GALLERY: Retro Oakland: taking a look at Oakland’s past
By The Pitt News Staff
May 29, 2017
Filed under Archives, Culture, Specials / Newstudentguide2016, Uncategorized, Visual
From the Great Fire of 1845 that destroyed all of Pitt’s buildings to the demolition of Forbes Field to the 2017 removal of asbestos in the Hillman Library, Pitt has had a tumultuous past. And as Pitt students, it’s important we know about the university we attend — to know that our school used to...
Garner, Glaser honored with exhibit
By Noah Coco / for The Pitt News
February 3, 2016
Filed under Art, Culture, Music
Just as Jackie Robinson had Branch Rickey, Pittsburgh native and jazz pianist Erroll Garner had Martha Glaser. The University will unveil a display in the William Pitt Union today that showcases jazz memorabilia featuring Garner and Glaser, his manager and a civil rights champion. The memorabilia...