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The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Irene Castillo, Senior Staff Writer

Irene Sofía Castillo Maldonado is a junior history of art and architecture major with a museum studies minor and a Latin American studies certificate. She was born and raised in Puerto Rico, so you might see her long Spanish sentences slip through in her exhibition reviews. Aside from The Pitt News, she’s a researcher for anti-colonial practices in museums and art, as well as a firm coffee shop critic –– cortados are her favorite. 

All content by Irene Castillo
Cafe 33, a Taiwanese restaurant located on Shady Avenue.

Review | Squirrel Hill’s Cafe 33 Taiwanese Bistro

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024

Review | Bridgerton season three

By Irene Castillo, Senior Staff Writer
June 14, 2024
People sit inside of Redhawk Coffee on Meyran Avenue.

The best cafés to caffeinate and cram for finals

By Irene Castillo, Senior Staff Writer
April 22, 2024
Sarah Siddiqui poses for a photo in her office.

Sarah Siddiqui: Bolstering wellness on Pitt’s Student Government Board

By Irene Castillo, Senior Staff Writer
April 22, 2024
JID performs at Bigelow Bash, hosted by Pitt Program Council, on Sunday afternoon on Schenley Drive.

JID and openers ring in the spring at a sunny Bigelow Bash

By Irene Castillo, Senior Staff Writer
April 8, 2024
Cover image released by Parkwood/Columbia/Sony shows “COWBOY CARTER” by Beyonce.

Review | On Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter,’ the Texan trailblazer defiantly celebrates her country roots

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
April 5, 2024
Objects on display at the “Camp on Campus” exhibit in the Cathedral of Learning on Mar. 4.

‘Camp on Campus’ exhibit examines the ‘camp’ aesthetic in media through the ages

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
March 23, 2024
Gordon Cormier and Robert Falconer in “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (2024).

Review | Live-action ‘Avatar’ series brings needed representation, but falls short of the original

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
March 5, 2024
A student attends the Swahili conversation hour in the Global Hub in Posvar Hall.

‘Learning the language of the African pride’: Pitt students study Swahili

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
February 25, 2024
The sign for the exhibit “Unseen: Permanent Collection Works” in the Andy Warhol Museum.

Andy Warhol Museum unveils more than 60 previously never-displayed Warhol works

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
January 28, 2024
The Carnegie Museum of Art

Pitt first-year Imaan Saeed wins Carnegie Museum inclusive art competition

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
January 22, 2024
Barry Keoghan in Saltburn (2023)

Review | ‘Saltburn’ — you are what you eat

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
January 15, 2024
The "Glowland" letters in Schenley Plaza.

Glowland lighting festival illuminates Oakland for the holidays

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
December 8, 2023
Installation view of “Amie Siegel: Panorama” at the Carnegie Museum of Art.

Carnegie Museum’s ‘Panorama’ documents life cycles of museum artifacts

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
November 17, 2023
Actors perform "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" presented by Pitt Stages in the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre.

Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon brings fairy tales to life

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
November 5, 2023
A poster for the student-produced series “Where’s Everybody At?” by the Howard University Film Organization.

August Wilson Center’s Black Bottom Film Festival spotlights Black storytelling

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer
October 30, 2023
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