Clinton, Kaine campaign in Pittsburgh
With 17 days left until the election, a crowd of nearly 1,800 warmed up from the freezing rain in Taylor Allderdice High School’s packed auditorium Saturday to hear Democratic presidential candidate...
View ArticleROTC trains cadets in effective communication, first aid
Michael Green trudged through thick mud Saturday afternoon, planned his cadets’ attack against the enemy and watched as they provided first aid to a soldier casualty. On a rainy, brisk autumn day, the...
View ArticlePitt Business School promotes financial literacy with first conference
For many college students, late fees on bills or overdraft fees on checking accounts are all too common –– and are signs of financial illiteracy. With the inaugural Financial Literacy Conference, the...
View ArticleQdoba returns, promotes knockout
About two months after Qdoba closed due to a miscalculated leap, the restaurant reopened Monday with a new interior, new promotions and new savily-themed tacos. Qdoba had been closed since August when...
View ArticleStudents waste 1,145 pounds of food daily
On average, almost a grand piano’s weight of food goes to waste each day at Market Central. In an effort to be more sustainable in the future, Sodexo released the final results of its food waste audit...
View ArticleBiden, Bon Jovi to Visit Pittsburgh
Sandwiched between campaign visits from Hillary Clinton and Jon Bon Jovi, Vice President Joe Biden will stop by Chatham University to campaign for the Democratic Presidential candidate today. Biden is...
View ArticleTrees Complex, Cost Center renovations underway
With more than $13 million in approved funding, the Trees Field Complex is getting a makeover with a new sports dome facility set to be finished by February. The Property and Facilities Committee of...
View ArticleBiden stumps for Clinton, McGinty at Chatham
Continuing the Democrats’ Pennsylvania blitz to ensure they win the state in November, Vice President Joe Biden took his turn in Pittsburgh Tuesday to stump for Hillary Clinton and Katie McGinty. At a...
View ArticleSGB brings back Panther of the Month
With two projects, Pitt Student Government Board is aiming to highlight student achievement and diversity, Board members said Tuesday. The first project, Panther of the Month, is a program SGB is...
View ArticleStudents talk suicide prevention
When Jennifer Sikora’s younger sister Christine stopped taking her depression medications, skipped appointments with her therapist and started partying, Sikora didn’t recognize the warning signs. But...
View ArticleWarren stumps for McGinty
At her first visit to Pittsburgh this election season, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., chose to hammer in an election day warning to a pair of prominent Republicans. “I’ve got bad news for Donald Trump...
View ArticleBurglaries continue, Oakland locks up
An unknown person broke into a home on Ward Street Tuesday night, the most recent of at least six burglaries in Oakland this month. This latest burglary took place on the 3300 block of Ward Street...
View ArticlePeace Corps alumni discuss diversity
Munya Jakazi disappointed a lot of Filipino children when they found out he couldn’t play basketball. As a Peace Corps volunteer in 2012, Jazaki, a graduate of Lebanon Valley College who is black,...
View ArticleDimling Way home burglarized Wednesday night
An unknown person broke into a home on Dimling Way Wednesday night, the most recent of at least seven burglaries this month. Pitt and city police responded to the most recent burglary, which took place...
View ArticleSocial justice film series hits on tough topics
Heather Arnet, CEO of the Women and Girls Foundation, realized earlier this year just how many email requests her organization was getting for films that delved into sensitive subjects — immigration,...
View ArticleIn ‘safe space,’ CWO discusses mental health
Sitting in a circle holding cups of coffee and powdered donuts on napkins in their hands, students from different cultural, racial and gender identities shared their struggles with mental illness. The...
View ArticleIn Pitt visit, Bon Jovi jams for Clinton
Between banners that read “Stronger” and “Together,” musician Jon Bon Jovi took to the stage in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum Thursday. Bon Jovi — lead singer of the American rock band...
View ArticleInteractive Crime Map Oct. 21 to 28
Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 3:32 p.m. S Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Pitt police arrested a male non-affiliate on a warrant. 6:31 p.m. Bellefield Hall. 315 S Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213....
View ArticlePolice respond to report of sexual assault on Semple Street
On Sunday morning, Pitt police responded to a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted. University of Pittsburgh police and city police responded to a call on the 300 block of Semple Street from...
View ArticleAbsentee ballot registration to close Nov. 1
With about one week left before the 2016 presidential election, the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is tomorrow. In Pennsylvania, voters must apply for an absentee ballot by Nov. 1, and the...
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