The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Roundup of Pittsburgh Juneteenth events

Roundup of Pittsburgh Juneteenth events

By Anna Kuntz, Staff Writer • June 14, 2023
June 19 celebrates the anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States following the Civil War and serves as a symbol of freedom for the Black community. The Pitt News has compiled a list of events occurring in Pittsburgh this month dedicated to the celebration of Juneteenth.
The outside entrance to The Eatery in Litchfield Towers.

‘Inconvenient’ and ‘unnecessary’: Eatery closure over the summer presents challenges for students staying on campus

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • June 14, 2023
Eatery undergoes major renovations but affects students staying over the summer for on campus jobs.
Attendees at the Three Rivers Arts Festival at Point State Park on June 9, 2021.

‘A Pittsburgh Tradition’: Three Rivers Arts Festival brings art and live music to Fort Duquesne Boulevard

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • June 14, 2023
Three Rivers Arts Festival brings over 300+ artists to the Cultural District on Fort Duquesne Boulevard from June 2-11.

From cheerleaders to poets — sapphic media recommendations to check out this Pride Month

By Ryleigh Lord, Culture Editor • June 7, 2023
To celebrate Pride Month, Culture Editor Ryleigh Lord has compiled a list of sapphic television shows, movies and books recommendations to discover this month — and year-round.
In this aerial image, an aircraft, center, flies near a wildfire burning near Barrington Lake in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Pittsburgh in “code orange” air quality index as Canadian wildfires rage on

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • June 7, 2023
Allegheny county has been placed in the code orange air quality index as a direct result of the over 400 wildfires currently raging across Canada in Quebec and Nova Scotia.
Members of the Pitt faculty union and United Steelworkers at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg on Monday.

“Truly a historic day”: Organizers file for Pitt staff union election

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • June 7, 2023
Pitt staff are on the path to becoming Pennsylvania’s largest public sector workforce to unionize in decades after organizers submitted enough signatures to the state labor board to trigger a vote.
Ambassador Radovan Javorcik (left) and Michal Fedák (right) the Slovak Republic’s state secretary in the ministry of education, science, research and sport, talk about a small box of rocks and minerals in the Czechoslovakian nationality room in the Cathedral of Learning on Thursday.

‘Truly magnificent’: Slovakian Ambassador to the United States tours Czechoslovak Nationality Room

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • June 7, 2023
The Slovakian Ambassador to the United States toured Pitt’s Nationality Rooms the day after the 105th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Agreement.
Review | She’s a ‘mastermind’ — Swift’s near-perfect ‘Eras Tour’ cements her cultural legacy

Review | She’s a ‘mastermind’ — Swift’s near-perfect ‘Eras Tour’ cements her cultural legacy

By Ryleigh Lord, Culture Editor • June 7, 2023
Each night of The Eras Tour further guarantees that Swift is leading a cultural moment in history that will be discussed and reminisced upon for years to come, writes Culture Editor Ryleigh Lord.
The cast of “Yellowjackets.”

‘Fascinating and terrifying’: Yellowjackets season two portrays the complexities of teenage trauma

By Ryleigh Lord, Contributing Editor • May 31, 2023
The trauma and volatility of teenage girlhood never truly leave us, a point which “Yellowjackets” drives home in its sophomore season.
The first floor of the Cathedral of Learning.

Students utilize Nationality Room Scholarships for summer study abroad programs

By Bella Markovitz, Staff Writer • May 31, 2023
After a long semester of applications and interviews, students are beginning to reap the benefits of the Nationality Room Scholarships they’ve received for summer study abroad programs.
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