2-12-18

The Pitt News

The independent student newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | February 12, 2018 | Volume 108 | Issue 109

Amazon HQ2 STUDENTS CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR community forum reveals concerns Anandhini Narayanan Staff Writer

“Whose city? Our city! Whose city? Our city!” various Pittsburgh residents declared in unison before the community forum on Amazon began Saturday.

This chant reverberated through the Liberty Room of the Human Services Building on Smithfield Street where about 50 audience members and six panelists gathered for a conversation about Pittsburgh’s proposal to host Amazon’s second headquarters. The panelists — Carl Redwood Jr., Jourdan Hicks, Amanda GreenHawkins, Laura Wiens, Mila Sanina and Leigh Solomon Pugliano — explored how “HQ2” would affect racial inequality, affordable housing, public services and aging infrastructure in Pittsburgh.

Amazon announced in September that the company was looking for a city to build its second headquarters. Hundreds of cities submitted proposals — many offering the online retail giant tax credits and other financial incentives. Amazon selected Pittsburgh as one of the 20 finalists in January.

Jason Beery, a researcher at UrbanKind Institute, opened the forum by summarizing his article “Is this for Everyone? Qs about Amazon’s HQ2” and introducing the See Amazon on page 3

Members of the Organization of Chinese Americans perform a flag dance during Sunday’s Lunar New Year event.

Thomas Yang | VISUAL EDITOR sociation, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Student Association and the Organization of Chinese Americans The Lunar New Year celebration set — an external non-profit — hosted the colors into motion and transformed celebration Sunday evening. The Lunar Alumni Hall’s auditorium stage with the New Year celebration is the largest event vibrant clothing, fans and flags featured CASA organizes. The group starts prein traditional Chinese and Vietnamese paring as early as six months in advance. dances Sunday evening.

“It is our largest event so we try to The Chinese American Student As-

Sandra Balatkova For The Pitt News

make sure that everything goes well. Especially as we’re working with outside organizations, we want to seem very professional and have our stuff together,” CASA president Victoria Wu said.

Also known as the Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year is the biggest celebration in Chinese culture. It begins on the first See New Year on page 4

News

Real Food Challenge seeks better food for campus

Janine Faust

Assistant News Editor Grilled chicken is a popular dish at the Flying Star Diner in Market Central. Lines for it can stretch up to 20 people, and more often than not a freshly served batch runs out minutes after it’s taken off the grill.

And while students may be preoccupied with getting a piece or two before the chicken runs out, Nick Goodfellow wants them to know its locally sourced and wasn’t raised with any growth stimulants or hormones.

Goodfellow, the sustainability coordinator for Pitt’s Dining Services, is involved in the Real Food Challenge at Pitt. RFC is a national student initiative aiming to increase the amount of “real food” — food classified as sustainable, fair, humane and locally sourced — served in dining halls on campuses across the U.S. At Pitt, RFC members are aiming to serve 25 percent “real food” across campus by 2025. “Real food” that is currently served in Market Central, beside the chicken, includes apples from local company Dawson’s Orchard and ecologically sound coffee from Aspretto Coffee, among others. Goodfellow said the amount of “real food” already in the dining hall was at 9 percent when RFC started out in 2015.

But since RFC switched out the chicken at Flying Star and Magellan’s last year with a more local product, the number has most likely boosted up to around 15-16 percent.

The new chicken comes from Gerber Poultry in Ohio, and is delivered to Pitt by Paragon, a distribution facility in Warrendale.

Paragon sources food from producers, holds and organizes it and then ships it out to restaurants, hospitals, universities and other establishments in the Pittsburgh area. Goodfellow, along with RFC students and Sodexo interns, toured the facility Saturday to better understand where much of the “real food” the challenge has brought to Pitt comes from.

The facility itself is 88,000 square feet and has been operational since February 2016.

Anthony Tomasic, director of sales for Paragon, led the tour. And spoke about Paragon’s

pittnews.com

Paragon Director of Sales Anthony Tomasic holds a peeled butternut squash during a tour of the Warrandale facility Friday.

Janine Faust | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR “Depending on if they want to butterfly sustainable and ecologically sound practices.

For instance, the company has a Safe Quality them or want them softer for guacamole, peoFood certification, a Green Business Certifi- ple will buy from us based on those stages,” cation, and is a member of Pro*Act — a na- he said.

Tomasic also showed the group the protional network of local, independent produce companies that partner with farms that agree tein section of the warehouse, where items to constantly improve their conservation ef- such as the chicken Pitt buys is stored at 34 degrees. The group moved on to the section forts and food safety standards.

Tomasic first led the group through what of the warehouse where dry goods, such as he called “NASA for food” — Paragon’s large chocolate for baking are stored, at 55 degrees. refrigerated warehouse space. The rooms dif- Tomasic said ripened produce are also sent fer in temperature depending on what is be- here once they mature to a desired point — serving as a “stasis room” for other fruits and ing stored.

“Think about this like a refrigerator – you vegetables.

Tomasic said the company figures out put everything where it’s supposed to be, this goes in the pantry, this goes in the freezer,” what and how much to store based on an inTomasic said. “We do the same here but on ventory management system that pulls data from previous orders and considers what hara larger scale.”

Tomasic said some foods are moved vests have been like. The facility receives 45through the rooms at different paces to 53 truckloads of food each day from western achieve different levels of ripeness. Avoca- Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the country does, which Tomasic said have increased in and turns food over in fewer than two days.

“It is a guessing game ultimately, and you popularity, arrive at the facility “rock-hard green” and are ripened at different levels to get burned sometimes,” Tomasic said. “Everything in here is dying, that’s what makes turncater to different customers.

February 12, 2018

ing the building over so important.”

Tomasic said droughts, hurricanes and other natural disasters may impact how much of a certain food Paragon ends up receiving.

How much local food they store depends on what’s in season and what local farmers are able to produce at a given time.

Goodfellow said RFC students are emphasizing the local food aspect over the organic aspect of the RFC in order to contribute to the local economy and remain cost-effective.

Produce that are labelled organic often come from faraway, Goodfellow explained, and transportation is expensive and environmentally harmful.

“Local farmers are often already practicing organic and sustainable farming methods but don’t have the money to go through the process to be certified organic,” Goodfellow said.

“There’s organic before the organic label.”

Tomasic then led the group to the decanting room, where new produce are washed with a peracetic acid to eliminate remaining bacteria. He also showed them the food processing room, where raw goods are washed, packaged and then sent to storage.

The tour wrapped up at the 15 loading docks in the rear of the facility. Thirteen receive and send out trucks laden with food while two cart out waste for recycling and biodegrading. Tomasic said Paragon trucks usually start making deliveries at midnight, after food orders are compiled.

“An Olive Garden in Elyria, Ohio, will never see us,” Tomasic said. “We get there, open up, disarm the alarm, let ourselves in, make the delivery, lock up and start the alarm again, and when the workers get there in the morning all their products are in their coolers.”

Senior natural sciences major Amy Dawson, a member of RFC, said she felt the tour was informative and was pleased that Paragon is strict about the sort of food it purchases.

“It’s good to know that this place has this many standards, that they’re not ‘greenwashing,’ like saying they’re being sustainable when they’re not,” she said. “We can actually trust them.”

2

Amazon, pg. 1 panelists. He studied Amazon’s main headquarters in Seattle to help predict what may happen in Pittsburgh.

“If we can look to Seattle, we can infer what might happen here,” Beery said. “The office jobs advertised for HQ2 mostly will go to young, white, male techworkers.”

According to Beery’s paper, if a second headquarter opens in Pittsburgh, it will bring an influx of 50,000 jobs with a $100,000 average salary. Green-Hawkins, director of the Civil and Human Rights Department of United Steelworkers, further highlighted the disparity these proposed jobs could create but also pointed to a solution.

“When we are talking about the jobs, let’s be honest about what we are actually talking about,” Green-Hawkins said.

“When we talk about the average salary in the US, we are talking about the top 1 percent as well as the bottom.”

Green-Hawkins emphasized that ancillary jobs, such as janitorial and food service, are probably grouped into these new jobs. She also discussed the major role

pittnews.com

unionization could play.

“Unionization is going to be crucial to equality and pay equity for people who work at all these resulting jobs coming from Amazon,” Green-Hawkins said. “An agreement not to oppose unionization should be and can be apart of any agreement for a company like Amazon who is coming here.”

Sanina, executive director of online news outlet PublicSource, suggested Amazon and the cities fighting for the headquarters be transparent about the proposals. She criticized local officials’ secret throughout the proposal, saying it is hard to assess the implications of Amazon coming to the City if little information is known.

Other cities, such as Philadelphia, have released details of their proposal, but local officials have kept the public guessing.

“The officials have been saying it is a nondisclosure agreement, and that there are trade secrets a part of this proposal that impedes our competitiveness against other cities,” Sanina said. “Mayor [Bill] Peduto said he would go to court to help keep this proposal a secret.”

Pugliano, the co-founder and CEO of

StraightFoward Consulting, listed several other concerns regarding Amazon, such as what the job pipeline would look like and how to get Pittsburgh citizens prepared instead of bringing others into the City.

“I would like to see partnership with colleges and universities so that graduates have a pathway to employment,” Pugliano said. “It’s important that young people see what all that time and work will lead to.”

Hicks, a Hazelwood resident and activist, elaborated on how Pittsburgh residents would be affected. She cited the median average income for African Americans in Pittsburgh as $26,800 and how many of these people will not be considered for the $100,000 average salary that Amazon is planning to offer.

“Even if you look around the room today, how many people of color do you see?”

Hicks asked the mostly white audience.

“It’s costly to be a part of this conversation, and we don’t realize that these people [of Hazelwood] who are not here are the ones who are carrying part of the burden.”

Redwood, a professor at Pitt’s School of Social Work, also emphasized how the minority community could be affected with Amazon’s arrival. He said the development

February 12, 2018

would cause a destruction of affordable housing.

“I don’t want Amazon to come to Pittsburgh and I don’t care if they blame me if they leave,” Redwood said.

Despite the variety of problems and concerns addressed, the general consensus was that the conversations that happened during the community meeting were important and necessary.

Jordan Malloy, 22, from the Garfield Area, attended the forum because she was concerned about the general economic development of Pittsburgh and how it can exclude people of color.

“I think the forum definitely got people together talking about this stuff,” Mallow said. “I think this is pretty new to have all these organizations here to represent our communities.”

Pugliano was also excited about the topics of the forum and the progress that was made during these two hours.

“What I am excited about is that through all these conversations, these issues that we work on all the time day in and day out are being brought to light,” Pugliano said. “I am up for conversations like this regardless of whether Amazon comes or not.”

3

New Year, pg. 1 day of the traditional lunisolar calendar and lasts for 15 days. The celebrations include fireworks and various cultural performances.

More than 200 attendees, mostly students, watched dance, singing and martial arts performances.

When guests registered at the event, they each received a red envelope — a Chinese tradition to symbolize good luck — which they later used as a ticket for the buffet line.

While some people attended the event for the first time, others were quite familiar with the Lunar New Year celebrations, such as Courtney Yu, a junior political science and economics major. She said she enjoyed the event so much the first time that she wanted to attend it again.

“They have this event every single year and I’ve gone for the past two years so I kind of have an idea of what to expect,” she said.

The opening performance of the evening was the traditional lion dance performed by the Steel Dragon — a dance

pittnews.com

A member of the Steel Dragon performance group mimics a lion’s movements in a lion costume. Thomas Yang | VISUAL EDITOR and martial arts studio based in Pittsburgh. Their act drew audiences in as the large green dragon cruised through the auditorium before entering the stage.

Wu, a junior communication and psychology major, was happy with the opening performance. She also praised the collaboration with the martial arts

February 12, 2018

studio.

“The Steel Dragon are trained and amazing at the lion dance,” Wu said.

“They do it every year.”

The performance, which told a story of the green dragon dancing and eating food prepared for him, was followed by a series of traditional Chinese and Vietnamese dances. VSA performed a crowd-favorite fan dance which featured colorful fans and Vietnamese hats.

Wu’s friend Sarah Zhang, a junior business major, said another reason they attended the event was to support their friend.

“One of our close friends is in the performance so we came to see her. She’s doing the fan dance,” Zhang said.

A group of CASA executive board members also showcased their dancing skills by performing an elegant Chrysanthemum Flower Dance to a song by Jay Chou — a famous Taiwanese musician.

The performers wore white and blue costumes while they performed movements that resembled a flower bending under the pressure of wind.

“We choreographed the dance See New Year on page 5

4

New Year, pg. 4 after being invited to perform at a dance showcase by FRESA, Fresh Entertainment by Student Artists,” Wu said.

“They performed at Mid- Autumn, and we wanted to support them by being active their own event, so the executive board decided to choreograph and dance an original piece.”

OCA contributed to the program with three performances from younger students. Their first performance showcased young women dressed in red and white with oversized fans as they danced gracefully to dynamic music.

The group’s second performance, “Martial Arts Flag Dance,” reflected the martial arts spirit which is said to not only discipline one’s disposition but also to strengthen one’s body. The dancers, dressed in pink and white, used orange flags to complement their dance and showcase their strength.

While the other dance performances were carried out by groups, the closing act showcased an individual performance of OCA’s diablo master. The per-

A member of the Vietnamese Students Association performs during fan dance at Sunday’s Lunar New Year event. Thomas Yang | VISUAL EDITOR former balanced and juggled his yo-yo on the string and tossed it in the air during the routine.

The performance in the auditorium was only the first part of the event. After the final act, all guests lined up once

again, this time downstairs, with their red buffet tickets ready to try the Chinese cuisine. The buffet offered traditional Chinese food provided by one of the local restaurants and served by the members of the student organizations.

“This year, the food is really authentic. [Golden Palace Buffet] agreed to the catering policy and I hope people will enjoy it,” Wu said.

The buffet offered rice, fried noodles with vegetables and a variety of meats — steamed chicken, pork and orange chicken.

After the feast, the participating organizations set up a large photo booth with various Chinese props. Groups in attendance used this opportunity to take pictures with large red balloons and colorful ribbons before leaving for the night.

While both CASA and VSA organize smaller events throughout the year, they believe this event offers a great way to experience different culture and meet new people.

“It’s a really great and non-intimidating way to get involved in the East Asian culture,” Wu said.

The Pitt News SuDoku 2/12/18 courtesy of dailysudoku.com

pittnews.com

February 12, 2018

5

Opinions

column

from the editorial board

Credit Pence for stance on North Korea The last time Mike Pence made a political statement at a sporting event, he criticized pro football players for kneeling through the national anthem — but the vice president was the one sitting on his hands this weekend in Korea.

Pence was in Pyeongchang, South Korea, at the end of last week, accompanying the U.S. athletic delegation to the opening ceremony for the 23rd Winter Olympics. And as the second-in-command in a presidential administration mired with political controversy, he seemed almost destined to make headlines at the international event.

Almost no sooner than he arrived did the vice president meet with North Korean defectors and pass on a meal with dignitaries from the totalitarian regime. But the most dramatic moment came at the parade of nations entering the games Friday, when a unified team between North and South Korea entered the arena. Pence, who walked out of an NFL game last October after players knelt during the anthem to protest police brutality, pointedly remained seated as the Korean team passed in front of him, prompting accusations of hypocrisy.

The vice president’s critics have a point — for someone so offended by kneeling at football games, taking a seat at such a symbolically important world gathering is about as hypocritical as you can get. But on the other hand, Pence deserves credit for holding the line against a thinly veiled North Korean charm campaign — especially because many in the American media seem incapable of doing so.

It’s true that North Korea’s participation in this year’s winter Olympic games is much more extensive than normal for the

pittnews.com

secluded nation. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent his sister, Kim Yo Jong, and an all-female cheerleading squad to this year’s iteration of the games, along with 12 North Korean players to participate on a unified Korean women’s hockey team.

As a consequence, North Korea has been winning much of the American media’s attention — and it’s largely been positive. NBC’s coverage of the unified Korean women’s hockey team described the team as welcomed by the crowd with “heartfelt cheers.” And Reuters awarded the nuclear dictatorship “the diplomatic gold [medal].”

Yet Kim Jong Un’s sudden public relations coup doesn’t seem to be translating as well on the ground in South Korea. Activists reportedly burned North Korean and “unification” flags outside a theater in Seoul, South Korea, where Kim Yo Jong was attending a pre-Olympic event with the South Korean president. Chants called the efforts at reconciliation “an utter humiliation” and “ugly political Olympics.”

Others burned effigies of the North Korean leader, advocating “tearing Kim Jong Un to death,” according to international newspaper Firstpost.

Clearly, there’s at least some level of disconnect between the international news media and Koreans themselves. The different reactions to the North’s PR campaign show how intractable the problems facing the Korean peninsula are — and how ineffective simple gestures like a unified women’s hockey team are to solve those decades-old issues.

Pence is a hypocrite, but being a hypocrite doesn’t automatically make you wrong. Pence was right to take a seat against sugarcoating the North Korean regime’s atrocities.

Esports offer natural progression for Olympics

Elise Lavallee | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Thomas Wick Columnist

It’s the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

Two combatants pick up pieces of plastic laced with electrical current and various input chambers. They do not face each other directly, but they fight on a screen — as Pikachu and Mario, respectively. This fight will decide who wins the 2026 Olympic Winter Games “Super Smash Bros.” sporting event.

This scenario might seem far-fetched, but a recent Olympic Summit meeting discussion about the development of “esports” and their inclusion in future Olympic Games last October indicated it could soon be a reality. While many gamers, myself included, are ecstatic about this possibility, not everyone is on board with seeing juvenile video games at the prestigious Olympics. Despite criticisms against esports’ inclusion, gaming has developed as

February 12, 2018

a source of entertainment and competitive venture — complete with physical trainers and gym regimens — that deserves to be recognized in upcoming Olympic games.

Ever since the first official video game competition at Stanford University in 1972 for “Spacewar!” esports have grown dramatically. From the Nintendo World Championship in the 1990s, to television airing of video game tournaments beginning in the 2000s, to the popularity of video game streaming site Twitch, esports have grown rapidly as a competition and an industry. The movement has spread to Pitt as well, with students involved in multiple competitions over the past several years.

Gaming market intelligence company Newzoo estimated that the esports industry brought in around $660 million in 2017 — and that number is expected to See Wick on page 7

6

Wick, pg. 6 more than double by 2020. So it should not come as a surprise that the Olympic Summit has taken notice of this alternative sport medium.

During their discussion, the Summit concurred that esports represent an upand-coming competitive venture.

“Competitive [esports] could be considered as a sporting activity,” the Summit’s communique read. “Players involved prepare and train with an intensity which may be comparable to athletes in traditional sports.”

It’s impossible to deny the rise in esports and their influence in the sports industry, but all of this raises the question — are esports really a sport? Can we consider “Call of Duty,” “Madden” and “Overwatch” to be on the same level as football and soccer?

Clearly, there’s no way video games — as a competitive sport — can hold the same level of popularity as something like football. Just look at the riots in Philadelphia in reaction to the Eagles winning the Superbowl earlier this month, and any argument made claiming esports are as popular as football will be washed away.

But popularity in no way should be the only factor determining what constitutes a sport. According to Daniel Kane, a doctoral student at the United States Sports Academy, most people refer to the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of sport. That definition calls a sport “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.”

Some critics might point out that esports don’t require the same level of physical activity as “real-life” sports. But while pros and elite gamers don’t necessarily have to be as physically fit as most professional athletes, this does not mean that physical activity is not a factor in competitive gaming.

Any pro gamer will tell you that even the tiniest moment can make a difference in a competition. A physically unfit body can mean the difference between victory and failure. In an interview last February with the Dire Wolves — a “League of Legends” team — teammates explained they spend roughly one hour of gym training in the morning. The rest of their day involves

pittnews.com

training in the game for seven hours as a team and four hours solo.

“Dire Wolves strongly believe a healthy body equals a healthy mind,” team owner and founder Nathan Mott said. “The difference between winning and losing is mostly about mental fortitude.”

Personal trainer, Jake Middleton, also mentioned the importance of physical activity in esports in a September 2016 interview with NPR. Middleton provides meal planning advice and exercises for improving posture, reflexes and cardio for stamina.

“Trying to maximize each player to where, whenever they go up and they play in their competition, they’re not only just healthy and feeling the best, but they’re ready to perform,” Middleton explained.

Esports require a lot of cognitive energy, so anything players can do to make sure their minds are healthy will improve their performance. Being able to remember map terrain, predict your opponent’s moves and keep track of everything that is happening during a match hinges on the mental energy of the player. This means that esports players do go to the gym a lot in order to enhance their performance.

Not everyone has the dedication, commitment or mental strength to play as a major league gamer. Esports players work at the same intensity as many professional athletes — the difference is that one does it on a computer, and the other does it with a ball.

Putting esports into the Olympics would not only grant these athletes the chance to compete at a higher level, but it would also draw in a bigger audience.

With the rise of streaming platforms, such as YouTube and Twitch, allowing gamers to livestream their gaming content for free on the internet, the added platform of the Olympics could be a significant boon to the industry that’s still growing.

Of course, there will still be those who mock the idea of video game competition as an Olympic event. These critics completely miss the intensity and appeal of the medium. Video games already function in so many roles: entertainment, art, rhetorical artifacts and even medical devices.

Adding sports to that list shouldn’t seem very far-fetched.

Thomas primarily writes about visual media and gaming for The Pitt News. Write to him at tmw79@pitt.edu.

The Pitt News

Editor-in-Chief ASHWINI SIVAGANESH

Managing Editor JOHN HAMILTON

editor@pittnews.com

manager@pittnews.com

News Editor MACKENZIE RODRIGUES

Opinions Editor HENRY GLITZ

news@pittnews.com

opinions@pittnews.com

Sports Editor GRANT BURGMAN

Culture Editor CAROLINE BOURQUE

sports@pittnews.com

culture@pittnews.com

Visual Editor THOMAS YANG

Layout Editor ELISE LAVALLEE

visuals@pittnews.com

layout@pittnews.com

Online Editor MATT CHOI

Copy Chief KYLEEN PICKERING

tpnonline@gmail.com

copy@pittnews.com

Janine Faust | Assistant News Editor Salina Pressimone | Assistant News Editor Sarah Shearer | Assistant Opinions Editor Jordan Mondell | Assistant Sports Editor Issi Glatts | Assistant Visual Editor Christian Snyder | Multimedia Editor Rachel Glasser | Assistant Layout Editor Amanda Reed | Online Engagement Editor

Kim Rooney | Assistant Copy Chief Copy Staff Amanda Sobczak Alexa Marzina Kelsey Hunter Aleeza Furman Brian Murray

Mia DiFelice Kelsey Hunter Bridget Duffy Pooja Krishnan Andrea Michael

Adrianna Moyer

Editorial Policies Single copies of The Pitt News are free and available at newsstands around campus. Additional copies can be purchased with permission of the editor in chief for $.50 each.

Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the students, faculty or University administration.

Opinions expressed in columns, cartoons and letters are not necessarily those of The Pitt News. Any letter in tended for publication must be addressed to the editor, be no more than 250 words and include the writer’s name, phone number and University affiliation, if any.

Letters may be sent via e-mail to letters@pittnews.com.

The Pitt News reserves the right to edit any and all letters. In the event of multiple replies to an issue, The Pitt News may print one letter that represents the majority of responses. Unsigned editorials are a majority opinion of the Editorial Board, listed to the left.

The Pitt News is an independent, student-written and

February 12, 2018

student-managed newspaper for the Oakland campus of the University of Pittsburgh. It is pub lished Monday through Friday during the regular school year and Wednesdays during the summer.

Complaints concerning coverage by The Pitt News, after first being brought to the editors, may be referred to the Community Relations Com mittee, Pitt News Advisory Board, c/o student media adviser, 435 William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15260.

The editor in chief has the final authority on editorial matters and cannot be censored, according to state and federal law. The editor in chief is selected by the Pitt News Advisory Board, which includes University staff, fac ulty and students, as well as journalism professionals. The business and edito rial offices of The Pitt News are located at 434 William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15260.

Business Manager JILL BALDAUF advertising@pittnews.com

Sales Manager MATTHEW HOUCK

Marketing Manager KATIE BOZZO Production Manager MAYA PUSKARIC Account Executives

Rachel Buck Kavi Galal Isabel Scrabis James Gavaghan Andrew Restrepo Dave Barone Paige Franjione Sean Hennessy

7

Sports

Women’s basketball recap pittnews.com

PITT SUFFERS LOSS TO LOUISVILLE, 94-60

Grant Burgman Sports Editor

The last time the Pitt men’s basketball team played Louisville, Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings made headlines for yelling at a Louisville fan in the midst of a blow-out loss. This time around, Stallings stayed out of trouble — but the result was the same, as Pitt fell to Louisville 94-60.

Pitt (8-18 overall, 0-13 ACC) entered Sunday’s game against Louisville (18-8 overall, 8-5-0 ACC) riding a school-record 12-game losing streak. That streak extended to 13 as the Panthers struggled to find their shot and had no answer for a Louisville offense that shot 63 percent from the field.

Pitt hung around early because of 3-point shooting from first-year guard Parker Stewart. Stewart hit two shots from deep in the first five minutes to give Pitt an 11-7 lead, forcing Louisville to call a time-

out with 15:34 remaining in the first half.

Stewart said this loss was particularly difficult because of how dominant Louisville was in the win.

“A loss is a loss, but when you lose like that at home, that’s kind of embarrassing,” Stewart said. “You don’t want to get beat that badly in anything you do.”

The Panthers’ 3-point shooting cooled off after the first five minutes. The team shot a combined 0-11 from beyond the arc over the last 15 minutes of the half. The Cardinals took advantage of the Panthers’ poor shooting to take a 26-17 lead with seven minutes remaining in the half.

Pitt junior guard/forward Jared WilsonFrame got off to a poor start, shooting 0-4 with a turnover during the first half. Wilson-Frame, who has been the team’s leading scorer all season, has struggled in both of the Panthers’ matchups with the Cardinals.

He scored just six points on 2-13 shooting in the Panthers’ first game against Louisville on Jan. 2, and went 3-10 from the field for 11 points in Sunday’s loss.

Pitt first-year center Terrell Brown also had a disappointing first half against Louisville. After two encouraging performances against No. 19 North Carolina and No. 16 Clemson that saw Brown score 14 and 19 points, respectively, he failed to score in the first half, shooting 0-4 from the field. Brown ended the game without a made field goal.

Stallings cited Louisville’s length as the main reason Brown struggled against Louisville.

“We knew [Brown] could struggle. Their length inside is amongst the best in the league if not the best in the league,” Stallings said. “We knew it could be tough for him.”

Sophomore forward V.J. King led Louis-

ville with nine points by the end of the first half. The Cardinals finished the half on a 20-1 run to take a 46-20 lead into halftime.

The second half opened up with a similar look to the first. Pitt missed another 3-point attempt as the shot clock expired on their first possession. Louisville followed that up immediately with an alley-oop from senior guard Quentin Snider to senior forward Anas Mahmoud.

Just two minutes into the second half, the Cardinals extended their lead to 30 points, 51-21. The Panthers got the deficit back down to 25 points, trailing 82-57 with 3:09 remaining in the game. But Louisville quickly reclaimed a 30-point lead after that and never gave it up, handing the Panthers their third straight loss of at least 30 points.

The Panthers went back and forth with the Cardinals for the rest of the half, but it See Basketball on page 9

Weekend Sports

Panthers have strong starts, struggling streaks Stephen Cuddy For The Pitt News

While some Panthers started off seasons strong this weekend, others continued painful bouts of loss.

The softball team dominated their opening weekend in sunny California, and wrestling saw the clouds part on a fourgame losing streak, the men’s basketball got drenched in another record-setting loss.

Wrestling The Panthers extended their losing streak to four games Friday night against No. 12 South Dakota State, losing the meet by a score of 25-13 and moving to 2-10 on the year.

The Panthers claimed wins through junior Robert Lee, redshirt first-year Jake Wentzel, redshirt senior Ryan Solomon and junior LJ Bentley.

Lee won at 149 pounds with a score of

pittnews.com

10-3, Wentzel took victory through a score of 12-2 by way of a majority decision at 165 pounds, Solomon won the heavyweight bout by a score of 5-2 and Bentley at 125 pounds emerged victorious with a score of 5-2.

The Panthers ended their losing streak, though, with a 23-10 win over the Blue Devils in Durham on Sunday. The team dominated on the mat and saw seven different wrestlers claim wins. This win moves the Panthers to 3-10 and 1-3 in the ACC. No. 11 senior Dom Forys, redshirt senior Nick Zanetta, Bentley, Lee, Wentzel, redshirt sophomore Kellan Stout and redshirt first-year Gregg Harvey, all emerged victorious.

At 133 pounds, Forys used seven takedowns on the way to his 16-6 major decision victory. Zanetta, at 141 pounds, won 4-1, Lee won by major decision 9-0 at 149

pounds, Wentzel won at 165 by a score of 8-2, Harvey was victorious with a score of 15-8 at 184 pounds and Stout and Bentley both won with a score of 4-2. Bentley won at 125 pounds and Stout weighed in at 197.

They team is back in action on against Virginia Friday at the Petersen Events Center at 7 p.m. for alumni night.

Softball The softball team opened their season at the Titan Classic in Fullerton, California.

The Panthers started strong with wins over Loyola Marymount and Utah State Friday.

The 4-1 win against Loyola Marymount came from home runs by seniors McKayla Taylor and Erin Hershman. Junior Sarah Dawson and senior Kayla Harris also had a tag team effort in the circle as they held the Lions to just one run.

The Panthers had a slow start against Utah State, trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning.

February 12, 2018

After consecutive home runs from senior Giorgiana Zeremenko and junior Gabrielle Fredericks, though, Pitt had it all tied up.

Finishing with a walk-off RBI produced by junior Olivia Gray in the seventh, the Panthers took home the win, 3-2.

The Panthers split their Saturday, claiming victory over Rutgers and losing to Cal State Fullerton.

In the first game Saturday, the Panthers beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-2 with nine hits — junior Alexis Solak, sophomore Connor McGaffic and Gray snagging two each. First-year Hunter Levesque tallied her first hit as a Panther, hitting the only home run of the day.

Pitt lost 10-7 in a slugfest against Cal State Fullerton, committing five of the game’s six errors. Zeremenko shouldered See Weekend Sports on page 9

8

Weekend Sports, pg. 8

to Louisville in a very close match. The Cardinals took control early by winning the doubles. Pitt saw Frey move to six wins on the season by a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Bartolome won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, and junior Gabriela Rezende won 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.

Their next match is on Sunday against Penn State at home at 11 a.m.

Gymnastics The gymnastics team traveled to Denton, Texas, this week to face Texas Woman’s University, NC State and Auburn in a quad meet. The day ended with the team coming in second to Auburn with a score of 196.100.

First-year Haley Brechwald continued her strong showings this season, leading the team in floor with a 9.875. Brechwald became the highest all-around scorer at the meet with an ending total of 39.325, doing so without winning any events outright.

Sophomore Deven Herbine led the team in vault with a 9.285. Sophomore Megan Tripp and junior Lucy Brett both registered a 9.825 on bars, tying Brechwald for first place on the team in that event.

Next weekend the team travels to Morgantown to face West Virginia and Maryland in a tri-meet.

Basketball, pg. 8 wasn’t nearly enough. The Cardinals shot a staggering 63 percent from the field for the game while the Panthers shot just 34.5 percent.

Louisville dominated Pitt from the 3-point line as well, going 8-17 from deep for the game while Pitt went a paltry 7-27.

Louisville’s Snider was an efficient 3-5 from three, finishing the game with 11 points total. King and Mahmoud finished the game tied as Louisville’s leading scorers with 14 points each. First-year forward Shamiel Stevenson led the Panthers for the game with 15.

Louisville head coach David Padgett was optimistic about the future of Pitt’s team in the press conference after the game.

“The thing that impresses me, and I told Kevin this before the game, is that they’re competing. They’re playing hard the entire game,” Padgett said. “As long as the effort is there they’ll get better.”

The Panthers will try to get their first ACC win of the season against Boston College, Tuesday at the Petersen Events Center.

Tipoff is at 7 p.m.

The Pitt news crossword 2/12/18

the offensive workload, leading the team in hits, going 3-4 with a home run and a double.

Finishing the weekend, Pitt tied the Loyola Marymount Lions 0-0. They registered a mere two hits during the contest that saw extra innings, but eventually ended in a tie due to a time limit.

The Panthers are playing in the ACC Big Ten Challenge starting Friday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Track and Field The senior class had a dominant outing during the Kent State Qualifier Saturday, winning four individual events.

Senior Whitney Martin won the 60m dash with a time of 7.61 for her second win of the season, and senior Desiree Garland took the 200m and her first win, running a 24.16. Senior Beth Shenck had her second win of the year in the 800m, completing the event in 2:13.08.

Senior Andin Fosam also won the women’s weight throw for the third time this season and second week in a row with a toss of 20.43m.

The men’s and women’s 4x400m relay claimed gold, with the men running a 3:12.97 and the women a 3:40.39. The Panthers also had five second-place finishes, two third-places and one fourth-place.

Some members of the team were also competing at the SPIRE Division 1 Classic in nearby Geneva. Sophomore Nick Wolk and senior Billy Caldwell both placed top in the men’s mile while registering personal bests. Junior Gillian Schriever found her way onto the podium with a third-place finish in the women’s mile.

Next up for the Panthers is the USATF Indoor Championships. Events take place Feb. 22-24.

Tennis The Panthers re-established their winning ways, defeating Eastern Michigan 5-2 on Saturday in their final tune-up before opening ACC play against Louisville.

Claiming the point from doubles gave the Panthers some early momentum. Senior Callie Frey continued her undefeated run moving to 5-0 on the season as she won 6-1, 6-1. The Panthers clinched the win with a victory from first-year Claudia Bartolome, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

To start ACC play the Panthers fell 4-3

pittnews.com

February 12, 2018

9

I N D E X

Rentals & Sublet • NORTH OAKLAND • SOUTH OAKLAND • SHADYSIDE • SQUIRREL HILL • SOUTHSIDE • NORTHSIDE • BLOOMFIELD • ROOMMATES • OTHER

For Rent North Oakland 3764 Bigelow Blvd, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, newly renovated. Equipped kitchen, balcony, washer and dryer provided. Single garage.

Alarm system. Central air-conditioning. $1300+. Available August 2018. Call 412-600-6933.

Awesome and affordable studio, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments close to campus- renting for Summer 2018 move in. Find your perfect home- call for more info and a tour!

412-441-1400

South Oakland 3 & 4 Bedroom Apartments on Semple, Bates, & Juliet.

August availability. $1425-$2600. Call John CR Kelly Reality. 412-683-7300 Visit: www.jcrkelly. com 3 Bedroom & 1.5 Bath House for rent. 2 car garage. Full house air conditioning, dish washer, self-cleaning oven, full basement.

Steps from campus shuttle. Back deck over garage with view. $1650+ utilities.

August 2018. Call 412-736-8095.

pittnews.com

Employment • CHILDCARE • FOOD SERVICES • UNIVERSITY • INTERNSHIPS • RESEARCH • VOLUNTEERING • OTHER

Classifieds

For sale

• AUTO • BIKES • BOOKS • MERCHANDISE • FURNITURE • REAL ESTATE • PETS

services

• EDUCATIONAL • TRAVEL • HEALTH • PARKING • INSURANCE

South Oakland

South Oakland

3, 4, 5 bedroom. Free laundry on premises, separate utilities.

Available August 1st.

412-334-8804.

Furnished apartment for rent. 2BR available immediately.

Rent includes all utilities except electric and is dependent upon number of tenants. Convenient to schools and hospitals. Call Nancy for appointment 412-681-7201.

4 Bedroom 1 Bath House. Large kitchen, new windows and paint. Security System. Available August 16th. Bates and Semple. $1,600 + Utilities.

412-287-5406. Leave a message.

4 BR HOME - SEMPLE STREET, LOCATED NEAR LOUISA. EQUIPPED KITCHEN, FULL BASEMENT. NEW CENTRAL AIR ADDED. RENTING FOR AUGUST 2018.

(412) 343-4289 or 412-330-9498.

Apartments for rent.

2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments available. Some available on Dawson street, Atwood street, and Mckee Place. Newly remodeled. Some have laundry on site.

Minutes from the University. For more info please call Mike at 412-849-8694

M.J. Kelly Realty.

Studio, 1, 2, 3 and 4 Bedroom Apartments, Duplexes and Houses.

N. & S. Oakland from $750-$2500. mjkellyrealty@gmail. com. 412-271-5550. www.mjkellyrealty. com Numerous 1 & 2 bedroom apartments located throughout South Oakland. Starting from $760-$1,395.

Available August

notices

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

2018. Call John CR Kelly Realty.

412-683-7300. Visit: www.jcrkelly.com

Studio & 1 Bedrooms Available Fall 2018. Heat included.

412-261-4620.

Ward & S. Bouquet Streets - Studio, 1, 2 & 3BR apartments. Free parking.

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

Shadyside

R A T E S

Insertions

1X

2X

3X

4X

5X

6X

Add.

1-15 Words

$6.30

$11.90

$17.30

$22.00

$27.00

$30.20

+ $5.00

16-30 Words

$7.50

$14.20

$20.00

$25.00

$29.10

$32.30

+ $5.40

(Each Additional Word: $0.10)

Deadline:

Two business days prior by 3pm | Email: advertising@pittnews.com | Phone: 412.648.7978

Squirrel Hill Stunning 2, 3 and 5 bedroom duplexes on tree lined residential streets. Available Summer 2018. Features may include hardwood, granite, porch, A/C, parking, laundry. Near buses, shopping and restaurants! 412-441-1400

The best studio, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments in town- for the best prices! Close to buses, shopping and great restaurants.

Renting for Summer 2018 move in. Call today! 412-441-1400

Employment

Rental Other

Research Studies

Newly renovated, fully furnished 4 & 5 BR, 2 -1/2 BA houses for students.

Located near Pitt Dental School and Carlow University. Utilities are included in the rent. Laundry services available in the house.

Rent $600-$695.

Contact Chris at 412-656-5693. Available now till July 31st 2018 and August 1st 2018 till July 2019.

Participants Wanted for Paid Psychology Research Participants wanted for an alcohol research study at Carnegie Mellon University To be eligible for this study, you must: •Be 21-25 yrs. old and own a smartphone

•Drink alcohol at least weekly •Be able to show valid photo ID •Be willing to consume alcohol You may earn up to $365 for your participation in this multi-session study.

For more information, call The Behavioral Health Research Lab (412-268-3029) Note: Unfortunately, our lab is not wheelchair accessible.

A variety of beautiful studio, 1 and 2 bedroom apartment homesavailable Summer 2018. Features may include granite, hardwood, parking, and laundry. Close to restaurants and shopping.

Call today!

412-441-1400

Before signing a lease, be aware that no more than 3 unrelated people can share a single unit. Check property’s compliance with codes. Call City’s Permits, Licensing & Inspections.

412-255-2175.

February 12, 2018

10

Employment Other Comfort Keepers, a Post-Gazette Top Workplace, is seeking caring individuals.

Caregivers work alongside seniors to provide companionship, light housekeeping, personal care services. Flexible hours available. If interested call 412-363-5500 Guardian Angel Ambulance is actively seeking EMTs and Medics. Immediate openings. Flexible schedules. Apply in person 700 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin or email guardianangelambulance@msn. com. 412-462-1400 Join KEYS Service Corps, AmeriCorps.

Mentor, tutor, and inspire Pittsburgh area youth. Summer and fall positions with bi-weekly stipend and education award. Full and part-time. Possible internship credit.

Call 412-350-2739. www.keysservicecorps.org OFFICE INTERN Shadyside Management Company seeks person w/min 2 yrs. college, for upcoming spring semester to interview & process rental applicants,

pittnews.com

do internet postings & help staff our action-central office.

Part-time or full time. AVAILABLE NOW; full time over summer. $13/hour.

Perfect job for current sophomores & juniors, graduating seniors set to enter grad school, returning grad students, and first-year law students!

Mozart Management 412-682-7003 thane@ mozartrents.com

Mozart Management 412-682-7003. thane@mozartrents. com

Seasonal Marketing Assistant Shadyside property management firm established in 1960 needs two Seasonal Marketing Assistants to work with Excel, Word and the internet from approximately NOW to August; four days/week from 9am-6pm. Saturday and/or Sunday hours a must; some flexibility in days and hours will be considered; most hours will be solitary on the computer with no phone work; 40 words per minute and strong computer skills required; no experience needed & we will train you at our Shadyside office; free parking. $13/hour plus generous season end bonus.

Services Other

Services Parking GARAGE PARKING available in the heart of Oakland. Protect your car while parked. Only $80/month! Call 412-692-1770.

Phlebotomy Training Centerwww. justphlebotomy.org 2 evening classes weekly, 5 weeks + excellent Clinicals.

Call 412-521-7334.

Notices Adoption Endless love, travel, music & dance all await your precious baby.

Dedicated teacher yearns to be stay at home mom.

Expenses paid.

877-696-1526.

February 12, 2018

11

pittnews.com

February 12, 2018

12