The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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
Police and other emergency personnel from multiple jurisdictions converged on Kennywood Park late Saturday night in West Mifflin for reports of shots fired inside the amusement park.

Editorial | The shooting at Kennywood shows how much we need gun control

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 29, 2022
The recent shooting at Kennywood shows just how crucial gun control is needed in this country.
Characters at Scare House Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh’s Halloween attractions up their scare game this year

By Jessica McKenzie, Senior Staff Writer • October 26, 2021
The memory of midterms isn't the only thing working its way into students’ nightmares this Halloween season. ScareHouse and Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest, among other local haunted houses, have plenty of season-worthy scares for students.
Pitt recreates the cage from “The Silence of the Lambs” in Soldiers and Sailors — the location where certain scenes in the movie were originally filmed — each year.

Pittsburgh preps for festivals, frights, food and more this fall

By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor • September 17, 2018
From campus to Kennywood, there is something for students to enjoy this fall— even if they can only make it out of the library once this spooky season.
courtesy of Kurt Miller

A spirited affair: “Fright Night” draws mix of actors, Halloween enthusiasts

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer • October 29, 2015

For some people, Halloween doesn’t end with childhood. Every fall season for the past 14 years, local amusement park Kennywood has drawn actors with varying experience to dress up and scare visitors...

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