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James Conner at a press conference Friday. Dan Sostek | Sports Editor

James Conner diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor December 4, 2015

Pitt star running back James Conner announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a form of cancer, at a press conference Friday afternoon. Conner, who missed the season with...

Senior James Robinson lead Pitt in Tuesday night's game with the most baskets.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

After early deficit, Pitt falls to No. 11 Purdue 72-59

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer December 1, 2015

Despite clawing their way back into the game, the Pitt men’s basketball team finished Tuesday evening’s match with a whimper. Led by 24 points from A.J. Hammons, Purdue fought off Pitt’s sporadic...

Jordan Whitehead is the first defensive player to win ACC Rookie of the Year since 1996. 
Jeff Ahearn |Assistant Visual Editor

Whitehead, Ollison earn ACC Rookie of the Year awards

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor December 1, 2015

The Pitt football team swept the conference’s rookie of the year awards Tuesday, becoming the first team in ACC history to take both rookie honors. One day after the Panthers placed eight players on...

By Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

City makes property violations database

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor November 19, 2015

Oakland residents wondering what happens after they filed a neighborhood complaint can now see the results of their community policing. By visiting the city’s Permits, Licenses and Inspections Department...

Maggot video prompts investigation

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor November 19, 2015

What started out as a 10-second video of an insect larva allegedly crawling through a plate of Market Central pasta has sparked a week and a half-long investigation by the police, the county and Sodexo....

Michael Young drives for a layup in Tuesday night's game against St. Joseph's (Indiana).  Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Panthers open season — again — with 84-43 win over St. Joseph’s (Indiana)

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor November 18, 2015

With a pristine, safe hardwood court under its feet, the Pitt men’s basketball team officially opened its season, avoiding a slipup Tuesday evening. After officials cancelled Pitt’s original season...

SGB to select student representatives for Pitt Plan

Several students got one step closer to their goal of collaborating with faculty early this morning at the Student Government Board Assembly meeting. Monday night SGB President Nasreen Harun said the...

Police investigating failed robbery

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor November 15, 2015

Police are investigating an attempted robbery that occurred near UPMC Montefiore early Sunday morning. At approximately 12:28 a.m. Sunday, Pitt police assisted city police on a call for an attempted robbery...

At the Le Bataclan Theater in Paris, people bring flowers to a memorial at a nearby street corner on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, as France declares a state of emergency after at least 120 people were killed in gun and bomb attacks. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Pitt students safe after Paris attacks

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor November 15, 2015

Four Pitt students studying abroad in France are alive and unhurt after Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, the University Study Abroad Office confirmed Sunday. On Friday, Nov. 13, eight terrorists...

James Robinson fell in the first half of a game that officials cancelled.
Pitt News File Photo

Slippery when wet: Pitt game against Gonzaga called due to floor conditions

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor November 13, 2015

The Pitt men’s basketball team traveled 6600 miles for a game that didn’t even count. During the first intermission, the referees determined the Panthers’ game against the No. 9 Gonzaga Bulldogs...

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