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Pitt students reflect on their summers

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • August 22, 2024

Students kept busy during summer break with various internships, study abroad through Pitt and vacations with family.

Opinion | What are the songs of this summer?

By Delaney Rauscher Adams, Staff Columnist • June 25, 2024

This summer, I have created the ideal playlist which has proved reliable for almost any situation I need it. Here are some digestible hits that you can play on aux, add to your perfectly curated playlist or check out if you’re looking for good new music.

“Lively” and “Vibrant”: Students enjoy spending summer in Oakland

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • June 19, 2024

Students choose to stay on campus over the summer for different reasons, but all enjoy the additional free time.

Notes From an Average Girl | Summer isn’t the same anymore

By Madeline Milchman, Staff Writer • September 28, 2023

In this edition of Notes From an Average Girl, staff writer Madeline Milchman writes about her recent struggle with growing up, but finding her place at school.

Panthers on Politics | A Political Summer Recap

By Julia Smeltzer, Digital Manager • September 22, 2023

Panthers on Politics hosts a conversation around a summer recap of political events occurring in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government to keep students informed.

Offbeat | The 2023 Italian Summer Fashion Edit: Four Amazing Things I Did (and Loved)

By Jillian Rowan, Staff Writer • September 7, 2023

In this week’s installment of Offbeat, staff writer Jillian Rowan shares four things she did while studying fashion abroad in Florence, Italy.

Satire | Pitt student loses mind after all his friends go home for summer

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • June 6, 2023

Without schoolwork taking up their evenings, students can spend more free time with their friends — but what about those whose friends moved back home for the summer?

All the best songs for manifesting summer

By Sarah Demchak, Staff Writer • March 30, 2023

What better way to anxiously await for summer break than by listening to some beachy tunes while cramming for exams? Here is a list of seven songs and albums to manifest summer arrives sooner.

In case you missed it: Five summer films worth your time

By Jacob Mraz, Staff Writer • October 5, 2022

Another summer gone, another string of movies you forgot to see 一 here are a few worth the rewind.

Students reflect on their summer study abroad experiences as many COVID-19 restrictions lift

By Julia DiPietro, Staff Writer • September 18, 2022

Zane Troxell, a junior English literature major, participated in a program called American Junior Year at Heidelberg University for six weeks this summer. Troxell, who is pursuing a German certificate at Pitt, said he took his study abroad opportunity to advance his German speaking skills.