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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

Trip Lotus performs at the Atwood Church during “Live From Oakland: Genesis” on Friday night.

Photos: Wild Blue Yonder, Trip Lotus and Funky Lamp perform at Atwood Church

By Hannah Levine, Staff Photographer March 7, 2024

Post Genre and 8Trak Entertainment hosted their third and final show of the “Live from Oakland: Genesis'' series at the Atwood Church on Friday evening. Funky Lamp used the show to debut a new album,...

Students perform in the Pitt Stages production of “That’s Not How I Remember It” in the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre.

Pitt Stages play ‘That’s Not How I Remember It’ finds comedy in memory and ‘80s nostalgia

By Daniella Levick, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

The Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre swelled with laughter last Friday as it hosted the Pitt Stages production of “That’s Not How I Remember It.'' The one-act play, which ran from March 1 to March 3,...

Gordon Cormier and Robert Falconer in “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (2024).

Review | Live-action ‘Avatar’ series brings needed representation, but falls short of the original

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer March 5, 2024

A few things made me the critical thinker I am today — my mother, Luisa Capetillo’s feminist literature and “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The show cemented my beliefs in what freedom truly means...

The Pitt Band performed on Saturday afternoon in Bellefield Hall for their Winter Symphonic Band Concert.

Photos: Pitt band performs in Winter Symphonic Band Concert

By Alex Jurkuta, Staff Photographer March 5, 2024

The Pitt Band performed on Saturday afternoon in Bellefield Hall for their Winter Symphonic Band Concert.

Common performs his first rap for the audience on Tuesday evening in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room.

Rapper Common discusses artistry and activism

By Evan Fuccio, Staff Photographer March 4, 2024

Pitt Program Council and Black Action Society hosted Common, also known as Lonnie Lynn, for a moderated Q & A on Tuesday evening in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. The evening covered much of...

A band member plays the saxophone during Saturday evening’s concert in Bellefield Hall.

Photos: Pitt Symphonic Band performs in Bellefield Hall

By Alex Jurkuta, Staff Photographer March 4, 2024

Pitt Symphonic Band hosted its winter concert Saturday evening in Bellefield Hall.

A student with Pitt Dance Marathon joins a miracle kid on stage during the fashion show in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room on Wednesday evening.

Pitt Dance Marathon hosts its annual fashion show to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer March 3, 2024

The Pitt Dance Marathon student organization hosted a fashion show for the Children’s Miracle Network last Wednesday. Students packed the assembly room in the William Pitt Union, alongside parents and...

Sam McLellan and company in “The Book of Mormon” North American tour.

Review | ‘The Book of Mormon’ brings side-splitting sacrilege to the Benedum Center

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor March 1, 2024

As the lights went down on the opening night of “The Book of Mormon,” I thought back to New York City in 2011. I was eight years old, and a billboard bearing an image of a well-dressed, clean-cut young...

Review | ‘Madame Web’ is a disgrace to the legacy of superhero films

Review | ‘Madame Web’ is a disgrace to the legacy of superhero films

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer March 1, 2024

As a zealous admirer of both Dakota Johnson and the superhero genre, it pains me deeply to write this review, but it must be done. In the pantheon of cinematic catastrophes, "Madame Web" emerges as a glaring...

Actors perform in Pitt Stages’ production of “Cheating Fate” written by Karim Chebli and Sara Abdo.

Pitt Stages brings the Lebanese human experience to Pittsburgh

By Sarah Pine, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

Amid political turmoil, economic crisis and social unrest, an explosion erupted in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, causing over 200 deaths and injuring thousands more on Aug. 4, 2020.  This event serves...

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