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Apr 17, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | India Krug |Nada H. Abdulaziz |Jermaine Sykes |Sara Meyer
During my college career, I wrote for The Pitt News, Pittsburgh City Paper and 90.5 WESA, and discovered one of my favorite films — “When Harry Met Sally.” Just like the characters in the film, I realize that for me and student journalism, this is the end of a beautiful friendship. Dear Student Journalism,I love that over four years, I have accumulated hundreds of recorded interviews that now sit in a folder on my laptop.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Nada H. Abdulaziz |Jermaine Sykes |Sara Meyer |Kelly Xiong
In the spring months, there isn’t much going on at the Fitzgerald Field House. Maybe some track practices or intramural volleyball games, but nothing of huge importance to a Pitt fan. But on Sunday, Pitt volleyball gave the 73-year-old building the purpose reminiscent of the fall and winter months. The Panthers hosted rival Penn State in front of a packed and raucously loud crowd for an exhibition game.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Nada H. Abdulaziz |Jermaine Sykes |Sara Meyer |Kelly Xiong
On picturesque sunny days in Pittsburgh strolling past Cathy Lawn, I often witness groups of friends playing volleyball, sunbathing or enjoying picnics. While the scene exudes joy, it once stirred an inexplicable pang within me. Whether stemming from envy or a tinge of melancholy, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I might never experience having a large group of friends. Over time, that sadness went away.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Jermaine Sykes |Sara Meyer |Kelly Xiong
12:55 am Pitt men’s basketball is starting early in the transfer portal this offseason, earning a commitment from Florida State sophomore forward Cam Corhen. Corhen entered the portal after averaging 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds for the Seminoles. Corhen gives the Panthers much-needed help in the frontcourt after the departures of junior center Federiko Federiko and redshirt junior forward Will Jeffress to the transfer portal.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Kelly Xiong |Emma Hannan |Jermaine Sykes
It’s crazy to think I’m graduating college in just two weeks when it feels like just yesterday I was moving into Bruce Hall. Looking back at the last three and a half years, I’m glad I took the opportunity to make as many fun memories as I could — especially when the first year and a half was during COVID-19. I’m kind of thankful for the COVID-19 era — death and tragedy aside — because that led me to have the friends I have now.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Emma Hannan |Jermaine Sykes |Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger
The morning of Feb. 16 was the kind of frigid cold that makes most people stay curled up and cozy in bed. Despite the chill, a merry frenzy of volunteers was busy packing, carrying and delivering boxes of food and supplies to local families at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh’s monthly food pantry. Around 30 volunteers participated in February’s food distribution, which served approximately 130 families in the greater Pittsburgh area.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Emma Hannan |Jermaine Sykes |Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger |Abigail Dobry
A group of Pitt students on the Panther Racing Team built an electric car from scratch to compete in a Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Competition, unveiling it at an event in Benedum Hall on April 13. The Panther Racing team competes against 120 schools every year in an SAE competition, where students are in charge of building a small formula-style race car. Pitt’s team is headed by Executive Director Luc Chadam.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Jermaine Sykes
Being 5-foot-8 and playing Division I basketball is no easy feat. The average height for DI basketball players is nearly a foot taller. But for graduate student KJ Marshall, playing up to a challenge is nothing he isn’t used to. As a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, the yearly celebration of the fraternity’s Founders Day on Jan. 5 is a significant day for Marshall.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Emily Handrahan |Livia LaMarca |Jermaine Sykes |Danae Poteat
Allison Vorp, who was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2021, experienced severe pains, but before getting diagnosed didn’t fully understand what was wrong. A team of researchers have come together to create the Hub for Endometriosis Research in Pittsburgh to discover new ways to diagnose endometriosis and find more information on the disease.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Emily Handrahan |Livia LaMarca |Jermaine Sykes |Danae Poteat
Fourth-year astronomy doctoral student Tori Bonidie was an undergraduate student when she saw her first solar eclipse in 2017. Seven years later, Bonidie is just as enthusiastic to witness the upcoming astronomic event. “It’s an event that reminds us why we got so excited in astronomy in the first place,” Bonidie said. In Pittsburgh, the 2024 solar eclipse will start on Monday, April 8 at 2 p.m., according to NASA.
