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

Nikki Moriello / Photo Editor

Sweating the details: why first impressions matter

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer September 11, 2015

It’s time to hang up the tights — and the sweats. Despite their popularity among students, many professionals consider yoga pants and sweat pants a hindrance to academic and occupational achievement....

Nikki Moriello / Photo Editor

Call me Big Poppa: Mr. Humphrey opens food truck

By Andrew Fishman / Staff Writer September 11, 2015

As I opened my container, the savory smell of pulled pork smothered in barbecue sauce filled my nostrils. The sandwich before me — a large bun with a heaping pile of pork and vinegar cole slaw, topped...

Aby Sobotka / Staff Illustrator

Nothing to fear: ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff can’t resurrect zombie genre

By Valkyrie Speaker / Staff Writer September 10, 2015

As someone who thought they couldn’t get enough of the AMC television show “The Walking Dead,” watching its Los Angeles prequel companion series, “Fear the Walking Dead,” is the definition of...

September call-ups: Netflix adds to its catalog

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer September 10, 2015

Good news for anyone looking for new procrastination material after the first few weeks of classes: Netflix is about to shower its catalogue with new movies and TV show seasons. The streaming site added...

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High school drop out: Efron stars in underwhelming ‘We Are Your Friends’

By Jack Shelly / Staff Writer September 7, 2015

"We Are Your Friends" Starring: Zac Efron, Wes Bentley and Emily Ratajkowski Grade: C   It doesn’t take much reflection after watching “We Are Your Friends” to realize that Zac Efron’s...

Fifty years: ‘Highway 61’

September 7, 2015

Bob Dylan’s lasting impact in American pop culture used to astound me as a younger person. I tried to grasp how people thought of the nasally-voiced songwriter, on a scale of popularity or critical regard,...

 Nikki Moriello, Visual Editor

Seeing green: “Emerald City” comes to Oakland

By Jack Trainor / Culture Editor September 3, 2015

Pittsburgh now has another reason to thank the late philanthropist and political activist Elsie Hillman: she brought the “Emerald City” to the Steel City. Over the summer, the Pittsburgh nonprofit...

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Ultra lame: ‘American Ultra’ fails to captivate audience

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer September 3, 2015

“American Ultra” Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Connie Britton Grade: C- Everybody can be a superhero. Even your local junkie. That’s the theme of “American Ultra,”...

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Scream no more: Legendary horror director Wes Craven dead at 76

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer September 1, 2015

Horror movie fans, lament: the boogeyman has died. Wes Craven, the man who made a living making you check under the bed at night, died Sunday from brain cancer. The pioneering director behind horror classics...

Nikki Moriello / Visual Editor

Hilarity in the Heymann

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer September 1, 2015

Pittsburgh natives and visitors alike hammed out at the Pittsburgh Comedy Festival over the weekend, bringing extra comic relief to Student Orientation week. The second annual Pittsburgh Comedy Festival...

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