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

Row House Cinema debuted “Pittsburgh’s Pretty Kitties” — a feature-length film composed of 160 cat videos submitted by local cat owners — during the City’s first-ever Cat Film Festival. (Photo courtesy of Casey Taylor)

Cats come into the spotlight at Pittsburgh’s first cat film festival

By Prachi Patel / Staff Writer November 14, 2017

Laura Greenawalt tossed a handful of popcorn into her mouth and eagerly glanced up at the blank movie theater screen, waiting for the lights to dim, the film to begin and for her cat, Schuster, to become...

Rock legend Bob Dylan serenaded fans at Heinz Hall Nov. 6. (Illustration by Abby Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Review: Bob Dylan’s never-ending tour stops in Pittsburgh

By Darren Campuzano | Staff Writer November 9, 2017

What can be said about Bob Dylan that has not been said before? To start, the man cannot sit still. Rock’s modern troubadour and nonpareil songsmith returned to Heinz Hall after three years Nov. 6....

Students meet Wednesday nights in the Center for Creativity as part of the ARTificial club. (Photo by Betty Shen | Staff Photographer)

Pastels and paints: ARTificial club provides students with creative outlet

By Siddhi Shockey / For The Pitt News November 9, 2017

The silence of creative focus cuts short sounds of laughter and chatter as students begin to paint abstract designs with vibrant yellow and pink acrylics on large, white canvases. ARTificial — the...

Historic Pittsburgh is digitizing and uploading archived photos of Pittsburgh — including this aerial shot of the Point — to historicpittsburgh.org. (Photo via Pitt’s University Library System)

Historic Pittsburgh hosts fair at Carnegie Library

By Siddhi Shockey / For The Pitt News November 7, 2017

Rick Sebak, a native Pittsburgh filmmaker and producer, held a “Pittsburgh Changes the World” sign above his head, eliciting nods from the audience at the Historic Pittsburgh Fair. Sebak and many...

(Illustration by Abby Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Sam Smith sings with sincerity in sophomore album

By Sarah Morris / Staff Writer November 6, 2017

Sam Smith is not heartbroken anymore — sad and emotional, sure, but that seems to be a part of who he will always be. The heartbreak that propelled most of Smith’s 2014 debut, “In The Lonely Hour,”...

(Illustration by Abby Katz | Staff Illustrator)

‘Stranger Things’ season two returns twists, turns and the 80s

By Sarah Morris / Staff Writer November 1, 2017

Putting the number two after a title is dangerous — sequels are hard to make and rarely live up to the originals. And while the second season of “Stranger Things,” released last Friday, falls...

Katie Porfeli, a member of Ghosts N’at, uses a special camera that the hunters say senses paranormal activity.
(Photo by Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor)

Hunting Pittsburgh’s haunted history

Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish if a person is drunk or possessed by a demon. At least that’s what TJ Porfeli, the co-owner and president of operations of Ghosts N’at Paranormal Adventures,...

Davis Kuhn and Josie Manns dressed up as Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy from “Spongebob, and Jonah Walston and Brittany Zortman went as Baby and Deborah from “Baby Driver.” (Photo courtesy of Sarah Connor)

Eerie ensembles: College students craft costumes at home

By Sarah Connor, Staff Writer October 31, 2017

Students dressed up in outfits ranging from cartoon characters to sexy nuns walked to and from Sorrento’s and mingled in Oakland basements this weekend — but one student in particular stuck out from...

(Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

TPN’s spooky tunes

By Lexi Kennell / Culture Editor October 31, 2017

Halloweekend parties might be over, but there’s still time to listen to a killer playlist of spooky tunes before all the Christmas music sets in. While “Thriller” and “Monster Mash” may be...

Pittsburgh residents and students are an integral part of maintaining the community gardens. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Rooted in the community: gardens bring neighborhoods together

By Prachi Patel / Staff Writer October 26, 2017

Whether it’s planted on a worn-down baseball field, hidden in a church’s vacant parking lot or sandwiched between two houses, Pittsburghers have repurposed sections of their neighborhoods into community...

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