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LABOR LEADERS SPEAK TO STUDENTS

Homecoming applications for 2015 now open September 16, 2015 | Issue 123 | Volume 106

Kelechi Urama Staff Writer

Gabe Kramer spent his Tuesday night showing students the meaning of French fries, T-shirts, briefcases and hard hats.

While the smattering of items might not say anything deep to some people, to Kramer, they represent the roots of a movement.

On Tuesday night, Kramer, a union organizer from Service Employees International Union Health Care, spoke to Pitt students about the fight for a national $15 minimum wage. Students of Pitt’s Americans for Informed Democracy hosted the 15 Now and Labor Movement panel at 7 p.m. in the Kurtzman Room of the William Pitt Union, with Kramer as the featured speaker.

Kramer showed students a photo from a rally with people brandishing fast food, clothing and headwear on posters, which he said symbolizes how the fight for a $15 minimum wage touches all industries and all workers.

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James Conner (left) and Jaryd Jones-Smith (right) laugh with Boys and Girls Club members. Anh Vu | Staff Photogra-

CONNER HONORED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Dan Sostek Sports Editor

Pitt junior running back James Conner arrived at the Shadyside chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon prepared to dole out advice to children — but to his surprise, Conner received a gift of his own.

Conner was officially named a

member of the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Tuesday morning.

The award, established in 1992, recognizes 22 college football players annually who demonstrate dedication and commitment to serving the community.

After receiving nominations from sports information directors across the country, a voting panel of former Good

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Works Team members and college football media members select the honorees. The running back was one of an all-time high 197 nominations this year.

While Conner was aware that the panel chose him as a recipient of the award, he was under the impression that he was attending the club solely to speak to its members. When See Conner on page 8

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SGB TO ADD ALLOCATIONS ALTERNATE

Lauren Wilson Staff Writer

Calling in backup, Pitt’s Student Government Board said Tuesday night it will add an alternate member to its Allocations Committee in case of future resignations.

In a unanimous vote at its public meeting Sept. 15, SGB approved a bill amending its governing code to add the position of alternate Allocations Committee member who would join the Board if a sudden vacancy occurs. The Allocations Committee is looking to fill four open seats, plus the new alternate position, by the end of the month.

According to Allocations Committee Chair Nick Reslink, the decision to

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add an alternate to the committee was not a result of the recent resignations.

Reslink said SGB wanted to be on par with other boards’ subcommittees at other universities, like Penn State University, that have alternate members.

“Vacancies presented opportunities for this to happen, but it wasn’t done because of a vacancy,” Reslink said.

Reslink, who authored the bill, said the vacancies on the committee have not affected its ability to allocate funding from Pitt’s Student Activities Fee to student groups on campus.

In both May and earlier this month, members of the committee have resigned their posts, and Reslink said he is adding positions for two freshmen this

fall.

Reslink said he will fill the four vacancies this semester, reserving two of them for freshmen, before the term ends in December. At the beginning of next year, the Allocations Committee will bring on 10 to 12 new members and one alternate. The alternate will not serve on the committee in any other capacity.

Reslink said he and the committee have scheduled interviews this weekend to fill the positions. According to Reslink, the nominating task force will select the alternative committee member from the pool of applicants. So far, Reslink said, the committee has received about 15 applications for the positions.

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According to the bill, if the alternative member is unable or no longer willing to fill the vacancy, the committee will open up applications for the position again.

“Vacancies happen because you never know what will come up,” Reslink said.

SGB president Nasreen Harun said other SGB committees, including the Judiciary and Elections committees, have similar policies, but that those alternates are similar to substitutes and have greater involvement in the committees.

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, WRITERS SERIES ANNOUNCED HOMECOMING Lauren Rosenblatt Assistant News Editor

Pitt’s homecoming candidates now have the chance to go viral.

One of Pitt’s annual Homecoming traditions, Pitt’s Blue and Gold Society has opened up the running for Homecoming King and Queen candidates, only this year, the Society is encouraging candidates to submit personal videos as a part of their applications.

For the first time, candidates can submit a three-minute video to catch the attention of the student body. Student Alumni Association, Pitt Alumni Association and the Blue and Gold Society will post the videos on their social media accounts, according to Ben Schultz, the vice president of traditions for the Society.

Schultz said he wanted to implement the video option this year to increase student participation.

“I just want to get the whole campus involved,” Schultz, a senior finance and business information systems major said. “Viral is the goal.”

According to the Blue and Gold Society’s website, each person who applies for Homecoming court must attend several meetings and follow “strict guidelines” in order to remain eligible for the race, including maintaining a 2.5 GPA, acquiring a student organization sponsor and following a tight timeline for campaigning. All applications are due Sept. 29 at 10 a.m.

Just as before, students will vote for Homecoming King and Queen on the Homecoming tab of the My Pitt portal, where students will find a bio profile for each contestant. Voting opens on Thursday, Oct. 8, at noon and will be open for 24 hours. This year, the video will also appear on the candipittnews.com

date’s biography profile alongside their personal statement describing why each candidate is “proud to be a part of the University of Pittsburgh.”

On Friday, Oct. 9, Blue and Gold Society will announce the top five candidates at the Homecoming Laser and Fireworks Show. These five candidates make up the Homecoming court. The Blue and Gold Society will announce the King and Queen at the Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 10, against the University of Virginia.

In order to be eligible to run for Homecoming court, an applicant must be a current, full-time student at the Pittsburgh campus and be in good standing with the University.

Applicants are sponsored by a Student Organization Resource Center-recognized organization, excluding Student Government Board. They can also have a second sponsor outside of the University, such as a bar or restaurant.

There is a $50 fee to run for Homecoming court to cover the Blue and Gold Societies operating costs.

Although campaigning officially begins on Thursday, Oct. 1, contestants cannot distribute flyers or handouts until Oct. 7. All giveaways must cost less than $1. Candidates can distribute T-shirts prior to the beginning of the campaign, but no one can wear the shirts until Oct. 1. If contestants do not follow these rules, they will not be eligible for the race.

The winning king and queen must participate in Pitt Make a Difference Day on Oct. 24, 15 days after the Homecoming game. They will have other obligations throughout the school year that the Blue and Gold Society has not yet announced.

Michael Paterniti will be the first speaker Sept. 24 Photo courtesy of Pitt

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For the 16th time in as many years, a series of acclaimed living authors will visit Pitt to read their work and impart their knowledge.

On Tuesday, Pitt announced it will host the 16th season of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, with a schedule of six writers speaking each month — excluding December and January — from now until the end of the school year. Michael Paterniti, longtime correspondent for GQ, Pitt’s 20152016 William Block Senior Writer and author of several works — including two novels, a collection of essays and a memoir — will lead off the series on Sept. 24.

Pitt awards the William Block Senior Writer designation to an esteemed writer or poet each year who it feels has achieved significant career accomplishments.

Each event is free and open to the public. Readings will start at 8:30 p.m. in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium.

“For the past 16 years, the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series has sought to attract innovative minds whose artistic philosophies and unique approaches to writing make each reading in the series a special occasion,” Lynn Emanuel, English professor and

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director of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, said in a release.

The University of Pittsburgh Writing Program and the University Store on Fifth are co-sponsoring the series.

The Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences as well as private donors fund the series, according to Pitt spokesperson Anthony Moore. Moore said Pitt would not disclose how much this year’s series will cost.

The Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, which seats 200 people, was down to “standing room only” during last year’s Writers Series events , Moore said in an email Tuesday.

The complete schedule of speakers in the series and a brief description of their work follows: Sept. 24., Michael Paterniti. Paterniti is a nonfiction writer, novelist and poet and is Pitt’s 2015-2016 William Block Senior Writer. Paterniti is known for his novel “The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese,” which was a New York Times best-seller. Paterniti also is the author of the essay collection “Love and Other Ways of Dying” and the memoir “Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain.”

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Labor, pg. 1 Kramer spoke alongside other union organizers to form the panel, including Randa Ruge, an organizer from United Steelworkers, and Max Lyons, a cook at Conflict Kitchen. There were about 20 people at the event, which called on employers and lawmakers to enact a $15 minimum wage and allow workers to unionize.

Alyssa Lieberman, president of AID,

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said the group hosted the event to raise awareness about the Fight for 15 movement, and added that she felt it was important to provide a history of unions here in Pittsburgh.

“The Fight for 15 has deep roots in labor history and union history, and Pittsburgh is a union town,” Lieberman, a junior political science and philosophy major, said.

Attendees listened attentively as Kramer kicked off the panel with a discussion of the history of unions and or-

ganized labor in the United States. Although the Fight for 15 movement is only three years old, Kramer said its roots lie with share crop plantations, slavery and secret societies, each acting as their own type of union through violent resistance or quiet escape.

For junior Brent Yingling, the presentation moved him to reconsider his thoughts on minimum wage.

“Questioning history is what is really important about it,” Yingling, a studio arts major, said.

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Yingling has done work with the Fight for 15 campaign before but said this was the first time he heard firsthand from workers affected by the minimum wage.

“It doesn’t seem like Americans in the middle class can make a decent living [on minimum wage], and we’re starting to see a strike back,” Yingling said. “I’m definitely going to go to the organizing meeting.”

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Opinions from the editorial board

Private innovations can be legislative gains We need to transform our public education system — but that change isn’t going to come from legislators.

Laurene Powell Jobs — the founder of Emerson Collective and widow of the late Steve Jobs — has started a $50 million campaign known as XQ: The Super School Project, an open call to the national community to reimagine and design the next American public high school.

Powell Jobs’ recent campaign represents the manner in which the public sector has come to rely on the private sector to improve public institutions. While the private sector has been moderately effective at inciting change without a need for legislative backing, legislators should promote social projects from private citizens— like Powell Jobs — and consider them for permanent roles in our national system.

“The [education] system was created for the work force we needed 100 years ago,” Powell Jobs said of the current educational structure in an interview with The New York Times on Friday.

This isn’t Powell Jobs’ first stab at improving education. For years, she has financed College Track, an organization that helps low-income students enroll and succeed in college.

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up a team of experts like Russlynn Ali, who served in Obama’s U.S. Department of Education as the assistant secretary for civil rights from 2009 to 2012, and Keith Yamashita, who serves as a consultant for the campaign and has worked with several successful startups and large technology corporations. Self-assembled teams will submit their plans to revamp the American high school model over the next several months. By next fall, a teams of judges will award funding for five to 10 of the best ideas.

Jobs’ campaign is a worthy endeavor, considering that past attempts from U.S. legislators to improve our education system have not been effective. Educators have denounced the latest Common Core State Standards Initiative — an educational initiative to establish consistent educational standards in English language arts and mathematics across the states — as inefficient.

The Washington Policy Center detailed several reasons for the Common Core’s inadequacy in 2012. The initiative is not only relatively unsuccessful, but is also costly. A peer-reviewed study estimated the total cost at about $16 billion.

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WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW Alyssa Lieberman Columnist

Pitt students pay the highest in-state tuition for a four-year public university in the nation, yet we cannot hold our school accountable for how it spends our money.

The Pennsylvania state legislature can possibly change that this fall, as it will review the state Right-to-Know Law Statute when it is back in session. The newly proposed amendments to the Right-to-Know legislation would force Pitt and other state-related schools to create open databases that include searchable and downloadable data on the university’s expenditure, budget and revenue. The proposal comes as a result of a number of court rulings, agency decisions, and open records office appeals that have generated fears of increasing limits on the information that people can obtain among open records advocates.

Currently, Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law, which passed in 2009, allows state-related institutions, like Pitt, to not disclose financial records. Though the law requires financial transSeptember 16, 2015

parency from state-affiliated institutions, or institutions that are a commonwealth of the state, it demands minimal transparency from staterelated institutions like Pitt, Temple University, Penn State and Lincoln University, which receive an annual appropriation.

Essentially, state funding makes up a smaller percentage of state-related institutions’ budgets, which are technically part of a public-private hybrid that allows them to function separately from other public universities.

According to Paul Supowitz, the vice chancellor for community and governmental relations at Pitt, Pitt supports the expansion of the legislation. He states, “Pitt believes strongly that the University should be accountable for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”

However, when asked if Pitt would implement these changes regardless of whether or not the legislation passes, Supowitz determined, “I can’t say that, but we will make every effort to make sure that information is as accessible as it can be.”

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Lieberman, pg. 5 If Pitt believes that it’s important to make information more accessible, it should institute the changes associated with newly proposed Right-to-Know Law amendments, regardless of whether or not the actual legislation passes in the state legislature.

The new Right-to-Know legislation is essential to Pitt students, as they deserve to know how the University spends their money. It affects a variety of campus issues — from the discrepancy between departmental funding to the wage gap between adjunct and full-time professors.

The 2009 Right-to-Know legislation only requires Pitt to disclose the salaries of officers and directors of the University, the highest 25 salaries paid to the institution’s employees and the information required for the Internal Revenue Service “Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax” filing.

The lack of legal mandate on Pitt’s fiscal transparency allows the University to keep both students and faculty in the dark. When Pitt instituted a 2 percent budget cut across all departments in 2011 to offset a $40 million budget cut because of a decrease in state

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funding, the University was slow to reveal when the cut would take place or inform certain academic departments of the measure, according to a 2011 Pitt News article.

Pitt’s tuition increased by 2.5 percent for the 2015-2016 academic school year, preserving its status as the most expensive fouryear public university in the country. While this is Pitt’s lowest tuition increase in the past 40 years, it goes against Gov. Tom Wolf’s call in March for all in-state universities to freeze tuition costs for students as a part of his budget proposal.

While the price of Pitt tuition continues to escalate, it is unclear what this money is going toward.

With a lack of transparency comes a lack of accountability. When the law allows administration to make huge decisions behind closed doors, students suffer.

For example, the law allows Pitt to not disclose decisions on its endowment, which ranks 26th out of 835 university endowments at $2.62 billion last January, from students. While Pitt’s policy only mandates that it spend 4.25 percent of its endowment every fiscal year, that translates to $111,350,000 entering the economy on Pitt’s behalf in 2015 alone. Yet, students do not know how Pitt in-

vests this money, so while they can hope that they attend a University that makes ethical investments, Pitt students cannot be certain.

At the moment, any request for information on Pitt’s endowment and its investments has to go through Pitt administration.

With greater transparency, Pitt would become more democratic. While students would not have direct input on financial decisions, the changes proposed in the legislation would empower them to monitor and react to University decisions.

According to Supowitz, the proposed legislation would broaden students’ accessibility to Pitt’s financial records.

“It provides a robust picture of the operations of the University,” Supowitz said.

Other schools have benefited from similar legislation.

In September 2012, Ohio State University students used the state’s Ohio Open Records Law — which has been in place since 1963 and includes all universities, even those that are for-profit private colleges — to force their university to release financial records on the expenses of their president, E. Gordon Gee. The records revealed that his expenses required an immense budget of $7.7 million, of which $64,000 was infamously

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allocated for Gee’s bow tie obsession since 2007. These expenses were independent of Gee’s yearly salary and compensation. The Ohio State transparency legislation allowed students to hold their university accountable for its actions.

Students’ power at universities is clearly tied to state transparency legislation.

While Ohio’s strong transparency legislation has pushed Ohio State University to publish its contract extension with Nike on its website and release specifics of the contract two hours after a student group’s request, students at Penn State faced significantly more difficulty in obtaining information on their school’s Nike contract. Despite a strong student push, Penn State has not disclosed the details of its Nike contract as the current Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law exempts Penn State from this responsibility. When schools are not obligated to disclose the details of their lucrative business ties, they often opt not to.

As college students, every dollar matters, and we deserve to see just where that dollar ended up.

Alyssa primarily writes on social justice and political issues for The Pitt News.

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The Pitt Rugby Football Club practices on the Cathedral of Learning lawn. Stephen Caruso| Contributing Editor

FROM INSIDE THE SCRUM

Stephen Caruso

Assistant Sports Editor

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series about Pitt Rugby.

I knew I should have packed my cleats.

After endeavouring to partake in a University of Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club’s practice, in the style of late participatory journalist George Plimpton, I had asked a friend who played rugby what I would need.

“Cleats and a mouth guard,” he responded matter-of-factly.

After nonchalantly deciding to go without either, the first thing the team’s president, Aidan Nuttall, said when he saw me was “Do you have cleats?”

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would I be? An amateur amateur?

Still, I hadn’t played any sort of orSo, after clearing the story with my ganized sport — much less rugby — editors and emailing Nuttall, I trotted since fifth grade. off to a practice on Sept. 8, heading to But while time — or a lack thereof the field on a hot fall night. Upon ar— got the better of me, the desire rerival, I joined in on a group of 15 or mained to play the rough and physical so team members tossing the oblong sport. shape ball to each other, easing into Plimpton made a career out of, in the practice. Being the friendly sort, conductor Leonard Bernstein’s words, they threw the ball toward me. Being being a “professional amateur” — trythe absent-minded sort, I didn’t think ing an activity, like professional baseit was thrown to me. ball or stand up comedy, with only It went kicking off into the dirt bean inkling of talent, and then writing hind us. I scrambled to pick it up and about the experience. pass it back in.

But I was jumping into an activity I This repeated two more times. knew very little about the game, aside The team moved onto some light from its fast pace and constant concalisthenics, the type I hadn’t done tact. But how do people actually play? since my last attempt at organized Well, I didn’t have a clue. If Plimpsports — a football tryout in high ton was a professional amateur, what September 16, 2015

school. Forwards captain Dave Zimmerman, simply called “Big Dave” by team members, led us in high knees and lunges — simple enough stuff even for this amateur.

Big Dave stands more than 6-foot foot, and the cut-off T-shirts he wears show a sculpted physique.

“I always wanted to play since high school, my parents never let me, because they thought it was too physical. Then I came to college, I was like ‘Ha, mom and dad can’t stop me now,’” Zimmerman said. “I joined Pitt rugby and I’ve been with them ever since.”

His size is important as a forward.

Generally speaking, teams divide rugby players into forwards and backs.

Forwards are bigger guys, as they reSee Rugby on page 10

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Conner, pg. 1 he arrived at the Boys and Girls Club gymnasium to a packed house of rambunctious kids, local Allstate agency owner Dana Richter surprised Conner, presenting him with the award.

“It was cool, seeing the young kids get loud and getting that trophy,” Conner said. “Today was a good day.”

Conner is the third Panther to receive the award, with quarterbacks Tyler Palko (2006) and Alex Van Pelt (1992) being the other two recipients. He is one of three ACC players on the 2015 Good Works team, as Duke linebacker Kelby Brown and Miami safety Deon Bush all joined Conner on the team.

According to a press release from the award sponsors, Conner regularly volunteers at the National Kidney Foundation and visits the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. He also helped assemble Ebola caregiver kits for front-line health care workers in Africa and coordi-

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nated activities at the Mel Blount Youth Home for boys who are victims of childhood abuse and neglect.

Conner, who is sidelined for the 20152016 season with a torn MCL, said he values all of his volunteer work.

“It’s very important,” Conner said.

“Every student-athlete should [do volunteer work]. I like to give back in some kind of way.”

He also quickly redirected credit to E.J. Borghetti, Pitt’s executive associate athletic director for media relations, acknowledging how much assistance the longtime Pitt athletic department employee provides for Conner.

“E.J. gets all the credit,” Conner said.

“He lets me get my own schedule and lets me know if anything inconveniences me.

But it doesn’t. He’s the man. He works everything out for me.”

The event began with former Pitt cornerback Shawn Robinson, the founder of Orange Arrow — a non-profit dedicated to coaching student athletes to aim for success off the field.

Robinson introduced Pitt Assistant Athletic Director Chris LaSala, who brought out Conner and teammate Jaryd Jones-Smith — who will also miss the entire season due to a torn MCL — before turning over the microphone to Richter, who highlighted the running back’s exemplary qualifications.

“Not only does [James] have to be a great football player like he is,” Richter explained to the audience, “But he has to excel in the classroom, and he likes to do volunteer work like he does with you guys.”

After the presentation of the award, Conner, standing with crutches as support, gave a short speech about adversity to the Boys and Girls Club members, while also encouraging onlookers to focus on schoolwork and stay dedicated to their dreams.

“When I was your age, I knew what I wanted to do, and that was to play in the National Football League,” Conner told the crowd. “And I’m still chasing that dream. But like I said, adversity happens.

I’m actually dealing with a knee injury right now. But I’m gonna keep the faith and overcome that.”

In a release, Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi and Athletic Director Scott Barnes both lauded Conner’s efforts off the field.

“I knew James Conner was a great running back when I arrived at Pitt,” Narduzzi said. “During the past nine months, I’ve also learned what a great young man he is. We are incredibly proud that he has been named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which truly represents the very best of college football.”

In the release, Barnes expressed that this achievement is the star running back’s most significant to date.

“James Conner has received many honors during his Pitt career, but being named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team is certainly the most special,” Barnes said. “His dedication to making a difference in the lives of others is truly inspiring. We are extremely proud that he is a Panther.”

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Rugby, pg. 7 quire the size to rough up the opposition, while the backs are smaller and quicker, as their game is more predicated on darting to and fro. Following the various heart rate-rising drills, our bodies were better prepared to scrum., We gathered around the two coaches, Allan Murray and Derek Neubauer, as they went over last week’s game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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Pitt’s team is Division I-AA. This means they are at the highest level a non-varsity program can play. SingleA teams are full varsity programs, with players on scholarships. Pitt’s players, meanwhile, play entirely of their own accord.

Ohio State, for example, is in Division I-A and was Pitt’s upcoming game that week.

For Nuttall, becoming Division I-A is always a goal.

“That is absolutely something that we’d like to do,” the rugby president said.

The team plays two games per scheduled match, an A-side and B-side game. A-side tends to include more skilled, veteran players, while B-side consists of everyone else who makes the trip.

“We play an A-side game, which is the game that counts, and a B-side game, which doesn’t count for the re-

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cord and is more to get everybody else to play,” Todd said.

As someone who knew very little about the sport, I could tell I’d be a long way off from A-side. But that is usually the case for novices. According to Todd, only four to five players had played rugby before playing at Pitt. He is one of them, which allowed him to start as a freshman on A-side.

Is this normal?

“No, not really. I was the only one last year,” Todd said.

Murray, who has played rugby since his sophomore year at Slippery Rock University and has been coaching since 2005, correlates the lack of experienced players to the on the nature of the sport.

“It’s a really easy game to learn, but it’s a really difficult game to master,” Murray said.

Most freshman are like Windsor Dalrymple, an undeclared freshman.

He played soccer and threw javelin in high school and was looking for a way to stay active in college. Then, the rugby team found him.

“When I was moving into Towers, they had a tent set up on the patio, and they approached me and said, ‘Hey, you look like you’d want to play rugby, have you thought about it?’” Dalrymple said.

Having players with prior rugby experience is rare, Todd said, and the team scouts for potential converts among other former high school stars.

“We have people come from all different sports. A lot of them come from football, wrestling and track ... I think there was a tennis kid,” Todd said.

But even the prior athletic commitment was unnecessary.

“Some of them didn’t even play sports, and they just picked up rugby”, Todd said.

Some them didn’t even play sports?

Maybe there was hope for the amateur amateur after all.

Pick up The Pitt News tomorrow for part two of this immersive adventure.

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Southside Flats, newly remodeled, 2 1/2 bedroom, laundry facilities, central air, full basement, wallto-wall carpet, hardwood floors. $1350 plus utilities. No pets. Grad students welcome. Immediate occupancy. Call 412-849-1095.

ATTENTION OCCASIONAL SMOKERS! UPMC seeks healthy adults ages 18-65 who occasionally smoke cigarettes.

This research is examining how smokers respond to cigarettes that are low in nicotine.

There are up to seven sessions lasting about three hours each. Research participants completing the study will be compensated up to $60 per session, or $20 per hour. For more information, call 412-246-5393 or visit www.SmokingStudies.pitt.edu

Sacred Heart School in Shadyside is looking for volunteer basketball coaches.

Clearances will be required. If interested, please contact Michele Cromer at mcromer@gtnlaw.com or 412-901-4268.

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University of Pittsburgh researchers are recruiting family members of people with Type 1 diabetes for a research study.

The study screens relatives for risk of Type 1 diabetes and eligibility for further studies that are aimed to delay or prevent diabetes in those with high risk.

Bigham Tavern is now hiring!

Servers, Barbacks, Hosts, Cooks

Eligibility includes: -Ages 1-45 years, have a sibling or parent with Type 1 -Ages 1-20, have a cousin, aunt/uncle, or grandparent with Type 1

SoHo, a full service restaurant & bar located on the North Shore is seeking Hosts/Hostesses & Food Runners to join our team. Full and/or part time positions available for both daytime and evening shifts. No experience necessary. Please apply in person at 203 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 or via email at manager@ sohopittsburgh.com

Those interested please call 412-6927241 or e-mail david. groscost@chp.edu

College or graduate school students needed to work with elementary school children in a fun, structured afterschool program in the South Hills. $11-$13/hr., flexible hours, and must have own trnasportation.

Email resume or letter of interest to jhroberts66 @comcast.net

Voted “Best Bar” in Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Magazine.

Apply in person or send resume to info@bighamtavern.com 321 Bigham Street, Mt. Washington Hosts/Food Runners–

R INSERTIONS 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X ADDITIONAL A 1-15 WORDS $6.30 $11.90 $17.30 $22.00 $27.00 $30.20 $5.00 T 16-30 WORDS $7.50 $14.20 $20.00 $25.00 $29.10 $32.30 $5.40 E S DEADLINE: TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR BY 3 PM | EMAIL: ADVERTISING@PITTNEWS.COM | PHONE: 412.648.7978 (EACH ADDITIONAL WORD: $0.10)

Mercurio’s in Shadyside is now hiring for full-time and parttime positions. Pizza makers, servers, hosts, cooks, and dishwashers. Apply online: www.mercuriosgelatopizza.com or call 412-621-6220.

Little’s Shoe Store looking for Cashier, part-time/full-time.

Must be professional, customer oriented and available days, nights and weekends. Ask for Gina 412-521-3530.

Servers/Bartenders – SoHo, a full service restaurant & bar located on the North Shore is seeking Servers & Bartenders to join our team. Full and/or part time positions available for both daytime and/or evening shifts. Experience preferred.

Please apply in person at 203 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, or via email at manager@sohopittsburgh.com

Need extra cash?

Hard working parttime handyman

helper wanted for

busy property management company.

Some duties include

light painting, clean-

ing, grass cutting and snow shoveling.

Some related experience is helpful and

car/truck is required.

Call 412.682.7622 or stop by 5816 Forbes Avenue.

Medical and Heart Care, Students Welcome, Private Oakland Office, Craig Street, Dean Kross, MD, 412-687-7666 Personal, professional masseuse needed. Long term position. 2X/week.

Washington County location. Call 724-223-0939 or 724229-8868 any time.

Pager: 888-200-8220

Recruiting Now! We need individuals strong in writing, humanities, arts, math, and sciences with a strong desire to impact others. All work conducted in Pitt campus area. Students, post-grads and others welcome to apply. Strong writing and English proficiency a must! Competitive, hourly wages. Email: rachel@myrightnote.com

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