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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
Actress and comedian Nicole Byer jokes about the size of Steve Harvey’s teeth to an audience of 300 people during her stand-up performance in the WPU Assembly Room Thursday evening.

“Nailed it” host Nicole Byer performs at Pitt

By Maggie Young, Staff Writer • January 25, 2019
On Thursday night, Nicole Byer, host of Netflix show “Nailed It,” performed stand-up in front of a 300 member audience. Byer addressed issues from race to body image, gathering applause from the students alongside her stand-up opener, junior Kathryn Human.
Student improvisational comedy group, Ruckus, performed an improvised skit Wednesday night for Pitt Program Council’s “So You Think You’re Funny” comedy competition. The group was founded January 2013.

PPC hosts comedy competition, winner to open for Nicole Byer

By Alex Dolinger, For The Pitt News • December 7, 2018
Pitt junior Kathryn Human won the opportunity to open up for renowned comedian Nicole Byer at PPC’s event “So You Think You’re Funny.”
Antoni Porowski from the television show “Queer Eye” spoke to a crowd of more than 200 students at Pitt Program Council’s “An Evening with Antoni Porowski.”

‘Queer Eye’ star Antoni Porowski speaks to sold-out audience on campus

By Apoorva Kethidi, Staff Writer • November 29, 2018
More than 200 students headed to the WPU Ballroom Wednesday night to listen to a lecture — and watch a cooking demonstration — from reality TV star Antoni Porowski.
This year’s Homecoming Laser & Fireworks Show, hosted by Pitt Program Council, took a staff of seven Zambelli Fireworks employees several hours to set up.

PPC’s Homecoming Laser and Fireworks show lights the night

By Mario Cattabiani III, Staff Writer • October 8, 2018

Neon-colored lasers painted intricate, shifting figures — a face, then a horse, then a person dancing — against an ethereal canvas of fog. Fireworks exploded with thunderous booms. Pop hits like Jackie...

Fireworks lit up the Cathedral of Learning last October for Courtside at the Cathedral — a celebratory event for homecoming and the season commencement for Pitt’s basketball teams.

Behind the scenes: PPC’s explosive homecoming tradition

By Emily Wolfe, Staff Writer • October 3, 2018
Bigelow Boulevard will briefly go completely dark at 9 o’clock Friday evening to prepare the sky for an explosive display of light and sound.
Hundreds of students and Pittsburgh residents showed up for Pitt Program Council’s 2018 Fall Fest on Bigelow Blvd.

Students surf the crowds at Fall Fest

By Elizabeth Donnelly, Staff Writer • September 23, 2018
Students flooded Bigelow Boulevard at this year's Fall Fest, featuring several bands including Young the Giant.
Tailgating along the North Shore will be restricted for Saturday’s Pitt vs. Penn State game. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Tailgating tips to add to the rivalry game experience

By Joanna Li, Assistant Sports Editor • September 6, 2018
As the Pitt-Penn State game approaches this weekend, many football fans are making plans to tailgate. But, with the University's recently restrictions on tailgating, fans seem to be limited in their options. Here's how to prepare for a perfect tailgate that can be paired with the intense game to come.
Then 20-year-old rapper Desiigner crowd surfed during his concert at Pitt Program Council’s annual Fall Fest in September 2017.

Pitt Program Council gets pumped up for Fall Fest

By Elizabeth Donnelly, Staff Writer • September 5, 2018
After the Pitt Program Council put on a hit show last fall featuring iconic rappers Desiigner and Amine, PPC staff and students look forward to another fun Fall Fest.
Pitt Program Council announced MisterWives will headline at Bigelow Bash. (Courtesy of Pitt Program Council)

MisterWives to headline at Bigelow Bash

By Salina Pressimone | Assistant News Editor • March 12, 2018

Pitt Program Council announced Bigelow Bash, Pitt’s annual spring concert, will feature MisterWives as the headliner band April 14. PPC tweeted the news Monday afternoon, about a month after it sealed...

Comedian Colin Jost performs a stand-up routine at Pitt Program Council’s “An Evening with Colin Jost” Thursday evening. (Photo by Kyleen Considine | Senior Staff Videographer)

Colin Jost jokes about Pitt, pot and primates

By Briana Canady | For The Pitt News • February 9, 2018

Colin Jost was both surprised and delighted to find an article about an infected lab monkey that allegedly escaped from its cage in a campus research lab as the first result on Google when he searched...

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