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The Pitt News

Kevin McAllister poses for a portrait in his deli.

Kevin’s Deli voted best Black-owned business in The Pitt News’ survey

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer March 25, 2025

Right out of high school, Kevin McAllister began working at the Webster Hall Deli in 1987. The owner, William R. Lee, taught McAllister “everything he [knows].” “[He] taught me how to do cooking,...

Review | The newest “Hunger Games” release, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ feels unsurprising but hopeful

Review | The newest “Hunger Games” release, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ feels unsurprising but hopeful

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor March 24, 2025

Suzanne Collins’ newest release, “Sunrise on the Reaping,” introduces readers to the 50th Hunger Games, with Haymitch Abernathy as the narrator and central protagonist. For people already familiar...

Heinz Chapel docent Karen Sebolt guides participants during the Heinz Chapel Women in the Windows tour.

‘Remember the Ladies’: Heinz Chapel Women in the Windows tour celebrates Women’s History Month

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

In a letter to her husband, John Adams, Abigail Adams asked him to “remember the ladies” as he worked to draft the United States Constitution in 1776. Remembering and celebrating women and their achievements...

Students sort through cyanotypes at the Beyond Blue: Toning Cyanotypes workshop in Hillman Library on Wednesday, March 19.

The art of cyanotypes revamped with the Text & conText Lab

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer March 23, 2025

Tables were lined with excited faces, art supplies and eye-catching bright blue papers during the Center for Creativity’s "Beyond Blue: Toning Cyanotypes" workshop. Hillman Library's Text & conText...

A student crochets at the Crochet Workshop in the makerspace on Thursday, March 20.

Pitt Makerspace’s crochet workshop fosters community among students

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer March 23, 2025

The Makerspace, housed in Benedum Hall and associated with the Swanson School of Engineering, has various types of mechanical tools and supplies for student work. However, if 3D printers and power tools...

Benson Boone, winner of the award for song of the year for "Beautiful Things," poses in the press room during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Heart to Heart — Wins, Woos and Wow Moments at the ‘iHeartRadio Music Awards’

By Kelly Kowalewski, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

On March 17, America tuned in to one of the most anticipated award shows of the year — the “iHeartRadio Music Awards.” On Monday, the show was streamed live from sunny Los Angeles, California. The...

A sign reading “Hail 2 Thrift” sits on a table during Thriftsburgh’s 10-year anniversary celebration.

Thriftsburgh’s 10th anniversary celebrates sustainability on Pitt’s campus

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer March 17, 2025

Pitt students lined up outside the O’Hara Student Center ballroom to celebrate Thriftsburgh’s 10-year anniversary on Friday, March 14. Various vendors and sustainability student organizations assisted...

Outside the Irish Design Center on Craig Street.

Celebrating Irish culture at Pitt with the Irish Design Center

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer March 17, 2025

St. Patrick’s Day weekend on Pitt’s campus is what some refer to as the spring semester’s quintessential “going out” holiday. As the weather warms and students leave their winter hibernation,...

Students flood Semple Street for the Ginger Run on Saturday, Mar. 15.

The Ginger Run: A perspective on the chaos and borgs from a ginger who can’t run

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer March 17, 2025

A gray sky, similar to the one that blankets Ireland, graced Semple Street at 2 p.m. this Saturday for Oakland’s second annual Ginger Run. Luck was in the air as swaths of redheads raced across the finish...

Review | Jason Isbell touches on heartbreak and addiction in new album ‘Foxes in the Snow’

Review | Jason Isbell touches on heartbreak and addiction in new album ‘Foxes in the Snow’

By Dylan Paradise, Staff Writer March 13, 2025

Jason Isbell, a country rock singer-songwriter, recently released his latest project, “Foxes in the Snow.” Once a member of the Drive-By Truckers and frequently in collaboration with his band The 400...

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