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T h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t ude nt ne w spap e r of t he U niversity of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | february 17, 2020 ­| Volume 110 | Issue 222

PITT STUDENTS RAISING THE BAR REACH NEW HEIGHTS WITH NASA Madison Brewer Staff Writer

While many college students spend their summer waiting tables, two teams of Pitt students will be at Cape Canaveral watching experiments they designed fly to the International Space Station.

When Marissa Defallo, a junior mechanical engineering major, worked at American Airlines for her engineering co-op, she spent a lot of time working with aluminum. Airplanes, as well as satellites, are made of the material because it is lightweight and flexible. When looking for an experiment to be performed onboard the space station, she instinctively began to think about the material Senior Michaela Burton celebrates after competing on the beam. Burton achieved the highest scores on uneven that makes up the better part of the satellite bars (9.775) and beam (9.875), and Pitt recorded its third-highest overall score of 194.700. Kaycee Orwig | senior staff photographer — aluminum.

As a student in Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering, Defallo heard early on about NASA’s Student Spaceflight Experiments Program when Pitt’s engineering and phar- Rebecca Johnson Saturday. Their aim was to collaborate on people who represented 12 colleges and unimacy schools began recruiting for the project Senior Staff Writer registering the most voters before the April versities in Pennsylvania and New York. in September 2019. SSEP is open to students To learn about increasing voter particiThis year, Pittsburgh is doing everything it 13 deadline for the Pennsylvania Democratic across the world, and 3,076 teams submitted can to make sure Panthers Roc the vote. primary on April 28. pation on their campuses, summit attendees proposals. Defallo showed up to the meetHosted jointly by the ALL In Campus went to various sessions that taught them the Organizers, including students and seaings without a team and found Nikolas Vos- soned volunteers, met at the nonpartisan Democracy Challenge, Campus Compact of importance of reading Census Bureau data, tal, a junior material science and engineering Western Pennsylvania Student Voting Sum- New York and Pennsylvania, Campus Elec- as well as building a voter engagement plan tion Engagement Project and the Campus See Space on page 3 mit in the William Pitt Union ballroom on See Voting on page 2 Vote Project, the event brought out about 60

VOTING SUMMIT HOPES TO INSPIRE MORE STUDENT VOTERS

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specific to each college and communicating registration deadlines to college students.

Lalah Williams, a sophomore at Chatham University, was one of the student organizers at the event. Williams said she enjoyed the event and hopes to utilize some of the techniques she learned at Chatham.

“I really like the event so far, and just being involved with politics more this seems important,” Williams said. “This really matters because we noticed that turnout is different than the previous elections.”

At Pitt, Lauren Ban, a junior history and economics major and Campus Election Engagement Project fellow, is in charge of increasing civic participation in students. She led a session at the summit where attendees competed in a Jeopardy-style game to see who knew the most about current election laws and U.S. history.

Ban said organizing events at the summit

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help her learn how to more effectively converse with students and convince them to register to vote. This includes STEM majors — who had the lowest voter turnout in both 2012 and 2016 across the country. According to the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, 61% of Pitt students voted in 2016.

“It’s all about breaking it down to the basics,” Ban said. “We’re working on getting a series put together for engineers and computer science majors. I’m a history and econ major, so I couldn’t tell you a thing about engineering. But if I can get an engineer who’s civically engaged, it’s going to be much more impactful.”

Ban also said she tries to make her work nonpartisan by inviting groups from all across the political spectrum to her events.

“The key thing is if we end up inviting a political party or partnering with one political party we invite everyone,” Ban said. “We’re not just working with Pitt Dems. We’re working with Pitt Republicans, Pitt Progressives, Pitt Communists, if they want to jump in.

Really anyone who wants to be involved is more than welcome to join the conversation.”

Even with rising voter turnout among college students across the country — voting rates rose from 19% in 2014 to 40% in 2018 — some political experts believe this election is particularly important for informing college students. Courtney Cochran, the national fellowship director and associate director of CEEP, said the summit was impactful because it allowed student organizers to share resources and helped inform them on new state election laws enacted under Act 77.

Gov. Tom Wolf passed and signed Act 77 on Oct. 31, 2019. It’s designed to improve voting systems and election codes in Pennsylvania by pushing back deadlines to apply for mail-in and absentee ballots, investing in new voting machines and extending registration deadlines for upcoming elections.

“It’s really great for students to have conversations about what’s happening on each other’s campuses, because it helps them come up with new ideas by sharing ideas and resources,” Cochran said. “Especially in Pennsylvania with an updated Act 77, spreading

Assistant director of campus partnerships for the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Ryan Drysdale gives remarks at the Western Pennsylvania Student Voting Summit in the William Pitt Union Saturday afternoon. Romita Das| staff photographer the word about new techniques that are coming out for the coming primary election.”

Tiffany Chang Lawson, the director of the bureau of campaign finance and civic engagement at the Pennsylvania Department of State did a teaching session about the new law. She said these reforms are historic.

“Act 77 wil make the most significant improvements to Pennsylvania’s election code in more than 80 years,” Lawson said. “They will make voting in Pennsylvania more convenient, accessible and secure than ever before.”

Some of the reforms include a change to mail-in ballots. Beginning with the April primary, voters can cast a mail-in ballot without providing a reason. Prior to the legislation, obtaining a mail-in ballot required a valid excuse like leaving town for work or observing a religious holiday. They can turn in an online application, mail it to their country election office or turn in the ballot at the county election office. Voters have to apply for the application by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election, which is April 21 for the primary.

The mail-in ballot must be returned by 8 p.m. on election day. Voters can also opt-in to be part of a permanent mail-in voter list, meaning they will automatically receive a mail-in ballot every year.

Act 77 also changed the amount of time Pennsylvanians have to register to vote before an election. The deadline is now 15 days be-

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fore an election compared to the previous 30 days, so voters must register before April 13 to vote in the primary. Lawson said regardless of the deadline, when students register to vote, they can choose between their school or home address.

“The choice is yours. We applaud participation in elections no matter where it happens,” Lawson said.

Act 77 also allocated $90 million to replace outdated voting machines and reimburse counties in Pennsylvania for up to 60% of the costs of their new voting systems. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported in 2017 that Pennsylvania was among the 21 states that had their election computer systems scanned by Russian actors for vulnerabilities, but not hacked.

The new voting systems will have updated software and a paper record. The paper record was a necessity to count the totals in Northampton County, after computer errors showed Democrat Abe Kassis losing an election to Republican Victor Scomillio with 164 out of 55,000 possible votes, when he had actually won with 26,142 votes. Lawson said the new voting systems are to protect Pennsylvania elections.

“We do all this because we take our mission to protect the integrity of Pennsylvania’s elections very seriously,” Lawson said. “We want Pennsylvanians to feel absolutely certain that their vote matters.”

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Space, pg. 1 major, in the same position. Together, they were able to come up with the winning idea.

Making use of Defallo’s aerospace work experience and Vostal’s material expertise, they decided on an aluminum-corrosion experiment. When radiation from the sun travels through the Earth’s atmosphere, it separates the atoms within molecular oxygen — molecules made of two or three oxygen atoms — creating reactive atomic oxygen that could compromise the structural integrity of the aluminum in an airplane or rocket when the two substances interact.

The aluminum can become pitted — creating tiny holes that weaken the material. If a plane, satellite or rocket was compromised mid-flight, it could cause tears in the aluminum, which would be disastrous for any people or instruments on board.

After months spent on planning, research and design and three review boards, NASA chose Defallo and Vostal’s aluminum-corrosion experiment to fly this summer to the space station onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Pitt students Samantha Bailey, Jordan Butko, Amanda Carbone and Prerna Dodeja’s project on silver nanoparticles was also chosen for flight, along with 31 other experiments. Both teams will travel to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the launch, scheduled for Aug. 5 at the latest.

Sachin Velankar, associate professor of engineering, assisted Defallo and Vostal with their project. But Velankar said he had a limited role in the project, and the students had control of everything. “[I] provide whatever resources are needed for the project,” Velankar said. “I think of myself as a consultant, more than a scientist, in this case.”

According to Defallo, it is crucial to anticipate the corrosive effects of oxygen on aluminum before launch.

“The whole point of this project is to see how aluminum corrosion is in microgravity,” Defallo said. “That can tell us, potentially, if things like satellites or the space station would corrode quicker or slower or if [aluminum] topographies could even influence that.”

Topographies refer to the shape of the surface of the aluminum. Vostal came up with the idea to 3D-print the aluminum, allowing them to choose custom made topographies — including a wavy surface, rough surfaces and one smooth surface — for the

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experiment. In addition, a saltwater solution will be used to corrode the aluminum, so Defallo and Vostal can understand how the water will move in microgravity. While saltwater will not be corroding satellites in space, the oxygen in water and the harsh salt will create a similar effect.

“The perspective from material science is trying to understand why having a different surface could influence the rate of corrosion or where corrosion is most present,” Vostal said. “We really tried to … understand the fluid mechanics and how it also plays a part in the corrosion.”

Student experiments flying to the space station must be confined to a 10-milliliter silicon tube, placing major constraints on what can fly. Anything that might interact with the silicon — such as chlorine and other halogens — and could prove harmful to the astronauts are not allowed onboard.

According to Vostal, their experiment will mirror the one taking place on the space station, but it won’t be an exact match. The aluminum Vostal and Defallo are using is a different alloy than the one used on planes and satellites. Additionally, Vostal said, oxygen is the main corrosive in the atmosphere, but they are using salt water as an additional corrosive to simulate the environment.

“It’s sort of a proxy experiment,” Vostal said. “Something close to what corrosion would be like in space.”

However, Defallo doesn’t think the experiment will be so different that the results aren’t meaningful — that is, she still believes her project will give insight to the corrosion of aluminum in microgravity.

Next, Defallo and Vostal must wait for approval on their final design from NASA toxicology. Once the project has been cleared, they will receive their silicon tube and begin to order parts, making their longplanned experiment a reality.

While their project is aboard the space station, Defallo and Vostal will conduct the same experiment on Earth as a standard to compare their space results against.

The team members said they are looking forward to seeing their project go to space.

Vostal is excited to be a part of experiments that may have a real influence on the future of space travel, and Defallo loves the experience, as she hopes to one day work for NASA or SpaceX. “It’s a big deal,” Defallo said. “I need as much hands-on space experience as I can get. The more knowledge I have about space the better.”

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Opinions

FEMALE-LED PRODUCTION COMPANIES ARE CHANGING HOLLYWOOD FOR THE BETTER

Devi Ruia

Senior Staff Columnist Despite the lack of diversity in awards show nominees that sparked controversy earlier this year, the entertainment industry is actually moving in a positive, more representative direction. Things have changed a lot in the past four years as a result of the Me Too Movement.

Reports of sexual misconduct in the workplace raised awareness about the differences in how men and women are treated in the workplace and started a conversation that was long overdue about sexual misconduct and gender discrimination.

This led to the creation of Time’s Up, an organization founded by women in the entertainment industry to address issues of gender inequality across all industries. Time’s Up also had the added effect of bringing women in Hollywood together, leading to more collaboration and more movies and television shows with female-driven and representative stories.

Women in the entertainment industry are advocating for others and themselves in a way that’s really benefiting our society and culture. We’re finally starting to see more films and television shows created by women and minorities with female-driven stories, in part thanks to female-led production companies that are elevating these stories and driving the changes we need to see in Hollywood and across all industries.

Representation in media is incredibly important because it can often shape how we view ourselves and others. As a result of this, it’s not enough to just throw a woman or a minority on-screen and call that representation. Content creators need to tell stories properly, which means that we need more stories about women and minorities to be told by writers and directors that represent those groups. That’s easier said than done, however, as many studios worry

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Shruti Talekar | staff illustrator about investing in female- or minoritydriven stories.

“Why am I going to go to studios who don’t make movies for women who, literally, if I bring them a script, would say, ‘We already have one movie in production with a woman at the center. We don’t want to have two this year,’” Reese Witherspoon said. “And I was like, I don’t want their money. So I self-funded for five years, and it created the autonomy I needed to be disruptive.”

While not everyone is in the position to self-fund the way Witherspoon did, she didn’t just do this to create better roles for herself. She founded her media company, Hello Sunshine, to make projects with female writers and directors that have women of all backgrounds at the center of them.

This is incredibly vital, because according to a study by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, only 39 of the top 100 films in 2018 featured female leads, and only 11 of those were women of color. Across 1,135

content creators in the entertainment industry, only 4.5% of directors and 14% of writers were women. These numbers are not at all representative of the population and they need to change drastically if we hope to have more representative entertainment content.

Witherspoon isn’t alone in this endeavor to diversify the industry. Many actresses have founded their own production companies as well, several with a focus on championing more female-driven stories created by women. Margot Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, is another company with that focus that has been making waves as of late with the release of the movie “Birds of Prey.”

“Birds of Prey” centers on Robbie’s character, Harley Quinn, along with a team of superheroes known as the Birds of Prey.

It’s the first comic book movie about a female band of superheroes where a majority of the women in the main cast are women of color and several of the characters in

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the movie are queer. The film was written by a woman, Christina Hodson, and was directed by an Asian American woman, Cathy Yan. Robbie had to fight for about five years to get the film made, but was adamant about telling the story and doing so with a lesserknown group of actors in order to introduce more women to the DC film universe.

“Birds of Prey” even led Robbie and Hodson to another collaboration, this time on a program for female writers run by both of their respective production companies. The program is designed to help female screenwriters develop and pitch their ideas for action films and hopefully get them hired to write for big studios and major franchises.

As more women in the entertainment industry start to use their voices and influence to uplift less privileged women in the industry, we start to see more representative stories on our television and movie screens. While this work should not only fall on women, it is still important that these companies are showing that there are audiences for these stories and that investing in them is lucrative so that we start to see more of these stories be told.

“There is a set of conversations happening now that were not happening,” said Sarah Harden, CEO of Hello Sunshine. “You’re seeing women use their buying power, their economic power, their power as consumers, their power as executives to say, ‘We are not going back.’”

Women in Hollywood are changing the game in a way that’s incredibly important for our society as a whole. We should all be looking for ways to follow in their example in our own industries when possible.

Devi primarily writes about politics for The Pitt News. Write to her at dvr7@pitt.edu and follow her on Twitter for more hot takes @DeviRuia.

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from the editorial board

Eliminating fracking: Lamb is out of line New legislation, proposed on behalf of the Green New Deal, would impose a nationwide ban on fracking by 2025. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-17, isn’t too happy with it.

Fracking — which is a natural gas drilling technique that supplies thousands of energy jobs in Pennsylvania — is highly controversial among environmental advocates.

Specifically, it’s drawn criticism from those who want to do away with fossil fuels. Fracking combines often dangerous chemicals with water and sand to remove material surrounding oil and gas — and subsequently enabling extraction. The process uses a high amount of natural resources and often contaminates air, water and soil.

Lamb criticized the bill in a let-

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ter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Feb. 14, voicing concern that the proposal would take jobs away from many hard working people in Pennsylvania. Though his concern is valid, the criticism is premature. One of the primary values of the Green New Deal is providing jobs for those who lose work due to environmental actions — like in the case of eliminating fracking.

Lamb faced scrutiny on Friday after tweeting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., and calling for Democrats to unite against the proposal.

“In the most important election of our lives, Sen. @BernieSanders & Rep. @AOC are celebrating a bill that would eliminate thousands of good union jobs in #PA17 & across PA —

a state we need to win,” Lamb wrote.

“What are we doing? We are Democrats. Jobs come first.”

Lamb is right in the sense of the job market. The oil and gas industry — fracking, specifically — are a big part of the job market in Pennsylvania. Banning fracking under the Green New Deal might take thousands out of their current jobs, as Lamb said in his letter to Pelosi. But according to other policies within the Green New Deal, it wouldn’t leave them unemployed, as Lamb seemed to insinuate.

One of the main sections of the Green New Deal — titled “Just Transition” — focuses entirely on what Lamb is concerned about. The goal, the section in the original document reads, is “to achieve net-zero green-

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house gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers.”

The plan guarantees five years of the worker’s current salary, housing assistance, job training, health care, pension support and job priority placement to displaced workers.

The deal supports the transition, and tries to cushion the fall of eliminating fracking.

This isn’t to say that the Green New Deal will even be implemented, or that all of it will work. But Lamb’s criticism was premature and unnecessary. Lamb doesn’t need to support the Green New Deal or advocate for it, but on the contrary, he didn’t need to make a statement to Democrats or call the politicians out directly.

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Sports

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POTENT OFFENSE SHOOTING STRUGGLES PROPELS PITT BASEBALL SINK PITT AT TO STRONG START SYRACUSE, 71-53

Marshall Worth Staff Writer

Pitt baseball kicked off its 2020 season in Port Charlotte, Florida, over the weekend, posting a 3-1 record over the course of three days. The Panthers started off hot, beating both Indiana State and St. Joseph’s on Friday, before going 1-1 against Ohio State and Iowa to close out the weekend.

Game 1 vs. Indiana State Pitt’s season could not have started much better, as the Panthers cruised to an 11-1 victory on opening day. A deep first inning two-run home run by junior outfielder Ron Washington Jr. proved to be all Pitt’s pitching staff would need.

Second-year starter Billy Corcoran kept the Sycamores scoreless over five innings, followed by four innings of onerun relief from the bullpen.

While Pitt’s pitching got the season started on the right track, the same could not be said for Indiana State. Pitt roughed up starter Colin Libertore, scoring six runs over his four innings of work. Libertore left the game after allowing two more two-run homers to sophomore outfielder Kyle Hess and Junior catcher Riley Wash.

The Sycamores’ bullpen proved to be just as ineffective, as Pitt put up its second four-run inning in the fifth. Doubles from Washington Jr. and Wash pushed the lead 10 runs, putting the game out of reach.

Game 2 vs. St. Joseph’s Pitt followed its blowout win with a nail-biter, taking St. Joe’s to 14 innings before finally breaking through for a 14-8 win. Pitt started hot offensively

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once again, using RBIs from redshirt senior David Yanni, junior Samuel Frontino, sophomore Sky Duff and first-year Grant Santangelo to jump out to a 4-0 lead after four innings.

The two teams went back and forth from there on out, trading runs until the Hawks scored three in the eighth to claim a one-run lead. When all seemed bleak for Pitt, Washington Jr. stayed hot and played hero with a game-tying solo smash in the top of the ninth. Washington Jr. went 5-10 on Friday with three extra base hits and six runs scored.

A bullpen battle ensued, as both teams were held scoreless for the first three frames of extra innings. Redshirt junior lefty Grant Powell was an innings-eater for the Panthers, tossing four shutout frames in extras and going on to earn the win. Pitt rewarded Powell in the 13th, taking a commanding lead after exploding for six runs.

A one-out double from Wash started Pitt’s rally, and an ensuing gapper from junior infielder Bryce Hulett scored Wash to break the tie. The next five runs, which effectively ended the game, all came home with two outs. Run-scoring knocks from Yanni and Hess pushed the lead to four before Duff and Wash worked consecutive bases-loaded walks to take the 14-8 lead. Powell slammed the door in the bottom of the 14th, improving Pitt’s record to 2-0 in the young season.

Game 3 vs. Ohio State Despite scoring a combined 25 runs on Friday, Pitt’s bats were silenced by Ohio State in Saturday’s only action. A See Baseball on page 7

First-year guard Emy Hayford navigates around Duke’s Azana Baines. Pitt lost to Syracuse Sunday 53-71. Thomas Yang | assistant visual editor

Dominic Campbell Senior Staff Writer

Pitt women’s basketball traveled to Syracuse, New York, on Sunday, hoping to exact revenge on a team that had already beaten Pitt earlier in the season. The Panthers were unable to do so, ultimately falling 71-53 at the Carrier Dome, but not before achieving a program milestone.

The starting lineup for the Panthers (421 overall, 1-13 ACC) against the Orange (14-11 overall, 8-6 ACC) was made up of four first-year players — guards Amber Brown, Emy Hayford, Dayshanette Harris and forward Rita Igbokwe. Junior guard Gabbie Green rounded out the opening five. All of these players were recruited by

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head coach Lance White. Sunday marks the first time in his career at Pitt that his starting lineup consists entirely of players he recruited.

But the game itself provided little hope for the future White’s starters represented.

Syracuse trailed 5-4 with seven minutes to go in the first quarter, but ultimately cruised to an easy victory.

The Orange didn’t find offensive success in their overall shooting, as they posted a pedestrian 39.3% mark from the field. Rather, it was 3-point shooting and free throws that separated them from the Panthers.

Syracuse made eight 3-pointers on 34 attempts, while the Panthers only made one See Syracuse on page 7

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Baseball, pg. 6 Washington Jr. first-inning RBI single was Buckeye starter Seth Lonsway’s only blemish, as he limited the Panthers to that lone hit over six innings of work.

Pitt managed only two hits over the whole game, as Lonsway and reliever Bayden Root combined for a dominant performance.

In his Pitt debut, junior starter Mitch Myers kept the Panthers in the game, surrendering just two runs while scattering six hits over five innings of work.

Ohio State held a narrow 2-1 lead entering the sixth, before doubling its total with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch and fielder’s choice. The Panther offensive remained silent as the game winded down, leading to Pitt’s first defeat of 2020.

Game 4 vs. Iowa Pitt’s bats came roaring back to life in a closing win on Sunday, beating Iowa 10-8 in a wild weekend finale.

Pitt’s offense was highlighted by a fiverun outburst to take the lead in the eighth.

The Panthers scored in the first inning for the fourth time on the weekend thanks to a Yanni sacrifice fly. Pitt junior starting pitcher Matt Gilbertson held the lead until Iowa plated four runs in the third inning, three of which were unearned. Gilbertson turned in a strong performance on the mound, allowing only one earned run over seven frames.

Poor defense hurt Gilbertson, however, causing him to depart trailing 5-4.

Pitt tied things up in the bottom of the seventh before sophomore pitcher C.J. McKennitt allowed three runs in the eighth. Down 8-5 with six outs to go,

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Pitt seemed headed for it’s second consecutive loss to close out the weekend.

The offense rallied however, pouncing on the Iowa bullpen to double Pitt’s run total and take a 10-8 lead. The rally seemed nonthreatening at first, as Pitt’s first three batters combined for an uneventful groundout, walk and strikeout.

The floodgates opened once Iowa removed pitcher Dylan Nedved and replaced him with redshirt senior reliever Grant Leonard. Leonard’s first two hitters, junior Jordan Anderson and senior Nico Popa, each reached on singles before Leonard plunked Yanni with the bases loaded to bring home a run. A Washington Jr. bases-clearing double followed, propelling the Panthers into a 9-8 lead. Hess followed with a double of his own, scoring Washington Jr. and stretching the lead to two. Pitt’s Chase Smith allowed only one base runner in the ninth, locking down the win and closing out Pitt’s successful seasonopening weekend.

In its three wins, the Pitt offense combined for a staggering 35 runs and 42 hits. The Panthers will be back in Florida next weekend for a three-game series against Eastern Michigan.

Syracuse, pg. 6 of 13 attempts. This is the second straight game that the Panthers have made just one 3-pointer. They have made only five 3-pointers in their last three games combined, for a total shooting rate of 5-50.

Syracuse’s free-throw efficiency was even better, making 15 of its 18 attempts, while Pitt shot 12-22, cementing the Panthers spot as the worst free-throw-shooting school in the ACC. Pitt makes just 60.8% of its foul shots.

The Orange were able to build a big lead early in the first half, going up 24-12 after the first quarter and then extending that lead at halftime to 14 at 38-24.

While they outclassed the Panthers on offense, the Orange’s best tactic came with the use of the full-court press, something they used in its last meeting with Pitt to great success, as they hounded the Panthers all game long.

Just as in the previous meeting, Pitt was not necessarily devastated by the turnover margin. Both teams recorded identical turnover numbers at 17. Rather, they were forced to use much of the shot clock and their energy trying to break the press down and then had little time to set up half-court

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offense to work against Syracuse’s zone.

This became more apparent in the third quarter, when the Panthers turned the ball over six times and fell behind the Orange by 24 at 59-35.

Despite being en route to another blowout, Pitt finished out the game on a positive note by outscoring Syracuse 18-12 in the fourth quarter.

In her first game back after being elbowed in the face last Sunday against Notre Dame, Harris led the Panthers with 18 points on 7-16 shooting. Her outstanding offensive night came primarily by driving to the basket and separating space with her signature stepback mid-range jumper.

Brown was also an offensive threat, posting up down in the paint and scoring 14 points for her third consecutive game with double-digit scoring.

The Orange were led by redshirt junior guard Kiara Lewis, who led her team with 19 points on the day, and junior forward Digna Strautmane, who scored a seasonhigh 18 points on 7-14 shooting and made a trio of 3-pointers.

In its next game, Pitt will return to the road to finish up its home-and-home series with Boston College on Thursday.

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1Beds ‑ $795‑$815 2beds ‑ $975‑$995 3beds ‑ $1,245 412‑455‑5600 or www.pghnexus.com South Oakland Houses and Apart­ ments with Laundry/ Central Air. Call or Text 412‑38‑Lease. AMO Man­agement.

Spacious, well‑main­ tained S Oakland 3BR house, $1875/ mo + utilities. Central AC, DW, W/D. Large kitchen, pantry, high ceilings, decorative FP, out­door space.

Close to Pitt & shut‑ tle. Off‑street parking avail. Panther Proper‑ ties, 412‑328‑6236, pan­therproperties2@ g­mail.com. pan‑ ther‑life/oakland Studio, 1, 2, 3, and 4 BD apartments avail­ able in South Oak­land from $800‑$2500 M.J. Kelly Real Estate mjkellyrealty@gmail.­ com. 412‑271‑5550.

Shadyside Brett/Thames Manor Apts. (Ellsworth & S. Negley Ave.) near CMU and Pitt.

Stu­dio, One, Two bed­ room apts. Thames Ef‑ fecency: $790 Thames 1BD: $990 Brett 2BD: $1600 Available for immedi­ate move in.

On bus line, close to restau­rants & shops.

Con­tact Jerry at 412‑722‑8546

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waterfront. Just re­ modeled, carpeted, large 2 BR, with equipped kitchen. No pets or section 8. $825 plus electric, heat included.

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Studios, 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom apartments available August 2020 & sooner. Oak­land, Shadyside, Friend‑ ship, Squirrel Hill, Highland Park, Point Breeze. Photos & current availabil‑ ity online, check out www.forbesmanage­ ment.net, or call 412.441.1211

Employment Employment Other OFFICE INTERN Shadyside Manage­ ment Company seeks person w/ min 2 yrs. college, for upcom­ing spring semester, to interview & pro­cess rental appli­cants, do internet post‑ ings & help staff our action‑central of­fice.

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ACROSS 1 Weed whackers 5 Annoy 9 Macbeth, by birth 13 Saintly glows 15 Impressionist 16 Lola’s nightclub, in song 17 Like an old joke 18 Wind that’s worth a warning 19 Idi of Uganda 20 Deer hunter’s dinner, perhaps 23 Holy Ohio city?

26 Bridal bio word 27 Sault __ Marie 28 “I think,” to a texter 29 Childlike race in “The Time Machine” 32 Learn thoroughly 34 Cutting in half, in math class 37 Seine summers 38 Lincoln or Ford 39 Love, in Spain 42 Nearby 47 Fidel who overthrew Batista 49 Aussie birds that don’t fly 50 San Francisco’s __ Valley 51 Diplomatic VIP 52 NBA tiebreakers 54 Sports team swaps 56 Attributed speaker of the circled words 60 Medical suffix 61 Sentry’s “Stop!”

62 Swiss peak in an Eastwood film title 66 Eye part 67 Oil cartel letters 68 Iced tea wedge 69 Icelandic poetic work 70 PC repair person 71 Avec’s opposite DOWN 1 Suffers from 2 One of an inning’s three

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3 Pitcher’s stat 4 Soothing cream 5 Carol kings 6 Hoppy brews, for short 7 Serious criminal 8 Portmanteau for a false ally 9 “Beat it, feline!”

10 Is remembered 11 Addictive narcotic 12 Oil cartel ship 14 Started the grass-growing process 21 __ me tangere: “Don’t touch me” 22 Place to park it 23 Ocean motion 24 Skip over 25 Age-old romantic adage 30 A single time 31 “__ it my best” 33 Graceful pond swimmer 35 “That __ fair!”

36 Fedora feature 40 Great Plains tribe

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41 Deli breads 43 Pants, briefly 44 Someone who’s good, and obviously knows it 45 Skips, as class 46 Tel Aviv’s land 47 Sweet-talk 48 Got a smile out of 53 Suffix with land or sea

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55 Spring zodiac sign 57 “Insecure” Emmy nominee __ Rae 58 Knighted actor Guinness 59 Draw with acid 63 ABC show for early risers, briefly 64 Long, long time 65 ICU workers

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