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Letter from the Editor Welcome to Pittsburgh: home of the newest food boom, tech boom, real estate boom — could be any number of booms, depending who you ask. Where T-birds and Model Ts used to cruise down streets laid with steel money, self-driving Ubers now propel themselves past an expanding number of chain stores (page 4), college students lounging in the Digital Plaza and 20-somethings in flannels out sipping mochaccinos as they stroll past one of UPMC’s many parking lots. The bottom line: Pittsburgh is changing, as all cities do. And it’s a different place — known for much different industries — now than it was 50 years ago. But it’s Homecoming, and the old-timers, from the Baby Boomers to the Gen X-ers, are coming back. They might feel nostalgic, cheering on a home team wearing throwback jerseys (page 14), hoping, once again, that Pitt comes out on top (page 7). We hope Pitt comes out on top too, and, by that, we mean that however the city evolves, we hope it’s to the benefit of everyone who lives here. And when alumni and families come to visit this weekend, we hope they like what they see. Thanks for reading, Elizabeth Lepro Editor-in-Chief pittnews.com
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GROWING PAINS This is part one of a series by staff writer Stephen Caruso about how Oakland’s businesses and the community have changed since the 1990s — for better or worse. Stay tuned for the next installment, which will be about Oakland’s community improvement initiatives. t 10 a.m. every morning in the late ’90s, Jay Yander could be found at Gus Miller’s News Stand on Forbes Avenue. The 2000 English writing graduate was sports editor of The Pitt News, and he didn’t miss a chance to flip through the competition. The store was staffed by a friendly young man who remembered Yander’s usual order. “I used to go into Gus Miller’s every day and get a Post-Gazette,” Yander said. “I never thought twice.” Gus Miller’s was one of many of the small shops Yander remembers dominating Oakland’s streets in the ’90s. From the Beehive — a coffee shop that has since moved to South Side — to Kunst Bakery and Jerry’s Records, Forbes Avenue, from McKee Place to Bigelow Boulevard, were covered in mom-and-pop shops. Pitt students frequented these stores for first dates, sweet treats or the newest Pearl Jam record. But as the decades progressed and Pitt grew, these landmarks slowly vanished. Oakland pushed through a population dip — as did Pitt — and became overwhelmed
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by the University’s ever-encroaching boundaries. After a decline following the 1970s, Pitt’s enrollment grew from 22,509 in 1990 to 28,649 in 2016. Meanwhile the shops dotting Forbes Avenue steadily morphed into chains like Chipotle and Dunkin’ Donuts. Bye mom, bye pop In the heart of all Oakland’s change remained Groceria Merante — its locally grown stock of peppers, tomatoes and squash spilling out onto the sidewalks of Bates Street. Filomena Merante owns the 37-year-old, family-run shop with her sister Julie. The Merantes used to sell in bulk to Oakland’s families, but as students replaced families and residents, the orders of salami and provolone went from several pounds to a quarter-pound. Still, the business survived due to the sheer quantity of customers. “More people means more business,” Merante said as a delivery man passed by with a crate of fresh produce. As for the decline in locally owned businesses, the lifelong Oakland resident thinks that the owners just “aged out.” “All the old timers are gone,” she said. Elizabeth Mather, a ’99 psychology graduate and now a Boston resident, thought many of Oakland’s small shops were part of what separated the neighbor-
hood from the rest of the city. A student could easily spend all their time and meet all their needs without straying far from campus. The towering, medieval-esque architecture of the Beehive, where the T-Mobile store is now, was what opened Mather’s mind the most. It had a “really good alternative scene” that welcomed anyone into its doors. It was in the shop’s back theater that she had her first kiss at college, while watching “Trainspotting” on a date with her soon-tobe first collegiate boyfriend. While some small businesses sell coffee as part of their daily fare, Starbucks and Crazy Mocha have replaced independently owned cafes. “[It’s not] a bad thing now that they brought in chains, I think that’s what [the millennial] generation is used to,” Yander said. Oakland Exodus Eventually, Mather left the city to find opportunities elsewhere. The Boston resident said she might have stayed if some of her friends had stuck around too. Evan Stoddard, 71, a former Pittsburgh city development official and recently retired associate dean of liberal arts at Duquesne University, said the choice Mather made was exactly what the city had been struggling with.
“The city was losing population,” Stoddard said, especially from the lack of industrial employment. “A lot of people were moving out of Pittsburgh.” According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pittsburgh’s population dropped from 423,938 in 1980 to 305,704 in 2010. In just four years, starting in 1980, the city lost 46,000 steel jobs — more than half of the existing positions. The problems weren’t limited to the city. The Pitt Chronicle called the University “adrift and not achieving its full potential” in 1995. And as for Oakland, if the streets were flanked by mom-and-pop shops back in the day, they were also lined with garbage. Yander always made the same joke with his college buddies about seeing an Oakland street after a weekend night. “We joked around [that] Oakland was a little filthy, but it was our filth,” Yander said. John Wilds, a Pitt employee for the past 30 years and Pitt’s current assistant vice chancellor for community relations, remembers the time well. He compared Pitt to a “trash bin” in the ’90s, especially on a Monday morning. This image of a sullied Oakland differed from the vision Pitt saw for itself, and for Oakland. “The University [wants] a very vibrant neighborhood, that students [feel] comSee Forbes on page 5
Corporatization: photos of Forbes and Meyran (at Starbucks) then and now Left: courtesy of ULS, Right: John Hamilton | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Forbes, pg. 4 fortable in [and] safe in,” Wilds said. “It complements the progress of the University.” A changing neighborhood Dodging beer cans and pizza boxes along the neighborhood’s main artery didn’t meld with Pitt’s vision, but it didn’t bother Jerry Weber. The Oakland native was making good money by selling CDs, cassettes and records out of his two-story shop above McDonald’s on Forbes. While students played into his business plan, the surrounding University and UPMC also offered a surprising amount of opportunity. “The schools are great, but the people who work at the schools are a big part of my business [as well],” Weber said. He continued that after work, a sonically curious professor or doctor from UPMC might wander in, or they might drop off a relative for a day of shopping. But Weber decided to ditch the CD business and focus on records, which requires more space. This forced him out of his old stomping grounds, as well as the affordable location. “I didn’t leave [Oakland] because I wasn’t making money, I left because I need more room,” Weber said. “You can’t rent [anything] in Oakland for 13,000 square feet unless you’re UPMC.” With no other options, Weber moved to Squirrel Hill in 1993. Stoddard, then
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working for the city, knew crowding out locals was an issue bubbling under Oakland’s old row houses and tree-lined streets. “The University was buying up a lot property in the community,” Stoddard said, especially in ’70s and early ’80s. “[Those actions were] always there, and it kind of colored things.” Eventually, Gus Miller’s and Kunst’s Bakery were replaced by chains, including Starbucks and Rite Aid. Yander has noticed the
Oakland Planning and Development Corporation and the Oakland Business Improvement District to help catalyze change and commerce. Stoddard cited these programs as attempts by the University to “try to set things right” after a checkered relationship in earlier decades with Oakland. Jonathan Winkler, OBID’s marketing and communications coordinator, said his organization’s goal is to keep the neighborhood “clean and vibrant.”
“Maybe [Oakland] lost a little bit of its charm.” change in return trips to Oakland, but said he doesn’t necessarily find any fault with the neighborhood’s new look. “Maybe [Oakland] lost a little bit of its charm — on the flip side it’s a cleaner neighborhood,” Yander said. Clean streets If Pitt was partially to blame for a decline in “charm,” it also has a stake in shaping a sleek, modern Oakland. The University joined with the city and Oakland locals to form community groups like the
“[OBID is] always looking for new ways to innovate,” Winkler said. The group has a “24-hour cleaning crew” and organized the development of the Forbes Digital Plaza as part of an extended 25-year vision for Oakland. This crisp new environment boosted Oakland into the third-largest commercial district in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia and Downtown Pittsburgh — a statistic that has been cited by city officials in the past and was corroborated by Wilds and
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Winkler. John Elavsky, owner of Oakland mainstay Hemingway’s Cafe, said he’s definitely felt the success of a cleaner, more economically boosted Oakland. He bought Hems in the mid-1990s, and it’s lasted from one Clinton in the White House to another running for the Oval Office. A Pitt graduate who majored in biology, Elavsky said he sees “a different student [now] than [he saw in] the ’80s and ’90s.” “Pitt’s tougher to get in [and] more expensive than it was years ago, and these kids aren’t here five, six years anymore, they’re out [of] here in four,” Elavsky said. According to the Pitt Fact Book, the average SAT scores of new Panthers rose from 1110 to about 1280 from 1995 to 2016, while the first-year class sizes also consistently increased during those years, from 2,424 to 4,094. The focus on academics has cut into Elavsky’s market. In the ’90s, he’d find the same students at his bar every night. Now, he expects familiar faces only three or four times a week. Add in competition from the newly revitalized North Side and South Side, and Oakland bars have found slimmer and slimmer margins. “This was the place to be, but like everything else, times change and things change and you better adapt,” Elavsky said. As he packs away 45 records at his shop at the bottom of Murray Avenue, Weber isn’t so sure that the trend of a changing Oakland has ever been upward. “[Oakland is] no worse, but I don’t think it’s any better,” he said.
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Q&A: Julius Youngner,
one of the minds behind the polio vaccine Jace Bridges Staff Writer
In the 1940s and ’50s, polio — a viral disease which attacks the central nervous system — affected nearly half a million people worldwide each year, with the disease often paralyzing or killing them. Children and young adults were particularly at risk for the disease. But then Pitt recruited influenza expert Jonas Salk to form a virus program at the University in 1947, which began an effort to create a killed-virus vaccine for polio that lasted more than seven years. On April 12, 1955, the federal government approved the vaccine’s use for the public, and the vaccine is still in use today. Today, only one member of the original
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research team is still alive. Julius Youngner, now 96 years old, worked on the polio vaccine research team as a virologist and microbiologist. And remains part of Pitt’s faculty as a service professor of molecular genetics and biochemistry. Youngner sat down with The Pitt News and discussed the historic research team and the ways research has change since his days in the lab with Salk. The Pitt News: Can you tell me a little bit about the experience of doing research as a part of the polio team? Julius Youngner: “Well, it was very exciting. Especially since we knew very early on that we were probably going to be successful, because it was successful in monkeys — the vaccine immunized the monkeys, so they Dr. Julius Youngner, part of the polio vaccine research team, works in one of See Polio on page 7 Pitt’s labs. Couresy of ULS
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The first successful polio vaccine is created by Dr. Jonas Salk and his team, which included Dr. Julius Youngner.
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Dr. Thomas Starzl successfully completes the first human liver transplant.
Dr. Panayotis Katsoyannis and his team synthesize insulin.
didn’t get polio when we challenged them.” TPN: How did you first get involved in Polio research? JY: “I was a commissioned officer at the Cancer Institute in Bethesda, [Maryland], and I wanted to work with viruses and cell culture, but there was no lab space for me to do that. So, they said go anywhere you want, that way you can do what you want, and then come back and you will have a lab. Jonas Salk and I had a joint acquaintance in Ann Arbor, [Michigan], and when he found
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Dr. Henry Bahnson and Dr. Thomas Starzl complete the first successful double organ transplant.
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out I was looking for a position, he called me and said that you can work on cell culture and viruses, but I would like you to first work on polio. And I said, that’s no problem. And the rest is history. So, when it came time for me to go back and work on cell culture and viruses, I stayed on the reserves and worked in Pittsburgh because I knew we were on the way to getting a major vaccine against a major disease. And here I still am.” TPN: How long was the time from the onset of the polio project until the results were able to be published?
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Pitt opens the Center for Vaccine Research.
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The department of immunology is officially established and is lead by Dr. Olivera Finn who focuses on how T-cells ward off cancer.
JY: “We had immunized monkeys by 1951 and then we went to volunteer school children. Then in 1954, they started the big field trial with around 800,000 children in 12 states — that’s a kind of field trial that will never be seen again. It was done doubleblind. On April 12, 1955, there was a big announcement made in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the trial headquarters were and they made the big announcement that the vaccine was successful and it just went around the world like lightning because people were so afraid of polio and the incidence was increasing, especially in upper age groups.”
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Dr. Andrea Gambotto and other Pitt researchers test two Zika vaccines that prompt immunity in mice.
TPN: How would the trial have been different if it had been conducted today? JY: “Today, it would have taken us 12 years to do what we did in four and a half years because of all the regulations now — there’s the institutional review board, the FDA, the animal care organization, the federal government. We didn’t even work with laminar flow hoods for safety, and we did mouth-pipetting, which you can’t do anymore. So, it would have taken us much longer if we were starting out now. See Polio on page 19
PREDICTION: Pitt 38, Georgia Tech 27 Dan Sostek
Senior Staff Writer While Pitt conquered a herd in its victory against Marshall last Saturday, the Panthers will have to slay a three-headed beast this Homecoming weekend. Georgia Tech and head coach Paul Johnson’s triple-option offense is making its way to Heinz Field, where their hosts will re-debut throwback royal blue and mustard yellow jerseys. The Panthers have had trouble with Georgia Tech since moving to the ACC, but were able to beat the Yellow Jackets last year in Atlanta thanks to Chris Blewitt’s game-winning 56-yard field goal. This Tech team comes to Pitt 3-2, but on a two-game skid after falling to Clemson and Miami. This game is crucial for the Panthers’ ACC Coastal Division chances, so they’ll need to focus on curtailing the Yellow Jackets’ strong running game. Option attack The Panthers are 1-2 against Georgia Tech Nathan Peterman (4) and the Panthers play Georgia Tech on Saturday. since joining the ACC in 2013, and the root Matt Hawley STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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cause of that is pretty clear: they haven’t been able to stop the Yellow Jackets’ run attack. Over those three contests, the Panthers have allowed on average 372.3 rushing yards against the Yellow Jackets. Pitt’s run defense has improved drastically this year, ranking fourth nationally in rushing yards allowed per game with just 69.8. But part of that can be attributed to their competition, as they’ve faced mostly pass-happy offenses thus far. On his weekly teleconference, Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi said people can disregard those rushing numbers due to the option offense — meaning Pitt’s offense has choices when passing the ball, useful for keeping the opposing team guessing. “I think [our success] has to do a little bit with our structure, but I don’t know if any of that matters when you play an option team,” Narduzzi said. “It’s a totally different type of offense.” Georgia Tech returns quarterback Justin See Game Preview on page 24
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Alumni return to campus for homecoming
Habitat for Humanity members work on the roof of a house outside of the Cathedral of Learning. Heather Tennant STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Janine Faust Staff Writer
Pitt alumni have a chance to relive their college days during Homecoming weekend, whether that means tailgating, brunching — or building houses. While others celebrate Homecoming on campus, the Panthers Habitat for Humanity asked alumni to participate in the group’s work day on Oct. 7. They’ll be demolishing and starting new groundwork on a house in New Kensington, a town 18 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. To facilitate a bond between current and past members, some organizations hold events specifically for alumni during Homecoming weekend. Though most people think of fraternities and sororities as networking and social organizations, other student groups have begun holding
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alumni events as well. Abby McKinley, a senior rehabilitation science major and board member for Panthers Habitat for Humanity, said the club typically gets about 15 to 20 alumni to help out. She added that some alumni who remain in the area and on the organization’s email list attend regular meetings throughout the year or participate in social events, such as apple picking. “It’s good to have [alumni] around to talk to newer members about their experience with our club and how it positively influenced their lives,” McKinley said. Some alumni even help keep the club’s membership up. According to McKinley, one alum in particular — 2015 Pitt graduate Abby Rollison — plays a large role in making sure current members keep See Clubs on page 10
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Clubs, pg. 9 coming back to meetings and events. “[Rawlinson is] a blooming individual who makes newer people feel welcome,” McKinley said. “She reminds me that the personal connections I make through this club are super rewarding.” Alumni events allow current students an opportunity to learn from older members. Rachael Rush, vice president of membership development for Pitt’s Delta Phi Epsilon sorority chapter, said the
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sorority uses alumni in the Pittsburgh area for a mentor-mentee program. Rush said one of her mentors, who works in the Swanson School of Engineering, has helped her with building a resumé and looking at career paths. “Keeping in touch with alumni is a great networking opportunity. It provides a great support system,” Rush said. “We often like to say, ‘It’s not just for four years, it’s for life.’” At Pitt, the Alumni Association helps current students and alumni network and develop their career. The Pitt Career Net-
work, a group on the popular networking site LinkedIn, includes more than 18,000 members who current students can connect with about potential job opportunities. According to the PAA’s website, 107,000 Pitt alumni and students utilize the Pitt Career Network. Pitt sorority chapters Delta Phi Epsilon and Alpha Epsilon Phi already have a long-established Homecoming tradition, which typically includes events such as formal brunches. Rush said the sorority has been holding Homecoming events for over 70
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years, since it was established at Pitt in 1945. This year, those events include a casual event for alumni and sisters to “hang out” before and during Saturday’s football game, as well as a tour of the sorority’s living space in Amos Hall. “We show the older alumni how the club’s become more tech-savvy, and how we’ve expanded both in number and presence,” Rush, a senior microbiology major, said. “We’ve grown, but we’re still holding fast to the AEPhi tradition of being philanthropic and active in the Pitt community.” Some groups, like Pitt’s club cross country team — which was founded in 2012 — are reaching out to alumni for the first time this year through alumni homecoming events. Serena Kantz, a junior neuroscience major and Pitt Club XC’s social chairperson, said the team plans to hold a relay race during its usual Friday practice time, pitting current team members against returning ones. According to Kantz, they’re expecting about 20 alumni for the relay. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to make this into an annual event,” Kantz said. “We’re hoping that we can create a tight bond between our current members and our alumni network in the future through a new Homecoming tradition.” Brian Tackett, a 2015 graduate of Pitt and former member of Pitt Club XC, helped organize the event and spread the word about the relay race among other Pitt Club XC alumni. Tackett sees the event as a chance for him to catch up with old friends and start a new tradition. “I want this to keep going for years to come,” Tackett said. “This event’s a good way to show new members the lasting friendships they can make by seeing the alumni keep coming back to hang out with each other and teammates who haven’t graduated yet.” Kate Atlass, a junior economics major and vice president of operations for Alpha Epsilon Phi, said alumni events during Homecoming weekend are an opportunity to mingle and look back into the history of the sorority. “I like knowing that after I graduate, I’ll be remembered through my contributions to my sisterhood — like the alumni I know right now,” Atlass said. “We should remember them. These people are important. They’re our past.”
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For those who want to improve their credit history but do not currently qualify for an unsecured credit card, the secured credit card may be a good option. Secured cards work the same as any credit card, except they require a deposit and have lower credit limits. Generally, the credit limit is the same as the upfront deposit, thus mitigating almost all risk for the lender. This lower risk helps approve the majority of these secured credit card applications. The FICO Credit Score is made up of several elements with varying levels of importance. This is the makeup of one’s credit score, according to FICO (Fair, Isaac, and Company): • • • • •
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It is true that credit score calculation is a complex process, and one cannot boil how to improve a score down to an exact science. But ultimately, a good first step to having a strong credit report is spending within one’s means, and at least paying off the minimum payment on time. “Paying the minimum payment prevents derogatory payment behavior information from being reported to a credit bureau and builds good payment history,” Markovich said. “Paying the minimum payment will take longer to pay off a debt, while paying an additional amount above and beyond minimum payment or paying
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in full will lower the total interest paid for a loan.” Don’t be afraid to ask your bank any questions you have about which particular method of building a credit score is best for you. As a student, this is probably new to you and your bank is there to help. “PNC strives to take students from day one on campus through graduation, providing a solid foundation to take into their first job and beyond.” Markovich said. If you follow any one of the paths mentioned in this article, you should come out of school ahead of the curve, and be on your way to financial independence.
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SHORT-TERM DRINKING, LONG-TERM DANGER
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Amber Montgomery Columnist
Beer pong, flip cup, shotgunning, house parties and bar crawls — all staples of college culture. When I first started college, I thought these were only movie tropes meant to perpetuate the theatrical idea of college as four years of non-stop partying. But then I actually got here and walked through the beer-can littered streets of South Oakland, watching students falling over themselves coming home from parties. I realized those film representations aren’t that outlandish. Instead of universities being heralded as places for intellectual gymnastics, pioneering research and preparing students for successful careers as I had imagined, they’re more synonymous with casual drinking, partying and drug use. According to the Addiction Center, college students are twice as likely to abuse drugs and alcohol than their non-collegiate peers. The stressful nature of classes, jobs and student debt makes for a great excuse to turn to an abundance of easily available drugs and alcohol as a way to relax, let loose and have fun when classes let up. Binge drinking is one of the most integral and
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pervasive parts of college life, impossible to completely
avoid. And it’s also a major public health problem. The exact definition of binge drinking varies from source to source. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration defines it as drinking 5 or more alcoholic drinks on the same occasion. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism uses blood alcohol content to make the determination, saying any pattern of drinking that raises the BAC to 0.08 falls within the category. Put more simply, binge drinking can be understood as the trend of drinking a lot of alcohol over a short period of time with the intention of getting intoxicated — i.e. getting “super wasted.” Basically your regular Friday night, right? When you consider your last few nights out, it probably doesn’t seem that ridiculous or unreasonable to drink this much — or even to do it multiple times a week or month. Neil Capretto, the medical director of Gateway Rehab, sees the effects of over-drinking regularly. See Drinking on page 19
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Make Pitt bright again
Anna Bongardino STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Bayard Miller Columnist
This Saturday, the Pitt Panthers will take the field with a new look that isn’t as new as you might think. Just in time for Homecoming, the football team will sport the royal blue and mustard yellow throwback jerseys worn by some of Pitt’s greatest players from the later half of the last century. In 1973, Pitt’s former head coach, Johnny Majors, introduced the blue and yellow uniforms to his team. The rationale behind changing the color scheme was two-fold: he believed that the navy blue and gold uni-
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forms were too similar to Notre Dame’s, and he wanted to distance himself from Pitt’s lack of the success in previous years. His design would be used until 1997. The year before Majors got to Oakland (when Pitt Stadium was still used), Pitt won just one game. In the coach’s final in 1976, the Panthers went 12-0 and won their first — and only — national championship since the Great Depression. Somehow, new colors really did lead to a new team — obviously with some quality coaching thrown in as well. The blue and yellow years were good to See Pitt Script on page 21
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NOW OR NEVER: OSHER STUDENTS FIND COMMUNITY AT PITT Rebecca Peters Staff Writer
As a first-year at Pitt in 1968, Larry Flatley had no idea what his future held or that he would return to the same classrooms and professors 45 years later. But here he is. Sitting in a University classroom again at the age of 66 as a member of Pitt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, he and his “50 and better” peers soak up lectures, head out on educational field trips and pick their schedules from any of 90 classes — all for an annual $125 membership fee. Osher, established in 2005, is a membershipbased community that offers classes, opportunities to audit others, group discussions and special lectures to mature learners. Last year, members ranged from 49 to 102 years old, all taking classes at Pitt to learn something they didn’t have the chance to when they were in school. The program runs on grants and interest from the Bernard Osher Foundation and the College of General Studies established the program at Pitt. The students aren’t required to have a college degree, but a majority of them do, according to Osher Director Jennifer Engel.
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cepting a position as a corporate litigator at Reed Smith Shaw and McClay, working and traveling the world for 38 years. In the fall of 2012, at age 62, Flatley retired. By the spring term, he was back in the classroom. His wife, Teri, a Pitt grad of 1973, joined him. In the summer of 2014 the couple took their first two Osher courses together: astronomy, taught by Professor Diane Turnshek, and “Behind the Scenes” at the Carnegie Museums, taught by Robert Gangewere, former editor of Carnegie Magazine. “In astronomy, we were awestruck by the unfathomable immensity of the known universe,” Flatley said. Cristina Ruggiero, associate dean of CGS, Stanley Swartz teaches a level one T’ai Chi Ch’uan Osher class in Bellefield saw the tremendous possibilities of the Osher program firsthand during the Year of Humanities Hall. Anna Bongardino STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER panel hosted by CGS. thing new and they’re moving on.” Some, like Flatley, even have one from Pitt. She recognized an opportunity for underFlatley graduated from Pitt in 1972 after graduates to benefit from Osher members’ expe“They’re not looking at this as something to fill their time. They are living, and they want to studying political science in preparation for law riences in various fields and industries. Her work make sure they thrive and gain perspective,” En- school. After graduation, he headed to the Uni- with the program has inspired her to someday gel said. “During lunch, there can be really heated versity of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadel- study Italian language, history and art to better debates out here where they’re talking and dis- phia. connect with her family in Italy. He returned to Pittsburgh two years later, acagreeing, but, at the end, they’ve learned someSee Osher on page 22
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Polio, pg. 7 “It would have been safer for us, and it would have had approval from many different groups before we could go ahead with each stage. We didn’t have to wait for formal approval by Institutional Review Boards for protocols and what we were going to do ... And, with the animal care regulations now, our cages for the monkeys would have never passed muster ... But, that’s why we did it so fast. That is an amazing thing for the world to recognize — this was done in very short time.” TPN: In the early 1900s, polio was a major epidemic, especially in New York, where 6,000 people died — many of them children — and 21,000 were left temporarily or permanently paralyzed by the epidemic, according to the New York Times. Do you think fear made finding volunteers an easy task? JY: “Absolutely. And not only that, in 1952, when we started doing the human trials in Pittsburgh, this was the height of polio incidence — there were 52,000 cases of paralytic polio in the United States. We also had an incentive because in the building we working in, on the third floor, there were all people in iron lungs and to go up there and see these people
in the iron lungs, which were artificial breathing devices, gave us an incentive to work hard. TPN: In regard to grants, how is the process different now than it was 50 years ago? JY: “Well, in those days, the [National Institutes of Health] was not funded the way it is now. The whole development of the polio vaccine was done with only private money provided by what was then called the National Institute for Infantile Paralysis, which is now the March of Dimes, so there was not one penny of federal money. Actually, it gave an incentive and showed the government what can be done when you can spend money on research.” TPN: In your mind, what is the next upand-coming research discovery? JY: “They are working on the Zika virus and that’s taking a lot of people’s energy. But, when they conquer Zika virus and have a vaccine, there will be something else because nature knows how to fill niches — there is always something new nature can do her tricks with. We never had ebola before, we never had Zika before ... so, there is always going to be something new to threaten us and make research essential to solve the problem.” TPN: Will we ever be able to predict what will threaten us next?
JY: “No, I don’t think so ... you can’t predict where it’s going to come from. Who would have predicted Zika virus? They didn’t even know the name, but it was circulating in Africa somewhere, from some animal and into humans. Then, it broke into populations that had never experienced it before in the Western Hemisphere and Asia, and it spread very easily.” TPN: How has the focus of research evolved over time? JY: “I don’t think the focus has changed because in infectious diseases there are lots of problems that have to be solved. For instance, antibiotic resistance — that’s a problem that is really hard to solve ... it is staying ahead of scientific technology. And now, a new disease like Zika, comes into the developed world and is carried by mosquitos, which we have plenty of in this country, and they found out a lot of things about Zika that they never knew — it can be transmitted sexually, by saliva. I mean, it’s really a very unique disease.” TPN: How do you quantify success? JY: “Not only by the publications, but by the impact that your research has on others and the public and other scientists and what they are doing.”
Drinking, pg. 12 “Generally, underage and college-aged students tend to drink differently from [adults over 30]. It’s more likely when students drink, they drink for the purpose of getting intoxicated,” Capretto said. “Their goal isn’t just to have one — it’s usually to have several.” Maybe this Homecoming, you’re considering pushing your alcohol intake a little further. I would sincerely urge you not to. Drinking like this can have severe negative effects on academics, social life and mental and physical health. One in four students reported academic troubles as a result of drinking. A 2015 study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that college students who consumed alcohol at least three times per week were six times more likely to perform poorly on exams and projects and five times more likely to miss class. I’m not knocking drinking as a fun thing to do or a way to unwind at the end of the day. But if it starts to hinder your academics, then it’s just paradoxical — not to mention a huge waste of money. “Recognize that you’re going to college because you obviously care about your future, but See Drinking on page 22
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Pitt Script, pg.14 the program. The winningest coach in NCAA history, Bobby Bowden said the 1980 team — that ended the year as the second-best in the nation, according to the Associated Press — was the best he ever played against. Six NFL Hall of Famers wore the old colors, including Tony Dorsett and Dan Marino The style signals a modicum of success. At this point, the University has already returned to the Pitt script of yesteryear in all sports, though not the color scheme. When asked about the decision last year, Athletic Director Scott Barnes told the New York Times, “I haven’t run into anybody who didn’t want it.” It’s true. If you Google the search term “Pitt script,” you’ll find scores of results hailing the change from the SB Nation blog “Cardiac Hill” to the Times. And The Pitt News last year, we wrote a history of the logo, recognizing the importance of this font to the school and its adoring fans. Now, it’s time to complete the look — get rid of the drab Vegas gold and navy blue, and return to the kind of vibrancy the Pitt script deserves. Let’s get colorful.
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Pitt’s 1997 move to the current colors came at a time when the specter of dark and dull colors haunted the sports world. In 1996, the Philadelphia Eagles abandoned the beautiful kelly green hyperelusive quarterback Randall Cunningham wore in favor of the comparatively gross
vist fashion once again. The Buffalo Bills have gone back to their former royal blue and red combination. The Washington Redskins have started to wear mustard yellow pants on a regular basis, something they did not do for 20-plus years. In a 2014 interview with 94WPI Morning Show, Don
Teams are starting to realize that dull colors do not make them more menacing but instead lull their fans to sleep. “midnight green” that Nick Foles was painfully mediocre in. In 2000, the St. Louis Rams made a move identical to Pitt’s turning in its bright yellow and blue for a duller palate. Most drastically, the Los Angeles Kings turned in their yellow and purple for silver and black, drastically reducing strain on the eyes. But the tide has begun to turn in a Fau-
Smolenski, president of the Eagles, suggested that the team is contemplating a return to the old, brighter green — something much of the fan base has wanted for years. Teams are starting to realize that dull colors do not make them more menacing but instead lull their fans to sleep. Hopefully, Pitt realizes this too. Backtracking to a brighter yellow would
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also work better with the rest of Pittsburgh sports. Inspired by the city flag, all three professional sports teams in Pittsburgh wear black and gold. The color scheme is an integral part of the city’s identity, immortalized in Wiz Khalifa’s awful ode to his hometown, “Black and Yellow.” A brighter yellow would bring the Panthers more in line with the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. In addition, Heinz Field’s seats are already mustard yellow, which clashes with the team’s current toned-down colors. While most of the spectators wear blue and gold during Pitt games, the seats burst forth with color when a ticket remains unsold by kickoff, making it obvious when Pitt cannot sell out its own stadium. Updating the uniforms could help the fans blend better with the seats, making it less clear when the stadium is not filled to capacity. Recruiting, driving ticket sales, boosting morale — it’s all about presenting a strong vision of Pitt’s program, and looking drab isn’t exactly a hook. While the University has made strides toward a brighter future, its football team is overdue for a makeover. For direction, the football team need not look further than what it’ll be wearing this Saturday.
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Osher, pg. 17 “[The Osher program] allows you to see people for who they are,” Ruggiero said. “They’re here because they want to learn. It’s inspiring to see. This place really lives and breathes lifelong learning.” Program assistant of 11 years, Patty Szczepanski, coordinates trips and handles day-to-day affairs. Members come to her with questions about registration, room locations and how to get identification or forgotten passwords. Szczepanski, a Duquesne alumnus with an accounting degree, felt pursuing her passion for writing in college was frivolous. She applied to Duquesne just after her father died, and her mother was working to provide for her. She needed a degree that would get her a job. Since graduating, she’s worked for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild jazz program. “Everywhere I went I learned something new,” she said. But she never followed her passion. That’s when Szczepanski became an Osher member, enrolling in writing classes including writer’s journals, autobiography and creative nonfiction. Taking classes encouraged her to take chances.
Szczepanski bought a camera and took pictures of Dorothy the falcon on the Cathedral of Learning. She now has seven years of photographs. She’s met biologists, birders and learned about different birds. As program assistant, Szczepanski plans trips that provide opportunities members might not take themselves. The program offered trips to Fallingwater, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Kentuck Knob, sending members with guides and information. The dichotomy of working for the program and being a member makes Szczepanski more conscious of a mature learner’s presence in the classroom. “I want to be in class, sit there quietly and be invisible,” she said. “In writing classes there aren’t that many students, so you have to participate. I tend to forget how hard life is for students. They’re working two jobs and going to school and have complicated family lives and existences.” She’s on their side, though. Some are even friends with her on Facebook. It means a lot to her, Szczepanski said, when they stop by and ask her how she’s doing and what classes she’s taking.
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one night of drinking a little more than you plan could really change your future,” Capretto said. More than 1,825 college students are killed in alcohol-related incidents each year, and more than 600,000 are injured, according to a 2009 study from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. These numbers aren’t faceless statistics or things that only happen at other schools. We see incidents like these on our campus, too. A 22-year-old Pitt student was charged last month for driving under the influence and causing personal injury after he crashed into another car and the side of the bookstore. He minorly injured three people after driving the wrong way in the bus lane along Fifth Avenue. The situation could have been much worse. Capretto also warned about the dangers of mixing drugs, particularly alcohol and marijuana. “In this case, one and one isn’t two. One and one is five,” Capretto said. “If your blood alcohol is .04, which is relatively low, and you take a couple of hits of marijuana, you become impaired as if you were at a BAC of .09. There’s an additive effect when you mix the two. A lot of people aren’t
aware of that.” Statistics may seem like just numbers, easily forgotten about once the sun goes down, but let us recall real life examples of stupid — and potentially life-threatening — mistakes people have made after drinking on our campus so far this year. The culture of drinking that permeates college life is one that often equates drinking with school spirit, where activities, such as orientation week, football games and homecoming weekends, serve as a disguise for students to “turn up” in the name of hailing to Pitt. It also serves as an excuse to do things that would otherwise be embarrassing or rude without having to be held responsible for it. Heading to Hems on a Thursday night or splitting a case of beer with a buddy may seem like one of the easiest things to do right now, and it might seem like it’s all in good fun, but pushing it can have serious consequences you’re not going to want to face in the future. “Although alcohol is very socially accepted and ingrained in our culture and it’s legal, it is easy to forget that it is just the liquid version of a mindaltering drug,” Capretto said. Amber primarily writes about gender and politics for The Pitt News. Write to her at aem98@pitt.edu.
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Game Preview, pg. 7 Thomas, a senior with ample experience running the Yellow Jackets’ offense. Pitt had first-year cornerback and high school quarterback Therran Coleman simulate Thomas in practice, and Narduzzi said he was impressed. “I think our guys had a really good practice yesterday,” Narduzzi said. “I think they were enthusiastic about doing that, and that’s partly the attitude you take into it.” Peterman playing pretty After a couple rough outings, Pitt quarter-
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back Nathan Peterman had the best game of his career against Marshall, throwing for a careerhigh 280 yards and two touchdowns. Narduzzi was happy to see his signal-caller have a breakout game, which he said was by design. “It’s good for everybody’s confidence,” Narduzzi said. “Our offense was clicking. We threw for more than we ran, which was part of the plan. It was great for Nathan to make those shots.” Georgia Tech is a middling pass defense, ranked No. 62 in the country, while it sports the nation’s No. 31 run defense. Pitt will need to continue the momentum it established against the Thundering Herd and develop a reliable pass attack in order for the Panthers’ powerful running attack to continue to thrive. Johnson said Peterman does a good job limiting mistakes in limited opportunities. “Even though he has not thrown a bunch of passes, he doesn’t make very many mistakes,” Johnson said during his teleconference. “He manages the game, and he’s a good thrower when they ask him to throw.” A strong ground game Pitt’s defense has struggled mightily to stop any sort of air attack, ranking third-to-last in the nation in passing yards allowed per game. The Panthers have made up for that at least in part with their stout run stoppage. While some could argue that the run defense’s numbers are bolstered by their opponents’ propensity to pass, Johnson isn’t buying it. “[The Panthers are] very aggressive, and they get a lot of tackles for loss, and they get a lot of sacks,” Johnson said. “So when you do that, if you can get a lot of negative plays, you know, your rush defense is going to be good.” Pitt could potentially be without one of its top linebackers in senior Mike Caprara, who is listed as questionable on the injury report with a lower body injury. The team will likely rely on senior Bam Bradley to fill his void, while speedy sophomore Oluwaseun Idowu will be key in determining which of the three Yellow Jackets in the backfield has the ball. “It does help that we’ve seen [the option],” Narduzzi said. “We have an idea of what we like going against it. There are no guarantees.” Prediction: This Georgia Tech team is weaker offensively than in years’ past, which works to Pitt’s advantage. Peterman should look to wideout Jester Weah to establish the Panthers passing attack early. If they manage to do so, the floodgates could open for the Panthers’ vaunted rushing attack. With the throwback jerseys in tow, Pitt will stay unbeaten at home. PITT 38, GEORGIA TECH 27
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