Dance group exhibits Controlled Chaos
By Alexa Marzina, Staff Writer
August 30, 2018
Controlled Chaos is an on-campus dance group that explores several styles of hip-hop. The group is open to all students on campus, and holds several performances throughout the year.
A night at The Priory
By Grant Burgman | News Editor
May 30, 2018
The ballroom of the Priory Grand Hall, a small hotel in the historic Pittsburgh neighborhood of Deutschtown, is actually a converted church — but last Friday it became a boxing ring. A red-matted ring bordered by red and blue ropes sat in the center of the ballroom, hit directly by the fading ev...
Randy Waldrum brings change, experience to Pitt women’s soccer
By Dominic Campbell | Staff Writer
April 3, 2018
For a team that won just three games last year, hiring one of the most successful women’s soccer coaches in the country might seem unlikely. But that’s just what athletic director Heather Lyke announced in December with the hiring of Randy Waldrum to lead the struggling program. Waldrum has been coaching soccer for the last 30 years. He comes to Pitt as one of the winningest head coaches ...
Pickett proves worth as rising Panthers star
By Trent Leonard | Staff Writer
March 20, 2018
First-year Kenny Pickett wasn’t supposed to take a snap last year, much less lead the team to the biggest win of the season. As the third-string quarterback for the Pitt football team entering the 2017 season, he was firmly entrenched behind redshirt senior Max Browne and sophomore Ben DiNucci. The expec...
A year of firsts: Young team works to make change
By Trent Leonard | Staff Writer
March 11, 2018
Pitt first-year guard Marcus Carr is no stranger to rookie success. As a first-year at St. Michaels in his native Toronto, Carr once scored a season-high 49 points in one game — and was instrumental in leading his team to the quarterfinals of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association...
Women’s club hockey skates to success
By Jordan Mondell | Assistant Sports Editor
March 2, 2018
It’s 5 a.m., and while most Pitt students are still hitting snooze and sleeping off late-night study binges or a night out, one group on campus is already wide awake and on their way out of the city to start their day. The sun rises over the passing scenery and empty roads as sticks and pads clatter i...
Pitt to Pros: Donald dominates NFL
By Jon Shaiken | Staff Writer
February 15, 2018
Before Aaron Donald was the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year, he spent his Saturdays terrorizing college quarterbacks at Heinz Field. In the NFL, Donald has a reputation of being a hard worker and relentless competitor playing for the Los Angeles Rams. According to Chris Lasala, Pitt’s associat...
Interactive graphic: Sexual assault and college sports
By Jordan Mondell | Assistant Sports Editor
February 14, 2018
First-year gymnast Haley Brechwald brings talent, poise to Pitt
By David Leftiwch | Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2018
Gymnastics has always provided first-year gymnast Haley Brechwald a creative space to learn and have fun. “Gymnastics is a crazy sport because there is just always something new to learn,” Brechwald said. “You never really get bored or tired of it.” She fell in love with the sport when ...
Analysis: Social implications of personal identification to sports
By David Leftwich | Senior Staff Writer
January 24, 2018
The City of Pittsburgh took a collective gut punch last weekend as the Steelers suffered a 45-42 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars to end the season. Beyond the more than 60,000 people who flocked to Heinz Field to sit in 20-degree weather and watch the loss live, around 20 million people at home invested abo...