International films premiere at ‘Faces of Democracy’ festival
Last Wednesday night, the South Side Works Cinema marquee wasn’t boasting Borat, Happy Feet, or Casino Royale. Instead, the evening belonged to Carnegie...
We're hot. Let's celebrate that once a month.
“We’re a big nerdy school. That’s what everyone thinks,” said Jonathan Kyle, a sophomore mechanical engineering major. Kyle and two fellow sophomore mechanical...
This is a state of emergency
His album cover is an eerie shade of red. The collar on his jacket is popped. His hat is tipped to the side, revealing a New York Yankees logo. The “PARENTAL...
Making comedy out of tragedy
The School of Drama calls it “one of the most revived, most translated to film, and most imitated plays in history.” Throughout the English-speaking world,...
That ain’t No Way To Treat A Lady
The most visible people in any performance — theatre, opera, or film — are often the actors or singers. They are the ones who get the most public acknowledgment,...
Performing for AIDS awareness
Diversity. On campus, we see it as we walk across the Cut on the way to lecture, in front of Doherty as students table for different events and causes,...
Copious cookies
Along with the holly branches, mistletoe, and ornaments that adorn halls and hearths of families during Christmas time, there are the treats. Popcorn...
Pittsburgh Symphony premieres new piece
This weekend, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra was joined by superstar violinist Joshua Bell in Brahms’ violin concerto. High school girls, their hearts...
Big Al’s Metal Shop
Pittsburgh is a metal town, if you haven’t noticed by now. In the last month, we have been graced with many outstanding bills, from the triple threat...
Paperhouse
In a sense, the creation of some music albums can be viewed as the creation of artifacts, like a precipitate left after a chemical reaction. In the case...
Did you know?
100 years ago December 5, 1906 The Tartan congratulated the men who built the dam behind campus. Those involved were to be paid in their enjoyment in...