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Faith’s Findings // Halloween

By Faith Richardson, Staff Writer • November 5, 2024

In this edition of Faith’s Findings, staff writer Faith Richardson explores a few fun Halloween costumes and lists some ideas for next year.

“Halloweekend” celebrations take over Oakland

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer • November 4, 2024

Pitt students and Pittsburgh residents took to the streets of Oakland to partake in Halloween festivities last weekend. Though Halloween fell on a Thursday this year, students extended the celebration...

‘A bonding experience’: Students share their Halloween costume plans

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

Halloween is one of the biggest social events on campus for many students. With midterm season underway, Halloween gives students an opportunity to de-stress and express their creativity according to Abby Bradley, sophomore rehabilitation science major.

Satire | Top 10 Halloween Couples Costumes and What They Say About Your Relationship

By Alaina McCall, Senior Staff Columnist • October 29, 2024

More important than meeting the parents, more important than the Instagram hard launch and possibly more important than the wedding itself, is the couple’s Halloween costume. It tells more than you’d think about the state of a relationship — whether it’s in its playful beginning stage, the happy middle phase or the bitter ending state and everything in between.

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...

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...

Opinion | I am ready for fall and you should be too

By Irene Moran, Senior Staff Columnist • September 3, 2024

My love for fall is over-the-top. It is undoubtedly the best season.

A look at some of the best Halloween costumes at Pitt this year

By Kelly Xiong, Senior Staff Columnist • October 31, 2023

Over “Halloweekend,” Pitt students dressed in elaborate, funny and creative costumes walking through the streets of Oakland. Many Pitt students showed out for Halloween, going above and beyond for...

Notes From an Average Girl | Happy Halloweekend

By Madeline Milchman, Senior Staff Writer • October 26, 2023

In this edition of Notes From an Average Girl, Senior staff writer Madeline Milchman writes about how college students celebrate Halloween, and how it has changed over the years.

Quo Vadis spooks Nationality Room visitors with historical Halloween tales

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer • October 25, 2023

For two chilly October evenings last weekend, the Cathedral of Learning stood as a towering beacon of mystery. Within its hallowed halls, brave visitors to the Quo Vadis Halloween tours embarked on a journey...