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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

Nick Jonas colors Pittsburgh Pride in the Street

Nick Jonas colors Pittsburgh Pride in the Street

By Kelechi Urama / Staff Writer June 16, 2015

Halfway through his Pittsburgh Pride in the Street performance on Saturday, Nick Jonas took a break from his own music and turned to his piano player, Chase Foster.“Chase, what you got for me?” Jonas...

Trevorrows Jurassic World gnashes into theaters

Trevorrow’s “Jurassic World” gnashes into theaters

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer June 15, 2015

“Jurassic World”Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’OnofrioDirected By: Colin TrevorrowGrade: B+Jurassic World is finally open.Twenty-two years after the disastrous events captured...

“She Who Tells A Story” challenges Western preconceptions of Arab women

“She Who Tells A Story” challenges Western preconceptions of Arab women

By Kelechi Urama / Staff Writer June 10, 2015

In the Heinz Galleries at the Carnegie Museum of Art, a black and white photo by Shirin Neshat depicts a woman’s hand over her closed mouth.The words of Forough Farrokhzad, one of the most influential...

City of Asylum offers ad-lib insight into lives of the disabled

City of Asylum offers ad-lib insight into lives of the disabled

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer June 9, 2015

Bright, fluorescent lights poured down on a cast of characters. They joined hands and bowed, their bodies casting shadows on the white stage where they stood. Some were standing, some accompanied by their...

Fun in the Sun: Three Rivers Arts Festival kicks off with worry-free whirlwind

Fun in the Sun: Three Rivers Arts Festival kicks off with worry-free whirlwind

By Brady Langmann / Staff Writer June 9, 2015

With a chaotic weekend that included a Taylor Swift concert at Heinz Field, PrideFest and the Three Rivers Arts Festival, there’s plenty that could’ve gone wrong.Thankfully, the Arts Festival’s featured...

Netflix’s ‘Girlhood’ an outdated coming-of-age story

Netflix’s ‘Girlhood’ an outdated coming-of-age story

By Kelechi Urama / Staff Writer June 2, 2015

Coming-of-age stories about black girls can’t seem to grow up.Last fall, French director Céline Sciamma, writer and director of nontraditional coming-of-age dramas “Water Lilies” and “Tomboy,”...

What’s the skinny: Pittsburghers strip for Underwear Bike Ride

What’s the skinny: Pittsburghers strip for Underwear Bike Ride

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer June 2, 2015

As nearly-nude bikers began to fill the sidewalk near John (Baldy) McGrane Memorial Field for the Pittsburgh Underwear Bike Ride, onlooking children shouted, “Put some clothes on!”Roughly 400 bikers...

San Andreas fails to shake audience

“San Andreas” fails to shake audience

By Chang Zuo / For The Pitt News May 28, 2015

"San Andreas"Grade: DStarring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra DaddarioDirected by: Brad Peyton“San Andreas” wastes no time in dunking audiences into a pool of action-disaster movie clichés.The...

Pitt a plentiful, collegiate playground

Ready to experience the magic of the Steel City? Pittsburgh has a lot to offer. From PNC Park to the Andy Warhol Museum, the city has something for everyone’s bucket list. Here are the top five things...

6 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make at Pitt

Your first year at Pitt will bring you late-night pizzas, enough pictures of the Cathedral to fill a photobook and a catalog of opportunities to grow as a person as you navigate the many necessary and...

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