Great energy at our Comp & Culture poster paper session. So proud of these students and their instructors.

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Seeing the premiere of a play based on the life of a Holocaust survivor who ended up as a businessman in Pittsburgh. @prime_stage

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The Daughter’s 21st Birthday

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I dunno what to call this but it really hit the spot.

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Out for an April stroll.

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Game night at our local library.

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Just a #steampunk captain inspecting the æther power orbs. #Blender3D #Unity3D #design #aesthetics

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We were pretty even for about 25m, but I let him get my queen, and I had no hope after that.

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