Sarah George

1 month ago | pittnews.com | Sarah George |Madeline Ward |Conor Hutchison

10:45 am The Pitt News Sports Desk came together, handed out some superlatives and reached conclusions on important off-season questions the Panthers must address. The 2024-25 Pitt men’s basketball season took fans on the same path all Pittsburgh sports traveled in the last year. The season started blazing hot — Pitt ranked fifth in the NET rankings and eventually No. 18 in the weekly AP Poll. But injuries to key players and blowout losses derailed the season.

Jan 21, 2025 | pittnews.com | Bridget Pohl |Sarah George

Nestled among Oakland favorites, including Raising Cane’s and Insomnia Cookies, the newest addition to the dining scene along Fifth Avenue is a bubble tea cafe, TAPILAB. The new boba shop opened up in late December 2024 with a “soft launch,” taking the spot where Gussy’s Bagels & Pizzeria used to sit. TAPILAB joins in competition with the other 12 boba shops that already reside in Oakland, including Fuku Tea and Tsaocaa, with its official grand opening last Wednesday.

Jan 10, 2025 | pittnews.com | Ella Cool |Sarah George

Hundreds of vehicles flooded into Oakland this past weekend as Pitt students prepared to start the spring semester, which began on a Wednesday rather than a Monday for the first time in seven years. Pitt has implemented a new academic schedule for the 2024-2025 school year with classes and finals beginning on a Wednesday. Some students said this change has brought about frustrations as they adapt to the new schedule.

Nov 8, 2024 | pittnews.com | James Carter |Sarah George

As time passed on election night, the energy at Eugene DePasquale’s watch party ebbed and flowed with the changing of Pennsylvania polls. DePasquale, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania attorney general, gathered Pittsburgh citizens at a watch party on election night at the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers building. About 30 attendees counted down together as Pennsylvania polls closed at 8 p.m. and continued to watch as the votes were tallied.

Oct 16, 2024 | pittnews.com | Sarah George

The “Week of Rage,” organized by the groups Pittsburgh to Palestine and Pitt Apartheid Divest, coincided with the one-year marking of the attack on Israel by Hamas. The week of scheduled vigils and demonstrations aimed to reflect on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and continued to demand that Pitt divest from Israel. The events began with a community vigil on Oct. 7 in Schenley Park to honor the estimated 42,000 people killed by Israel in Gaza in the past year. On Wednesday, Oct.