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After spending almost a decade playing Major League Baseball, Devin Mesoraco has returned to western Pennsylvania as a volunteer assistant coach with the Pitt Panthers baseball team.

[PHOTO] After an all-star professional career, Mesoraco returns home

April 9, 2021
Dabo Swinney, head coach of the Clemson Tigers.

[PHOTO] Column | Expanding College Football Playoff exciting idea, but not calculated

February 19, 2021
Allegheny County’s high levels of air pollution may put residents more at risk for contracting COVID-19.

[PHOTO] Editorial: Link between pollution and COVID-19 mortality rate should have Allegheny County’s attention

April 7, 2020
“After Hours” album cover.

[PHOTO] Sex, drugs and R&B: The Weeknd recreates earlier sounds with ’80s-inspired ‘After Hours’

March 24, 2020
“Lost Girls” release poster.

[PHOTO] Review | “Lost Girls” demands to be seen

March 17, 2020
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[PHOTO] Weekend Watchlist: All the time in the world

March 6, 2020
O_Period Stuff

[PHOTO] Opinion | More needs to be done for access to menstruation products, period

March 4, 2020
George A. Romero on the set of “Knightriders,” filming near Pittsburgh in 1980.

[PHOTO] Getting more than spooky with the George A. Romero film class

February 27, 2020
The Allegheny County Democratic Committee endorsed Heather Kass in her campaign for the state House of Representatives.

[PHOTO] Editorial: Allegheny County endorses Heather Kass, neglects more progressive candidates

February 18, 2020
The Point in Pittsburgh during the 1910s.

[PHOTO] Opinion | Pitt should prioritize local history

February 18, 2020
“To All The Boys I Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You” release poster.

[PHOTO] Review | “P.S I Still Love You” opens its heart to more than romance

February 11, 2020
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards at Verizon Center on Nov. 21, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

[PHOTO] Revamping Silver’s season salvaging tournament

February 3, 2020
O_Gramys_Via

[PHOTO] Opinion | Awards shows are overrated

January 30, 2020
Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia.

[PHOTO] Editorial: We support high school journalists

January 29, 2020
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office dismissed two criminal charges faced by Pitt sophomore Matthew Stefurak.

[PHOTO] Judge dismisses charges against Pitt sophomore

January 27, 2020
O_Movies

[PHOTO] Opinion | I Watched 122 Movies in 2019

January 5, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into violations of federal disability laws by Pitt.

[PHOTO] Federal government probing alleged Pitt disability discrimination

December 17, 2019
Artist and activist Zahra Noorbakhsh will come to Pitt in early February to hold a creative narrative workshop as a part of a grant through the Year of Creativity.

[PHOTO] Year of creativity brings grant applications to an unprecedented high

January 9, 2020
“Community” title card.

[PHOTO] Weekend Watchlist: College edition

December 6, 2019
Activist Ady Barkan recently endorsed presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.

[PHOTO] Opinion | Ady Barkan shows us that we have no excuse not to engage in activism

December 2, 2019
According to the National Institute of Health, 65% of the human population is lactose intolerant by adulthood.

[PHOTO] Editorial: Top 10 things Pitt students are doing to prepare for break

November 22, 2019
O_Poetry

[PHOTO] Poetry | The Earth stands still

November 22, 2019
O_SNED

[PHOTO] Editorial: Consider level of need before using Prime’s grocery delivery services

November 11, 2019
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[PHOTO] Opinion | The struggles of growing up with an ethnic name

November 7, 2019

[PHOTO] Weekend Watchlist: Spooky movies

October 24, 2019
D_Outlook

[PHOTO] Oakland Outlook: Make Homecoming great again

October 24, 2019
O_SNED

[PHOTO] Editorial: Keep TikTok out of public schools

October 21, 2019
“Twin Peaks” title card.

[PHOTO] Weekend Watchlist: Spooky shows

October 17, 2019
Pitt is considering banning smoking on University property. 9Image via Flickr//Lindsay Fox)

[PHOTO] Senate Council forms tobacco-free campus committee

October 11, 2019
Mads Mikkelsen stars as the titular character in NBC’s “Hannibal.”

[PHOTO] Weekend Watchlist: TV shows gone too soon

October 11, 2019
The Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival will be held Oct. 19 to 20 on the North Shore.

[PHOTO] Oakland Outlook: Fun activities to kick off fall

October 10, 2019
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed hosts the “America Dissected” podcast.

[PHOTO] Opinion | El-Sayed podcast provides much needed recognition of intersectionality of health and politics

October 8, 2019
The Row House Cinema is home to the 34th annual Reel Q Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

[PHOTO] Reel Q film festival brings queer cinema to Lawrenceville

October 7, 2019
“Mamma Mia” release poster.

[PHOTO] Weekend Watchlist: Movie musicals

October 3, 2019
Purdue Pharma manufactures Oxycontin branded oxycodone.

[PHOTO] Editorial | Pennsylvania should persist in lawsuit of Purdue Pharma family

September 16, 2019
O_Poetry

[PHOTO] Poetry | College

September 12, 2019
“Send Silence Packing” events are held across the country to raise mental health awareness.

[PHOTO] Friday lawn exhibit will ‘Send Silence Packing’

September 9, 2019
The University announced in July that the Confucius Institute at Pitt will not continue its Chinese language program for this academic year.

[PHOTO] Pitt suspends Confucius Institute Chinese language program

September 5, 2019
Many workplaces are closed on Labor Day.

[PHOTO] Editorial | Everyday is Labor Day

September 2, 2019
Driving skills can be negatively impacted while under the influence of THC.

[PHOTO] Pitt researchers develop first THC breathalyzer

August 29, 2019
Hospitals in the western Pennsylvania region could potentially face a major blood shortage as a result of insufficient donation rates.

[PHOTO] Young blood wanted: Local blood banks face shortages

August 29, 2019
The English department’s Childhood’s Books class covers books such as “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and fulfils the literature general education requirement.

[PHOTO] Opinion |  5 niche courses that fulfill your gen ed requirements

August 19, 2019
Setting a fixed time to wake up in the morning can help the body adapt to a daily schedule.

[PHOTO] Opinion | 5 tips to minimize stress and maximize success

August 23, 2019
Thanksgiving break will last for a full week as of the 2019 fall semester.

[PHOTO] Thanksgiving break to last full week

August 20, 2019
Solitary bee species have difficulty surviving in urban environments.

[PHOTO] Pitt students build sustainable new homes for bees

August 23, 2019
Summer is the only time of year one can get adequate amounts of vitamin D in Pittsburgh.

[PHOTO] Satire | Summer: The Flaming Oakland Trash Pile of Seasons

July 16, 2019
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