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
Angie Cruz: An evolving storyteller

Angie Cruz: An evolving storyteller

By Paige Lawler • April 21, 2020
Angie Cruz’s education as a writer began during her childhood in New York City in the ’70s, listening to her grandmother weave together intricate stories in the kitchen.
Anjana Murali: Teaching to learn

Anjana Murali: Teaching to learn

By Maggie Young • April 20, 2020
Anjana Murali, a second-year in Pitt’s Physician Scientist Training Program and self-proclaimed people person, has been working with underserved populations throughout the City for several years.
Katie Rerko: Get your head in the game

Katie Rerko: Get your head in the game

By Alex Lehmbeck • April 16, 2020
When she isn’t protecting the net from blistering slapshots, Katie Rerko protects her peers by educating them on an injury that has damaged careers and lives outside of the rink.
Timothy Vong: Serving friendliness with food

Timothy Vong: Serving friendliness with food

By Nick Carlisano • April 15, 2020
For nearly a decade, Timothy Vong has been serving up mouthwatering pad thai and pad see ew to dozens of students out of the modest food truck he owns with his wife Vilivan Vong.
Eva Albertsson: One foot in two countries

Eva Albertsson: One foot in two countries

By Charlie Taylor • April 14, 2020
Any Pitt student interested in studying Swedish ends up talking to Eva Albertsson sooner or later — after all, she’s the only professor who teaches it. 
RJ Thompson: Living life to the fullest

RJ Thompson: Living life to the fullest

By Devi Ruia • April 14, 2020
When he was growing up, doctors often told RJ Thompson that he’d be lucky to make it to his 20s or 30s.
Steve Hernandez: Planting red, white and blue seeds

Steve Hernandez: Planting red, white and blue seeds

By Martha Layne • April 14, 2020
Steve Hernandez is used to helping whoever walks into his office without hesitation, no matter how shocking the situation is or how much it demands of him.
Nathaniel Palmer: A huge production

Nathaniel Palmer: A huge production

By Siddhi Shockey • April 13, 2020
Nathaniel Palmer, a junior communications major and Pittsburgh native, discovered his talent for music making during middle school.
Ashley Van Slyke: Reshaping how we reach others

Ashley Van Slyke: Reshaping how we reach others

By Madison Brewer • April 9, 2020

Growing up, Ashley Van Slyke was used to helping people in her community, frequently volunteering with her family and church. Her main problem was figuring out how to do that professionally. “Originally,...

Mary Roche: Advocating loudly, listening closely

Mary Roche: Advocating loudly, listening closely

By Rebecca Johnson • April 8, 2020

When Mary Roche delivers speeches about stalking, physical abuse and coercion in real-life college relationships, she uses a pop culture reference as a jumping point — “Twilight.” “You’re...

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