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September 6, 2011
Provost Patricia E. Beeson lights a candle as Freshman women celebrate the 91st annual Lantern Night in Heinz Chapel on Aug. 28. Lantern Night for freshman women is a rite of passage for new students and one of the oldest traditions practiced at the University of Pittsburgh.
Arrival Survival began Aug. 23, and the Pittsburgh campus was overtaken by students, their parents, and lots of moving bins, not to mention traffic.
During Pitt's Freshman Convocation, Aug. 24 at the Petersen Events Center, freshmen joined in singing the University's Alma Mater.Other Stories From This Issue
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On the Freedom Road

Follow a group of Pitt students on the Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights bus tour, a nine-day, 2,300-mile journey crisscrossing five states.
Day 1: The Awakening
Day 2: Deep Impressions
Day 3: Music, Montgomery, and More
Day 4: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Day 5: Learning to Remember
Day 6: The Mountaintop
Day 7: Slavery and Beyond
Day 8: Lessons to Bring Home
Day 9: Final Lessons
