No more walk-ins at gravel lot
Fans looking for a place to party before the Pitt-Penn State game shouldn’t expect to find booming bass and shotgunning students at the gravel lot Saturday — or during any other game for the rest of...
View ArticleGallagher asks for gameday civility
As Pitt and Penn State fans flood social media with posts about “hate week” in anticipation of Saturday’s renewed football rivalry, university leaders at both schools are calling for respect. Both Pitt...
View ArticleStudents use fish to create urban farm
While some Pitt students struggle to keep their houseplants alive, sophomore Vinh Luong and his team are using a school of fish and a shipping container to grow an entire farm. In March, Luong, a...
View ArticleBill Clinton campaigns in Homewood
On a stage in Homewood, surrounded by union workers and community members, Bill Clinton declared that Hillary Clinton knows how to bring Americans together. “If we’re not willing to live together and...
View ArticleMan shot, killed in West Oakland
A man was fatally shot on De Raud Street in West Oakland Friday evening. At about 9:35 p.m. Pittsburgh Police officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of De Raud Street, according to a Pittsburgh...
View ArticleStorify: Pitt Twitter reacts to win against Penn State, 42 – 39
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View ArticleBernie Sanders to visit CMU to campaign for Democratic Senator candidate...
Bernie Sanders is returning to Pittsburgh, but this time, he’s campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty. McGinty, a Philadelphia native who previously served as Chief of Staff for Gov....
View ArticleMillennials consider third party candidates
When it comes to this year’s presidential election, Chris Orantes refuses to sacrifice his ideals or conform to a two-party system. “If I don’t think that Clinton or Trump is the answer, I’m not going...
View ArticleInteractive Crime Map Sept. 2 – Sept. 9
Here is the Pitt police activity from Sept. 2 to Sept. 9. Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 12:15 p.m. Stephen Foster Lot. Police responded to a report of the theft of a bicycle. An investigation is pending....
View ArticleFraternal Order of Police survey indicates “no confidence” in Pittsburgh...
The Pittsburgh police union released results from a survey it conducted on Monday, showing that the majority of officers in the union would make a vote of “no confidence” in Pittsburgh Police Chief...
View ArticlePitt, Sodexo plan food truck for campus
With a roving eatery, Pitt plans to liven students’ taste buds and enrich their resumés this fall. Sodexo, an international dining services company that operates at Pitt, partnered with Pitt’s business...
View ArticleStudents still waiting to move in to SkyVue Apartments
When Varun Kumar gets home from class, he fishes his keycard out of his wallet or pocket and slides it through a digital slot in the door to his home. But Kumar isn’t letting himself into a residence...
View ArticleSGB, business school plans conference to teach students finance
Student Government Board member Max Kneis is teaming up with students from the business school to bring financial literacy to Pitt students. Kneis has been working for several weeks with Evan Turman,...
View ArticleStudents elect Hall Council for residence halls
In total, Pitt has about 6,200 students living in residence halls on campus. In a show of small-scale democracy, those students chose 99 of their peers to lead them through the year. On Tuesday night,...
View ArticlePitt starts search for first School of Computing and Information Dean
Pitt wants its new School of Computing and Information to be as quick to adapt as the latest software update — beginning with its search for a dean. A search committee to find a dean for the new school...
View ArticlePitt receives $1 million grant to study family caregivers
Backed by a $1 million grant, Pitt researchers are launching a study into the effects of providing long-term care for elder relatives. The Stern Foundation and the Emily Kelly Roseburgh Fund of the...
View ArticleConstruction on Forbes Avenue coming to an end
Restoration of Pittsburgh’s oldest apartment building is finished after a summer of work, despite the scaffolding still covering storefronts on Forbes Avenue in South Oakland. Since the city issued a...
View ArticleChief McLay addresses no-confidence vote, community relations
The day after more than half of his officers voted they have no confidence in his leadership, Pittsburgh Police Cameron McLay admitted that it hurt. On his two year anniversary with the department,...
View ArticleExtra, Extra: Finding work on the fringes of film
When Lena Gallagher walks on set, she can’t just go where she pleases. She has to walk at a specific pace in a specific path multiple times in a row until the director says “cut.” But when David...
View ArticleBernie Sanders makes appearance at CMU, campaigns for Katie McGinty
Add Sen. Bernie Sanders to the list of high-profile Democrats lining up behind Katie McGinty. The former presidential candidate stumped for McGinty, the Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate, at...
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