As “Pitt Patty’s” weekend approaches one year after a roof collapsed during South Oakland celebrations, the Pitt community is considering how to balance St. Patrick’s Day traditions with caution.
On March 14, 2025, a roof with at least 20 partygoers collapsed in the backyard of a Semple Street lot, hospitalizing 16 people. A year later, some Pitt students are feeling particularly cautious about their upcoming St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. But that doesn’t mean traditions like the Semple Street “Ginger Run” won’t be happening.
For students like Maddie Gregory, a junior communication science major who was under the roof when it fell last March, the incident reshaped how she thinks about St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Gregory was talking to two of her friends when she suddenly felt a “gigantic weight” on her…