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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Old News: Pitt women break into cheerleading

Old News: Pitt women break into cheerleading

By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor • October 25, 2019
The historic part was on the sidelines, where for the first time at a Pitt Homecoming game, four female cheerleaders yelled and jumped in school spirit alongside four of their male classmates. Or as the University’s 1955 yearbook put it, “for the first time in Pitt’s one hundred and sixty-eight years, the provocative forms of women cheerleaders joined the male line of excited pep-rousers.”
"1922" promotional poster.

Weekend Watchlist: Spooky movies

By Megan Williams & Ana Eberts, Staff Writers • October 24, 2019
Halloweekend part one is upon us — now it’s really time to get spooky! Here are some of our favorite spooky movies available to stream to get you ready for Halloween.
Oakland Outlook: Make Homecoming great again

Oakland Outlook: Make Homecoming great again

By Megan Williams & Ana Eberts, Staff Writers • October 24, 2019
Despite attending Pitt for the past two years, despite growing up near Pittsburgh and despite being generally active members of the community, we still don’t know what Homecoming is.
The Pitt Prescription

The Pitt Prescription: Hangover hacks for Halloweekend

By Elizabeth Donnelly, Senior Staff Writer • October 21, 2019
Hangover hacks: with halloweekend coming up, Senior Staff Writer Elizabeth Donnelly shares some hacks for ensuring healthy and safe alcohol consumption.
“Twin Peaks” title card.

Weekend Watchlist: Spooky shows

By The Pitt News Staff • October 17, 2019
It’s spooky season! With Halloween less than two weeks away, here are our favorite spooky shows available to stream.
Pittchcraft | Magickal moments

Pittchcraft | Magickal moments

By Emily Pinigis, Staff Writer • October 17, 2019
What’s the difference between the magical feeling most of us associate with holidays and the Magick that Witches practice everyday? In short — nothing!
Oakland Outlook | Sexual assault at Pitt: A survivor's story

Oakland Outlook | Sexual assault at Pitt: A survivor’s story

By Megan Williams, Staff Writer • October 17, 2019
For many students on campus, the truth of sexual trauma is not shocking. Its ramifications are not best understood through statistical data. How do you quantify something that is stolen from you? How do you explain that sexual assault feels devestatingly familiar and inevitable to its victims?
“Game of Thrones” production still.

Screen Time: Our best & worst TV finales

By The Pitt News Staff • October 14, 2019
All good things must come to an end. This includes long-running television series, though sometimes they may not end the way we would like them to. In this week’s edition of Screen Time, TPN staffers share what they believe are some of the best and worst television finales.
Mads Mikkelsen stars as the titular character in NBC’s “Hannibal.”

Weekend Watchlist: TV shows gone too soon

By The Pitt News Staff • October 11, 2019
Shows get canceled. It’s a fact of life. It’s also a fact that some shows should not have been canceled. Period. Here are some of our favorite shows available to stream that the television powers-that-be decided to end prematurely. Gone too soon, but never forgotten.
“Mamma Mia” release poster.

Weekend Watchlist: Movie musicals

By The Pitt News Staff • October 3, 2019
Sometimes you just need to randomly break out into song and dance — or watch other people do it on your TV. For this week’s Weekend Watchlist, we are sharing our favorite movie musicals that are available to stream.
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