with his fame and money.” But throughout the case, Cosby’s face was the one plastered across the front pages of newspapers across America while the victims were ignored.

Still seemingly desperate for evidence against accusers, the justice system continues to use women’s clothes, demeanor and previous sexual history to indicate consent on their behalf. In Ireland earlier this

month, a series of protests began following the use of a 17-year-old girl’s lacy underwear in court as evidence of consent. And many women who have consumed alcohol or drugs, according to a study by the University of Birmingham in September, are more likely to self-blame for the incident, and are therefore less likely to even report the rape at all.

Regardless of the gap between sexual violence and what gets reported, Americans are debating why colleges need to get involved in off-campus cases of rape at all. Title IX and students alike must hold colleges partially responsible for sexual assault violations because colleges are in charge of the health and well-being of their students. If universities referred out all sexual assault cases, reporting could plummet even further. The safe community that many universities try to build would shatter due to universities’ lack of ability to exercise authority.

But minority groups will be affected the most. Sexual assault impacts women of color and the LGBTQ+ community at higher levels, indicating that these new regulations will make campuses less safe for these groups. Nearly four in 10 women of color experience domestic abuse, higher than the reported statistics for white women. As for the LGBTQ+ community, nearly half of transgender and bisexual individuals are expected to experience sexual violence at some point in their lives.

DeVos’ proposal overestimates the amount of danger that the accused are in, and neglects to consider the emotional, physical and mental effects of sexual assault that many survivors experience. According to a 2010 study of the sexual assault claims that arise, only 2 percent of rape accusations were fake.

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While “innocent until proven guilty” is the core credo of America’s justice system, more often than not the accused are escaping conviction for crimes they’ve probably committed. DeVos’ policy only raises the burden of proof for accusers, whose claims are seemingly already in doubt in the minds of the justice system and the general public.

Alternative forms of evidence should be considered instead. For example, testimonies from the accuser’s friends, therapist or other individual close to them could corroborate the accuser’s story and be an additional supplement capable of displaying consistency in story lines.

These changes are not finalized, and it is imperative that students voice their concerns to the Board of Education. According to the Department of Education, citizens have 60 days beginning from the point when the proposed changes are submitted to the Federal Registrar to send their comments to the government.

We have a little under two months to tell the Board of Education what we really think and create a space where survivors are able to share these traumas without being cross-examined by the perpetrator and burdened by a lack of concrete evidence.

We can submit our comments to the Board of Education through the site’s online portal, which can be located at at regulations. gov. According to the Board, comments can also be delivered by hand or via mail.

As college students and human beings, we must do all we can to support survivors of sexual violence and create an environment where they feel comfortable sharing their experiences. It’s on all of us to ensure that the federal policy creates and maintains a safe environment for all students.

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PANTHER SPOTLIGHT:

XAVIER JOHNSON, DANIELLE GARVEN, NIKA MARKOVIC Senior forward Danielle Garven scored 15 points during Pitt’s 90-38 victory over New Orleans Nov. 9.

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Recap, pg. 1 the fact that sophomore quarterback Kenny Pickett took a season-high six sacks and the offense gained a season-low 200 total yards, and it was a thoroughly ugly showing from Pitt.

Pitt will look to get back on track in the ACC Championship game against undefeated No. 2 Clemson this Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Women’s Volleyball Pitt volleyball closed out its regular season Nov. 21 at the Petersen Events Center against Georgia Tech, beating them in three straight matches. Pitt finished the regular season with a 29-1 record, its best ever, and its first 29-win season since 1990. Pitt was also announced as the No. 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night and will host its first two rounds at home.

The first set had two early ties, but the Panthers went on a 4-0 run to gain a comfortable lead against the Yellow Jackets. Georgia eventually pushed back, cutting the Panther lead to one point, but that was as close as it would get as Pitt started to pull away. Redshirt junior Stephanie Williams sealed the Panthers’ 25-19 victory with an ace from the service line.

The Panthers never gave up their lead in the second set, but like in the first, the Yellow Jackets were threatening. On two occasions Georgia came within one point of the Panthers before Pitt was finally able to put it away with a 25-18 win. The Panthers started the third set

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with an early 3-0 run that never stopped. Pitt finished the set with a 25-10 win, sweeping the Jackets 3-0 in the match.

Pitt outscored Georgia Tech in all categories. Redshirt sophomore Kylee Levers led the team with 19 assists. Junior Nika Markovic led the team with 12 kills. Redshirt seniors Angela Seman and Kamalani Akeo led the Panthers with eight digs each in the match.

The Panthers will continue their pursuit of an NCAA championship title Friday, Nov. 30, when they host Iona at the Petersen Events Center in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Pitt will also host the second round of the tournament, which will feature the winners of Pitt vs. Iona and Michigan vs. Navy.

Men’s Basketball The Panthers traveled to their first away game of the season Nov. 21 against St. Louis University at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In its closest game of the season so far, Pitt came away with the 75-73 win, remaining undefeated and improving to 6-0 this season.

The close game was defined by 12 lead changes, leaving Pitt scrambling for points toward the end of the game. With 1:19 left in the game, first-year Xavier Johnson made a layup to make the score 72-70, giving Pitt the twopoint lead. With less than a minute remaining, St. Louis had a chance to tie the game up when Pitt head coach Jeff Capel elected to foul sophomore forward Hasahn French. The gamble

First-year guard Xavier Johnson had a season high of 10 assists in the Panthers’ 94-55 victory against VMI Nov. 9.

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paid off — French airballed the first shot of a one-and-one, giving Pitt the ball back.

With four seconds left and Pitt up by two, Johnson was fouled and stepped up to the line, making both free throws to make the score 7440 and secure the win.

Javon Bess made a buzzer beating 3-pointer for St. Louis, but it wasn’t enough — Pitt still led 74-73. Graduate student Sidy N’Dir was then fouled and made his free throw to help the Panthers remain undefeated.

Johnson led the team with 20 points, followed by redshirt junior Malik Ellison with 13 points.

Pitt will face No. 20 Iowa at the Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Women’s Basketball The Women’s basketball team headed to Nashville, Tennessee, Friday, Nov. 23, for the Challenge in the Music City round-robin tournament. The Panthers went 2-1 on the weekend, beating Arkansas and Tennessee State and losing to undefeated Wisconsin to improve to 4-4 on the season.

Despite its 57-42 loss, Pitt fought hard against Wisconsin for the first three quarters.

The Badgers pulled away in the final quarter, going on a 23-8 run to seal the victory.

The teams were tied 10 times and had nine lead changes throughout the game. Pitt was able to outscore Wisconsin in first and third quarters. Senior Danielle Garven led the team in scoring with 15 points — she also had a ca-

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reer day at the free throw line, going 7-10.

The tournament continued Saturday night when the Panthers beat the Razorbacks 61-54.

Pitt had seven different players score in the first quarter to earn a 17-10 lead. Things were quieter in the second quarter when both teams scored only eight points each, making the score 25-18 Pitt going into the half.

The Panthers dominated the third quarter, outscoring the Razorbacks 12-5 and finishing the quarter with a 46-38 lead. The Razorbacks fought back in the fourth, cutting the Panther lead to just three with 3:06 left to play, but the Panthers embarked on an 8-2 run with two minutes remaining to secure the win.

Pitt led the Razorbacks in almost all categories. Senior Kalista Walters led in scoring with 15 points.

The Panthers completed the tournament Sunday night with a 78-56 win over Tennessee State. Garven was named to the All-Tournament Team after scoring a season-best 17 points.

Pitt started hot with an 18-8 lead in the first quarter. Their energy carried over to the second quarter when Pitt scored 23 points.

The last two quarters saw the same offensive action as the Panthers put up 20 points in the third giving them a 61-38 lead. Pitt sealed the deal in the fourth quarter with a 25 point lead, its biggest of the game.

The Panthers will return Thursday, Nov. 29, against Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

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