Vol. 105 Issue 146
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Pittnews.com
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Back to life: Zombie culture thrives in Pittsburgh Alex Leighton Staff Writer
Courtney Prunchak takes advantage of the nice weather to practice her field hockey skills. Meghan Sunners | Staff Photographer
Service workers rally, negotiations continue
Dale Shoemaker and Elizabeth Lepro The Pitt News Staff A giant bag of money sat on the railing of the Cathedral of Learning, but it was just out of reach for Marylou Fennell. Fennell, who works as a mover and receiver at Pitt, marched on Tuesday around the Cathedral of Learning with about 50 other service workers demanding a new union contract with higher wages and cheaper health care. Fennell is also a member of Pitts-
burghâs local branch of the Service Employees International Union, 32BJ. Negotiations for a new contract between Pitt and 32BJ began in November, according to Negotiation Committee member and custodian Steven D. Latimore. Another negotiation meeting between Pitt and 32BJ is scheduled for Monday. Though Fennell said she only pays about $150 per month for health care, she said she still struggles to make ends meet some months.
âThey donât want to give,â she said. âIâve got another wage earner in my house, but if I didnât, I wouldnât be able to do it.â The rally on Tuesday evening was not the first of its kind, but another in a series held by Pittsburghâs branch of the Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ, alongside negotiations between 32BJ and Pitt . Negotiations were scheduled to conclude at
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A group of humans raced across campus on Monday, a rainy April night. They tried to avoid swarms of zombies while attempting to reach a safepoint. Only two survived. This isnât a scene out of the latest horror film. This dash from Posvar Hall to the OC Parking Lot on Allequippa Street was the final event in the Humans vs. Zombies(HvZ) games, which the Pitt Urban Gaming Club organizes annually. Although HvZ players frequently infect Pittâs campus with the zombie virus, Oakland isnât the only yinzer home for zombies to roam. In the half-century since serving as the location for director George Romeroâs âNight of the Living Deadâ in 1968, Pittsburghers have remained fascinated with the undead. From zombie games to zombie walks to zombie stores, the city may bleed black and gold, but it lives on brains and gore. Welcoming more than a few stragglers with arms outstretched, Pittsburghâs annual zombie festival and walks often have record-breaking turnouts, such as âThe Itâs Alive 2007 Zombie Festâ in the Monroeville
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