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The Pitt News GUIDE TO 2018 SGB ELECTION February 19, 2018 | Volume 108 | Issue 114

Each Pitt student can vote Tuesday for one president and three board members to fill the nine elected positions on the 2018-2019 Student Government Board.

Last year’s election saw double the voter turnout of the previous year with about 30 percent of the student body voting. SGB is responsible for allocating the $2.6 million Student Allocations Fund to student organizations, and also seeks to promote student concerns and needs.

Two students are running for president this year and 11 are campaigning for the eight board spots. Ballots can be cast from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at my.pitt.edu.

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P R E S IDE N T I A L C A NDID AT E S :

Saket Rajprohat Saket Rajprohat, a junior marketing major running on the Neighbors slate, is one of two candidates for SGB president.

His platform focuses on advocating for a more environmentally friendly campus and additional gender-neutral bathrooms.

He also said he wants to make SGB a place where students and organizations go to promote their ideas.

“I’ve met with a number of student organization leaders ... and told them if I become president, we’re going to have monthly meetings about how you think Student Government Board can more greatly affect your area of academia,” Rajprohat said.

Rajprohat would propose a “sustainability campaign” to promote the idea of

living a more sustainable life. He also said he believes the University should divest from the fossil fuel industry and increase investments in renewable energy.

Rajprohat has never worked for SGB, though he has been involved with student groups like Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment, as well as the South Asian Student Association. He said that experience makes him qualified for the job.

“You’re not coming in with a list of initiatives that you came up with from your own experiences,” he said. “You’re coming in with the concerns of 19,000 students that go here.”

Editor’s note: Rajprohat worked as a columnist for The Pitt News.

Maggie Kennedy

Maggie Kennedy, a junior political science and communications rhetoric major running on the Horizon slate, is one of two candidates for SGB president. She is currently the SGB wellness chair and much of her platform deals with student health issues, including sexual violence.

Kennedy — who is a resident assistant and peer educator at the Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Education Office — wants to reform first-year orientation programming about sexual assault to make it more comprehensive and proactive, rather than mainly focusing on bystander intervention.

“I think trying to get at the root of the cause is really important,” she said. “Even if I don’t get elected, this is something I would

like to work on.”

She also hopes to expand the diversity general education requirement to all schools after the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences implemented the requirement this year. The expansion wouldn’t require new courses or professors, she said, but will better promote courses that focus on topics related to diversity.

Kennedy wants to start a program where SGB will “sponsor” events by helping with marketing, planning and graphic design, in addition to the Board’s main job of allocating money for student organizations.

“We want to do that so student orgs have a better relationship with SGB and all student orgs are getting the attention they deserve,” she said.

For full information on slates, see page 2. For The Pitt News’ official endorsement, see page 6

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Get to know the slates Neighbors

The Neighbors slate gets its name from the TV show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” This slate’s candidates are focused on representing as many student voices as possible. They plan to increase SGB’s involvement of student groups, focusing on promoting the organization’s ideas and not simply being a funding source.

Saket Rajprohat, who is running for president, said the slate also wants to increase campus safety through improving SafeRider and “creating the idea that Pitt students should have each other’s back.”

In addition to Rajprohat, the slate has three board candidates.

Jahari Mercer, a junior industrial engineering major, is the president of Pitt Students for Social Justice and the Corporate Liaison Chair

for the Pitt National Society of Black Engineers.

He wants to be a voice for student concerns.

Pooja Humar, a junior biology major, is currently a member of SGB’s allocations committee. She plans to focus on peer advising and student research opportunities.

Cole Dunn, a sophomore finance and accounting major, is the co-vice president of finance for Phi Beta Lambda and a member of the Socially Responsible Investment Portfolio. His goals are to make improvements with study or work room reservations, subsidize the cost of study materials for graduate school tests and increase school spirit at athletic events.

“The idea is that we want to make pitt more like a neighborhood, a community, for the students that go here,” Rajprohat said.

The presidential candidates affiliated with these slates are on the front cover.

Legacy

The Legacy candidates see SGB as a force that can “improve the general campus environment” for individual students. While this slate does not have a presidential candidate, the two board candidates are focused on promoting campus safety and engaging students with global issues.

Matthew Jones, a sophomore economics and finance major, was a member of SGB’s First-Year Council and now works with the Allocations Committee. For Jones, focusing on students first means addressing health and wellness resources available to students.

Noah Rubin, a sophomore political science major, was also a First-Year Council member and now works as a first-year mentor and sits on the Resident Student Association’s executive board.

If elected, Rubin said Legacy would try to

improve campus safety by working with the City of Pittsburgh to implement more streetlights in Oakland. The slate’s two members also plan to work with Pitt to extend the emergency blue light system.

Rubin believes the student should play an active role in the community at large, and said Legacy wants to empower students to participate in the political system by cancelling class University-wide on election days.

He said he and Jones discussed this idea with Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner in January, and that Bonner was receptive to the idea. Rubin said if elected, this change “could be implemented in the current school year.”

“What makes Matt and I stand out is that all of our initiatives are focused on the individual student,” Rubin said.

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582 Bridges The 582 Bridges slate gets its name from the 582 student organizations on campus that connect Pitt’s student body.

Their policies center on improving resources for student groups and increasing involvement in Pitt’s “awareness weeks.”

The three people on the slate are all running for one of the eight board slots — the group has no presidential candidate.

Albert Tanjaya, a sophomore computer science major, is the recording secretary for SGB’s lower legislative body, The Assembly, and is involved in several student organizations including Asian Students Alliance and Jumpstart. His initiatives include expanding the booking system so that student organizations can hold meetings and events in more rooms on campus.

“The role of SGB is a support system, hence our name ‘Bridges,’” he said of the slate. “SGB has to be trustworthy, transparent and strong enough to hold all the traffic that comes through.”

Nicholas Bibby, a sophomore political science major, is the secretary for the Pitt Political Science Student Association

and a member of the new American Civil Liberties Union club. He wants to improve Wi-Fi service on campus, add more departmental advisers and increase communication between student organizations and the University administration.

Zechariah Brown, a sophomore economics and political science major, is the vice president of the Pitt Political Science Student Association and a member of the Black Action Society. He wants to improve Pitt’s SafeRider system and create a comprehensive Student Health Services website. He also plants to start an “Allies Week” to promote cultural competency and sexuality awareness on campus.

Tanjaya said the slate members want SGB to function as a “direct line” for students to present concerns to the administration and plan to be transparent about their communications with the University.

“We have the talk and we have the action plan, we’re not just making false promises,” Tanjaya said. “We have steps we’ll be looking to take when we get elected.”

Horizon The Horizon slate wants to expand opportunities for Pitt students to challenge themselves. The slate is looking to get more resources for students in terms of internships, mental and physical health options and improve the overall environment of the Oakland campus.

Presidential candidate Maggie Kennedy said the slate also plans to develop new first-year orientation programming around sexual violence education.

The slate also features three board candidates.

Rajaab Nadeem, a junior majoring in economics and political science, is currently a resident assistant and the executive chair of donations and finance at the ICP Food Pantry in Oakland. He plans to work with the Office of International Students to better introduce international students to campus and diversify the health center staff.

Cory Stillman, a sophomore film

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studies major, is the chairman of the SGB allocations committee. He is focusing on familiarizing students with the allocations process, developing opportunities for students studying the arts and creating an LGBTQ+ resource center.

Jessa Chong, a sophomore majoring in political science and communications, currently serves as the chair of SGB’s Community and Governmental Relations Committee and is also an officer for Delta Delta Delta. Chong’s initiatives include cleaning up South Oakland through better garbage disposal, getting quality produce at on-campus dining locations and providing more exercise resources for students on lower campus.

“The most important [role of SGB] is that the board is really in tune with the students and really works with student orgs to know what the concerns are on campus,” Kennedy said.

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Professor gives lively talk on death Noah Manolo Staff Writer

Anne Allison writes extensively on topics related to modern Japanese culture, ranging from sexuality to censorship. Her most recent publication on the precariousness of Japanese society has led her to explore a more morbid topic.

“I will try to make this lively, even though we’re talking about death,” Allison said before her lecture Friday.

Allison, a professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University, presented her research on the sociality of death in Japan in a lecture titled “Matter of Death.” About 40 students attended the Asian Studies Center-hosted event in the Anthropology Lounge of Posvar Hall.

Gabriella Lukacs, a professor in the department of anthropology, invited Allison through the Asian Studies Center. She said she finds Allison’s work fascinating and enjoys how her research connects different topics such as philosophy, psychology and feminism.

“I teach a course in Japanese society here at Pitt,” Lukacs said. “Any of her books could be used [for] their own courses.”

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are living longer and alone.”

According to a 2014 report by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, approximately 61 percent of Japan’s population is over 65. Combined with the shrinking population, many Japanese are facing what’s known as a “lonely death,” when someone dies living on their own.

As a result, Allison said sociality — the tendency to group together in communities — has shifted in Japan to become more focused on the individual. The Japanese are placing more attention on a free and independent self as opposed to work and family, particularly in being able to handle one’s own affairs.

“There is now an active form of doing care by and for the self,” Allison said.

Part of this shift, Allison said, is that many Anne Allison, professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University, disJapanese handling their end-of-life arrangements cusses her research on the sociality of death in Japan at Friday’s “Matter of — some to avoid being a burden on their family Death” event. Noah Manalo | STAFF WRITER and others because they don’t have someone to Allison compiled her research during three final years. care for them. summers of field work in Japan where she at“Following wartime Japan, there was a push She explained how elder Japanese are now tended events and conducted interviews. At the in society to downsize the household,” Allison looking to “declutter” their lives, paying attention lecture, she described how a steadily decreas- said. “Now, marriage and childbirth are in the de- to methods such as the KonMari method. ing population after World War II led to large cline in Japan, employment is increasingly shortSee Death on page 5 amounts of elderly Japanese alone during their term and precarious and more and more people

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Death, pg. 4 “A new trend in minimal or simple lifestyle has developed in Japan,” Allison said, “involving a meditative process of evaluating on each item own, and either keeping and caring or throwing away.”

Created by Marie Kondo, this method of organizing consists of gathering together all of one’s belongings and keeping only those things that “spark joy” and throwing or giving away what is deemed unessential.

Allison examined new businesses emerging in Japan that help clients sort through the possessions left behind. Special cleanup of the “lonely dead” is one of the growing services. After a neighbor notices a dead body, a cleanup crew will clean the room, dispose of the body and kill any insects that had flocked to the dwelling.

She used the term “Ending Centers” to describe these facilities that handle the aspects normally taken care of by family members, such as planning funerals, organizing finances and taking care of human remains.

While many would expect these centers to be gloomy, “the atmosphere tends to be animated or bright,” Allison said.

She said there is a sense of joy and anticipation toward death, even being excited to be next

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to your “grave buddies.”

Raja Adal, a Pitt history professor and historian of Japan, was excited for the opportunity to hear Allison speak, as she is well respected in the field and familiar with the human experience.

“The ideas and issues are not foreign to us, but we are thinking about her research and this new form of sociality in a deeper fashion,” Adal said.

Hailey Roh, a sophomore studying political science, entered the lecture knowing almost nothing about the topic. She said she was fascinated by the sociality of death in Japan and learned a lot about the services provided for the citizens of Japan.

“It is interesting that Japan’s market is advocating for people to die alone rather than be more social,” Roh said.

Allison plans to write and publish a book about her findings about this new sociality, the creativity around death and what inspires its citizens. When an audience member asked her what constitutes a “good” death in Japan, she respond- Autistic rights activist and writer Lydia Brown discusses the unseen difficulties that living with disability can present Sunday night. ed that she thinks Japanese people view dying Thomas Yang | VISUAL EDITOR alone as a “bad” death, with one of the worrisome parts of it being unable to get your affairs in order.

“People do want you to have a good time now,” she said. “Handle that, and have a good time now.”

Read about Lydia Brown at pittnews.com.

“Our worth does not depend on whether we can or can’t do work.”

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Opinions from the editorial board

TPN ENDORSES MAGGIE KENNEDY FOR SGB PRESIDENT

Candidates for the position of Student Government Board president run campaigns every year, requiring them to sit down with any number of student organizations, clubs and social groups and explain their case. With election day right around the corner, this year’s two candidates met with one more group — the editors of The Pitt News.

As a group, TPN’s editorial board meets separately with the presidential candidates every year to discuss the issues facing the student body and the University, and how each contender would address them if elected. Our official endorsement reflects who we believe would best undertake the responsibilities of president.

Selecting just one individual for this distinction is a difficult process every year. After what seemed like endless deliberation, last year’s editorial board chose to endorse Justin Horowitz in a close race between three highly qualified candidates. And if anything, this year’s decision between juniors Maggie Kennedy and Saket Rajprohat was more difficult.

Both candidates for president have exciting ideas about how to change Pitt for the better, as well as distinct qualities that would help them in pursuing those ideas.

But after careful deliberation, the editorial board decided that Kennedy’s concrete, specific proposals to fix problems around campus and her personal attachment to the issues deserved our endorsement.

Kennedy and Rajprohat have each taken widely different approaches to get where they are on the eve of the election.

In her three years at Pitt, Kennedy has racked up extensive experience working in various parts of student government and the University community at large.

The communications and political sci-

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ence major currently serves as chair of SGB’s Wellness Committee, as well as a peer educator for Pitt’s SHARE office and a resident assistant. She credits this experience as part of the basis for one of her initiatives — improved resources and education against sexual violence.

Rajprohat’s story impressed the editorial board for different reasons. Transferring from Robert Morris University halfway through his first year, he initially struggled to find his niche at Pitt. He credits his membership in a long list of student clubs, including refugee education organization FORGE and the Pitt Asian Students Alliance, with giving him a sense of community — and promises to rely heavily on leaders of student organizations to make informed decisions if he wins the election Tuesday.

In a number of important ways, the platforms in this year’s presidential election look remarkably like each other.

Both Kennedy and Rajprohat included proposals in their pitches to boost student participation in student government — an issue with perennial relevance as the Board’s public meetings remain sparsely attended.

Kennedy suggests introducing an incentive system to ensure that, at the very least, student leaders are invested in attending weekly SGB meetings. While not superseding the allocation system already in existence, an additional “sponsorship” process would provide student groups with assistance outside of money, such as marketing or design work.

“I wouldn’t want to make anything a requirement, because I know that wouldn’t really be feasible and would cause backlash,” Kennedy said. “But if you are able to come [to weekly meetings], perhaps that would boost you up the list for the sponsorship program.”

If elected, Kennedy sees her role as president as one of providing a liaison between leaders in various student organizations and University administrators.

The focus on using student groups as a medium for more effective communication between student government and individual students involved in these clubs is also one Rajprohat mentioned, and seems likely to be helpful with increasing student participation in community affairs.

Going beyond a simple focus on student organizations, however, Kennedy wants to add the “Fix-It-Pitt” feature already available on SGB’s website to Pitt students’ my.pitt.edu homepages in order to make individual interactions between student government and students who want to see change on campus easier.

While both presidential slates emphasized SGB transparency and responsiveness to student concerns, Kennedy’s appeared more prepared to do so as effectively as possible.

Among the specific problems on campus Kennedy brought up was the addition of more frequent Pitt shuttle services to South Oakland, a focus on diversity among University Counseling Center staff and more proactive sexual assault education for incoming first-years. If she wins the election Tuesday, the editorial board recommends she work to include some of the specific proposals suggested

by Rajprohat — including improvements to the SafeRider service and more effective communication about gender-neutral bathroom options.

While not a sufficient qualification on its own, Kennedy’s previous experience in student government gives us confidence that she will be able to effectively advocate for the student body’s concerns. Her repeated emphasis on

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“quantifiable data” about student attitudes showed an understanding of how to navigate the complicated world of Pitt’s administration. “[I would] really push administration and make sure they know these are our concerns,” Kennedy said. “Quantifiable data — this is proof, this is what we care about. This is what we want our money going to, rather than, I don’t know, revamping the victory lights.”

Though the victory light addition was funded by a donation to the athletic department, the point is well taken.

While Kennedy is already familiar with the ins and outs of student government, she also seems able to push back against University administrators if need be. When Pitt junior Alina Sheykhet was killed last semester, many Pitt students were shocked by the relative silence from the University. And Kennedy agreed.

“I wouldn’t want to burn any bridges or anything, but if I were in this position, I’d make it known what myself and SGB stands for,” she said. “And if that’s different from what the administration is saying, then it’s different.”

Kennedy’s resolve, combined with her intimate knowledge of the policy process and clear attachment to the issues, make her a strong candidate for the position of SGB president. If she wins election tomorrow, we expect to see all of the positives we saw in Kennedy at work next year.

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Florida shooting should be wake up call Ana Altchek Columnist

Valentine’s Day is usually a holiday of showing care and appreciation for loved ones — but for many living in South Florida, it was a day of mourning and loss. February 14, 2018, just became a day marking one of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States.

Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who had previously attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is now facing charges for the murders of 14 students and three faculty, and the injury of 14 others from the high school.

Unfortunately, this is far from the first time an event like this has occurred. The Gun Violence Archive tracks reports of mass shootings — any incident where four or more people are shot. As of this most recent tragedy, they have reported 30 mass shootings in 2018.

Shootings that involve schools seem to be the most widely talked about because of the horror of targeting innocent children. Despite the attention, ever since shooters at Columbine High School killed 13 people in 1999, schools have become evermore frequent targets of mass public violence involving guns. Now there are 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — how many more deaths do we need to risk before a change starts to occur?

The United States continues to have far and away the highest rates of gun ownership among developed countries and some of the few restrictions — and Americans pay a price for it. Instead of focusing on what schools could be doing simply to minimize the dangers of gun violence, there’s a much simpler route to saving lives — enacting laws that prevent selling weapons of mass murder.

Much of the attention in the aftermath of last week’s massacre went toward the preventative measures in place at the Parkland high school that seemingly failed to avoid catastrophe — and in some ways even made the situation worse. In an interview with CNN the day after the attack, teacher Melissa Falkowski credited

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Mourners gather at a vigil that was held for the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Thursday. Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel/TNS safety drills with saving some lives, but failing to protect every student.

“We could not have been more prepared for this situation, which is what makes it so frustrating,” Falkowski said.

“We did everything that we were supposed to do.”

In last week’s shooting in Florida, the gunman pulled the fire alarm, sending all the students into the halls, before opening fire. Even if lockdown drills were effective, there would have been little recourse to prevent this tragedy from occuring.

There is no way to prepare for a catastrophe like this without regular routines and heavy security in the school. But a high school is not a prison and shouldn’t have to be treated like one. Checking bags, being patted down and having to study in fear every day shouldn’t be part of attending school. Basic restrictions on the kinds of guns available to the general public could help save countless lives, even if they don’t eliminate gun violence entirely.

During the attack, the shooter used an AR-15 — currently the most popular rifle in the United States, according to the National Rifle Association — and also hap-

pens to be the weapon of choice for five out of the six deadliest shootings over the last six years.

You don’t need to be a gun expert to understand a few basic facts about the AR-15. It’s a semi-automatic gun, meaning once a magazine has been loaded, the gun will fire each time the shooter pulls the trigger, without reloading, until the magazine is empty. Second, AR-15s are fed with easily swapped box magazines that usually contain around 30 bullets.

And third — and most fatally — in Florida, it is easier to purchase an AR-15 than a handgun, The New York Times uncovered in the aftermath of last week’s shooting.

Originally developed to mimic a U.S. military weapon used in Vietnam, the AR-15 has been available to civilians for decades. But the weapon plainly designed for combat only really gained popularity in the aftermath of its use at a 1989 killing spree in a Stockton, California, elementary school. According Chris Bartocci, an author and former employee at gun manufacturer Colt Industries, the gun rapidly gained recognition because of its use in school shootings.

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even know you could buy those guns,” Bartocci told CNN in a December 2017 interview.

To keep a rifle for shooting, hunting or home protection is one thing. But to allow for the sale of semi-automatic guns is another thing entirely. It’s clear that guns like the one used in Florida last week have much of their appeal because of their usefulness for mass murder.

Across the Pacific, a gunman killed 35 people in Australia in 1996. Within two weeks of the tragedy, the government took substantive legal measures in favor of limiting access to guns. What’s more, there hasn’t been a single mass shooting in the country in the 22 years since then.

The United States has the same capacity to end mass shootings. It’s just a matter of whether or not we’re willing to take the steps to do so. High school students in Florida have already staged protests against legislators’ inaction, and others across the country are planning mass exoduses from their classes in the upcoming months.

Ana primarily writes about culture and social issues. Write to Ana at aea51@pitt. edu.

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Weekend Sports

Baseball opens season, wrestling tries to pack the Pete

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It was a quiet weekend on upper campus as Pitt sports traveled across the states to take on new and familiar foes.

While many students stayed in Oakland this weekend, the baseball team travelled to Florida to compete against Oakland University. And while Pittsburgh experienced some snow, baseball and softball saw offensive flurries in their travels to the sunny south.

Men’s Basketball For the fifth straight time this season, the Pitt men’s basketball set a school record — this time after an 88-75 road loss to Florida State Sunday — extending the team’s record losing streak to 15.

This time, the Panthers (8-20 overall, 0-15 ACC) kept it close — leading the Seminoles (19-8 overall, 8-7 ACC) for much of the first half and trailing by only one at halftime, and trailing close for most of the second half.

But, as the Panthers have done in past games, they faltered down the stretch — slipping away at the end of the second half to hand over the victory once again.

Go to pittnews.com for a full recap.

Wrestling Much like last week against Duke, the team registered seven victories to take down the University of Virginia Friday night for the final home match of the season at the Pete. The win moves the team to 4-10 on the season and 2-3 in the ACC. The seven wrestlers who saw victory were redshirt seniors Ryan Solomon and Nick Zanetta, senior Dom Forys, junior Robert Lee, redshirt sophomores Taleb Rahmani and Kellan Stout and redshirt freshman Gregg Harvey.

Solomon won his match at 285 pounds with an 8-0 major decision. Forys won 22-5 at 133 pounds in only the second period. Zanetta won his match at 141 3-1. Lee took a decision 8-3 at 149 pounds. Rah-

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mani won the 157-pound weight class 6-2.

Harvey won at 184 pounds by major decision and a score of 11-3. Stout won at 197 pounds by way of a 6-1 decision.

Though they got a conference win Friday, the Panthers fell to No. 9 Lehigh Sunday by a score of 25-10.

Forys, Zanetta and Rahmani all won their respective matches. Forys won 3-0, Zanetta won the 141-pound class 3-0 and Rahmani won 4-0 at 157 pounds.

Next up for the Panthers is the ACC Tournament on March 3 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Women’s Swimming and Diving Despite being outperformed by eight of the 12 other teams, the Pitt women’s swimming and diving team showed significant signs of improvement, breaking 11 school records last weekend at the ACC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

Though they improved on last year’s score by 66 points, the Panthers placed ninth with 494 points in the competition, which began Feb. 14 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina and concluded Feb. 17. Standout performers included seniors Lina Rathsack and Amanda Richey, as well as sophomore Valerie Daigneault.

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Baseball The baseball team started their season Friday with a 9-3 victory over Oakland in their first game of four at the Sunshine State Classic in Kissimmee, Florida.

Pitt registered 10 hits on the day with redshirt junior Liam Sabino leading the way, going 4-5 with two RBIs and a home run during his first at bat as a Panther.

On the mound, redshirt senior Matt Pidich had seven strikeouts, a career high, and just one earned run and three hits over six innings. First-year Chase Smith came in for relief and pitched 1.1 hitless innings.

Pitt’s record went to 2-1 Saturday with a win over Toledo and a loss to Saint Louis.

Saint Louis sprung out to an early 6-0 lead, and though the Panthers almost launched a comeback, they fell 6-5 to the Billikens.

Sophomore pitcher Dan Hammer started the day strong, but then allowed four runs across the plate during the third inning. First-years Ron Washington Jr. and Caleb Parry both recorded their first career RBI, but it would not be enough in the end. Alex Amos also chipped in with two hits and an RBI. The team defeated Toledo later in the day by a commanding score of 17-3. The offensive power was on full display as Pitt scored 17 runs in the first five innings, keeping Toledo to just three.

Redshirt sophomore Derek West made his debut on the mound after being plagued by injuries in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He allowed just one run and three hits in his 68-pitch performance. Redshirt senior Frank Maldonado led the team in hitting, going 3-5 with two RBIs. Sabino and sophomore Nico Popa both went 2-4, with Sabino adding two RBIs. The Panthers took on Oakland University again Sunday and again they were victorious. They won 2-0, giving them an opening record of 3-1.

The pitching staff was the star during the shutout, allowing just four hits. Redshirt junior Blair Calvo got the start on the mound and had five strikeouts in three innings. Sophomore RJ Freure is credited with the win, striking out nine and allowing just two hits in five innings.

Redshirt sophomore David Yanni had two RBIs, one off a double in the first inning and one on a bases-loaded walk in the fourth. Amos scored in the first and Popa in the fourth.

Next weekend the Panthers are on the road for the Wofford-USC Upstate Tournament in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

They will face Presbyterian, USC Upstate and Seton Hall.

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Softball The softball team took part in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this past weekend, playing Wisconsin and Illinois two times each. After going 2-2 on the weekend, their record now sits at 5-3-1.

The team lost their first game Friday to Wisconsin, 5-1, in the first of two matchups with the Badgers. The game was 2-1 heading into the fifth, but Wisconsin quickly pulled away and put the game out of reach after a flurry of offense led to three runs crossing the plate.

The Panthers fell again later in the day, this time in a 5-4 extra-inning game against Illinois. Both teams showed their power in this outing by combining for a total of six home runs. Pitt Senior Giorgiana Zeremenko had two of her own — the first one tying the school record for home runs, and her second blast setting a new school record of 35 home runs.

Illinois tied the game on the final out of the seventh inning and forced extras. The Panthers eventually fell in the ninth inning after an error by senior McKayla Taylor allowed the winning run for the Chiefs.

Pitt picked up their first victory of the tournament Saturday in a second matchup against Wisconsin, winning 6-5. Junior Gabrielle Fredericks started the day off with a three-run home run, finishing the day 2-3 with four RBIs. Junior Alexis Solak had the team’s other RBI, as she hit 2-4.

Sophomore Brittany Knight started for the Panthers in the circle. She gave up two hits over 3.1 innings. After going to extras for the third time this season, the Panthers emerged victorious in the ninth inning. An error allowed Taylor to score the winning run.

The Panthers closed out the weekend with a dominant performance, avenging their loss to Illinois with a 9-0 victory over the Fighting Illini Sunday. Junior Olivia See Weekend Sports on page 9

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6-1, 6-4. Varon won 6-3, 6-2, and Bartolome took victories at 7-6, 6-4. Okamoto dropped just one match, winning 6-0, 6-1.

The Panthers’ record is now 5-2 overall and 0-1 in the ACC. Their next match is in South Bend, Indiana, as they take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Saturday.

Gymnastics The Panthers finished last in their trimeet with West Virginia and Maryland Sunday, losing by .975 with a score of 195.250.

First-year Haley Brechwald led the team in vault and bars and on floor. Fin-

ishing with an all-around score of 39.175 — the best on the team — she claimed a 9.850 in vault, 9.875 in bars and a 9.900 on floor. Junior Taylor Laymon claimed an individual victory on beam, with a career high of 9.875.

Second in all-around for Pitt was senior Catie Conrad, coming in close behind Brechwald with a score of 39.075. West Virginia’s Zaakira Muhammad grabbed the all-around title, with a score of 39.400.

Next weekend the team will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, to face the University of Nebraska in an evening matchup.

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Gray led the way offensively with the lone home run of the day and three RBIs. Overall the Panthers registered 11 hits.

In the circle, Knight and junior Sarah Dawson combined to pitch the first shutout of the season. Dawson started and allowed five hits in four innings, with five strikeouts. Knight came in for relief and retired the side.

The preseason tour continues next weekend in South Carolina where the team will take part in the Chanticleer

Showdown against Georgetown, Saint Joseph’s and Coastal Carolina.

Tennis The Panthers took down the Nittany Lions of Penn State by a score of 5-2 in their Sunday matchup in Wexford.

It started with doubles, and the Panthers won all three matches and claimed the first point of the match. In singles play, junior Luisa Varon, first-year Claudia Bartolome, senior Callie Frey and junior Natsumi Okamoto all emerged victorious.

Frey continued her dominant run, staying undefeated on the season by winning

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4 BR HOME - SEMPLE STREET, LOCATED NEAR LOUISA. EQUIPPED KITCHEN, FULL BASEMENT. NEW

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