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Robinson, Johnson carry Pitt over Syracuse to advance in ACC Tournament

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 9, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C --- Wednesday could have been the last game of James Robinson’s career. The senior point guard and his Panthers needed a win, sitting on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament field of...

McConnell-Serio named head coach of USA U18 team

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 8, 2016

Pitt’s Suzie McConnell-Serio has added another prestigious honor to her already impressive resume on Tuesday, as USA Basketball named her the head coach of the country’s U18 National Team ahead of...

PPC announces Bigelow Bash headliners

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Assistant News Editor • March 4, 2016

This spring, two headlining artists will claim the street and the stage at Bigelow Bash. On Thursday at 11 p.m., Pitt Program Council announced Bigelow Bash, the annual outdoor spring concert, will feature...

SGB polls open today: What you need to know

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • March 1, 2016

The polls are officially open for the 2016 Student Government Board election. It’s the first SGB election since the fall of 2014, when the Board passed a referendum to align its terms with the academic...

Interactive Crime Map for Feb. 19-26

By The Pitt News Staff • February 29, 2016

Here is the crime and other Pitt police activity for Feb. 19-26: Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 10:44 p.m. Litchfield Tower A. Pitt police issued one citation for underage drinking. 11:40 p.m. Fifth Avenue...

Slaying Devils: Panthers upend No. 15 Duke 76-62

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer • February 28, 2016

No one in the history of Pitt basketball has started more games than James Robinson. And, on Senior Day, his last contest at the Petersen Events Center, he was going to come out on top. After the Panthers...

Interactive Crime Map Feb. 12-19

By The Pitt News Staff • February 21, 2016

Here is the crime and other Pitt police activity for Feb. 12-19: Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 9:30 a.m. Cathedral of Learning. Pitt police responded to a report of bench theft. An investigation is pending. 1:07...

Student dies in South Oakland house

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • February 21, 2016

This story has been updated. A 21-year-old male Pitt student was pronounced dead Sunday morning at a South Oakland residence, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Rick Lorah,...

Pitt Sodexo employees start negotiating new contract

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • February 18, 2016

Sodexo employees who work at Pitt began negotiating a new labor contract with the company Wednesday. 32BJ, the local branch of the Service Employees International Union, represents the 230 Sodexo employees...

Pitt releases fossil fuel investments, students call for divestment

By Zoë Hannah, Dale Shoemaker and Lauren Rosenblatt / The Pitt News Staff • February 17, 2016

Nine months after they promised to do so, Pitt administrators have revealed that the school invests $26 million in the fossil fuel industry, information requested by a student group that wants Pitt to...