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Birding Club to collect data on bird deaths from victory lights

By Jessica Steinberg, For The Pitt News • October 10, 2019

The Victory Lights that shine up from the Cathedral of Learning may be a point of pride for Pitt students, but some Pitt community members worry that they’re also a potentially dangerous attraction for migrating birds.

Pitt tests victory lights, new spotlight, prompting theories on Twitter

By Amanda Reed / Online Engagement Editor • February 5, 2018

Although the victory lights usually only come on when Pitt wins, on Monday the lights were lit up — along with a new blue spotlight. The strange spotlight shined straight up from the top of the Cathedral...

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Birding Club to collect data on bird deaths from victory lights

Pitt tests victory lights, new spotlight, prompting theories on Twitter

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