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Anatomy of a zine

What exactly is a “zine”? Think back to American history and Thomas Paine’s famous publication, Common Sense. Paine’s words challenged the British...

Last week, guest conductor to the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Erich Kunzel lead both the John Williams concerts and the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic’s tribute to Bernstein, Hanson, and Gershwin.

Jaws Potter and the Raiders of the Lost Extra-Terrestrial Jedi

Usually, when the strains of John Williams tickle your ears, you’re munching on $8 popcorn and trying to keep your shoes from sticking to the floor....

Wednesday evening, an audience gathered in the Gladys Schmitt Creative Writing Center for readings by four student writers. Pictured: Senior BHA student Adam Jaffe.

Creative writing: Opportunities, writing, and reading

Hidden away in Baker Hall is a designated nook for creative writing majors: the Gladys Schmitt Creative Writing Center. Here, prose, poetry, and other...

The Harry Potter Withdrawal Club

Twelve years ago, Joanne Rowling was simply a struggling British mother writing on napkins in a café as her infant daughter slept. What was once just...

Open Stage Theatre presents Asparagus

Running through March 11 at the Open Stage Theatre, Pittsburgh native Jeanne Drennan’s Asparagus asks how much an artist should be willing to sacrifice...

Philharmonic performs

Before conductor Erich Kunzel set the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops on fire and blew audiences away at Heinz Hall with a program of John Williams’s film...

Let Pittsburgh Steel Your Heart

Did you know that the Pittsburgh region is home to 466 bridges — more than any other city in the world? Regardless of whether you are a native-born...

Byham cuts loose

Fans of the ’80s in Pittsburgh now have a reason to “cut loose...footloose!” The musical Footloose opened last Thursday at the Byham Theater in...

Everything you need to know

**Dear Janet, Last night while I was working on something in my room, my housemate’s friend “Dave” barged into my room. Even though my housemate...

Paperhouse

Sometimes at WRCT we pick up random albums and just take a listen. We were attracted to Kisses and Hugs’s Positive Youth 1994!!! by its amazing and...

Dollar Movie

Did you know?

100 years ago February 20, 1907 An article suggested to Carnegie Tech students that they wear overalls on the first of April. The article seemed innocent...