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Tips for a comfortable, cheap tailgate before the game

By Megan Wholey / For The Pitt News • October 24, 2014

Tailgates are a quintessential part of the college experience, and with Homecoming weekend upon us, many students are planning for the biggest tailgate event of the fall.So how can tailgaters tackle the...

Good Morning, Pitt: Williams’ character brought radio to Pitt

By Stephanie Roman / Staff Writer • October 24, 2014

Saigon, 1965. A conflict brews, President Johnson increases the number of stationed men from 75,000 to 125,000 and Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) just landed a new job with the Armed Forces Radio Service...

How college sports disadvantage athletes and students

By Andrew Boschert / For The Pitt News • October 24, 2014

I’ve been a lifelong football fan and, if you ask me, football — not baseball — is America’s pastime.Undeniably though, football has had a tough year.The NFL, for instance, has mishandled countless...

The significance of 125: Multiples of 5 are important

By Eli Talbert / Columnist • October 24, 2014

If you are reading this, you probably know that it’s the 125th year of Pitt football. The fact that we’ve dedicated an entire edition to the anniversary should showcase its importance. However, it’s...

Homecoming Edition Cartoon: Sweet Caroline

By Fatima Kizilkaya / Cartoonist • October 24, 2014

Bend, but no snap: The logistics behind a successful Pitt Band show

By Shawn Cooke / A&E Editor • October 24, 2014

Right before every Pitt football game, a famous scene from “The Matrix” is duplicated — without any flying bullets or slow motion.Stephen Ruzzini, the Pitt band’s drum major, slowly lowers his...

The annual world record: Not necessary for O-week

By Adrianne Glenn / For The Pitt News • October 24, 2014

Among the bystander seminars, the Activities Fair, the building-wide meetings and the convocation is, perhaps, the most pointless orientation event — the world record.From the Class of 2015’s record...

Paul and Elijah Zeise

By Photo courtesy of Paul Zeise • October 24, 2014

Above: Elijah (left) and his brother Isaiah (right) painted their faces the Pitt blue and gold before a game.Below: Elijah (left) with his father and brother at a Pitt football game in 2013.

Father and son share longtime connection to Pitt football

By Ryan Bertonaschi / Senior Staff Writer • October 24, 2014

When Elijah Zeise was eight years old, his parents took him to see a Pitt football game at Heinz Field.It was 2003. The Panthers upset No. 5 Virginia Tech 31-28 beneath a visible eclipse that lit up the...

Yogi Roth

By Photo courtesy of Yogi Roth • October 24, 2014

Yogi Roth has done broadcast work for ESPN and Fox, and co-authored a book with Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.