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Nov 29, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Adrienne Cahillane |Matthew Scabilloni |Jermaine Sykes |Gabriella Garvin
With an avalanche of finals, endless assignments and looming deadlines, students are finding themselves caught in a whirlwind of academic pressure after Thanksgiving break. Stress and dread are the two words Isabella Romeu, a junior media and professional communications major, used to describe her mood during the two-week period before finals. “The break feels a bit stressful coming back from a brain break having to jump right into finals season,” Romeu said.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Adrienne Cahillane |Matthew Scabilloni |Jermaine Sykes |Gabriella Garvin
Damon Young, this year’s writer in residence at the University of Pittsburgh, believes literacy skills are important to have in today’s society. “Even if we’re talking about an applicable day to day basis, just being able to be literate, media literate, or social media literate and being able to discern, you know, what’s a good source or what’s bulls — and those are skills that you develop by reading,” Young said.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Matthew Scabilloni |Jermaine Sykes |Gabriella Garvin |Danae Poteat
Pitt men’s basketball lost 71-64 to the Missouri Tigers on Tuesday night in the Petersen Events Center. Junior center Federiko Federiko (33) plays defense during Tuesday night’s game against Missouri in the Petersen Events Center.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Matthew Scabilloni |Jermaine Sykes |Gabriella Garvin |Danae Poteat
While students went back home for Thanksgiving break, Pitt Athletics stayed busy. Some teams continued their seasons, while others saw their seasons come to an end. Here is a recap of the busy Thanksgiving break. FootballFor many reasons, the end of Pitt football’s season couldn’t come faster. The Panthers (3-9, 2-6 ACC) headed into Thanksgiving break with a record of 3-8. The Panthers named redshirt sophomore Nate Yarnell as their starting quarterback prior to their season finale against Duke.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Matthew Scabilloni |Jermaine Sykes |Gabriella Garvin |Danae Poteat
No. 4 Pitt (25-4, ACC 16-2) volleyball winning their second consecutive ACC Title, the program’s fifth in seven years, didn’t just happen by chance. These honors were accomplished because of the culture and play style that Pitt head coach Dan Fisher has built into the program. The Panthers have bought into Fisher’s culture and it’s one of the biggest reasons that all seven starters in the 5-1 were on either the All-ACC first team or All-ACC second team.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Gabriella Garvin |Danae Poteat |Jack Troy |Trinity Foster
Coming off of a Thanksgiving break that saw the team go 1-1, Pitt men’s basketball (5-2, 0-0 ACC) fell to visiting Missouri (6-2, 0-0 SEC) 71-64. Senior forward Blake Hinson led all scorers with 22 points and added five rebounds to go with it. Despite 1-for-8 shooting from the field, redshirt sophomore guard Ishmael Leggett added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Pitt’s offense got out to a slow start, with just one make on five shots through the first 6:37 of the game.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Gabriella Garvin |Danae Poteat |Jack Troy |Trinity Foster
In 2020, Suzanne Collins released her newest addition to the hit series Hunger Games Trilogy, a prequel titled “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Last week, the novel took a new form as it premiered on big screens as a full-fledged movie. Though the previous films depict President Coriolanus Snow as a wealthy man, this prequel presents viewers with a completely different character. Poverty-stricken and orphaned, Snow is dedicated to do anything he can to secure his success — no matter the cost.
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Nov 11, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Conor Hutchinson |Patrick Diana |Gabriella Garvin |Lily Peters
West Virginia took down Pitt women’s basketball 71-62 in another edition of the Backyard Brawl, bringing the Panthers’ record to 1-1 on the season. Fifth year guard Lauren Fields led West Virginia in scoring with 23 points. West Virginia sophomore guard Jordan Harrison recorded 10 assists and 7 steals. Redshirt junior guard Kyah Watson recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Mountaineers.
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Nov 11, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Patrick Diana |Gabriella Garvin |Lily Peters |Conor Hutchinson
Pitt men’s basketball capped off a heart-warming military appreciation night with an 89-60 win over Binghamton to give head coach Jeff Capel his second win of the season. Senior forward Blake Hinson led the Panthers in scoring with 26 points in 24 minutes. Junior guard Ishmael Leggett finished with a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. First-year guard Carlton “Bub” Carrington scored 18 points as well.
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Nov 11, 2023 | 
pittnews.com | Patrick Diana |Gabriella Garvin |Lily Peters |Jack Troy
Pitt volleyball (22-4, 13-2 ACC) swept Georgia Tech (21-4, 12-3 ACC) on Friday night on the road. The Panthers did well at getting both blocks and kills. Pitt hit a .440 compared to Georgia Tech’s .057. Panther blocking also reigned supreme with nine as opposed to the Yellow Jackets’ two. Pitt’s duo of first-years did not come to mess around. First-year right side Olivia Babcock garnered 15 kills, two aces and four blocks.
