2-9-18 Part 1

Making stacks at the library Zane Crowell and Remy Samuels The Pitt News Staff

Entering the ground floor of the Hillman library, the expanse of desks, chairs and long tables encouraging group studying and collaboration are immediately noticeable. To the right of the entrance is the Donald S. Woods service desk, the main area for students can get help form a library employee.

The University Library System — consisting not only of Hillman library, but the Chevron, Frick, Benedum and other libraries — is a substantial employer of students, along with 19 full-time staff members who assist students.

Even after nearly two decades of working there, Caroline Brown still finds her job to be rewarding.

“What I like about the job is ... pretty much everything. Even the really busy or stressful days [have] enjoyable aspects to it,” Brown, the Hillman Library information area manager, said.

She said pointed to a number of library services she helps students with at Hillman, such as interlibrary loans, access to research databases and methods of finding resources.

“Anything that you need coming into the library, we’re gonna get you started on it,” Brown said. “If there’s a book you need for a class, say a $300 textbook, and you want to see if you can get that for free for the term, we can help you find that book.”

Christeen Jerin, a library specialist, manages the student workers. Most student employees, she said, work within the University Library System through workstudy.

Though Jerin is familiar with them now, having been at Hillman Library for almost eight years, libraries were a new environment for her when she started.

Growing up, she said her family didn’t take advantage of library services often.

Even in while studying at Pitt, she went to the library very infrequently. Then, she got a job at Hillman right after graduation.

“Coming to the library and having to learn academic resources was a big step, but I really like it now and I feel like I’m

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Senior biology major Marysa Scalia holds a work-study position at the Chevron Science Library. “It’s a quiet place,” she said. “It’s not really a difficult job and you get to interact with a lot of people, so I think it’s fun.”

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First-year engineering student Emma Dickinson helps restocks and check out reserved books at Benedum Engineering Library. “I get to interact with a lot of other engineering students, she said, when it’s not busy I get to work on homework.” Amanda Reed | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR competent.” Jerin said.

April Yoder, a junior communications science and disorders major, has a workstudy position in Hillman. Much of the work consists of reshelving books and some miscellaneous organizing tasks.

“It’s a lot of busy work basically and just doing the same job over and over again,” she said. “It’s not hard, it’s just kind of boring sometimes.”

When not busy with library tasks, Yoder is able to get schoolwork done.

“Our boss is really nice and he lets us

do homework if we want in the office. It’s like, do as much as you can,” Yoder said.

Yoder is particularly appreciative of the opportunity to work while going to school. She usually works 11 to 15 hours a week, and work-study students are capped at a maximum of 20. Yoder’s hours are also very flexible, and she is able to reschedule when she needs to.

“I think a lot of people who have jobs in college don’t get the opportunity to work and do school at the same time, so that’s really nice,” she said.

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Jerin is also fond her job environment, describing the atmosphere as “casual.” The 19 full-time employees rotate through desk service responsibilities, and student employees help people find books or take care of different tasks as needed.

But sometimes the work is more physical. Hillman is slowly being renovated, and the top floor is currently under reconstruction. Yoder and a few other student workers assisted in moving books from the ground floor into storage at one point.

“Once they renovate that floor and move to another floor, we’re going to have to do that all over again,” Yoder said.

Much of the work requires customer skills. Yoder often has to explain things to people who aren’t familiar with the library system, which can lead to some frustrating interactions.

“There’s some people who come in who are always angry,” Yoder said. “You just have to be calm and be like, ‘I’m sorry. I don’t know what to do about that.’”

Brown said she enjoys being exposed to other fields of research through her job because it allows her to learn about the current state of various fields, how the different departments of the University work together and how Pitt functions as a whole.

“You’re finding out what the current research is, what the current questions are, what the current topics are in the classes.” Brown said.

According to Jerin, the most fulfilling aspect of the work is the environment and the people. She said library staff have grown closer over time, and the nature of the work — helping people get information — is rewarding.

Brown is particularly fond of helping stressed students through her work. She said that much of the time people will come to her as they are about to graduate, at the end of the term or very sleep deprived.

“Letting [the students] get it out. What is it that they need? What is the problem?” she said. “It’s making sure that they are really just having some time to express whatever their concern is and making sure that it’s a lot of empathy.”

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Volume 108 | Issue 108

Cover art by Raka Sarkar SENIOR STAFF ILLUSTRATOR Q&A:

CDPA director shares employment advice Sid Linagala Staff Writer

Cheryl Finlay is responsible for developing and overseeing services that help thousands of Pitt students in their quest to get an internship, land a research assistant position and — most frightening of all to future graduates — find a job. As director of the Office of Career Development and Placement Assistance, she encourages employers to recruit and hire Pitt graduates, guides students through the process of applying for and obtaining a job and oversees career fairs, networking events and job-shadowing programs.

Finlay answered some of The Pitt News’ questions about how students can manage work and study, figure out their career path and take advantage of resources on campus to help them find

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employment opportunities.

The Pitt News: How can students balance a job and school life?

Cheryl Finlay: Balancing a job and school life can be challenging. Working while completing a degree isn’t easy.

Some students work 15-20 hours per week, are taking four or five classes and spend the rest of their time studying and getting different types of much-needed downtime — that’s taxing.

One effective way for students to balance their competing priorities is to maintain weekly and monthly schedules, and realize that there will be periods throughout the year when school work trumps your part-time job and you need to adjust work hours in order to study.

Having conversations with your employer ahead of time and discussing options is having a good contingency plan

in place.

TPN: How should students decide which jobs are the best for them?

CF: Students ready for employment might look for a job that can teach them skills that will enhance their education or teach them a skill set that they think could be strengthened. Every type of job can help build useful skills.

For example, working as a research assistant in an area of study will certainly make you more knowledgeable about that field and allow you to work more closely with professionals in the department. And delivering food can sharpen one’s ability to multitask, communicate well with many types of people, work with deadlines and help you learn the city. Every job teaches you something.

TPN: How should students approach other people for job opportunities

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through methods such as Facebook and LinkedIn? CF: Using your personal and professional networks effectively is an important component of your job search. Consider asking contacts if they would be willing to do an informational interview with you in order to learn more about their industry or field and offer you any advice on your search process. Not only can this provide you with valuable information about your field of interest, your contacts will also know that you are searching and interested in work opportunities. When it comes to online networking, having a mutual contact introduce you or identifying something that you have in common with the individual goes a long way. Finally, don’t overlook Handshake as an important online See Advice on page 15

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Columnists’ careers in a college cocoon: Vignettes from the opinions desk The Pitt News Staff We here at The Pitt News occupy a difficult space. For us, Pitt is both a presence in our classrooms as an educator and in our columns as an organization we have to keep accountable. We aren’t quite a club — TPN is independent from the University — and yet our location in the William Pitt Union keeps us close.

While it isn’t quite an official career, working here definitely has all the hallmarks of a job — and it sure feels like one.

We at the Opinions Desk wanted to take advantage of this special edition of the paper to share our experiences in that in-between.

Bear with our subtle self-promotion.

Anne Marie Yurik, Columnist When I first applied to write for the opinions section of TPN, I wasn’t sure what it would be like.

I thought working for opinions would all take place on a single sheet of paper. I imagined one Microsoft Word document where I proposed what I wanted to write about and then just wrote it. I figured my editors would edit my story, and it would just head off to publication. But that’s definitely not how it’s done.

We have a meeting every week where we pitch our ideas to the rest of the opinions staff. After proposing the pitch and taking into account any new perspectives brought up, we write the article by Saturday. The day before it goes into production, it gets edited by the opinions editor, the Copy Desk, the managing editor and the editor-in-chief.

By the time a story appears in the paper, there are approximately 10 people who have seen and worked on my Google Doc. The paper I worked for before TPN was definitely a team effort, but TPN is a village of individuals who all make production possible.

From photos or illustrations to correct journalistic style to assistance with pinpointing the argumentation and all things in between, there is someone on staff to help.

Really, all the work that’s done for my byline simply starts with me. I didn’t expect the amount of effort behind the scenes that

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Columnist Maggie Koontz checks her computer before The Pitt News’ weekly Opinions Desk meeting. Thomas Yang | VISUAL EDITOR

Opinions Editor Henry Glitz and Assistant Opinions Editor Sarah Shearer cringe at the thought of the possible injuries that could occur during an ice skating accident. Thomas Yang | VISUAL EDITOR goes into each part of the paper, but it’s a truly incredible system with dedicated individuals. I even get notes back on my piece after it’s published. Our faculty adviser — Harry Kloman — sends a mass email with his thoughts on each article to the entire staff.

TPN is complex, and it’s truly amazing how college kids are able to produce some-

thing with all these steps five nights a week.

Neena Hagen, Columnist From the moment I set foot inside The Pitt News office in the William Pitt Union, I knew my first work experience would be special.

I stumbled in awkwardly, struggling to find my way to my soon-to-be editor in a sea of computers and cubicles. Ever since

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that first day, my position as a columnist for TPN has been a whirlwind of positivity — from comments from my editors calling my writing “meh” and “wordy” to the love letters I’ve received in my inbox calling me “biased, ignorant and hateful.”

Gleaming praise from the president of a political group on campus greeted my column about Pitt’s three-way debate last November as they declared it “disgusting” and “dishonest.” And frat members heaped adoring compliments on my critique of Greek Life, describing it as embarrassing, ignorant and poorly written. Never before have I had the opportunity to receive such delightfully entertaining hatred from so many walks of life.

But in all seriousness, being an employee here has been one of the most valuable experiences of my life. We as columnists have such flexibility to write about topics ranging from local campus issues to national politics — and the creative and intellectual freedom to present any angle of the story.

So if you’re looking for a job — which might be why you’re reading this edition — definitely consider applying to TPN. Shameless plug, but we think it’s great. And I can personally assure you, there are absolutely no downsides at all.

Maggie Koontz, Senior Columnist When I first began working for TPN, I didn’t expect to write anything apart from columns. I thought I’d only be able to write articles complete with ledes, nut grafs and kickers. I believed that I would be a journalist — but now, all of that has changed.

After writing three columns and struggling to publish more, I decided to quit because writing journalistically was killing my creativity. I admired other people’s work, but the form just wasn’t for me.

I went into the office with every intention of leaving the newspaper, but I left with a new perspective as an opinions writer — all thanks to my editor, Henry. He offered me the opportunity to write more creatively, and after a little bit of brainstorming, we came up with the idea to write vignettes about places on campus — an idea that became “The Friday Fly.” See Vignettes on page 13

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COLIN JOST JOKES ABOUT PITT, POT, PRIMATES Comedian Colin Jost performs a stand-up routine at Pitt Program Council’s “An Evening with Colin Jost” Thursday evening.

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Briana Canady For The Pitt News

Colin Jost was both surprised and delighted to find an article about an infected lab monkey that allegedly escaped from its cage in a campus research lab as the first result on Google when he searched “University of Pittsburgh.”

“That picture of the monkey in the article is definitely not the same monkey that escaped the cage,” Jost told the audience in front of him,

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describing it as looking “too innocent.”

Jost, a co-head writer of Saturday Night Live, visited Pitt’s campus Thursday night as the Pitt Program Council hosted his performance in the fully-packed William Pitt Union Assembly Room. Jost is best known as the current co-anchor of Weekend Update, a SNL satirical sketch recalling the latest current events. He is the recipient of four Writers Guild Awards, a Peabody Award and nine Emmy award nomi-

nations.

Before Jost came on stage, the event began with an opening act by senior computer engineering major and head writer of Pitt Tonight, Phil Forrence. Forrence started his performance by talking about his first encounter with Jost — which was just moments before.

“I met Colin in the fitting room. Yeah, I call him Colin,” Forrence said. “He’s a funny guy.”

Forrence kicked off the jokes for the night

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by sharing with the audience that he is a big fan of milk, and asked if other people were also fans, with a few audience members clapping and cheering.

“If you’re antimilk, we can take it outside, and I would win because I have stronger bones,” Forrence said.

Forrence joked about how his aunt once ran out of milk in the house, and he was given See Jost on page 14

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Pitt alum has it in the Effin Bag Prachi Patel Staff Writer

George Patterson reaches into his pocket to pull out his business cards with a glint of amusement in his eyes.

“I guarantee, if you read my title, you will laugh,” Patterson said.

Stamped under his name, G.B. Patterson, are the words “Effin President.”

Patterson, a 52-year-old Pitt alum and resident of Sewickley, began his business, Effin Bags, in July 2016. For Patterson, Effin is the latest in a string of business ventures since graduating from Pitt in ‘87 with degrees in communication and business.

Patterson picked up several corporate positions after graduating — the last of which was executive vice president for Olivet International Inc., a company which sells clothes, sporting goods, home goods — and bags. In this position, he found himself having to place his life on hold at a moment’s notice and catch a plane to other continents for business meetings.

“My daughter was two years old at

Pitt alum George Patterson left his corporate job in 2009 to make more time for family and expand his independent business ventures. courtesy of George Patterson the time, and I realized I had essentially 2001. His company specializes in selling missed the first two years of her life. And I products from wholesale brands to retailers. said, ‘I’m done,’” Patterson said.

Patterson describes his work with The Patterson left his job in May 2009 to expand his own company, The Patterson Patterson Group as a “26 hours a day, 8 Group — a side business he established in days a week” job. Peter Rowan, a 2014 Pitt

grad who interned with the company in 2013, recalls being inspired by Patterson’s energy in spite of the heavy workload.

“He was just a highly motivated guy,” Rowan said. “He’s very wildly entertaining guy to be around, and you feed off of his energy and his natural charisma.”

Between researching brands and shadowing business meetings, Rowan also remembers some early mornings during the internship.

“It would be like 4:30 [a.m.],” Rowan said, “And we would already be heading to attend this buyers meeting that was taking place at the other side of the state.”

Chasing down the right buyers requires travel — along with good luggage. Patterson’s clients are dotted across the country, and he finds himself in a plane traveling to places like New York, Las Vegas and Orlando, Florida nearly every week.

“I’m a two million mile flier,” he said, pointing out a rectangular American Airlines flyer miles tag hanging off his black Effin bag. “I’m working on my See Bags on page 10

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Seniors: Take heart as graduation nears Henry Glitz

Opinions Editor Waking up at 9 a.m., my mind immediately goes to the activities of the day. When am I going to fit in time for meals? What homework did I forget? What am I going to do for the rest of my life?

As a senior, I’ve gotten used to the pace of life in college — including gratuitously late wake-up times. Through the jumbled mix of classes, clubs and extracurricular social goings-on, the rapidly — eternally — approaching next responsibility has always been a weird source of stability. And after having finished seven semesters here at Pitt, I — much like most of my friends — am about to have that all pulled out from under me.

In so many moments since we moved onto campus in August 2014 — leaving Hillman in subzero temperatures at 4 a.m. with a paper still unfinished, listening anxiously for the RA at cramped dorm parties, watching the clock through utterly uninspiring gen ed lectures — graduation’s touted as a holy grail. Now that it’s mere months away, it’s starting to look more and more like an inescapable trap.

For many of us, college life has consisted of strictly regimented structure, and I’m no exception to that pattern. Growing up in a Catholic family, I’ve been familiar my whole life with a religious philosophy that isn’t known for going easy on rules. And while college is nominally more flexible than the Catholic Church, it’s easy to fall back on checking boxes off major requirement sheets during your time as an undergrad.

Checklists aren’t quite as easy to find in post-graduate life. The real world’s requirements are confusing, unfamiliar and often contradictory. When do you look for a job? Where? How? Where do you spend free time inside with friends during the day, if not the library? How are you ever going to make new friends without the benefits of living proximity? How do I pay my taxes?

When I wake up in the morning and let

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myself start thinking about questions like these, I’m typically stuck in bed until at least 11 a.m. I’m going to have to learn to do something different for the rest of my life, starting sooner than I’m letting myself realize.

A lot of college students graduate unsure of what their career will be, with a degree in a field they find fascinating but without an

Even if you have a general idea of where you’re going, the massive change in life after acquiring a mortarboard and diploma still induces anxiety at an existential level.

Friends of

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idea of how to translate that into not starving — or worse, having to rely on parents to feed themselves.

mine mired waist-deep in the dismal search for full-time employment roll their eyes at me when I try to connect with them over our shared fear of the future. As a future law student starting in the fall, I couldn’t possibly understand how someone who’s entering the workforce immediately feels.

To some extent, it’s probably true that my deep-seated apprehension for an uncertain future isn’t as severe as someone who’s transitioning to the working world immediately. But even the fact of continuing to go to school constitutes an enormously heavy decision in my 21-year-old

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life — and it’s one that’s impossible to make without a tinge of anxiety.

Since the end of high school, I’ve wanted to get out of Pittsburgh, where I’ve lived my entire life. And while I appreciate my hometown much more now that I’ve experienced it as an adult, I’ve never really lost that urge to move away to a different place. But now that it’s mere months until I move across the continent, I’ve come to realize that I don’t even know what it is to spend more than two weeks outside my City. I still intensely want a change, but my feelings are more uncertain — an uncertainty that contributes to anxiety.

Whether it’s hearing stories from my friends about grad students here who desperately miss their friends and families back home or simply watching shows following aimless 20-somethings wandering through massive new cities, it’s become difficult to ignore the anxieties of moving beyond college into the next unknown. No matter what happens, it sure won’t be like life as an undergrad.

It’s impossible for us graduating seniors to totally avoid the anxieties of moving on, no matter where you take your future. Imagining an end to the life you’ve built as an undergrad is even worse. My best bet these past few months — as the reality of the end of my undergraduate career continues to set in — has been to focus on the experiences I know already.

As college students, we’ve already had to make decisions that will prove to shape our lives immensely, for better or worse.

We’ve also already had to prove ourselves in any number of ways — moving away from parents, building a new network of people around us, maybe learning how to hold our liquor. Confidence is important in all aspects of life, but it’ll be even more important than usual as we confront a totally new lifestyle in a few short months.

At least, that’s what I keep telling myself.

Henry is the Opinions Editor of The Pitt News. Write to Henry at hgg7@pitt.edu.

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Bags, pg. 7 three million in the air, a dubious honor.”

While traveling from city to city, Patterson — who had insider knowledge about the bag industry because of his work with Olivet International Inc. and The Patterson Group, was frustrated to find his bags often falling apart. “A seam would blow out, a zipper would fail, something would tear,” Patterson said.

“I’d say, ‘these effin bags broke!’ And my wife would say, ‘Well okay, genius, you’ve been to a million factories. Why don’t you make your own effin bag?’”

Patterson trademarked the brand “Effin” in September 2016, partnering with his friend Wayne Chen at the AfterGen Corp. in California, a company he’s worked with in the past, to manufacture his product.

The first Effin bags hit the market in July 2017. The two bags available on his website, the Suprimo Professional Backpack and World Tour Travel Bag, currently sell for $125 and $150, respectively.

Patterson created the bags with the help of friend and freelance designer Mark Drussmer, who worked with him for six months to finalize the product.

The nylon backpacks feature easyaccess pockets on the side — which Patterson calls ElephantEars — along with a ventilated bottom with a laundry locker compartment for belongings such as bathing suits and towels.

Stamped across each product are the words “Effin Bags” in flashy Old English font.

“It’s a little bit of a naughty brand,” Patterson said. “It’s a little bit off-color, it’s a half step out of bounds, [but] it’s not going to offend anybody.”

Patterson said he has found that his brand resonates with millennials and college students. He launched a brand ambassador program for Effin bags at Pitt to connect to his target demographic, as well as to mentor and offer jobs to college students.

Patterson himself is no stranger to the college life hustle. He worked his way through Pitt, mixing drinks around the City as a bartender, interning at Warner

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Bros. and watch company Swatch, editing columns as The Pitt News opinions editor and swinging a sledgehammer at demolition sites over the summers.

“I remember being that kid,” Patterson said. “I want to give kids who are motivated a chance to make money.”

While Patterson has collaborated with Pitt in the past by offering an internship through The Patterson Group, he strives to leave a larger impact through the Effin brand ambassador program.

When Patterson came to campus in December 2017 to inquire about running an advertisement in The Pitt News, he met Matthew Houck, a junior music and economics major who works as sales manager for the paper. Houck officially became the first campus brand ambassador for Effin Bags at Pitt in January.

Houck, who wears an Effin Bag around campus, said he already has potential customers interested in the brand and makes 10 percent commission off the retail price for every bag he sells for Patterson. While Houck has just begun his job as a brand ambassador, he said he’s already enjoying collaborating with Patterson.

“He’s super cool, he’s forward, he’s upfront, he’s going to be real to you,” Houck said.“He’s funny, he’s a good guy, he’s always looking out for you.”

In the long term, Patterson looks forward to building Effin. He plans to expand his brand ambassador program to other big schools, such as Ohio State and Michigan, and has considered licensing his brand out to an apparel maker. Eventually, he plans to sell the Effin brand and leave it with someone else.

As someone with an illustrious background in bartending, cheerleading, founding two independent businesses and even publishing a book of haikus, the future will bring yet another “effin” adventure for Patterson. Inspired by nights spent watching Property Brothers with his wife, glass of wine in hand, Patterson is already mulling his next possible venture — breaking into the world of real estate.

“There are no limits. The limits are what we create ourselves,” he said. “You can really do whatever the heck you want to do in this world.”

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Tigers Thrash panthers, 72-48

First-year guard Parker Stewart (1) scored 8 points during Pitt’s 72-48 loss to Clemson Thursday night. Thomas Yang | VISUAL EDITOR

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In the last game of it three-game road trip, the Pitt men’s basketball team once again suffered a blowout loss to an inconference opponent. No. 16 Clemson beat Pitt, 72-48, and brought the team’s already-historic losing streak to 12 games.

After shooting 39 percent from the field and coughing up 16 turnovers in a blowout loss to North Carolina earlier in the week, Pitt (8-17 overall, 0-12 ACC) practically duplicated that performance Thursday night. The Panthers shot the same percentage from the field and committed 15 turnovers, while also allowing the Tigers (20-4 overall, 9-3 ACC) to knock down 12 3-pointers at a blistering 44 percent rate.

The Panthers found themselves with an early lead after first-year center Terrell Brown knocked down a 3-pointer — his

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first of the season — to give Pitt a 5-2 advantage.

The momentum was short-lived, as Clemson quickly mounted a 10-0 run to take the lead back. The Panthers shot poorly during Clemson’s run, converting just two of their first nine field goals during the opening five minutes.

Pitt struggled to create open looks on offense, with several possessions ending either in a turnover or a contested jumper at the end of the shot clock. With six minutes left in the first half, the Panthers trailed 23-12 and had two more turnovers than made baskets.

There was one bright spot in an otherwise woeful first half for Pitt — Brown.

After averaging 3.7 points per game on the season, the center erupted for 13 of the Panthers’ 22 first-half points.

He also led the team at the break in rebounds with six and kept the Panther See Basketball on page 13

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Since the birth of “The Friday Fly,” I have been much happier with my writing. My friends like reading the vignettes I write and look forward to seeing them in the newspaper. After successfully publishing these pieces of creative nonfiction, I started to pitch more interesting ideas during our meetings Thursday nights. For example, the winter break holiday vignettes and this employment guide mash-up were products of my mind — with the opinion editor’s blessing. I was also able to publish two poems a few weeks ago.

I am so blessed to be able to write for a newspaper that promotes innovative ideas and allows me to experiment with different forms. I never thought I would see my name printed in a newspaper attached to a work of creative nonfiction or poetry. And every time I see my byline, I’m filled with pride.

Sarah Shearer, Assistant Opinions Editor It was the first Twitter activity I had in about a year — I forgot I even had an account — when the Westboro Baptist Church followed up after a visit to Oakland the week before.

“What a bizarre & ignorant lie to claim that WBC is a money-making enterprise,” WBC member Jael Holroyd tweeted at me.

I’d never been called out like this before — and to be honest, it felt pretty good.

The tweets were in response to a column I wrote in September about the WBC when they came to picket in Oakland. It was the second column I wrote for TPN and the first time I’d ever done reporting.

I left my apartment building that day wearing my big backpack and a flimsy rain jacket, which kept me dry for about two seconds after I left to meet the WBC picketers in the pouring rain that Friday afternoon.

I could hardly even use the notebook I bought that morning — the one with a spiral ring at the top, which I’d deemed the most “reporter-ish” looking one in the store — because of the downpour. I’m reminded of that day every time I look at the water-wrinkled pages of that notebook.

I couldn’t see through my glasses in the rain, but I knew I had to get out there. And though plenty of students stood on the corner of Bigelow Blvd and Forbes Ave when I arrived at the protest, I could hardly bring my then-timid self to approach one of them to ask for a quick interview.

Working at TPN has taught me that there is so much on the other side of the wet notebook — I just needed to have the courage to use it. And now that I have it, I’m never looking back.

deficit to just 10 points, 32-22, entering the second half.

That was the closest the game would be for the rest of the night.

The Tigers exploded in the second half, knocking down their first six 3-pointers while the Panthers committed four turnovers. By the time head coach Kevin Stallings called a second timeout, Pitt trailed 56-28 with 14 minutes left to play.

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Clemson senior guard Gabe DeVoe — the reigning ACC player of the week — led the onslaught for the Tigers, nailing all three of his 3-point attempts in the first five minutes of the half.

At that point, the Tigers could relax — the Panthers would not even reach 50 points on the night.

With the rest of the contest relegated to essentially junk time, Pitt did its best to keep the score as close as possible. The Panthers outscored their opponent 2016 over the last 14 minutes, but the final score, 72-48, showed a bleak outcome for

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the struggling Pitt team.

Brown led the Panthers in points with 19 and rebounds with eight — both career highs for the first-year center. Meanwhile, no other Pitt player managed to crack double digits.

The Panthers’ next chance to break the losing streak will come Sunday, Feb. 11, against Louisville at the Petersen Events Center. In the last matchup between the two teams — which Pitt lost, 77-51— Stallings made headlines for some controversial comments he made to opposing fans.

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Jost, pg. 6 special Christmas milk, only to have his mom tell him that the “special” milk was heavy creamer.

Once Forrence ended his act, Jost came on and told the audience to give Forrence another round of applause when he took the stage. After pulling out his phone and reading about the infected monkey, he then launched into a story about a time he went grocery shopping stoned.

Shortly after smoking marijuana one evening, Jost said he became hungry and

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went to a store nearby to get food. He picked out a bag of roasted chicken and started to worry that the cashier would notice he was high if that was all he bought. He figured he’d look less suspicious if he grabbed a box of 24 granola bars. Still worrying that the cashier would notice he was high, he went to the snack aisle and grabbed a single packaged brownie.

“Sir, just check out. I know you’re high.

We closed 15 minutes ago,” the cashier eventually said to Jost.

Jost also described some of his own college experiences during his performance.

While a student at Harvard, he always went to bed late at night and woke up late in the day while his roommate usually went to bed and woke up very early. Jost acted out the way his roommate would try — but fail — to stay quiet while getting ready for class while Jost was still asleep. He started banging his microphone on the ground to represent the sound his roommate would make anytime he would try to look for something in their dorm.

“Don’t you love having roommates?” Jost said.

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ence major, said she came to see Jost because she is a big fan of his Weekend Update segment on SNL. She said she easily related to his quips about his former roommate since she had been in a similar predicament before.

“I liked how all of the jokes related to Colin’s life specifically, and the roommate joke was really funny,” she said.

Undecided first year Gina Watkins is also a fan of Weekend Update and came to see one of its stars live.

“I like how both performances were realistic because I enjoy realistic comedy,” she said.

Jost concluded his performance by sharing some of the skit ideas he pitched on Saturday Night Live in past episodes with the audience. Examples included “city pants,” where people who ruin their pants are able to pick up new pants off the street while on the go. When Elton John hosted SNL, Jost pitched an idea where John would pretend to be Weird Al and sing parodies of his own songs.

Before he left the stage, he rallied the audience one last time.

“You guys were a great audience. Go Panthers,” Jost said.

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TPN: How should a student having trouble finding a career direction find a path? What resources would help them

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establish a career goal?

CF: Choosing a major, learning about career options and exploring options can all feel very intimidating whether you’re a first-year student or further along in your Pitt education. CDPA has several career consultants who work specifically with students who are still exploring majors and paths, and can provide you with resources and discussions to help with this process. Additionally, for students who have identified their career goals but need help creating an action plan, meeting with the career consultant

who works with their major is an important step as well. If you haven’t met with our staff, schedule an appointment today by logging into Handshake.

TPN: Are there any other ways than the ones mentioned that students can find employment?

CF: The key is really that the more things you do, the more successful your search for employment will be. Students at Pitt are able to meet with employers on campus at information sessions, networking events, career fairs and through on-campus Interviews. They are also

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able to meet employers at their place of business through our job shadows in the Pittsburgh area and in cities such as New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Students should also make sure they are utilizing online resources such as Handshake and LinkedIn. Last, meeting with your career consultant is important so that you are prepared to put your best foot forward when meeting with employers. The more effort you put into these, the better your results will be.

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