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Over the summer, Pitt boasted its lowest tuition increase in 40 years. But even with the raise to keep up with inflation, Pitt, along with 17 other Pennsylvania universities, has caused the state to come in third for highest tuition at its public universities. On Tuesday, the College Board released new data showing Pennsylvania public universities are the third-most expensive in the country, following only Vermont and New Hampshire. While former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett cut Pitt’s funding to 1990s levels as a result of the 2009 recession, current Gov. Tom Wolf still has not passed a budget that he said could restore a majority of Pitt’s state money. Despite the rankings for being expensive, Pitt has also topped Kiplinger’s Personal Finance rankings for best value for 10 straight years — which University officials continuously reference to soften students’ financial burden. The U.S. Department of Education has ranked both Pitt and Penn State University as the two most expensive public schools in the country for several years. According to the College Board data, both Pitt and Penn State exceed Pennsylvania’s average tuition of $13,395 for the 201516 school year, compared to Pitt’s price of $18,192 and Penn State’s $17, 502 for one year’s tuition and fees. New Hampshire and Vermont passed

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STUDENTS HOLD ACTION FORUM Zoë Hannah Staff Writer

Students still frustrated with the University’s strategic plan aired their concerns on Wednesday — this time, sans administrators. Members of the Pittsburgh Student Solidarity Coalition, or PSSC, said the University has adequately addressed concerns they raised at the open student forums on Oct. 7, and Oct. 15. In response, PSSC hosted its own student action forum 8 p.m. Wednesday in the William Pitt Ballroom. Without Pitt administrators, 35 students addressed issues such as sexual assault on campus and administrative transparency. Raghav Sharma, president of Students See Tuition on page 3

for Justice in Palestine, helped organize the student action forum. He said he could feel the “energy about to burst forth on this campus this year.” “This is exciting, especially considering that this is our base off of which we’re going to grow,” Sharma said. The Pitt Plan is a strategic guide for the University that addresses five key goals for the University over the next five years: advancing educational excellence, engaging in research of impact, strengthening communities, building foundational strengths and embracing diversity and inclusion. The Board of Trustees approved the plan last Friday during a board meeting at Pitt’s Greensburg campus.

Sharma, a junior politics and philosophy major, said he felt the student action forum was necessary because the administration was incapable of answering “the many, many questions” that students had during the first two forums. “They basically ignored everything we said,” Sharma said. The coalition did not invite administrators to the student action forum, though Sharma said they were welcome to come. Though he was not available for comment after the forum, Kenyon Bonner, vice provost and interim dean of students, said earlier Wednesday he has put the students’ comments to use. Bonner said he gleaned a See Forum on page 2

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great deal of information from their previous input. Bonner organized the last two forums with David DeJong, vice provost for academic planning and resources management. “I have asked the Student Government Board to assist me with appointing students to the strategic plan working groups to increase student engagement at the workinggroup level,” Bonner said. At the last forum in October, Joseph Streets, the environmental chair for Student Government Board, asked Bonner and DeJong about where sustainability fits in the strategic plan. At the time, DeJong said the plan’s broad outline did not include any specifics relating to sustainability. Earlier today, Bonner said he is meeting with sustainability coordinators this semester, including members of the student sustainability office and interested students based on that feedback. Bonner said he will work with students already invested in Pitt’s sustainable impact, “to increase awareness and discuss the various sustainability initiatives across campus and develop a plan to improve our collaboration, cooperation and environmental impact.” Because some of the attendees’ issues overlapped, the crowd broke into smaller, specialized groups. These factions focused on sexual assault on campus, student debt and activism visibility on campus. Jen Swanson, a junior philosophy major, joined a group of about 10 other students who wanted to talk about debt and tuition. Members of the group said the Board of Trustees should include students in the decision-making process. “We are Pitt’s biggest investors and they don’t really treat us like that,” Swanson said. Bonner said in an email that he was happy to hear students continuing to have productive conversations about the future of the University.

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“We are fully committed to students and recognize that their involvement is absolutely necessary to continue to enhance the student experience and provide the best possible return on the investment in a Pitt education,” Bonner said. At previous forums several administrative members, including Bonner, DeJong, Juan Manfredi and Cynthia Golden — chairs of two of the plan’s five committees — joined in on groups of students discussing advancing educational excellence and diversity and inclusion. Swanson said she thinks the University sends “buffer administrators,” to student forums just so that the students feel that someone is listening, even if those people don’t do anything about their concerns. Student Government Board officers Jack Heidecker and Lia Petrose attended the forum and said students should take advantage of the SGB’s position as a student union.. “My hope is that you’ll come to us first,” Heidecker said to Christian Bean, a sophomore psychology major concerned about how SGB can help with the issues raised at the forum. “We might not be able to solve the problem, but we’ll at least get you on the right track.” Heidecker also highlighted SGB’s weekly open meetings at Nordy’s Place on Tuesday nights. Heidecker said members of the administration like Kenyon Bonner and Steve Anderson, the director of student affairs, usually attend these meetings. Petrose spoke with the sexual assault group about the availability of lawyers for students to confide in about their legal concerns, whether they be related to sexual assault, rental leases or otherwise. SGB is working with University administration to plan an open forum for students with administration on Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Nordy’s Place. “I’d like to leave this space, all of us feeling empowered,” Kai Pang, senior economics and philosophy major said. “I think we’re taking for granted that if we set the table, people will come — that’s not true.”

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Tuition, pg. 1 Pennsylvania with average yearly tuition of $15,160 and $14,993, respectively. Across the nation, yearly tuition and fees average $9,410. Despite its position at number three, Pennsylvania did narrow its lead over New Jersey, the fourth most expensive state for public universities. In the 2005-06 school year, Pennsylvania exceeded New Jersey’s average tuition by $340. Now, Pennsylvania only leads the Garden State by $92. Yet overall, the College Board’s report noted that the average national tuition at a public university was 40 percent higher for this school year than it was 10 years ago. Over the last five years, tuition at Pennsylvania institutions rose 8 percent. Schools included in the College Board’s data are Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities — Pitt, Penn State, Temple University and Lincoln University — as well as the 14 state-owned universities.

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PA universities stuck at the top of the tuition climb Pennsylvania’s education system is in a state of disarray. The budget crisis is leaving primary schools without state funding, forcing many to rely on bank loans to pay the bills. Meanwhile, the situation for our state colleges is similarly dire, with students shouldering the weight of the problem. Pennsylvania’s state colleges dependence on student tuition demonstrates their insurmountable costs. In fact, according to a report the College Board released Wednesday, Pennsylvania has the third-most expensive public universities in the nation. This report should serve as a red alert to state legislators. Stop arguing, pass the budget and fix the mess former Gov. Tom Corbett left behind. The average tuition of state universities in Pennsylvania is 42 percent more expensive than the national average of $9,410. Pitt and Penn State help contribute to our higher average costs, with in-state tuitions of $18,192 and $17,502, respectively. The lack of state-allocated funds for higher education directly correlates with Pennsylvania’s high tuition costs. Earlier this year, the Student Impact Project, an initiative of the youth advocacy group Young Invincibles, gave Pennsylvania an F based on our state’s level of funding for higher education. Uncoincidentally, the states with the first- and secondmost expensive public universities, New Hampshire and Vermont, also

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received F’s in college funding. In upcoming budget talks, legislators in Harrisburg need to find a reasonable level of state funding for public colleges — simply because most Pennsylvanians currently can’t afford to go to the nation’s third-most expensive colleges. Pennsylvania ranks only 25th among U.S. states in average household income at $52,481. An average Pennsylvanian household sending two children to Pitt would cost $36,384 in tuition alone — not including housing and books — accounting for about 70 percent of the household’s total income. Simply put, Pennsylvania’s college tuition costs turn a public service into a commodity that only a privileged few can enjoy. According to a 2013 report from the University of Pennsylvania and the Pell Institute for Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 77 percent of adults from families in the top income quartile earned at least bachelor’s degrees by the time they turned 24. This is compared to only 9 percent of 24-year-olds from the lowest income bracket. In today’s economy, a college degree is one of the few pathways to a decent paying job. If Pennsylvania wants to increase the livelihood of its residents, it must work harder to make college more affordable. Otherwise, the “value” of an education will not be worth the cost.

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IT’S TIME TO SEPARATE THE CLICK BAIT FROM THE NEWS Timothy Nerozzi For The Pitt News

“Jeb Bush Continues ‘Death Spiral’ at GOP Debate” “Could Hillary Clinton Be a Sociopath?” “Thanks, Republicans! Your insane war on Planned Parenthood keeps making reproductive rights more popular” What is the most troubling aspect of the headlines? Is it the unprofessional wording? Is it the overhyped vocabulary that misrepresents situations? Is it the clear bias that pushes an agenda on the reader? No, it’s the fact that they do not describe themselves as personal essays or opinion pieces. These are actual “news stories” from

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BuzzFeed, The Blaze and Salon, respectively. Better yet, the sites published these stories in their news sections as unbiased current events. On its “About” page, BuzzFeed claims to provide “social news” to its 200 millionmember global audience. The Blaze, founded by Glenn Beck, is a “news and information website,” with its own 24/7 television network and radio broadcasts. Meanwhile, Salon describes itself as “an award winning news site,” and has more than 17 million unique visitors a month. Where is the journalistic integrity in having these opinion pieces in news sections? See Nerozzi on page 5

Nerozzi, pg. 4 I don’t take issue with these sites for publishing partisan thoughts. We all want to hear from our own camp on an issue sometimes. But the idea of publishing partisan think pieces as current events hurts those who cannot distinguish this biased nonsense from impartial news. In the realm of one-sided online media, there appears to be two whose controversial popularity sits supreme: Breitbart News, which was founded by media madman Andrew Breitbart, and former journalist Arianna Huffington’s personal blog turned news outlet, The Huffington Post. Breitbart is a controversial news outlet known for heavily right-wing slanted articles on the topic of American and international politics. Eric Boehlert, the founder of Media Matters for America, described its late founder Andrew Breitbart as “the leading figure in this right-wing creation of a parallel universe of lies and idiotic conspiracy theories.” Meanwhile, Michael Goldfarb, conservative political writer and former contributing editor for The Weekly Standard, celebrates

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Breitbart as “the most dangerous man on the right today.” Breitbart News uses brutal, narrative-pushing headlines to spark outrage and entice conservatives into clicking on their links. On Oct. 31, for instance, Breitbart News released an article linking actor Seth Rogen’s most recent film’s flop to his critical remarks against Republican candidate, Ben Carson. It’s a relatively mundane topic and surely not one that would drive much traffic. That is, unless the headline was, “Box Office Bloodbath: Everything Flops and Seth Rogen Spooks Audiences.” The rather “in your face” style writing of Breitbart articles and titles, not relevant news, is what draws in clicks. The seductively brutal headline scams the reader and hands them a false lens through which to read the story. The Huffington Post is a sort of liberal parallel to the type of conservative-minded click bait that floods Breitbart’s homepage. Instead of crude headlines that demand conservatives’ attention, The Huffington Post sometimes uses passive, misleading headlines that portray social ills or Republican candidate corruption to stir up liberal tempers.

On the same day as Breitbart’s article, The Huffington Post released an article titled “Ted Cruz Wants Only Conservatives to Moderate Future Debates,” penned by Samantha-Jo Roth. This headline is based on a quote from Ted Cruz in which he stated “How about instead of a bunch of attack journalists, we actually have real conservatives?” The Huffington Post did not talk to Ted Cruz in this article, but still makes the assumption that he wants “only conservative” moderators. Yet, Ted Cruz isn’t asserting anywhere in the actual quote that nonconservatives shouldn’t moderate debates — the language of the quote is far more specific than the title suggests. The snappy, unbelievable headline misrepresents a political figure to drive traffic. Clicks, traffic and shares on social media fuel the engine that runs these sites. This may seem harmless — a company wanting as many people as possible to see its material — but assuring this goal with such methods is inherently anti-consumer. They misinform readers and further divide liberals and conservatives by making accusations against one another. This disregard

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for ethics in journalism and exploitation of the uninformed is rampant and needs to end. The modern media consumer can fight this by staying informed and doing their own fact checking — just because a publication has a flashy, sleek website and nice structure doesn’t mean you can trust it. When a story is too perfect, the author is probably cramming it into a narrative they were hoping to publish since before they wrote the piece. Ask yourself, “If the report is true, would this story be headline, breaking news?” If you find yourself answering yes, but are only finding this shocking, unbelievable story on a few sites, it’s probably misconstrued nonsense and not worth looking at. The new media information frontier is confusing and predatorial. Politics has become a hot new trend, and sites from all over the web are hunting for views and curb opinions with shoddy, unethical journalistic standards. Be careful. It’s a jungle out there. Email Timothy at thn17@pitt.edu

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When comedian D.J. Kingston wanted to make an improv show about his schizophrenia in 2012, only one theater agreed to stage it. That host, then known as Steel City Improv Theatre, was famous for its comedy lessons, improv team and saying yes to even the wildest ideas. The theater, which opened in the North Side in 2011,moved to the East End in 2012, uprooting and taking its unrelenting enthusiasm to an unassuming residential space in Shadyside, where owner Kasey Daley changed the name and kept the free spirit. “We decided to change our name to The Maker Theater for a couple of reasons,” said Daley.

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Apart from doing less improv comedy than the SCIT and putting on more original theatrical plays and co-productions with other companies, “we just want people to make stuff. And [the Maker] is set up for people to do that,” Daley said. The Maker is one of very few theaters in Pittsburgh that works with “anybody”— play companies, playwrights or anyone else who walks in the door with a semi-reasonable idea for the one-stage venue. Helped by interns, Daley and the art director Mara Nadolski are the only full-time office employees. Unlike other venues, the Maker takes care of everything from the box office to house management. “All you have to do is come in and do

your show,” Daley said. “You don’t have to worry about any of this other crap that, when you’re creating a show, is just a distraction.” The Maker Theater, which has only 99 seats, is an intimate space that remembers its own. The names of every group that has ever performed there are scrawled in white ink on a wall in the dressing room, most of whom Daley remembers. She smiles as she picks one out of the hundred or so signatures, a comedy duo named Tragic Bliss who was one of the Maker’s first performers. “I remember they didn’t have a poster [for their show],” she said, “and so I just drew them [one].” Daley’s approval policy hardly in-

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cludes the word no, especially when concerning ideas that are creatively provocative, like Kingston’s “Schizophrenia: The Musical.” Improvised bells and acoustic strums accompanied the 45-minute sketch show, which featured six improv comics, including Kingston himself, who gave monologues representing scattered thought patterns. Kingston, a Point Park University graduate, said he discovered the theater group one night in 2011 after seeing a flyer advertising its opening on a bathroom wall after doing a campus stand-up show. Curious, he sought it out and ended up performing improv comedy in the See Theater on page 8

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW Annabelle Hanflig for The Pitt News

Grab your wallet and thick-rimmed glasses, the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer is twisting into Lawrenceville this weekend. The mixer brings vintage lovers to the Teamster Temple in Lawrenceville and draws Rust Belt antique vendors from across the state to showcase their collections and advertise their businesses. The mixer happens twice a year, with a spring event at the Heinz History Center. The weekend will begin with a Night Owl pre-sale event Friday night with live music, crafting stations and all 30 vendors. The mixer continues Saturday at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Pittsburgh’s own drag queen Alora Chateaux will emcee the night, which

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includes a performance from local pop band The Gothees. The preparty will also include a photobooth selfie station and giveaways from the Carnegie Museum of Art, which is sponsoring the event. For the past six years, the mixer has “focus[ed] on atmosphere, quality wares, variety and accessibility to collectors of all ages and budgets,” said Bess Dunlevy, one of Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer’s three organizers in an email. “Our attendees are new homeowners, first-time apartment dwellers, students looking to spruce up their pads, longtime vintage buyers and new collectors, both young and old.”

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Theater, pg. 6 North Side theater. He followed the group to the East End in 2012 when it became the Maker, where he performed the next four years before moving to Chicago this past May. Steel City Improv continues at The Maker today, with a membership of over 80 performers. “I could say ‘I want to try this,’ and [Kasey] would be all for it,” Kingston said. “And I was always welcome to do anything. At other places, it seems, I wasn’t welcomed in as much.” Daley is drawn to the bizarre and unorthodox. Her upcoming November coproduction with Black Cat Production Company, “The Scarlet Cabaret,” immerses the audience in a “creepy,” “sexy” and “fetish-y” ’40s-style variety show with live music. “You can do ‘Death of a Salesman’ again and again until you’re blue in the face,” she said. “Most people have seen it. I want to do something that no one has seen. I want people to leave and feel like

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they’ve had an experience.” Daley and art director Mara Nadolski’s open-mindedness drives the Maker’s unconventional bill, but there is always the need to sell tickets. The theater is a pending 501c3 nonprofit organization, meaning any grant that the Maker receives comes through its fiscal sponsorship with New Sun Rising, an incubator for new innovative projects in Pittsburgh. Until it becomes a certified nonprofit organization — when it will be eligible to receive grants from other organizations — Daley said she will have to continue paying for whatever the classes and shows’ revenue doesn’t cover. “Absolutely everything right now comes out of my pocket,” Daley said in an email, “marketing, salaries, everything.” To Brett Sullivan Santry, co-founder of Pittsburgh Classic Players, the Maker’s unyielding experimentation depicts an exciting future for smaller Pittsburgh venues. “That’s where the spark of future possibilities for theater shine the brightest,” Santry said. “When you have theaters that are willing and eager to further their en-

deavors [and] not just make sure it can be a profit-generating institution.” Santry, who is putting on a production of Macbeth at The Maker in December, said much of the Maker’s influence lies in its instructive classes. In step with its shift away from comedy, the Maker will begin offering theater classes to give people a “practical education” of the theater business, such as how to properly prepare and submit resumés. “A lot of [theater majors] stay [in Pittsburgh] and start auditioning, and they don’t know why they’re not getting the

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part,” said Daley, who received numerous resumés from theater students for “The Scarlet Cabaret” that weren’t stapled or put in the right order. “This is like real 101 stuff,” she said. “Those [are the] sort of practical skills that you need.” Daley also hopes the classes will help students build a network within the industry in order to give them more opportunities with local theaters. “People just need an opportunity and a place to start,” she said, “and that’s what we do.”

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Pitt men’s and women’s basketball teams aiming to iron out rotation questions before start of season | by Chris Puzia As leaves fall and the air chills, the attention of Pitt fans shifts from the resurgent Panther football team to the promising campaigns of the Pitt men’s and women’s basketball teams. Hitting the court Nov. 13, for their season openers, the men’s team is prepping its suitcases for a trip to Japan, while the women will storm out to friendly faces and familiar territory at the Petersen Events Center. But before they snap on their sweatbands, head coaches Jamie Dixon and Suzie McConnell-Serio said they have to attend to some unfinished business. To get you ready for game day, here are six takeaways from the last week’s

Outside of Carey, look for freshman point guard Cassidy Walsh to provide a steady longdistance option for the Panthers. Walsh scored 13 points in the exhibition, and McConnellSerio said she’s one of the team’s premier 3-point shooters.

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With Pitt and No. 5 Notre Dame matching up Saturday for the first time since 2013, the Panthers will face a new-look team from South Bend that features some of the nation’s top playmakers. The Pitt News reached out to Notre Dame’s student newspaper, The Observer, and its sports editor Zach Klosinski, to discuss their new quarterback, how the Fighting Irish plan to stop Tyler Boyd and what Notre Dame players will trouble Pitt this weekend. TPN: The last two times Pitt has played Notre Dame, the Fighting Irish’s quarterbacks have been Tommy Rees and Everett Golson. How does DeShone Kizer differ from these two quarterbacks? O: Both Everett Golson and DeShone Kizer are much more mobile quarterbacks

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Blue-Gold scrimmage and practices so far. Replacing Kiesel Former Panther Brianna Kiesel brought irreplaceable leadership and vision to last year’s team, but other players must try and set the tone — and raise the score — in her place. Sophomore forward Stasha Carey began to assert herself last season and appears poised to continue leading a young Pitt squad this season. She started all 32 of the team’s games last year and grabbed a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game. She consistently beat her teammates down low to make easy layups and offensive rebounds.

than Tommy Rees was, which allows them to extend plays and even become threats in the running game — as we all saw last week with Kizer’s performance against Temple. The biggest difference between Kizer and Golson, though, is Kizer’s presence. Golson was a much quieter guy, and I believe that’s in part why Malik Zaire was able to take the starting job from him in the spring. Kizer and Zaire are both really confident, vocal leaders, and I think the team rallied behind Zaire in fall camp because of it, and that’s why they have been able to rally around Kizer since he came in against Virginia following Zaire’s injury. TPN: How has this team exceeded expectations since Malik Zaire went down, and how much credit would you give to Kizer? O: Kizer deserves a lot of the credit for

stepping right into Zaire’s spot against Virginia and basically putting the team on his back against Clemson and Temple when the running game couldn’t get going. It’s hard to say whether or not the team has exceeded expectations, though, because Notre Dame’s football team is always held to very high standards, whether that’s fair or not. If anything, Kizer has surpassed the expectations put on him since Zaire’s injury, and, at times, it’s been the rest of the team that’s failed to live up to them. I think the defense’s terrible start against Clemson, for one, or the lack of a running game against Clemson and Temple outside of Kizer’s ability to make plays. TPN: Without James Conner, Pitt’s main offensive threat is Tyler Boyd. Who will the Irish rely on the most to shut down the wide-

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out? O: First let me say I’m disappointed fans won’t get to see James Conner play because he’s a fantastic running back that’s fun to watch. I’m sure Irish fans wouldn’t necessarily agree with me, but I’d rather see him in the lineup like you would any elite player. That said, expect Tyler Boyd to see a heavy dose of KeiVarae Russell and help over the top from the safeties. Interesting to note, however, I think the real mismatch for Pitt lies in the tight end position, because the Panthers have two solid, experienced tight ends that will give the Irish linebackers and safeties fits all day, especially in the first half when one of the usual starters, Elijah Shumate, is serving See Notre Dame on page 10

Notre Dame, pg. 9 a suspension for a targeting call last weekend against Temple. Jaylon Smith is a linebacker who will be able to match up with either tight end, but other than that I think Pitt will find some open space over the middle of the field come Saturday. TPN: Notre Dame pulled out a close win against Temple last week. What did Temple do that gave the Irish problems? O: Temple did one thing really well: It dominated the line of scrimmage. C.J. Prosise was

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basically a nonfactor, and if it weren’t for Kizer’s ability to run, Notre Dame would have been in even more trouble. The Owls’ pass rush also got pressure on Kizer, especially in the red zone where the Irish have struggled the last couple years. That pressure led to two huge interceptions in the second quarter, so if Pitt is able to win that battle, especially in the red zone, it will give Notre Dame fits. TPN: Who is one unheralded Notre Dame player whose name Pitt fans should know prior to Saturday? O: I think the name that jumps out at me on offense would be Chris Brown, senior receiver. This guy has had a breakout year in his final campaign in an Irish uniform, and Kizer trusts him as a safety option if Will Fuller isn’t there for him. A couple other receivers, Torii Hunter, Jr. and Corey Robinson, would also deserve some mention. Will Fuller attracts so much attention, usually one of the other receivers will find some space in the defense. Defensively, defensive back Cole Luke would be a name to watch on the outside, but I think Pitt fans should be ready to be amazed by Jaylon Smith, who is definitely not unheralded, but is just such a freak athlete it’s hard to appreciate his abilities until you see them in person. TPN: What would your prediction be for Saturday’s game, and why? O: Nine of the last 10 Notre Dame-Pitt games have been decided by one possession, and everything tells me that this will be another one of those games, including all my fellow beat writers at The Observer. So naturally, I have to go the other way. I think Pitt’s defense will struggle some with the Irish passing attack, which is one of the best in the country. The Irish rank 30th in yards per game, but that stat is skewed by a couple games early in the year when the Irish rushing attack was putting up over 200 yards a game and Notre Dame didn’t need to pass much. Either way, I think Notre Dame wants to make a statement about belonging near the top of the College Football Playoff rankings, and would love to do it against a very good Pitt game. I’ve been called crazy a couple times, but I gave this same final score in my prediction for The Observer, so I need to be consistent: Notre Dame 38, Pittsburgh 10. Could it be a lot closer? Absolutely. Will it be? Almost undoubtedly: I’m in the minority here by far. If the Irish don’t play well, the Panthers are more than capable of ending Notre Dame’s hopes at making the CFP.

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2-3-4-5-6-7 bedroom apartments and houses available in May and August 2016. Nice, clean, free laundry, includes exterior maintenance, new appliances, spacious, located on Meyran, Semple, Wellsford, Dawson, Juliet. 412-414-9629. 2,3,4,5,6 bedroom houses in South Oakland. Available for rent August 2016. Very clean with different amenities (dishwasher, laundry, AC, washer and dryer, 1-3 baths, parking, newer appliances & sofas) Contact Ken at 412287-4438. Accepting applications for newly constructed large home in S. Oakland. Available August 2016. Excellent location to university, 2 blocks off Forbes. For further information call: 412-720-5023 3 & 5 bedroom. May 2016. Sarah St. Large bedroom, new kitchen, air conditioning, washer & dryer, dishwasher, large deck. 412-287-5712.

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ATTENTION OCCASIONAL SMOKERS! UPMC seeks healthy adults ages 18-65 who occasionally smoke cigarettes. This research is examining how smokers respond to cigarettes that are low in nicotine. There are up to seven sessions lasting about three hours each. Research participants completing the study will be compensated up to $60 per session, or $20 per hour. For more information, call 412-246-5393 or visit www.SmokingStudies.pitt.edu

Oasis Foods, a social enterprise of Bible Center Church located in the East End, is now hiring for team management and team member positions for Everyday Cafe. On busline. Contact careers @oasispgh.com or 412-727-6845.

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R INSERTIONS 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X ADDITIONAL A 1-15 WORDS $6.30 $11.90 $17.30 $22.00 $27.00 $30.20 $5.00 T 16-30 WORDS $7.50 $14.20 $20.00 $25.00 $29.10 $32.30 $5.40 E S DEADLINE: TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR BY 3 PM | EMAIL: ADVERTISING@PITTNEWS.COM | PHONE: 412.648.7978 (EACH ADDITIONAL WORD: $0.10)

SEASONAL MARKETING ASSISTANT Shadyside property management firm established in 1960 neeeds two Seasonal Marketing Assistants to work with Word, internet, & spreadsheet files from approximately December 15th to July 15th, four days/week from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Saturday and/or Sunday hours a must; some flexibility on days and hours will be considered; most hours will be solitary on the computer with no phone work; 40 WPM and strong computer skills required; no experience needed & we will train you at our Shadyside office; free parking. $12/hour plus generous season end bonus. MOZART MANAGEMENT www.mozartrents .com 412-682-7003 Now Hiring Marketing Sales Reps LOCALpittsburgh College Edition Weekly commissions & bonuses. Email: jrose@local-pittsburgh.com

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