Photos: Mac Miller vigil in Blue Slide Park
By The Pitt News Visual Staff
September 12, 2018
Hundreds of people gathered at Blue Slide Park in Squirrel Hill Tuesday evening for a vigil honoring Pittsburgh-native rap artist Mac Miller. Miller, 26, passed away Sept. 7 from a suspected drug overdose. [Read the full article here] Knox Coulter | Staff Photographer Knox Coulter | Staff Photogra...
Community responds after high school student fatally shot by police
By Christian Snyder and Kieran Mclean | The Pitt News Staff
June 21, 2018
After East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld fatally shot unarmed Woodland Hills High School student Antwon Rose Tuesday night, the community responded quickly, organizing daily protests that Pittsburgh officials expect to continue through the summer. The first protest began outside the East Pit...
Gallery: No. 1 Virginia hands Pitt 17th straight loss
By John Hamilton / Managing Editor
February 24, 2018
While the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers secured their 3rd outright ACC regular-season title in the last five years on Saturday afternoon, the Panthers also continued to make history books — extending their losing record streak to 17 in a loss against the best team in the nation. Despite low attendance...
Photos: Wrestling against Virginia
By Chiara Rigaud | Staff Photographer
February 19, 2018
Much like last week against Duke, the team registered seven victories to take down the University of Virginia Friday night for the final home match of the season at the Pete. The win moves the team to 4-10 on the season and 2-3 in the ACC. Click here to read the weekend recap ...
Photos: Women’s basketball plays Duke at 11th Pink the Pete
By Thomas Yang | Visual Editor
January 29, 2018
With more than 2,000 fans in a sea of pink in support of a cure for breast cancer, the Pitt women’s basketball team fell 58-46 to No. 18 Duke in the 11th annual Pink the Peterson game. “It’s fun when you have all those people there. And today it was bigger because it wasn’t just for us,...
Gallery: Pitt football falls to Virginia Tech, losing bowl eligibility
By John Hamilton / Managing Editor
November 18, 2017
The Pitt football team couldn’t convert on four straight plays at the goal line with a minute to go in the fourth quarter — losing 20-14 to the Virginia Tech Hokies and any chance at a bowl game. Read the recap here. ...
Gallery: Pitt football falls to UNC, 34-31
By John Hamilton and Christian Snyder / TPN Staff
November 10, 2017
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Historic Pittsburgh hosts fair at Carnegie Library
By Siddhi Shockey / For The Pitt News
November 7, 2017
Rick Sebak, a native Pittsburgh filmmaker and producer, held a “Pittsburgh Changes the World” sign above his head, eliciting nods from the audience at the Historic Pittsburgh Fair. Sebak and many of the audience members reminisced over Pittsburgh’s greatest historical contributions, ranging from wo...
Cathedral in photos, from the basement to the top
By John Hamilton / Managing Editor
October 13, 2017
I walked into an office on the 30th floor of the Cathedral of Learning Wednesday and asked the receptionist if there was anything interesting on the floor that might make for a good picture. “No,” she said, laughing. She was right, the 30th floor is probably the most boring floor in the 42-story str...
Send nudes: student artist draws on body positivity
By Sarah Morris / Staff Writer
October 5, 2017
Every couple of weeks, more than 100 people scroll through their Instagram feeds and see a penciled sketch of a woman’s body accompanied by a short description about body positivity by user takeback_thenude. Sarah Krause, a junior studying studio arts and social work, started something last May called The Nudity Project. The project involves Krause drawing nudes of women...