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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pittsburgh native Lilliana Dee taps her acrylic nails on a microphone for an ASMR video on her YouTube channel that has more than 200,000 subscribers.

Q&A: Local ASMR-tist Lily Whispers talks tingles and YouTube stardom

By Elizabeth Donnelly, Staff Writer December 10, 2018
While looking for a makeup tutorial on YouTube in 2013, Lilliana Dee came across a new genre of videos that would later change her world — ASMR.
Thriftsburgh made more than $5,500 in profit at its rummage sale on Aug. 27 which primarily featured household items and clothing.

The ultimate guide to affordable apartment decor

By Shahum Ajmal, Contributing Editor November 15, 2018
If you have been waiting for the moment to let your creativity shine in your own home, allow our assistant layout editor to offer some tips to spice up your apartment.
Writer and activist Tuhin Das speaks about the dangers Al-Qaeda presented to writers in his homeland of Bangladesh at Wednesday night’s “City Of Asylum Exiled Writers Residencies” event. (Photo by Sarah Connor | Contributing Editor)

City of Asylum residents share readings and wisdom at WPU

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor October 18, 2018
City of Asylum is known for providing a sanctuary for exiled writers. Two of those writers brought their wisdom to campus with a special appearance at WPU.
Lawrenceville’s Black Cat Market lists the names of the cat cafe’s resident cats Saturday.

Black Cat Market teams up with local vintage collective for Halloween pop-up

By Maggie Medoff, Staff Writer October 16, 2018
Black Cat Market — a cat cafe in Lawrenceville — hosted a pop-up Halloween shop selling vintage clothes in a collaboration with Three Pigs Vintage this past weekend.
First-years Lily McIntire (left) and Alden Paine paint “H2P” on Popeye’s door Monday for Paint the Town — an event hosted by Pitt Student Alumni Association — in preparation for Homecoming.

Pitt students paint the town

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor September 25, 2018
Members of Pitt’s Student Alumni Association and Blue and Gold Society painted their school’s colors on the windows of Fifth Avenue businesses to celebrate the upcoming homecoming week.
Models walk the runway in designs by Bernice Yu during Pittsburgh Fashion Week’s Thursday night runway event at Wintergarden at PPG Place.

Review: Pittsburgh Fashion Week rocks the runway

By Charlie Garcia-Weger, Staff Writer September 24, 2018
The Pittsburgh Fashion Week occurred from Sept. 17 to Sept. 20 and brought three different events to the City — including a high-profile runway show.
Gemma Sole, COO and co-founder of Nineteenth Amendment, discusses fashion designers and their access to wholesale connections at PGH Fashion Week “The Future of Fashion Panel” Wednesday night at the Union Trust Building. (Photo by Maria Heines | Staff Photographer)

Pittsburgh Fashion Week hosts panel

By Charlie Garcia-Weger, Staff Writer September 20, 2018
The Pittsburgh fashion community crafted its own version Wednesday night with a discussion of fashion's future — including the integration of technology.
Pitt recreates the cage from “The Silence of the Lambs” in Soldiers and Sailors — the location where certain scenes in the movie were originally filmed — each year.

Pittsburgh preps for festivals, frights, food and more this fall

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor September 18, 2018
From campus to Kennywood, there is something for students to enjoy this fall— even if they can only make it out of the library once this spooky season.
Exterior of the Andy Warhol Museum. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Donald Warhola talks art and Uncle Andy

By Grey McGettigan, For The Pitt News August 30, 2018
Andy Warhol's nephew leads gallery talks at the museum standing in honor of his uncle's timeless art.
(Illustration by Maria Heines | Staff Illustrator)

Staff Picks: Our Autumn Aesthetics

By The Pitt News Staff August 20, 2018
Fall trends are abundant, and our staff is here to share their thoughts on the popular — and slightly ridiculous — trends coming our way this spooky season.
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