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A man and woman interact on screen during the film “A Woman of Paris,” which was shown as a part of Pittsburgh’s recent Silent Film Festival.

‘A time machine’: Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival revisits forgotten film history

By Sarah Pine, Staff Writer October 3, 2023

An event years in the making, Pittsburgh’s first Silent Film Festival featured a series of silent film screenings in hopes of reviving the largely forgotten art form.  Silent film reached its peak...

Pitt Dance Marathon reveals a record-breaking total of $24,980.51 for their 12-hour fundraising push on Monday evening in Schenley Quadrangle.

‘It all adds up, dollar by dollar’: Pitt Dance Marathon exceeds 12-hour fundraising goal for UPMC Children’s Hospital

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor October 2, 2023

Pitt Dance Marathon announced that they exceeded their fundraising goal of $17,000 for UPMC Children’s Hospital on Monday night. Their 12-hour fundraising push raised $24,980.51, breaking last year’s...

Festival presenters stand together behind the Ukrainian Heritage table during the Eastern European Festival on Sunday in the Cathedral of Learning.

East European Festival encourages cross-cultural celebration

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer October 2, 2023

From enjoying Dobos cake and Turkish coffee to watching Bulgarian dances and Austrian puppetry, visitors who attended Pitt’s East European Festival this weekend got a chance to celebrate Eastern European...

Aki Onda’s performance "Spirits Known and Unknown” featuring Eyvind Kang in the Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University on Friday.

Impossible Music exhibit at Carnegie Mellon reexamines the meaning of music

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer October 1, 2023

Clay microphones, a self-playing piano and a cassette machine playing archival tapes captivated visitors at the “Impossible Music” exhibit at Carnegie Mellon University. The showcase explores musical...

“GUTS” album cover.

Review | Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ beats the sophomore slump

By Carissa Canzona, Staff Writer October 1, 2023

Olivia Rodrigo has received immense praise following the release of her sophomore album “GUTS.” With a mixture of rock and pop punk songs and ballads revolving around the highs and lows of being a...

Cast members in “The Nightman Cometh” pose on the stage in the Frick Fine Arts auditorium on September 29.

Pitt students present an amateur stage adaptation of ‘The Nightman Cometh’

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor October 1, 2023

Dean Merritt waddled onto the Frick Fine Arts stage last Friday cloaked in tattered robes and flaunting a crude prosthetic nose. The senior accounting and finance major was Frank Reynolds, the fictional...

Ariana Starkman as River and Christopher Staley as Franz in a production of "Appropriate" by Pitt Stages in 2020.

Pitt Stages plans four productions for the 2023-24 season

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor September 28, 2023

Student actors from Pitt’s department of theatre arts will take to the stage for four productions throughout the fall and spring semesters at the Charity Randall Theater and the Henry Heymann Theater....

Noel Miller laughs during his interview event with Pitt Program Council in the William Pitt Union on Monday, Sept. 25.

Noel Miller talks about his comedy journey at Pitt Program Council event

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

The William Pitt Union hosted Noel Miller, a Canadian-American YouTuber, comedian, rapper, podcaster and filmmaker, for a talk and Q&A organized by the Pitt Program Council. Approximately 450 Pitt...

Noah Kahan performs on stage during his Stick Season tour.

Review | Noah Kahan’s ‘Stick Season’ tour is like therapy for the homesick college student

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer September 25, 2023

I’m not a spontaneous person, but when I heard that indie folk artist Noah Kahan was performing in Columbus, Ohio, on September 12, I bought tickets and made the six-hour round trip despite having class...

Masks on display at the Latin American Cultural Center as a part of the new Mexican Masks Exhibition.

‘Mexican Masks’ exhibit explores the art of masks in Mexican culture

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer September 25, 2023

When visitors enter the Mexican Masks exhibit at the Latin American Cultural Center, they will find themselves in a maze of 88 striking masked faces, varied in material, expression and purpose, tracing...

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