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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

A student rolls ink onto a stamp at the East Asian Printing and Bookbinding event in Hillman Library on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Preserving the past: exploring East Asian bookbinding and printing at Hillman Library

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer September 23, 2024

The University of Pittsburgh's Archives and Special Collections hosted a hands-on bookbinding and printing workshop inspired by various East Asian cultures on Sept. 17. This workshop was open to all students...

'Hamilton' makes a remarkable return to Pittsburgh

‘Hamilton’ makes a remarkable return to Pittsburgh

By Amber Frantz, Staff Writer September 19, 2024

In the heart of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, audience members are transported from the Benedum Center back to a version of 1776 New York City consisting of rapping revolutionaries, a mad king and...

Goats at the Pittsburgh County Fair.

Pittsburgh County Fair brings pawpaws, fermented beets and ’emotional composting’ to the North Side

By Livia Daggett and Gabriela Herring September 18, 2024

Where can you pet a baby goat, enter a “best tomato” contest, stomp grapes into juice and sample fermented vegetables you didn’t know were possible to ferment all in one place? It’s not in Gilmore...

A band performs during the Unplugged Oakland concert on Saturday night in Schenley Park.

Photos: Unplugged Concert

By Bhaskar Chakrabarti, Staff Photographer September 17, 2024

The annual Unplugged Oakland concert was held on Saturday night in Schenley Park.

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” poster.

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is the bleakest show on television

By Ryleigh Lord, Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2024
Reality television isn’t necessarily supposed to elicit joy, but it definitely isn’t supposed to make a viewer feel as desolate as “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” made me feel when I finished episode eight.
Blake Lively poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK Gala screening for the film “It Ends With Us” on Thursday, Aug, 8, 2024, in London.

Review | ‘It Ends with Us’ is bad on paper, nothing on screen

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer September 10, 2024

It is unsurprising that the behind-the-scenes drama and marketing blunders have dominated discussions of Justin Baldoni’s new film “It Ends with Us” — the lackluster direction, cinematography and...

NLE Choppa arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

NLE Choppa set to headline Fall Fest 2024

By Jiya Narwal, Staff Writer September 10, 2024

Pitt Program Council has officially announced that NLE Choppa will headline Fall Fest, one of PPC’s most anticipated events of the semester. Students are invited to Schenley Drive on Sunday, Oct. 6,...

A Pittsburgh staircase descending into a neighborhood.

New book ‘City Steps of Pittsburgh’ chronicles a hilly city’s hidden staircases

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer September 8, 2024

Scattered around Pittsburgh, countless steps stretch across the city’s slopes. Hundreds of staircases snake up and down the hills and ravines — many weathered and eroded, hidden amongst the trees,...

Review | Bando Stone and The New World, A Final Send-Off To Childish Gambino

Review | Bando Stone and The New World, A Final Send-Off To Childish Gambino

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor September 5, 2024

Donald Glover is one of the most talented people in the entertainment industry. He’s a seasoned actor, a decorated writer, director, producer and an extremely talented musical artist. But if one were...

Dave and Andy’s, located on Atwood Street, will be reopen Sept. 7th.

Dave and Andy’s Ice Cream reopening after April closure 

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor September 4, 2024
Dave and Andy’s Ice Cream shop on Atwood Street is set to reopen its doors Sept. 7 after closing in April.
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