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‘Vulnerability is a strength’: Panelists discuss the importance of conversations about mental health

By Abby Cardilli, Staff Writer • October 18, 2021

Pitt’s Resident Student Association sponsored a town hall Wednesday titled “The Strength of a Story: A Conversation of Mental Health and Advocacy.” The event’s three speakers explored the importance of self-care and advocacy in mental health conversations.

Latinx Connect Conference panel discusses Latinx and Afro-Latinx data, Civil Rights advocacy

By Donata Massimiani, Staff Writer • October 18, 2021

As part of the 2021 Latinx Connect Conference, Pitt sponsored a virtual panel titled “Latinx Data: Historical Civil Rights Advocacy and Contemporary Intersectional Insights” last Friday that focused on the development of Latinx and Afro-Latinx data.

‘You are who you are’: Panelists discuss the power of a name in the LGBTQIA+ experience

By Abby Cardilli, For The Pitt News • October 6, 2021

Pitt hosted an event on Monday titled “What’s in a Name?: Legal Names and the LGBTQIA+ Experience with Rosalynne Montoya,” which explored the legal name change process and how a person’s name defines them.

Panel discusses the history of Black emancipation in celebration of Juneteenth

By Betul Tuncer, Staff Writer • June 16, 2021

The panel “Black Emancipation: A History of Celebration” on Tuesday afternoon focused on Black emancipation throughout history and the ways in which Americans have taken to celebrate and commemorate such history through Juneteenth.

Symposium shines light on football, culture in Samoa

By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer • September 24, 2019

Several speakers — including Theodora Polamalu and assistant associate AD Penny Semaia — discussed the culture and football prowess of American Samoa.

Face-to-face with fake Facebook events

By Amanda Reed / Senior Staff Writer • November 16, 2017

I showed up to the Facebook event, “Offer a Slurpee Up to the Old 7-Eleven Site,” Nov. 11 in the hope of finding the 360 people who said they were interested in attending — but I was the only one...

Phipps Conservatory’s orchid show a display of floral obsession

By Amanda Ford / Staff Writer • January 28, 2014

Phipps Conservatory’s master gardener, Dave Buresch, talks about orchids as one would a lover. He speaks in complex soliloquies about their personalities, delicate beauty and the specific but simple...