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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pitt joins the list of universities to adopt the Coalition Application.  Terry Tan | Staff Illustrator

Pitt joins coalition to reach low-income students

By Shumeng Yang / For The Pitt News October 14, 2015

For freshman Abigail Vipperman, applying to college at the end of high school was a rush — but not the good kind. “The admissions process was very fast paced,” Vipperman, a biology major, said....

Naomi Stoll, SGB's academic affairs chair, looks to extend drop deadline for classes. | Abigail Self / Staff Photographer

SGB committee to propose extended drop deadline

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer October 14, 2015

If Pitt Student Government Board’s latest proposal succeeds, students could get more time to finalize their class schedules each semester. Naomi Stoll, SGB Academic Affairs Committee chair, announced...

City to begin Greenfield Bridge demolition

Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works announced Tuesday it will begin its demolition and reconstruction of the Greenfield Bridge starting Friday. Beginning 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, the city will close...

Protesters stop traffic on Forbes and Bigelow. | Jeffrey Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor

Pittsburgh high school students rally for Rice

Area high school students and community members gathered in Oakland Sunday evening to protest two professional investigations that said police officers in Cleveland acted reasonably in the shooting death...

Students made their own signs to protest pro-life demonstrations on campus. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Lepro.

Planned Parenthood demonstrations spark debate

Students on both sides of the Planned Parenthood debate demonstrated today on the William Pitt Union lawn. Students for Life of America, a national organization, and Choose Life at Pitt, a Pitt student...

Wiz Khalifa will perform at the Petersen Events Center on Friday | TNS

Wiz Khalifa to perform at Pitt basketball’s #ZooAfterHours event Friday

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor October 8, 2015

Pitt basketball's Midnight Madness event will have Panther fans seeing black and yellow. The University announced Pittsburgh native and Grammy-nominated rapper Wiz Khalifa will perform at the event,...

Hoards of Pirates Fans crossed the Roberto Clemente Bridge to get to PNC Park.  Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Pirates’ season ends, optimism should endure

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor October 7, 2015

Before you look at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ season-ending loss to the Cubs Wednesday night, you have to look at who they lost first. Put the early playoff exit aside — before losing 4-0 at home in...

Officer Steven Piel and his bomb sniffing dog, Radar, check cars outside of Fellowship Chapel in Detroit, Michigan, after there were rumors of a bomb threat, Wednesday, April 19, 2006. ( Susan Tusa/Detroit Free Press/KRT)

Give it the sniff test: Pitt to study olfactory senses

By Megan Tingley / For The Pitt News October 7, 2015

A rescue dog approaches a building collapsed into a pile of rubble. It has one mission: find a missing person. How does it know where to walk? The goal of a Pitt-led, multi-institutional project is to...

SGB swears in ninth member

SGB swears in ninth member

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer October 7, 2015

Four months after the position became available — and one month into the school year — Robert Tessier has filled the empty seat at Pitt Student Government Board’s table. Deferring most individual...

Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Students question Pitt’s plan following open forum

Students said they came for answers and received a sales pitch at the University’s open student forum Tuesday. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Pitt hosted an Open Student Forum from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the William...

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