The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Internet outage temporarily shut down campus bookstore

An internet outage Tuesday afternoon lasted less than an hour but managed to throw Pitt’s bookstore into momentary disarray. Around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Pitt's Computing Services and Systems Development...

Police: Man Robbed North Oakland Subway

An unknown man wielding a butcher knife robbed a Subway restaurant in North Oakland on Tuesday morning, leaving with cash from the store’s register. According to a release from the Pittsburgh Police,...

Heavy rain hits Pittsburgh, flooding streets and felling trees

By The Pitt News Staff August 29, 2016

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Pitt expands health care coverage for transgender faculty and staff

Beginning this year, Pitt will — for the first time — provide coverage for faculty and staff members’ transgender-related healthcare services. Pitt announced the change in a three-page long letter...

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher prepares to take a selfie with the incoming class of 2020. Stephen Caruso / Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt welcomes 229th class of first years

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor August 24, 2016

At the New Student Convocation Wednesday afternoon, faculty, staff and returning students welcomed the class of 2020 to Pitt’s community with advice, anecdotes and a selfie. The convocation, held...

Two suspicious packages were detonated Wednesday on Pitts campus. | Will Miller / Staff Photographer

Two suspicious packages detonated in Oakland

In two separate instances, Pittsburgh Bomb Squad detonated suspicious packages in Oakland today. Pittsburgh Bomb Squad detonated the first suspicious package about 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of...

Stallings finalizes staff with hiring of assistant Kevin Sutton

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor April 13, 2016

New Pitt basketball head coach Kevin Stallings finalized his coaching staff on Wednesday afternoon, as the school announced the hiring of Kevin Sutton as its third and final assistant coach. Sutton most...

Interactive Crime Map April 1-8

By Pitt News Staff April 10, 2016

Here’s the interactive crime map for April 1 to April 8 . Friday, April 1, 2016 8:11 a.m. Sutherland Hall. Pitt police are investigating a report of criminal mischief. 12:38 p.m. Litchfield Towers...

Pitt hires new swimming and diving coach

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / Staff Writer April 5, 2016

Early Tuesday morning, Athletic Director Scott Barnes announced that John Hargis would replace Chuck Knoles as Pitt’s new head coach of Swimming and Diving. Knoles, who coached at Pitt for 25 seasons,...

Crime Map for March 25 – April 1

By The Pitt News Staff April 3, 2016

Here's the interactive crime map for March 25 to April 1. Friday, March 25, 2016 7:52 a.m. Nordenberg Hall. Police responded to a student’s report of their own consumption of alcohol. Police referred...

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