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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Pitt alumna Rachael Lippincott (left) has been on The New York Times’ best-seller young-adult hardcover list for the past 11 weeks because of her novel adaptation of the movie “Five Feet Apart.”

Pitt alumna makes NYT Bestseller list

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Staff Writer • February 21, 2019
Rachael Lippincott, recent Pitt alumna, has been on the The New York Times’ best-seller young-adult hardcover list for the past 11 weeks because of her novel adaptation of the movie “Five Feet Apart.”
The School of Medicine’s 2016 study “The Association between Social Media Use and Eating Concerns among U.S. Young Adults” indicates a positive association between social media use and eating concerns in young adults.

Pitt study links social media and eating disorders

By Vaibhav Gupta, For The Pitt News • February 19, 2019
A recent research study by the University of Pittsburgh titled “Greater social media use tied to higher risk of eating, body image concerns,” reveals that the rise in eating disorders, particularly body image concerns and anorexia, are linked to a higher use of social media sites.
The under-construction stoplight and crosswalk outside Lawrence Hall.

No, really: Crosswalk coming to Forbes

By Joanna Li, News Editor • February 19, 2019
Over this past weekend, construction began on the sidewalks parallel to Forbes Avenue near the sky bridge. This progresses the effort from Pitt to create a crosswalk on Forbes outside of David Lawrence Hall.
“Ferguson Voices” was created by students at the University of Dayton working in conjunction with PROOF Media for Social Justice to draw attention to problems of state violence and structural racism.

Hillman exhibit showcases stories of Ferguson

By Nithil Harris Manimaran, For The Pitt News • February 18, 2019
For the month of February, Hillman Library will be home to the Ferguson Voices: Disrupting the Frame, an exhibit commemorating the events that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri.
Pitt Program Council announced T-Pain as this year’s Bigelow Bash headliner.

Buy me a drank: T-Pain to headline Bigelow Bash

By Brian Gentry, Assistant News Editor • February 18, 2019
T-Pain is coming to Pitt to perform at this year’s Bigelow Bash in April.
Pitt’s campus Popeyes closed permanently on Monday, Feb. 11.

Fifth Ave. Popeyes says last goodbyes

By Brian Gentry, Assistant News Editor • February 18, 2019
The Popeyes on Fifth Ave. closed last Monday.
Twenty-five-year-old Computer science major Chris Kumanchik will run as a Democrat for the District 3 seat on City Council.

Pitt student seeks to unseat City Council president

By Stefan Bordeianu, Staff Writer • February 15, 2019
25-year-old Chris Kumanchik is challenging City Council President Bruce Kraus for the District 3 City Council seat.
Michael Campbell is a workshop assistant in the Center for Creativity and chair of Pitt Queer Professionals.

PQP offers community, safe space to LGBTQ+ staff

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • February 14, 2019
Pitt Queer Professionals secretary Anthony Verardi said the organization provides an important outlet for him and his peers to discuss issues plaguing the LGBTQ+ community on campus.
Jacob Mahaffey, who identifies as asexual, first learned about the term through “BoJack Horseman,” an animated comedy series on Netflix.

Exploring the gray areas of asexuality

By Maggie Young, Staff Writer • February 14, 2019
Asexuality is a sexual orientation, meaning a whole spectrum of sexual attraction exists — not just a void of sexuality.
Board member Albert Tanjaya discusses updates and fixes to the current SafeRider app interface.

SGB takes care of business, SafeRider, elections

By Maureen Hartwell, Staff Writer • February 13, 2019
“The SafeRider app, in concept, is great, but when you look at it, you have an estimated arrival time that never shows you a real number, you have very glitchy buttons that don’t direct you to anything and you have many outlets to click the same thing,” Tanjaya said.
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