Student stand-ups take the mic
By Zachary Donovan | Staff Writer
March 22, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, Culture
The crowd erupted in laughter as Nektarios Kasamias — whose parents immigrated from Greece — regaled them with tales of white friends who wished they had “more ethnicity.” “[They’re like,] ‘I’m just plain old regular normal American,’” he said. “Normal American? Let’s not go thr...
Pittsburgh embraces the new Dave Chappelle
By Vincent Smith / Staff Writer
September 2, 2013
Filed under Archives
Sitting on the lawn at the First Niagara Pavilion, listening to a plethora of poorly chosen dance music, I believed that I was not going to see Dave Chappelle perform last Friday night. The interim music break, coupled with a disc jockey’s failed attempts at winning over fans’ attention, seemed ...