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IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE

Japanese students come of age Prachi Patel Staff Writer

Sophomore mechanical engineering major Chirag Agarwal represents the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Spring 2018 Student Activities Fair. Sarah Cutshall | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Pitt alumna runs as Republican gubernatorial candidate

Sarah Frumkin Staff Writer

Laura Ellsworth grew up loving Nancy Drew, the theatre and teaching — which all came in handy when she decided as an undergraduate at Princeton University to become a lawyer.

“You get to be a detective — you get to be a performer because you need to use your presence, use your voice, use everything you know to bring the team together and lead them — and you get to educate and be really smart, but also always learning something new and being able to simplify that and teach it to other people,” she said.

Now she is trying for another job — one that still requires her to represent people, but on a much larger scale. Ellsworth, a Pittsburgh-based attorney and master’s

alumna from Pitt, announced in October 2017 that she is running for the Republican nomination for the 2018 governor race.

She was partly propelled to run for governor because she believes Pennsylvania’s politicians have proved inactive on issues like the state budget and aren’t transparent enough to their constituents on the work they do.

“We, as citizens and participants in democracy, have a right to understand the issues, have a right to see these issues and weigh in on them in real time in a meaningful way,” she said.

According to Ellsworth’s website, she wants to reward institutions of higher education that find ways to reduce student tuition “without adversely affecting the student experience” with better expense

management. She also plans to develop two-year certificate programs designed for jobs that have a large number of openings in the market.

On the state budget, she has promised to follow deadlines, be transparent with the public and engage in a two-year planning cycle when it comes to creating the budget to avoid hasty last-minute changes. She also wants to develop “The Map,” a visual depiction of what she wants the state to look like a decade from now in terms of infrastructure, energy, education and environment, among other areas.

“We ought to be driving toward [The Map] every day, and we ought to report back to the people of Pennsylvania and — See Candidacy on page 2

Wrapped in a floral kimono, sophomore Nika Tanimoto hurried up to the podium in the ballroom of the University Club, bowed and accepted a delicate black umbrella. It was a token of celebrating her coming of age.

“Today I am celebrating becoming an adult,” Tanimoto, an English major at Yasuda University in Japan, said.

Tanimoto was one of 30 participants in the traditional Japanese Coming of Age Ceremony Wednesday night. The Coming of Age attendees included students learning Japanese at Pitt, Japanese exchange students from Chatham University and international students from Yasuda University in Japan enrolled in a five-month course through Pitt’s English Language Institute. The Asian Studies Center and English Learning Institute at Pitt cohosted the ceremony — more than 6,000 miles away from Tanimoto’s home in Japan.

The Coming of Age ceremony in Japanese culture — known as Seijin-no-Hi — takes place the second Monday of January. It celebrates people who have reached 20 years of age — when they’re officially allowed to smoke, drink, drive and gamble. The holiday was first established in 1948 as part of a postwar recovery movement aimed at symbolic cultural rebirth.

Tanimoto said she saw plenty of pictures on social media of her friends celebrating Coming of Age Day in Japan on Jan. 8. She was sad she couldn’t be with them but grateful to have the ceremony in Pittsburgh.

She said the Coming of Age ceremony in Japan is a significant event, with every 20-year-old in a town dressing up and city officials giving speeches about the young people’s transition from childhood to adulthood.

“Every 20-year-old student gets together in the city hall and usually the city mayor gives a speech,” she said. “And we have a reunion.”

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ideas the professor had never shared with them.

“It was the most stunning educational experience because I understood in real time that it simply wasn’t an opportunity to bring ideas to the table, it was an obligation,” Ellsworth said. “And that each one of us, by virtue of our personal life experience, brings something new to the table.”

She is now getting current students at Pitt involved in her campaign. Senior finance major Mia Gurganus was introduced to Ellsworth through her father, who is friends with Ellsworth’s husband. She described herself as starstruck after meeting Ellsworth for the first time.

“I told my dad when we left, ‘Oh my god, I want to be like her when I grow up.’

It says a lot about her, being that she is so accomplished in her work that you can walk away from the conversation noticing her charisma and how genuine she is,” she said. She reached out to Ellsworth when

she learned the attorney was running for governor and has since assisted her in attracting potential interns. Gurganus is expecting to work on Ellsworth’s campaign full-time when she graduates in April 2018.

“One of the big reasons why I like her as potential governor is because of how fair she is and how willing she is to listen to both sides and compromise, because that’s a huge thing right now,” Gurganus said.

Not all students support Ellsworth for the Republican nomination. Junior religious studies and Spanish major Noah Manalo, who is also an intern for another Republican gubernatorial candidate, Paul Mango, has compared the options and sees Mango as a better fit for leader. “[Scott] Wagner has been in the race for a while and Ellsworth is recent, but Mango is the only one out there with a plan,” Manalo said. “That kind of showed me that he was transparent enough and already had See Candidacy on page 5

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every year — check in to see if we are making progress toward our goal,” she said.

She was also prompted to run because of the atmosphere of the 2016 election.

Everyone she knew, both Republican and Democrat, was voting “against someone, not for someone.”

“That broke my heart for my son, for his generation, my country, and I wanted someone who would stand for something that people could get behind and believe in,” she said. “I want people who were disappointed by the experience of the last election to understand that there is value and purpose to them engaging.”

According to Ellsworth, she is qualified to be governor because as a leader of the Jones Day Pittsburgh law firm she has learned about how to work with government and the private sector and how to organize different groups of people around a

common goal. She also credited her time at Pitt from 1980 to 1983 with helping her understand the importance of group action.

“Pitt brings in bright, brilliant, passionate people who want to get involved in their community,” she said. “That collective harnessing and collective power of a community is something that I learned at Pitt.”

Ellsworth cited a philosophy seminar she had during her time at Pitt that shaped her views on the importance of sharing ideas. One morning, she and the other students in the class were all “out of it” and the professor, fed up with their unresponsiveness, slammed his book shut and reminded the students their job is to bring ideas to the classroom that he had not thought of before.

She said the students all sat stunned for a minute before each person began to talk about the text they were reading and how it related to each of their lives. They drew on their own experiences to come up with

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Opinions

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Libertarians will lose in 2018 without GOP Noah Manalo

closely with libertarian tendencies. As a while in office. Even Gary Johnson — the Republican member of Congress from Libertarian Party’s erstwhile presidential For The Pitt News Texas, Ron Paul won 14 terms — only los- candidate — only won office as governor After a year of hurricanes devastating ing when he ran for president in 1988 as of New Mexico as a Republican. countries, terror attacks shaking citizens and a seemingly endless number of cultural influencers losing their reputations and their lives, many are looking to 2018 with a mixture of caution and optimism.

But hopeless optimism isn’t limited to just apolitical hopes. In several local races, there are already Libertarian Party candidates actively running for office.

And with Donald Trump damaging the Republican brand among young voters, the third party’s candidates have become more noticeable and more appealing to young voters on the right.

However, as the chance for major changes in Congress and local government approaches, Libertarian candidates, voters and others of a similar small-government predilection should recognize a simple truth: they simply can’t win without the Republican Party.

In its 46 years as a political party in America, no candidate running on the Libertarian ticket has ever won office at the federal level — no presidents, governors or members of Congress. In last year’s presidential election, the party’s nominee, Gary Johnson, could only manage a meager 3 percent of the popular vote in a contest against two of the least popuGary Johnson, former Libertarian candidate for president, speaks lar major party candidates in American at a campaign event in Los Angeles Oct. 19, 2016. history. That’s not exactly reassuring.

Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS On the state and local level, Libertarians have historically been somewhat more In the upcoming year, a number of lothe Libertarian Party’s candidate. His son successful, winning one electoral college Rand, who espouses many of the same cal Libertarians are planning to try their vote in 1972 and about 150 public offices, libertarian views as his father, currently luck breaking their party’s dry spell. Dale including one state upper house seat and serves as a Republican senator in Ken- Kerns is running for Pennsylvania’s Senthree state lower house seats. But this still ate seat, currently held by Democrat Bob tucky. isn’t much of a showing from a political Each of these politicians found suc- Casey. Ken Krawchuk is seeking the Comparty that’s been siphoning votes from Recess in winning their positions thanks monwealth’s governorship. Drew Miller publicans for almost half a century. to the Republican Party and were able to is hoping for the best in March’s special Despite this shutout, there are some advocate for libertarian policies and ideas election to fill the seat for Pennsylvania’s officials in elected office who identify

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18th Congressional District, since Tim Murphy resigned in October.

It’s unlikely that any Libertarian will stop running at this point. But if they want to stay relevant and be in the position to promote their ideas in government, these candidates would be wise to unify with other conservatives.

Thanks in part to being the party of opposition, Democrats have acted mostly as a united party since Trump’s election in 2016. But it’s also possible for conservatives and Libertarians to unite. Conservatives need to actually promote the libertarian policies they claim to support.

Libertarians, in turn, should acknowledge that while government should not impose social values, social fabrics keep societies together.

Prominent conservative commentator Ben Shapiro advocates for this alliance between different factions on the right as well.

“If you actually want a lasting libertarianism, then you need to acknowledge … the value of the social fabric,” Shapiro said at a Young America’s Foundation summit in February 2017. “Once that happens, then I think there can be a conservativeLibertarian merger.”

Libertarians need to participate in the Republican Party more to see their ideas take mainstream prominence. The Republican Party is the closest ally libertarians will get in advancing their ideals and agenda — on the 2016 ballot, Gary Johnson lined up more with Republican candidate Donald Trump than the Democrats’ nominee, Hillary Clinton.

My hope, much like Shapiro’s, is that Libertarians and conservatives will learn to live with each other and unite behind a shared vision for the Republican Party.

Otherwise, both stand to lose.

Write to Noah at nmm79@pitt.edu.

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Culture

Rescue dog reaches Instagram fame

Joanna Li

person, she knew she had found the perfect dog. companies wanted to cover her story. Starting “Lu-Seal was there and she had a really goofy with a small article featured in Pet Insider written picture on the website, so I wanted to meet her by Morley herself, Lu-Seal’s story has since been Lu-Seal’s silver dog collar reads “Don’t feed just to see,” Morley said. “When I met Lu-Seal, I covered by The Daily Mail and The Dodo. These me, I’m on a diet,” reminding her admirers of the had no idea about the medical stuff — I had no stories have boosted Lu-Seal’s fame and social long journey she has overcome to be healthy and idea she was overweight, but it was very clear media presence to almost 13,000 Instagram folhappy — even if they have to say no to her puppylowers. when they took her out of the crate.” dog eyes.

As a 9-year-old abandoned chihuahua weighing a dangerously heavy 16 pounds, more than double the healthy weight of six to eight pounds, Lu-Seal was rescued from the streets of Pittsburgh with little chance of recovery. But with the help of Julia Morley — a Greenfield resident who received her undergraduate and medical degrees at Pitt — Lu-Seal has since inspired news outlets, social media users and pet campaigns through her story of rehabilitation.

When Lu-Seal arrived at Humane Animal Rescue after being found abandoned in the streets, employees quickly put her into an isolation room after realizing she had a kennel cough — a respiratory infection which affects dogs — and multiple injuries.

The pup’s various ailments included arthritis, torn CCL ligaments in her back knees and collapsed cartilage around the trachea — all issues stemming from her weight.

During her time at HAR, employee Kira Scheetz cared for Lu-Seal, admiring the little pup since she first arrived.

“I remember wanting to spend any chance I had with her, sitting in her kennel, playing with her toys or just cuddling,” Scheetz said.

At the time, Lu-Seal was too plump to get into her dog bed or walk even a few feet — she struggled to even move around her kennel, having to rely on the HAR staff. As time passed, Lu-Seal moved out of the isolation room and into a more interactive space, where she quickly acclimated, Lu-Seal, a 9-year-old chihuahua, weighed 16 pounds before Pitt alumna waddling from person to person with confidence Julia Morley started the canine on a weight loss program. Via Instagram in an eager search for affection.

“Someone said, ‘She looks like a seal!’” Scheetz Although she’s not always able to find time Knowing the long journey Lu-Seal had ahead said. “We all agreed and I suggested the name ‘Luof her, Morley decided to start an Instagram ac- to update Lu-Seal’s Instagram feed manually beSeal’ in homage to a recurring joke about a loose count to not only showcase her progress, but also cause of her busy schedule, Morley finds ways seal and the name Lucille on the TV show, ‘Arencourage and teach other dog owners ways to to keep fans constantly in the loop. Using a post rested Development.’” scheduler, Morley is able to preplan which pickeep their furry friends healthy.

Morley, a resident physician in emergency “The Instagram community is really support- tures from her photo library get posted on social medicine at UPMC, had been looking at the ive,” Morley said. “As she has grown, she’s got a media at specific times in order to update the Humane Animal Rescue website for companioncore fan base that is really enthusiastic about her daily feed for loyal followers. ship, particularly from a large dog. With a dog she “Often times, if I have a day off, we’ll take a and now there’s a lot of people that follow her.” wanted to adopt in mind, Morley decided to pick As Morley continued to track Lu-Seal’s whole bunch of pictures and then I’ll have a lisome backups just in case — and Lu-Seal was weight-loss journey, more and more mass media brary of photos that I can pick from that are all among them. Once Morley met the chihuahua in

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fairly recent,” Morley said.

The first posted picture was released to the public Oct. 26, 2016, featuring a selfie of Morley cuddling with Lu-Seal that received 167 likes.

Since then, Morley has posted 552 pictures and over a year later, Lu-Seal’s pictures are each liked by as many as 2,000 Instagram users.

After the journey she has powered through, Lu-Seal appears to be enjoying her new life immensely, considering the pictures from her social media site featuring Lu-Seal’s goofy smiles, tongue hanging out. When taken home in October 2016, Morley quickly had to meet with a veterinarian for an immediate checkup and diet advice.

Morley put Lu-Seal on a diet of 250 calories per day and took her outside twice daily, starting out with short walks around the block.

“I never had a tiny dog before,” Morley said.

“I had to figure out exactly what to do and how to read her behavior. We make a very complicated schedule every month to make sure she gets walked and just generally well taken care of because my wacky schedule.”

Morley’s wacky schedule as a physician complicates balancing her personal life with work and Lu-Seal’s growing fame. She takes Lu-Seal for a walk herself at least once a day and relies on her roommate to take care of dinner and walks to the park. Dog walking services and doggy day care companies also provide immense help to Morley.

Though little in size, Lu-Seal also enjoys visiting her bigger canine friends, Rudy and Winston, for “playdates.” Their owner, Mary Gallo, is quite familiar with Lu-Seal. As Morley’s friend and coworker, they work together as a team to take care of all three dogs.

“Because we’re Emergency Medicine residents, we have such irregular hours that kind of allow us some flexibility,” Gallo said. “Most days we work such odd hours, so the dogs aren’t actually home alone that much. Between the three of us we can make it work — we just gave [Morley] a key and told her to come as she pleases.”

With the support of her large fan base and the care from her mom, Lu-Seal is now a healthy 8 pounds and continues to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

“I wanted to find a way to help other overweight dogs,” Morley said. “People have started to tag me now, so everytime a fat dog comes up on Instagram, I get thousands of messages about it from other people who are like, ‘Oh, Lu-Seal you need to see this dog. This dog is just like you.’”

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Of Age, pg. 1 celebrate her coming of age with her family when she returns to Japan Jan. 20, when her program ends. She plans on writing them letters of appreciation for helping her reach this turning point in her life.

The idea to host the ceremony here for Japanese students struck Lynn Kawaratani, acting associate director of the Asian Studies Center, in 2017 when the first-ever group of international students from Yasuda University at Pitt was unhappy about missing the ceremony back home. She worked with multiple organizations — such as the Japanese Nationality Room Committee and the Japan Association of Greater Pittsburgh — to make the event possible.

Preparation for the ceremony began with female participants donning kimonos, elaborately constructed garments with multiple layers, which took some up to 30 minutes to don. The kimonos were provided by the groups who supported the event.

Sophomore rehabilitation science major Yumeng Dai said it was a lot of work to get dressed.

“This is like 15 layers,” Yumeng said,

motioning toward her kimono. “There [were] like five people dressing me, so apparently this is really hard to do.”

The kimono is an iconic representation of Japanese culture that used to symbolize power and status but now marks the significance of an event or ceremony.

“I have never dressed in a kimono before, and from the looks of it, it didn’t seem that complicated,” Yumeng said. “But I experience it, and wow, there is so much work put into this, and people really value this as one of their traditions.”

The ceremony opened with two members of Pittsburgh Taiko, a local Japanese percussion ensemble, raising their arms and beating either end of a long, horizontal drum with wooden sticks. The group chanted and sent a pulsating rhythm sounding through the walls of the ballroom.

The rousing beats were followed by several speeches by representatives from the English Language Institute, the JapanAmerica Society of Pennsylvania, Asian Studies Center, Japanese Language Club, Pittsburgh Mayor’s Office and Pitt’s Calligraphy Club.

Amy Boots, the executive director of the Japan-America Society of Pennsylva-

nia, was one of the speakers to address the crowd about the value of the ceremony.

“I encourage each of you to combine the best of the things that make you who you are and the dreams of the kind of adult you want to be,” Boots said, addressing the participants.

Not long after those words, the procession of 20-year-olds strolled into the ballroom while a melodious tune played from a sound system, with most of the students clad in floor-length kimonos patterned with stripes, pastels and bright florals.

In addition to each participant receiving two gifts — a black umbrella wrapped with a strip of gold ribbon and a piece of almond cake — Pitt planted a cherry blossom tree in North Park, symbolic of the relationship between the Japanese students and Pittsburgh.

No longer teenagers, the night ended with the Coming of Age participants embracing their foray into maturity and adulthood.

“We are happy, and we are not children anymore,” Tanimoto said. “We can choose whatever we do, but at the same time you [have] responsibility, so it’s kind of a complicated feeling.”

Candidacy, pg. 2 it all written down and articulated exactly what he wants to get accomplished as governor.”

Ellsworth said she wants people in the community to become more involved in the local voting process — especially younger generations.

“I work all over the world, where I see people die for the right to vote. And I come back to this country, and it’s like midterm elections, where it’s like 20 percent of the people vote, and I want that to be different,” she said.

She said that for people to become more politically involved, there have to be candidates worthy of people’s consideration — not a waste of voters’ time.

“There are people who are working in our communities every single day, in our universities — you have to give them a proposition that is worthy of their time,” she said. “I believe that if you do, if you give them that proposition, they will come to the table and that’s amazing.”

Noah Manalo is a columnist for The Pitt News.

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Sports

BLUE DEVILS DISMANTLE PITT, 87-52

Trent Leonard Staff Writer

A sizable crowd of Pitt fans were left in the stands watching Wednesday’s game, wondering if they would see their team score even half as much as the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils. The Panthers did, but not by much, as Duke crushed Pitt, 87-52.

The Pitt men’s basketball team (8-9 overall, 0-4 ACC) continued to struggle in the absence of senior forward Ryan Luther, who was averaging a doubledouble before suffering a stress injury on Dec. 9. No Pitt player finished with more than four rebounds, while Duke (142 overall, 2-2 ACC) first-year forward Marvin Bagley III controlled the game from the paint all night, finishing with 15 rebounds.

Playing in front of a season-high

9,180 fans — including Steelers rookie wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster — the Panthers played one of their worst games in recent memory during Wednesday night’s nationally televised contest against the Blue Devils, shooting just 33 percent from the field and 18 percent from three. The 35-point loss marked Pitt’s worst of the season.

“They were outstanding,” Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings said of Duke. “You just have to give them credit. They’re a gold standard for college basketball programs.”

The Panthers played poorly from the start, allowing first-year Duke guard Gary Trent Jr. to make a three on the opening possession. After a turnover by first year Marcus Carr on Pitt’s next trip down the court, Duke senior guard Grayson Allen found Bagley for a fast

break alley-oop.

Both Allen and Bagley are early-season favorites to contend for the Wooden Award, given to the best player in college basketball.

Pitt continued to struggle in the game’s opening minutes, shooting onefor-four from the field while turning the ball over four times. Carr and first-year forward Shamiel Stevenson were the primary offenders, with two quick turnovers each. After four minutes of action, the Panthers already trailed 10-2.

While Pitt’s shooting woes continued, the 6-foot-11-inch Bagley repeatedly imposed his will in the paint. The Panthers struggled to stop Bagley, who racked up 10 points and six rebounds in his first 10 minutes of play.

“Since he’s so long and athletic, that See Basketball on page 7

First-year guard Marcus Carr attempts a layup during Pitt’s 87-52 loss to Duke Wednesday night.

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Balancing Act:

Panthers gymnastics combines youth and experience Trent Leonard Staff Writer

The Pitt women’s gymnastics team is set to begin the 2018 season under new leadership for the first time in 31 years with newly hired head coach Samantha Snider at the helm.

Athletic director Heather Lyke hired coach Snider this past June. Snider will look to improve upon the Panthers’ 2017 season, in which they went 1-4 in dual meets and finished fifth out of six teams in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championships.

Snider brings to the program two new assistant coaches — Dave Kuzara and her husband, Ryan Snider.

As a longtime assistant coach for the Arkansas women’s gymnastics program, Sa-

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mantha Snider helped guide the Razorbacks to five straight NCAA Regional appearances from 2012 to 2016. Snider took over the team after previous head coach Debbie Yohman, who led the program for 31 years, retired in May. Snider won’t have the burden of rebuilding the program from the bottom up. After losing four seniors from last year’s team, Pitt brings back a solid core of upperclassmen athletes, as well as several promising first-year additions.

Last season, the Panthers sent two athletes to NCAA Regionals — senior Tracey Pearson, who finished 13th in the vault, and junior Taylor Laymon, who placed 11th on the uneven bars.

The two manufactured the most points for Pitt’s team throughout the course of

last season, with Pearson contributing the team’s best scores in vault, floor exercise and all-around, and Laymon leading the team on the uneven bars.

With Pearson lost to graduation, though, Laymon will be expected to step up as the Panthers’ senior leader along with fellow senior Dani Hall. Hall will likely take Pearson’s role as the team’s best threat in the all-around competition, considering she recorded high scores of 9.825 on the floor, 9.800 on the bars and 9.650 on the beam in her junior season.

Senior Catie Conrad, a transfer from Eastern Michigan, also figures to make an immediate impact on the team. Conrad should be a consistent competitor on the beam, where she posted a score of 9.800 or better eight times last season.

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In addition to its seniors, the team is also expected to receive a boost from its incoming group of first-year athletes, including Sophie Bochenek, Haley Brechwald and Jordan Ceccarini. All three join the program after prolific high school and club careers.

Bochenek, Brechwald and Ceccarini were all level 10 gymnasts coming out of high school — 10 being the highest possible ranking an amateur gymnast can earn.

Brechwald joins the team as more of a specialist. She primarily competes on the bars, having earned a second-place finish at the Junior Olympic nationals in 2016 and a third-place finish at the same competition in 2017.

During her high school and club career, See Gymnastics on page 7

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Basketball, pg. 6 causes a lot of problems in itself,” Pitt sophomore forward Kene Chukwuka said. “You try your best, but there’s only so much you can do.”

Despite being down 30 points, 45-15, with two minutes remaining in the half, Chukwuka momentarily injected the home crowd with a dose of energy after gathering three consecutive offensive rebounds on the same possession, capping it off with a twisting reverse layup.

Chukwuka’s effort on the offensive glass appeared to instill a sense of urgency in his teammates, as the Panthers finished the half on an 11-5 run to make the score 50-24.

At halftime, the box score showed a Pitt team being outplayed in every aspect of the game. The Panthers shot an abysmal 38 percent from the field, including 11 percent from 3-point range, while turning the ball over 10 times. The Blue Devils, on the other hand, shot 59 percent from the field and 47 percent on 3-pointers.

Chukwuka and first-year guard Parker Stewart finished the half as Pitt’s leading scorers, with just five points each. Meanwhile, Bagley led the Blue Devils with 13 points and

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eight rebounds, followed by first-year guard Trevon Duval with 12 points, going three-forfour from three.

Down 26 points and with a loss all but inevitable, Pitt entered the second half as a team looking primarily to preserve its pride. The Panthers came out playing desperate, going on an 11-6 run in the first five minutes of the half, including eight points from junior guard/forward Jared Wilson-Frame.

On Pitt’s next two possessions, 3-pointers from Chukwuka and Stewart closed the deficit to 17 points, 58-41, and prompted a time-out from Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. After that, however, the Panthers resorted back to their sloppy ways. Pitt allowed Duke to go on a 12-2 run, which extended the Duke lead to 70-43 with seven minutes remaining.

Pitt would once again go on a lengthy scoring drought, as the team failed to score a bucket over the next four minutes. During that time, Trent mounted a personal 9-0 scoring run for the Blue Devils, extending the Duke lead to 7945, before Stewart answered back with a pair of free throws for the Panthers.

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Senior Taylor Laymon is expected to step in as senior leader alongside fellow senior Dani Hall. TPN File Photo

Gymnastics, pg. 6 Ceccarini was named the 2016 all-around New York state champion, while Bochenek finished second in the all-around at the Michigan state championships. In her senior year of high school, Ceccarini also broke the vault record in her county with a score of 9.900.

According to EAGL officials, Pitt is pro-

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jected to finish fourth in the conference for the 2018 season — after George Washington, New Hampshire and NC State. George Washington, which won the 2017 EAGL Championship, received four first-place votes, while Pitt received one.

The team’s opening meet Saturday, Jan. 13 will take place at Pitt’s own Fitzgerald Field House against No. 12 Oregon State, starting at 6 p.m.

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Move in Aug. 1, 2018.

Call 412-361-2695.

PITT & CMU STUDENTS. Updated, spacious 3, 4, 5 Bedroom Houses. Close across boulevard on Pitt bus line.

Multiple bathrooms, air conditioning, dishwashers, laundry, etc. August 2018.

Reasonable pricing.

412-445-6117.

Various 1-bedroom apartments on Meyran, Pier and Ward Streets. Starting from $765-$850. Available August 2018.

Call John CR Kelly Reality. 412-683-7300 Visit: www.jcrkelly. com Ward & S. Bouquet Streets - Studio, 1, 2 & 3BR apartments. Free parking.

Move in May 1 or Aug. 1, 2018. Call 412-361-2695

Shadyside 1 bedroom luxury apartment. 2 apartments available in a beautiful brick home with private entry, private laundry, off-street parking or garage, newly remodeled throughout. Kitchen w/Dishwasher, Granite countertop & more! Located on Morewood Avenue, 15 minute walk to Pitt/ CMU, Walnut Street.

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• ADOPTION • EVENTS • LOST AND FOUND • STUDENT GROUPS • WANTED • OTHER

5 minutes to UPMC Shadyside, West Penn Hospital. One block to Buses, hospital/ Pitt/CMU shuttles and many restaurants.

Available August 1st, 2018. No Pets. $1195+ g/e. Call Jason at 412-922-2141.

Pics/info: tinyurl.com/ morewood1br

Squirrel Hill 3 bedroom/1 bath townhouse on Murray Avenue across from Starbucks. $1395+utilities.

Washer/dryer, granite countertops, off-street parking, dishwasher, backyard, and covered front porch. Available August 1st. Call 724-309-4193.

Employment Employment Other Appointment Setter **Part time EVENINGS Monday - Thursday 4:00pm 8:00pm** Setting appointments for utility customers. THIS IS NOT A SALES POSITION customers are not charged for this utility service. Candidates must have good computer, communication and organizational skills and a history of excellent attendance.

Must pass background check and drug test.

Responsibilities include inbound and outbound telephone contacts, data entry,

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Deadline: days prior by 3pm | Email: advertising@pittnews.com | Phone: 412.648.7978 (Each Additional Two Word: business $0.10)

and filing. $11/hour send resume or work history to jobs@ traceservices.com Be Fit and Be Paid!!

Our 5 year old dog needs daily robust walks/jogs. Every day for 1 hr, Mon-Fri, sometimes between 11-2. Lovely pitbull mutt. Oakland/Schenley Farms Area. crosano51@hotmail. com.

Delivery Driver job in North Oakland.

Mon-Sat 8-5 pm. $12/ hr. 313 North Craig St. Contact (412) 621-7215 for more information.

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Join KEYS Service Corps, AmeriCorps this January. Mentor, tutor, and inspire local youth. Full and part time paid positions with education award.

Perfect for December grads! Possible internship credit. Call 412-350-2739. www. keysservicecorps.org Office and retail job in North Oakland Mon-Sat 8-5 pm. $12/ hr. 313 North Craig St. Contact (412) 621-7215 for more information.

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OFFICE INTERN Shadyside Management Company seeks person w/ min 2 yrs. college, for upcoming spring semester, to interview & process rental applicants,

January 11, 2018

do internet postings & help staff our action- central office. Part time or full time OK. Starting in January; full time over summer. $13/ hour. Perfect job for current sophomores & juniors, graduating seniors set to enter grad school, returning grad students, and firstyear law students!

Mozart Management 412-682-7003 thane@ mozartrents.com PT COUNTER ASSOCIATE for Squirrell Hill dry cleaner. Afternoons Monday-Friday with some Saturday hours. $9-$11/hr. Submit resume or info with hours available to info@fsdrycleaners.com

Services Parking GARAGE PARKING available in the heart of Oakland. Protect your car while parked.

Only $80/month! Call 412-692-1770.

Notices Adoption ADOPTION: Loving, stable family hopes for one more blessing to join us in our adventures! Please call Heather/Chris 1 (800) 444-3089

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