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

Bikers ride along a path in Schenley Park. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Savoring Schenley Park: the story of a green space

By Grant Burgman | Staff Writer May 30, 2017

Whether you’re headed over the bridge from Schenley Plaza to go for a run, play some frisbee or relax in the grass, the first thing you’ll see when you cross looks like an imposing glass castle. The...

The Political Science Student Association hosted its yearly debate between the College Democrats and College Republicans last September. (TPN File Photo)

Pitt’s political clubs: left, right and in between

As political protests and marches rocked campus last fall, Pitt’s campus political organizations reacted and changed with the rapidly shifting political landscape in Pittsburgh and around the country....

A bus passes by Towers on Forbes Avenue. (Photo by John Hamilton | Editor-In-Chief)

Bus ways and bike lanes: Navigating Pittsburgh without a car

By John Hamilton / Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2017

Madeline Rigatti’s black boots press forcefully on the steel pedals of her orange Salsa Vaya, propelling the 25-year-old up a short, steep hill by her house. “I used to hate that hill,” Rigatti,...

Photo Courtesy of NASA.

Pitt CHREC engineering lab reaches for the stars

Pitt engineering students now have the chance to work on projects that are literally out of this world. The National Science Foundation’s Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing, also...

Students from Pitt, Carlow and CCAC protested animal testing at Pitt labs last Thursday on Forbes Avenue. Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor

Students react to controversial PETA animal testing report

By Henry Glitz | News Editor May 17, 2017

Two conflicting reports from the United States Department of Agriculture and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals about conditions for animals in Pitt laboratories have caused a strong reaction...

Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt student dies after falling off Central Oakland roof

A 21-year-old Pitt student died Friday night after falling off a roof in Central Oakland. Colin Montesano was a junior pre-med student studying biology and an undergraduate researcher in the department...

Stephen Caruso | Assistant Visual Editor

Top stories of the semester: Editors’ picks

By The Pitt News Staff April 24, 2017

Backlogged Thousands of rapekits — or sexual assault evidence collection kits — go untested in the United States, and one Allegheny County lab found a short-term solution to fixing the problem....

Pitt News file photo.

Top stories of the year: Online

By The Pitt News Staff April 24, 2017

  1. Jason Peters relieved of duties   This was the top story of the academic year. An incident that occurred during the wrestling team’s trip to Evanston, Illinois, involving escorts...

Danielle Rue serves up new plant-based options at Market Central.
Daniel Pomper | Staff Photographer

New vegan options pop up in Market Central

Nestled next to the salad bar in Market Central, a new eatery is serving plant-based options out of a cart borrowed from the basketball court of the Petersen Events Center — and it’s attracting vegans,...

Students dressed in all black and walked from Trees Hall to the WPU in support of those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. Thomas Yang | Staff Photographer

AEPi holds Holocaust remembrance for 24 hours

By Abhigyna Mallepalli | Staff Writer April 19, 2017

A middle-aged man halted his bike on the corner of O’Hara Street and University Place and asked, “What are we never forgetting?” to a huddle of students escorted by Pitt Police cars. About 20...

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