The Pitt News rundown

PITTSBURGH (PTTP) – Pitt to the Point collaborates with The Pitt News to share their top three stories for the week.

On Friday, the Panthers revealed Tory Verdi as their new women’s basketball head coach, following a month of searching. Verdi, who previously coached at UMass, will be taking over from the former Panther head coach Lance White, who was terminated from the program.

Read the full story here – Pitt women’s basketball announces Tory Verdi as new head coach

In the past six months, graduate students from major universities including Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Syracuse have formed unions with over 90% support, raising the hopes of organizers for similar success at Pitt.

Read the full story here – Pitt grad union organizers, emboldened by labor wins across academia, escalate efforts

Over 200 individuals congregated in the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s theater on Saturday evening, while an additional 1,900 viewers tuned in via YouTube, to witness the 11th annual competition of Dhirana – Pitt’s foremost classical Indian dance contest.

Read the full story here – 11th annual Dhirana competition appreciates and embraces classical Indian dance