On May 31, 1918, Czech and Slovak immigrant representatives in Pittsburgh came together to sign The Pittsburgh Agreement, which formed the basis for the new nation of Czechoslovakia following World War I.
Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová will visit the University of Pittsburgh on Sunday to meet with Chancellor Joan Gabel and other campus leaders, months after a delegation from that county visited to explore potential academic collaborations. Both trips come at a time when Pitt and other universities are emerging from a
The great thing about university ghost stories is that you don’t have to believe in the paranormal to derive a thrill from the tale, according to “Paranormal Pitt” author Matt Swayne. Instead, you get “ghostlore,” — folklore that centers on ghosts or spirits — or stories where people claim to
For two chilly October evenings last weekend, the Cathedral of Learning stood as a towering beacon of mystery. Within its hallowed halls, brave visitors to the Quo Vadis Halloween tours embarked on a journey into phantasmal worlds of ghostly forests, catacombs and sinister myths, all within the walls of different Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral. .