3. Breaking Archives - Page 22 of 22

Biden: Man of steel

By Amy Beaudine / Staff Writer • September 7, 2015

As Vice President Joe Biden left a Downtown stage at the Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade, he stopped to acknowledge Bernie Sanders’ supporters in the crowd, giving two thumbs up. Biden didn’t officially...

Beds and bathrooms: Pitt starts gender-neutral push

By Lauren Rosenblatt and Dale Shoemaker / The Pitt News Staff • September 3, 2015

This fall, Pitt is welcoming students, faculty and staff to use any restroom on campus that they desire, corresponding to their gender identity. Next fall, Pitt will open Ruskin Hall as the first gender-neutral...

Junior running back Ibrahim out for 2015 season with injury

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • August 30, 2015

Backup junior running back Rachid Ibrahim will miss the entire 2015 season because of a torn Achilles tendon, Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi announced on Wednesday. In his media briefing, Narduzzi referred...

‘Digital plaza’ coming to Oakland

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor • August 30, 2015

This fall, an organization will seek to install a high-tech art exhibition in Oakland. Innovation Oakland, a project that aims to transform the streets of Oakland into a digital community, plans to...

Pitt student passes away over weekend

By The Pitt News Staff • August 30, 2015

Victor Firman, a Pitt senior from Connecticut, died on Sunday. He was 22. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office, Firman’s roommate called emergency responders to 3614...

Pitt welcomes largest incoming class at convocation ceremony

By Jessie Wallace / For The Pitt News • August 30, 2015

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher kicked off a 200-year-old commencement ceremony with a selfie. During the 2015 New Student Convocation, which began at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the Petersen Events Center, Gallagher...

Pending legislation could broaden LGBT rights in Pennsylvania

By Mark Pesto / Senior Staff Writer • August 30, 2015

LGBT rights could soon take another leap forward in Pennsylvania — once state legislators introduce an amendment to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. Shortly after the Supreme Court’s landmark...

Pitt reopens David Lawrence Hall after renovations

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor • August 30, 2015

Students who have classes in David Lawrence Hall this semester will get to breathe in that new-classroom smell. The building, which has been under construction since May 2014 and cost more than $7 million,...

Las Palmas hit with another round of health code violations

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • August 30, 2015

For the second time this summer, the Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for Las Palmas in Oakland after the restaurant violated health codes Thursday. Las Palmas, the Mexican...