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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Attendees at the Fall Exhibition Reception in the Frick Fine Arts Building on Thursday.

New University Art Gallery exhibits highlight vibrant Caribbean culture

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer • October 15, 2023

Sylvia Rhor Samaniego, curator and director of the University Art Gallery, hopes that the gallery’s most recent exhibition celebrating Caribbean culture makes Latinx, Black and Brown students feel welcome...

People chant in a rally in support of Palestine passes through Carnegie Mellon University Friday afternoon.

Rally for Palestine expresses anger over Israeli occupation, treatment of Palestinians

By Spencer Levering, Senior Staff Writer • October 13, 2023
Over 300 people rallied near Schenley Plaza to support Palestinian people on Friday afternoon. Those in attendance gathered in a circle to listen to speeches before walking down Forbes Ave to Carnegie Mellon University where more speakers talked about the treatment of Palestinians and the recent news about the situation between Israel and Palestine.
Pitt volleyball players celebrate after their win against Louisville on Oct. 22, 2022.

Feature | Pitt volleyball reflects on past, future ahead of matchup against No. 6 Louisville

By Matthew Scabilloni, Staff Writer • October 12, 2023

Coming off another unbeaten weekend against ACC opponents, No. 8 Pitt volleyball (15-2, ACC 6-0) faces their toughest road test of the season this Friday at No. 6 Louisville (14-2, ACC 5-1) on Friday at...

Pitt cheer runs across the endzone after a field goal during the Backyard Brawl at Mountaineer Field on Sep. 18.

‘Just wait and see’: Seniors, first-years of Pitt Cheer and Dance prepare for Homecoming 2023

By Jermaine Sykes, Assistant Sports Editor • October 10, 2023

Homecoming is this Saturday and Pitt football will take the field against ACC rival Louisville. Despite their rough start to the season, the Panthers hope their hard work throughout the summer, training...

Israel Peace Rally participants gather in a circle draped in Israeli flags to sing prayers in Schenley Plaza on Monday evening.

Different student groups rally in Schenley for Israel, Palestine in wake of recent attacks

By Anna Kuntz, Staff Writer • October 10, 2023
Over 100 students rallied in Schenley Plaza to show their support for Israel following recent attacks by militant group Hamas just outside of Gaza. Later in the evening, another group of students also rallied in response to show their support of Palestine.
COIN’s lead vocalist Chase Lawrence shreds the guitar during Fall Fest at Schenley Drive on Sunday.

‘Electric’: COIN and student openers rock Fall Fest 2023

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer • October 8, 2023

“Can we just lose our minds for like 30 seconds?” shouted Chase Lawrence, the lead vocalist of COIN, to hundreds of Pitt students crowded into a stretch of Schenley Drive. The audience obliged, chanting...

Katelyn Polantz, a senior reporter on crime and justice at CNN, during the “Preserving Democracy: The Critical Role of the Media” in Alumni Hall on Thursday evening.

‘Hard work, persistence, red glasses’: Katelyn Polantz talks about media, democracy

By Spencer Levering, Senior Staff Writer • October 6, 2023

Mark Nordenberg, chancellor emeritus of Pitt, began a conversation with Katelyn Polantz, a Pitt alumnus, asking her to describe her “journey” from Pitt to CNN. Polantz said a combination of “hard...

Festival presenters stand together behind the Ukrainian Heritage table during the Eastern European Festival on Sunday in the Cathedral of Learning.

East European Festival encourages cross-cultural celebration

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer • October 2, 2023

From enjoying Dobos cake and Turkish coffee to watching Bulgarian dances and Austrian puppetry, visitors who attended Pitt’s East European Festival this weekend got a chance to celebrate Eastern European...

Cast members in “The Nightman Cometh” pose on the stage in the Frick Fine Arts auditorium on September 29.

Pitt students present an amateur stage adaptation of ‘The Nightman Cometh’

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor • October 1, 2023

Dean Merritt waddled onto the Frick Fine Arts stage last Friday cloaked in tattered robes and flaunting a crude prosthetic nose. The senior accounting and finance major was Frank Reynolds, the fictional...

A protester holds up a transgender pride flag at a rally protesting Riley Gaines’ appearance at the O’Hara Ballroom on March 27, 2023.

Pittsburgh designated as a gender-affirming care sanctuary city among nationwide pushback

By Anna Kuntz, Staff Writer • September 29, 2023

City Council passed a bill that declared Pittsburgh a sanctuary city for gender-affirming care on September 12. The bill, which received a 8-0 vote, amended a 2011 ordinance that designated Pittsburgh...

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