August 29, 2018 - Pittsburgh City Paper

News

• News

  Everything in the world displeases me: The College Nihilism Issue

  It's not a real embrace of death, but a way of conveying a sense of blasé despair.

  By Hannah Lynn

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• News

  Crying on Campus: How and Where to do it

  College feels sometimes like a second round of adolescence, with weird, unexpected emotional and physical changes

  By Hannah Lynn

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• News

  City Paper surveys college students about money

  What are the financial realities of people seeking higher-education throughout the region?

  By CP Staff

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• News

  Food deserts Oakland and Downtown make healthy eating a challenge for Pittsburgh students

  “There is rarely any variety as far as healthy options on campus.”

  By Amanda Waltz

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• News

  College Student Food Guide: Cheap, Easy, and (Relatively) Healthy

  Where to find everything from basic grocery items to grub on the go

  By Amanda Waltz

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• News

  A college ID gets you more than just transportation and food

  There are discounted and free access to museums, movies, gyms, sports, bars and streaming companies

  By Alex Gordon

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• News

  A guide to understanding Pittsburgh’s present, politics, and playgrounds

  The Steel City is now run by "eds and meds,” you have to register to vote 30 days before Election Day, and there are fun neighborhoods outside of Oakland

  By Ryan Deto

  Aug 29, 2018
• News

  Bus Guide for College Students

  If you’re a student, old or new, you probably have some transit questions. Don’t worry; the City Paper is here to help.

  By Lauren Ortego

  Aug 29, 2018
• News

  PHOTOS: Pittsburgh welcomes back college students

  Photo essays from two Pittsburgh college students

  By CP Staff

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• News

  Buy Some Happiness: Laptop stickers and pins for Pittsburgh college students

  Laptop stickers are the new bumper stickers

  By Lisa Cunningham

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• News

  Support for abortion access growing in Pennsylvania; highest ever surveyed

  A recent Franklin & Marshall poll shows 30 percent want abortion always legal, while only 15 percent support a ban. Remaining want abortion legal under certain circumstances.

  By Ryan Deto

  Aug 30, 2018

  
• News

  State Rep.-elect Summer Lee rallies with environmentalists for cleaner air

  At a rally in the Allegheny County Courthouse, Lee says “clean air is a basic human right.”

  By Ryan Deto

  Aug 31, 2018

  
• News

  U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus to get $726K in outside spending from far-right group

  Conservative groups accused of racism and spreading fake news are backing Rothfus, who is in a competitive election against U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb.

  By Ryan Deto

  Sep 4, 2018

  
• News

  Internal poll shows Democrat state Senate nominee Lindsey Williams with 9-point lead over Republican Jeremy Shaffer

  Fifty-two percent said they would vote for Williams in the North Hills state Senate race, 43 percent backed Shaffer

  By Ryan Deto

  Sep 5, 2018

  

Food+Drink

• Drink

  A bartender's drinking advice for his younger self

  "151 proof rum is not the spirit to build an evening of drinking around."

  By Craig Mrusek

  Aug 29, 2018

  

Arts+Entertainment

• Literary Arts

  Rege Behe’s PGH Pages: Chatham’s Sherrie Flick relishes teaching

  “I never feel isolated in the classroom. There’s a great, vibrant energy, and exchange of knowledge that keeps me buoyed up on bad writing days.”

  By Rege Behe

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• Music

  What is state of all-ages concerts in Pittsburgh?

  Financial challenges face venues that traditionally have staged shows for underage college students

  By Eli Enis

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• Music

  Yo! End of Summer Collaboratory: Library Collaborative closes out summer with NVSV, Clara Kent, Benji., and PBR

  “LibCo is not a just a company. It is not just our facilities or our artists."

  By Jordan Snowden

  Aug 31, 2018

  
• Theater

  Steve Sucato on Pittsburgh dance: Expect energized 2018-19 season from Point Park University’s Conservatory Dance Company

  A choreographic bounty celebrates opening of new Pittsburgh Playhouse

  By Steve Sucato

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• Theater

  The queen, the assassin, the playwright, and the spy: History meets comedy in City Theatre’s all-female production of The Revolutionists

  Real-life women of the French Revolution meet in City Theatre’s new show

  By Amanda Waltz

  Sep 5, 2018

  
• Screen

  Madeline's Madeline is an experimental ride through art, illness, and control

  Watching Madeline is a visceral experience: uncomfortable, immersive, confusing, chilling

  By Hannah Lynn

  Aug 31, 2018

  

Columns

• Opinion

  Gabby Normal: The college talk

  Columnist Gab Bonesso tried to talk her late mother out of sending her to college, and she’s glad it didn’t work.

  By Gab Bonesso

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  By Rob Brezsny

  Aug 29, 2018

Podcasts

• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 8/29/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  By Lynn Cullen

  Aug 29, 2018

  
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 8/30/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  Aug 30, 2018

  
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 8/31/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  By Lynn Cullen

  Aug 31, 2018

  
• Lynn Cullen Live

  Lynn Cullen Live - 9/4/18

  Audio & Video Archive

  By Lynn Cullen

  Sep 4, 2018