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First all-female-constructed buggy, Banta, to compete at this year's Spring Carnvial

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (608+ words) A brand-new, pink-and-blue buggy will roll through Schenley Park this Carnival. What separates it from the rest? It belongs to the first all-female, sorority-based Buggy team. After nearly five years of competition, Delta Gamma is debuting its first originally constructed…...

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Eurydice" takes a trip down memory lane, into the Underworld

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (372+ words) The relationship she has with her dad in the Underworld is very much rooted in authentic, actual fatherhood, not this mythical story," Bamdad said. They're actually telling stories that will be familiar to audience members' ears, which is in contrast…...

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CMU-Q moves online for rest of semester, closes building

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (315+ words) We have decided that the educational programs will remain online for the rest of the semester," Trick wrote in the update. While there has been a drastic reduction in alerts, the regional conflict still remains unresolved. Given the short time…...

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The Art Beat: Jocelyn Harte enchants with "Gentle Madness

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (622+ words) Jocelyn Harte is the most curious type of storyteller. While you're browsing through "Gentle Madness," her show at the Frame Gallery, bits and pieces of myths and legends make themselves known to you " Roman wolves and Greek swans hold court…...

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Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation presents: "To Make a Prairie: Pollination and Human Understanding

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (223+ words) To Make a Prairie: Pollination and Human Understanding," which opened on Mar. 17, is the newest exhibition at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. The botanical exhibition shares insight into the evolution of the botanical and biological fields as society grew…...

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Pittsburgh City Paper reopens under nonprofit ownership

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (807+ words) By Max Mc Cullough and Michelle Yang On March 19, the Pittsburgh City Paper announced it will be reopening under new ownership. The announcement comes just months after the paper suddenly ceased operations in December due to financial concerns with Block…...

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Ed Board: Pittsburgh matters, whether or not the NFL Draft is in town

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (626+ words) The Tartan Ed Board: Pittsburgh matters, whether or not the NFL Draft is in town As the NFL Draft approaches, more and more people are talking about what it will mean for the city of Pittsburgh. During the weekend of…...

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YAL rallies at Fence, delivers petition to President Jahanian

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (765+ words) By Tiffany Chang and Michelle Yang On April 2, Carnegie Mellon's chapter of the national student activist organization Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) held a rally at the Fence to deliver its petition advocating for free speech on campus to the…...

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Entrepreneur talks history, politics in Venezuela

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (542+ words) On April 2, the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology (CMIST) hosted Venezuelan-American entrepreneur Luis Ball as part of its Geopolitics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence lecture series. In 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Ch'vez's government charged Ball with treason and civil…...

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City Council talks 2026 budget amendments, fleet funding

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (383+ words) Council discusses 2026 budget changes" In the new five-year financial forecast, the general fund balance " the money the City uses for day-to-day operations consisting of mostly of tax revenues " was increased by about $6. 5 million dollars." "We had to use some fund…...