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Community mourns shooting victims at weekend vigil
Knitted yarmulkes and black coats dotted Soldiers and Sailors Hall as thousands gathered for a standing-room only vigil, held to honor the victims of Saturday’s massacre at Tree of Life Synagogue in...
View ArticleAffidavit reveals details of synagogue shooting
After 11 people were killed and six were injured at a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill Saturday morning, the U.S. Attorney’s office filed 29 federal charges against suspect...
View ArticlePresident Trump responds to Tree of Life massacre
After 11 Pittsburghers were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill Saturday morning, President Donald Trump publicly renounced the act and pledged his support to the...
View ArticleTrump to visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday in wake of synagogue massacre
Despite an open letter signed by nearly 40,000 people telling President Trump, in plain terms, that he is not welcome in Pittsburgh in the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre, the White House...
View ArticleTree of Life: how students can offer help
Pittsburghers woke up this morning to day three of a very different city — a city missing 11 residents who lost their lives in Saturday’s massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue. The slains’ countless...
View ArticlePitt community responds to synagogue shooting
The sounds of sirens and phone alerts informed Pitt students of the active shooter situation happening a few neighborhoods over in Squirrel Hill at the Tree of Life Synagogue Saturday morning. In the...
View ArticlePresident Trump plans Tuesday trip to Pittsburgh
Despite an open letter signed by more than 60,000 people telling President Donald Trump — in plain terms — that he is not welcome in Pittsburgh in the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre, the...
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President Trump arrives in Pittsburgh in wake of Tree of Life shooting
As Air Force One touched down at the Pittsburgh International Airport around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, thousands of Pittsburghers gathered in Squirrel Hill to make their dissatisfaction with his visit known....
View ArticleJewish Greek life honors Tree of Life victims
After Saturday morning’s massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, some Jewish Pitt Greek life organizations are helping support their fellow Pittsburghers.A coalition of several...
View ArticleThe tricks, treats and traditions of Halloween
It’s hard to believe that consuming mounds of Snickers and Kit Kat bars every Oct. 31 hasn’t always been a part of the Halloween tradition. In fact, the holiday used to be far from the hoarding of junk...
View ArticleCity of steel is a city of scares
Pitt students looking for a haunt don’t have to look far. Pittsburgh is home to several haunted locations for those looking for a scare all year long, including one of Pitt’s own Cathedral of Learning...
View ArticleSGB stands behind Jewish community
Kathryn Fleisher wants to make sure last weekend’s massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue won’t be forgotten.“Our community is still mourning,” Fleisher, a sophomore majoring in GSWS and politics and...
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Trump’s visit inspires community protests
Activism became part of Pittsburgh’s mourning process Tuesday, as more than a thousand people gathered in Squirrel Hill to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump. In response to Saturday’s Tree...
View ArticleStudent Safety in a season of screams
Pitt students who took to Oakland’s streets in costume this Halloween week had reason to think twice before donning a “Scream” mask. The masked killer from that cult classic horror film is fictional,...
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Pittsburgh rallies, unites against hate
When President Donald Trump visited Pittsburgh on Tuesday in the aftermath of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto stayed far away – as did many other local elected...
View ArticleSuspect in Tree of Life massacre pleads not guilty
At his preliminary hearing Thursday morning, the suspect in Saturday’s massacre at a Squirrel Hill synagogue pled not guilty to the dozens of federal charges brought against him. Baldwin native Robert...
View ArticlePittsburgh International Airport approves new budget for changes
Changes at Pittsburgh International Airport are getting ready for takeoff.The Allegheny County Airport Authority, which operates Pittsburgh International and Allegheny County airports, convened for its...
View ArticleDon’t miss your shot to avoid the flu
Temperatures and autumn leaves may be falling as November gets underway, but flu season is on the rise. And for students in densely populated spaces like college classrooms and dorm rooms, it’s...
View ArticleObituaries: Tree of Life shooting victims
Joyce FienbergJoyce Feinberg, 75, of Oakland worked as a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh Learning Research and Development Center from 1983 to 2008. Born in Canada, Feinberg graduated from...
View ArticleStudent organizations encourage midterm voting
After polls close Tuesday night, Pitt students will learn two things — which new elected officials represent them, and how successful student organizations’ voter turnout efforts were.Multiple student...
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