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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

Deepa Iyer, a South Asian American activist, writer and lawyer, spoke to Pitt students about her recent book, “We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future” in the William Pitt Union Wednesday evening. (Photo by Issi Glatts | Assistant Visual Editor)

Activist, students discuss U.S. race relations

By Zane Crowell | Staff Writer March 15, 2018

Deepa Iyer was working in the Civil Rights division of the Department of Justice when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center September 11, 2001. She immediately thought about two different...

The Cathedral of Learning contains more than 2,000 rooms and windows and houses a multitude of departments, including the Slavic Language Department, one of the four departments to submit proposals for the Course Incubator Grant. (Photo by Issi Glatts | Assistant Visual Editor)

Pitt professors compete for course grants

By Noah Manalo | Staff Writer March 15, 2018

Pitt is giving professors the chance to change their courses — but they’ll have to compete and collaborate for the limited funding. The University will accept the final proposals for the 2018 Course...

The Qdoba on Forbes Avenue has permanently closed. (Photo by Janine Faust / Contributing Editor)

Forbes Qdoba permanently closing

By Janine Faust / Assistant News Editor March 14, 2018

The Qdoba restaurant on Forbes Avenue has drizzled its last queso and handed out its final free student drink. “This Qdoba location has closed permanently,” a sign posted Wednesday at the restaurant...

Marion Hastings, a French international student at Pitt, finds jet lag to be an issue when traveling home to France during winter break. (Photo courtesy of Marion Hastings)

International students stay stateside for spring break

By Hannah Schneider, Staff Writer March 14, 2018

Pitt’s Student Government Board announced last summer that the University’s winter break would be extended by a full week. The extension was applauded by most students — but for Pitt’s international...

Marc Tobias, investigative attorney and physical security specialist, will team up with Tobias Bluzmanis to instruct a new Pitt course on security engineering. (Photo courtesy of Marc Tobias)

Students ‘break in’ to security engineering at Pitt

By Thompson Wymard | For The Pitt News March 13, 2018

Marc Tobias has been picking locks since he was 15. One of his first experiences in the trade came when he went into a local locksmith in Denver and asked to pick the store’s toughest lock as a challenge....

Pitt Program Council announced MisterWives will headline at Bigelow Bash. (Courtesy of Pitt Program Council)

MisterWives to headline at Bigelow Bash

Pitt Program Council announced Bigelow Bash, Pitt’s annual spring concert, will feature MisterWives as the headliner band April 14. PPC tweeted the news Monday afternoon, about a month after it sealed...

Participation at the Oakland Zoo reached a high at December’s Backyard Brawl game against West Virginia. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

The Zoo sticks around for basketball ups and downs

By Samuel Ruppert | For The Pitt News March 12, 2018

Half of the cobalt blue seats in student section of the Petersen Event Center remained empty as the Pitt men’s basketball team battled UC Santa Barbara on the court Nov. 15. On the first shot, only a...

Dr. Bethany Ziss of the Children’s Institute reads a poem criticizing the health care industry’s attitude toward people with disabilities. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Disabled activists take part in nationwide day of mourning

By Hannah Schneider, Staff Writer March 2, 2018

Andrea Mauro was physically restrained, force-fed horseradish and shocked with play buzzers as a child when they had tantrums or failed speech therapy exercises. All of this was done to them by the...

Day of giving raises more than $9 million

Day of giving raises more than $9 million

Pitt’s second annual Day of Giving proved it’s the gift that keeps on giving — raising $9,029,828 in the span of 24 hours, nearly twice as much as last year. The 3,358 donations poured in from six...

Hillman goes pro with new equipment collection

Hillman goes pro with new equipment collection

Students are used to checking out books on reserve at Hillman Library — now they can do the same with a vlogging kit. The University Library System launched the Hillman Equipment Collection Monday....

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