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The Pitt News T he in d e p e n d e n t st ude nt ne w spap e r of t he University of Pittsburgh

September 14, 2015 | Issue 21 | Volume 106

QB Pitt Rowing christens new boat, Jonas Salk controversy brews after Pitt victory Stephen Caruso

Assistant Sports Editor

Doug Flutie or Rob Johnson? Cardale Jones or J.T. Barrett? Nate Peterman or Chad Voytik? Because of a touchdown drive from the backup quarterback to end the first half against Akron on Saturday, Pitt may have the next big quarterback controversy. Pitt’s coaching staff pulled Voytik, the junior starter from last season, near the end of the second quarter of Pitt’s 24-7 win in Akron and replaced him with redshirt junior and Tennessee transfer Nate Peterman. Peterman would go on to finish the game. Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi, however, is trying not to overthink things. “[Peterman] seemed like he was in a better rhythm ... Maybe he ate Wheaties for breakfast, we don’t know,” Narduzzi said after the game. See QB on page 10

Donald Burke pops a bottle of champagne to christen the Jonas Salk Courtesy of University of Pittsburgh Club Rowing

Josh Ye

For The Pitt News

On a sunny Saturday afternoon on the Allegheny River, Donald Burke popped a bottle of champagne to honor Jonas Salk, the father of the polio vaccine, as well as of the newest addition to Pitt’s rowing team. A seemingly odd juxtaposition, the Pitt scientist and the eight-person heavyweight boat share a name, as

Burke, dean of Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health, officially christened the team’s newest addition to its racing stock as the Jonas Salk. To the world, Salk represents the eradication of a terrible disease. To the team, Salk means fighting the hard fight. When Pitt Crew first acquired the boat, the team proposed several different names — including the Victory Light and Soldiers and Sailors — but

picked Jonas Salk as soon as a few members suggested it. The team chose to name the boat after him because, thanks to Salk, they are able-bodied and do not have to worry about polio, which causes severe muscle weakness. Crew members officially welcomed the boat to their fleet in an intimate ceremony at the Pitt Crew’s boathouse at See Salk on page 4


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