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CITY STARTS PLANS FOR SAFER STREETS

Rookie monsters Whitehead, Ollison win ACC rookie of the year honors

December 2, 2015 | Issue 73 | Volume 106

Elaina Zachos Staff Writer

Amid a citywide debate on how to safely share roadways between pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, Pittsburgh officials discussed plans to improve the city’s roadways Tuesday night in Alumni Hall.

More than 200 community members congregated from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Connolly Ballroom for a public meeting about the National Complete Streets Coalition. In April, Mayor Bill Peduto announced the city would join the nationwide initiative, which has used urban design to improve the safety, efficiency and beauty of city streets across the country since 2004.

The project will redesign roadways, forcing motorists to slow down while also making commuting more efficient and directing traffic to local businesses. The city has not decided which roadways to target, but according to City Planning Director Ray Gastil, Complete Streets will make the community more cohesive by improving multiple transportation networks at once.

“Through Complete Streets policies and programs, we will commit to the

HARD-BOILED Pitt went 4-19 from beyond the arc in Tuesday’s loss to No. 11 Purdue. Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

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Despite clawing their way back into the game, the Pitt men’s basketball team finished Tuesday evening’s match with a whimper.

Led by 24 points from A.J. Hammons, Purdue fought off Pitt’s sporadic comeback attempts to defeat the Panthers 72-59 at the Petersen Events Center.

With 12:23 left in the game, James Robinson rose up and knocked down a deep jumper to give Pitt its first lead of the game over Purdue, 44-43. Just a minute later, PurSee Streets on page 2 due guard Ryan Cline converted a 3-pointer,

as the Boilermakers took a lead they refused to relinquish.

Hammons, a talented senior center, finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds off 1015 shooting. After graduating, he’s expected to be a top prospect in the NBA Draft. He exhibited that professional skillset with a variety of post moves and strong finishes inside.

“He was getting his catches in good position,” Pitt junior forward Michael Young said. “He wasn’t dribbling. He was just kind of catching and turning. It makes it tough.”

Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon echoed those thoughts.

“Hammons was a difference maker from start to finish,” Dixon said.

Purdue got off to a quick start offensively, outscoring Pitt 18-3 in the first six minutes.

The run started with a Dakota Mathias 3-pointer, followed by three more Purdue 3-pointers, three more, two jumpers and a layup.

The next five minutes were more of the same, as Purdue had little trouble finding and hitting quality shots. Pitt, a usually effective offensive team this season, struggled to get quality ball movement and spacing early, as See Basketball on page 9

News SGB MAKES PROGRESS ON TWO GROUPS Lauren Wilson Staff Writer

Looking to emulate the Resident Student Association, Pitt’s Student Government Board is forming a resource and support group for students living off campus.

At SGB’s weekly public meeting Tuesday night, Board member Natalie Dall said SGB will host an open information session in Room 538 of the William Pitt Union 7 p.m. today for students interested in joining the Pittsburgh Student Tenant Association. The group will connect students to city or University resources when they have a complaint about their apartment or landlord.

The association will help by connecting students to SGB’s lawyer or the city’s building inspection office.

Applications for the association are live on SGB’s website, and Pat Corelli, SGB governmental relations chair, said the deadline will “most likely” follow finals week. SGB will appoint an executive director, a program director, an advocacy director and five neighborhood chairs.

According to Corelli, the purpose of the information session is to inform students about their responsibilities if SGB appoints them to

Streets, pg. 1 quality design and maintenance of rights of way and further mark Pittsburgh as a leader in 21st century planning,” Peduto said in his order.

Gastil said the city plans to finish the Complete Streets project by 2016.

The meeting comes after recent motorist crashes darkened the city — including one last month that resulted in the death of Pitt adviser Susan Hicks. In response to the tragedy, advocacy group Bike Pittsburgh collaborated with Pitt students to highlight local bike safety.

Greg Dornseif, sophomore finance and marketing double major, created a petition to show community support for bikers, and graduate student Matt Bauman

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the association, including organizing programs to encourage student involvement in their communities.

“Once we get them appointed, the next step is getting them certified as a student organization, then draw[ing] up the constitution and hav[ing] a faculty adviser look over it,” Corelli said.

Corelli said SGB is not sure who will act as the association’s faculty advisor.

“We know the interest is there, there’s just the question of getting the spots filled,” Corelli said.

Corelli said he expects the association to work on the rental rights workshops and introduce programs to provide campus students a “better quality of life.”

Dall said SGB will interview applicants during the first week of January.

Dall, Corelli and Board member Everett Green will vote on candidates, though Dall said the selection process is not final. Once the inaugural members are in place, the association will be self-sufficient, and SGB will take a less involved role.

Dall said SGB plans to meet with and assist Committee Chair Pat Corelli and Board member Natalie Dahl

See SGB on page 4 released data on speeding vehicles.

The coalition will meet with community stakeholders such as city staff, Port

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and begin drafting policy language.

“This is a community issue,” Emiko Atherton, director of Complete Streets,

People value walkable cities.

I’ve never seen a car buy something.

-Jeff Riegner, traffic engineer

Authority, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and others on Wednesday to speculate goals for the program, discuss an effective plan for Pittsburgh

said. “Our roadways are still dangerous by design.”

The project will give visitors and residents the “choice and opportunity” to

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travel without using cars, according to Gastil. More people commuting via bike or foot would improve foot traffic of city sidewalks and will drive economic progress, he added.

Gastil said 40 of Pittsburgh’s 1,298 miles of roadways have bike lanes, but “no one expects for there to be 1,298 miles of bike lanes.”

“People value walkable cities,” traffic engineer Jeff Riegner said. “I’ve never seen a car buy something.”

Gastil said programs like Open Streets Pittsburgh have already proved city officials are working toward engaging the community and that Complete Streets will make Pittsburgh safer.

“The foundational question for Complete Streets is how this works toward See Streets on page 5

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SGB, pg. 2 the association during the first semester.

“We have a lot of connections we are going to need moving forward, like our relationship with Oakwatch,” Dall said.

Dall has worked with Corelli to write the association’s constitution since the summer.

“We really want [the association] to act as a voice for their neighborhoods to bring concerns to neighborhood meetings, build the bridge between permanent residents and students and work on getting an idea of the climate off campus,” Dall said.

Dall said she would like to see the association develop ways to get off-campus students more involved with their neighbors.

“A lot of students are at the point where they don’t really know their neighbors, and there can be a lot of tensions between permanent residents and students,” she said.

In other action: The Bike Task Force will have its second

meeting 11 a.m. this Friday in the William Pitt Union, Room 510.

The task force, a group of students working to make Oakland better with bike safety, plans to discuss its progress so far and include administrators in their discussions.

The Bike Task Force first met on Nov. 4, to set goals for the force, such as making brochures for the bike lanes and increasing bike safety training during freshman orientation.

Joe Streets, chair of SGB’s environmental committee and a member of the task force, said the need for the group arose from meetings between the environmental and transportation committees in April and meetings with student representatives in September.

“Out of the second meeting [of the committees], we figured out we need some sort of committee and some sort of club to advocate for biking.”

Streets said the Bike Task Force, which currently has about 10 members, is open to all stuSee SGB on page 5

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safety,” Gastil said. It will make “streets that are actually a place you want to be.”

Riegner, who also spoke at the meeting followed by a short Q&A with the audience, explained how Complete Streets will transform the city’s roadways and improve its infrastructure. He said Complete Streets can accommodate to all types of vehicles.

“Speed is the principal determiner of safety in streets,” Riegner said.

Riegner added that the project isn’t necessarily expensive, either. Cities need to repaint lanes once roadways have been repaved anyway, so they can save money by painting on Complete Streets.

Earlier this year, the Department of City Planning submitted a request to the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission for nearly $4 million to help fund construction for a bike corridor from Downtown to Squirrel Hill on either Forbes or Fifth avenue. SPC is still reviewing the request.

Daniel Cessna, PennDOT district executive, said in October that it will be difficult to add bike lanes in Oakland because they would replace traffic lanes or parking spaces. The busy neighborhood is the third largest business district in the state.

The National Complete Streets Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., launched in 2004 and has nearly 800 policies nationwide, said Atherton. But most of these policies are in suburban settings rather than cities like Pittsburgh. The Coalition has also partnered with cities like New Orleans and Memphis, Tennessee, to bring Complete Streets to more urban sites.

Riegner accompanied his presentation with graphs and data about roads that have been successfully engineered into Complete Streets, using Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as an example.

Regardless of location or presentations, the goal of Complete Streets remains the same.

“What matters most is making sure people have safety ... from here to there,” Gastil said.

dents.

“The task force is meant to represent the diverse community of students,” Streets said.“It’s open, but we try to get lots of student representatives from all parts, such as students working with city government and people concerned about the environment.”

After the second meeting between the environmental and transportation committees, Streets said students wanted to promote cycling awareness.

“There are tons of new bike lanes that have

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popped up, but we want to have a student voice in those conversations moving forward,” Streets said. “Having a bike safety task force was necessary.”

Streets hopes the task force will communicate with Pitt administrators and the Department of Parking, Transportation and Services.

“This is an effort to put students in the conversation. [Bike safety] is very much is going to affect us the next few years,” Streets said. “We have a need to get involved. There’s a lot of students with good ideas.”

Allocations There were no allocations requests at Tuesday’s meeting.

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Build trust to rid culture of police brutality Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has learned a lesson about community policing — enforcement requires trust, not bullets.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired Garry McCarthy, the city’s police superintendent, Tuesday following the release of a video depicting Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times. The fatal incident occurred in October 2014, but city officials released the police dashboard camera footage only a week ago, after a judge ordered the city to make the video public.

The officer’s actions in the video have triggered peaceful protests, and Van Dyke now faces first-degree murder charges.

The Chicago shooting is only the most recent example of institutional fumbles that fray the public’s trust in law enforcement. But ending police brutality is not just a matter of dismissing officials at fault. Removing them from office only washes public officials’ hands — like Emanuel’s — of gross negligence and won’t defuse our culture of brutality or teach our police officers how to establish trust in their communities.

In December 2014, President Barack Obama created the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing to determine the best police practices for reducing crime and building public trust. In May, the task force released a report calling for training to emphasize deescalation tactics in public interactions, as well as education that highlights cultural understanding and bias awareness.

Police officers and residents cannot cohabitate in an environment that does not foster mutual trust. We need to enact institutional change of our police departments by educating and training police officers in community policing.

For any American city struggling to change the culture of brutality that has been fostered in its community, Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay’s model of communi-

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ty-oriented policing can serve as a guide.

In September, a year into the job, McLay laid out a plan to fix Pittsburgh’s police force — a plan that focused on educating police officers and community policing.

“I recognize that the institution of policing, if it is to be taken seriously, needed to look very carefully at what we do, how we do it, to listen to the community and be responsive to those changes,” McLay said.

McLay’s recognition of the benefits of educating officers on community relations led him to create an internal Office of Professional Standards to review training and ethical standards and develop policies, accountability and internal auditing systems.

Training police officers in community policing has bolstered community trust.

According to a U.S. Department of Justice survey, the number of dedicated community policing officers in 2000 was at 66 percent, but that number declined by 54 percent by 2007.

In 2000, 62 percent of Americans had confidence in the ability of police to protect them from violent crimes, according to Gallup’s annual crime poll. That number dropped to 53 percent by 2005.

McLay has stood by his efforts at instituting stronger community relations.

On New Year’s Eve last year, activists photographed McLay holding a sign that read, “I pledge to challenge racism at work #EndWhiteSilence.”

In September, McLay also cited accountability as an area that the Pittsburgh police department needed to improve.

“The root cause of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police’s [problems] was a failure of leadership,” McLay said. “We weren’t holding ourselves accountable for outcomes and the ways we do business.”

Revamping broken systems takes time, but addressing issues requires fast responses — and the willingness to learn.

SYMBOLIC NAMESAKES NEED EVALUATION Matt Moret Columnist

It seems like half of the city shares a name with the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie — but one day, Carnegie’s beliefs may force Pittsburgh to re-evaluate that association.

Princeton University is currently reconsidering attaching Woodrow Wilson, a former president of the university, to the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. On Nov. 18, members of the school’s Black Justice League began a sitin in the university president’s office calling for the removal of Wilson’s name and image from the campus. The demonstration lasted for 32 hours, attracting national attention.

While Wilson’s service as the 28th president of the United States and former Princeton University president is admirable, moral blemishes litter his record.

Wilson resegregated federal agencies years after the government had integrated them and strongly rebuked black voting rights. He contributed pieces of writing to the pro-Ku Klux Klan film, “The Birth of a Nation.” Perhaps most relevant is that, while president of Princeton University, Wilson openly tried to dissuade black students from applying to his school, advising interested applicants to enroll in southern universities or other Ivy League schools.

The names of institutions matter because they live on as a constant presence on the campus, neighborhood or cultural center they inhabit. We have to consider the lingering harm of someone’s beliefs — not focus solely on their positive contributions.

Revisiting and updating institutions to reflect modern values rather than clinging to symbolic names is a necessary part of social progress.

As our standards for judging people’s ac-

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tions changes with time, owners and school administrators need to decide when possibly fostering a harmful dialogue outweighs an individual’s successes.

Legacies encompass all elements of a person. When you make someone a fixture of whatever you are building, you are signaling acceptance of them and what they have done.

Unfortunately, connecting a person’s past to an institution can be a matter of economic necessity.

The dedication to Wilson was honorary, but that is not the only way a name ends up on top of a doorway. Institutions also name many buildings and programs after the people who give them enough money to exist.

Wealthy benefactors invest in a university or cultural center and, in return, are made the namesake of what they provide.

The school or organization gets money for a cost-free symbol of appreciation. This has created a bizarre economy of trading cash for recognition. The exchange is, in itself, pretty harmless, but we enter a moral gray area.

Pittsburgh is a shining example of this economic exchange, with its relationship to Carnegie.

The problem is that the standards for how we name buildings under both honorary and financial circumstance are unstable.

Princeton named the graduate school after Wilson in 1948 to honor his work as president of both the university and the United States. The same year, President Harry Truman desegregated the military. Despite the country beginning to move away from his views, it still placed Wilson, the segregationist, on a pedestal. In all likelihood, people simply failed to address his racial record.

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STUDY LINKS OBESITY AND INFANT DEATH Annemarie Carr Staff Writer

According to new research from two Pitt professors, eating for two means extra responsibility, not just extra calories.

In a study published in the Wiley Online Library on Nov. 17, Pitt professors Lisa Bodnar and Katherine Himes examined infant mortality rates alongside the mother’s obesity and weight gain during pregnancy from 2003 to 2011 in an observational study focused on Pennsylvania.

With the results, which Obesity — the journal of the Obesity Society, a nonprofit organization for research, prevention and treatment of obesity — will publish in its February issue, Bodnar and Himes hope to change the way mothers view their own weight and raise awareness about the fight against obesity.

“This finding highlights the importance of discussing weight loss with obese women before pregnancy. Preconception counseling is very important” said Himes, who conducted the study at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

According to the Magee-Womens Research Institute, infants born to obese mothers are 40 percent more likely to die within their first year than infants born to normal weight mothers.

Bodnar and Himes’ research showed a U-shaped association between weight gain during pregnancy and infant mortality — meaning mothers who gained too little or too much weight were at the greatest risk of losing their infant. Bodnar and Himes do not know yet what caused the greater rate of infant mortality but plan to continue studying the cause in the future.

The study classified mothers into three

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categories based on their prepregnancy body mass index. The researchers classified women with a BMI less than 18.5 as underweight, a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 as normal weight — considered optimal for pregnancy — and a BMI greater than 30 as obese.

Himes said one-third of women between 20 and 39, the age when women are most suited to reproduce, are obese.

“One in three women start pregnancy at an unhealthy weight, and more than half of women gain either too much or too little weight during pregnancy,” Bodnar said.

Children of underweight mothers are not at a statistically significant greater risk than children of normal weight mothers, according to Bodnar and Himes’ findings.

In the United States, 6.1 in 1,000 babies born die each year — about 24,000 infants total, according to Bodnar — placing the U.S. birth rate at 26th in the world.

Bodnar, an associate professor in Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health’s epidemiology department, and her colleagues examined the data from 1.2 million live births from 2003 to 2011 across Pennsylvania. Using birth certificate data, linked birth and infant death records and interviews detailing the mother’s height and weight, Bodnar and her team correlated the weight of the mother with child and infant deaths.

Of the live births examined, 5,530 deaths occurred before the child’s first birthday.

The Institute of Medicine recommends that women of normal weight should gain 25 to 35 pounds, but that obese women should only gain 11 to 20 pounds. Bodnar and Himes, an assistant professor in Pitt’s department of obstetrics and gynecology, measured infant mortality rates for both groups of women.

Himes said the researchers also studied

the joint effect of the variables on mortality rates, while Bodnar said they controlled for other factors that may have influenced infant death rates such as race, gestational age and postpartum factors.

Despite these factors, Bodnar and Himes found that in the underweight and normal weight categories, women who gained more or less than the recommended amount of weight had an increased risk of infant death.

Even when obese women gained the recommended weight for their BMI range, their risk of infant death was two times greater than that of women classified in the normal weight category.

Trisha Cousins, a registered dietitian and nutrition and dietetics instructor at Pitt, suggests women ask their physicians about starting exercise programs to reduce the risk of developing gestational diabetes, hypertension and excessive weight gain.

“It is important for pregnant women to make sure they stay hydrated and well nourished,” Cousins said.

Three grants from the National Institutes of Health funded the study. To further the conversation about obesity and women’s health, Bodnar and Himes plan to research why obesity causes higher infant death rates by looking at gestational age.

Bodnar said infant mortality is a huge public health issue, and she hopes her research will motivate change in some U.S. policies related to decreasing obesity, such as how health care providers view obesity.

“We’re hoping to empower family practitioners, primary care doctors, internal medicine doctors and obstetricians to talk about the reproductive consequences of obesity,” Bodnar said. “Women need to make changes before they get pregnant.”

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Sports WHI T EHE AD, OLLISON WIN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARDS

HOMETOWN HERO

Dan Marino poses next to his plaque at Central Catholic High School.

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The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Ford honored former Pitt and Central Catholic legend Dan Marino Tuesday morning | by Dan Sostek

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The Pitt football team swept the conference’s rookie of the year awards Tuesday, becoming the first team in ACC history to take both rookie honors.

One day after the Panthers placed eight players on All-ACC teams, freshman safety Jordan Whitehead earned the ACC overall and defensive rookie of the year awards while redshirt freshman running back Qadree Ollison garnered the offensive rookie of the year honor..

“Our entire program takes great pride in these well-deserved honors for Jordan and Qadree,” Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi said in a release. “Even though they are freshmen, we gave them a lot of responsibility this season, and they responded in outstanding fashion. Their production on the field speaks for itself. More importantly, both Jordan and Qadree grew as leaders for our team.”

Whitehead came to Pitt this year as a highly touted recruit out of Central Valley and delivered on all expectations. The safety led Pitt in tackles with 99, which was the highest total by a Pitt freshman in 28 years. His 8.2 tackles per game average ranked eighth in the conference.

He is the first defensive player to win the ACC overall rookie of the year since 1996, when Dre Bly won the award at University of North Carolina.

Whitehead also played on offense toward the end of the season, rushing 10 times for 79 yards.

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Hall of Fame quarterback and Pitt alum Dan Marino returned home Tuesday morning, receiving another honor to add to his decorated resumé.

But unlike the Pro Bowl berths, the 1984 MVP or his Hall of Fame bust, this award also celebrated what led to those accolades and the place that fostered the legendary signal-caller’s talent.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Ford Motor Company recognized Marino as part of their “Hometown Hero” program at 8 a.m., presenting him with a plaque during a ceremony at his alma mater, Central Catholic High School in Oakland.

“Simply to bring something back here, a plaque, back here, is very special,” Dan Marino said in a speech to an audience full of Central Catholic students and alumni. “And I think [the Home-

town Hero program] will last a long time and generate a lot of good feelings for a lot of high schools across the country.”

Marino graduated from Central Catholic in 1979. He then embarked on a four-year career at Pitt, throwing 74 career touchdown passes. He played for the Miami Dolphins from 1983 to 1999, throwing for over 61,361 career passing yards and 420 touchdowns. The Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted him in 2005.

The Hall of Fame initiated the Hometown Hero program this year, aiming to “honor the hometown roots of the greatest heroes of the game, with plaque dedication events in local communities.”

Marino, who grew up in Oakland, is the fifth recipient of the honor. He joins former players including Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, Cowboys wide

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receiver Michael Irvin, Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown and Steelers defensive tackle Joe Greene. Former Bucaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks will become the sixth honoree next Monday.

The event began with an introduction and prayer from Brother Robert Schaefer, Central Catholic principal, who invoked the school’s recent WPIAL Class AAAA championship, inviting a rendition of the school’s fight song by the Central Catholic Marching Band.

After a few brief words from Megan Carlini, Ford regional sales manager, and George Veras, Pro Football Hall of Fame Enterprises president and CEO, Marino’s presenter, Central Catholic head football coach and high school teammate of Marino, Terry Totten, took the stage.

“It is a true honor for me to have the See Marino on page 10

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Basketball, pg. 1 Purdue’s defense seemed to disrupt its flow.

The Panthers at times didn’t hurt themselves offensively, settling for some subpar shots early in the shot clock. In other attempts to expedite the offense’s effectiveness, the Panthers turned the ball over five times in the first 10 minutes by moving too hastily.

After Ryan Luther traded baskets twice with Purdue to break up the run, Pitt began to find some offensive rhythm, while also slowing the Boilermakers by switching to a 2-3 zone defense. Pitt went on a 14-7 run in the next eight and a half minutes with balanced scoring to bring the game to 29-21.

Robinson said the zone was effective in derailing Purdue’s offense while also increasing Pitt’s offensive effectiveness.

“We went zone, and we identified the shooters pretty well, and we were able to get some easy buckets, especially in transition,” Robinson said.

Forward Rafael Maia was particularly effective defensively in slowing Purdue’s post players by consistently disrupting entry passes and tallying two steals in limited

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action.

Pitt would continue to trim the lead in the rest of the half, with a deep Robinson 3-pointer and a dunk by Young off a Robinson pass. After a quick start offensively, Purdue ended the half shooting 1-14 from the field, as Pitt cut the lead to 29-26 at the break.

T h e two teams got off to an even start in the second half, trading points in the first five minutes to extend the score to 39-36.

Young and Robinson continued to lead the Panthers in the span, as Robinson hit a 3-pointer and a midrange jumper, and Young scored a free throw and a jumper.

Robinson finished with 17 points, while Young accumulated 16 points and 12 re-

bounds.

Purdue started to find success again inside in the span, as Hammons thwarted Pitt with a variety of post moves and layups.

As the half progressed, Purdue continued to operate well offensively, as Hammons gave the Pitt big men fits inside. With 6:24 left, Cline hit another 3-pointer, extending P u r d u e’s lead to 58-50 and prompting Dixon to call a timeout.

Cline was key in P u r d u e’s secondhalf offensive success, hitting four 3-pointers and effectively stopping any Pitt momentum. Robinson said some defensive lapses led to Cline’s success.

“We just had some mental mistakes that left him open in the corner, and he hit his shots,” Robinson said.

You can’t lose games at home, no matter how good the opponent is.

-Jamie Dixon

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In the process, Pitt would get their opportunities to cut Purdue’s lead, but could not convert on open jumpers. On the night, Pitt finished 4-19 from three and shot 35.1 overall from the field.

“You gotta shoot it better than 4-19, especially with the shots that we had,” Dixon said.

Pitt would make efforts to cut the lead, but was consistently matched by Purdue — which had little trouble finding quality shots offensively — in the process. Purdue, too, did an effective job of limiting Pitt’s attempt at making a run with quality defense.

“Defense is going to win games, and their defense won them the game,” Dixon said.

Purdue’s talent ended up being too much for the Panthers. Dixon praised the Boilermakers, calling them “as good as anybody in the country.”

Still, the Pitt head coach stated that his team needed to win this game.

“You can’t lose home games, no matter how good the opponent is,” Dixon said.

Pitt will take the court again on Friday at 7 p.m. when it faces off against Duquesne at the Consol Energy Center.

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Marino, pg. 8 opportunity to present the greatest quarterback to ever step under center, anywhere at any time,” Totten said, “and to do it at one of his favorite places, Central Catholic.”

Totten highlighted Marino’s NFL accomplishments, such as his 48 touchdown season and litany of fourth-quarter comebacks, but said they didn’t paint the full picture of Marino’s legacy.

“I’m here to tell you, if there was a hall of fame for the way you carried yourself, the way you treated others, the values you held and the way you represented your community and your school, Danny is going into that hall of fame in the first ballot as well,” Totten said.

Following Totten’s presentation, Marino emerged from backstage and revealed the plaque that will now grace the halls of Central Catholic.

In his speech, Marino pointed out some of his former high school teammates in attendance, including his team-

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mate Mike Berger, who now serves as the Miami Marlins vice president and assistant general manager. “[Dan was] the quintessential teammate,” Berger said. “Whether it was football, baseball, he really was. He was the ideal teammate. And just a supreme talent athletically.”

During his speech, Marino urged the onlooking students to cherish their remaining high school days.

“Remember the impact that these people around you are going to have on your life,” Marino said. “Never forget that this is a great time in your life, and it’s never going to be the same.”

During his speech, he also recounted his parents’ pride in his acceptance into Central Catholic.

“I think back about my dad, who’s not here, and my mom, and how proud they were that I got into school here. Because I almost didn’t,” Marino said. “I think being a quarterback helped a little bit.”

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3 & 4 bedroom apartments. Available immediately. Newly remodeled. Air conditioning. Bigelow Blvd., N. Neville St. Call 412-287-5712 **AUGUST 2016: Furnished Studio, 1-2-3-4 Bedroom Apts. No pets.

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Bouquet, Atwood, Meyran, Ward. Call 412-287-5712.

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2 nice 3-bedroom houses. Good location. Rent $400/room. Available August 1st, 2016. 412-881-0550 or 724-757-3367.

2-3-4 bedroom South Oakland apartments for rent. For more information or to schedule a viewing, please call 412-849-8694.

3BR apartment available for Spring semester. Central air, dishwasher, great location and discounted price.

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Very clean with different amenities (dishwasher, laundry, AC, washer and dryer, 1-3 baths, newer appliances & sofas). Contact Ken at 412-287-4438.

3444 WARD ST. Studio, 1-2-3 BR apartments available Aug. 1, 2016. Free parking, free heating.

320 S. BOUQUET 2BR, great location, move in May 1, 2016.

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6, 7, or 8-bedroom house. Washer & dryer available. NO PETS. Available August 1, 2016. One year lease. Meyran Ave. 5 minute walk to University of Pittsburgh. 412-983-5222.

Apartments for rent beginning August 2016. A/C, dishwasher, washer/dryer.

412-915-0856 Brand new, completely renovated 5 BR, 2 full bath house.

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1-9 Bedrooms. Call 412-680-4244 or email s.cusick@comcast.net www.superiorpropertiesgroup.com.

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Free parking. Minutes to campus. Cat friendly. Call 412-977-0111.

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412-337-3151 Renovated Large Three Bedroom Townhome for Rent.

Available January 2016. The kitchen features frost free refrigerator with automatic ice maker, fullsize range, self-cleaning oven, dishwasher, garbage disposal and microwave. The bath has been completely updated. All floor coverings and window treatments are brand new. Your own washer and dryer are included. On University of Pittsburgh shuttle and PAT bus lines. Two blocks to Magee Women’s Hospital. $1,275/mo, contact 724-422-2250.

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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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.

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OFFFICE INTERN Shadyside Management Company seeks person w/ min 3 yrs. college, for upcoming spring semester, to interview & process rental applications, do internet postings & help staff our action-central office. Part time or full time OK starting January 2; full time in summer. $12/hour.

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SMOKERS NEEDED! Researchers at UPMC are looking to enroll healthy adult cigarette smokers ages 18-65. This research is examining the influence of brief uses of FDA-approved nicotine patch or nicotine nasal spray on mood and behavior. The study involves a brief physical exam and five sessions lasting two hours each. Eligible participants who complete all sessions will receive up to $250, or $20 per hour. This is NOT a treatment study. For more information, call 412-2465396 or visit www.SmokingStudies.pitt.edu

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