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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

‘The Bachelor’ out of touch with modern love

By Tarun Sathish / Staff Writer February 12, 2016

For a show running 20 seasons and counting, “The Bachelor” still doesn’t get modern dating. The show, in which one enticing man whittles 20 women down to just one, and vice versa for “The Bachelorette,”...

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Who is, ‘Sarah Dubnik’? Pitt student reaches final in ‘Jeopardy’ competition

By Amanda Reed / Staff Writer February 10, 2016

Sarah Dubnik is frustrated at what transpires before her. “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek queries contestants of the show’s annual College Championship semifinal round: “The [Nobel] Peace prize...

Bella Heathcote and Lily James in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. (Jay Maidment/CTMG, Inc.)

‘Zombies’ resurrects Austen classic

By Britnee Meiser / Staff Writer February 10, 2016

If suitors were intimidated by Elizabeth Bennet before, imagine her with a sword. Balancing Victorian romance and the zombie apocalypse, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” is a fast-paced, surprisingly...

Sarah Dubnick appears on Jeopardy.  (Credit NBC)

Daily Dubnik: Pitt senior to compete in college ‘Jeopardy!’ semifinal Wednesday

By Jack Trainor / Culture Editor February 9, 2016

Who: Pitt senior Sarah Dubnik What: Competing in the Jeopardy! College Championship semifinals Where: NBC When: Wednesday Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. Why: Dubnik was one of the semifinal round’s two highest...

Art by Jeff Brunner, photo courtesy of Emma Rehm

Fun-A-Day returns to Pittsburgh for ninth year

By Britnee Meiser / Staff Writer February 9, 2016

A creative idea and the drive to get it done — that’s all it takes to exhibit artwork in Fun-a-Day, a national event with a loyal Pittsburgh following. Fun-a-Day, a volunteer-run concept that started...

A Series Of Unfortunate Events official poster (Netflix)

A fortunate turn of events: Netflix will give series new life

By Meghan Bray / Staff Writer February 9, 2016

Fans of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” have reason to believe their misfortune is over. After a less-than-satisfying 2004 film adaptation, the Baudelaire orphans might finally return to relevancy...

Q&A: Yancy balances work and play

By Lexi Kennell / for The Pitt News February 5, 2016

In between working as a non-profit hero in a children’s hospital and writing fiction, modern day Clark Kent, Melissa Yancy, became this year’s recipient of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. As a result,...

Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Chasing the Greene: Pitt student has rapping aspirations

By Annabelle Hanflig / Staff Writer February 5, 2016

Kenny Greene is a sophomore finance and economics major, but he would drop school in a second if it meant getting his big break. “If anything, I could see music not only substituting college but [a...

The Erroll Garner display recently opened in the William Pitt Union | Staff Photographer

Garner, Glaser honored with exhibit

By Noah Coco / for The Pitt News February 3, 2016

Just as Jackie Robinson had Branch Rickey, Pittsburgh native and jazz pianist Erroll Garner had Martha Glaser. The University will unveil a display in the William Pitt Union today that showcases jazz...

Scarlett Johansson and Josh Brolin in Hail, Caesar! (Alison Cohen Rosa/Universal Pictures/TNS)

‘Caesar’ pales in comparison to past Coen bros’ films

By Tarun Sathish / Staff Writer February 3, 2016

Take a look in the mirror, Hollywood — you might not like what you see. That’s the sentiment behind the Coen brothers’ latest film, “Hail, Caesar!,” which follows Eddie Mannix — a slim,...

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