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'Life in a Walk:' Alum directs personal documentary

‘Life in a Walk:’ Alum directs personal documentary

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor October 23, 2014

Have you ever wondered whether you are spending enough time with loved ones? Yogi Roth did, and after a seemingly simple walk through Europe with his father, he feels more satisfied with his answer to...

Tyler Boyd

Tyler Boyd

By Bobby Mizia / Senior Staff Photographer October 23, 2014

Tyler Boyd and the Pitt Panthers face Coastal Division opponent Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Bugging out: Panthers, Yellow Jackets clash with ACC Coastal Division on the mind

Bugging out: Panthers, Yellow Jackets clash with ACC Coastal Division on the mind

By Ryan Bertonaschi / Senior Staff Writer October 23, 2014

On Pitt’s scout team, many underclassmen and walk-ons simulate the opponents’ offenses to give the defense a better understanding of what to prepare for in the weekend’s matchup.This week, Pitt’s...

Very superstitious: Pitt athletes share individual rituals

By Logan Hitchcock / For The Pitt News October 23, 2014

Two hours before the rest of her team came, Samantha Winkelmann entered the doors to Trees Pool. Surrounded by empty bleachers that would fill later that day, she began her day in solitude, careful not...

Penn State football dominates state, according to map

By Alex Fischbein / For The Pitt News October 23, 2014

Excitement, scoring, wins, championships and fan devotion comprise some of the “ingredients” of a sports fan. Students and alumni typically make up college football fan bases, but there are still schools...

Dana Holgersen

Dana Holgersen

By MCT Campus October 23, 2014

Dana Holgersen, head coach of West Virginia, now competes with Pitt mostly just for recruits.

What rivalries? Pitt's relationship with PSU, WVU changing

What rivalries? Pitt’s relationship with PSU, WVU changing

By Joey Niklas / For The Pitt News October 23, 2014

Rivalries have helped build college football into the financial machine that it is today. The Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma — played in Dallas — and the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail...

Home for the in-staters

Home for the in-staters

By Cristina Holtzer / News Editor October 23, 2014

Where are in-state Pitt students from?

Where Yinz from?

Where Yinz from?

Danielle Quigley, a junior marketing major, quoted on students who say they are from “outside of Philly.”“I am from Northeast Philly. My neighborhood is called Lonsdale. When I got to Pitt and everyone...

Light it up

Light it up

By Jeff Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor October 23, 2014

Pitt's homecoming laser show will use Nymbus. 

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