In mid-October of his first year at Pitt, Rasul Adams saw an opportunity to break into the social world of college life he had been avoiding — and he decided to take it. After walking around campus,...

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Alejandro Morales starts his weekdays at about 3:45 a.m. He hits snooze on his phone, then heads to the bathroom to splash water on his face. If he’s got a few extra minutes, he can down some almonds...

When you walk into Andrew Lotz’s office on the fourth floor of Wesley W. Posvar Hall, you’ll first notice the golden Hufflepuff banner hanging from his ceiling. Or, maybe your eyes will be drawn...

When Mount Laurel Hartford School in southern New Jersey celebrated its students’ heritages by encouraging they wear their culture’s traditional clothing to class, 11-year-old Aya Ahmed Shehata opted...

Consider Julia Fernandes a holistic Carrie Bradshaw. Like the “Sex and the City” character, Fernandes relays her life events via a Wordpress blog, sprinkling in bits of advice to an online community...

When a car crashed into Groceria Merante on a warm December day in 2015, the whole front of the store needed to be remodeled — but the only food item that suffered was a solitary tomato. It’s certainly...

While Jahari Mercer was sitting with a group of resident assistants and members of the Resident Student Association on the Cathedral lawn last August, Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner approached...

Here’s the exact moment a too-young Dana Och got hooked on horror films: She had found her way around her mother’s “no scary movies” rule while her family watched “The Exorcist” on TV. “I...

A typical weekday for Crevecoeur will likely start with a long but worthwhile morning ritual: contemplating and experimenting inside her wardrobe. She’ll slip on a chic scarf or clasp on a bold...