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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The exhibitions colorful, interactive components hang from the ceiling. Lexi Kennell | Staff Photographer

To Brazil and back: Carnegie Museum of Art debuts interactive exhibit

By Lexi Kennell / Staff Writer October 4, 2016

Next time you visit the Carnegie Museum of Art, lounge in a hammock and talk to Amazonian parrots in a new art exhibit that thrives on viewer participation. The wild, sensory-driven installments of...

The Hip-Hop Dance Crews Controlled Chaos performed in the William Pitt Union Monday night. Julia Zhu | Staff Photographer

Get jiggy with it: Hip-Hop Dance Crew preps students for the big stage

By Lauren Lotka / For The Pitt News October 4, 2016

A group of about 30 students dropped to the floor in the Baierl Student Recreation Center, kicked their legs out and stepped to a mashup of contemporary hits Thursday night. As part of the Hip-Hop...

Renjie Zheng, an undeclared student, placed in the competitions top 10. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

GALLERY: CSSA Mid-Autumn Festival

By Elaina Zachos | Visual Editor October 3, 2016

Members of Pitt's Chinese Students and Scholars Association organized its annual Mid-Autumn Festival event Saturday night to bring Pittsburgh's local Chinese population together. Traditionally, the celebration...

Raka Sarkar | Staff Illustrator

Dining Guide: Local restaurants to fit your mood

By The Pitt News staff September 30, 2016

Dessert Yes, we put dessert first, and so should you. Crêpes Parisiennes 207 S. Craig St. 412-683-1912 Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $ This cozy...

A smattering of Haudenosaunee dishes at  a nearby table in Schenley Plaza. John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Conflict Kitchen serves up new menu, revisits old dispute

After offering cuisine based on contemporary conflicts between countries around the world and the United States, Conflict Kitchen turned this spring to a domestic feud: Native Americans and their cultural...

A look inside Union Grills cozy atmosphere. John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Love at first bite: Panthers dish favorite date spots

By The Pitt News Culture Staff September 30, 2016

For this year’s Dining Guide, we wanted to figure out a question as old as the University itself — how do you impress a date? Instead of giving you our opinion — this Culture Editor once invited...

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Q&A: Don’t make fun of us, Hannibal

By Dan Sostek / Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2016

As a college student, Hannibal Buress never expected to be found on prominent IMDB pages. Instead, he was on his way to having a listing in the Yellow Pages. If told he’d be a prominent actor and comedian...

GALLERY: Artist Spotlight on Emily Zielinski

GALLERY: Artist Spotlight on Emily Zielinski

By Katherine Bauer / For The Pitt News September 29, 2016

For most of her life, Emily Zielinski has had a close relationship with art. But after battling an eating disorder, she realized just how important it was to her. “[Art] got me away from other things,”...

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A peculiar tale: “Miss Peregrine’s” another Burton blunder

By Ian Flanagan / Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2016

“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” Starring: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson Directed by: Tim Burton Grade: C+ “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”...

Junior Lizzie Kaniecki, the Vice President of Ruckus, brings laughs comedy shows at Pitt. Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Causing a Ruckus: Kaniecki brings comic relief to campus

By Salina Pressimone / For The Pitt News September 27, 2016

Some comedians have a pointed approach, from Jerry Seinfeld’s “Have you ever noticed?” brand of observational comedy to Richard Pryor’s on-stage philosophizing. But Lizzie Kaniecki, Vice President...

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