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VAPE SHOP VANDALIZED, PITT STUDENT CHARGED

MEN’S SOCCER WINS 1-0 PG. 6

Emily Wolfe News Editor

First-year midfielder Lucas Cyriacus (6) celebrates after the men’s soccer team’s 1-0 win over No. 19 Akron.

Kaycee Orwig senior staff photographer

Pitt will hold first September ‘Bike to Campus Day’ Wednesday Emily Wolfe News Editor

Pitt, along with the rest of the country, has celebrated Bike to Work Day in May for years.

This year, Pitt’s celebrating in the fall, too, with the first September “Bike to Campus Day” on Wednesday.

The University is encouraging students to bike to campus Wednesday morning and stop by the Posvar pass-through between Posvar Hall and Hillman Library, where Pitt and partnering organizations will offer free coffee and a number of resources between 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Nick Goodfellow, Pitt’s sustainability coordinator for business and auxiliary services,

said the University hopes that by holding the event in September, it can encourage more students to get in on the cycling action.

“We’re doing Bike to Campus Day because there are no students here in May, and there’s less faculty,” Goodfellow said. “We wanted to do something to celebrate cycling on campus.”

At the Posvar pass-through, cyclists will have the chance to register their bikes with the Pitt police in case of theft and learn tips for fixing their bikes from the Pitt Bike Cave.

Sellers will also be at the event with bikes available to purchase, including a number of electric bikes that visitors can take for a test ride. Goodfellow said e-bikes, with the

battery-powered assistance they offer cyclists, are a good commuting option for people who might not be able to bike their daily trips otherwise.

Pitt has made several moves to expand cycling resources for students. Last month, the University announced that all first-years and resident assistants will receive unlimited rides with the bike-share company Healthy Ride throughout the school year. Goodfellow said he’s already received positive feedback from students who are taking advantage of the program.

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A Pitt student has been charged with burglary and aggravated assault after he allegedly threw a skateboard through the window of a vape shop on Bates Street early Sunday morning.

Pitt police arrested 19-year-old Thomas Schimminger shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday and charged him with one count each of burglary, aggravated assault, theft, underage drinking, public drunkenness, criminal mischief, carrying a false ID and possessing an instrument of crime.

The instrument — Schimminger’s skateboard — was allegedly used to break the window of Head of the Glass, a glass, smoke and vape shop at 3602 Bates St. According to a criminal complaint filed later that day, police arrived at the site in response to a report of a disorderly male breaking glass on a building in the area.

When the first officer arrived at the corner of Bates Street and Meyran Avenue, Schimminger was walking away from the shop, the complaint said. Schimminger initially refused commands to stop. When a second officer got to the scene, Schimminger threw his skateboard and several glass items at the officers before attempting to run away. Police then tased Schimminger and took him into custody.

Further investigation and video from the store owner revealed that Schimminger had used his skateboard to break the front window of Head of the Glass, and that he had stolen smoking devices worth $350, the complaint said. Witnesses who had reported the incident identified Schimminger as the man they had seen.

Schimminger was under the influence of alcohol during the incident and carried two false identification cards, the complaint said.

Jon Moss contributed reporting to this story.

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Leading Pittsburgh’s Youth Climate Strike

Ben Nigrosh Staff Writer

Don’t try to walk up the center section of stairs at the Pittsburgh City County building from noon to 4 p.m. on a Friday — you’ll have to step over a group of teens.

In the center will be 18-year-old Upper St. Clair native Leandra Mira, who has been leading Fridays for Future in Pittsburgh.

This is the movement founded by the 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, who started striking school on Fridays to protest climate issues last August.

Just like Thunberg, Mira’s first few weeks were spent striking alone. Every Friday, she would broadcast the movement on social media and tell others that she was striking. She would get responses from friends and classmates who said that they were interested in joining her. But each Friday came and went with only Mira on the steps.

Eventually, she started getting noticed. Both Sarah Hart, a senior environmental studies major at Pitt, and Madeleine Ryan, a junior at South Fayette High School, found out about Mira’s strike through her social media posts. Ever since then, they’ve come to sit with her every week.

“It has been really great meeting with other people who are very passionate about the environment,” Hart said. “We’ve connected with a lot of amazing organizations as well. It keeps the conversation alive.”

Both Hart and Mira said people are often scared to talk about climate issues — when shown the consequences of their actions, people respond with paranoia and anxiety. They don’t always want to be stuck in that corner, though, so they simply avoid talking about it, not wanting to accept their place in the climate crisis. But Mira and Hart want those people to know one thing — you are here, but it’s not too late.

“All of us have done things that have made the issue worse,” Mira said. “There’s many different solutions for climate change, but we need to put them into action. It takes work, it takes time, it takes action, it takes striking.”

Mira said she chose the building because it is the seat of government for the City, citing a moment last Friday when Mayor Bill Peduto noticed the group sitting on the steps. According to Mira, Peduto stopped and told the students how important it was that they were demonstrating there.

“If we were at Point State Park, he wouldn’t have come all that way to acknowledge us,” Mira said. “But when he goes to meetings, he’s stepping over us on the stairs.”

Most people that walk past the City County building on Friday afternoons are supportive, offering a smile or a nod. But Mira said the demonstrators have faced some opposition in the past. One man that approached them spoke about his views on President Donald Trump, climate change and money — appearing to enjoy

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Leandra Mira (left) and Sarah Hart (right) of the Pittsburgh Youth Climate Strike.

Sarah Cutshall visual editor their discomfort.

“He was going on about how he wanted me to become his secretary,” Mira said. “At one point I just stopped responding to him.”

Despite it all, Mira, Hart and Ryan now said they have been building momentum for the big event — the global climate strike on Friday. Mira said she has been disappointed with Pittsburgh’s participation in the strike in the past couple of years and has taken it upon herself to make a bigger statement.

This year, the event will feature a large-scale sit-in at the City County building, speakers from the Pittsburgh area and tables from organizations involved in climate change activism and reform, such as Fossil Free Pitt, Breathe Project and 350 PGH. The group features Pennsylvania State Rep. Sara Innamorato and activist Dr. Patricia DeMarco, along with seven students speakers including Mira herself.

“Young people are the future, and climate change is going to affect us the most,” Ryan said. “Young people see the effects that this is having and know that they will not have a sustainable future.”

Mira’s vision for the event features education above all else, as she believes climate science worldwide is fraught with miscommunication. The emphasis is often put on individuals, and people aren’t always willing to change their lifestyles. Mira, Hart and Ryan said they know small individual changes can lead to massive benefits on a larger scale, but they want to change the language to put more pressure on the largest polluters — corporations.

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They cited a 2017 study from the CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, in collaboration with the Climate Accountability Institute, that found 100 companies responsible for 71% of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions since the late ’80s.

“Through education, through people becoming more informed, [we can] vote for politicians who are intelligent and know how to solve those issues and know the right things to vote for their communities to thrive,” Mira said.

Each of the three activists said they want the event to address the misinformation that causes people to ignore climate change or even deny it altogether. By striking, they have heard the voices of people that accept them and those that deny them, but it has not stopped their movement, Mira said.

“Climate change is going to be very uncomfortable,” Hart said. “But it should make you uncomfortable. You shouldn’t be able to see communities being destroyed and people going without water, and then just remain complicit.”

Hart said every major movement that has emerged from taboo to become mainstream started small. No matter what happens on Friday, the activists said they are going to continue pushing their way into the mainstream no matter what. But don’t call them activists, they don’t like that word.

“It shouldn’t be called ‘activism,’” Hart said. “It should be called ‘common sense.’”

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from the editorial board

Pa. should persist in lawsuit of Purdue Pharma family Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Saturday that he is suing the Sackler family, who founded Purdue Pharma, over its role in the raging opioid crisis.

In an announcement made this morning, Purdue — the manufacturers of Oxycontin — said it was in the process of filing for bankruptcy. The Sackler brothers, facing more than 2,600 federal and state lawsuits, would likely be shielded from prosecution by the proposed settlement.

Evidence strongly suggests that the Sackler brothers knew the addictive properties of Oxycontin and continued to market it for profit anyway — contributing to hundreds of thousands of opioid related deaths in the past decade. Pennsylvania is right in its desire to hold them accountable.

The state should continue pushing for the lawsuit, and refuse to sign the settlement.

According to the terms of the settlement, Purdue would provide more than $10 billion towards treating the opioid crisis and supporting families affected — $3 billion of which would come straight from the Sacklers. This is a small loss for the Sackler family, which is one of the wealthiest families in the country.

Pennsylvania isn’t the only state hesitating to sign the settlement. At least 20 other states suing the Sackler brothers have also refused the settlement. Many attorney generals, like Shapiro, were enraged by the proposal.

“This apparent settlement is a slap in the face to everyone who has had to bury a loved one due to this family’s destruction and greed,” Shapiro said.

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“It allows the Sackler family to walk away billionaires and admit no wrongdoing.”

An estimated 40% of opioid deaths involve prescription pills. Of these, Oxycontin is the most prevalent. Richard Sackler, the former senior vice president of Purdue, was repeatedly warned of the drug’s addictive properties in the ’90s. In the past decade, as the abuse rate skyrocketed, Sackler continued to push drug prescribers.

One report states Purdue threatened to fire two drug sales representatives if they did not improve their performance and increase prescriptions in Massachusetts. Despite the fact that the overdose death rate had tripled from 1990 to 2013, Sackler continued to heavily market and push sales of the drug.

The Sackler family denies any involvement in starting or sustaining the opioid crisis, but people — including the states suing the family — aren’t buying its excuses.

“The Sackler family built a multibillion-dollar drug empire based on addiction,” New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in May. Over 400,000 people have died opioid-related deaths since 1993, according to the Center for Disease Control — many of which began with pills. Families burdened with the cost of treatment and loss of loved ones deserve justice, and likewise, the Sacklers should be penalized with more than just a fine — especially when the amount is only a drop of their wealth.

Pennsylvania is right to refuse the settlement. Other states would be wise to follow suit.

Male representation needed in body positivity movement

Eli Savage contributing editor

Paige Lawler

For The Pitt News Since its founding in 1996, the body positivity movement has gained popularity, growing from a single organization to an international movement — but it’s still missing a crucial demographic.

Founded by two women, the movement aims to create a community that embraces bodies of every size and is free of toxic societal messages about appearance. According to the official website, body positivity is “a way of living that gives you permission to love, care for, and take pleasure in your body throughout your lifespan.” This mission has certainly helped women accept and enjoy their bodies, but men have been largely left out of the movement.

Despite the underrepresentation of

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men in the body positivity movement, studies have repeatedly shown that males also suffer the consequences of negative body image — including depression, social insecurity and development of eating disorders. In order to help rectify these consequences, it is vital that men be equally represented in the body positivity movement.

Body positivity has gained popularity in recent years as celebrities, brands and individuals encourage women to love their bodies and ignore societal pressures to look a certain way. Notably, actress Jameela Jamil began advocating for body positivity by encouraging women to ditch the scale and instead “weigh” themselves in traits they love about themselves.

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Culture

70 Mi n ute Sag a:

CHARLES ROSS PERFORMS ‘ONE-MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY’

Charlie Taylor

For The Pitt News If you’re the kind of person who bingewatches the entire original “Star Wars” trilogy in a weekend, consider buying a ticket to Charles Ross’ “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy” before sitting down for your next productive weekend. You’ll save yourself a whole lot of time, and enjoy an unexpected laugh or two.

The show — which Ross has performed around the world since 2001 — runs through Sept. 29 at the Greer Cabaret Theater in Downtown, and tells a familiar story in a delightfully unconventional manner.

As Ross explains at the very end of his performance, the show comes as a direct result of his childhood love of the “Star Wars” franchise — some of the few movies he watched growing up in rural Canada — combined with his need for new material to add to his stand-up comedy routine, which was largely unsuccessful before this show. He originally performed it without director George Lucas’ permission, until it grew in popularity and the production company approached him about continuing with official licensing rights.

Ross acts out all three of the original “Star Wars” movies with only his own body and voice. Lighting cues help indicate scene changes and add effect to the occasional explosion, but Ross forgoes any props, set or costuming in his performance. Dressed in a black janitorial jumpsuit and practical footwear and armed only with a microphone, he allows his skills in voicework, miming and sound effects to speak for themselves.

The result is an irreverent and whimsical take on a beloved sci-fi classic. Ross bounces between characters, delineated by changes in voice and posture that venture into the cartoonish. To play Princess Leia, he adopts a high-pitched voice and

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Charles Ross is the leading man in the “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy.”

Image via Pittsburgh CLO holds his hands to his ears to indicate of her iconic hairstyle. To portray Yoda, he hunches over and mimes leaning on a stick.

The play packs hours of plot into more than 70 minutes, creating a sequence of action so fast-paced that at points it becomes hard to follow. Ross seems aware, however, of when the audience’s attention may be waning, and takes a break from the action every few minutes to let a joke play out. The crowd has just long enough to rest before he dives again headfirst into his reenactment.

The show’s charm emerges from this self-awareness. Ross offers refreshing self-deprecation, from breaking the fourth wall to poke fun at his own impressions, to pointing out the volume of spit flying from his mouth when he makes sound effects.

At times, he interjects to verbally explain motions that may read unclearly. As

he mimics Luke Skywalker in the beginning of “A New Hope,” he flattens his hair against his forehead and utters the words “feathered hair” to the tune of the series’ iconic main theme. At another moment, while trying to vaguely mime the shape of the Death Star, he verbally clarifies that he is, in fact, the Death Star in that moment.

These interjections appear to come not as a result of Ross’ inability to physically express his point, but as a result of an awareness of the sheer absurdity of his work, and a willingness to laugh at it.

Similarly, he pauses between each episode, breaking from the high-energy, multi-faceted persona he adopts as an actor to tell personal anecdotes, talking to the audience as a fellow human and “Star Wars” fan.

Ultimately, “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy” doesn’t pretend to have real universal appeal. Anyone trying to watch it without first having seen “Star Wars” nu-

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merous times over will find him or herself utterly lost, a fact which Ross himself stated when bantering with members of the audience. The show relies on inside jokes and obscure references, but in doing so creates real connection with the crowd.

These inside jokes, however, achieve varying levels of success. Some rely too heavily on common pop cultural references, and as a result feel overplayed. Nowhere is this more evident than in Ross’ play on Admiral Ackbar’s over-referenced “It’s a trap!” line in “The Return of the Jedi,” which serves as one of the central jokes of the whole show.

Maybe the joke was new when the play was written 18 years ago, but its appearance now undoes Ross’ otherwise successful efforts to put a fresh twist on an old favorite. His clever takes on Luke’s moodiness and Lando Calrissian’s cocky mannerisms threaten to be overshadowed by something that “Star Wars” fans have already seen time and time again.

Still, his delivery — including the way he giggles at himself, just slightly breaking character — proves almost endearing enough to reverse the staleness of the joke itself.

Ross closes his show by recalling one powerful moment when, during one of his first performances, he saw a rowdy bachelorette party in the audience. He assumed his nerdy jokes would flop with the group, but soon found that they sent the young women into hysterics.

The story speaks to the very purpose of “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy.” In it, plot becomes irrelevant, as does universality.

Each takes a back seat to the play’s real purpose — the establishment of a communal experience between fans, akin to a movie festival or comic book convention.

Watching this piece is like going to a comic con for people with aversions to large crowds and elaborate costumes.

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Pitt will hold its first “Bike to Campus” day on Wednesday.

Kaycee Orwig senior staff photographer their first-year floors out on the bikes, around the North Side and things like that,” Goodfellow said.

Additionally, Pitt police has already bought two e-bikes from Pittsburgh vendor Adam Solar Rides and incorporated them into its fleet, Goodfellow said.

Pitt has more than 200 bike racks around campus, along with 28 personal lockers that students and faculty can rent for their bikes.

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There are also four newer sheltered bike rooms in Nordenberg Hall, Schenley Garage, Towers Garage and at the Bouquet Garden apartments.

Chatham University and Carnegie Mellon University are planning their own Bike to Campus Day events for the same day.

“We’re all celebrating how we see huge increases in the numbers of students, faculty and staff biking to campus,” Goodfellow said.

cludes men. The search results online for “body positivity” results in content that is almost entirely focused on and written for women, while there are far fewer articles focused on male body positivity.

Male representation is also slim when it comes to leadership in the movement — as only two of the eight directors of The Body Positive organization are men.

Excluding men from the body positivity movement is harmful in part because men are subject to standards of appearance that are just as unrealistic as those imposed on women. Many men succumb to the pressure of achieving the “superhero body.” In order to achieve this aesthetic, they risk the damaging physical effects of overexercise — including a mortality rate that is equal to that of individuals who lead a sedentary lifestyle.

An individual’s body image begins to develop at a young age, and can be negatively influenced by external factors such as unrealistic media standards and criticism of physical appearance. If men were able to see other men with “less than perfect” bodies who loved and accepted themselves, they might not be so focused on achieving an impossible body type and would improve their own body image and confidence.

A recent study shows that women respond more positively to plus-size models than thinner models in advertisements, and seeing this plus-size representation makes women feel more secure in their own bodies. While there is a lack of plussize representation in male fashion, remedying this could have the same effect on men by positively influencing their body image.

In addition to insecurities about physical appearance, men are also subject to body shaming, especially during adolescence. Andrew Walen, a psychotherapist who specializes in eating disorders and founded the Body Image Therapy Center, explains the trends and consequences of body shaming amongst peers.

“Boys who are heavier are often bullied, and a good number of them will develop anxiety, shame, and depression related to this,” Walen says. “Behaviors done to change their body to meet the standard they think is ideal — typically one that is more lean and muscular —

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can become a full-blown eating disorder, which is the deadliest mental illness there is.”

Eating disorders are much more common in men than one may think. Men make up about one third of individuals battling an eating disorder, though only a minority receive treatment. It may be even harder to diagnose a man with an eating disorder as the disease does not manifest the same way it does in a woman.

According to the National Eating Disorder Association, women might be concerned mainly with losing weight to be as thin as possible, while men are more likely trying to increase muscle mass. They often achieve this goal through drastic means involving overexercise, militant tracking of macronutrients and use of steroids. This drive is interpreted as passion for fitness, causing these dangerous behaviors to be dismissed.

It is also important to note that representation of men in the body positivity movement must include more than simply heterosexual, cis-gendered men. Representation of different male body types is especially important for the LGBTQ+ community, as men with minority gender and sexual identities are statistically more likely to have negative body images.

This is due to the overrepresentation of a lean and muscular body type in LGBTQ+ media.

Encouraging this specific standard is harmful for transgender men as they oftentimes feel uncomfortable in their bodies, even without the looming societal expectation of what a man should look like.

Representation of multiple body types would help remedy this by showing men that they are not an anomaly — they are valid and should feel comfortable in their own skin.

The drive to achieve a “perfect body” could be significantly lessened by appropriate representation of different male body types in the body positivity movement. If men can learn to recognize the beauty and value in their own bodies, they would feel less pressured to reach a certain standard of physical appearance.

We live in a diverse society, and this ought to be reflected in the body positivity movement. Increasing men’s representation in this movement will surely be a process, but the benefits for men’s confidence and body image are well worth it.

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Sports

DEXTER’S LONE GOAL LIFTS PITT PAST ZIPS

Narduzzi press conference:

Looking past Penn State to UCF

Trent Leonard Sports Editor

goal right before time expired in the first half to preserve the scoreless tie.

At halftime, head coach Jay Vidovich encouraged his players to keep the pressure on their opponent, noting that they were on the brink of taking the lead.

“We did a lot of good work but we hadn’t gotten any payoffs for getting into some dangerous spots,” Vidovich said. “[I told them] stay patient, keep pushing defensively, keep turning them over, and finding some good spots to finally find our goal.”

The Panthers kept fighting when things did not go their way, including a shot from Kline that hit the crossbar in the 64th minute. Akron had chances to score in the 68th and 72nd minutes, but both came up empty. Pitt redshirt junior goalkeeper Arie Ammann saved both shots with the second one coming in diving fashion.

As much as Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi would’ve liked to look ahead to Saturday’s game against Central Florida, he knew he’d have to answer questions about his late-game decisionmaking in last Saturday’s loss at Penn State. He beat reporters to the punch in his opening statement at Monday morning’s weekly press conference, acknowledging — and doubling down on — his controversial choices to pass the ball on two of three downs, then attempt a field goal down seven on the 1-yard line.

“But again, the thinking and the logic, guys, is I have no regrets with the call at all. I really don’t,” Narduzzi said. “I thought we had the plays, and we just didn’t do it right.”

With one final statement, Narduzzi tried to shut the door on Penn State and move on to the next game.

“Enough of that, but it’s what it is, and we can debate it for the next 10 years and maybe we will because we probably won’t play them the next 10 years,” he said. “I apologize to Panther Nation because we all wanted to win that game, and there’s nobody that feels worse about that than the guys in this room.”

No. 15 UCF (3-0) is certainly an opponent worth focusing on, considering the Knights have won 27 regular season games in a row dating back to 2017.

UCF’s high-octane offense routinely ranks among the nation’s top units — this season, they sit at No. 5 in total of-

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Junior forward Alexander Dexter (1) completed the only successful shot on goal of the night during Pitt’s 1-0 victory of No. 19 Akron. Kaycee Orwig senior staff photographer

Elliott Borawski Staff Writer

It was a beautiful Monday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field, where the Pitt men’s soccer team looked to bounce back from its loss to No. 1 Wake Forest against the Akron Zips. Despite thoroughly outplaying Akron throughout the contest, it took a 74th-minute strike off the left foot of junior forward Alexander Dexter for Pitt to finally gain the upper hand in a 1-0 victory.

“Like Coach always says, we have to win the ball first. Defense initiates offense,” Dexter said. “Our team has been working on pressing the right ways all season. It showed this game. Finally, our chance came and we had numbers in the box.”

Defense was certainly the key for Pitt in this shutout win — the Panthers allowed just six shots on the night while

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the offense put forth 18 on the other end.

Pitt controlled the pace throughout the first half, with seven shots and three on goal — compared to one shot on goal from a free kick for the Zips. Pitt had several chances to score, but simply could not cash in.

Among Pitt’s early opportunities, senior midfielder Braden Kline put up two shots that were both on goal. One came off a free kick setup that was blocked by the knees of redshirt junior goalkeeper Tor Saunders in the 13th minute.

Sophomore midfielder Rodrigo Almeida saw his shot deflected near the box but still saved by Saunders in the 28th minute. Junior forward Edward Kizza alone accounted for three shots in the first half. All three shots went wide despite being set up by quality passes, with one going over the net and one to the side. Kizza fired another one over the

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Narduzzi, pg. 6 fense with 559.5 yards per game.

“Central Florida, Coach Heupel, they’ve got a great football team. They haven’t lost a regular season game since 2016, so if you think we’re thinking about anything else except that, you’re crazy,” Narduzzi said. “They’re explosive, they’re fast, they’re going to snap the ball within seven to 12 seconds, a lot of them under 10 seconds.”

Narduzzi singled out UCF first-year quarterback Dillon Gabriel for praise.

Through three games, Gabriel has thrown for 719 yards, nine touchdowns and no interceptions. Narduzzi compared him to former UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton, who lit up the Panthers last season for 328 yards and four touchdowns last season before suffering a gruesome knee injury late last season. Both Gabriel and Milton hail from Hawaii.

“They’ve got a freshman quarterback in Gabriel that he’s, again, a true freshman from Hawaii and looks like Milton a lot, reminds you of him. Haven’t seen him live, but he throws a deep ball,” Narduzzi said. “He comes from the Rain-

bow State. I don’t know if they call it the Rainbow State, but he throws some rainbows up there. He’s a great deep ball thrower.”

Narduzzi pointed out that the Knights have a great advantage, being located — as the name says — smack-dab in the middle of Florida, which is routinely one of the nation’s top talent-producing states for football. Conveniently based in Orlando, UCF has carved out a portion of the recruiting areas that typically went to Miami, Florida and Florida State.

“They’re explosive, and there’s a reason they’ve won,” he said. “They’re sitting in a hotbed of players down in the state of Florida. For all those voters out there, it’s no fluke.”

Pitt has also established its own Florida pipeline — the Panthers have 19 players who attended high school in the Sunshine State. That includes first-year running back Vincent Davis, who has already secured a meaningful role in Pitt’s backfield and hails from Fort Lauderdale. But for every “Davis” that Pitt has, Narduzzi noted that Central Florida has several of the same caliber player.

“It’s called of state of Florida, okay,

and it’s one of the reasons we go down there and recruit. You look at a Vince Davis you can pull out of there, they’ve got a bunch of Vince Davises down there,” he said. “They’re in the backyard, they’re all coming to camp. It’s population. It’s playing the sport year-round.

It’s an advantage down there.”

When asked if he’d like to continue some sort of non-conference rivalry with a Florida team, Narduzzi was dismissive, saying the best rivalries are those where fans of each team can drive to the game.

The comment not-so-subtly alluded to the fact that the Pitt-Penn State game has no rematches for the foreseeable future, though Pitt will at least renew its regional rivalry with West Virginia in 2022.

“I’d rather do it with some local team, to be honest with you, and keep it in our backyard … I don’t know how many people are coming up from Florida for the game, but I’d rather keep it where someone can drive and get to a game as opposed to going all the way down there,” he said.

Pitt and UCF will kickoff at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday at Heinz Field.

Soccer, pg. 6 The Panthers remained patient and finally found their stride in the 74th minute with a goal from Dexter. It came in the form of a left-legged strike that hit the corner of the net, giving him his first goal of the season.

Pitt kept the pressure on after scoring its first goal, with more shots on the net from first-year forward Josh Hesson and redshirt sophomore midfielder Chad Stout. Junior defender Sito Sena also fired another shot that hit the crossbar.

While the Zips were given one more opportunity at the end of the game, it was put to rest when Ammann caught a pop-up ball to seal the win.

The Panthers finished the game with 18 shots and seven on goal. Akron managed four shots on goal, but could not keep the ball in Pitt’s zone for the majority of the game, only shooting the ball six times.

Pitt now improves to 2-3-1 on the season and looks to improve that mark further when they travel to Newtown, Massachusetts, Friday at 5 p.m. to face off against Boston College.

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Lo­cated in the One BNY Mellon Center, 500 Grant Street is accept­ing applications for Serving Assistants/­ Coctkail Servers. We are seeking friendly, organized and reli­able applicants to work in an upscale dining environment. Please apply in per­son Mon‑ day through Friday after 1:30

3 BD apartments available in South Oakland from $1195‑$1600

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M.J. Kelly Real Estate mjkellyrealty@gmail.­ com. 412‑271‑5550.

3408 Parkview Ave. 2 BD for $950 & 3 BD for $1,295.

Available immedi­ ately. Pet Friendly & Parking. CALL NOW! 412‑455‑5600 Before signing a lease, be aware that no more than 3 unre­lated people can share a single unit. Check property’s compliance with codes. Call City’s Per­mits, Licensing & In­spections.

412‑255‑2175.

Employment Food Services THE CARLTON RESTAURANT

Alcohol & Smoking Research Lab at The University of Pitts­ burgh is looking for males to participate in a research project.

Must be between 21 and 28 years old and be a social drinker.

Must be willing to drink alcohol. Earn $90 for participating in 2 session study.

For more information call 412‑624‑8975 or email asrl@pitt.edu

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

In‑home tutor wanted for 12th grade stu­dent studying elemen­tary statistics. Must have strong mathe­matics background. Sessions once a week, with additional sessions as needed for test prep.

Com­pensation nego‑ tiable. If interested, please call or text 412‑849‑4209 South Fayette Twp. School District HIGH SCHOOL AS­ SISTANT PRINCI­ PAL Complete job descrip­ tion is available at: www.southfayette.org South Fayette Twp. School District 3680 Old Oakdale Road McDonald, PA 15057 Deadline: September 27, 2019 or Until Po­ sition is Filled EOE

Employment Other Drummer needed for a punk rock band. We play original mu­sic, no covers. Must have equipment. Seri­ ous inquiries only.

Contact Marty at 412‑400‑5067

September 17, 2019

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