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Summer 2022: The Summer of the Student

by Lindsey Golden

Spring semester at Pitt has always been highly anticipated, but the arrival of spring means that summer is quickly approaching.

May 2, 2022

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A & E
Voices of Pitt Poetry: An Interview with Pitt Professor Yona Harvey

by Lynnette Tibbott

In poetry, we choose to share these bits and pieces of ourselves with strangers in hopes that they can understand and relate to our experiences.

May 2, 2022

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Interviews & Criticism
Masks Come Off and Pitt’s Verdict Is In

by Lindsey Golden

For the first time in almost two years, students are seeing the full faces of their peers and professors.

May 1, 2022

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COVID, Health & Lifestyle
Presenting Sharif Bey Excavations at the Carnegie Museum of Art

by Ola Nwadiuko

One of artist Sharif Bey's first ideas he responded to as a child “is having the freedom to engage works of art at my own pace.”

April 30, 2022

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Pitt’s SafeRider Services Frustrates and Endangers Students — Once Again

by Jamie Sheppard

Some Pitt students are dissatisfied with the university's transportation services and hope that something can be done about it.

April 30, 2022

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Health & Lifestyle
Dietary Restrictions and Dining Hall Diets: What Options Do Students Have?

by Alyssa Machi

The dining hall diet is well-know - French fries at 10am, not a vegetable or fruit in sight, coffee as water, one meal a day - that kind of thing. What does dining on campus look like if you're a student with a specialized diet?

April 29, 2022

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Eats
Thanks to COVID-19, I Do (or Don’t) Have a Job

by Taylor Siegfried

Nothing is clear about the current job market, evidenced by the struggles—or lack thereof—that university graduates are experiencing as they enter the workforce.

April 27, 2022

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COVID
Burnout or Something More? A Study of Burnout in Pitt Students and How Pitt Treats Mental Health

by Izzy

Finals season is upon us. Students can be seen bustling from building to building through the blustery April weather, going from class to class. One individual steps out of their 4 p.m. physics class, their eyelids drooping over their bloodshot eyes. They shuffle through their bag for their notebook as they head toward the library to study for their upcoming final. This is their...

April 27, 2022

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Features, Health & Lifestyle

May 3, 2022

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Starbucks Union

Hayley Palmore, a grad student in the School of Social Work and a shift supervisor at Amos Hall, said...

by Colm Slevin

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May 3, 2022

Stepping Into Springtime with Sunshine and Rainbows

Starting in the 14th century, what we know as spring today was known instead as “springing time,” because plants...

by Ola Nwadiuko

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May 3, 2022

“Get Your F*cking Ass Up & Work”

Kim Kardashian recently caught some attention in the media after advising working women to “Get your f*cking ass up...

by Jacob Williams

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May 3, 2022

ADHD Diagnoses Incline, Focus Declines

ADHD diagnoses have consistently been increasing over the past eight years, but when it comes to women, getting a...

by Claudia Huggins

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Here’s What You Need to Know About the Starbucks Union

Published by Colm Slevin

Hayley Palmore, a grad student in the School of Social Work and a shift supervisor at Amos Hall, said she used to love working for Starbucks, but recent changes...

May 3, 2022

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Features

ADHD Diagnoses Incline, Focus Declines

Published by Claudia Huggins

ADHD diagnoses have consistently been increasing over the past eight years, but when it comes to women, getting a diagnosis and recognizing the symptoms may be more difficult than...

May 3, 2022

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Features

Dietary Restrictions and Dining Hall Diets: What Options Do Students Have?

Published by Alyssa Machi

The dining hall diet is well-know - French fries at 10am, not a vegetable or fruit in sight, coffee as water, one meal a day - that kind of...

April 29, 2022

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Eats

Looking at Chairs Can Be Meditative

Published by Kanney Wong

What's the meaning of art? How about what's the meaning of chairs?

April 28, 2022

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Features

The Fate of Pittsburgh Pizza

Published by Megan MacCall-Carter

The pandemic has affected many facets of college life at the University of Pittsburgh but the closure of Sorrento’s Pizza was heartbreaking. Those who remember the classic Antoons vs....

April 27, 2022

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Eats

Burnout or Something More? A Study of Burnout in Pitt Students and How Pitt Treats Mental Health

Published by Izzy

Finals season is upon us. Students can be seen bustling from building to building through the blustery April weather, going from class to class. One individual steps out of...

April 27, 2022

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Features, Health & Lifestyle

Benches and Tables and Chairs, Oh My! The World of Studying on Campus at Pitt

Published by Charlotte Pearse

As the end of the 2021-2022 academic year looms at the University of Pittsburgh and final’s week quickly approaching, students at Pitt are studying on campus now more than...

April 27, 2022

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Features

The Unsavory Reality of Being Vegan at Pitt

Published by Noah Dexter

This piece takes a look into the hurdles vegan students face at Pitt, and what the University can learn from vegan-friendly restaurants in the area.

April 26, 2022

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Eats, Interviews & Criticism

Dietary Restrictions and Dining Hall Diets: What Options Do Students Have?

by Alyssa Machi

The dining hall diet is well-know - French fries at 10am, not a vegetable or fruit in sight, coffee as water, one meal a day - that kind of thing. What does dining on campus look like if you're a student with a specialized diet?

April 29, 2022

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Eats

The Fate of Pittsburgh Pizza

by Megan MacCall-Carter

The pandemic has affected many facets of college life at the University of Pittsburgh but the closure of Sorrento’s Pizza was heartbreaking. Those who remember the classic Antoons vs. Sorrentos debate view the closure as the end of an era. So that leaves the Sorrentos lovers with a question: where do we go next? After I conducted 22 interviews, it appears to me that...

April 27, 2022

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Eats

The Unsavory Reality of Being Vegan at Pitt

by Noah Dexter

This piece takes a look into the hurdles vegan students face at Pitt, and what the University can learn from vegan-friendly restaurants in the area.

April 26, 2022

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Eats, Interviews & Criticism

A Pain au Chocolat Peregrination: The Beloved Croissants at Pitt

by Kanney Wong

Pitt's infamous flaky croissants in Litchfield Towers have a cult-like following.

April 23, 2022

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Eats, Essays

Best Bang for Your Buck: Oakland Edition

by Claudia Huggins

You’ve heard the debates about which fast food chain has the best fries, which gas station is better: Sheetz or Wawa, or even where to get the best pizza , but have you ever heard of the Oakland restaurant debate? Where are the best places to eat in Oakland, the home of the University of Pittsburgh, and what makes them so special? Students from...

April 20, 2022

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Eats, Features

Stepping Into Springtime with Sunshine and Rainbows

Published by Ola Nwadiuko

Starting in the 14th century, what we know as spring today was known instead as “springing time,” because plants “spring” from the ground. It was shortened to “spring-time” afterwards,...

May 3, 2022

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A & E