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The dark comedy of @NihilistOakland Page 6 February 25, 2016| Issue 113 | Volume 106
Louisville downs Pitt Chris Puzia
Contributing Editor
which Pitt bought for $10 million. Currently, the city of Pittsburgh has zoned the property as Educational Medical Institutional, meaning that Pitt doesn’t have to get any further permits
While Pitt opened both halves of Wednesday’s matchup strong, its opponent heated up when it mattered most — at the end of the game. Despite leading for more than 23 minutes and receiving a career performance from forward Ryan Luther, Pitt men’s basketball dropped a home matchup to No. 11 Louisville Wednesday night, 67-60. Luther finished with a game-high 17, including some key 3-pointers, but Louisville made its final nine baskets to lock up its second win over Pitt (19-8, 8-7 ACC) of the season. Luther said allowing a scoring run that late makes it tough to overcome any opponent. “You can’t win many games when you give up the last nine buckets,” Luther said. Pitt utilized a balanced offense — four players scored in double figures — but could not find the key shots it needed late. Dixon emphasized one point in the game — when Pitt led 48-40 with 9:11 left — where the team began to break down. “When you’ve got an eight-point lead, you’ve got to finish it off, I don’t care who it is,” Dixon said. “Simply put, we didn’t. We
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Ya’baso, a student dance group, performed in Market Central Wednesday night as part of Black History month celebrations. Will Miller STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Pitt acquires land behind Athletic Association Dale Shoemaker News Editor
Though it has no formal construction plans yet, the Property and Facilities Committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees bought a 2.1-acre portion of land in
Oakland Wednesday. The acquisition is the parking lot just behind the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, which is north of Fifth Avenue and between Bigelow Boulevard and Lytton Avenue. UPMC owns the parking lot,