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tional virus mitigation measures in their classroom. The agreement, announced on Aug. 10 by the union, resolved an unfair labor practice charge over Pitt’s alleged failure to consult faculty before lifting the mask mandate in March.

Previously, accommodations were limited to faculty with qualifying disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The new process, which exists separately from the ADA, covers a broader range of health concerns as well as medically at-risk household members.

Reed said the University’s recently updated COVID-19 accommodations policy is a valuable option for her colleagues, and if on-campus transmissions worsen, she would “definitely consider” using them.

With the new policy, faculty may submit requests to their supervisor with proposed accommodations, such as remote instruction and virtual office hours, and can appeal denied requests to the Office of the Provost.

The agreement also grants all faculty the right to hold office hours virtually during mask-optional periods without filing for accommodations.

A Pitt spokesperson declined to comment on the number of accommodation requests received, the available accommodation options or the criteria for granting requests, but said “we are pleased that the parties were able to work together to create this new review process for COVID-19 work adjustments.”

Pitt also declined to give the name of the employee speaking on behalf of the University.

Given that the accommodation process runs through the University, the union said they lack complete data on requests.

After offering virtual office hours last year, Bridget Keown, assistant professor in the gender, sexuality and women’s studies

program, intended to return exclusively to meeting her students in-person. With the agreement in effect, Keown said she felt “much more comfortable” reintroducing a remote option, but remains wary of filing for further accommodations.

“As much as I believe that everyone

to them, and in settings where you are in close contact with a number of people,” the CMRO said. “Masking plus staying up to date on vaccinations offers the best protection for everyone.”

Melinda Ciccocioppo, chair of the union’s Communication and Action Team,

Pitt English Professor Shannon Reed sits in her office. Alyssa Carnevali | Staff Photographer should be able to get the accommodations they need, I also realize that if we all did what makes us feel safe then we would probably end up overwhelming the University with requests,” Keown said.

In the meantime, Keown wears a mask and asks students who feel unwell to attend class via Zoom.

Pitt’s current policy is to require indoor masking only when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies community spread as “high” in Allegheny County. Masks are optional if spread is medium or low — as of Sept. 19, the county is designated as medium.

Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office still recommends masks, even for fully vaccinated students. Masks are recommended “especially for individuals who are immunocompromised and those close

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said faculty have embraced this strengthened ability to set virus mitigation measures in their classrooms.

“Implementing a new process always has its hiccups, but faculty have responded very positively to having access to an effective process for protecting their health and the health of their families,” Ciccocioppo said.

While Keown said she is appreciative of the new faculty accommodations, she’s never “fully trusting of bureaucracies” and worries the expanded request process still lacks inclusivity.

“Realizing that any norm that is put in place is not going to work for everyone is significant,” Keown said. “I think it is also worth celebrating the fact that our union negotiators have been able to get a greater level of accommodations for faculty.”

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PITT LATINX CLUBS CELEBRATE, REFLECT ON HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

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Mati Castillo, president of the Latinx Student Association, sees Hispanic Heritage month as an opportunity for club members to unite and share pride for their cultures.

“To the organization, for us, it’s a chance to get to celebrate our heritage and to really share all the things that make us unique,” Castillo, a senior anthropology and Spanish major, said.

“So this is kind of our chance to get attention, to get resources, to remind people that we’re here year-round, and just bring attention to our community on campus.”

National Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, recognizes and commemorates the traditions and history of people with ancestry from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

For the various Latinx student organizations on campus, such as LSA, the Puerto Rican Student Association and the Latino Medical Student Association Plus, this month is an opportunity to foster community and celebrate and honor their cultures through different events.

Castillo said LSA hopes to create a positive impact on the Latinx student population at the University.

“Basically, we’re there to provide students who are Latino, Latina, Latinx on Pitt’s campus with a sense of community,” Castillo said. “It’s about community, it’s about motivating one another, celebrating our heritage, advocating for ourselves, educating on important issues within our community.”

LSA will commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month with a kickoff festival in Schenley Quad on Sept. 24 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The club is also partnering with campus Greek life organizations to host a fundraising event on Sept. 25 to raise money for Casa San Jose, a local immigrant resource center in Pittsburgh.

The Puerto Rican Student Association, a new club on campus founded this semester, provides students of Puerto Rican heritage with a special community to educate others about their culture. Camila Aguayo, president of PRSA, said Latinx clubs bring value to its members.

Aguayo said when she first came to Pitt as a first-year, she felt lost and found it difficult to make friends, and joining Latinx organizations helped her find her community.

“I think it’s extremely important to have or-

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ganizations where incoming, not only freshmen, like sophomore students or anyone can just find a group of people where they feel like they fit in, they feel like they belong,” Aguayo, a senior history of art and marketing major, said. “They feel like they can be themselves and not feel any type of social pressure.”

Pitt’s Latinx clubs also expanded to the medical field last semester with the creation of LMSA+, the Latino Medical Student Association Plus. The undergraduate pre-health club focuses on providing its Latinx members with resources and networking programs through professionals at the medical school.

Danielle Buleje, vice president of LMSA+, emphasized the significance of dedicating a club to Latinx students pursuing a career in the medical field. Buleje said there is a smaller percentage of Latinx doctors in America and the club hopes to alleviate the stress that Latinx students may feel when applying to medical school.

“Our club focuses on getting people on the right path,” Buleje, a senior neuroscience and sociology major, said.

Buleje said it’s nice to have a month dedicated to honoring her culture.

“It’s honestly just like nice representation,” Buleje said. “It’s like a time where everyone is just excited to kind of celebrate that culture that we all share.”

The Latin American Law Students Association, located in Pitt’s graduate School of Law, gives Latinx students a chance to connect with each other and the larger legal community in Pittsburgh. Brontë Arreola, president of LLSA, said there’s especially a need for a supportive community in law.

“I think it’s important for people to see that they’re represented in the fields that they’re in, and to help build those connections so that they can continue to get further along in their own legal careers,” Arreola, a second-year law student, said.

Veronica Vivero-Condon, vice president of LLSA and a third-year law student, agreed with Arreola’s statement. She said only 5% of attorneys in the U.S. are Hispanic according to the American Bar Association, and that it is crucial for law students and prospective law students to have mentors they can relate to.

“A lot of the Hispanic law students are firstgeneration law students,” Vivero-Condon said.

“So having people who’ve gone through it just to

kind of be there as mentors is huge.”

This year, LLSA plans to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with activities like a movie night, eating at a Hispanic restaurant, hosting a salsa night and closing the month with a panel of Hispanic attorneys.

Arreola said this month is an important time to increase awareness of the organization, letting others know how they can support Latinx

groups.

“I feel like Hispanic Heritage Month is probably when we do the most as an organization,” Arreola said. “The point of the club is for people of all backgrounds to come and appreciate the culture, so I just feel like you can appreciate the culture and engage in it even if you aren't necessarily Hispanic or Latino.”

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STUDENT ARTISTS DON’T JUST SELL COMMISSIONS FOR CASH

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Senior Staff Writer A massive 48-by-60-inch canvas explodes with deep blues, vibrant pinks and a bold orange. The abstract piece pops against the stark white wall, the raised texture of each brush stroke still visible in an Instagram post. The artist, Lota Agbim, looks down at her phone, proudly gazing at the photo of her creation on display — a custom painting in her sister’s home.

Agbim, a sophomore global management and marketing major, loves to create.

She started expressing her creativity through bold, colorful paintings in grade school. She said over the years, she hasn’t found school as rewarding as art itself.

“Since I found art class in elementary school, I’ve loved creating things,” Agbim said. “I’ve never really felt fulfilled being at school because I feel like you have to think inside the box. But with art, you can do anything you want.”

Some student artists at Pitt have ditched traditional part-time jobs and turned to selling their own artwork for some extra cash.

Commissioning art is a rewarding side hustle for these artists — but not in the way one might think.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Agbim began selling her brightly colored 8-by-10-inch paintings of cartoon characters and celebrities to friends who asked for them. But after lockdown, she quickly expanded her inventory to include custom song plaques and used online marketplace platforms to sell clothes as well as her art.

“Over the pandemic, I used to sell clothes on Depop,” Agbim said. “I started getting more outside orders from using Depop, and then I branched out into making little glass Spotify plaques. So, I would make and sell those, I would sell my artwork and just basically whatever people would ask me to make.”

Maggie Knox, a first-year environmental studies major, also felt inspired to experiment with art during COVID-19 pandemic

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lockdowns. She said she picked up art as a hobby during quarantine.

Knox said she always liked art class but only started commissioning her work for close friends last year. She enjoys creating minimalist linework of dainty flowers, butterflies or moon phases for her tattoo designs. She also sometimes commissions realism portraits for family and friends.

“About a year ago, my friend asked if I

said since starting commissions in 2020, she raised prices to reflect the time and effort put into each one of her pieces.

“I did raise my prices,” Agbim said. “Because when I first started, I was selling [the paintings] for $35, which is kind of low thinking about the amount of time that it takes me. I’ll work on them for roughly three to four days, but it needs drying time and all that stuff, so it usually takes me a week.”

Amarachi Onwuka, a senior molecular biology major and portrait artist, sits outside the Frick Fine Arts building with one of her art pieces. Alyssa Carnevali | Staff Photographer would draw her a tattoo,” Knox said. “So that’s the kind of commission that I do. I also do drawings for my family if they ask me, or paintings too.”

Knox said it can be difficult to charge people for her designs, especially friends. But she doesn’t mind only charging a few dollars since she enjoys crafting her drawings, which are mostly simplistic, clean linework that doesn’t take much time to sketch out.

“I feel horrible charging people,” Knox said. “I do $5 to $15 for tattoos because it’s not like I’m putting in a ton of effort to do it, unless I am — then I would charge more.”

Agbim found it difficult to price her art as well, especially when she first started. She

Agbim said she does commissions as a hobby instead of a substantial way to make money, as too many commissions can get overwhelming.

“I don’t really charge a lot right now because I still enjoy it. It’s still one of my hobbies, so if I have time, I’ll just do it and then I’ll charge you an average price,” Agbim said.

“I’m not sure if I would want [my commissions] to be on a mass scale because I still want it to be something I enjoy. I don’t want to have it become a chore.”

Amarachi Onwuka, a senior molecular biology major and portrait artist, started doing commissions back in high school. Onwuka said she began making portraits for

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family friends who recognized her distinct ability to create realistic portrait drawings.

Over time, she expanded her network and started selling more custom pieces through Instagram and word of mouth.

“Someone would commission me to do maybe a portrait of their daughter and her favorite toy,” Onwuka said. “I would draw that traditionally, and then I would use a printing service, get an actual poster of it, and then I’d [mail] that to them. Or people who knew me in high school, I would just draw it traditionally, and then I’d hand it to them during school.”

At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in summer 2020, Onwuka donated the money she earned from commissions to victims of police brutality and their families, such as David McAtee and Elijah McClain.

She also donated to the legal fee fund for Breonna Taylor’s family.

Onwuka said in the future she would like to continue fundraising for social justice efforts.

“That month, I opened up my commissions, and a lot of people started commissioning me because they wanted to donate to the causes,” Onwuka said. “So I found a bunch of nonprofit organizations and community efforts, and I would donate to them on GoFundMe.” Having just started doing commissions, Knox said the most rewarding part of the process is seeing customer reactions to her work. Despite experiencing some difficult back-and-forth to ensure a customer's satisfaction with a drawing, Knox said she enjoys seeing the final result and getting customer feedback.

“I love seeing people’s reactions,” Knox said. “Whenever I finished a tattoo for someone and I send it to them, or even in-person, that’s my favorite part of the whole process, for sure.”

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IT’S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT ON THE PILL, FELLAS!

Collab columns consist of multiple columnists offering their own takes and experiences on a topic. In this issue, we’ll discuss the debate on male birth control.

Men should take birth control too, and this is why:

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could potentially impregnate each and every woman he sleeps with. Thus, one man could impregnate as many as 2,430 women in the time it takes for one woman to carry out a single pregnancy. So tell me, then, who should really be on medical birth control?

If men were on contraceptives in addition to women, unintended pregnancies — which account for roughly 40% of all pregnancies — would be greatly reduced.

As of right now, men only have two viable contraception options: condoms and vasectomy. The first is only 98% effective with perfect use, and the latter is intended for permanence.

Despite decades of research proving that there may be viable options for maleintended LARCs or medications, these contraceptives have not left the trial phase because most people who cannot give birth simply do not feel responsibility for preventing pregnancy. Since they are not the ones primarily impacted by pregnancy, they can evade the need to take medical contraceptives, such as oral prescriptions and LARCs. Men should share the responsibility, at minimum, by joining women in committing to medical contraception. If nearly all sexually active individuals with the ability to birth a child are expected to regulate their ability to give birth, then men — who have an equal role in fermenting an egg cell — should be too.

Nearly every person I know with a uterus knows the struggle of taking birth control. Do I take it and mess with my hormones? Will people judge me for being sexually active and not using a contraceptive other than a condom? What will happen if I miss a pill or have health complications? What about if my partner refuses to use a condom? These are just a few of the questions that individuals who use birth control, myself included, consider when debating how to regulate their ability to get pregnant.

Personally, I chose not to take birth control until my second year of college. Despite being sexually active for several years, I didn’t want to experience the negative side effects that my friends told me about — migraines, increased bleeding or even launching my hormones into chaos. Even when I eventually decided to get an intrauterine device — or an IUD — I suffered through 15 minutes of intense contractions caused by dilation from insertion, a week of cramping and three months of continuous bleeding followed by three more months of on-and-off bleeding. I was one of the lucky ones — some of my friends vomited or even passed out from the pain.

I am a firm believer that those with the ability to get pregnant should not be the sole proprietors of medical contraceptives, such as long-acting reversible contraceptives — or LARCs — and prescription medications. Not only is it simply unfair to place all of these expectations and negative impacts on these individuals — typically women — alone, but it is morally and logically unsound as well.

Let me pose a scenario — a man and a woman each sleep with nine different partners each day over a span of nine months.

Within that time frame, the woman can Annika Esseku | Senior Staff Illustrator only get pregnant once, whereas the man

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Men want to take birth control pills. Here’s why we can’t:

Sarah Liez

In 2003, The Pitt News editorial board estimated that male birth control pills would soon be available on the market. Almost 20 years later, we’re still waiting.

Every few years we see a revolutionary idea spring up in the field of male contraception, but nothing commercial comes of it. In 2014, the Swiss company Bimek SLV devised a mechanical duct valve with a switch to restrict sperm flow. The idea went viral in 2016, but fizzled out almost immediately after. The company said it wasn’t able to gather enough financial capital to continue with the clinical trial and approval process.

People with uteruses have to bear the burden of contraception disproportionately because there are more products available for them — and this is unfair. People with uteruses have to put in more emotional and physical work to actively prevent pregnancies than people without, and they also deal with the long list of persistent psychological and physically painful side effects while on hormonal contraception that males are exempt from. Would people without a uterus do the same if given the chance?

I believe that men would pull their weight in the burden of contraception if given the chance. Surveys suggest that up to 71% of men would use a male hormonal contraceptive. Men currently only have two reliable options — condoms or vasectomies. One is temporary and leaves room for error when not used correctly, the other is more permanent and can be difficult to reverse. Men need something in between.

Temporary contraceptive methods are in the works. The Contraceptive Development Program in Maryland is developing a hormonal method that has proven to have sufficient contraceptive effects without major side effects. Private firms such as COSO and Vasalgel are developing non-hormonal methods like an ultrasound-based “jacuzzi”

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and an injectable plug that blocks the duct where sperm travels through.

Despite so many products and discoveries in the pipeline, I worry that they’ll fizzle out just like Bimek SLV, and it isn’t because of low demand. The root of the problem is Big Pharma’s unethical sales strategies which ensure that people continue to buy their products.

Big Pharma companies have consistently been criticized for prioritizing revenue ahead of patient welfare by differentiating their products instead of innovating new ones. A common strategy is product hopping, where drug companies market reformulations of their best-selling medications that are nearing the end of their monopolistic life so consumers don’t use cheaper, generic medications.

On average, pharmaceutical companies only spend 18% of their revenue on research and development of new medications. Funding the development of an alternative drug may reduce the short term profits of Big Pharma companies so they aren’t incentivized to do it.

Small biotech companies like Bimek SLV, COSO and Vasalgel are revolutionizing male contraception. However, they need funding to continue developing their inventions. In order for their products to go through clinical trials, certification and finally development, they have to partner up with Big Pharma companies — which may not happen because it threatens their profit margins.

We need to move on from arguments about whether there is a true demand for male contraception or whether males are ready to handle the responsibilities associated with being on contraception. The only way forward now is to bring to light unethical practices by big pharma and hold them accountable for undermining innovation. I can’t say for sure how long it will take to finally have a commercial product for male birth control, but I can say with certainty who is stopping us from getting there.

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PITT VOLLEYBALL SET TO OPEN ACC PLAY, LOOKS TO BUILD UPON PROMISING START

David Scott Staff Writer

Pitt volleyball has put on a show in their Oakland homestand, winning four of their five matches so far. Each of the Panthers’ wins ended in just three sets, most recently taking down No. 5 Ohio State in dominating fashion. This stretch of stellar performances has the No. 10 Panthers at 9-2 and tied for third in the ACC heading into their first conference matches of the year.

The Panthers will close out their homestand with matches against North Carolina and North Carolina State, their first two ACC opponents of the year. North Carolina sits at 8-3 this year, with two of their three losses coming in away matches. North Carolina State is 6-5 so far, and have yet to win an away game this season.

Pitt volleyball was strong in ACC play last year, going 15-3, which was second only to Louisville’s undefeated ACC record. They only took losses to Louisville and Georgia Tech in conference play.

The Panthers have put on a strong display to start the 2022 season, but are struggling compared to last season, when they won fifteen games before their first loss. They are top four in the ACC in hitting percentage, assists, kills and blocks. The roster is deep, and every Panther who steps onto the court is making an impact on the team’s success.

Reigning ACC player of the week graduate right side hitter Courtney Buzzerio is the star of the Panthers offense. She leads the team in points, points per set, kills and kills per set. Her .364 hitting percentage is good for seventh in the ACC and second among Pitt players. She’s also made an impact on defense, putting down 29 blocks. Buzzerio had a successful four-year career at Iowa before transferring to Pitt.

Sophomore outside hitter Julianna Dalton anchors the team on both sides of the game. On offense, Dalton has 116 points and 98 kills, both third-best on the roster. On defense, she has 62 digs and 21 blocks. Dalton was named to the AllPac 12 freshman team in her only year outside of

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out like Georgia Tech does, but it doesn’t matter because they are stacked through their entire roster. The Cardinals are at the top of the ACC year after year and are consistently a stalwart in the NCAA tournament. They are 9-1 and will come to Oakland to play the Panthers on Oct. 23.

With ACC play looming and more than 30 matches left to play, the Panthers are playing well, but are still a few notches below where they started last season. They have swept opponents in seven of their 11 matches and will look to continue that pace against their ACC opponents, but already are on pace to double the losses they Pitt players celebrate during a game against American University at the had last year.

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Sophomore setter Rachel Fairbanks is the team’s “Swiss Army knife.” Her 100 digs are second on the team, and she’s also tallied 11 blocks.

Against Texas A&M in August she dropped a triple double with 13 kills, 15 assists and 12 digs.

For a setter, her 51 kills are astronomical, a skillset that cemented her place on team USA this summer.

At the net, graduate middle blocker Serena Gray leads the Pitt defense. Her 34 blocks are good for second on the team. On the offensive side, she also tallied 99 points and 72 kills, which holds up with the offensive leaders of the team. She played three years at Penn State before joining the Panthers as a senior for their Final Four campaign. She was a multi-time All-American with the Nittany Lions and was an all-ACC player last year.

Senior middle blocker Chiamaka Nwokolo is once again a rock on defense for the Panthers.

She has 39 blocks on the season, enough for an impressive 1.11 blocks per set. She’s also put up 61 points and 86 assists, combining for an incredibly well rounded season. On top of her performances on the court, she is transforming into a team leader in her fourth year with the Panthers.

Rachel Jepsen is taking advantage of her

playing time during her freshman season. Her height is helping to bolster an already strong middle of the court. In her three games she has seven kills and six blocks, showing her promise as a consistent force for the Panthers’ future.

Rounding out the Panther attack is experienced outside hitter Valeria Vazquez Gomez.

The redshirt sophomore showed flashes of brilliance last year, punctuated by a 14-kill performance against No. 14 Georgia Tech. She is crucial to Pitt’s service game, often notching aces in critical moments for the team. As one of the Panthers most experienced players, she is key to the team's cohesiveness.

These key players have combined to create an impressive Panthers team, but the question looms if this team is capable of repeating its Final Four appearance from last year. With ACC play set to begin, Pitt needs to hang with its top rivals Louisville and Georgia Tech and find ways to win against them to maintain its caliber from last year.

For Georgia Tech, outside hitter Julia Bergmann is possibly the best player in the country.

She leads the NCAA in kills per set and points per set. She has led the Yellow Jackets to a 7-2 record so far on the season. Pitt and Georgia Tech will face off in Atlanta on Oct. 9.

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By Fred Piscop

DOWN 1 Potpourri emanation 2 Part of a dinette set 3 Full of uncertainty 4 Sinus specialist, for short 5 “Yippee!”

6 Make, as coffee 7 Drapery holders 8 Big galoot 9 Low card in a royal flush 10 Gazpacho ingredient 11 “That’s too bad” 12 __-lock brakes 13 Nabe in London and Manhattan 18 Like many an alley cat 22 Fashionably nostalgic 24 Available for an appointment 25 Throat tissue 26 Shade on a paint color strip 28 Cease and __ order 29 Native American group 30 Cake prettifier 31 Subtle glow

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32 High-five sound 33 “How’s it goin’?”

34 Exaggerate 38 Storm tracker 41 Mailing label abbr.

44 “Hamilton” creator __-Manuel Miranda 45 French river to the English Channel 48 Tips off

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49 “__ rather than later, please” 52 Alaskan native 53 Time-share unit, typically 54 Playful river animal 55 “¿__ está usted?”

56 Bunched in with 57 Reading light 58 Currier’s partner 61 Fez or fedora 62 Green prefix 63 __-pitch softball

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