The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
A lit cigarette in an ashtray.

Pitt quits nic? Students talk smoking and vaping on campus

By Tanya Babbar, Senior Staff Writer • January 28, 2024

When Nick Nazari, a junior computer science major, found himself smoking up to a pack of cigarettes a day during finals last semester, he knew he had to start cutting down. Recently, to help control...

Yadin Gellman, an IDF veteran and Israeli actor, responds to questions from students in the Hillel JUC building on Wednesday afternoon.

Former IDF soldier Yadin Gellman speaks at Hillel JUC, students protest outside

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • January 25, 2024
Pitt’s Student Coalition for Israel hosted Yadin Gellman, a former Israeli Defense Force soldier and Israeli actor, at the Hillel Jewish University Center on Wednesday evening for a crowd of 50 people. Just outside the speaker event, about 200 students and community members protested Gellman’s presence in Oakland.
Country music artist Connor Smith plays the guitar during his concert at Stage AE.

Opinion | Resisting country music is futile

By Gabriela Herring, Staff Columnist • January 25, 2024
We now live in a time where there’s room in the industry to serve more than Ford F-150 owners. Resistance to state tyranny, big money and systemic abuses of power were at the crux of country music as it was born.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra plays along with “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” playing on the screen above them.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra enchants audiences with an immersive Harry Potter musical experience

By Casey Carter, Staff Writer • January 23, 2024

In the highly anticipated fourth installment of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, Potterheads, music lovers and symphony regulars gathered at Heinz Hall in downtown Pittsburgh on Jan. 20 and 21 for...

The William Pitt Union in January 2024.

Pitt looks to renovate student programming spaces, including William Pitt Union

By Andrew McLaughlin, Staff Writer • January 23, 2024
The University of Pittsburgh has hired WTW Architects to conduct a study with the long-term goal of renovating its student unions.
A performer at the “Poetry Unplugged” event during the Hooks and Phonics Festival at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center on Friday night.

August Wilson Center celebrates poetry and hip-hop with Hooks & Phonics Festival

By Daniella Levick, Staff Writer • January 22, 2024

“Poetry Unplugged” proved that words can create community out of consternation, oppose oppression, promote self-expression and guide enduring change over the weekend.  The August Wilson African...

Composite Mac Miller mural on Butler street.

The physical legacy keeping Mac Miller’s memory alive in Pittsburgh

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor • January 19, 2024

The iconic Pittsburgh rapper and musician Mac Miller would have turned 32 today. Miller, whose real name was Malcolm McCormick, grew up in Point Breeze and became one of Pittsburgh’s most prominent cultural...

PileZ opens on the corner of Atwood Street and Bates Street.

PileZ brings Rochester’s ‘garbage plates’ to Oakland

By Kelly Xiong, Senior Staff Columnist  • January 17, 2024
PileZ, a new restaurant at Bates and Atwood, opened on Jan. 5. The restaurant serves the garbage plate, a dish originating from Rochester, New York. 
Sophomore center Federiko Federiko (33) scores a layup against Syracuse during the Pitt men's basketball game on Feb 25, 2023.

Preview | The Panthers need a boost heading into pivotal game against Syracuse

By Jack Markowski, Senior Staff Writer • January 15, 2024

Pitt men’s basketball (10-6, 1-4 ACC) is in desperate need of a pick-me-up following a demoralizing loss to Duke its last time out. With Syracuse (11-5, 2-3 ACC) on the ledger, the Panthers are staring...

A “WPTS” sign in the WPTS Radio studio.

‘People are still tuning in’: WPTS cultural marathon wins worldwide Spirit of College Radio award

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer • January 11, 2024

The cultural marathon — 10 hours of uninterrupted programming on Oct. 6, with music and content from cultures across the globe — won Pitt’s WPTS Radio the Spirit of College Radio award for the second...

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