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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

On Monday night, the closest truck to campus, according to Mobile Nom, was Hoshi--located across from Towers on Bouquet Street. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor)

Pitt grads create food truck tracker

By Janine Faust | Assistant News Editor August 28, 2017

Paul Landry is a foodie on the move who likes food on the move. That’s why he found himself driving from his home near the Pittsburgh International Airport to Shadyside one evening in 2013 in pursuit...

Students dress up as popular cartoon and movie characters in The Imagination Project, a new club at Pitt. (Photo Courtesy of Allie Saltzman)

Superheroes, sewing and script: Pitt clubs find creative ways to serve

By Grant Burgman | Staff Writer August 28, 2017

With the addition of three new service clubs at Pitt, students can dress up, write letters or sew — all while giving back to the local or international community. These clubs offer creative alternatives...

The ceremony was held in Heinz Memorial Chapel. (Photo by Wenhao Wu | Assistant Visual Editor)

Lanterns light the way for legacies at Pitt

Alka Patel, alumna and keynote speaker at Pitt’s lantern night ceremony, said she was sure the young women in the audience were feeling a number of emotions — excitement, nervousness and maybe even...

The Trans Working Group aims to study and evaluate University-wide transgender policies and make suggestions improve the experiences of trans students.
(Photo Courtesy of Kate Shindle)

Transgender working group pushes gender inclusivity, education

Before joining Pitt’s transgender working group, Kate Shindle knew little about the obstacles to building gender-neutral restrooms. “It’s not just as easy as saying that, ‘We need a gender-neutral...

A student adds his name to a panther mosaic at a Year of Diversity event in October 2016. (Photo by Kyleen Considine | Senior Staff Photographer)

Expanding the dialogue: The Year of Diversity in Review

Comedian Scott Blakeman walked onto the William Pitt Union Ballroom stage in early April and immediately launched into a bit about Jewish-American culture. “Hillary Clinton claimed she was part Jewish...

(TPN File Photo)

Pitt students choose classes

By Luke Stambaugh August 22, 2017

As the fall semester approaches, students across campus are hastily making their final tweaks and last minute changes to get their schedules to be perfect — or as close to perfect as possible. The...

Installation of bike lanes on portions of Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard will begin Tuesday. (TPN File Photo)

City to install bike lanes on portions of Forbes and Bigelow

By Janine Faust / Senior Staff Writer August 14, 2017

The city of Pittsburgh will begin installing bike lanes Tuesday on portions of Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard, two years after a Pitt administrator was killed while biking in the area. The city...

Red Oak Cafe, a popular breakfast and lunch spot in Oakland, is closing. (TPN File Photo)

Red Oak Cafe closing within the week

Red Oak Cafe is closing on Aug. 4, according to Ray McNevin, a manager and chef at the Oakland restaurant. McNevin said new owners from Virginia are taking over on the 8th. They will rename and redo...

Red Bull Flugtag is coming to Pittsburgh next Saturday. The Roc-ettes, a team of Pitt engineers, hopes to take flight over the Allegheny River. (Photo via Wikipedia Creative Commons)

Pitt engineers to take flight over the Allegheny at Red Bull Flugtag

By Henry Glitz / News Editor July 31, 2017

As July ends and back-to-school chores loom, one group of Pitt engineers is getting busy preparing for a completely different kind of challenge: building and piloting an aircraft to fly over the Allegheny...

Photo via Wikipedia Creative Commons

Three students OK after one dropped vial with cyanide derivative

By John Hamilton/Editor-in-Chief July 20, 2017

Three Pitt students are OK after one dropped a vial containing a cyanide derivative in a Chevron lab Thursday morning. The 5 ml vial shattered on the 11th floor of the building at around 10:15 this...

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