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The Pitt News

 Redshirt senior kicker Ben Sauls (90) prepares to kick the ball at the football game against Syracuse in Acrisure Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 24.

Pitt athletics brings treats and tricks this Halloween

By Camille de Jesus, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

As Halloween creeps closer, the time for candy, costumes and frights is right around the corner. This Thursday, the tradition will live on as kids dress up and go door to door asking the infamous question...

Pitt football prepares to enter the field with head coach Pat Narduzzi.

‘Pitt can compete with anybody’: Student sections flooded and attendance records broken in reaction to fall sports success

By Camille de Jesus, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

This fall, fans of Pitt athletics have a lot to talk about. With an undefeated football program, a nationally ranked men’s soccer team and a women’s volleyball team ranked No. 1 in the nation, the...

Pitt volleyball celebrates after winning a set at the game against Louisville in the Petersen Events Center on Friday, Oct. 25.

Trick or treat: What candy Pitt sports programs would dish out to Panther fans

By Alex Porter, Senior Staff Writer October 28, 2024

While candy is certainly sweet, Pitt athletics’ top-notch sports programs just might be sweeter. Panther teams have dominated this fall season and have undoubtedly given students a nice treat — but...

Attendees watch Rocky Horror Picture Show with newspapers on their heads in Nordy’s Place on Friday, Oct. 25.

‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ closes out LGBTQIA+ history month

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

Pitt’s Department of Inclusion and Belonging hosted a showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Oct. 25. This event was one of the last for the department’s LGBTQIA+ History Month celebration....

McDonald’s on Forbes Avenue.

McDonald’s construction on Forbes halted due to safety permit violation

By Linda Li, Staff Writer October 28, 2024
McDonald's on Forbes Avenue closed for renovations, but construction was forced to stop because the Department of Permit, License and Inspection found that the restaurant hadn’t filed the proper paperwork for its sprinkler system.
Opinion | Grieving Liam Payne

Opinion | Grieving Liam Payne

By Danae Poteat, Senior Staff Columnist October 28, 2024
While I found myself grieving, I felt conflicted because I knew Liam Payne was not a good person. In my head, Payne is still the same person he was in One Direction because that’s how I want to remember him.
Opinion | So, what is frienship?

Opinion | So, what is frienship?

By Irene Moran, Senior Staff Columnist October 28, 2024
We all have a variety of friends — best friends, close friends, casual friends, lifelong friends. Though, what really makes someone a friend?
Pitt senior setter Nisa Buzlutepe (19) lunges for the ball at the volleyball game against Notre Dame in the Fitzgerald Field House on Sunday, Oct. 27.

Depth is key for No. 1 Pitt volleyball

By Matthew Scabilloni, Assistant Sports Editor October 27, 2024

It’s easy to get high on yourself after beating your rival and the No. 4 ranked team in the country. Some would argue it’s a healthy reaction because beating a top five team isn’t an everyday occurrence...

An attendee lights candles at the Tree of Life memorial service at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday, Oct. 27th.

Community remembers synagogue massacre victims amid rising antisemitism

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer October 27, 2024
Six years ago on Oct. 27, 11 worshippers from three congregations — Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life — were killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in what’s believed to be the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Community members gathered at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill for a commemoration organized by 10.27 Healing Partnership. 
Pitt sophomore linebacker Rasheed Biles (31) runs with the ball at the football game against Syracuse in Acrisure Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 24.

Pitt football conquers all, undefeated campaign continues

By Conor Hutchison, Senior Staff Writer October 27, 2024

Football is war. Linemen battle in the trenches to make or take space for the field general to orchestrate a balanced attack on the ground and through the air. Every inch of territory gained and lost is...

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