Poets and performers explore black futures
Projected onto a screen behind the stage of the Frick Fine Arts building, images of demolition were overlaid with the slow motion image of a woman twirling in a bright blue skirt. Colors shifted from...
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Cracker plant creates controversy
Despite the promise of creating 600 permanent jobs, the ethane cracker plant being built about 40 minutes northwest of Pittsburgh by car continues to face scrutiny from environmental groups. Shell...
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Gallery: Westboro Baptist Church counter protesters
Dr. Jade Donegan-Infinito and her wife speak with Pastor Eric Andre of First Trinity Church who holds a sign that reads “Free Prayer.” (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor) Dean of...
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‘It rained for a reason:’ Westboro Baptist Church ends protest early, one...
Westboro Baptist Church cut its planned protest route short today for reasons unknown to Pitt. “All we know is they didn’t come,” University spokesperson Joe Miksch said in an email. The Westboro...
View ArticleChristensen concentrates on couples conflict
Couples looking to get to the root of their problems may have found just the man to help them. Andrew Christensen — a professor from the University of California Los Angeles and a licensed clinical...
View ArticleSusan Rice discusses U.N., Iran Deal
The crowd burst out laughing when Susan Rice pointed out that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden talked at another Pitt Program Council event held last year. “That guy pissed— ruined a lot of my days,”...
View ArticleOriginal Milano’s Pizza receives consumer alert for code violations
Original Milano’s Pizza was issued a consumer alert from the Allegheny Health Department Friday for numerous code violations. Malfunctioning refrigeration, evidence of mice and a lack of soap at the...
View ArticlePitt student’s death being investigated as a homicide
Pittsburgh police are investigating a homicide in Oakland after finding a deceased Pitt student Sunday morning. The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said Sunday night that the student was...
View ArticlePitt student found dead in Oakland, police confirm homicide
Pittsburgh police are investigating a homicide in Oakland after finding a deceased Pitt student Sunday morning. The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said Sunday night that the student was...
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Pitt student found dead in Oakland homicide, police charge ex-boyfriend
A homicide investigation is underway after Pitt student Alina Sheykhet was found dead in her Oakland apartment Sunday morning. Pittsburgh police have obtained an arrest warrant for 21-year-old Matthew...
View ArticlePitt Students Pitch Against the Clock
In the corner of the O’Hara student lobby Saturday morning, Jacob Saletsky practiced his pitch for an app, stopping to listen to the critiques and suggestions of his teammates. “You speak too much on...
View ArticleAttorney calls on Darby to turn himself in for questioning
David Shrager, the attorney of Matthew Darby — a 21-year-old for whom the police have obtained an arrest warrant in connection to the murder of a Pitt student — called for his client to turn himself...
View ArticleStudents Cope with Invisible Illnesses
Most people wouldn’t say walking with a cane is glamorous. But to Pitt grad student Jessica Benham, “it’s a fashion statement.” Sporting her bedazzled cane — black with sparkly rhinestones — Benham...
View ArticleDean speaks about student death at SGB meeting
While it’s common at Student Government Board meetings to hear from students, Associate Dean of Students Steve Anderson took the opportunity to address the recent death of Pitt junior Alina Sheykhet...
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Ex-boyfriend suspected of killing Pitt student arrested in South Carolina
The ex-boyfriend charged with homicide in the death of a Pitt student was arrested Wednesday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Matthew Darby, 21, was charged with homicide Tuesday after his...
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Chancellor: mid-year tuition increases possible
A mid-year tuition increase for students is not out of the question if Pennsylvania fails to fund its state-related universities, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Tuesday. [Latest: Gallagher meets...
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Gallagher meets with Gov. Wolf amid Pitt funding uncertainties
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf met with Chancellor Patrick Gallagher Thursday morning amid a state budget impasse that’s making Pitt’s state funding uncertain. Wolf met with Gallagher to “reassure him of...
View ArticlePitt architect plans campus future
Any Pitt student who has lived in Nordenberg or Panther Hall — or who has had class in Benedum or Salk Hall — can thank Canard Grigsby for planning and overseeing the execution of the buildings’...
View ArticleBig changes may come to Bigelow
The City of Pittsburgh closed Bigelow Boulevard in 1996 for 29 days. Then-Mayor Tom Murphy said they felt closing Bigelow “would make for … a more attractive campus.” The trial program didn’t continue...
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Alumni reflect on Cathedral’s youth
As a child, Edward Murphy used to walk through the muddy construction site of the Cathedral of Learning on his way to Schenley Theater — the current site of Hillman Library — with his younger brother...
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