August 29, 2013 Volume 93 Number 2 THE DUQUESNE DUKE www.duqsm.com PROUDLY SERVING OUR CAMPUS SINCE 1925 Shooting A new future set in stone Loop bus victim system recovering upgraded

Julian Routh news editor

Changes to Duquesne’s loop bus and South Side shuttle are expect- ed to improve safety and make the rides more convenient. The improvements, instituted by the Student Government Associa- tion (SGA) in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Transportation Group, are part of an initiative by the SGA to provide students with better transportation. According to SGA president At- tila Mihalik, the biggest change Take From Edwards’s Facebook comes in the form of a free applica- tion called DoubleMap, where stu- Duquesne student Jimmy Edwards was upgraded to fair condition Sunday at Al- dents can track a bus’ exact location legheny General Hospital, North Side. Aaron Warnick/Photo Editor on a virtual map. In addition to real-time tracking, users can view Construction workers continue landscaping earlier this month outside of the Palumbo Center on Forbes Avenue. The installation is among a handful of renovations on Duquesne’s campus. Another summer addition, a mural that moves Julian Routh as students and faculty walk by, can be found on the second floor of the student union near the convenience store. see LOOP — page 2 news editor

Fourth-year pharmacy major Jimmy Edwards is in fair condition in Allegheny General Hospital after Commuter students enjoy renovated lounge his father opened fire at their home in Shaler last Thursday morning. Pat Higgins hang out in. The condition of Edwards, 21, was asst. sports editor Fuhrman also said he believes upgraded from critical to fair on Sun- the leveled ceilings and softer day, according to hospital spokes- lighting will make the space feel Commuter students returned person Dan Laurent. He remained less like a cellar and more like a to campus Monday morning for in fair condition Wednesday. hub where students who cannot the first day of classes to find a To help pay for medical ex- walk back to the dorms can relax completely remodeled commuter penses, funeral costs and Edwards’ between classes. center, part of a plan project man- education, the family is accepting Assistant President for Student ager and Duquesne graduate Greg donations to the Edwards Fam- Life Cheryl Knoch, who assisted Fuhrman oversaw this summer to ily Fund at First Commonwealth in the planning for the revamp- bring the first floor of the student Bank, according to WPXI. ing of the entire first floor, said union up to date. Allegheny County Police say Duquesne’s plan is “to improve the A stark contrast from the con- Edwards’ father, James Edwards, housing facilities as well as those crete walls and bleak lighting stu- 52, went room-to-room with two for commuter students.” dents were previously accustomed .44-caliber revolvers and attempt- “We need a place for them to to, the new center is equipped with ed to kill his family before turning just be able to lounge, study, eat or new lounging furniture and plenty the gun on himself. James Ed- sleep if need be,” Knoch said. “It Aaron Warnick/Photo Editor of table space for homework, a wards and 19-year-old daughter really needed updated.” Students relax Wednesday at the newly-renovated commuter lounge on the kitchen and sink area, a mounted Laurin Edwards died at the scene. The committee chosen for the first floor of the student union. Renovations were completed this summer. flat screen TV on the wall, hard- The elder Edwards also killed the renovations has been planning this wood floors and colored drywall. family’s dog. project for years now, according Fuhrman said he spoke with Fr. ing commuters staying on campus Points in the lab, relaxing in be- Charlene Edwards, 51, Jimmy to Knoch, but students seem to be Sean Hogan, who “felt strongly in between class, with the option of tween classes during the lunch Edwards’ mother, is also in fair very pleased with not only the new that [the lounge] is many students’ brand new lockers and disability hour or catching up on the latest condition at Allegheny General look in the lounge, but also on the home away from home.” accessibility,” Mihalik said. “The news on SportsCenter. Hospital, Laurent said. rest of the floor. In designing the new digs, atmosphere is really inviting for John Vater, a freshman who ar- According to fourth year nursing Student body president Attila Fuhrman said he aimed to replace students to just come down there rived on campus more than a week major Jay Grubic, Jimmy Edwards Mihalik said he believes the lounge the concrete walls that made the and hang out.” ago, said he is impressed with the is a “really nice kid” who loves is “very modern and classy and space feel like a basement to cre- represents Duquesne very well.” During the day, the commut- new facilities. ate an inviting environment that “I believe Duquesne has really er center is now full of students see SHOOTING — page 3 commuters feel comfortable to addressed the problem with mak- scrambling to print out Power- see LOUNGE — page 3 opinions features sports a & e The BBC takes Surfing Dawn of Brendza’s over America PIT a new era Beat The best television Now you can explore The Duke A whole lot of twerking, originates from across Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers sportswriters catch up travelling and cruising in the pond... in a whole new way ... with Chase Brooks... this week’s edition ...

PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 2 THEDUQUESNEDUKE bluff briefs Zappala shuts down South Side lounge Research symposium announced “the poster child” of problems in according to the case filing. These the business district, according to citations include sales to minors, The university announced city councilman Bruce Kraus. after hours violations, loud music Wednesday that it will host an “Levelz has been chronically and gambling. inaugural Graduate Student problematic from the day they According to Kraus, his office, Research Sypmosium in the Af- opened the doors,” Kraus said. along with Zappala and McNeilly, rica Room on Friday, Oct. 25. From Jan. 2011 through July had numerous meetings with the Undergraduate students of 2013, there had been approxi- lounge’s owners in the past year. any school or discipline are en- mately 33 documented criminal “[The owners] had every op- couraged to attend and learn incidents at Levelz, each resulting portunity to clean their act up and from graduate students about in reports from the Pittsburgh Po- run a responsible establishment, the rigors of homework after lice Department. Among these in- and they chose not to,” Kraus said. graduation from current stu- cidents were instances of violence, “What happened at Levelz was of dents’ research and theses. theft, public intoxication and dis- their own doing.” orderly or obscene conduct. To improve bar and restaurant Pharmacy students The most recent, on July 27, re- safety in South Side, groups like recognized at ceremony sulted in Zappala shutting down the South Side Chamber of Com- the establishment a week later. merce are encouraging businesses Nearly 200 pharmacy stu- Early that morning, 41-year-old to “be proactive” in addressing dents entering their first year of Manuel Carde Freiria stabbed two problems facing nightlife in the patrons, one an off-duty Levelz area, president Kim Collins said. professional study in the Mylan Aaron Warnick/Photo Editor School of Pharmacy received employee, after an argument about “There are many bars and restau- Levelz Sports Lounge sits on East Carson Street with a padlock on its doors. white coats that they will wear being allowed to smoke in the es- rants in South Side that are doing The owners ot the lounge signed a consent agreement with district attorney tablishment, police said. it the right way,” Collins said. “Bars throughout the rest of their four Stephen Zappala to keep the establishment closed until next August. years of practical and experien- Police Zone 3 Commander Cathy like Levelz were run irresponsibly.” tial education on Tuesday night McNeilly, who oversees police ef- Kraus also said his and Zap- Drew Ziccardi and district attor- in the Union Ballroom. Julian Routh forts in South Side, said Levelz was pala’s offices “are not being pro- ney Stephen Zappala, documented David J. Wargo of Mylan Phar- news editor requiring “many of our resources” hibitionists,” but instead sending on Aug. 16, denies the owners the maceuticals delivered they key- to deal with the problems in the es- the message that if a bar is going right to reopen the establishment’s note address at the ceremony. Following several meetings with tablishment. to operate with an alcohol license, the Allegheny County District At- doors until Aug. 2, 2014. “We can’t be dedicating that they are going to do so legally. torney’s Office, the owners of Lev- With oversight by Zappala, the much to one place that often,” Mc- “Businesses are welcome to be elz Sports Lounge in South Side owners are permitted to sell or Neilly said. “If a club can’t come here, and we like the fact that peo- police briefs have reached an agreement to lease the property to a third party into compliance and police itself, ple like to come here,” Kraus said. close the bar’s doors for a year. and transfer their liquor license. we can’t be doing it for them.” “But there’s a standard, and you With a new year comes new The consent agreement between The bar, which has resided on In the two years before its clos- are going to be held to the stan- crime. That’s what Uncle PB Levelz owners Mark Heuer, Joseph East Carson Street since Dec. ing, Levelz was cited seven times dard. And that standard’s going to always says. Molinaro, Dino Pietrantoni and 2010, has gained its reputation as by Liquor Control Enforcement, be the law.” Really, though, there is no excitement in the PB house- hold when a new school year begins. When he heard about the incoming freshman class SGA improves loop bus efficiency with app being the largest in school his- tory, he considered putting in his letter of resignation. LOOP — from page 1 forensic science and law major But he’s here with the first Stephanie Kendall, who only rode police report of the year. Sigh. the buses’ stops and routes. All the the loop bus once last year, said The first incident occured stops are represented by red dots “too many people tried to fit on the last Thursday afternoon on the application. bus” in her experience. when an intoxicated under- There will also be a tablet on each Sophomore marketing major Tay- age female was found in the bus that will serve as a GPS to the lor Weber agreed, saying she was of- lobby of Brottier Hall. On bus driver and track the amount of ten “disappointed with the bus.” Friday, drug paraphernalia students entering the bus, which “The problems I had mostly re- was found on a student in the will “improve the safety of the bus- sulted in that there were way too lobby of St. Martin. ing system,” Mihalik said. many people on the bus,” Weber You kept Uncle PB busy on In the future, DoubleMap will said. “There were so many people Saturday. Early in the morn- feature an announcement-based squished against one another.” ing, two resident students system and push notifications, To address these issues, the size were found with marijuana which will alert students of pos- of the buses has increased, mak- in the Trinity grounds. At sible delays. ing the loop bus the largest capac- night, a 17-year-old non- “If there is construction or a gi- ity bus offered by the Pittsburgh student was cited for liquor ant car crash, we will be able to Transportation Group. possession in the Forbes Ga- post this on the app,” Mihalik said. SGA Vice President of Finance rage and a male was cited for “In the past, if a student threw up, Nikolas Kouknas said he thinks a underage drinking near Lo- or the bus had to go offline, stu- lot of the problems students had cust garage. dents could not be notified. Now, last year will be fixed, and that Early Sunday morning, an they can be notified.” DoubleMap will make transporta- Screengrab From DoubleMap App tion “easier and more efficient.” underage female was found in- The app, which has been utilized The DoubleMap application, which tracks the loop bus and South Side shuttle toxicated in front of Towers, a by schools like Xavier and Notre “We are trying to make sure on an easy-to-use map, is now available on Android and iPhone devices. It is non-student was cited for un- Dame, can be downloaded on both students are making it a safe and also compatible with web browsers. derage drinking while crossing Android and iPhone devices. It can positive experience for other rid- Bluff St and a male student also be accessed on a web browser. ers,” Kouknas said. “Hopefully, lied about being assaulted and To have the buses run more they won't be as frustrated as they case something would happen on “The real goal here is student robbed on Stevenson St. accurately in accordance to the used to be.” the buses, we would want to know safety and to make sure it is con- The week in crime wrapped schedule, the stops have been re- The SGA, with support from what happened,” Kouknas said. venient and easy to use for the up on Monday when a group worked as well. This will “represent Fr. Sean Hogan, is also looking All of the changes brought to students,” Mihalik said. “We have of three students reported the schedule more effectively,” Mi- into installing cameras on the the loop bus and South Side shut- really taken the initiative to ac- their cell phones stolen from halik said, which was a complaint buses, something that Kouknas tle system were paid for by the commodate the students and allow a table in the Off-Ramp. The among students last year. said is “99 percent likely” to hap- SGA, according to Mihalik. None them to view the buses real-time as case is still active. Another common complaint last pen this year. of the costs were handled by ad- they are moving through their des- year was bus capacity. Sophomore “For safety purposes, just in ministration. ignated routes.”

August 29, 2013 News THEDUQUESNEDUKE 3 Organization recognizes DU fundraising Violence Campaign the largest in university history eminent

Adam Kelly gram start ups and anything else Plante said. support and the pattern of growth in Syria the duquesne duke that would support the individual According to Pam Russell, di- or improvement in fundraising, schools in the university. rector of communications at Russell said. As a token to the alumni’s role CASE, Duquesne is one of three “The schools chosen were hon- AP—The U.N. Security Council’s Duquesne has been selected as in raising the money, $50 mil- schools to receive the award un- ored for effectiveness and profes- five permanent members ended a recipient of a fundraising im- lion will go toward scholarships der the category of private re- sionalism,” Russell said. a meeting Wednesday fiercely provement award by the Council and financial aid under the title search and doctoral institutions. The CASE website says the divided over a British-proposed for Advancement and Support of “legacy fund.” judges also evaluated these resolution to authorize the use Education (CASE) for its efforts in Associate Vice President of De- schools based on their contribu- of military force to punish Syria raising money for the Advancing velopment of Alumni Relations The institution has tions to the total support figure for its alleged use of chemical Our Legacy Capital Campaign, the James Miller, who led the fund- and the impact of some of the weapons, with Russia and China biggest fundraising campaign in raising campaign, said this is al- been noticed by larger gifts on the total support. firmly opposed. the university’s history. ready being noticed. Duquesne, Clarkson and Texas A tension-filled meeting ended John Plante, vice president of “A vast majority of students both alumni and Christian University were the best with no indication of whether the University advancement, said are already benefiting from the its friends in these categories. resolution would ever be put to a the $163.5 million the university legacy fund, which is the en- As a result of the fundraising Security Council vote. U.S. offi- raised was the largest amount of dowed scholarship portion of the efforts that were recognized by cials in Washington and the Unit- money that any fundraiser has fund,” Miller explained. CASE, Miller said Duquesne is James Miller ed Nations indicated the resolu- grossed in school history. The remaining $30 million will moving in a very positive direction tion appeared doomed and any An estimated 64,000 people go toward “student experience,” Alumni Relations and people want to be a part of it. action against Syria would have to donated, many of which are for- which Plante said includes a vari- “In the last decade, one of the occur without the backing of the mer alumni. ety of improvements. things folks have seen is how the Security Council. According to Plante, approxi- “The addition of the Power Clarkson University in New York university has grown, both physi- U.S. Ambassador Samantha mately $80 million of the money Center, renovations to academic and Texas Christian University cally and academically,” Miller Power criticized the Russians will go toward supporting aca- space, student-life space and ath- were the others. said. “The institution has been and Chinese in a series of Twit- demic programs such as endowed letic facilities—that’s what made A panel of judges is selected to noticed by both alumni and its ter messages Wednesday after- chairs and professorships, pro- up the bulk of the $30 million,” review the nominees’ fundraising friends.” noon, saying their refusal to back the British draft was their lat- est effort to block action against the regime of Syrian President Student in fair condition after Lounge Bashar Assad. “Unfortunate outcome of P5 meeting: Russia & China continue father attacks family in Shaler receives to block meaningful Security Coun- cil action on #Syria, impeding UN SHOOTING — from page 1 path forward,” Power wrote. summer Earlier, Power left the meet- ing of the permanent five council hockey and the Pittsburgh Pen- members without commenting to guins. The two went to the same reporters, as did envoys of Britain, middle school and high school. upgrades France, Russia and China. “Sometimes we will play pick- The draft resolution was sent up hockey and basketball down LOUNGE — from page 1 back to the governments of the at the green courts on campus,” five countries for consultations, Grubic said. “He’s a strong per- “It looks nice – from what ev- according to a Western diplomat, son and I wish him a full recov- erybody’s said, it’s a big upgrade,” who spoke on condition of ano- ery. His family is in my thoughts Vater said. “I have a lot of time off, nymity because the discussions and prayers.” so I go to the fish bowl to do home- were private. Duquesne spokesperson Bridget work but I come down here and The United States, Britain and Fare offered the university’s con- socialize.” France have blamed the Assad re- dolences to the family. Michael Curcio, another fresh- gime for an alleged deadly chemi- “Words can’t accurately express man new to the Bluff, shared the cal weapons attack near Damas- the deep shock and sadness the same sentiments. cus last week. Duquesne University community “If I have time between my class- Aaron Warnick/Photo Editor The U.S. has not presented con- feels about this horrific incident,” es, I come down here to socialize crete proof, and U.N. inspectors Fare said. “We can’t imagine what Flowers and stuffed animals sit by a tree outside of Jimmy Edwards’ home because there’s people to talk to, Tuesday afternoon in Shaler Township. Donations are being accepted to the currently in Syria to investigate they are going through. We are but it’s quiet enough that you can Edwards Family Fund at any First Commonwealth Bank branch. alleged chemical attacks have praying for [Jimmy Edwards] and do work if you want,” Curcio said. not endorsed the allegations. But his mother to make a full recovery Gina DeRenzo, president of the President Barack Obama said late and we express our deepest sympa- commuter council, said the new mately 3 a.m. ing occurred and heard gunshots Wednesday that the U.S. has con- thies to their family and friends.” set up has made the first floor a Edwards’ father had just been being fired and screams over the cluded that the Syrian government The Rev. Sean Hogan, Duquesne’s better place for more students placed on suspension pending connection. was responsible. executive vice president of student to hang out on campus, not just further action last Friday at work Laurin Edwards, who attended The Russian government has life, sent a statement via email to the commuters. where he was an electrician, ac- Saint Francis University, was re- condemned the idea of striking student body last Thursday after- “We kind of make it more wel- cording to police. membered in a Twitter post last against Syria before the inspec- noon notifying them of the shooting. coming to resident students as A spokeswoman for the Allegh- Thursday afternoon by Phi Lambda tors present their findings and “Please join us in praying for well,” she said. “We had resi- eny County Airport Authority con- Psi, a sorority she was a member of. have warned that acting without [Jimmy Edwards] and his family, dents down last night for an ice firmed James Edwards worked “Last year Lammies was blessed Security Council authorization their loved ones and friends, and cream social and PB and J [Tues- there since June 2011. with [Laurin] as sister and now the would be illegal. our fellow Catholic community day] night.” Allegheny County Police re- world is blessed with an angel. We The U.S. and its allies have of St. Francis during this difficult DeRenzo also indicated that the ported two different 911 calls will never forget this amazing girl,” questioned the ability of the U.N. time,” Hogan said. council has changed the furniture’s were placed concerning the case. the post said. team to conduct a meaningful in- The shooting happened in the layout in the new space since the The first came from Charlene Ed- Classmates at Saint Francis held vestigation, saying they have faced family’s home on the 400-block of renovation to create a more posi- wards in the home. The second a vigil on Sunday to remember too many delays in Syria. Winterset Drive in Shaler Town- came from someone who was Laurin. Funeral arrangements are tive environment to be in between ship. Police responded to a 911 call playing online video games with being handled by Worrell Funeral classes for those who can’t go back from inside the house at approxi- Jimmy Edwards when the shoot- Home in Sharpsburg. to their dorm. see SYRIA — page 11

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editorial staff Last spring we worked hard on editor-in-chief Fred Blauth perfecting résumés, sent out cover news editor Julian Routh letters and practiced interviews in opinions editor George Flynn the mirror in hopes of the perfect features editor Zach Brendza summer internship. sports editor Addie Smith Donning heels and suit jackets, asst. sports editor Pat Higgins we proudly took our seats in the photo editor Aaron Warnick back of the room. layout editor Saúl Berríos-Thomas For some of us at The Duke, the multimedia editor Connor Hancovsky ad manager Megan Gallagher energy and excitement we har- bored in the spring lasted the ex- administrative staff tent of our summer. We faced real adviser Bobby Kerlik world challenges, and felt like our work mattered. e-mail us at: [email protected] For others, dreams of office meetings and solving obstacles cre- atively were replaced by respond- ing to emails and, “How would you In the process like your coffee?” After sharing our experiences of gaining our with each other we’ve come to terms with getting our foot in the rightful place, door, and how to get the most out of an internship. Now, we share them with you: we must not be 1. You’re there for a reason, don’t forget it. No matter how guilty of wrongful menial the task, your work is impor- Cartoon by Michael Flewelling tant. The company you are working deeds for picked you out of the stack of whatever comes to mind résumés. Demonstrate that you can I do the boring tasks and chances are, they’ll give you more of a challenge. 2. It may stink, but it will Martin Luther King Jr. When scandals cause destruction uquesne University’s Aca- cameras in the enemies’ domain. does not accept, especially when help you in the long run. “It’s demic Integrity Policy is Nixon denied having involvement these behaviors come from some- not about the destination, it’s about You just read Now tweet not a document to be treat- with the incident, until recordings one that is held at high esteem by the journey,” is a common phrase. D But when it comes to internships, our thoughts. us yours. ed lightly. Upon reading the policy of previous meetings were found. the public. at the beginning of my academic Over 300 tapes were shared Deen’s edible kingdom she built it is about the destination. A valu- @The DuquesneDuke career, I never cheated on a test with the world revealing Nixon’s for over two decades, crumbled to able internship could help you land and always made sure to double involvement in the scandal. These pieces. Her deal with the Food Net- your ideal occupation or at the very check my work for plagiarism or tapes in which he purposely re- work has gone awry. With one huge least put you in contact with the forgotten citation. corded made these audio diaries and insulting word, Deen ruined people who can. Get to know your editorial The Policy declares that the in- the cherry on top of his reign, and her reputation and career. co-workers but more importantly, stitution is passionate about their resignation as President of the She could have avoided this, get them to know you. search for truth, and anyone that United States. simply by refraining from using 3. Your dream job just may policy dishonors or fails to demonstrate One way Nixon could have harmful words. She could still not be your dream job. One of integrity they will be in a lot of avoided the debacle, would be to have shared her butter battered our editors swore her entire life The Duquesne Duke is the student- trouble to say the least. not have recorded a thing. That dish with us and eaten it too. that she wanted to work in a certain written, student-managed newspaper Our Integrity Policy should not be much is obvious. Keeping so Luckily, the Food Network will industry, but now after a disastrous of Duquesne University. It is published summer internship, she’s learned every Thursday during the academic the only reminder to veer students much proof of his doings was not take her back. year except during semester breaks and from cheating on tests or plagiarize the political equivalent to The presence of the new Nix- that maybe, just maybe, she should holidays, and prior to final exams. The essays. If we turn to our past we keeping a diary and hiding it on tapes 40 years later reminds reevaluate her life choices. It could Staff Editorial is based upon the opin- can see how scandals have fallen on from your siblings. Someone the public that secrets do not have just been her experience and ions of the editors of The Duke and does the company she worked for, but not necessarily reflect the views of the the strongest of men and women is going to find it. stay low under the radar for students, faculty, administration, stu- caused by the loss of integrity and But clearly the most long, let alone forever. No sticking it out through the summer dent government or the University pub- dishonesty. important way Nixon matter what you do, it will was the only way she found out. George Flynn lications board. Op-ed columns do not We are constantly being remind- could have avoided the come out to find you. Re- 4. Or maybe your dream job reflect the opinions of The Duke, but opinions editor rather are the sole opinions of the col- ed to be the best people we can be scandal, would be to re- membering to keep a tight is your dream job. On the op- umnists themselves. when others are not in today’s so- frain from being greedy, grasp on your concept of posite end of the spectrum, one of ciety. With the recent resurfacing desperate and malicious in the honesty. Doing the right thing is our editors absolutely adored his Letters policy unpaid internship and learned that Letters to the editor must be typed, of new tapes of the Richard Nixon first place. important. Don’t do wrong, un- double-spaced and include the writer’s Watergate scandal on Aug. 21, we This notorious scandal which less you are accepting of the fact his job of choice is something that name, school/department and phone remember that no matter how shook America reminds us to think that your actions will come back to he’s passionate about. Consider in- number for verification. Letters should powerful an individual can be, he twice about the actions we take, es- harm or destroy you. ternships as appetizers at a party. be no longer than 300 words and Try as many as possible. Take this should be delivered to The Duke office or she can always be brought down. pecially in the public eye. Don’t send text messages or pho- at 113 College Hall or e-mailed to thed- Nixon announced his resigna- Another scandal we can all re- tos that you don’t want people to opportunity to put your name out [email protected] by 5 p.m. Tuesday. The tion as President of the United call from the summer is the mighty see. Don’t say harmful words, unless there and don’t let up on the gas editors reserve the right to edit any and States in 1973 due to a series of Butter Queen, Paula Deen. you are prepared to be called out on when the opportunity ends. all submitted copy. All letters must be verified before being published. incidences referred to as The Wa- Paula Deen disgraced herself and them. Always be kind to others and 5. Regardless of what you tergate Scandal. destroyed her empire with one ra- always treat yourself with respect. did and did not learn, your ré- Corrections/clarifications This scandal, which shook Amer- cial slur. This was revealed when Never plagiarize or cheat on tests. sumé thanks you. You may have Readers should report any story or been scanning papers all day, but photo error to The Duke. All legitimate ica in the 1970’s, occurred dur- Deen was charged with a lawsuit And read the University’s guidelines errors will be corrected in print the fol- ing a break-in at the Democratic for racial harassment by a former on Academic Integrity. It’s are there it was still a valuable experience. lowing edition. National Committee’s headquar- employee. Deen made unsympa- for a reason. Plus, it’s another name to add to ters in Washington D.C. The men thetic attempts at apologizing to the work experience. Employers Contact who broke into the headquarters the public for her harsh words and George Flynn is a senior English look for possible candidates who phone (412) 396-6629 worked for Nixon’s re-election disgusting behavior. Discrimina- major and can be reached at are willing to stick it out through email [email protected] team and attempted to put hidden tion is not something the world [email protected]. the boring stuff. THEDUQUESNEDUKE 5 The degree is worth the debt Students get their money’s worth Pat According to the United States Census conducted in outside the classroom that impacts and improves a student’s 2010, approximately 20.3 million students were pursu- experience. Higgins ing higher education at 2,774 four-year institutions and The notion that the federal government should have asst. 1,721 2-year institutions across the nation. the power to control who gets what aid and grant money sports editor So a plan to try and regulate an industry that seeks to based on flawed data and low graduation rates is simply resident educate 5.7 percent of the country’s population at close impractical. Barack to 5,000 different campuses across 3,000 miles of real An agenda that ranks the 5,500 colleges and universi- Obama estate may be a bit ambitious. ties across the country seems to be a blanket condemna- P According to data from the Statistical Abstract of the tion of the way higher education operates nationwide. flexed his executive power in office last Thursday when he United States (a publication of the U.S. Census Bureau) There are affordable options in every state and every proposed a system in which the federal gov- compiled by Duquesne economics professor Antony Da- region of the country that realistically can provide a com- ernment ranks each university and college vies, “the cost of one year’s college education has grown petitive education to a student and equip him or her with across the country in an effort to combat the from 20 percent of household income in 1976 to almost a degree and capacity to repay debt and make an excellent rising cost of college. 50 percent today.” living after graduation. The fight to make higher education more af- The percentage of household income allocated to a The idea to create incentives for universities to provide fordable and available to a wider range of young peo- college education in the past 40 years has risen by 30 a more affordable education for a wider demographic is a ple seeking a college degree is noble. However, Obama’s percent. But this new agenda to make a college degree good idea in principle, because the United States will only pitch to create incentives for universities to provide a more affordable ignores the notion that a bachelor’s continue to advance itself as far as its college-educated more competitive education at a lower cost stirred up degree has become significantly more valuable than it citizens will take it. But creating a blanket system to po- a bit of opposition from an assortment of politicians, was 30 years ago. lice inefficiencies is turning a sizable private sector public analysts and writers across the United States. Davies, again using data from the Statistical Abstract by giving the federal government the power to control Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) argued the process to of the United States, makes the case that “workers with people who have the opportunity to offer an affordable evaluate a given university’s approach to education is college degrees have starting salaries 85 percent higher education based on available student aid. Schools across “a slippery slope” because it is one that “ends with the than salaries for non-degreed workers.” the country thrive on the opportunity to be unique and at- private sector inevitably giving up more of its freedom I understand that taking on $100,000 in debt in the tract students to an experience that other schools perhaps to innovate and take risks.” He continued, “The U.S. did process of attending an elite university is a daunting cannot offer. not create the best higher education system in the world task, but the focus here should be more on the student At this point, there are 20 million students pursu- by using standards set by Washington bureaucrats.” actually working to earn a degree. ing higher education, so the consumer is consuming, if Brian Kelly, editor of U.S. News, added that Obama’s The focus should not be about regulating an industry that you will. Why try to fix a system that gives students the agenda to identify university administrations potentially thrives on competition and innovation to offer an education freedom and ability to choose a school in any part of the running their institutions inefficiently based on gradu- that is already incredibly valuable. University administra- country with virtually any course of study, that really ation and other flawed data sets could translate to the tions actively trying to improve a school’s internal strucure isn’t broken? shouldn’t have to worry about an arbitrary ranking system president “pointing the finger at a third to a half of the Pat Higgins is a junior journalism and economics major and can that ignores everything that happens on a college campus higher education system in the country. It’s pretty bold.” be reached at [email protected] British television entertains American audiences

Aaron Warnick ranks second to The Sopranos in the history on CBS, you ought to consider checking out Who related. At the end of the broadcast, photo editor of the network. However, HBO’s future a BBC series on BBC America or Netflix. The BBC America reported that this was their is uncertain as popular internet television characters and story will have you watching second highest rated non-primetime show; t is 2013, barely shy of half-a-century subscription service Netflix has begun to episode after episode, so it is probably best it was only beat out by The Royal Wedding since The Beatles hopped the pond to produce original, high-quality content like to start at a downturn in your schedule. broadcast. I New York and redefined the way Amer- House of Cards at a fraction of the cost to Nearing the 50th anniversary of its first The BBC has a wide range of truly excel- icans listen to music. The United Kingdom the subscriber. episode, cult-classic Doctor Who is a must lent programs. The continuing drama has again created a product that will rede- American television networks are in watch. Even those who are not fans of sci-fi series have surpassed anything you fine how Americans entertain themselves. trouble. The big cable networks are wading will find themselves entranced by the will find produced in the United The British Broadcasting Corporation, in a state of predictable cliff-hangers, less Doctor’s adventures through States. Instead of tun- commonly referred to as the BBC, has been than subtle innuendoes, overall poor writing time and space. While ing in to the Big airing television content that, quite frankly, and ratings grabbing guest appearances Doctor Who is a show Bang Theory, try puts most of American produced television from celebrities, and the premium American about aliens, spaceships something new programming to shame. television stations are struggling to adapt to and time traveling to visit and get on your You may already be familiar with some of the exodus of viewers to Netflix. Winston Churchill, it is so netflix account the more popular BBC shows, like the long- Netflix is providing their rapidly growing much more than just that. and experience running sci-fi hit Doctor Who or the modern U.S. audience, 25.1 million subscribers, with The television series is a real television. adaptation of the works of Sir Arthur Canon an easy avenue to watch international pro- sociological examination The British know Doyle in Sherlock. These primetime hits are gramming. You can watch everything Netflix of the human race from what is going on indicative of how BBC produced dramatic has to offer on your iPad for $7.99 a month, the perspective of a non- when it comes to television which is raising the bar for TV and that includes the newest content from human (or half-human, if entertainment. entertainment globally. It is apparent that the BBC (which has its own featured cat- you are familiar with the BBC creates there is a labor of love involved with this egory on the site.) Unfortunately for HBO, canon) who has been visit- shows that will new wave of British television and one across the pond, they have rapidly stepped ing Earth for nearly 1,000 bring more enter- should consider giving these programs their up their game. years. You will be hard- tainment than any attention instead of the underachieving me- The increased popularity of the BBC is pressed to find another other American nagerie of American network television. not some random quirk. BBC dramas have show that can accomplish sitcom. For more No, not all American television is atro- characters and stories that have significantly what Doctor Who has been recommenda- cious. The saving grace comes from net- more depth than shows commonly pro- doing masterfully for half of tions on what you works like AMC and FX who produce excel- duced on American television. It’s almost a century. should be adding lent shows such as The Walking Dead, Mad as if American networks do not trust their On Aug. 4, the BBC to your Netflix Men and American Horror Story. However, viewers to keep watching, so they cram as aired a special broadcast Instant-Queue, the flagship of American television, HBO is much in-your-face storytelling as they can to announce the casting read our expanded the only fairly consistent producer of high- in 30 minutes. Cinematographically, BBC change in the leading role breakdown of BBC quality, well-written, cinematic television dramas are cutting edge. There is an artistic of Doctor Who; the Doctor has been shows at duqsm.com. content. Shows like Game of Thrones and push there that is almost entirely absent in played by 11 different actors to date. Doctor The Newsroom have set the bar for Ameri- American television. Who Live was the #1 non-sports telecast in can television. Current television mega-hit, If you have no interest in catching up on the United States that day and six of the 10 Aaron Warnick is a senior Multimedia Jour- Game of Thrones has logged a season high whatever Charlie Sheen is starring in, nor in worldwide trending Twitter topics during nalism major and can be reached at aaron- viewership up to 13.6 million, which only whatever poorly written primetime show is the announcement of the 12th Doctor were [email protected]. Opinions August 29, 2013 6 FEATURES Hang Ten, Three Rivers

Zach Brendza “We put him on a surf board and he popped right features editor up,” said Ford, who carries DeadBuryDead’s shirts in his store. Surf Pittsburgh can accommodate two to 10 people t’s a bright and blue-skied August afternoon at a time plus the captain and instructor. Rates start at on one of last weekends of the summer boating $125/hour for two and $25 per person until capacity. I season. As Ben Calik wades in the water of the Trips will leave whenever the customer is available. Monongahela, a smile comes across his face as a cer- “If you want to go Tuesday at 7 a.m., I’ll say sweet I’ll tain singer comes on the boat’s stereo. see you out there,” Ford said. “Ben loves to surf to the songs of Prince,” Steve Surf trips leave from the 18th Street dock on the South Ford jokes. ‘One more’ Side. Monday through Friday, the crew will motor over Just another day on the job for friends and col- towards Downtown. On the weekends, they will stay far leagues of Surf Pittsburgh, a company established to away due to the increased traffic, Ford said, and will teach thrill seekers how to catch a wave on the Ohio, seems to be stick around the South Side on the Monongahela. Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. In an hour lesson, 20-25 minutes of instruction is Fords, 35,owner of Decade in South Side, plays cap- usually needed for a person to “get the hang of it,” Calik tain on the boat. As he takes Calik, the instructor for said, who learned to surf behind Ford’s boat. After that, Surf Pittsburgh, up for another run, he quickly falls off our saying a little tweaking and some pointers are given. the board. “By the end of the lesson, [customers are able to] let “Felt like your speed jumped up there,” Calik said. go of the rope and ride the wave without any assistance,” “You started too soon,” Ford answers. Calik said. Surf Pittsburgh got its start last summer, when Ford here Calik, who is also a ski team coach at 7-Springs, bought the 23-foot Centurion Enzo, a boat deisgned doesn’t mind sitting a few waves out to let others try. specifically for surfing. Ford, Calik and their friend “I enjoy it so when I see that they enjoy it and get that Doug Pritts, the final member that makes up the Surf ‘epiphany moment’ ...To see that is rewarding. That’s trio, surfed through the winter and wanted to share Steve Ford what I like about teaching,” Calik said. their experience. Surf Pittsburgh is accessible through their website, “We didn’t start anything. We just wanted to share Surf Pittsburgh surfpittsburgh.com and their Facebook or Instagram. our interest of surfing,” Ford said. “Anyone can go out Prior to setting up the website, people would message and surf. It’s not that challenging. [I wanted to] share them asking if the company was “real.” that and get people out there to surf.” “’Hey, this is real,’” Ford would respond. “‘When can So after braving the wintry elements (Surf Pitts- we get you out there?’” burgh operates year round), they started sending trips Decade has also become the headquarters for Surf out in mid-May, and Brandon Young was part of one Pittsburgh, where Ford is now “getting calls everday” of the first trips. about the surf company. Young owns and operates DeadBuryDead, an on- “Making [Surf Pittsburgh] connect with Decade, as line clothing store and wanted to reward his five-man staff with a surfing trip after they met their sales goal see SURF— page 12 for June. “I thought it was a pretty unique thing to do. Most of my staff had never surfed before,” Young said. “I didn’t think you could do something like that in Pittsburgh.” Young’s design assistant, Jordan Armstrong, was terrified of the water and had never swam before, un- known to Young. “I said ‘Jordan are you gonna go swimming? And he was just like ‘no.’” Eventually, the crew got him in the water.

All photos by Aaron Warnick, Photo Editor. (Top left) Ben Calik, instructor for Surf Pittsburgh, surfs on the Mononga- hela River Saturday afternoon. (Top right) Features Editor Zach Brendza learns how to surf Saturday afternoon. (Bottom right) Surf Pittsburgh is run out of Decade, located at 1407 E. Carson St. in the South Side. Decade and Surf Pittsburgh are owned by Steve Ford. (Bottom left) Calik prepares to ride a wave Saturday. THEDUQUESNEDUKE 7 Going bananas in Latrobe Township honors sweet history with first festival there was a competition on the Latrobe Art ily owns the Latrobe Dairy Queen. Miller’s Donna Shearer is a retired Siemens West- Center’s website to vote for a banana split family won the online jingle competition and inghouse employee who really enjoyed the theme song. Voting ended August 17th. On performed “Studious One” Tuesday evening festival. She was wearing yellow and a hat Tuesday, there was a banana split preview to represent the banana split at the festival. decorated with flowers and bananas that her concert where the winner was announced. They sold Dairy Queen t-shirts with a banana significant other made for her just for this An entire recreation of Strickler’s Drug split on the back and made banana split bliz- event. At 16, she worked at a Frosty Freeze, Store was on display in the front window of zards. Additionally, all of their profit went to so she has always enjoyed banana splits and the Latrobe Art Center. From Strickler’s bar the Hope Center and the Latrobe Art Center. was excited about the festival. to the original dishware, one could have a “My favorite part of the entire festival is Some people, like Dennis Blank,who is sense of what the drugstore looked like dur- the sense of community — it has brought a retired, decided to attend the festival for ing the banana split’s invention. lot of businesses and charitable organiza- the car show because “it’s what we do for a Events on Friday included a Dole Banana tions together,” Miller said. She appreciated hobby; it’s part of our routine.” Daiquiri Hour and a Yellow Tie Gala where how people like Congressman Tim Murphy There was something for everyone at the women wore yellow and men, a yellow tie, and Arnold Palmer represented the commu- festival this weekend, and hopefully enough according to Graziano. The gala consisted of nity at the dedication ceremony Friday. to see it come back next August. Jen Cardone hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and a create-your- for the duquesne duke own banana split bar. All profit went to the Latrobe Community Revitalization Program. ellow balloons and bananas lined Saturday included a street fair, but the main the streets of downtown Latrobe this event was a 1950s soc hop, where everyone past weekend in celebration of its was encouraged to blow the dust off of their Y 50s attire for an evening of fun-filled danc- first banana split festival. The Latrobe Art Center in conjunction ing. Waitresses were on roller skates to serve with Saint Vincent College and the Latrobe the people root beer floats, fries and sliders. Community Revitalization Program all host- Guests also enjoyed a create-your-own banana ed a three-day festival in celebration of this split bar this evening, Graziano said. banana delight. On Sunday, Dole encouraged the fresh- David Strickler, 23, designed the dessert men of Saint Vincent College to peel ba- in 1904. He was an apprentice at Tassel’s nanas in hope of creating a video that Pharmacy. On Friday, a Pennsylvania state would go viral and promote their compa- historical marker was placed outside the ny,” Graziano said. pharmacy, according to Maria Graziano. “Every day has been about the banana, Graziano, a junior at Saint Vincent Col- we’ve blogged about the banana. We’ve lege, finished her marketing internship at tweeted about the banana. We’ve face- the Latrobe Art Center with her behind- booked about the banana — I can’t even the-scenes input to the festival. She was in tell you how many press releases I wrote charge of coordinating and publicizing the about the banana — everybody is asking event. Additionally, she will be a marketing about the banana; we’ve been ordering assistant this year at the Latrobe Art Cen- food for the banana—probably from June ter. Since the beginning of the summer, she to August, every day was about the ba- Jen Cardone / For The Duquesne Duke planned for this event. nana,” Graziano said. An old ice cream parlor bar found at the Banan a Split Festival in Latrobe. The festival was held Friday Prior to the festivities in downtown Latrobe, Katie Miller, 28, a journalist whose fam- thorugh Sunday. The first banana split was created in Latrobe in 1904 by David Strickler. Digging up the past in Downtown Pittsburgh

Sam Fatula hundreds of years ago, Dr. Matthew Hyland, American stud- the duquesne duke ies professor at Duquesne, does not take the dig lightly. “So much of the past is lost,” Hyland said. “While the dig wasn’t anything earth-shattering or ground breaking, we can ittsburgh’s rich source of history from industrial and always learn something from what we’ve found once these wartime periods has recently welcomed dozens of ar- artifacts are catalogued and analyzed.” tifacts thanks to an archaeological dig conducted in This recent dig is certainly not the first time an archaeolo- P gist has found something buried beneath the steel city. the city’s Point State Park. The dig, which originated as a garden in honor of a Back in 2007, Christine Davis was asked to survey ground founder of the Allegheny Chapter of the Daughters of the for anything interesting before PNC Financial Services American Revolution, discovered a multitude of trinkets Group began building the 23-story tower, Three PNC Plaza. believed to be more than 150 years old, according to ar- What Davis found during her dig was fascinating. Ac- chaeologists on the scene. cording to the artifacts she recovered, Three PNC Plaza Many of the artifacts, including a small ceramic jug, Pitts- was built on top of some Pittsburgh remnants near the end burgh-made glass bottles and even a Native American pen- of the Civil War. dant, were found near the famous Fort Pitt Block House by AP Photo Artifacts such as tossing dishes, dolls and figurines were archaeologist, Christine Davis. Archaeologist Christine Davis looks over a display case of ar- dated from 1840-1872. These objects were all buried beneath Curator of the house, Emily Weaver, gave some additional tifacts on Aug. 21 that were found at the Fort Pitt Block House 26 feet of dirt and concrete, surprisingly still intact. information on the history of the house. during a dig at Point State Park. Davis was quoted saying that these findings were “so valu- “While the land around the brick building is now a grassy able” that “we typically don’t find things like this in archaeol- state park, the site has been home to several military fortifi- “Because the Block House is located near the river, lay- ogy” and that this “revealed how Pittsburghers lived, worked cations, at least one elegant home, smoky industrial plants, ers of sediment could have accumulated underground and and shopped in the era before and after the Civil War, a pe- noisy railroad yards and crowded tenements,” Weaver said. preserved these artifacts by the time period that they were riod that established the city as a major industrial power.” The Block House has been around since the mid 18th used,” Schlude said. According to Davis, the objects found underneath Three century and is authenticated by the Pittsburgh as the oldest Schlude also explained that many soils have different PNC Plaza give Pittsburgh a different outlook. building in the city. chemical compositions. The “inorganic material, such as the “We think of the ‘smoky city.’ That is what Pittsburgh’s With the age of the Block House, it is difficult to understand ceramic jugs, glass and toys” that were found by the Block reputation was. What we learned from these artifacts is that how many of these artifacts have survived beneath the ground. House, “tend to mix better with a soil’s chemical composition there was another side to the story. It wasn’t just about iron Jason Schlude, assistant professor of classics at Duquen- than organic material, causing them to be better preserved.” and steel. There was a whole group of people operating their se, has experience in dealing with archaeological digs in the Although the dig did not reveal anything that would change stores and living in boardinghouses and hotels and residenc- Mediterranean region. anyone’s perceptions about how civilians in Pittsburgh lived es that had another story to tell.” Features August 29, 2013 8 SPORTS The New Era: Interviews with Coach Chase Brooks, Simon Gomez and Colin Phillips of men’s soccer

of soccer. Can you talk about how you have the kid you brought in going to wrong, it’s all about how AS: Even though this was an Addie Smith and Pat Higgins you guys are adjusting to that in from Niagara. can you just talk a you react. exhibition game, it seemed like a the duquesne duke the preseason? little about how you’re changing AS: After a successful spring big game for you guys, especially CB: Yeah, again, you’re try- the culture and how the team is season and then going in and after that 3-2 loss to Carnegie Following a 4-1 preseason loss ing to change a culture. It’s a coming together in the preseason? losing your first two exhibition Mellon. Can you explain your to Wichita State, men’s soccer culture here that’s been a line of CB: I thought the preseason games, what’s your mindset for mentality going into this game coach Chase Brooks and players direct play, long balls over the was fantastic. Guys worked hard, the beginning of the season? and what happened in the second Colin Phillips and Simon Go- top, so we’re trying to really start we pushed them really hard, they CB: We’re actually going into half? mez discussed the “new era” of over and change everything. You worked their butts off. The team regular season starting this com- CP: Every game has to be a win Duquesne men’s soccer under a know, building it up from the mentality, as far as the work ethic, ing Friday and now it’s about get- in our minds and we approach ev- new coach. The Dukes finished back. One view on ting the mind ery game with that winning men- preseason 0-2, losing to Carnegie defending, all the right, really. tality, especially at home. We want Mellon 3-2 on Aug. 20. way up to simple Making sure to be that team that is known for up-back-through. everybody’s got being impossible to beat at home. Coach Chase Brooks So we’ve got a nice their confidence We started off really well today. long road ahead of built back up, We thought we played pretty Addie Smith: We’ve heard a us, but you know, and a little bit well as team, but when we let in lot about this being a “new era” for I think everything, more competi- the first goal in the second half, Duquesne men’s soccer. Can you every game, every tion and train- our reaction and our response to explain a little bit of your view- time we step on the ing this week. that goal wasn’t what it needed to point of what the “new era” is? field we take steps be. Again, we have all the pieces Chase Brooks: Absolutely. forward and again Simon Gomez there, we moved pretty well in the The “new era” is about the compe- the Atlantic-10, it’s and Colin first half, but our response to that tition level, just competing every a different beast. Phillips first goal, letting our heads down, day to be the best that we can be, It’s super competi- is something that we shouldn’t not settling for mediocrity and tive. The top four in AS: [To have let happen, but it did happen always trying to push our bound- this conference are Simon] With so we’re going to learn from it and aries and push our limits. I think guys that are being your preseason take that lesson into the rest of the what you saw today was kind of considered for top honors, does season. a learning moment along those 25 in the nation that put any G:S I think we’re just not lines. First half, we played some and that’s where we pressure on consistent enough, our charac- great soccer, knocked it around, have to go. you especially ter wasn’t there. We had a good went up 1-0 and controlled the PH: You talked after your injury start, a good first half, but then game a little bit. Second half it a lot about your filled season last again, we didn’t carry it as a changes, one mistake, one mental recruiting and the year? team to the second half. We put breakdown and that’s the differ- successes you had Simon our heads down when the first ence in this sport. Momentum at Dayton, how do Gomez: Pres- [goal] came in, they got momen- shifts and you know; how are we you think you can sure? No. Every tum and we let them dictate the going to react to that? Are we use that to bring in season is a game and they just took it from strong enough to react to that? the players that you season, whether there. As a team, we’re not all And today we weren’t. It’s a good want to build your you get honors there mentally to carry on what learning moment. system here? or not, you we did in the first half. AS: Even though this was an CB: We’re always have to show AS: With a successful spring exhibition game, it seemed like a going to look for up to play and season and this two game exhibi- big game for you, especially after the types of players be consistent. tion season, can you say what you your 3-2 loss to Carnegie Mellon, that fit the system. Whether I got learned about the team? What are what are you learning about this We -- myself, Coach all-conference your strengths and weaknesses? team throughout this preseason? [Bryce] Cooper, or Heisman last CP: I think personally, I think CB: You know, learning about Coach [Steve] year, it means we’re deeper than ever. This year, this is just what type of competi- Wieczorek -- have nothing if I there are so many different guys tors we have and where we need some pretty amazing don’t show up competing for the spots and that to go as a program. You know contacts, not only Duke Archive and play. allows us to push each other in we have to make sure that we domestically, but New men’s soccer coach Chase Brooks came to Duquesne after success- AS: There’s a practice. No spot is safe on the continue to recruit and add in the abroad. It’s working ful runs at Dayton and Niagara on their coaching staffs. lot of talk about field and everyone is pushing each types of guys who are going to those and being tire- this being the other from the bench, competing help bring us to that next level, less about it, just finding the right is there. Now again, it’s about “new era” for Duquesne men’s for that starting spot and for time. while at the same time there’s guys to fit what we’re looking for. overcoming some of those cultural soccer. Can you each describe It’s kind of driving that winning some very good players on this AS: Abroad, you talked about. things that have been here as a what the “new era” for Duquesne attitude and allowed us to really squad so who wants to come along You added the two new French part of the team. One goal goes in, men’s soccer means to you? become a team heading into the on that journey with us and that’s players [Thomas de Villardi and Ar- we can’t drop our heads. It’s time Colin Phillips: I think it’s season opener. really what we’re trying to find out naud Cesarini], what do you think to stick your chest and go harder. just a new mentality, a new way PH: You guys keep talking right now. they’re going to add to the team? AS: Do you think that kind to approach training, a new way about this culture change and not AS: I saw that you actually CB: Their culture within the of happened today after their to approach everything that we getting your heads down after brought a kid from Niagara. Can game of soccer is one of those that first goal went in and then Max do as a group, the way that we’re you let up a goal. How different is you tell me a little about him? they live, eat, breathe, everything [Knape] let in another one? Do representing our school. I think that from last year? Was that the CB: Yeah, Ryan Merrifield: is soccer 24/7. They are guys who you think they just kind of gave we’ve had the pieces there in the culture around here? Or did coach hard worker, competitor, kind of understand the game to a great up, or do you think they kept past, but for whatever reason, [Brooks] come in and is changing exactly what we’ve been talking level, and you can see moments fighting? we haven’t been able to put them everything up? Is anybody safe? about. A guy who’s not afraid to that came out in games like CB: I do, I think you could see together. I think it’s just a winning CP: I think before in previous bang bodies, just brings that effort today where they were just a bit the level of play drop. I think you mentality with a new coach just years, it wasn’t so much that we consistently. more technical, a bit more savvy could see their confidence level coming into the program. [It’s] were letting it happen, but there Pat Higgins: Just to go back to at times, but at the same time, drop. Again, that’s what we’ve really taking a step up, it’s exciting wasn’t an emphasis from the what you were talking about; the they still have to learn about the got to be better because honestly, and I’m happy to be a part of it. coaching staff. Naturally most level of competition. When I spoke American side of the system and we’re a better team than that. SG: I agree with him, I think players will either put their heads to you in the spring, you were how to adapt to the physicalness, We knocked the ball around very it’s more a mentality kind of thing, down or they’ll pick players back talking about how the Atlantic-10 how to play at times and the speed well for the first 45 minutes, and I a different way of which we are up. I think the coaching staff this is a different kind of game, the of things. think we started this [second] half approaching and attacking every- year are getting more of these level of competition is different PH: Obviously every year you fairly sharp as well. You know, thing as team with a champion- and it’s more of the American side have new freshmen come in, and mistakes happen, little things are ship mentality. see MSOCCER — page 9 THEDUQUESNEDUKE 9 The Point Dukes falter, fall to Pitt 1-0

After Saúl Berríos-Thomas disappointed with the goal. layout editor “I didn’t get my feet in the place It’s (almost) they needed to be for me to tip it over the crossbar,” Tabata said. football The Duquesne women’s soccer “She had a free look at the top of time team faced a tough test on Sunday the box and we gave her too much Pat Higgins as Pitt overtook the Dukes 1-0 at time and I didn’t do what I needed asst. sports editor Rooney Field Sunday afternoon. to do to take care of that ball.” Sometime next week the Head coach Al Alvine thought In the second half the Dukes defending Super Bowl champion the Dukes did well. kicked their offense into high Baltimore Ravens (without any “I thought it was great game. gear. They outshot Pitt 9-3 in the sobs from Ray Lewis) will travel to I thought we outplayed them. I second half and notched 7 corner Denver and face Peyton Manning thought we out chanced them,” kicks to Pitt’s 2. All the chances and the Broncos on Thursday in Alvine said. “This game is about didn’t get past D’Agostino as she a rematch of last year’s AFC Divi- scoring goals and we didn’t score put up save after save en route to sional Playoff game. During which any goals.” a shutout. the Ravens staved off elimination The Dukes offense generated Alvine didn’t think the Dukes when Joe Flacco heaved up a 70 several chances throughout the were getting the right kind of yard bomb and/or prayer that game and put some tough shots on shots on net. Jacoby Jones hauled in and/or net. Pitt goalie Nicole D’Agostino “With a keeper like that high answered, a play that enabled the set the tone for the match early, balls are going to be an advantage Ravens to advance and defeat the showing that there were not go- for her,” he said. “Typically with a Patriots and 49ers in the following ing to be any easy goals. After only keeper like that the tougher balls are rounds to win the Super Bowl in four minutes the Dukes set up going to be low and in the corners. New Orleans. a great chance as Maggie Mayo, I don’t think we did a good enough So disregarding ESPN’s nonstop a freshman forward, got a great job of getting those kind of shots.” coverage of what Joe Flacco’s new look at the net, but the 6-foot-1 For the most part this is the $120 million contract will buy him D’Agostino used every inch of her team Alvine intends to use with (a spot at the table with Manning, large frame to tip the ball over the some minor tweaks on the wings. Brady and Brees), extensive cover- crossbar. Tabata is the starting goalie mov- age of Tim Tebow’s ongoing strug- With just under three min- ing forward. gle to throw an accurate pass and utes to play Pitt forward Dana Alvine is hoping his team’s everything in between, it’s been DelleFemine sent a good pass to versatility will be an advantage a while since there’s been some sophomore midfielder Roosa Ar- against other opponents. meaningful football to watch. vas, who controlled the ball at the “The nature of our team is that we The preseason is about as excit- top of the box and fired a good have a lot of interchangeable pieces. ing as paint drying once the first shot on net. The high shot sailed We have the ability now to show a and second stringers get their reps over junior goalkeeper Devon Ta- lot of different looks,” he said. bata who couldn’t reach it and it The Dukes will face Marist on in the first and second quarter. Claire Murray / The Duquesne Duke But 1 p.m. next Sunday with fans found the back of the net for the Sept. 1 at Rooney Field before packed into stadiums and returned Junior captain Kahli Hale chases down a ball in women’s soccer team’s 1-0 first goal of the game. heading to Maryland for the Navy to their wrap around sofas in front loss to the University of Pittsburgh Sunday at Rooney Field. Both Alvine and Tabata were Invitational. of 90-inch flat screens may as well be one of the greatest moments of the year, behind the Fourth of July, Christmas, and Super Bowl New mentality, new Dukes sports briefs Sunday of course. Unless you’re a Jets fan. MSOCCER— from page 8 Transfer joins cross That’s not to say every set of players to be the ones who are country and track & field team eyes in America will be glued to picking each other up and not a television to watch the glorious being the ones putting their heads Former Michigan Wolverine moment when your team runs the down. Rather than having a few runner Dallas North of New Zea- first play on Sunday afternoon/ guys who are responding appropri- land was added to both the cross evening, but you can be sure a ately after a let down, we’re getting country and track & field rosters decent majority of them will be. more and more guys to. recently, according to men’s cross According to Nielsen, which AS: Can you talk about how this country coach Tom Slosky. North publishes television ratings by team is coming together as a whole? joins the Duquesne community as identifying the ratio of televi- CP: Honestly, I’ve been really a graduate student with one sea- sion households watching a given surprised and really happy with son of eligibility left in each sport. program to the estimated total the incoming class. A lot of great He most recently placed 22nd in number of television households guys were blending really well off the 1,500-meter run prelims at in the United States (around the field. I think the classes - the the Big Ten Outdoor Champion- 114.2 million), eight of the top ten freshmen, the sophomores and ships in mid-May. The Dukes are TV programs of 2012 involved the juniors and seniors - are closer in action this Saturday at Schen- the NFL Playoffs (numbers nine than they’ve been in years. I’ve ley Park in their only local meet of and ten were the Summer Olym- found in previous seasons, there’s the season, the Duquesne Duals. pics Opening Ceremony and been some separation between the the GRAMMY Awards for some classes, the upperclassmen not Men’s soccer team perspective). getting to know the freshmen and hosting open tryouts Professional football dominates the younger guys, but this year it’s popular culture in this country. been different. The freshmen and If you don’t have class next According to data released by the sophomores are blending right in Thursday at 2 p.m. and you’re a NFL and the Nielsen Company, with the juniors and seniors and guy who loves soccer, then you NFL games ranked as 31 of the top it’s helping us. should try out for the Duquesne 32 most-watched television shows SG: I agree with that. I think men’s soccer team. The team is after Labor Day last season. Over we’re more tight now; we’re more of hosting open tryouts Sept. 5 on the course of the 2012 regular sea- a family than before,;we’re tighter as Rooney Field and the only re- son, NFL broadcasts reached over a group. That’s what we’re trying to quirements are NCAA and sports 200 million “unique” viewers and push in this “new era,” to be a fam- Claire Murray / The Duquesne Duke medical clearances completed be- 69 percent of potential viewers in ily. We all give into each other, we the United States. Sunday Night fore the tryout begins. You also all trust each other and do our best Junior midfielder Martin Fiemawhle is part of a core group on the men’s soc- have to be a current full-time male on the field and off the field. cer team that is hoping for success this season. see NFL — page 11 student (sorry ladies). Sports August 29, 2013 10 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKEND Frozen doesn’t break new ground EVENTS Joel Frehn quences in Anchorage focus on the underbelly the duquesne duke of it: the bars, adult venues and havens for those involved with prostitution and narcot- Savor Pittsburgh ics. It is in the uninterrupted frontier that we 5:30 p.m., Aug. 29 aunting. see the missing behavior: murder. This competition of Pittsburgh’s top When describing the crime-thriller Director Scott Walker reinforces this with The Frozen Ground, the one word the helicopter wide and tracking shots of the chefs will demonstrate their culinary H frontier, a technique used by Stanley Kubrick talents as they vie for the honor of descriptor, haunting, is the perfect adjective to be applied to the film featuring Nicholas Cage, in The Shining, when he was making a similar Best Dish. The event, which will which is based on true events. argument about the Colorado wilderness and feature cocktails, music, dancing and Set in Alaska in 1983, the film follows de- its connection to the Donner Party. Unlike The a silent auction will be held in the tective Jack Holcombe (Cage), who is tracking Shining, which used classical music and the South Side Works. Proceeds benefit down serial killer, Robert Hansen (played by terrific electronic score by Wendy Carlos and the fight to end premature births at Rachel Elkind to amplify the mood, Frozen John Cusack). This scenario --- which is preva- Magee-Womens Research Institute & lent in films in the genre such as Dirty Harry- Ground does not have a large, or distinguish- Foundation. For more information on could not be more relevant with the sentencing ing soundtrack: the chase scenes are marked of Whitey Bulger still on the public’s mind. with a suite that is not memorable, but serves the event, visit savorpgh.com. In terms of bringing the film’s interpreta- its purpose. This achievement of the baseline tions of the real life players to life, The Fro- requirements is present in other components of Montgomery Gentry zen Ground is a dream casting. After a string the film, as well. 6:30 p.m., Aug. 29 of commercial failures, Nicholas Cage has re- With these exceptions in the artistry noted, The band will perform at Stage AE turned to reclaim his position as one of cin- the flaws of the film are components of what on the North Shore. Tickets to this ema’s A-List performers. It was easy to dis- make it work. If one has watched “Law & Order” outdoor show are $35. For more and other procedurals before, there is nothing miss him after the botched and misogynistic information or tickets, visit promow- remake of The Wicker Man (which spawned groundbreaking in this area, and sadly, The Fro- estlive.com. several internet memes that did not help his zen Ground stands in the shadow of 7even, since reputation) and the crude Ghost Rider films. it does not attempt anything too bold. The only But, The Frozen Ground serves as a remind- polarizing aspect of the film was its casting of 50 Mumford and Sons er to audiences that this is the same man who Cent as a pimp. His performance was adequate 7 p.m., Aug. 29 won an Academy Award for his performance and the casting decision opens up the age old The band will perform at First Leaving Las Vegas. rative, Halcombe is driven to apprehend the dialogue on whether musicians should go into Niagara Pavillion in Burgettstown. Cage’s performance, however, is comple- killer because of his self inflicted guilt. This films. If anything, the adequacy of the mechanics Also performing are The Vaccines mented with John Cusack. Cusack delivers harbored emotion stemmed from the death of of the film and performances are refreshing. and Bear’s Den. Lawn seats are In preceding columns, I argued for Hol- an unnerving performance, which contrasts his sister, who is the same age as the victims still available for $45. For more against his most recent foray into the genre, lywood to try to experiment more; however, of Cusack’s character, and the reduced sen- information or tickets to this show, as the fictional crime solving Edgar Allan Poe tence of the intoxicated driver who hit her. In after having sat through some failed experi- in The Raven. Each of the men steals their addition to the ghost, the film paints a bleak ments — ones that tried challenging the spec- visit firstniagarapavillion.net. respective scenes, which keeps the viewer on portrait of the Alaskan frontier; namely, it de- tacle, instead of conventions — I have retract- edge. picts it as a force that reduces man to his most ed the claim. I was pleased with The Frozen Funny or Die: Oddball Fest The film lingers with the audience after the primal state, connecting to an idea popular- Ground since it tried to be a good film, in- 5 p.m., Aug. 30 viewing in several ways. In terms of the nar- ized in the literature of Jack London. The se- stead of a great one. The comedy tour, featuring Dave Chapelle and Flight of the Concords, will perform at First Niagara Pavillion in Burgett- brendza’s beat stown. Tickets start at $25. For more information or tickets to this show, Miley Cyrus, Paramore cruising and Fest 12 visit firstniagarapavillion.net. to the VMAs was TV-14, and the band, an autographed com- through Nov. 3 in 10 venues, fea- Miley Cyrus even with discretion given memorative cruise print, dozens turing hundreds of bands. Not to Dave Coulier This may be the easi- to younger audiences, that of concert by other bands (includ- mention the “Pre-Fest’ this year, Aug. 29 through Sept. 1 est topic to write about probably wasn’t enough. I’m ing Tegan and Sara) and much, happening Oct. 29-30, with 100 The comedian and actor, best in recent music news torn between two reasons much more. bands, 6 stages in 5 different ven- known for his role as Uncle Joey but ... come on. At for the nature of her perfor- Alright. So this seems pretty ues. Fest tickets are at the $130 tier on the sitcom Full House, will Sunday’s annual MTV mance: she either wanted to cool on one hand and on the oth- right now. perform at the Improv in the VMAs (Video Music stand out at the award er, an act of desperation. The con- Like I said, go big or go home. Awards), Miley Cyrus show or she was prod- cept seems appealing, especially Waterfront. Tickets to this 21+ did some things. ded into doing it from if you like Paramore and going on Out This Week event are $20 with a two drink She “twerked” a few other people. I’m go- cruises. But from the flip side, the Avenged Sevenfold — Hail to minimum. For more information, times in the early ing to hope it’s the for- offer seems more like a last ditch the King visit pittisburgh.improv.com. Zach Brendza stages of her per- mer. Either way, if she gimmick to prove their relevance. Big Sean – Hall of Fame features editor formance. Then, the or whoever gave her the I guess you can take it for what it Franz Ferdinand — Right The City of Play Festival real action began. In the transi- idea thinks that would make her is: a four day cruise with Hayley Thoughts, Right Words, Right Ac- 10 a.m.. Aug. 31 tion from her performance to stand out, they were right. But in Williams in a tropical climate. tion The annual obscure game Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” no way was that a good thing. Sign me up. Juicy J – Stay Trippy festival will be held at Arcade Cyrus strips off what I can only Reverse The Curse — Existent describe as a furry bear unitard Parahoy! Fest 12 Comedy Theater, located at 811 down to a nude bikini. Through- You know that band that did I have many favorite phrases. Na- On the Horizon Liberty Ave. Tickets to the event out Thicke’s performance, she the song “Misery Business?” The maste. Go big or go home. And of 9/6 – Darius Rucker @ Stage AE are $25 and include a t-shirt. For proceeds to inappropriately same band that had a couple course, everybody wang chung to- 9/7 – Thrival innovation and mu- more information or tickets, visit touch him with a foam finger songs in the Twilight series? Yeah, night. Go big or go home applies best sic festival, featuring Frightened cityofplay.org/festival. (watch the video) and vigorously they’re going on a cruise and you to Fest 12. Fest, for the first 11 years Rabbits @ Bakery Square twerk directly onto the 36-year- can go with them. Parahoy!, a four of its existence, was a two day music 9/8 Michael Franti and Spearhead Ice Cream Social Cruise old father. (watch the video). day cruise taking place March festival in Gainesville, Fla. This year, w/ Kopecky Family Band and Mi- 1 p.m., Sept. 1 Keep in mind that I’m describ- 7 through 11, 2014, will set sail it’s four days and 300 bands, featur- chael Bernard @ Carnegie Library The cruise will be held on the Gate- ing the interaction as mildly as I from Miami to Great Stirrup Cay, ing Braid, Polar Bear Club, Lucero, Music Hall can. Call it a Duquesne-able re- Paramore’s “own private island.” Pentimento, Cross My Heart, Tim way Clipper. The event will feature telling. Cyrus has already been Prices start at $650 per person, Kasher (of Cursive), Modern Base- Just Announced Dave and Andy’s ice cream for extensively scrutinized for her according to parahoy.com, and in- ball and so many more. This year, 9/28 Never Shout Never w/ Red sundaes, DJ Chache, a magic show performance Sunday, but for cludes two Paramore shows on the it’s over Halloween. Sa-weet. Jumpsuit Apparatus and Maps & and more. For more information or good reason. The rating given pool deck, activities and Q&A with Fest 12 will go down Oct. 31 Atlases @ St. Vincent College tickets, visit gatewayclipper.com. THE LAST WORD 11 Syria escalation could lead to violent US response

SYRIA — from page 3 action against Syria. Speaking Wednesday from The Hague, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said no ac- Harf said Washington expects no progress at tion should be taken until the U.N. chemical the United Nations. weapons inspectors finish their work. “We heard nothing different from the Rus- “Let them conclude ... their work for four sians in today’s meeting than we have for days and then we will have to analyze scien- months and indeed years about Syria,” she said tifically” their findings and send a report to “So we have no reason to believe that efforts at the Security Council, he said. the Security Council would be any different The U.N. said the analysis would be done than these previous efforts that have failed.” “as quickly as possible.” A spokesman for British Prime Minister Ban also pleaded for more time to give David Cameron said in London that the Brit- diplomacy another chance to end the more ish draft resolution would authorize “all nec- than two-year conflict that has killed more essary measures under Chapter 7 of the U.N. than 100,000 people. Charter to protect civilians from chemical But the secretary-general added that the Se- weapons.” Chapter 7 allows the use of interna- curity Council must not go “missing in action.” tional armed force to back up U.N. decisions. Syria’s Ambassador to the U.N. Bashar A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of Ja’afari, meanwhile, said he sent a letter to anonymity because of the sensitivity of the Ban demanding that the U.N. experts extend discussions, said the Obama administration their investigation to what he described as tried to discourage the British government three chemical weapons attacks against Syr- from pushing the resolution. The official said AP Photo ian soldiers in Damascus suburbs. Washington believed the effort would be fu- This citizen journalism image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been au- He said the attacks occurred on Aug. 22, tile because of Russia’s opposition and intro- thenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a member of UN investigation 24, and 25 and that dozens of Syrian sol- ducing it could lend credibility to the argu- team taking samples of sands near a part of a missile is likely to be one of the chemical rockets diers are current being treated for inhaling ment that U.N. authorization is required for according to activists, in Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria, Wednesday. nerve gases. The NFL’s return is H a v e H a v e a n s o m e t h i n g a r t i s t i c the most prominent t o s a y ? e y e ? national holiday B e c o m e B e c o m e NFL — from page 9 a D u k e watched primetime program for the fall season for the third consecutive a D u k e year. photographer And if you didn’t get enough football on Sundays last season, Monday w r i t e r Night Football was the most-watched cable series on television for the seventh year in a row. Fans are not only tuning in for broadcasts on Sundays and Monday nights, they’re also logged onto the computer, adding to their shrines of Adrian Peterson every time he rips off another 80-yard run or mimicking Victor Cruz’s salsa dance in the privacy of their own homes when a scor- ing update comes through. (On a sidenote, while it’s good for the game’s exponentially exploding popularity, an outplacement firm in Chicago re- cently released a study explaining that fantasy football is costing employ- ers about $6.5 billion in worker productivity over the course of a 15-week season. Concerning?) Taking into account the sport’s boom in the past two decades on top of Find out how to a billion dollar business in the television and media industries, football’s return, stands for more than just a segment of viewers who watch their hometown team on CBS, FOX or NBC every week. It’s an installment in our culture that resurfaces the weekend after Labor Day each year signi- gain experience fying the start of fall, that unites generations from similar demographics supporting the same franchise year in and year out no matter the level of talent (there are still Lions fans after their 0-16 campaign in 2008). This relevant to any field unity can ignite a unique sense of excitement and anticipation in a city as its team chases after the Vince Lombardi trophy every Sunday into late January. The season comes to a screeching halt when the clock hits 0:00 at The Duquesne Duke’s on Super Bowl Sunday, but it always returns with the same aura of excite- ment when summer ends and the leaves begin to change every year. O p e n H o u s e Thursday, Sept. 5 K e e p u p Follow The Red w i t h a l l Corner: The Duke’s on- @ 9 p . m . t h e l a t e s t line boxing blog writ- ten by Layout editor in Room 113 College Hall. boxing news. Saúl Berríos-Thomas. 12 THEDUQUESNEDUKE Grilli nearing return 30 parks in 30 days for charity AP—Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star clos- The righthander made the All- Saúl Berríos-Thomas Mueller is traveling by himself “I love baseball, but more than er Jason Grilli’s comeback from a Star team for the first time and was layout editor from city to city. that I love baseball parks,” he said. right arm injury is picking up speed. second in the National League with “I knew from the beginning that So which parks are at the top Grilli threw 25 pain-free pitch- 30 saves at the time of the injury. I wanted to do this alone,” he said. of his list? es during a simulated game on Grilli said he won’t rush back even any people spend a lot Mueller has already made it to “I was really excited to see AT&T Wednesday, a major step toward as the Pirates battle St. Louis and of time carving out the 14 stadiums and has experienced park in San Francisco and Citi Field his return from an injury that Cincinnati for the NL Central title. M perfect bucket list, but the exhaustion of travel. He said in New York,” he said “I am in love blunted the momentum of a career “I’m going day by day,” Grilli how many people actually get to ac- that every day he wakes up in a with Dodgers stadium.” year. The 36-year-old has been on said. “Do I think I could jump in complish some of the bigger items hotel and then heads close to the Of course Pittsburgh will be a the disabled list since straining the and get some outs here? Sure, but on those lists? That is exactly what stadium to find a good sports bar highlight for Mueller as well. right flexor tendon in his pitch- that’s my confidence talking. I’m Eric Mueller is doing. where he can grab a meal and in- “I love that ballpark. I am look- ing arm during a 6-5 victory over going to fine-tune things. I think Mueller, a life-long Detroit Ti- teract with fans before heading ing forward to being there because Washington on July 22. everybody wants me back the way I gers fan, had a dream to travel to the game. He has been behind it is my last stop before I head Barring a setback, Pirates man- was. So do I. Nobody is going to be the country and see every Major home plate for most of the games. home,” he said. ager Clint Hurdle expects Grilli to more critical of me than me.” League Baseball stadium. He had He brings an erasable sign that al- Unfortunately for Mueller he make rehabilitation appearance for The Pirates have stayed in the seen 22 stadiums, but since his re- lows him to show how many parks couldn’t take into consideration Double-A Altoona on Saturday. thick of the playoff race with Grilli tirement some of those have since he has been to and how many he what teams were playing every- “My arm strength is there,” Gril- sidelined thanks to steady play by closed or been renovated. He de- has left. Once that sign gets onto day. Accordingly he has seen a few li said. “People want to see if my fill-in Mark Melancon, who has cided that with his 50th birthday the big screen by gaining the at- bad matchups. arm strength is going to be there, converted 7 of 8 save opportunities coming up he would see all 30 sta- tention from the crowd he gets “I have seen the White Sox and it’s there.” in Grilli’s absence. diums in 30 days. large numbers of fan who come to Padres a lot. I am disappointed that When he started planning it out, ask questions, take pictures, learn I only get to see my Tigers twice on it was just a fun thing for a hard- about his project and hopefully the road and once at home. Be- core baseball fan to do. Then he find out how to donate. ing an AL Central fan a game like realized he could turn it into some- When he started building his [Monday’s] Diamondbacks-Padres thing more. Mueller lost his father schedule he worked backwards does nothing for me,” he said. to lymphoma about 13 years ago because he knew that he wanted It is his love for the game that al- and he then decided he would use to finish at home in Detroit. He lows him to enjoy every game and the opportunity to raise money and will have taken 20 flights, three not get burnt out. awareness for the disease. His wife, trains and eaten a lot of continental He has set up a website, Julie Foss, got in contact with the breakfasts when it is over. 30parks30days.com, for people Leukemia and Lymphoma Society He is paying for the trip out of to learn more about his adven- and got them on board. pocket and every cent donated goes ture. He has blog that he updates Mueller originally set the fund- directly to the LLS. He estimates regularly. That is also where peo- raising goal at $5,000, but gained that when the trip is over it will cost ple can go to donate to the LLS. two-thirds of that target before him $40,000. There is also a Facebook page, 30 leaving. He and his wife then upped Mueller knows it is money parks in 30 days, that Foss up- the target to $25,000. well spent. dates regularly.

AP Photo Pittsburgh Pirates closer Jason Grilli stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh Thursday, Aug. 1. The Cards won 13-0. Follow Us Surfing the city SURF — from page 6 Facebook sense,” Ford said. “Decade is now becoming Decade Surf and Clothing Shop.” Surf Pittsburgh shirts, tank tops and hats can now be found in the The Duquesne Duke store, with new designs and shirts coming later on. Surf Pittsburgh looks to be “more visible” next season with flags and even giving the boat a new look, Ford said. Ford opened Decade in 2006 after moving back to Pittsburgh from Long Beach, Calif., where he moved to “learn to surf and find a job.” He Instagram ended up in the fashion industry, as a wholesaler for clothing company Worn Free and opening Decade was the next move after that. Originally @TheDuquesneDuke from Upper Saint Clair, Ford attended West Virginia University (’00, Parks and Rec). When the summer season ends, most will pack up for the winter. Not Surf Pittsburgh. “We’ll be surfing in front of the stadiums once summer season is over and that’s awesome. We were out last year during Steeler games, wearing our jerseys,” Ford said. “Everyone in their right minds pulls their boat up and put it into storage [after summer]. We just keep going.” Twitter @TheDuquesneDuke s e e something... s a y s o m e t h i n g . Youtube

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