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Charlie Batch’s Pittsburgh heroics started with his game-winning drive for the Steelers in 2012 . Now, he looks to take that sports fame o! of the fi eld and into the doctor’s o" ce.

Impellia, a Pittsburgh-based sports medicine startup led by now-retired quarterback Batch, has partnered with Pitt to develop and commercialize Pitt-created sports medicine technologies and innovations , accord-ing to a University press release on Tuesday. Impellia will act as a middleman by preparing those technologies for market. According to Marc Malandro, associate vice chancellor for technology management and com-mercialization and interim director of the Innovation Institute, Pitt completed the deal with Impellia because “we thought they had the best ability to commercialize our technologies, with the added benefi t of having a

Former Steelers quarterback, Pitt

team up for startupHarrison Kaminsky

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Batch 2Vince Donohue, an of-age bartender at Peter’s Pub in Oakland, enjoys one of the more preferable part-time jobs for young adults. Christine Lim | Staff Photographer

With their finances on the rocks dur-ing college years, bartending offers students the perfect pour for their wallets’ thirst.

Due to the prevalence of tip-heavy salaries in bartending jobs, Daily-Finance.com calls it one of the top part-time gigs for college students. Pennsylvania is one of 24 states where the minimum age to bartend is 18, according to the Alcohol Pol-icy Information System, which is a project of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. For students at Pitt and their peers across the country, bartending promises a steady flow of cold, hard cash for people not yet of the legal drinking

age. Yet, the decision to hire under-age bartenders ultimately lies with the individual bar owners and manag-ers, and, for some students, bartend-ing leaves a hangover of conflicted emotions.

While Amanda Boutain couldn’t legally drink the butter shots, mint and Kahlua she served in her small town bar in Minnesota, the drinks helped the then 19-year-old student put herself through college. Boutain, now 21, is a graduate of Ridgewater College, located in Willmar, Minn.

Similarly, Taylor Knight, a Texas native, now 22, dealt with her alcohol inexperience as she began bartending at the age of 18.

“A friend of mine opened a bar and needed bartenders. I had zero experience and hadn’t even been in-

side a bar before. It was intimidating but exciting. I chose to take the job because it sounded like fun and I had friends who told me about the money they made bartending,” Knight said. “I was intrigued.”

Adam Reed, an officer working with the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BCLE), said under-age bartenders occasionally violate liquor laws by drinking on the job, but added that it’s not a commonly reported occurrence.

“The minimum age was estab-lished when the law was enacted. I can’t speculate as to why that age was chosen,” Reed said. “It’s not a common problem. The violation is

Students cash out with bartending jobs

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new company here in Pittsburgh to benefi t the region.”

According to the release, these Pitt-re-searched innovations include interACTION, PIVOT and Versatile and Integrated System for Telerehabilitation, or VISYTER. InterAC-TION is a joint-function monitoring tool used to improve physical rehabilitation. PIVOT is a tablet application that quantitatively assesses the pivot shift test, the most specifi c clinical exam for diagnosing a torn ACL . VISYTER is a software platform that can be the base for developing telerehabilitation applications.

According to Richard Walker, co-founder and managing member of Impellia, Pitt was “a good place to start” for the company be-cause of its “outstanding reputation in sports medicine, healthcare and engineering space.”

Malandro also said Batch’s NFL experi-ence will help drive Impellia’s success.

“When we start companies around Pitt in-novations, we try to fi nd people with ‘domain expertise’ to serve as leaders of those teams,”

BATCHFROM PAGE 1

Batch 3

WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama’s about-face this week on his proposal to end college savings accounts, called 529s, just days after proposing it in his State of the Union speech, left many Americans wondering just what they are and how they work.

Here are some answers to questions about the college-savings tool:

Q: What are 529s?A: They take their name from a section

in the federal tax code that helps taxpay-ers set aside money for college tuition or other qualifi ed expenses. Most states now o! er 529s, and they work like a 401(k) or an individual retirement account, where contributions usually are invested in a mu-tual fund or other fi nancial instrument that grows in value over time.

Q: What are the tax advantages of 529s?

A: As the investment grows, the profi ts are not taxed. If, at the point of withdrawal, they’re used for college tuition or qualify-ing college expenses, they’re never taxed. However, if the money is withdrawn for non-education purposes, the earnings will be taxed and subjected to a 10 percent penalty .

Q: Are there any restrictions on par-ticipating?

A: Few. There are no income limita-tions. They can be opened for yourself, a spouse, a child, a grandkid or even a friend. But the same rules governing the plan ap-ply: The profi ts must be used for college and related qualifi ed expenses or be sub-ject to taxes and the additional penalty.

Q: How about restrictions on contri-butions?

A: Annual contributions above $13,000 are generally subject to gift taxes, but a contributor can give anywhere from $13,000 to $65,000 and treat it as hav-

ing been given over fi ve calendar years without being hit with federal gift taxes.

Q: Is there a limit on how much can remain in a 529 account?

A: There’s no monetary limit, per se. But because earnings are tax free only if they’re used for college and qualifi ed ex-penses, there’d be no real value in having large sums in the account after families are fi nished with college expenses, as earnings would not only be taxed but also hit with a 10 percent penalty. The center-left Center for American Progress proposes capping tax-free account balances at $200,000.

(EDITORS: BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM)Q: Are these plans a tax shelter for great

wealth?A: No, given that their earnings are

taxed with a penalty if they’re used for anything other than college education.

Q: Are they for the rich?A: It depends on how you defi ne rich

and where you live. The midpoint annual

What is that 529 college savings plan Obama mentioned?

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discovered on occasion, however.”Underage violations by underage

drinkers, though, are much more com-mon than by underage bartenders, ac-cording to Stackiewicz.

“I’ve got BLCE in here all the time,” Stackiewicz said. “If an underage [drink-er] gets caught they get a $1,000 fine and I get a $1,500 fine. I don’t think a lot of people know that.”

Unlike Boutain and Knight’s bartend-ing gig, Peter’s Pub in Oakland doesn’t hire underage bartenders.

Andrew Stackiewicz , general manager of Peter’s, prefers of-age bartenders be-cause he said underage bartenders may not be mature enough.

“Mainly, they don’t know a lot about alcohol to begin with,” Stackiewicz said.

Knight said she felt uncomfortable being the youngest in an atmosphere that was mostly, if not all, over the drinking age.

“Bartenders are allowed to take shots

with their customers, with managers’ approval, and I obviously couldn’t do that,” Knight said. “I feel like that may have affected my tips as well. Customers couldn’t connect with me. Most saw me as the baby.”

Regardless, Knight said she found the job to be a positive experience while mak-ing “good money.”

“It’s a great way to meet people and have some fun,” Knight said. “You’re mak-ing money, too.”

After a few months, Boutain decided to leave the bar where she was working .

“I left because the job started to change me. I started doing things I nor-mally wouldn’t have been OK with. The people were nice, but the atmosphere was hard for me,” she said. “I ended up get-ting drunk for the first time. I hated it.”

Despite the struggles, Boutain said, the money was good and she made lots of tips on a busy night.

“One of the best parts of the night was leaving on a busy night with a hundred dollars in [my] pocket,” she said.

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Malandro said. “Who better to partner with than a company that has a professional ath-lete as a key part of the team?” The specifi c terms of the deal are confi dential, according to Malandro.

Walker said Impellia’s technologies will benefi t a mix of people.

“We can go after the professional sports leagues, major colleges and universities, high school and youth sports,” Walker said. “There’s also the healthcare side to it. Grand-ma, who just had her knee replaced, can use it as well. There’s a nice blend between sports and health care.”

According to the release, plans for the partnership between Pitt and Impellia began last summer with an introduction to the Pittsburgh Technology Council, a regional trade organization for local technology-based companies.

“We had a getting-to-know-you meet-ing with Impellia,” Evan Facher, director of enterprise development for the Innovation Institute, said in the release. “They had a

list of some of our technologies they were interested in, so we brought in those in-novators to give 30-minute presentations to the group.”

Walker said, aside from his football ca-reer, Batch is a businessman.

“He’s owned multiple companies and is a partner in [Impellia],” Walker said. “He really brings the professional sports experi-ence and relationships.”

Batch has previously worked in the restaurant and real estate industries, and Walker said Impellia is his fi rst technology-focused venture.

“Through Charlie’s 15 years in the NFL, he had six surgeries and knows top class, top-notch medical service,” Walker said. “Part of our goal is to bring that top-notch, elite technology to the public.”

Impellia is not the fi rst company to part-ner with Pitt as a developer and licensor.

According to Malandro, since 1996, “more than 104 companies have been started based on Pitt innovations, including six in fi scal year 2014.”

Notable partners Pitt has worked with

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Monetary benefits aside, Boutain eventually decided that, for her, it wasn’t worth the sacrifices she had to make.

“I let the job affect my studying and I ended up dropping out of a class, and it was just really bad. It made me not want to go to school,” Boutain said. “I would go to school in the morning and then work in the afternoon. I wouldn’t get home

until 3 a.m.,” Boutain said. Boutain said before one can work as

a bartender underage, one must be pre-pared to handle the environment.

“I feel like it would be different if I did it now because I’m very different than I was when I was 19,” Boutain said. “I’ve learned a lot and I know who I am now. As a teenager, you’re still trying to fig-ure out who you are and you’re kind of lost. You just want everyone to like you. I think I would not give in so easily now that I’m older.”

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include ALung Technologies, Inc., Cohera Medical, Inc., Panther Learning Systems, Inc., NanoVision Diagnostics, Inc. and Dia-mond Kinetics, Inc., among others.

Walker said Impellia will use the “option period” to do customer discovery and kick the tires on the technologies to identify the best-use cases.

“The period allows us greater access to

the innovations. As we fi gure out the best use cases for the technology, we also want to identify the type of people that can use it,” Walker said. “Ultimately, we want a suite of integrated tools that address the growing rehabilitation and wellness market.”

Walker said Impellia’s partners are look-ing forward to the future opportunities they have with Pitt and other institutions.

“The folks at the Innovation Institute are very helpful, and we’re looking at this as the beginning of a long-term relationship,” Walker said.

BATCHFROM PAGE 3


OPINIONSTom Wolf:

Playing politics?

EDITORIALEDITORIAL

Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pa., has been in o! ce for little more than a week, and already he’s facing controversy. The Pennsylva-nia Senate is suing Wolf over his decision to fi re O! ce of Open Records Director, Erik Arneson. According to pennlive.com, the lawsuit seeks an injunction to restore Arneson to his position.

Two weeks prior to leaving o! ce, former Gov. Tom Corbett, R-Pa., ap-pointed Arneson to head the o! ce, which is devoted to serving as a resource for citizens to obtain public records of their government. Wolf says that Cor-bett appointed Arneson at the “eleventh hour.” Even still, law requires Arneson serve his position for six years. Wolf did not even allow him to serve one month, undermining the integrity of Arneson’s o! ce.

When running for the common-wealth’s highest executive position, Wolf stressed that he would not play politics. His recent actions say otherwise.

In addition to swiftly and unilaterally removing the commonwealth’s O! ce of Open Records director, Wolf removed Ed Mann as State Fire Commissioner two weeks before he took o! ce. Mann was the commonwealth’s fi re commissioner for 14 years . To make matters worse, according to abcnews27.com, Wolf did not even call Mann himself. Instead, Mann received a call from a Wolf sta" er informing him of his termination .

Despite Mann’s stellar commitment to public safety over the past decade and a half, Wolf decided to replace him with recently defeated Democratic state Senator Tim Solobay. Solobay has served in fi re and emergency services before. However, Mann has successfully served four governors, both republicans and democrats, as Fire Commissioner , per-

forming his job with devotion to public safety. We have little evidence to suggest that Gov. Wolf had legitimate reasons to remove him other than to make room for a recently ousted Democratic legislator. Again, Mr. Wolf, what happened to not playing politics?

As college students, we must remem-ber that the actions and decisions of our governor play a major role in shaping Pennsylvania’s future. In November, The Pitt News endorsed Tom Wolf for Pennsylvania governor. We looked with optimism to his pledge to remain above the petty politics that so often disillusion the public. Wolf ’s success equates to the commonwealth’s success. Therefore, we hope lawmakers in Harrisburg can work together to promote the goals on which Gov. Wolf campaigned. However, that can only happen if lawmakers and executives put politics aside and pri-oritize cooperation — Tom Wolf is no exception. If he is dissatisfi ed with an o! cial such as the O! ce of Open Re-cords director, Wolf should outline his grievances with the legislature and o" er an open discussion about it. For the gov-ernor to do otherwise is to undermine the Democratic process and discourage bipartisan governmental e" orts.

We urge Tom Wolf to work with the Republican House and Senate, not to act unilaterally as he did with the ex-amples above, and to follow through on his campaign pledge to rise above partisan politics.

We trusted a man promising to prac-tice his pledges. Now, Gov. Wolf has time to redeem himself. However, as Pennsyl-vania Governor, he is not o" to a good start. Going forward, let’s hope our trust in him is not lost and that Pennsylvania receives the governor he promised to be.

Fun fact: Mixologist Ste-ven Dragun of the World Bar created a drink named “ The Tipping Point” to represent the onset of climate change.

But it’s not the Tipping Point I’m concerned with.

I’m talking about the Tipping Point upon which we’ve precariously placed ourselves. Of course, when this one goes up in flames, it ’s not quite as charming as a bar trick.

However, this past year has seen a signifi-cant shift in climate change conversation. Yet, fear-driven dialogue continues to threaten progress. For our nation to economically and en-vironmentally develop responsibly, we must provide job alternatives to individuals facing the economic backlash of environmental regula-tions, rather than sub-mit to dogged pessimism. On Sept. 21, 2014, more than 400,000 people marched in New York to raise awareness for climate change. Later that month, the United Nations Climate Sum-mit brought world lead-ers together to discuss plans addressing the imminent danger that

climate change poses. The Summit’s opening followed the first world conference of indigenous peoples. The groups’ rep-resentation at the summit was a hallmark milestone on the path to making peace with our planet.

While the U.S. histori-cally has been adamant about refusing to ratify legally-binding deals, Obama recently struck a deal with China to double the rate at which we re-duce emissions. This, in turn, encouraged China to begin reducing its emissions output, as well as rely more on alterna-tive energy.

Gradually, we are mov-ing from the discourse raised over the reality of climate change. After all, we’ve heard the facts, and we have no reason to believe that a majority of the scientific community is plotting to destroy the modern world by insinu-ating that we may be at the root of our planet’s demise.

According to NASA, 97 percent of climate scien-tists believe that human activity has influenced warming trends over the past century.

Yet, when it comes to polarized issues like that of climate change, debate

is unavoidable. The factor of econom-

ic perils recently began to dominate the climate change debate.

With so much of our society reliant on fos-sil fuels, opponents of Obama’s ambitious deals warn that over-regulation of emissions producers will hurt the economy.

Some Republicans have dubbed Obama’s climate initiatives a “war on coal.”

Well, when you con-sider small towns like that of Grundy, Va., it ’s not hard to see climate reform as a “war” against the coal industry — and, more importantly, the many employees that it encompasses.

But to insinuate that we should not advance with climate reform in order to preserve the livelihood of coal towns like Grundy is absurd.

Grundy is strictly a coal-mining town. If you’re not working in the coal mine, there are few alternatives for employ-ment. There are only 18 businesses in all of Grun-dy, ranging from a YMCA to a Pizza Hut.

But work in coal is hardly sustainable. As

Climate change: Let’s get off of the tipping

pointBethel Habte

Columnist

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author John C. Tucker wrote in “May God Have Mercy”: “For a miner who avoids being crippled, burned or buried alive, the usual question is which will give out first — his lungs, his back or his knees.”

As a result, about a fifth of Grundy’s population receives disability pay-ments.

Martin Wegbreit, director of litiga-tion at the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, described of Grundy, “Here you have a Pandora’s box of every social is-sue that might contribute to disability.”

A conglomerate of issues: the town’s association with coal, lack of access to medical care, indulgence in tobacco and alcohol has earned Grundy the title of “the sickest town in America.”

Given that coal is the largest private employer in Grundy, it’s also safe to say that the town’s members aren’t pleased with the government enacting measures to decrease our dependence on coal. When the town faced a slew of layoffs,

citizens blamed the Environmental Pro-tection Agency’s stringent regulations.

Grundy is the perfect example of where climate change resolution reach-es a dead end.

At its simplest, climate change can be explained as an excess of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, adding to an accumulating greenhouse effect. We are currently living in high-carbon societ-ies. The first step in addressing climate change is to make the transition to a low-carbon society.

That involves adhering to global agreements that set specific targets for emission reduction. However, it also means making deep structural changes to our way of life.

And it ’s possible, because many communities have already taken the initiative to do so, and a great number of indigenous communities already model relatively sustainable lives.

On Jan. 22, the Global Studies Center held a video conference at Pitt, titled “‘Sustainability’ or Survival? Popular Responses to Global Climate Change,” . The conference was part of a 5-part

video series addressing issues associ-ated with climate change. Speakers Jac-queline Patterson and Ahmina Maxey spoke on effective mobilization efforts already being enacted by communities, but they also highlighted the dispro-portionate effects that climate change has on low-income communities, as opposed to those that are more affluent.

It isn’t right that climate change should affect low-income communi-ties like Grundy to a more substantial degree simply because of location. Be-ing situated in the Appalachians makes Grundy a prime location for coal-min-ing, but it also makes the town sus-ceptible to environmental disasters. Grundy has had to relocate to higher ground after facing nine major floods within the past century, which is not only an economically taxing process, but also an emotional one.

It’s also clear that we cannot con-tinue to be as reliant on fossil fuels like coal, and need measures enacted that reduce emissions — measures that citizens in towns like Grundy will, un-derstandably, oppose.

But preserving the livelihood of Grundy citizens means maintaining our already swamped disability sys-tems. Are we so desperate to continue to rely on coal that we are willing to pump tax dollars into the disability system to do so?

More importantly, however, there are alternatives for Grundy citizen’s employment — certainly, there is room for more than 18 businesses in Grundy. Our government can help make more white collar positions available to Grundy citizens, which will dissipate their dependence on disability systems. It cannot, however, make alternatives for our planet.

Fears of economic downfall should not halt our advancements in climate legislation, as economic alternatives should inspire environmental change.

It’s the only way we’re going to get out of the Tipping Point.

Bethel primarily writes about so-cial issues and current events for The Pitt News.

Write Bethel at [email protected].

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ARTS ARTS and and ENTERTAINMENTENTERTAINMENT

Grace Kelly Staff Writer

Beat the lines with these revamped Super Bowl recipes

The Super Bowl is not just about the game, the commercials or how much air is in the footballs. It’s also about the delectable spread you lay before your amigos and the carnal pleasure of licking your fi ngers after consuming way too many Bu! alo wings.

But all too often we sit back after the game in a food-induced haze, the TV light fl ickering and the full e! ect of having consumed two servings of frozen mac ‘n’ cheese, 25 cent wings (you get what you pay for in the fl avor department) and a few cheap beers — all of it hitting you hard with each labored breath. To avoid the food coma induced by an overabundance of cheap food, consider a homemade dinner made with quality ingredients.

This menu is a revamp of the classic Super Bowl fi nger food and dishes — one that will leave you with a night of constant comments on your amazing cooking skills instead of a preservative-laced caloric monster. Classic Bu! alo wings, green goddess dip and veggies and a healthy chocolate pudding round out a satisfying, healthy Super Bowl meal.

Serve alongside sea-salt chips and Samuel Smith’s Organic Apricot Ale (I’m not one for fruity beers, but this has a mellow apricot sweetness, as well as some caramel notes that make for a refreshing, clean fi nish), and touchdown, you’ve won big.

CLASSIC BUFFALO WINGS (adapted from Matt Reynolds and Ric Ke-aloha’s Championship Bu! alo Wings recipe):

Servings: 103 dozen chicken wingsSalt and pepper to taste 32 ounces vegetable oil Hot sauce of choice (Recommended: Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pep-

per Sauce)

Rinse the wings, pat them dry, sprinkle with salt and pepper and let them warm to room temperature. This ensures that the skin is nice and crispy when baked.

Heat oil to 375 F in a medium-sized, deep skillet. Use a cooking thermometer to maintain a consistent oil temperature. Fry the chicken wings in batches of fi ve, turning once, until golden and cooked through, for 8-10 minutes. Place the fried wings on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels. Once you have cooked all the wings, place them into a large bowl and add hot sauce. Toss to cover, and add more sauce as desired.

GREEN GODDESS DIP (adapted from Food & Wine magazine):2 tablespoons Greek yogurt2 teaspoon white wine vinegar 1/2 avocado 1 clove garlic, minced1 cup fl at leaf parsley, loosely packed1/2 cucumber 1 small shallot, chopped3 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all of the ingredients except the olive oil, salt and pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend until combined. Slowly add the olive oil until the dip is smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve chilled alongside cut-up veggies (such as celery, radishes, kohlrabi or carrots), chips and crackers.

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE PUDDING (adapted from Mark Bittman’s recipe) : 1 pack of silken tofu (the softest you can get)8 ounces of semisweet chocolate 3/4 cup of sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Place the chocolate and sugar in a heatproof bowl, and set the bowl over a pot fi lled

with 1 inch of water. Heat over medium-low heat until melted, stirring constantly and taking care not to overcook. Set aside.

Place drained tofu, cinnamon and vanilla extract in the blender. Add the melted chocolate, and blend until smooth. Spoon pudding into serving dishes and chill for at least an hour. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.


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Almost 20 years in, Belle and Se-bastian explores new territory on its ninth album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, but the result is un-mistakably true to the band’s his-tory .

Stuart Murdoch, lead singer and songwriter of the Scottish indie pop act, suffered from myalgic encepha-lomyelitis — or chronic fatigue syn-drome — for seven years before his time with Belle and Sebastian . Mur-doch opens the album with an ode to his illness, “Nobody’s Empire.”

The piece is the most personal song on the album — and possibly in the band’s career. He croon s, “I clung to the bed, and I clung to the past / And I clung to the welcome darkness,” to describe his hellish symptoms. This song goes back to the roots of the band and to where it all began — Murdoch credits his illness as the inspiration for the songs he wrote during the late ’80s and early ’90s, just before classics like Tigermilkand If You’re Feeling Sinister were released.

“Nobody’s Empire” dually em-bodies Belle and Sebastian’s begin-nings and where the band seems to be headed. While the song’s melody favors the understated sound of their older records, the lyrics sug-gest a different direction for the new album. In Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, the delicate, yet full-

Belle and Sebastian tinker and evolve on new album Danah Bialoruski For The Pitt News

REVIEWREVIEW

Review 9

Belle and Sebastian

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance

Grade: A-


bodied sound meets a new, energetic dynamism.

With the classic tones of some songs, Belle and Sebastian use Girls in Peace-time as a chance to expand and really develop a new sound — that they don’t fail at. Lead single “The Party Line” hinted to listeners that the new album was not going to be as whimsical as their previous one s. Its high and quick beats are something you might hear at a house party — in certain hip sectors of the country. Their use of more chintzy synths gives the song a sanguine tone.

Album highlight “The Everlasting Muse” sounds reminiscent of an old-world European polka dance. At first glance, you don’t know what’s to come, but the song really grows and develops into something unexpected. It starts off with smooth bass accompanied by a silky voice before switching to a dis-orienting polka beat at the chorus. “Be popular, play pop and you will win my

love” ties up the end of the song, which describes a boy realizing that his kind — the unpopular and ordinary kid — isn’t good enough to be with the girl of his dreams. He says that the only way this girl will be with him is if he changes and conforms to how his peers act.

Ben H. Allen, producer of Washed Out, Animal Collective, CeeLo Green and more, helmed the album, and the buoyant and floaty sounds on Girls in Peacetime are consistent with much of Allen’s previous work. But Belle and Sebastian take those characteristics and make them fresh, new and their own. The album begins with a more up-beat tempo from the band, peaks in the middle and ends with the melodic sound that is so familiar to old fans. After nearly two decades of mostly consistent records with little tinkering from one release to the next, Belle and Sebas-tian have used their sophistication to finally explore more experimentation and show that the band has no fear in how the music sounds or where it could end up going.

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This weekSat., Jan. 31

Pig DestroyerAltar Bar

1620 Penn Ave.8 p.m.

$18

Pig Destroyer’s show this weekend should be a pummeling, rapid-fi re blitz of grindcore — with very few songs passing the two-minute mark. But it will be a departure from the band’s most recent release, the Mass and Volume EP, which is far more brutal and methodical than full-length releases. Its title track is nearly ten times as long as the average Pig Destroyer song.

Mon., Feb. 2“Defective” Book Signing

Rickert & Beagle Books3233 West Liberty Ave.

7:30 p.m.Free

Pitt alum Susan Sofayov will hold a book signing for her fi rst novel, “Defective,” this Monday at Rickert & Beagle Books in South Hills. “Defective” follows Mag-gie Hovis, a Pitt law student grappling with her fi ance, grades and, unknow-ingly, bipolar II disorder. Sofayov herself struggled from the disorder — undi-agnosed — for decades before receiv-ing treatment, so it’s a deeply personal debut.


Already, 2015 boasts a huge catalog of video games to look forward to, and the dizzying excitement makes it hard to choose what to plug into my systems. Let me sift through some of these anticipated titles, and deliber-ate on what games I’m most eager to play.

My Top 5: Final Fantasy XV (Square-Enix, TBA 2015)First of all, “Final Fantasy XV” has ef-

fectively been in development since 2006 — under a di! erent name and for last gen-eration’s set of consoles. It’s unacceptable that the Japanese video game developer and publisher Square-Enix took nine years to make the game playable, and even then it’s not guaranteed to actually hit retail this year. However, if and when it does fi nally make it to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the stakes will be huge. “Final Fantasy XV” has a lot to prove to the JRPG (Japanese role playing game) console market and to the 27-year-old series, which is why I look forward to it as my most anticipated game of 2015.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions, TBA 2015)

It’s showtime again for Kiefer Sutherland’s performance as Big Boss (who might actually go by the codename of Venom Snake , for

some reason) as “The Phantom Pain” follows up on the events

of 2014’s “Ground Zeroes.” What will Hideo Kojima dream up this time? Whatever the case, snag it on PC, PlayStation and Xbox systems whenever this monstrosity retails.

Uncharted 4: A Thief ’s End (Naughty Dog, TBA 2015)

Treasure hunter Nathan Drake comes out of retirement for one fi nal mission. With a remarkably dark tone and aesthetic atypical of previous Sony-exclusive “Unchart-

ed” games, let’s hope Drake makes it out OK.Star Wars: Battlefront (EA, Holiday 2015)Let’s not for a second forget that “Star

Wars: The Force Awakens” debuts this year. “Star Wars: Battlefront,” the long-awaited return to the third-person shooter franchise, will defi nitely set the bar high for the holiday season’s release of both the game and fi lm.

No Man’s Sky (Hello Games, TBA 2015)The premise: in a starship, fl y from planet

to planet through an infi nite, procedurally-generated open universe. Discover indigenous fl ora and fauna and battle for domain over these planets and galaxies. Did I mention the dinosaurs yet? Note that Nintendo and Microsoft owners are excluded from this deal, so consider looking into a PlayStation 4 or PC alternative because this game’s art style and music are totally awesome.

In addition to the games I’m extremely invested in, there are several drops by promi-nent game developers, studios and franchises to get pumped about. Three brand new IPs (intellectual properties) already look like they can seize the industry and upset the sequel-oriented design process — however, that cer-tainly doesn’t mean I discount the sequels so easily, as there are some pretty notable ones.

TOP 5 AAAs

Bloodborne (From Software, Inc., 3/24/15)Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki of the ac-

claimed “Dark Souls” and “Demon’s Souls” games, “Bloodborne” looks to be every bit as cruel and challenging as its predecessors, but with huge increases in its pace and dynamism. Weirdly, it’s a PlayStation 4 exclusive, but that means fewer smashed controllers and game-induced fi ts for everyone else.

The Order: 1886 (Ready at Dawn, 2/20/15)Monsters threaten to kill everyone in

this highly steampunk vision of 1886 Vic-torian London. The game revolves around four protagonists who are knights in the crusade against the beasts, and a group of monsters who are part man, part animal. None other than King Arthur and his Knights of the Round founded this hunting tradition, which appears now as a PlayStation 4 exclu-sive. Perhaps if it’s successful enough, it’ll jump to other systems.

Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft Mas-sive, TBA 2015)

A pandemic-stricken U.S. reels against despair. Enter special forces known as the Division. Part survival game, part RPG (role-

playing game), part shooter and entirely on-line, “The Division” appears to be a totally cool mix of gaming genres and shouldn’t be skipped. Gamers on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One should defi nitely look into this.

Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady Studios, 6/2/15)

Batman is back to tackle his familiar nem-esis Scarecrow as well as newcomer Arkham Knight, one year after the super-prison and anarchic events of 2011’s “Batman: Arkham City.” Expect the familiar mechanics of bata-rangs, fl uid combat and detective vision. Most excitingly, “Batman: Arkham Knight” intro-duces a new feature that hopefully operates smoothly: a driveable Batmobile.

Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries, TBA 2015)

It’s always a huge ordeal when a new Microsoft-exclusive “Halo” game is re-leased. Right now, there is little knowl-edge out about the forthcoming fi fth in-stallment, except that main man Master Chief is missing and he’s the only one who can save the galaxy from an unspecifi ed threat.

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Out of all the strengths of the Duke women’s basketball team, there’s one thing that sticks out to senior point guard Brianna Kiesel.

“Their height,” Kiesel said, with little hesi-tation.

Of the 11 players on Duke’s roster, eight stand 6 feet or taller. Out of those eight, all but one measure at least 6-foot-3 inches.

It’s this height that stands as the main hin-drance in Pitt’s e! orts to secure its fourth ACC win, as Pitt (13-6, 3-3 in ACC) faces o! against No. 17 Duke (14-6, 5-2) at 6:30 tonight in Dur-ham, N.C.

Conversely, Pitt has three players 6 feet or taller — four, if Bubbles Anderson, who is miss-ing the season with a torn ACL, is included.

Head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio is quite frank in describing the size di! erence.

“They’re very long and we’re not,” McCon-nell-Serio said.

Duke uses this height to its advantage, shap-ing its strategy to beat teams with their size edge.

Notably, Duke boasts a 14.4 rebound margin, good for second in the country.

With Pitt’s height being largely trumped, McConnell-Serio said Pitt will have to box out and pursue the basketball to compete on the boards.

On the defensive end, the Blue Devils play a matchup zone, using their height to disconcert their opponents.

“They’re long, they’re athletic and they’re just disruptive,” McConnell-Serio said.

Because of this height , opponents are forced to adjust their gameplans, refraining from bring-ing the ball inside.

“It’s very di" cult to get the ball inside be-cause they’re so long. And when you do go inside, there’s a double team and they’re blocking shots,” McConnell-Serio said.

Instead, Duke’s competitors have often re-sorted to shooting a heavy amount of 3-point shots. In the last fi ve games, Duke’s opponents have taken 30, 35, 37, 33 and 31 threes, respec-tively.

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I’ve never been good at traditional predictions — you know, the probable winner and the score and all that basic stu! . But I did predict before the World Cup that Luis Suarez would bite somebody, which gives me the credibility and the confi dence to make some more bold guesses as to what will happen at this Sunday’s Super Bowl. So here are a few quick and ran-dom picks of what I think will happen in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Richard Sherman Will Get BurnedAnd burned badly. Not necessarily for a

touchdown, but at least for a big gain — I’ll say 40 plus yards — that helps to set up a New England Patriots touchdown. You know the old expression about getting burned when you fl y too close to the sun? Well, in this instance, Sherman’s ego is the fl ying object and Tom Brady is the sun.

I sco! at a self-respecting man wearing Ugg boots as much as the next guy, but there’s no denying Brady’s exceptional abilities, espe-cially in high-pressure situations. So, conse-quently, “cooler heads will prevail,” and other clichés.

Marshawn Lynch Will Be Special, On and O! the Field

If I were in charge of chiseling a Mount Rushmore of sports media darlings, Mar-shawn Lynch’s recent endeavors would make him the unanimous number one pick. (For those that are interested, Randy Moss, Manny Ramirez and Dennis Rodman would complete the structure.) Saying “thanks for asking” to every single question asked of you at Super Bowl’s Media Day was entertaining, but also a genius protest of the rule that players must make themselves available to the media. At Tuesday’s media day, Lynch dodged the im-

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“They force teams into taking an absurd amount of threes,” McConnell-Serio said. “They play the percentages. They believe that teams won’t shoot a high percentage from three.”

Spearheading Duke’s defense is Elizabeth Williams, a 6-foot-3 center and three-time As-sociated Press All-America and ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

“They have one of the best post players, in my opinion, in the ACC,” Kiesel said.

Averaging three blocks a game — good for 19th in the country — Williams serves as a large deterrent in the middle of Duke’s defense. Largely because of Williams, Pitt will likely attempt more threes than usual. Knock-ing down these shots behind the arc will be key in beating Duke, McConnell-Serio said.

And when Pitt does choose to challenge Williams inside, Kiesel noted that Pitt will need to use pump fakes, among other tactics, to throw the center’s timing o! .

To combat Duke’s defense, McConnell-Serio said solid defense by her team can help corrupt their scheme.

“If we can get stops on the defensive end and create more of an up-tempo game, that

is where we need to try to be successful. Not allowing them to get their defense set and being able to attack in transition,” she said.

On the o! ensive end, Duke uses its size to pound the ball inside. Williams averages 15.1 points per game, while Azurá Stevens (6-foot-5) averages 13.2 and Oderah Chidom (6-foot-4) averages 8.4.

With facing such a physically challeng-ing adversary, one might think beating Duke would be a di" cult task. Kiesel, nevertheless, said she was confi dent that the matchup would not ru# e Pitt.

“We go in expecting to win every game that we play, no matter who we play,” she said.

Over her four years at Pitt, Kiesel said she and her teammates always believed they could take on anybody. Though, she did concede that her team’s current confi dence level is higher than it has been over her career.

Partly, this assurance is a result of the work she and her teammates have expended this season — work which fi nally seems to be yielding success.

Her teammate, graduate student forward Monica Wignot, agreed and added that Pitt’s recent practice habits should benefi t the team.

“We’re confi dent, but not overconfi dent,” Wignot said. “We’ve put hours into the gym and we know that they’re going to pay o! .”

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“I’m here so I won’t get fi ned,” or some variation of that expression, was his answer to every question.

Personally, I think that Lynch is just so focused on upcoming games that he doesn’t want any distractions beforehand. Therefore, after Sunday’s game, Lynch will unleash an hour-long soliloquy on the media that an-swers any and all questions from their wildest dreams.

Bill Belichick Will SmileI’m joking, of course.A New Patriots “Scandal” Will UnfoldThey’ve spied. They’ve defl ated. They’ve

been every kind of villain the NFL fears. Personally, I think “Defl ategate” was just a precursor to something much greater. So, the question remains: what will the Patriots do next? Maybe they’ll run a bunch of formations with only nine guys on the fi eld. Someone is bound to claim this is an advantage for them. Maybe Julian Edelman will wear titanium-tipped cleats and set the world on fi re.

It’s cold in New England during football season. The Patriots have become comfort-able playing in this weather. It will not be cold in the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona on Sunday. While o! cials are busy monitoring the Patriots’ ball bag to make sure each is of su! cient weight (let’s all be adults here), the team will send a hired team of professionals to the stadium’s underbelly, where they’ll pay o" security with donuts (because how else do you pay o" security guards?) and crank up the air conditioning.

This will cause temperatures in the build-ing to plummet, giving the Patriots an ad-vantage.

As soon as this happens, o! cials will be forced to investigate. But you can only have so many o! cials on hand, so the “O! cial Ball Guarders” will become the “O! cial Heat Inspectors” and abandon their posts by the ball bags. Tight end Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski will then spike the balls with superhuman strength, defl ating them and giving the Pa-triots a double advantage.

The media will call it HeaterSmashDis-tractionDonutGronkSpikeGate.

Oh, yeah. I need a score prediction. Uh… Patriots 31, Seahawks 21.

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