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When You Can Be Grateful For a Power Outage
by Renee Skudra After six years of living in North Carolina, some argument can be made that I am a Jewish Southerner. In some ways that...

Renee Skudra
Sep 28, 2023


Creed Lilith's Dream
By: Dima Harmon Lilith had had a very long day when she came home. She had to fix a problem with a business model that an individual made...

Dima Harmon
Apr 26, 2023


This is Me
By: Julia Fieldhammer This is me Silent and still Watching them be free Drowning in a sea of tears Feels like I won’t see land for years...

Julia Fieldhammer
Apr 26, 2023


WJAC-TV Meteorologist Madi Baggett
Story and Photos by Robert Hester “I knew from a young age I wanted to choose a career that allowed me to focus on both science and...

Robert Hester
Apr 25, 2023


Smart Goals to Addressing Obesity in Autistic Adults
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 percent of autistic children are likely to be obese. Weir et al. (2021)...

Nathaniel Geyer
Apr 15, 2023


The Neglected Public Health Crisis
In our society, there’s always a clear distinction between adults and children. However, whenever a mass shooting happens in the United...

Megan Cunningham
Apr 15, 2023


Would Princess Margaret Have Made a Better Queen?
Watching this year’s Platinum Jubilee, commemorating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, one cannot help but admire how Elizabeth has...

Nils Skudra
Apr 15, 2023


"Gimme Shelter" (like the Rolling Stones said)
In Greensboro, I claim this place as my own: a huge vacant grassy lot to the right of a Presbyterian church which posts a weekly message...

Renee Skudra
Apr 15, 2023


How I Got Hired at Giant Eagle
On April 21, 2021 a job coach came along to my place with two other colleagues from Achieva. My inclusion liaison, Barbara Graham, works...

Joshua Walburn
Apr 14, 2023


Zeitgeist TV Shows
In the world of television there are programs that are dated or timeless. A show that is zeitgeist captures a period of history, from the...

Nathaniel Geyer
Apr 14, 2023


The Tragedy of Special Education
As somebody who was a special education student as a child, who grew up between the window between the passing of the Americans with...

Nathaniel Geyer
Apr 14, 2023


Kelly O's Diner Breakfast Review
For the 2022 Pittverse spring edition I decided to do my own foodie call. I was in the mood for a good breakfast and decided to head to...

Zach Grabowski
Apr 14, 2023


Introducing the Pirates Announcer and Penguins Organist
I had the honor of interviewing Tim DeBacco, Public Address Announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Organist for the Pittsburgh...

Zach Grabowski
Apr 14, 2023


Ritter's Diner Environmental Group Breakfast Review
For the 2022 Pittverse summer/fall edition’s Foodie Call our Environmental Small Group chose seasonal foods. I went to Ritter’s Diner in...

Zach Grabowski
Apr 14, 2023


Photography by Maggie Jones
Photography by Maggie Jones Photography by Maggie Jones

Maggie Jones
Apr 14, 2023


Don't Look Under the Lid
Don't Look Under the Lid I can just put the lid over myself And no one will see the tiny bubbles, The soup of life simmering inside. Add...

Delaine Swearman
Apr 14, 2023


Why Drinking Soda Every Day is Dangerous to Your Health
II am going to write a small article on why drinking carbonated beverages is dangerous to your health. According to the American College...

Daniel H. Ashkin
Apr 14, 2023
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