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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
Students recount 'immediate pandemonium' at Semple Street roof collapse

Students recount ‘immediate pandemonium’ at Semple Street roof collapse

By Sarah George and Madeline Ward • March 19, 2025
A sunny, festive day during St. Patrick’s Day weekend filled with people dancing, drinking and taking pictures was brought to an end when a porch roof fell onto partiers, causing chaos and a swift emergency service presence.
Outside the Irish Design Center on Craig Street.

Celebrating Irish culture at Pitt with the Irish Design Center

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer • March 17, 2025

St. Patrick’s Day weekend on Pitt’s campus is what some refer to as the spring semester’s quintessential “going out” holiday. As the weather warms and students leave their winter hibernation,...

Students flood Semple Street for the Ginger Run on Saturday, Mar. 15.

The Ginger Run: A perspective on the chaos and borgs from a ginger who can’t run

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer • March 17, 2025

A gray sky, similar to the one that blankets Ireland, graced Semple Street at 2 p.m. this Saturday for Oakland’s second annual Ginger Run. Luck was in the air as swaths of redheads raced across the finish...

Police watch protesters during the event at Schenley Plaza on Tuesday.

Porch roof collapse injures dozens during party on Semple Street

By Spencer Levering, Assistant News Editor • March 14, 2025
The roof of a porch on Semple Street collapsed during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Friday at around 5:30 p.m., injuring over a dozen people.
Flynn Dymkowski crosses the finish line at the Ginger Run during SempleFest on Saturday afternoon.

Redheads race through Oakland for ‘Ginger Run’ at SempleFest

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor • March 24, 2024

The brisk, breezy air in Oakland simmered in the seconds before a horde of redheads bolted down Semple Street. Varying shades of red hair, from natural redheads to bright orange wigs, flapped through the...

A borg ("blackout rage gallon") made of water, vodka and red beverage mix powder in a gallon jug, labeled "SpongeBorg SquarePants." The right side of the jug displays the message "Me Hoy Minoy," a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "DoodleBob."

Editorial | What your borg’s name says about you

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 19, 2023
St. Patrick’s Day is infamously known as a drinking holiday, so it’s no surprise that upon receiving viral status, borgs became the drinking trend for this 2023’s season… and P.S., experts don’t love the trend, but argue it has some benefits compared to other college drinking trends. Did someone say “Score!”? Well, let’s see what your borg’s name over the weekend says about you. 
Outside the Irish Design Center on Craig Street.

‘You don’t have to be Irish to love Ireland’: Irish Design Center celebrates Irish culture in Pittsburgh

By Elle Kenney, Staff Writer • March 17, 2023
The Irish Design Center, located at 303 South Craig St., plays a significant role in helping people celebrate familial history even though they do not live in Ireland.
The Global Hub in Posvar hosted a St. Patrick’s Day Pop-Up Gaeltact on Thursday.

Irish Club celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with pop-up Gaeltacht at Global Hub

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer • March 17, 2022
The mellow music of the cranberries echoed through Posvar Hall two days before St. Patrick’s Day as the Irish Club transformed the Global Hub into a little piece of the Gaeltacht — the Irish-speaking regions of Ireland — on American soil.
Rince na gCathrach Cruach, Pitt’s Irish dance team, performed outside of the Cathedral of Learning on Sunday in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

‘Beannachtai na Feile Padraig dhuit!’: Irish community reinvents traditions to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

By Colm Slevin, Staff Writer • March 17, 2021
Though the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pittsburgh and many of the other ways people would normally spend the day, the Irish community has managed to find ways to celebrate their heritage.
‘Stop playing around’: Bonner, CMRO urge students to get COVID-19 tested after large weekend parties

‘Stop playing around’: Bonner, CMRO urge students to get COVID-19 tested after large weekend parties

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • March 16, 2021
Dean Bonner posted a video on Monday about the “deeply concerning behavior” he observed on Saturday afternoon. Because of this, the CMRO is encouraging students who attended large gatherings to get COVID-19 tested this week.
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