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Pitt announces new ‘Finish Line’ grant to assist graduating low-income students in completing their degree Abby Lipold Staff Writer

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“Earning a Pitt degree and wearing the cap and gown at commencement can be one of the proudest and most important days of one’s life,” Chancellor Joan Gabel said in a recent Pittwire press release.

However, financial difficulties, including unpaid balances and financial holds, can pose an obstacle for Pitt students completing their degrees.

In the fall of 2024, Pitt will implement a one-time, nonrenewable grant that will cover graduating low-income students’ unpaid balances and financial holds. The “Finish Line” grant is the latest step to-

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ward Pitt’s goal of creating an “inclusive and equitable campus.” The University has stated that starting in the fall of 2024, the financial aid office will contact students directly if they qualify for the grant.

Gabel emphasized the Finish Line grant’s purpose of ensuring that undergraduate students have the resources they need to graduate.

“We realize that some students encounter unexpected financial difficulty when they’re so close to the goal of graduation,” Gabel said. “The Pitt Finish Line Grant is our way of directing resources to those students who need them most and help ensure they graduate on time.”

The grant will extend aid to students across all five of Pitt’s campuses, focusing on low-income and first-generation undergraduates.

According to the CFO’s office, “funds for Finish Line grants will be incorporated into the University’s operating budget for the fiscal year 2025, reflecting the University’s commitment to increasing financial aid and making higher education affordable for our students.”

Students will be eligible for this grant if they are in their last two semesters of undergraduate study, have a FAFSA on file and have accepted any student loans or federal aid offered to them. Students also must have good academic standing with the University and have an adjusted gross income of $65,000 or less.

“Prioritizing support for economically disadvantaged students at all our campuses, the Pitt Finish Line Grant is a key initiative aimed at facilitating our students’ journey to a successful graduation,” Pitt’s financial aid website states.

Sophomore engineering major Yanela Gonzalez said she supports the University’s commitment to its low-income students.

“I think it’s great that Pitt is supporting students who need the money to graduate, especially now with education prices

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increasing every year,” Gonzalez said.

Undergraduate tuition rates in public universities have increased almost 10% since 2010 and continue to rise every year due to a surging demand for higher education.

Sophomore political science major Rachel Pronesti said she has many friends who could qualify for the Finish Line grant because they are low-income students who are struggling to pay tuition as they get closer to graduation.

“I have a lot of people from back home in my high school who, because I'm from a very low income area, would definitely benefit from that,” Pronesti said. “No one

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really goes to universities back where I'm from, so money is a giant factor in deciding where you go.”

Pronesti said she is excited to see the University take action to support its students.

“I do think it's really helpful. I mean, grants like that helped my parents get through college, because they only took their loans out in their name and they [had] no one else to pay for it,” Pronesti said. “So yeah, I think it's a good idea. [I] just hope that the college will actually execute it and stand by their word.”

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Local History Day showcases Pittsburgh’s past Andrew McLaughlin Staff Writer

The third floor of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland opened for the first time since late 2021 on Saturday, Nov. 4.

The reopening of the third floor coincided with the library’s Local History Day event, which brought 17 local exhibitors, including the Lawrenceville Historical Society and Rivers of Steel, together to share the city’s history with the public.

Ed Simon, author of “An Alternative History of Pittsburgh,” gave an opening lecture at noon where he talked about little-known aspects of Pittsburgh’s past that are covered in his book, including the city’s legacy as a jazz pioneer.

“Many are not aware that Pittsburgh was one of the most notable cities regarding its contribution to jazz,” Simon said. “Billy Strayhorn grew up in Pittsburgh to become a legendary jazz composer, yet he also lived a tragic life arranging for Duke Ellington.”

Simon also emphasized that Pittsburgh history includes many nationally significant anecdotes. They range from Lawrenceville’s Allegheny Arsenal explosion in 1862 — the deadliest civilian disaster of the Civil War — to the B-52 bomber that crashed into the Monongahela River in 1956 during the Cold War. “Many local stories in Pittsburgh history were also very much national stories,” Simon said. “For instance, Roberto Clemente transcended news in Pittsburgh with his death in a plane crash on the way to provide relief in Nicaragua.”

Pittsburgh-based archives, museums and historical societies were set up on the library’s second and third floors, and the library prepared book displays of local history titles for the occasion.

Amanda Peters, archivist at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, said that Local History Day is a perfect way to celebrate the public reopening of the library’s Pennsylvania Department, which specializes in local history and genealogy

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research.

“We hope that visitors see their community represented and realize that many different groups are working to preserve local history,” Peters said.

Presenting at Local History Day was Historic Pittsburgh, the digital collection service hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Library System.

Home to more than 35,000 images, Historic Pittsburgh is a fantastic online resource for those wanting to learn more about local history, according to Megan Massanelli, engagement and outreach librarian with the library system’s Archives and Special Collections department.

“Our mission is to preserve the history and culture of Western Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh more generally, but we’re not limited to that,” Massanelli said. “Our collections range from political science to performing arts, and no matter what your interests are, there's always something in our collections.”

The event also included two historical tours of the Carnegie Library in the afternoon, sharing how the library connects with Pittsburgh’s industrial past. The glass floors of the library’s stacks are made with slag, a byproduct of coal, and the stacks themselves were built with Carnegie steel.

“The fact that Andrew Carnegie was a tremendous philanthropist but also an exploitative industrialist makes him a fascinating character,” Simon said. “Yet there has never been a great novel or movie about Carnegie.”

The Pittsburgh City Archives presented several photographs of the Lower Hill District, which was completely demolished for the Civic Arena sports complex in the 1960s. Giving a rare snapshot into the predominantly African-American Lower Hill before mass demolition, City Archivist Charles Succop said that the photographs will be part of a new website soon to be launched by the City Archives.

“We’ve always had these records, but we are going to be making history more accessible

through digitization,” Succop said.

At another table, the Detre Library and Archives at the Heinz History Center shared a few images from their collection.

Archivist Sierra Green reinforced that local history gives one a greater passion for their home.

“We see this Dan Coyne (left) and Amy Steele (right) of the McCandless-Northern initiative and Allegheny Heritage Center stand behind their booth during Local Hispassion towards tory Day at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland on Nov. 4. sourcing things Andrew McLaughlin | Staff Writer locally, like purchasing from local artisans or ing to James Morar, who volunteers with Rivers farmers markets,” Green said. “Why not do that of Steel to preserve Pittsburgh’s industrial history. with history?”

“Many local residents come from families Green is currently working on a project to whose ancestors worked long, grueling days in document Pittsburgh’s lost Chinatown, once lo- the steel mills, and we can repay that debt left to cated downtown between Grant and Ross Streets. us by learning about their pasts,” Morar said.

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Pet Expo attracts furry, scaly and feathered companions to Pittsburgh Casey Carter Staff Writer

Amid resounding cheers and barks, a dog jumped off a diving platform, caught a ball mid-air and crashed into the pool. Nearby, dogs sped through an agility course, expertly weaving and jumping through obstacles. On the opposite side of the room, a much slower yet equally heart-pounding competition took place at the turtle racing station.

These were just a few of the numerous attractions at the annual Pittsburgh Pet Expo, held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. The expo was an all-weekend affair, from Nov. 3 to 5, bringing together nearly 20,000 pet owners and animal enthusiasts from the greater Pittsburgh region and beyond.

The expo consisted of over 250 animal exhibitors and businesses, with ongoing events throughout the weekend. One of the highlights was the dachshund races. Debby Beer, who was wheeling four dachshunds around the event in a stroller, said she looks forward to having her dogs participate every year.

“We come here for the dachshund races.

This is our 13th year coming. Just two of them, the younger ones, are participating this year,” she said, pointing to two of the dachshunds in the stroller who were excitedly jumping up

to say hello.

Another crowd-pleaser was the reptile station, where attendees could interact with snakes, lizards and even a giant tortoise. Reptile enthusiasts from the non-profit organization Reptile Adventures managed the station.

The organization’s co-owners, Joanna Hernandez and her husband Paul Hernandez, are based in Columbus, Ohio. Joanna Hernandez said they traveled to the pet expo to exhibit their sizable collection of reptiles.

“We own Reptile Adventures and have 80 ambassador animals. Some of them we paid for and some of them were surrendered to us,” Hernandez said. “We go all over Ohio to schools, libraries, churches and personal parties. We bring the animals to you!”

Hernandez said it’s exciting to have so many animal-related local businesses getting to highlight their work.

“I love it! I see so many different people,” Hernandez said. “They’re bringing their homemade goods and their small business out to the public, which I think is fantastic.”

Heart & Soul Parrot Rescue of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, was another organization showcased at the expo. One organization member, Jerry Johnson, said Heart & Soul’s primary goal in attending the Pet Expo was to educate the public on parrots and the organi-

zation’s rescue work. “[The expo] is how we get our word out and educate and train,” Johnson said, gesturing to an eclectus parrot perched on his shoulder. “She’s a female eclectus. Her owner passed away, that's why she came to us.

They’re all rescues. We have about 60 birds in total right now.”

One of the liveliest personalities at the expo was Dayvonne Hall, a security guard working the event, who enthusiastically welcomed every attendee and pet. He said the diversity of the animals was astounding.

“This is just unbelievably the best pet show,” Hall said. “The variety is past the clouds.”

A dog smiles for the camera while riding in a wagon during the Pittsburgh Pet Expo Sunday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

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A hog smiles while being pet during the Pittsburgh Pet Expo Sunday at the David L. Themed T-shirts sit on display during the Pittsburgh Pet Expo Sunday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Pamela Smith | Contributing Editor Lawrence Convention Center. Pamela Smith | Contributing Editor

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‘The Wiz’ takes audiences on a soulful journey at the Benedum Center Nada Abdulaziz Senior Staff Writer

Williams said the musical personally impacted her when it was first released in 1978.

“Not only was it us onstage, it was our music,” Williams said. “That is something that I have cherished since I first saw the show in 1978. It changed my life.”

Kendra Whitlock Ingram, president and

Broadway is huge!”

Whitlock Ingram said college audiences may not know the history behind “The Wiz” and may only know the recent adaptation “The Wiz Live!” She added that there is a timeless importance of acknowledging the musical's cultural and social impact.

In the heart of downtown Pittsburgh at the Benedum Center, audience members settled into their seats and found themselves swaying to the soulful and funky gospel and rock beats of the 1970s. Amidst the musical enchantment, emotions ran high — laughter, gasps of amazement and even tears flowed freely as the performance of "The Wiz" cast its spell on the stage.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust brought “The Wiz” to Pittsburgh from Oct. 31 through Nov. 5 in a touring revival before the show hits Broadway in April 2024. The Tony Awardwinning musical took audiences on a soulful, gospelinfused adventure through a contemporary twist on L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wizard of Oz." The protagonist Dorothy, portrayed by Mariah Lyttle, took the audience on a journey through the whimsical Land of Oz to the Emerald City. Along her path, Dorothy makes friends, faces obstacles, overcomes personal Melody Betts performs as Evillene in “The Wiz.” doubts and learns the value Courtesy of Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust of friendship and self-acceptance.

CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, ex“A lot of folks in college may remember Schele Williams, director of “The Wiz,” pressed the significance of bringing a pre- ‘The Wiz’ from the live performance that said the show is not merely a retelling of Broadway show to Pittsburgh. Whitlock was on NBC a year or so ago, but it was an “The Wizard of Oz,” but a vibrant celebra- Ingram said the show is not only enter- iconic musical,” Whitlock Ingram said. “It tion of Black creativity and representation. taining, but an experience with profound was one of the first musicals with an all“The Wiz was created as a Black ver- impact.

Black cast, where Black people in the Unitsion of ‘The Wizard of Oz,’” Williams said.

“To have the musical remounted and ed States could see themselves represented “When it debuted on Broadway in 1974, revived in 2023, in a fresh look reflecting on the Broadway stage.” followed by the film in 1978, it had a huge where we are today as a country, is a very Miriam Kasato, a junior neuroscience impact on the Black community. Classic exciting thing,” Whitlock Ingram said. major, said the “The Wiz” left her with stories did not often include Black bodies, “We’re very excited, a wellspring of emotions and newfound and ‘The Wiz’ gave us a sense of belongto have it as a pre-Broadway revival inspiration. Kasato said the show was a ing.” that comes to Pittsburgh before it goes to powerful affirmation, making her feel that

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there was a place for her on the grand stage.

“Being a Black girl in musical theater, there aren't that many roles for me,” Kasato said. “Sitting down in the audience and hearing a full cast of beautiful and diverse voices come together made me very emotional because it’s a representation and symbol that it can happen, and I don’t have to be put in a limited box.”

Kasato said she felt a powerful connection to the performance, expressing how it left her feeling truly seen and acknowledged.

“Watching the show felt like the representation of my everyday life,” Kasato said. “When water was poured on the evil queen Evillene’s hair, she said ‘It’s going to ruin my silk press,’ and that’s something that I experienced just last week when I straightened my hair and a drop of water from the rain curled my hair, it was so relatable and I felt so heard and represented.”

Marc Fleming, chief marketing officer and vice president of Broadway programming at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, discussed the intricacies of the production's journey to Pittsburgh. Fleming Williams said she collaborated with her creative team to deliver a compelling experience to the audience. Williams said the revival of the show was more than just a reimagining — it was a celebration of both the past and the future, a gift to audiences spanning the entire country.

“We have an incredible creative team, and we trust each other. We talk about every moment and have worked to create a show with intention and care,” Williams said. “Our hope is that audiences around the country receive this gift with love and leave the theater filled with joy.”

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Pitt gymnastics navigates major changes in new season Lily Peters Staff Writer

Coming into the season with a new head coach and in a new conference, Pitt gymnastics is in completely uncharted territory.

The Panthers will compete in the ACC for the first time this season, after previously competing in the EAGL for the past 28 years. Casey Jo MacPherson will also lead the Panthers in her first season as Pitt’s head coach.

MacPherson previously coached gymnastics at Missouri for the past 10 seasons.

The new head coach had a successful career with the Tigers, and she hopes to install her winning ways into her new team this season.

“I really want to have an impact on this team by having consistency,” MacPherson said. “Being as consistent as I can, day to day to help build their consistency. I think this helps with preparation. When we get

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into competition, the more consistent we are, the better prepared we are.”

Under MacPherson’s guidance, Missouri achieved the eight highest individual beam scores in the school's history.. Additionally, she has guided three of the Tigers' gymnasts to earn All-American Team honors in the World Gymnastics Association regular season.

MacPherson said she will utilize many of the methods she learned at Missouri with the Panthers. This includes forming deep bonds with her athletes to create a winning culture.

“Something that has helped me in the past is developing relationships with student-athletes, figuring out what they need individually to improve,” MacPherson said. “I think that impacts the overall team culture, not just my relationships with them individually, but how we function as a team, how their relationships work together, with each other and the coaching staff.”

And her methods are starting to pay off.

The new Pitt head coach said she is satisfied with the team's accomplishments thus far. She has observed that each individual gymnast has a deep-rooted enthusiasm for the sport, and this makes working for the team a great experience. MacPherson said she loves that she is a part of such a passionate team.

“We’re always trying to find ways to get better individually and as a team,” MacPherson said. “When you have that passion and desire to improve and grow, it makes the harder days a little easier. You still find ways to be productive and lean on the people around you to make the most of those hard days. The passion plays into how we do individually, and then as a team as a whole.”

While navigating the struggles of coaching a new team is difficult, MacPherson is lucky because she already has a solid foundation of returning gymnasts at Pitt. One major returner for the Panthers in 2024 is junior Hallie Copperwheat.

Copperwheat is a decorated gymnast. Last season, the English gymnast earned her team nine individual titles — one in both uneven bars and floor exercise, three in balance beam and four allaround titles. Additionally, she earned EAGL Gymnast of the Week four times.

Copperwheat ultimately broke the program record for earned titles from an individual athlete in a season.

While Copperwheat’s accomplishments are already outstanding, she will have plenty of opportunities to build upon her success in her final two years of eligibility. MacPherson and the Panther gymnastics team is fortunate to have a leader like Copperwheat to guide them into the ACC. The junior gymnast said she gained leadership experience by finding success in previous seasons.

“I’ve always focused on leading by example,” Copperwheat said. “I am a rock for my team. I am whatever the team needs me, whatever that role looks like. I’m trying to help build our identity as a team and carry that through into the season.”

It is not only her talent as a gymnast that makes her stand out, but also her academic excellence. Last season, she was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and EAGL All-Scholastic Team. Copper-

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Pitt gymnasts celebrate during the NCAA regionals at the Petersen Events Center in April. Pamela Smith | Contributing Editor

wheat said the life of an academic-minded student-athlete is difficult, but teaches her key skills like time management.

“It’s been a challenge,” the junior gymnast said. “But being a student-athlete and having gymnastics on the side makes you very disciplined. This teaches you time management, and having something on the side makes it easier to stay on top of everything.”

Copperwheat also noted that the culture on the team is strong. While the work is difficult, the Panthers always find time to make practices and competitions enjoyable.

“It’s always a fun time,” Copperwheat said. “The whole team just has a sense of pride about being at Pitt. We have a lot of fun. It’s just so fun getting to bring so many different personalities onto one team and just to get to know more about each other.”

The Panthers’ first regular season competition isn’t until January, but the team is already looking ahead. Both Copperwheat and MacPherson are excited for the upcoming season and what it has in store.

“I’m just excited to get started,” MacPherson said. “With a new team in a new conference, it’s just really cool to be a part of that inaugural season and championship.”

Copperwheat also shared her excitement.

“We, as a team, have so much fun,” she explained. “This is the best time of the year. I’m excited to travel with the team and be a part of the ACC season.”

Pitt gymnastics will open their regular season schedule on Jan. 5 when they travel to Philadelphia to compete in the Keystone Classic at the University of Pennsylvania.

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AI music is opening Pandora’s box Patrick Swain

Contributing Editor

Half a century after the band split, the remaining members of the Beatles reunited to release their final song “Now and Then” on Thursday. The song brought together the iconic former bandmates John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, with one catch — Lennon died in 1980.

John Lennon recorded “Now and Then” as a home demo tape in the late ‘70s. With the blessing of Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono, his bandmates McCartney, Starr and the sincedeceased George Harrison reconvened in the 1990s to finish Lennon’s demos “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love” for their Beatles anthology collection, featuring grainy Lennon vocals sourced straight from the original tape. However, the low-fidelity recording of “Now and Then,” plagued by audio defects, led the band to scrap plans for its reproduction — until now, thanks to artificial intelligence.

Thirty years later, AI is transforming music, including the way we listen to the Beatles. McCartney and Starr collaborated with

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producers and engineers to use AI-powered audio restoration tools and clean Lennon’s fuzzy vocal recording, creating a remarkably crisp, new-sounding track. Lennon’s eerily clear voice hauntingly meshes with his former bandmates’ instrumentation to produce a peculiar and poignant posthumous record — at its best, a nostalgic epilogue to the Beatles’ discography, and at its worst, a Frankensteinian resurrection of John Lennon venturing deep into the uncanny valley.

The development of AI has opened a world of possibility for music — but it’s also opened up Pandora’s box, a foreboding omen of the musical metamorphosis to come. McCartney and Starr, along with filmmaker Peter Jackson, producer Giles Martin and others, have rejuvenated bygone eras of the Beatles using AI restoration techniques, making once-impossible projects like the “Get Back” documentary and remastered “Revolver” special edition a reality. But even today, while generative AI is in its infancy, its capabilities go far beyond restoring old audio — launching music and art itself into uncharted territory.

Since the groundbreaking emergence of

ChatGPT, DALL•E and other AI tools in recent years, AI-generated content has flooded the internet. The latest trend in music communities is “AI covers,” which is the practice of using AI to analyze and mimic a singer’s voice and inserting it into a song of the creator’s choice. Head over to YouTube to hear your favorite dead singer belt out a tune after their time — perhaps Frank Sinatra singing “Gangsta’s Paradise” or Freddie Mercury’s take on “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” It’s not just singers — anyone with a voice is vulnerable to AI appropriation, whether it’s Patrick Star nailing “Thriller” or Joe Biden and Donald Trump duetting “Wonderwall.”

AI covers may be entertaining, but their repercussions have already leaked into the music industry. Last April, the song “Heart On My Sleeve,” featuring vocals from Drake and The Weeknd, went viral, with a curious caveat — neither artist was involved with the song, and their vocals were AI-generated.

The song had many listeners fooled with its sleek production and emulation of the duo’s auto-tuned vocals and lyrical flows.

The artists’ representatives promptly had the song removed from streaming platforms,

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dooming it to the void of pop culture obscurity, but “Heart On My Sleeve” represented a milestone in the story of AI — a moment when artists publicly faced their automated doppelgängers, and we could hardly tell the difference. Generative AI will improve at breakneck speed in the coming years, outpacing humans’ capacity to discern genuine from generated.

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