Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi shines bright on love and self-worth
By Diana Velasquez, Senior Staff Writer
February 25, 2020
Zozibini Tunzi came onto the stage of the William Pitt Union Assembly Room for An Evening with Miss Universe, hosted by the Pitt Program Council and the Black Action Society, to speak with Pitt students about her life as Miss Universe and the work she’s doing while holding the title.
The Perch honors Black History Month through celebration of Afro-Caribbean food
By Sinead McDevitt, Staff Writer
February 25, 2020
When planning this year's Black History Month dinner, Pitt and its dining contractor Sodexo decided to focus on Afro-Carribean dishes, featuring food from Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad, Barbados and other areas.
Deep inside the world of vaginal rejuvenation
By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
February 25, 2020
The term “vaginal rejuvenation” may conjure up comical images of excessive self-care — vulva face masks, labia salt scrubs, pH-balancing bath bombs — but these treatments are real cosmetic procedures currently being performed in Pittsburgh.
Netflix stars talk “I Am Not Okay With This”
By Siddhi Shockey, Senior Staff Writer
February 20, 2020
The Pitt Film and Media Studies program hosted Sophia Bryant and Richard Ellis, actors from the upcoming Netflix series “I Am Not Okay With This.” The actors answered questions about their experiences during the production of the show.
Catalog of visiting black poets’ work on display in Hillman Library
By Brenden Rearick, For The Pitt News
February 20, 2020
Colorful chapbooks — small collections of poetry centered on a theme — currently line the featured shelves in Hillman’s new African American poetry exhibit.
Pitt Stages production keeps it “Appropriate”
By Diana Velasquez, Staff Writer
February 19, 2020
“Appropriate,” written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, an American playwright and MacArthur Fellow, and directed by Ricardo Vila-Roger, a professor in Pitt’s Department of Theatre Arts, will premiere Thursday at 8 p.m. and continue through March 1.
Pittsburgh artists reflect on femininity and female bodies in two new exhibits
By Nadiya Greaser, For The Pitt News
February 18, 2020
The oil paintings were part of an exhibit on Mary Ethel McAuley, a Pittsburgh journalist and artist, and the quilted skirt was part of an accompanying exhibit called Three Artists (Three Women). The exhibits will be on display in the University Art Gallery until March 28.
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks announces ‘Cymbeline’ for 16th season
By MJ LaRocque, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
Two women stood in the middle of a bar playing an improv game where they created a new Shakespeare play they called “The Sisters of Atalanta.” The two acted as a father and his boss, trying to reach a marriage agreement between the man’s daughter and a pile of sand. The theatrics were part of Pittsburgh Shakes...
The Pitt News’ sex playlist
February 13, 2020
Here’s our eclectic picks for the 69 best songs to bone to.
Readers of erotic fan fiction get lost in a world of their own
By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor
February 13, 2020
College students across the country are making these dreams a reality by taking the reigns of their favorite media and writing their own works, called fan fiction.