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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

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...

Performers dance during the Luso-Brazilian Student Association’s Pittsburgh Brazilian Festival on Sunday in the William Pitt Union.

‘From the Allegheny to the Amazon and Beyond’: Luso-Brazilian Student Association hosts 18th annual Brazilian Festival

By Casey Carter, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

The vibrant Pittsburgh Brazilian Festival made its return on Sunday, Feb. 25, delivering an evening showcasing the rich culture and traditions of Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries.  The...

Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

Micro-reviews of the 2024 Best Picture nominees

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer February 25, 2024

Awards season has been in full swing since the beginning of the year, but we all await the winner of the biggest race of the year — the Academy Award for Best Picture. Among this year's 10 nominees are...

Nicole Fleetwood speaks at the 10th annual Black History Month lecture series at the Heinz History Center on Wednesday night.

Heinz History Center lecture showcases importance of art in prison

By Tanya Babbar, Senior Staff Writer February 25, 2024

Over the course of a decade, Nicole Fleetwood interviewed over 6,000 incarcerated artists about their experiences creating art in prison, an environment where space, materials and time are limited.  Fleetwood,...

A student attends the Swahili conversation hour in the Global Hub in Posvar Hall.

‘Learning the language of the African pride’: Pitt students study Swahili

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer February 25, 2024

Filipo Lubua, a linguistics professor and the coordinator of Pitt’s Swahili program, said Swahili conversation hours venture beyond language exchange. “Choosing to learn Swahili, the most widely...

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