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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

Members of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition set up a cardboard “pipeline” in the Cathedral Monday. Stephen Caruso | Senior Staff Photographer

At Cathedral, Fossil Free Pitt Coalition calls for divestment

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer December 6, 2016

A thin, cardboard oil pipeline roughly 200 feet long stretched along the slate floor of the Cathedral Commons for about 20 minutes on Monday morning. Students had constructed the “pipeline” out...

Jordan Mondell / Assistant Visual Editor

Despite concerns, Title IX Coordinator says sexual assault services will continue under Trump

By Nikita Karulkar / Staff Writer December 5, 2016

When Vice President Joe Biden visited Pitt in April, encouraging students to fight rape culture on campus, he was speaking during a year that seemed promising for the future of sexual assault services...

Jake Sternberg, who first visited the Counseling Center in fall 2015, said he was told his needs would best be met by an outside mental health professional. Katie Krater | Staff Photographer

No time to talk: what’s going on with Pitt’s Counseling Center?

By Rachel Glasser and Tristan Dietrick November 28, 2016

Kelchis Radziewicz had struggled with underlying anxiety before, but after losing a close friend to suicide just before her first year at Pitt, she realized she couldn’t cope with the grief on her...

Pitt students gathered Monday afternoon to hear speeches and protest a violent incident between Pitt Police and students Thursday night. Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

Students react to violence at Thursday protest

By Amina Doghri / Staff Writer November 22, 2016

After a week of tension — both in person and online — between protesters and the University, students once again gathered on Towers patio to express their frustration with police and Pitt. This...

A heavy police presence at Thursday's protests in Oakland caused controversy and a letter from Kenyon Bonner | John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

Students, administration clash after Thursday night protest

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor November 21, 2016

After several student-led protests since Donald Trump’s election, one march against student debt ended with two arrests, three people in handcuffs and, according to protesters, fear and concern among...

Faculty votes on amendments to general education requirements

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor November 18, 2016

Randall Halle wants every Pitt student to learn a foreign language well enough to comfortably navigate daily life in another country. Halle, the Klaus W. Jonas professor of German film and cultural...

Kenyon Bonner, Dean of Students, wrote an email Monday reminding students to adhere to the Pitt Promise. | John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

Dean Bonner calls for civility during election season

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor November 1, 2016

Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner wrote a letter to Pitt students reminding them to be civil this week, despite clashes between pro- and anti-Trump students on campus. The first clash between...

Earlier this semester, administrators okayed a change to let student athletes register early to prevent schedule conflicts with practices and games. Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

New policy allows student athletes register early for classes

Student-athletes at Pitt, including football and basketball players, have been able to register for spring semester classes for three days now, while all other students are only beginning to register today. This...

Pi Lambda Phi fraternity is back on campus after being suspended in 2014. Courtesy of Pi Lambda Phi, University of Pittsburgh

University reinstates fraternity Pi Lambda Phi

By Emily Baranik / Staff Writer October 21, 2016

After a two-year absence, Pi Lambda Phi is back on campus as an officially recognized fraternity. The fraternity has spent much of the past 20 years under University suspension — Pitt suspended the...

Department of Defense to fund Pitt’s trauma research

Pitt received up to $90 million in federal funding Wednesday to improve trauma care for military members and civilians. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Pitt’s Schools of Health Sciences the...

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