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The Pitt Program Council hosted a 45-minute guided interview and a 15-minute audience Q&A, and the event was a full-circle moment for childhood fans and current fans to connect with the actor, musician and heartthrob.

After days of rain, the sky over Pittsburgh cleared up for Bigelow Bash, the annual free music concert organized by the Pitt Program Council. By 1 p.m. on Sunday, the smell of fried rice, corn dogs and tacos and the bright, warm sun called students forth to the stage on Schenley Drive next to Posvar...

Over 60 student volunteers will get together on April 7 to build the stage where artists JID, Luh Tyler, My Favorite Color and Pitt Factor winner 9FiftySeven will perform. However, the efforts that go into planning Bigelow Bash entail much more. Bigelow Bash, Pitt’s spring music and arts festival, will take place this Sunday on...

The Pitt Program Council put on their semiannual Pitt Factor showcase, a battle of the bands to compete for an opening spot at Pitt’s semesterly concert. The council hosts Fall Fest in October and Bigelow Bash in April. On April 7, rapper J.I.D will headline this year’s Bigelow Bash. On the evening of Friday, March...

The Pitt News has compiled an overview of some resources new students can utilize as they begin their journey at Pitt this semester.

The Pitt Program Council hosted a Q&A event with Josh Peck on Thursday, Nov. 30. Known for gaining prominence on the Nickelodeon show “Drake and Josh” from 2004 to 2007, the actor made a comeback to the spotlight last summer with his supporting role in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” Sophia Gill, a sophomore political science, history...

Tyler Welsh and Jennifer Greevey said Pitt’s homecoming celebration goes far beyond showing school spirit as an undergraduate. They said homecoming is an important tradition because it represents the pride and passion of Pitt alumni and the power of the “Pitt network.”  “The Pitt Alumni Association continually reminds current students and all alumni that the...

“Can we just lose our minds for like 30 seconds?” shouted Chase Lawrence, the lead vocalist of COIN, to hundreds of Pitt students crowded into a stretch of Schenley Drive. The audience obliged, chanting the chorus of the band’s chart-topping single “Talk Too Much.” Pitt students bounced and belted while pop rock band COIN jammed...

The William Pitt Union hosted Noel Miller, a Canadian-American YouTuber, comedian, rapper, podcaster and filmmaker, for a talk and Q&A organized by the Pitt Program Council. Approximately 450 Pitt students gathered in the WPU Assembly Room for the sold-out event on Monday night. Noel Miller’s journey in entertainment began as a stand-up comedian, and he...

COIN is coming to Pitt. The Pitt Program Council announced the headliner of this year’s Fall Fest via Instagram at noon on Friday. The festival on October 8 will take over Schenley Drive with food trucks and live music. The alternative pop band from Nashville, Tennessee achieved chart success with their 2017 single “Talk Too...