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Attendees at the Lunar New Year celebrations in the Posvar Global Hub.

Pitt rings in Lunar New Year with ‘Beyond the Page’ and Global Hub Event

By Maxine Van Nortwick and Mollie Young January 31, 2025

This past week marked the start of the Year of the Snake, with the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and the University of Pittsburgh joined in on the celebrations taking place around the world to...

Attendees gathered in the Kurtzman Room for the World Cafe on Sunday, Jan. 26.

‘World Cafe’ facilitates discussions on diversity and inclusion

By Emma Meo, Staff Writer January 29, 2025

Members of the Pitt community gathered on Sunday, Jan. 26 in the lower lounge of the William Pitt Union to participate in what was called a World Cafe. People from different perspectives came together...

Annual Audubon Day showcases 19th-Century Audubon prints and live falcon encounter

Annual Audubon Day showcases 19th-Century Audubon prints and live falcon encounter

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer November 18, 2024

The University of Pittsburgh’s Archives and Special Collections hosted its annual Audubon Day celebration on Nov. 10, featuring a rare showcase of “Birds of America” prints. The event was free and...

Participants at PolishFest 2024 in the Cathedral of Learning.

PolishFest 2024 celebrates Eastern European cultures

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

PolishFest 2024, an annual celebration hosted on Pitt’s campus, took place in the Cathedral Commons on Nov. 10. Although the festival’s name focuses on Poland, its programming encompasses all of the...

A person poses in a cowboy costume.

“Halloweekend” celebrations take over Oakland

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

Pitt students and Pittsburgh residents took to the streets of Oakland to partake in Halloween festivities last weekend. Though Halloween fell on a Thursday this year, students extended the celebration...

The entrance to the Monster Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19.

A weekend of eating, launching and smashing pumpkins at Monster Pumpkins Pittsburgh

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer October 21, 2024

Fall in Pittsburgh is synonymous with foliage, apples, rainy days and, now, enormous pumpkins. The Monster Pumpkins Festival came to Pittsburgh’s Strip District on Oct. 19-20, bringing local business...

Attendees of the Pink Warriors Breast Cancer Walk outside of the William Pitt Union on Saturday, Oct. 19.

Pitt Pink Warriors walk campus in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer October 21, 2024

The William Pitt Union plaza was a sea of pink this Saturday afternoon as the Pitt Pink Warriors held their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on campus. Pink Warriors is a Pitt student-run philanthropy...

A sign reading “Willkommen to the Karneval” on the Roberto Clemente Bridge welcomes Oktoberfest attendees.

Oktoberfest Pittsburgh: Bratwurst, polka and community

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer October 15, 2024

It’s not often that one can experience a hardcore folk punk band, traditional Bavarian hats and spaghetti ice cream all in one night in downtown Pittsburgh, but Oktoberfest Pittsburgh created that opportunity....

Participants dance during the Indigenous Culture Festival.

Third annual Indigenous Cultural Festival commences in Oakland

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer October 1, 2024

On a rainy Wednesday afternoon in Schenley Plaza, the loud echoes of drums and intertribal song echoed around Oakland from the “mini powwow” taking place as a part of the third annual Indigenous Cultural...

A Pittsburgh staircase descending into a neighborhood.

New book ‘City Steps of Pittsburgh’ chronicles a hilly city’s hidden staircases

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer September 8, 2024

Scattered around Pittsburgh, countless steps stretch across the city’s slopes. Hundreds of staircases snake up and down the hills and ravines — many weathered and eroded, hidden amongst the trees,...

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