News
Police Briefs- September 12
Now that the semester is in full swing and professors are starting to assign those pesky paper deadlines, the amount of crime on campus is at an all-time low, seemingly. With only two crimes to […]
Pittsburgh
Opinions
Staff Editorial: Suspended but not corrected
From our first moments in academia, we were told again and again about the importance of attending class. But when reprobation comes into account, everything we have been taught goes out of the classroom. Out-of-school […]
Arts & Entertainment
Weekend events
Lion King Sept. 5 through 29 The award winning musical, based on the Disney movie, will be performed at the Benedum Center in the Cultural District. The musical is directed by Julie Taymor and has […]
News
DU teams with city to improve traffic safety
By Pat Higgins | Asst. Sports Editor The university’s Facilities Management Department teamed with Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works to install new poles, traffic lights and pedestrian signals near the edge of campus around Lieberman […]
News
Police Briefs- September 5
In result of Labor Day festivities last year, Uncle PB had to recite 19 incidents in the police report. This year, he counts only six, which is a cause for celebration. And luckily, he bought […]
Misc.
Mumford and Sons welcomed at First Niagara Pavilion
Zach Brendza | Features Editor Thursday was the first appearance of the folk quintet, Mumford and Sons, in Pittsburgh and let’s hope it’s not the last. The band took to the stage at First Niagara […]
Features
Hang Ten, Three Rivers: Surf Pittsburgh gives city new experience
By: Zach Brendza | Features Editor It’s a bright and blue-skied August afternoon on one of the last weekends of the summer boating season. As Ben Calik wades in the water of the Monongahela, a smile […]
Arts & Entertainment
Brendza’s Beat: Miley Cyrus, Paramore cruising and Fest 12
By: Zach Brendza | Features Editor Miley Cyrus This may be the easiest topic to write about in recent music news but … come on. At Sunday’s annual MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards), Miley Cyrus […]
Features
Digging up the past in Downtown Pittsburgh
By: Sam Fatula | The Duquesne Duke Pittsburgh’s rich source of history from industrial and wartime periods has recently welcomed dozens of artifacts thanks to an archaeological dig conducted in the city’s Point State Park. […]
News
Zappala shuts down South Side lounge
By Julian Routh | News Editor Following several meetings with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, the owners of Levelz Sports Lounge in South Side have reached an agreement to close the bar’s doors for […]