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The Pitt News

T h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t ude nt ne w spap e r of t he U niversity of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | november 13, 2018 ­| Volume 109 | Issue 61

TURNIP THE JAM

POLISH FEST BRINGS FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP TO OAKLAND

Sarah Connor Culture Editor

Penn Hills resident Bobbie Piekarski sat at a table in the Cathedral of Learning on Sunday with a candle, small pieces of clear wax in the shape of hearts, a bowl of water and a large Gothic key. Guests of all ages lined up to have their futures read aloud to them. Piekarski was a part of the 2018 Polish Festival, bringing the Polish tradition known as St. Andrew’s Eve fortune-telling to the event. “I’ve been doing this for over 20 years,” Piekarski said. “It’s amazing because a lot Vendors sell fresh jam and vegetables Monday evening at the intersection of N. Euclid Avenue and Station Street of the same people come back every year. in East Liberty. Levko Karmazyn|staff photographer This year, there’s a girl here who I used to see all the time when she was a little girl. She’s here today and she’s 24 and pregnant with her first baby.” Piekarski practices her art of fortunetelling by melting one of the small pieces of Wheeling, West Virginia, for the third an- its participants — not just on campus, but in Mary Rose O’Donnell wax in a ladle over the candle then spilling Staff Writer nual Pitt Women’s Leadership Experience. the community as well. the melted wax into the water. As the wax “We hope that this retreat will have proIn the United States, more than half of Over the course of two days, the participants, cools in the water, it hardens into a bubbly college students are women — and Pitt is who were selected in October, will hear from vided all of these young women with a whole shape. The shape and thickness of the wax taking an active role to prepare these stu- speakers, connect with one another and en- new network of people both socially and piece determines how Piekarski reads your professionally that they can reach out to if hance their leadership skills. dents to become the leaders of tomorrow. future. SGB President and planning committee they need something or if they want to try Ninety female undergraduate students will gather at Oglebay Resort on Saturday in member Maggie Kennedy said she hopes this See Polish on page 5 See Women’s on page 2 program begins a journey of leadership for

FOURTH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP RETREAT TEACHES WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT


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