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Apr 22, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Pamela Smith |Kyra McCague |Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer
Student Government Board’s office is filled with colorful Post-it notes with scribbles of positivity — “Have a nice day <3” scratched into a bright neon pink, “Happy birthday!!!” on a pale blue or even just a quick portrait on the whiteboard. They glow against the beige walls of the eighth floor of the William Pitt Union, making the space look less like an administrative office and more likea room defined by community and connection.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Kyra McCague |Emma Hannan |Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer
Pitt football had tons of change in the offseason. After its disastrous 3-9 season in 2023, change is necessary. The Panthers’ offensive change was imminent after they finished the 2023 season ranked 118 in points per game out of the 134 FBS teams. To Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi, the new offense run by offensive coordinator Kade Bell is a breath of fresh air, and not just because it’s a playbook he likes — it’s a system the players enjoy as well.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Kyra McCague |Emma Hannan |Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer
1:23 pm Thursday, April 11 Pitt police took a report regarding the theft of optical equipment at Benedum Hall. Friday, April 12 Pitt police reported nothing in the crime log. Saturday, April 13Pitt police issued one student a citation for underage drinking at Sutherland Hall. Pitt police took a report regarding the damage of a car side mirror while parked on Ruskin Avenue. Sunday, April 14 Pitt police assisted Pittsburgh police with an intoxicated male on the 3300 block of Forbes Avenue.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Kyra McCague |Emma Hannan |Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer
According to Rita Williams-Garcia, memory is vital to the human experience. “Without memory, we cease to exist,” Williams-Garcia said. The School of Computing and Information partnered with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to host the Association for Library Service to Children’s 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture on Wednesday evening. The ALSC chooses one library each year to host this lecture, and Carnegie Library won the bid for 2024.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Kyra McCague |Emma Hannan |Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer
I’m an opinionated person, so it’s natural that over my time at The Pitt News, I loved writing sports columns. I love writing, period, as I’ve written nearly 100 articles since joining The Pitt News in my sophomore year. But this is a column I’ve dreaded writing since I took the job as assistant sports editor. How could I possibly live up to the amazing senior columns written by my predecessors? Comparing myself to others is something I’ve done my entire life.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Kyra McCague |Emma Hannan |Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer
As the school year concludes, The Pitt News sports desk beat writers give their favorite memories from their respective sports in 2023-24. Football // Brian Sherry, Sports Editor My favorite memory of the 2023 Pitt football season? In all honesty, I prefer not to think about that dumpster fire of a season. I wasted countless Saturday afternoons, tailgates and time with my friends to cover a team that went 3-9. There’s no happy ending there.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Kyra McCague |Emma Hannan |Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer
Kristan Hawkins, the president and founder of the anti-abortion group Students for Life of America, spoke to a group of fewer than 50 people at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night in the O’Hara Ballroom. Pitt’s chapter of Turning Point USA hosted Hawkins for the event titled, “No Abortions, No Exceptions,” which was the last stop on Hawkins’ speaking tour at seven different universities. Outside, protestors gathered to speak out against Hawkins.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer |Adrienne Cahillane |Aidan Kasner
The opinions desk is sad to see six of our most beloved writers graduate in a week. We have had a lot of laughs and a lot of rough conversations, lots of debates and faced lots of backlash together. We hope The Pitt News is a college memory you look back on fondly and remember the good times in the office recalling our favorite TikToks of the week and debating the effects of late-stage capitalism.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Amber Frantz |Julia Smeltzer |Adrienne Cahillane |Aidan Kasner
I can’t believe I am graduating college next Sunday. The five years that college has served me in undergrad have flown by so fast that I’m just now realizing how my time at Pitt is truly coming to an end. I don’t want to be sad and only reminisce on what the past five years in life have. I don’t want to dwell on the fact I won’t be a college student in undergrad anymore.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Julia Smeltzer |Adrienne Cahillane |Aidan Kasner |Matthew Scabilloni
When quarantine began in March of 2020, the kitchen table became the classroom and the living room couch served as the conference room for business meetings. Lockdown ushered in a wave of isolation and confinement, deeply impacting mental health across the globe. Fortunately, creating art empowered many to express their emotions through a creative outlet, particularly during unprecedented times of crisis. Despite isolation, art offered a sense of coalition, connection and community.
