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One lightning scar, one trio of best friends and most signifi cantly, one story spawned one bathroom stall that embodies all the magic.

The Harry Potter fan base is one of the largest around the world, and the series’ ad-mirers at Pitt found their own medium for pledging loyalty: the third fl oor women’s bath-room in the Cathedral of Learning. Inside Pitt’s on-campus building, revered for its simi-larity to Hogwarts is a stall unlike any other on campus. The Potter stall , as it is known across the University, is dedicated to sketches, quotes and other aspects of wizard culture.

Every year, women fl ock to the Potter stall

with markers and love for the fantastical story that has touched so many lives. No wall is o! -limits, and the gra" ti artists express fervor for many of the series’ houses and characters.

Whether you’re a Gry" ndor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw or Hu# epu! , the Potter stall has something for you.

At the start of this semester, the University maintenance sta! had wiped the walls of the Potter stall, as they do almost every summer.

The University’s policy on vandalism is to chemically remove the gra" ti as soon as it is found or reported, according to spokesman John Fedele . If that method doesn’t work,

painters repaint the stall. But like The Boy Who Lived, the Potter

stall just can’t be defeated. A week into the semester, there were

already new drawings. A roughly foot-long phoenix stretches across one section of a wall, accompanied by the words, “May the Potter stall rise from the ashes like a phoenix,” a nod to Professor Dumbledore’s phoenix, Fawkes and his ability to die and be reborn.

It’s early in the year, and the Potter stall still has a long way to go to regain the extensive

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If you want your fellow diners to like you, here’s a tip: leave a tip.

Spoon University, a cooking and dining website for college students, recently ranked Pitt seventh in having the highest tip percent-age when compared to other universities such as Virginia Tech, the University of Delaware and the University of Colorado. GrubHub, a website that allows students to browse menus from various nearby eateries and order food online, conducted the study using observa-tions in student order trends, according to spokesperson Allie Mack.

Pitt students dig deep for generous tips

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Imagine the risk.“Eight months before an opening, we have a title, and

that’s all,” Drew Armstrong said. But the gamble paid o! , and 14 students put together

a new exhibition that is on display at the University Art Gallery, part of the Frick Fine Arts building.

In an experimental architecture course last spring, nine graduate and fi ve undergraduate students discovered how di! erent disciplines use visualization and images to communicate knowledge through the creation of their own art installations.

The class — co-taught by Armstrong, director of architectural studies, and Josh Ellenbogen , director of graduate studies for the Department of History of Art and Architecture — was called “Confi guring Disciplines: Representation in the Arts and Sciences.”

In class, the students constructed artistic installations for an exhibit that opened at the University Art Gallery on Sept. 4 and will run until Oct. 5. According to Armstrong, roughly 100 people attended the exhibit’s opening night.

“It wasn’t a traditional art history class in the sense that we weren’t really focusing on artists or on a certain

period or movement,” said Annika Johnson, a third year graduate student in the Department of History of Art and Architecture.

Armstrong said he and Ellenbogen tried to encourage the students to think critically about an artist’s decisions and motives.

Armstrong and Isabelle Chartier, curator of the Uni-versity Art Gallery, applied for and received a $16,000 grant from the Central Development Research Fund, a University reserve available for scholarship or research.

“The funding source that was available made it pos-sible to imagine something at this scale because it is a fairly expensive undertaking that goes beyond our usual budget,” Armstrong said.

The major costs covered by the grant money included: wages for professional art installers, carpenters and con-servation specialists; building the 25-foot-long case for the timeline; building the plexiglass “hoods” for at least six cases; printing and mounting the text and image boards and framing all of the original items hung on the walls. Armstrong said $16,000 was still a low amount for a project that he considered to be so complex.

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Sarah Gahr fi nishes installing her piece. Courtesy of Drew Armstrong

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For the study, GrubHub analysts went through almost one million college orders placed from Sep. 1, 2013 to Dec. 15, 2013 and from Jan. 15, 2014 to May 1, 2014. They only looked at orders placed with an .edu account that corresponded to a university in the surrounding zip code.

Mack could not release specifi c tipping percentages from the GrubHub analysis. But in a survey of 100 Pitt students conducted by the Pitt News, 71 percent of the students tip between 15 and 20 percent, which is considered the standard tip rate. Ten percent of students tip over twenty percent, while the remaining 19 percent of the responses fell below 15 percent.

So, what makes Pitt students such generous tippers? According to Dr. Kevin Binning, assistant professor of psy-chology at Pitt, leaving a tip is something we do out of need to conform to social norms.

“It’s also about fairness,” Binning said. “Once we know the norm is 18 percent, we feel like we’re obligated that in order to be a fair person, we should leave that amount. We do it to avoid social disapproval of the ones we’re with or for fear of running into our that person [the server] later.”

Alcohol also plays a role in hefty tips. Customers under the infl uence are more likely to leave a higher tip. Purchas-ing alcoholic beverages throughout the meal raises the bill as well, which leads to a higher tip.

Because Pitt students pay a high amount for tuition, Bin-ning said they’re used to paying for quality service. There could also be a sense of camaraderie between student and

server. Many students work as waiters or waitresses and understand what it’s like to work for tips. Given that many students work in the restaurants around Oakland, a sense of collegiate community could provide an explanation for higher tipping rates, Binning added.

This is true for Sierra Smith, a sophomore at Pitt studying fi ction writing.

“I try to tip at least 20 percent because since I’m a server, I know how much they’re making an hour.” Smith said.

For some students, tipping is simply a matter of convenience.

Freshmen engineering major Matthew Mont-edoro said he tips whatever makes his bill an even number, though he generally tries to round up the total.

Whatever a student’s reason for higher tips is, it adds up to equal a happier server.

Jordan Harris, a waiter in his twenties at Pamela’s restaurant on Forbes Avenue, said college students are generally good tippers.

Harris also said students these days are more aware of how to tip. They understand how percent-ages work when tipping on the bill, and that it’s not just leaving someone a few bucks because they were friendly or attractive.

“They appreciate what we do here. They appreci-ate the place [Pamela’s] has in the community — both in Oakland and for Pitt. College kids appreciate us more,” Harris said.

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collage it’s maintained in previous years. More drawings and quotes appear every day, and soon enough, it may be tough to fi nd a bare spot on the wall.

Ruth Mullen has been a custodian at the University for 10 years and said the artwork has decorated the stall for at least three years, adding that it gets called in for clean-ups often.

“The painter will be here, and two weeks later, it will be back,” Mullen said.

On the same wall as the phoenix, there are other memorable quotes from the series.

“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good — Mischief Managed,” referencing the com-mands that control the Marauder’s Map, which shows the whereabouts of everyone at Hogwarts.

Another quote, “Why couldn’t it be follow the butterfl ies?” Ron asks this when Hagrid

advises them to “Follow the spiders” into the Forbidden Forest in Chamber of Secrets.

There is also a drawing of a lightning bolt, with the words “Harry Pooter and the Potty of Stone,” a play on words from J.K. Rowling’s inaugural book title.

Julia Mazina has fond memories of the Potter stall and the sense of community that came with it.

Mazina graduated in the spring and re-members the Potter stall being there for every one of her four years.

“It was this visual manifestation of an awe-some secret Harry Potter community at Pitt. There was always a sense of comfort when you saw all the writing and pictures, like ‘these are my people’,” Mazina said.

The Potter stall is a way for fans to remi-nisce on the nostalgia of the series.

Readers fi rst fell for the boy with a lighting scar and round glasses about 17 years ago. The fi rst book, “Harry Potter and the Sor-cerer’s Stone,” debuted in 1997, and the movie adaptation began bewitching audiences in

2001. Since the last book came out in 2007 — and the fi nal movie in 2011 — various Harry Potter-themed amusement parks and fan experience and discussion websites have popped up, keeping the imaginative aura of the Potter world alive.

“Besides just being an incredible fantasy that you want to dive into headfi rst, the series is like the defi nitive thing of our adolescence,” Mazina said.

The Potter gra! ti is in some ways akin to people who get tattoos that remind them of childhood, according to Deb Gilman, a Pittsburgh-based family, adult and adolescent psychologist.

“People hold such a special place in their heart [for memories from childhood],” Gil-man said. “There’s so many good feelings and emotions and memories that are attached to those things.”

Those behind the Potter stall, Gilman said, could be members of the Harry Potter fandom who are “trying to outdo each other with the depth and knowledge of Harry Potter.”

Fear of punishment from the University doesn’t seem to stop anyone from contribut-ing their own artwork to the stall.

If University authorities caught the van-dals, Fedele said Pitt’s Judicial Board would decide on a punishment on a case-by-case basis.

Jessica Lee, the secretary of a Harry Potter-themed charity Pitt Project Potter, encouraged any students who admire the series enough to vandalize a restroom to channel their love for philanthropy by joining Project Potter.

“Maybe let’s not use the word ‘vandalism,’” said Lee, a sophomore anthropology major. “Maybe decoration.”

Gilman said that oftentimes those who do gra! ti may consider their art a way of “taking ownership” of the property that they vandalize.

“They also might be feeling that same type of taking ownership of Harry Potter or what-ever it happens to be,” Gilman said. “[The stall is] like the Harry Potter movies — it can come back with something di" erent every time.”

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OPINIONSNFL must better

tackle assault cases

EDITORIALEDITORIAL

With week one over, football seems to be the last of the NFL’s problems. Controversy has per-sisted since the February release of footage showing now-former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice assaulting and dragging his then-fi ancée and now-wife, Janay Rice, through an elevator.

But what ignited more con-troversy was NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s response to it: a mere two-game suspension. That’s right, the same commis-sioner who suspended Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Wash-ington for an entire season for marijuana use (to be fair, it was his second o! ense), gave Rice a sentence utterly diminutive, re-fl ecting a mix-up of the NFL ad-ministration’s priorities.

However, with the release of additional footage of Rice on Monday, the Ravens took matters into their own hands, and released the former Rutgers star from the franchise. Finally, the NFL came down with a more appropriate punishment — suspending Rice from the league indefi nitely.

Rice’s actions warrant new NFL policy. To combat future as-saults at the hands of players, the NFL must mold a climate fostering benevolence and respect for oth-ers. A number of NFL players, such as Michael Oher, Dez Bryant and Adrian Peterson, come from low-income or di" cult backgrounds with few positive male role mod-els . These admirable players have successfully overcome great ad-versity. But not all players neces-sarily triumph like they did — for

the onslaught of fame and fortune can be di" cult to handle. Ego and power can go to the heads of even the best among us, including pro-fessional athletes.

The NFL should mandate that players take classes about abuse, aggression and assault upon en-tering the league. AAA meetings, we could call them.

At this point, e" cacy of such programs cannot be guaranteed, but they should at least be tried. Women are consistently encour-aged to wield pepper spray and take defense classes to protect themselves from harmful indi-viduals. And although caution is valuable, the league should attack the root of the aggressive behav-ior. Put the focus not only on react-ing, but also on preventing.

Before a player even sees a regular-season field, the NFL should put forth an e! ort to en-sure that he gains a thorough and complete understanding of the consequences of assault. Addi-tionally, the NFL should imple-ment a zero-tolerance policy for those who, despite classes and programs, commit violent acts.

Millions of citizens across the country look to athletes as role models — role models who are of-ten emulated. The NFL can go one of two ways: Hold players to high standards and take a stand against the brutality of aggression o! the fi eld, or continue to put cannabis ahead of human beings.

Despite recent controversies, Goodell is still a capable leader. It should be clear to him which path to take. It certainly is to us.

One wouldn’t expect to find much contemporary wisdom in any Jason Derulo song. But anyone who has endured hear-ing “Talk Dirty” can find in it a perspective toward global travel shared by too many study abroad programs.

The somehow-popular song details Derulo’s international sexual exploits and ensures the erstwhile listener that “though [he doesn’t] speak the language,” nevertheless, “that

booty don’t need explaining.” Many study abroad programs and the students they attract seem to share the same general attitude about their own jour-neys: One can experience and learn about a country without deeply studying its culture, his-tory or language.

Admittedly, that reconstruc-tion isn’t quite so catchy as De-rulo’s.

According to the Interna-tional Institute of Education, study abroad administration, advertising and participation has significantly increased in the past decade . This devel-

opment is almost entirely ad-mirable, and without a doubt, students studying abroad can learn an incredible amount about a foreign place in a way they could not from lectures or books. Talking to native speak-ers , observing art and architec-ture and tasting cuisine are all experiences that benefit from traveling to different places. Without this experience, one is hard pressed to say he or she understands a culture.

However, those studying abroad should consider how

I don!t speak the language, but that culture don!t need explaining

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their presence within the culture can obscure the way they experience it, and how their program may present an inherently distorted view of their host country.

Students can start by studying the conditions that allow them to study abroad in the first place. One may no-tice, for instance, that universities in Spain, Greece, Ireland and, increas-ingly, the United Kingdom provide a considerable number of study abroad opportunities. It’s no coincidence that institutions of higher education in these countries suffered considerably from the austerity regimen prescribed after the financial collapse a few years ago. Universities, hoping to compensate for limited government support, readily welcome international students and their drastically higher tuition pay-ments.

This doesn’t deem the education

received through these programs nec-essarily worse. Nor does it mean that students participating in such programs contribute to the plummeting decrease in locals’ access to higher education. On the contrary, their tuition bills counter the problem. Nevertheless, it underlines the obligation of American students to ponder how their study at such universities privileges them over most native students and how their experiences differ from those of their contemporaries.

American college students in Greece, Italy and Spain certainly learn and ex-perience many things. Luckily, those experiences don’t include the fate of most of their local peers — staggering unemployment after graduation.

In addition to following current events, students studying abroad would do well to read the history of the cul-ture in which they’ll soon be immersed. Without some historical contextualiza-tion, not only is it impossible to fully appreciate the surrounding culture, but also one can actually misrepresent it.

This seems to be a fact too often missed in the fervor of ‘experiential learning,’ a buzz-phrase universities usually ad-vertise in their study abroad brochures. But ‘inexperiential learning,’ known until recently as ‘learning,’ is needed to provide a necessary balance.

For instance, just a few hours before writing this column, I was wandering an impressive museum in a university town in Great Britain. I was struck by a particularly beautiful collection of eleventh-century Indian religious stat-ues. The collection proved more exten-sive than any I’d seen in the U.S. For a moment, the expanse and popularity of the museum’s holdings confirmed what I had presumed: Britons are quite simply more worldly than we boorish Americans.

Then I remembered why I had the privilege to look at such striking art-work, half a world away from its origin, in the first place — Britain’s history of imperial dominion over India. That cer-tainly didn’t detract from the aesthetic experience, but it did contribute a dis-

comforting sidenote. At that moment, I better understood how, for centuries, the British tolerated the brutal theft of Indian culture from its people. When imperialism can be repackaged by impe-rialists as worldliness behind the glass barriers of a museum, it becomes far easier to accept.

Without a little background in Brit-ish history, that fairly rich response to a work of cultural production would have boiled down simply to “we Americans are pretty dumb, huh?”

By remembering the global context of our own travels abroad, we can en-sure that we will not recreate the fatal error of the imperial museum: an ap-preciation for the aesthetics of a place, without realizing the complex historical and political developments which allow us to appreciate it in the first place.

In short, Derulo’s internationalism should not be ours. The world does need explaining — and quite a bit.

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ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT

Knightley and Ruffalo don’t get too close in ‘Begin Again.’ Photo via ‘Begin Again’ Facebook page

The poster for John Carney’s “Begin Again,” the spiritual sequel to his 2006 musical drama “Once,” shows a demure but atten-tive Keira Knightley clutching a cup of cof-fee and smiling at a charmingly disheveled Mark Ru! alo, who has apparently just poured the contents of a hip fl ask into his. Attend a showing, and you’ll begin to see the aptness of this image.

Ru! alo plays Dan Mulligan, a divorced, alcoholic record executive who’s beginning to see that smooth talk can only get him so far. Knightley plays Gretta, a shy sing-er-songwriter whose naiveté is crumbling around her. The fi rst half of the movie hits every down-on-his-luck dad and chance-encounter-romance cliché possible, so you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking the rest of the movie would document their perverse and redemptive, if one-sided, relationship. But you’d be wrong.

“Begin Again” is fueled by the many dif-ferent expressions of love — love through forgiveness, for friends and family, for the simple act of making music. It’s a gentle yet surprising movie made all the better for the way it deftly evades the suggestion of ro-mance, especially during its back half.

The fi lm begins with Dan, who after the record label he co-founded fi res him, goes on a bender that spits him out at an open mic night in the East Village. Here, Gretta reluc-tantly debuts “A Step You Can’t Take Back,” the movie’s fi rst original song. Then, through fl ashbacks, we learn both Dan and Gretta’s

backstories, which lead to them arriving at the open mic night three separate times.

The narrative is unevenly braided — the plots and subplots are di" cult to distinguish, and the implicit tension between Dan and Gretta hangs heavily over everything. We learn that Gretta is dealing with a breakup from her songwriting partner and boyfriend Dave Kohl, played earnestly but ineptly by Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, whose bad acting either draws attention to the faults of the writing or is evidence that he insisted on writing all his own lines. But Gretta’s healing process is dwarfed by Dan’s.

In fact, Dan is the only truly dynamic character in “Begin Again.” Only halfway through the movie is it fi nally made explicit that this movie is primarily about him, and his relationship with Gretta is purely profes-sional. After this point, the only true fault of the movie is that, as opposed to the “singers who can kinda act” from “Once,” the leads here — Ru! alo and Knightley — are “actors who can kinda sing.” On the other hand, the supporting actors — CeeLo Green, Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Levine — are woefully miscast in roles that rely a little too heavily on their acting chops .

The movie fi nally fi nds its groove once Dan and Gretta hatch their plan to record an entire album, song-by-song, in various eccentric and sentimental locations around New York City because every plot develop-ment following this is in service to Dan. The album gives him an opportunity to reconnect with his daughter over music, bring his family back together, put him in good favor with his record label and put another successful re-cord under his belt. Even Gretta’s attempts to come to terms with her breakup are spurred on by the newfound confi dence that Dan gives her, as if his e! orts needed more validation.

The movie lays it on a little thick, and it’s certainly a lot glossier than the naturalistic “Once,” but “Begin Again” ends with its heart in the right place — with the music.

Charming ‘Begin Again’ doesn’t limit itself to romantic

expressions of loveDan Willis

Staff Writer

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“Begin Again”Directed by: John CarneyStarring: Keira Knightley, Mark Ru! alo, Adam Levine

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In 2012, Brian Drusky decided to ar-range a philanthropic Christmas com-petition.

Drusky, the founder of local con-cert promoter Drusky Entertainment, asked fans in the community to submit photographs of them-selves donating toys or food or volunteer-ing at shelters to the Drusky Entertain-ment Facebook page.

Then, the fan who posted the most photos benefiting the most people re-ceived a grand prize of 10 tickets to any 20 shows in 2013. Drusky also gave out a second prize of two tickets to any 10 shows in 2013.

Besides this one instance, numer-ous accounts of Drusky’s kindness have emerged dur-ing his 19 years in the entertainment industry. Whether it was booking up-and-coming bands to gain attention, hosting events to raise money for charities or passing along press passes to two as-piring journalists to meet their favor-ite band, Drusky has maintained his reputation as a kindhearted promoter.

“I don’t recall a specific time where I felt as though I should be doing chari-table events — it just came naturally,” Drusky said.

The 1993 Pitt communications and film graduate got his start in the mu-sic business in 1995 when he founded Landslide Entertainment, a booking company for collegiate and local art-ists . After two years at Landslide,

Drusky decided to join Rich Engler, at Pittsburgh’s then-largest promoting company DiCesare-Engler Productions. Only six months later, the company collapsed. Soon after its dissolution, Clear Channel Media and Entertain-ment hired Drusky.

In 2006, Drusky left his talent-buyer position at Clear Channel to venture out on his own with Drusky Entertain-

ment – his music-promoting company of a different ilk . Since its inception, the company has consistently hosted charitable music and entertainment events.

Drusky hosted the “Fallen Not For-gotten” benefit concert in 2009 for three Pittsburgh police officers gunned down in the line of duty. In 2013, Drusky hosted a benefit concert for AJ “Gumba” Bock, who was murdered on his porch in an attempted robbery. This past March, Drusky hosted a charity roast of comic Keith Stover for neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA).

The events raised $43,000, $3,000 and $4,256, respectively.

“He spread awareness on a disorder that most people have never heard of and hosted an absolutely amazing eve-ning — his kindness was unmatched,” said Patricia Wood, president of NBIA Disorders Association.

Drusky’s business partner and talent buyer, Josh Bakaitus, also assists with

organizing charity events. “We’re able to raise money for dif-

ferent causes, so why not just help out? It wasn’t something we really thought about as being a charitable thing, it just felt natural,” Bakaitus said.

Bakaitus also discussed the collab-orative nature of many of these chari-table efforts.

“In this industry, it’s always about you,” Drusky said. “I wanted to change that — I always felt like I could and should change that.”

For Bakaitus, his charitable epipha-ny involved someone he knew.

“I had a friend get in a pretty bad car accident who didn’t have health insurance. Prior to joining Drusky I promoted an event for his family that eventually raised $7,000, which was awesome,” he said.

Despite not having an aha moment of his own, Drusky always felt that he should give back.

“Donating has al-ways been a part of my life,” he said. “I don’t think there was a particular mo-ment that sparked my desire to par-ticipate in charity events — it ’s the right thing to do.”

To honor their achievements in the industry and for charitable en-deavors, City Coun-cil declared Aug. 29 the first ever “Bri-an Drusky Day” in Pittsburgh.

As stated by the Pittsburgh City Co u n c i l , “ Now, therefore be it re-solved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does

hereby commend Brian Drusky for his

commitment to bringing diversity in music to Pittsburgh and for the various charitable events he organizes.”

Rather than hogging the recognition on his day, Drusky brought up the idea of recognizing Joey Fabus, an eight-year-old boy who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Drusky had also held a benefit concert for Fabus’s uncle, who is a Pittsburgh police officer.

“I approached the city with the idea of honoring Joey, too. It felt great,” Drusky said. “I know he loved it — I did, too.”

Drusky promotes charity alongside Pittsburgh!s concert scene

Evan Malachosky Staff Writer

Mayor Bill Peduto and Pittsburgh City Council honored Drusky on Aug. 29. Photo courtesy of Brian Drusky

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SPORTS

Hornibrook highlights football recruit rundownJeremy Tepper

Staff Writer

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Quarterback commit Alex Hornibrook had a standout game over the weekend, leading Malvern Prep to a 40-14 victory. Here’s how he and the rest of Pitt’s recruits fared last week.

Darrin Hall (running back) — Austintown Fitch High School, Ohio

Austintown Fitch romped Cardinal New-man 51-12. Hall carried the ball 16 times for 85 yards and a touchdown and caught a 25 yard touchdown pass.

Nick Bowers (tight end) — Kittanning High School, Pa.

Kittanning improved its record to 2-0, beating West Shamokin 54-14. Bowers scored

four times: three rushing, one receiving.Kevin Givens (linebacker) — Altoona High

School, Pa.Behind a 26-point fourth quarter, McKees-

port defeated Altoona 33-17. Givens caught a four-yard touchdown.

DaVon Hamilton (defensive tackle) — Pickerington Central High School, Ohio

DaVon Hamilton and Pickerington Central put together a stout defensive e! ort, defeating Middletown 14-11.

Malik Henderson (cornerback) — Hal-landale High School, Fla.

Henderson intercepted a pass, and Hal-landale beat Hollywood Hills 43-20.

Quadree Henderson (wide receiver) — Alexis I. Dupont High School, Del.

Alexis I. Dupont was defeated by Sussex Tech 51-22 in its season opener.

Alex Hornibrook (quarterback) — Mal-vern Prep, Pa.

Malvern Prep beat Holy Spirit 40-14 be-hind four touchdown passes by Hornibrook.

Kraig Howe (defensive tackle) — Arch-bishop Alter High School, Ohio

Archbishop Alter improved to 3-0, beating Withrow 58-7.

Dane Jackson (cornerback) — Quaker Val-ley High School, Pa.

Jackson sat out with a knee injury again, as South Park defeated Quaker Valley 48-12.

Sekai Lindsay (running back) — Palm Bay High School, Fla.

Lindsay gained 75 yards on 18 rushes while

Palm Bay defeated Heritage 17-14.Alex Paulina (o! ensive guard) — Canon-

McMillan High School, Pa.Canon-McMillan lost 42-7 to Penn Hills.Tony Pilato (o! ensive tackle) — Hemp-

fi eld High School, Pa.Pilato and Hempfi eld beat Manheim Cen-

tral 22-14.Tre Tipton (wide receiver) — Apollo Ridge

High School, Pa.Tipton returned a punt for a touchdown

and threw for another as Apollo Ridge shut out Valley 49-0.

Rob Dowdy (o! ensive tackle) — Wester-ville South High School, Ohio

Westerville South moved to 1-1, beating Lincoln 34-17.

For the second week in a row, the ACC hon-ored James Conner for his performance over the weekend. This time, he had the company of some teammates.

In the Panthers’ fi rst ACC game this sea-son, vs. Boston College, the sophomore run-ning back powered his way to 214 yards and

a touchdown on 36 carries — an average just shy of six per touch. Conner is at the top of the conference in yards averaged with 183.5. Having collected 30 points from fi ve touch-downs, he also leads the league and is fi fth in the country in scoring.

T.J. Clemmings and Chris Blewitt joined the reigning o! ensive back of the week for honors.

Clemmings, a senior tackle who plays on

the right side, helped Pitt continue its success running the ball against Boston College on Friday. The o! ensive line cleared the way for a team total 303 rushing yards on 51 carries and also protected its quarterback, Chad Voytik, in the fi rst road game of his career as a starter, by not letting him get sacked.

Clemmings is the second Pitt player this season to earn the o! ense line distinction after senior guard Matt Rotheram received

it following his play in the win over Delaware on Aug. 30.

Blewitt, a kicker, went three for three on fi eld goals, converting from 41, 42 and a career-long of 49. The sophomore also set a new personal record for total points, amass-ing 12 after making three extra points. His solid performance extended to the kicking tee, where he sent four of seven kicko! s for touchbacks.

Trio of Panthers receive weekly conference accolades

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James Conner,Chris Blewitt and T.J. Clemmings all were honored by the ACC for their performances vs. BC. Jeff Ahearn | Staff Photographer

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Last season, a lackluster showing from Pitt’s defensive ends was masked by the presence of All-American defen-sive tackle Aaron Donald.

Donald is now a starter in the NFL, and Pitt’s ends are doing just fine.

Senior David Durham leads the Pan-thers’ ends with six tackles, and red-shirt freshman Luke Maclean has con-tributed with four and a tackle for loss.

“We’re very cohesive,” Durham said of his team of ends. “We trust each other a little more, and we’re more comfort-able with the scheme.”

Coming into the season, Pitt coach Paul Chryst said star running back James Conner would play at defensive end on third downs, probably because of a lack in defensive end depth.

Redshirt junior Bryan Murphy — who led Pitt’s defensive ends last season

with four sacks and 15 tackles — elected to leave the team in the spring, and in July, redshirt junior Ejuan Price sus-tained a season-ending chest injury. Both scenarios left a young defensive line even more shorthanded.

Many viewed Conner as an emer-gency option coming into the fall. He has not yet played defensive end this season, which means it’s a job well done for Durham and company.

“Dave’s playing great,” Chryst said. “If we’re going to be good, it’s because our seniors are going to play their best football. His role is steadily increasing.”

Pitt’s defensive ends recorded only six sacks last season. This year’s brigade has two through two games: Durham had his first career sack against Dela-ware in week one, and freshman end Rori Blair helped the defense close out a 30-20 win at Boston College Friday with his first, as well.

“This is our second year of this

scheme,” Durham said. “When you trust the guy next to you, you handle difficult runners a little better.”

On the other side of the line, the process to find a replacement for Artie Rowell has begun.

Chryst said that Gabe Roberts and Alex Officer will both receive reps at center during this week’s practices. The two will fill in for the injured Rowell.

Roberts is now listed as the starter on the depth chart.

Rowell, a redshirt junior, tore his ACL in the second quarter of Pitt’s win at Boston College and will undergo season-ending surgery.

“He’s a guy that’s championed that role and he’s respected by our players. And he’s still that guy. Our guys still respect him, our guys are still going to look for him to help, but it’s unfortunate for Artie,” Chryst said.

Also on the offensive line, senior right tackle T.J. Clemmings was banged

up at the Boston College game in the fourth quarter with an unspecified in-jury, and he did not return to the game. Chryst said he expects Clemmings to play on Saturday against FIU. Kickoff is at noon.

Notebook: Paul Chryst refl ects on play of defensive ends Ryan Bertonaschi Senior Staff Writer

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