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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pitt’s Asian Student Alliance poses for a group photo with Nadya Okamoto in the William Pitt Union on Friday.

Period activist Nadya Okamoto talks youth power, burnout and identity with Pitt’s Asian Student Alliance

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer October 31, 2022
Pitt’s Asian Student Alliance hosted a guided Q&A session on Friday night with Nadya Okamoto, an entrepreneur and period activist.
Jewish comedian and playwright Hadar Galron discusses the formation of her stand-up comedy show “Passion Killer” Monday evening in the Frick Fine Arts building.

Hadar Galron spins comedy from Orthodox roots

By Maggie Young, Staff Writer January 15, 2019
It was when Galron heard a rabbi joking on the radio about the traditions of Orthodox Judaism that she realized she could funnel her upbringing into comedy.
The Tuesday Night Monologue Project, in which female-only guests are invited to participate in writing workshops and share responses to prompts, is held in Vanessa German’s Art House in Homewood. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Women hone craft at Art House in Homewood

By Shahum Ajmal | Staff Writer April 5, 2018

As Vanessa German and a group of artists were about to settle in for a night of writing and discussion in her house, a car crash outside derailed the March evening. The group witnessed an altercation...

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