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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

John Goldsmith, retired director of the Heinz Chapel Choir, passed away on February 2. Courtesy of University of Pittsburgh Music Department

OBITUARY: Remembering John Goldsmith

By Caroline Bourque / Staff Writer February 28, 2017

On a cold Sunday afternoon at the end of January, about 50 people gathered outside the home of John Goldsmith, retired director of the Heinz Chapel Choir, to serenade him one last time. Even in his...

The 89th Oscarsbroadcasts live on  SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017, on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Eddy Chen). Disney/ABC Television Group | Flickr

Instead of social commentary, Kimmel sticks to tired jokes

By Ian Flanagan / Senior Staff Writer February 28, 2017

At the 2017 Academy Awards Sunday night, host Jimmy Kimmel used the Oscars stage to take digs at President Donald Trump — and occasionally to talk about this year’s nominees. During the show, Kimmel...

Courtesy of Smokestack Lightning

Finals and folk music: Pitt professors jam out

By Caroline Bourque / Staff Writer February 23, 2017

The acoustic sound of Patsy Cline’s slow-burner ballad, “She’s Got You,” filtered back from the stage to the brick walls of Biddle’s Escape in Wilkinsburg. An older couple slow danced in the...

Courtesy of Eugene Garcia-Cross

From Pitt to Hollywood: Eugene Garcia-Cross

By Kelechi Urama / Staff Writer February 21, 2017

Eugene Garcia-Cross was one of us just over a decade ago: holed up in the Cathedral of Learning and studying for exams. “The Cathedral was the center of my universe,” said the Pitt alum, who graduated...

Courtesy of Pittch Please

Pitt a cappella group snags second place at quarterfinals competition

By Emily Brindley / Culture Editor February 21, 2017

Pitt’s all-male a capella group, Pittch Please, took the stage over the weekend with song choices as wide-ranging as their vocals. At a quarterfinal competition for Varsity Vocals International Championship...

Courtesy of Pitt Stages

Spelling bee play takes students back to middle school

By Matt Maielli / Senior Staff Writer February 15, 2017

You don’t need to know how to spell “dramaturgy” to see the theatre department’s newest play — but it would probably help. While some of the vocabulary may require a college reading level,...

Hundreds of supporters gather during a party at the Hammered Lamb bar in Orlando, Fla., to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage nationwide on Friday, June 26, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Stop straightening gay bars

By Brandon Marx / For The Pitt News February 14, 2017

As a first-year at Pitt in 2013 — and fresh out of the closet — I felt decidedly excluded from common college experiences. Looking for a space where I could feel comfortable, accepted and safe,...

John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Enough love to go around: polyamory in Pittsburgh

By Virginia Homan / For The Pitt News February 14, 2017

When traditional monogamy failed Jessica Saunders, she looked for something different. When she realized that, for her, there is no perfect match between two people, Saunders turned instead to polyamory...

Raka Sarkar | Senior Staff Illustrator

Taking charge: student, dominatrix, survivor

Editor's note: After facing harassment due to her role in the BDSM community, Larissa's last name has been removed from this story.  Instead of letting a sexual assault control her life, Larissa decided...

The exterior of Nine Stories Booksellers on Butler Street in Lawrenceville Elaina Zachos | Senior Staff Photographer

Dust jackets and dog-ears: Pittsburgh’s thriving book scene

While brick-and-mortar bookstore chains fight with online shopping giants like Amazon.com for the bookselling market, independent bookstores quietly thrive. With new storefronts sprouting while the...

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