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Cut time, cut lines: Pitt adopts new app Katie Fennell Staff Writer Fast food at Pitt just got faster.

The University recently began using Tapingo this semester, an app that allows students to order and pay for food ahead of time and then pick it up at campus dining locations. The students using the

app pay the same price for food that they would if they stood in line.

Tapingo claims that college students wait in line for food for 15 minutes per day, which adds up to four hours per week and eight days per year. With its new partnership, Pitt is looking to cut down on these wait times.

According to Pitt spokesperson John

Fedele, the aim is student satisfaction.

“We know our students’ time is valuable, and efficiency is a priority. With this application, we were able to meet these objectives for our students,” Fedele said in an email.

The company launched the app in

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Pitt has a new Student Conduct Officer whom students will hopefully only meet on good terms.

The Office of Student Affairs announced the appointment of Barbara Ruprecht as Student Conduct Officer last month. Ruprecht, who has served as interim Student Conduct Officer since January, will run disciplinary meetings with students who may have violated the Student Code of Conduct and moderate student conduct hearings. She will also work with staff members within the Office of Student Affairs to create new content for a “resiliency” program and other campus education programs.

“This is a new program being piloted that is designed to help students learn to deal with stress, create healthy social relationships, manage self-care and set goals to help them persevere through difficult situations,” Shawn Ahearn, director of communications, said in an email.

Ruprecht will also work on an antihazing program sponsored by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. The weeklong program aims to “educate the entire

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January 2012 and now operates at more than 50 campuses, according to Gloria Lee, a leader of its growth team.

Tapingo was first tested in Israel and then brought to San Francisco and applied to universities.

“Some of our founders actually met in Israel. They first got the idea when they were out there,” Lee said.

Tapingo intends to benefit students as well as on-campus operations. For students, the catch is reduced time waiting to eat at dining facilities.

“We’re trying to decrease the time that they’re waiting in line. We want them to be more in control of their schedule,” Lee said.

Tapingo also takes workload off of cashiers at campus dining locations because students pay with their student ID or credit card through the application prior to picking it up. With a student ID, users can pay with either Dining Dollars or Panther Funds. Using the app does not however disrupt the normal routine of the food service locations, Lee said.

“We fit in directly in their operational flow. The receipt prints out, and it fits into what they’re normally doing,” Lee said.

Tapingo works closely with the dining services at each university — in Pitt’s case, Sodexo — to launch the service.

Tapingo sends staff to evaluate the optimal flow for the app so it doesn’t alter the current system at the dining locations.

A technology team also works to set up the hardware needed to accommodate the app.

With each order, Tapingo charges the University or the food service operator a service fee.

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CONDUCT campus” about how to stop hazing and other ways to welcome new members into organizations, Ahearn said.

Ruprecht succeeded the former Student Conduct Officer of seven years, Deborah Walker, before she left Pitt to join Mayor Bill Peduto’s staff, Ahearn said.

With Tapingo, students can pick up food faster from campus and Oakland eateries. Sheldon Satenstein | Assistant Visual Editor

the fee and the student will never pay the fee,” Lee said.

Fedele said the University and Sodexo are sharing the fee for Tapingo.

“There is fee structure that has been worked out with Tapingo based on the monthly usage of the program,” Fedele said in an email.

Pitt’s nine coffee carts in particular may function more efficiently, Lee said, because the app has been successful with coffee venues — mobbed by caffeineseeking students — in the past.

New York University began using Tapingo last year and one student, Valerie Nelson, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, used the app for the campus

Dunkin’ Donuts in Union Square.

According to Nelson, the Dunkin’ Donuts is a popular eatery for NYU students and non-students, so it is busy throughout the morning.

While ordering beverages or breakfast sandwiches makes the users’ Dunkin Donuts experience more convenient, she said people waiting in the traditional line experienced more delays because the employees were busy making orders submitted through Tapingo. Also, some people placed orders from Tapingo and then never came to pick them up.

“So basically, Tapingo is awesome for students using it, but really throws off the balance of the dining location,” Nelson

said in an email.

Greg Casey, a freshman business major at Pitt, is taking advantage of Tapingo’s arrival at Pitt.

Casey uses Tapingo daily for lunch.

So far, he’s used the app on his Android phone for Taco Bell, Sub Connection and Einstein Bros. Bagels and has been pleased with the service at each location.

He downloaded the app after his friend saw an advertisement in the William Pitt Union and was particularly impressed with the app’s ability to allow for the customization of orders.

“I think it is an extremely easy to use app that has a great access to most of the restaurants around campus,” Casey said.

Ruprecht previously worked as an attorney in private practice for nearly 20 years. As an attorney, she specialized in workers’ compensation, divorce, estate planning, probate, real estate and criminal matters. Her experience in the judicial field includes presenting motions, attending hearings and audits, deposing witnesses and researching and drafting legal documents.

Ruprecht said she accepted the posi-

tion at Pitt because she wanted to turn her previous experience volunteering with young people at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Allison Park, Pa., and at the Hampton Township School District into the next chapter of her career.

“I was blessed to meet Dr. Humphrey and see the passion and enthusiasm that she brings to her role as the vice provost and dean of students, and I knew I wanted to be a part of student affairs,” Ruprecht

said in a release. “It’s very rewarding to help young people make better decisions and move forward in a positive direction.”

In addition to her role as Conduct Officer, Ruprecht will be on the University’s Sexual Assault Task Force, which will ensure that the University complies with federal laws, guidelines and mandates, Ahearn said.

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EDITORIAL

Casual Fridays

Puppy love It’s a common goal to marry someone whom your mother will approve of. For Mangli Munda’s mother, she just hopes her new son-in-law doesn’t shed. Yes, Munda, an 18-year-old who lives in a small village in India, has recently married a stray dog. Why, you ask? Not for love unfortunately, but to ward off a curse — one villagers feared would cause the death of any man who married her. So, a tad more practical, yet the wedding ceremony was no less beautiful. In her vows, the bride said to her groom, “Who’s a good boy? Who’s a good boy?”

Objection: “I hate socks” In Hartford City, Ind., a judge has issued an order to a local attorney to start wearing socks to court or else he will face sanctions including possible fines.

Apparently, the attorney in question, Todd Glickfield, has made it a habit to show up to court without socks — Judge Dean Young insists that this is against court dress code. Glickfield, of course, objected, saying, “I hate socks,” which the judge overruled, stating that his outfit was officially “out of order.”

The Krusty Kab A driver in Russia has captured an uncommon incident of road rage on his dashboard camera involving some wellknown characters — cartoon characters, actually. The scene depicts an angry motorist getting out of his car and banging on the

door of a mini-bus behind him, only to have a plethora of costumed people emerge from the vehicle, including Mickey Mouse and SpongeBob Squarepants.

The cartoon characters beat the angry motorist down to the ground and then promptly drove off, leaving the man behind in the middle of the road. During the tussle, the victim was purported to have been screaming, “My leg!”

Wakey, wakey, smell the bakey A woman from Vernal, Utah, has been accused of trying to burn down her ex-boyfriend’s house. The fittingly named Cameo Crispi, 32, apparently tried to commit arson by leaving a pound of bacon on the stove. When arriving on the scene, detective Horatio Caine said, “She must like her exes like she likes her bacon,” before pausing to put on his sunglasses. “Extra crispy.”

Nittany Squirrel Mary Krupa, a junior at Penn State University, has been dubbed the “squirrel whisperer” by her peers. It’s exactly as it sounds — Krupa has befriended many squirrels on campus, including one named “Sneezy,” who she dresses up in little outfits and posts pictures of online.

In fact, Sneezy’s Facebook page has more likes than Penn State’s own mascot, the Nittany Lion. “[This] isn’t something a normal person does, but people seem to really love originality and creativity,” Krupa said. Personally, we think it’s nuts.

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Contrary to popular belief, here’s five things millennials should be proud of Danielle Dyal Columnist

Our generation does not have the best reputation. We constantly battle accusations of being unfocused — unless it’s on the latest trending hashtag — lazy, save for effort required to find the TV remote and ignorant, excluding the content of gossip-highlighted social media.

What’s worse is that it’s not only the older generations lamenting on the apparent decline of the youth but the youth itself.

When you catch yourself forming preconceived notions of a girl across the street in a short dress or of the boy with blue hair, you add fuel to the stereotypes that undermine the value of the millennial generation — its unique identity, one that is distinguished from other generations by fashion, technology, media and even listicles like the one you are currently reading.

Embrace the innovative qualities, do not succumb to superficiality. Try out some of these normally scorned aspects of our generation: 1. Smartphones. A major offense of our generation is the smartphones we have been accused of loving more than our family members. Older generations tend to scoff at millennials for “freaking out” when their phones fall or get wet, but I have yet to understand shame for this worry. Phones are expensive, and it would be frivolous not to worry if a wad of cash worth $200 was in danger of being ripped to shreds. Why should

a phone worth $200 be treated any differently?

In reality, smartphones are a huge leap of technological progression. Evolution has always favored those who utilize their resources, so let’s stop shaming ourselves for being attached to one of the most remarkable tools society has developed.

2. Social media. Accusations that our generation sees no worth in human connection and personal relationships are tiring and inaccurate. Social media is a form of cultivating connection, especially in the cases of Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and dating applications, like Tinder and OkCupid. A screen can never replace face-to-face interaction, but it helps overcome common obstacles in communication. It allows for interaction at 2 a.m., across the globe, or simply when meeting in person is inconvenient. Social media does not trap us behind a screen — it expands our horizons, perspectives and access to information beyond geographic obstacles. To say we are anti-social is to ignore this innovation.

3. Netflix. The red screen is a millennial staple, and, although I’m not going to claim that marathoning multiple TV series will promise a successful future, the guilty pleasure has its redeemable qualities.

Television and movies do not always rot the brain, contrary to popular accusations. In fact, they often highlight social issues in an accessible way — notably in series like “Orange Is the New

Black.” This Netflix original is groundbreaking with a primarily female cast harboring plights and storylines that, refreshingly, do not revolve around men. The series is not only a triumph for feminism but also for equality in the realms of sexual orientation and sexual identity, with gay and bisexual characters whose most notable traits aren’t their sexualities. Additionally, leading actress Laverne Cox gives the transgender population both a voice and an outstanding representation in the media. “Orange Is the New Black” ridicules misogyny and social norms by highlighting diverse members of society who don’t typically get screentime.

Of course, not every Netflix watcher has seen this particular original series, but “Orange Is the New Black” stresses the possibility for entertainment to do more than entertain.

4. Booty shorts. And crop tops, spaghetti straps, haltertops — pretty much all clothing items banned in high schools for being “inappropriate and distracting.” Exposed bra straps have become a symbol of our generation’s decline and a permission for girls to be called derogatory sexual terms because, if anything, they’re “asking for it.”

The notion of “asking for it” is a result of the tired standards placed upon us. Our generation mocks standards and expectations by choosing self-expression and our individual comfort over others’ expectations. Rather

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Letter to the Editor The Department of Political Science wanted to write and thank you for your interest in covering the various majors including ours (“Welcome Back: Studying Politics ... ” by Matt Barnes, dated August 19). We were surprised, however, at The Pitt News’ decision to have the article about a major be written by a nonmajor who had only taken one course in that subject. Thus, we wanted to provide students with a more comprehensive description of the nature and benefits of political science at the University of Pittsburgh. The Department of Political Science continues to produce students who combine broad understandings of political phenomena with the skills to interact with people, arguments, data, ideas. In our courses and our research, we ask questions about important concerns. Be it questions of justice, fairness, liberty, generosity, violence or peace, political scientists have a hand in helping to understand politics writ

large. And, because we care about issues of deep relevance and importance to individuals, we train our students to use a variety of methods. Sometimes we look at numbers, but we also dig deep into history, talk to people, run surveys and — underneath it all — we think. Thus, we applaud The Pitt News for bringing this issue to the forefront and encourage all interested students to consider taking classes or joining us as a major in the department. Anyone with an interest in engaging with real people, in real world settings, with real problems will like it here. Pitt poli sci: it’s the place for politics at the University of Pittsburgh!

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than being selfish, this trend signifies millennial growth alongside political battles of individual human rights and strives to flaunt our ownership of these rights in the face of disapproval. Our dress, like in other generational movements, displays an overcoming of stagnant rules and conventions to distinguish a unique identity that is our own.

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involves. There is something wrong and shameful in that.

As with the way we dress, what we choose to do — or not do — to our bodies is our choice, and our generation is one of the first to proudly parade this choice with piercings and tattoos in the face of those who look at free will as a sign of rebellion, as opposed to a right.

It’s something the baby boomers should know all too well.

Overall, our generation will continue to be judged and stereotyped.

Though there is no reason to redeem ourselves when we have done nothing to be ashamed of, there is also nothing keeping us from proving wrong those who look at our generation as the ruin of the nation. The signature of our generation is innovative, independent and stubborn in a refusal to follow the status quo. The answer to the problems of our generation is to refuse to acknowledge them — or ourselves — as a problem. We are something greater and we should be proud.

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5. Piercings and tattoos. It’s about time the stigma expired. The number of body piercings and tattoos is not relevant to marks on a criminal record. Our government is currently tackling issues of rape, slut shaming and abortion — it is not strange that the rights affecting our bodies are debated by politicians.

According to politicans, scandal among our peers is warranted if one chooses to pierce his or her own body, depending on where and how many piercings it

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SPORTS

Pitt and Boston College share Big East history Ryan Bertonaschi Senior Staff Writer

The last — and only — time Paul Chryst and Steve Addazio matched up against each other as head coaches, Chryst led his Pitt team to a 47-17 win in 2012.

Addazio was with Temple at the time.

He’s now in his second season leading the Boston College football team, and can’t wait to get another crack at Chryst’s Panthers Friday night.

This time, it’ll be just like an old-fashioned Big East showdown.

“They’ve been great, great games,” said Addazio, who spent the first four years of his coaching career as a Syracuse assistant, during a teleconference. “They were such kind of black and blue games and just physical, so I’m really looking forward to it.”

Friday night, Pitt (1-0) will travel to Chestnut Hill to play Boston College (1-0) for the first time since 2004, when BC abandoned the Big East for the ACC. Pitt has won three straight against the Eagles. Of those three,

two were overtime thrillers, and one became an instant classic.

Stormy conditions hung over Heinz Field for the 2002 game as Pitt’s quarterback at the time, Rod Rutherford, marched the Panthers’ offense 64 yards in the final minute, allowing time for freshman kicker David Abdul to nail a game-tying and season-saving field goal with five seconds left, pushing the game into overtime. In the overtime, Pitt defensive end Claude Harriott, in his junior coming out party, sacked BC quarterback and former Steelers backup Brian St. Pierre. The play forced a missed field goal by BC kicker Sandro Sciortino, who told reporters after the game that the chewed-up field was like a “sandbox.”

When the Panthers took over, they couldn’t gain ground, but Abdul hit a 45-yard field goal, and Pitt players rushed the field to celebrate.

“I don’t know if there’s anything halfhearted about any game they played,” Chris LaSala, director of football operations at Pitt, Paul Chryst looks to improve to 2-0 on Friday. Sheldon Satenstein | Assistant Visual Editor

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Panthers to work through fatigue at William and Mary Kevin Wheeler Staff Writer

After playing five games in nine days, the Pitt women’s soccer team is finding that it may not be easy getting things back to normal.

With a loss to Washington on Sunday and a weekend of two road games ahead of them, the team had to get back into a routine of training this week.

The Panthers (3-2) will head to Philadelphia this weekend for two road matchups. Before Pitt takes on La Salle (1-2) on Sunday, it will have to go through Villanova (1-2) on Friday at 4 p.m.

Head coach Greg Miller headed into this week of practice aware that his players would be exhausted from the marathon of

games they had just completed. “[Tuesday] was a little sluggish — we’re really still recovering,” Miller said. “Last week, we didn’t get a chance to train at all, so this week is a good week to get back into that rhythm a little bit.”

Miller wasn’t too concerned about a few sub-par practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday’s practice was most important to him, as the Panthers shifted focus more heavily on the two opponents they will face over the weekend.

Although Pitt is playing tiredly right now, the team has been working intensely on finishing its offensive chances in practice.

“We’ve been in front of the goal each day this week,” Miller said. “It’s definitely a priority of ours both from just a repetition

standpoint with ball striking as well as a kind of build-up scenario that results in a cross and a finish or just good shots on goal in general.”

Senior defender and team captain Jackie Poucel remains as Miller’s vocal presence on the field. She, too, knows that converting offensive chances has to be a priority for the Panthers as they move forward through this season.

“We’ve been working on our passing, attacking patterns and just high-pressure situations,” Poucel said. “We know we’re going to be playing a lot more teams that are going to be pressuring us more than we’re used to.”

With 23 out of the 28 Panthers being freshmen and sophomores, the youth of this team has certainly been a factor in

their recent issues finishing scoring opportunities.

Freshman midfielder Ashley Moreira is one of the many rookies logging high numbers of minutes in the early stages of the season, including 73 minutes on Sunday against Washington.

“I think we have to start knowing each other’s roles and what everyone is good at, so we can be more comfortable and confident on the field,” she said.

For Moreira, fitting into a role involves playing with a sense of urgency when the opportunity presents itself, including having “more concentration in front of the net.”

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MEN’S SOCCER

Lynd, team look to build on shutout in season opener Mark Powell Staff Writer Goalkeeper Dan Lynd knows the momentum swing a shutout can provide.

After Lynd, a junior, blanked Presbyterian Saturday, he and the rest of the Pitt men’s soccer team look to improve upon their impressive regular season opener as they travel to Virginia to take on William and Mary and Longwood in their first road contests of the season.

Pitt, which beat Presbyterian 3-0 in its home opener, will look to extend its winning streak to two games — a feat it never achieved during last year’s disappointing campaign.

The Panthers blew by the opposition, putting up record numbers offensively in the process. Pitt recorded 23 shots and 18 corner kicks overall, and Lynd stalled the Blue Hose for a clean sheet and his first career win as a Panther.

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FOOTBALL said of the yearly matchup.

LaSala was hired by BC in 1994 to serve the same role, but he left two years later

ally important just for confidence,” Lynd said.

“We’re looking to go 3-0 into the ACC and to pick up two wins this weekend.”

While the Panthers’ performance was impressive, they will face a different level of competition when they travel to Williamsburg.

The William and Mary Tribe are coming off of a successful 11-5-3 season, in which they made the NCAA tournament out of the Colonial Athletic Association and held impressive victories over Pitt and fellow ACC member North Carolina.

The Tribe return their two leading scorers from last season in senior Chris Albiston and junior Jackson Eskay, who combined for 37 points last season. Albiston is already off to a hot start this year, with three points and eight shots through two games, in which William and Mary went 1-1.

Head coach Joe Luxbacher referenced the Panthers’ last game as a step in the right direction but also said they became complacent

in the second half and would have to play a more complete game against higher level competition.

“We’ve got to play 90 minutes, that’s it, not 70 good minutes,” Luxbacher said. “If you have a couple bad minutes, that can determine a game.”

In their meeting last season in Pittsburgh, the Tribe shut the Panthers out 2-0. William and Mary outshot Pitt 12-7 and forced Lynd to make four saves.

The loss came during a difficult stretch for Pitt last season, as they had yet to record a win through 11 games.

However, the Panthers believe this year’s team is different, as the mix of returning starters and new talent has them incorporating a more confident, possession-based style of play.

“Last year, I felt like we hadn’t played as well as we could and we were coming off a couple defeats,” senior midfielder Michael Tuohy said. “I genuinely believe that if we

play the way we can that we can be a difficult opponent for any team.”

Friday’s contest against William and Mary and Sunday’s game at Longwood will be Pitt’s first true road games of the season. It played at Saint Francis during the exhibition season, losing 2-0.

The Panthers haven’t had much success on the road the last few seasons, as they haven’t won a game away from Ambrose Urbanic Field since beating Duquesne 2-1 in 2012.

Luxbacher said he recognizes the difficulties of playing on the road as a college athlete.

While the coaching staff tries to fill time with walk-throughs and film sessions, there is still a large amount of down time.

“It’s a different schedule than they’re used to at home,” Luxbacher said. “On the road you’re sitting around a lot.”

The Panthers will attempt to exorcise their road demons this weekend against the Tribe and Longwood, both of which they were unable to defeat at home last season.

during the height of a scandal that left the Chestnut Hill community in a state of turmoil.

On Halloween of 1996, a 2-6 Pitt team beat Boston College 20-13 at Pitt Stadium, despite being an 11-point underdog.

The loss, and Syracuse’s 45-17 pounding of Boston College the previous week, spurred

many whispers in the Eagles’ locker room: Some players were betting against their own team.

Former Boston College head coach Dan Henning was reportedly informed of this, and he relayed the message to university officials. In the coming days, 13 of his players were sentenced to season-long suspensions, and another six were permanently banned from the team.

LaSala debunked any conspiracy suggesting that the players’ gambling affected the game’s outcome.

“I think that Rasshad Whitmill had two interceptions for Pitt that game,” LaSala said.

Matt Hasselbeck, who started 10 seasons in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, was quarterback for BC that season. His name was never mentioned as one who bet against his team.

Scott Dragos, BC’s junior tight end, was the only Eagle included in the postgame stat sheet who was also suspended, according to a New York Times report. He caught three passes for 31 yards. “[I think] that Pitt that night was the better team,” LaSala added.

The Panthers will hope to garner many similar comments following Friday night’s

outcome.

The Eagles are led by their dual-threat quarterback, Tyler Murphy, but, Chryst said, their main focus is in the backfield.

“Steve has done a great job with adjusting and kind of growing with the times but still believes in running the football and the physical nature of the game,” Chryst said.

BC rushed for 338 combined yards against its week-one opponent Massachusetts — 118 of those yards belonged to Murphy.

“He’s one of those [quarterbacks] that can make a play when something breaks down and is dangerous in the pocket,” Chryst said.

Taking the test will be a youthful defense for Pitt. Chryst sent 64 Panthers to the field in last week’s win over Delaware, and 23 of them were on the field for the first time in their Pitt careers.

Among those receiving first reps were four freshmen — defensive end Rori Blair, cornerback Avonte Maddox, running linebacker Quintin Wirginis and safety Pat Amara — while redshirt freshman defensive end Luke Maclean and redshirt sophomore Reggie Mitchell, a starter, also got time.

These young guns will have a golden opportunity to become authors of the next chapter in Pitt-BC history on Friday night.