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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
Artist and activist Zahra Noorbakhsh will come to Pitt in early February to hold a creative narrative workshop as a part of a grant through the Year of Creativity.

Year of creativity brings grant applications to an unprecedented high

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer • January 9, 2020
One major facet of the Year of Creativity is the Year of Creativity Funding Opportunity, which provides grants of up to $5,000 to students and faculty starting creative endeavors during the 2019-20 academic year.
Suzanne Collins, author of “The Hunger Games” trilogy, will release her book “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes” on May 19.

Books to look forward to in 2020

By Leah Mensch, Contributing Editor • January 5, 2020
Though 2019 was such a wonderful year for books, the book gods are telling me that 2020 might be even better. My only New Years resolution this year is to read as many books as possible.
Phipps provides a warm greenhouse location to decompress after finals.

Where to go when you’re done with finals but can’t go home yet

By MJ LaRocque, Staff Writer • December 8, 2019
The worst part of finals week is finishing everything and still having to stick around on campus and wait for a ride home. During the wait, there are plenty of free and inexpensive events around town to go to.
Colony Cafe, located downtown, allows you to study in the same room as adoptable cats.

Staff Picks: Unconventional study spots

By The Pitt News Staff • December 8, 2019
On the culture desk here at The Pitt News, we know how hard finals week is. Once a semester, everyone at Pitt suddenly rediscovers the library and Hillman is filled with people cramming for finals, cramming for mobile charging blocks and — most importantly — cramming for space. Here are our recommendations for the best spots to study that no one else will think of.
Stress dreams are made of finals

Stress dreams are made of finals

By Charlie Taylor, Staff Writer • December 8, 2019
University-related dreams are common amongst students. A 2017 study by career website Debut found that 84% of college students surveyed reported having nightmares about school, half of which were recurring. These nightmares most commonly pertained to taking exams, followed by failing those exams or their classes altogether.
Poets Marilyn Nelson (left) and Sonia Sanchez (right) spoke about their works as a part of the first installment of the Center for African American Poetry Poetics Legacy Series.

Sonia Sanchez and Marilyn Nelson talk black poetry

By Charlie Taylor, Staff Writer • November 18, 2019
Sonia Sanchez and fellow poet Marilyn Nelson visited the Carnegie Lecture Hall for a reading, which was followed by a conversation about their work, in an event hosted by Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures and the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics.
Many students’ apartments are loosely held together by Command-brand adhesive products.

How to decorate when you’re a renter

By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor • November 14, 2019
When it comes to decorating a rented space, many college students fall into the classic decor scheme of empty Natty Light cans, a sinkful of dirty dishes and furniture they picked up off the curb.
Children color in images of nesting dolls at Sunday’s Polish Festival in the Cathedral of Learning.

Polish festival kicks off Christmas celebrations

By MJ LaRocque, Staff Writer • November 12, 2019

The smell of sauerkraut and fried dough filled the air of the first floor of the Cathedral of Learning, kicking off Polish Christmas celebrations. The Polish Festival — hosted by the Polish Nationality...

Pitt Program Council hosted YouTube personality and vlogger David Dobrik Tuesday night in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room.

Vlogger David Dobrik brings YouTube to the WPU

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Contributing Editor • November 7, 2019
A packed room of excited students cheered and applauded as a 23-year-old man in a Pitt sweatshirt and baseball cap emerged from a back door. While he looked the part, he wasn’t another regular Pitt student — this was David Dobrik, one of the most recognizable people on the internet.
Vendors sell Christmas ornaments and other knickknacks in the Cathedral of Learning during the 29th annual Slovak Festival on Sunday.

Slovak heritage festival celebrates 29th anniversary

By Diana Velasquez, Staff Writer • November 4, 2019
The Pitt Slovak Studies Program and the Pitt Student Slovak Club celebrated their 29th annual Slovak Festival on Sunday.
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