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

Demonstration on fingerprinting. Courtesy of DaVaughn Vincent-Bryan, Assistant Director for Residential Programming

Safety first: Pitt police talk crime awareness with students

By James Watkins / For The Pitt News February 21, 2017

While some students admitted that the smell of free pizza lured them into the William Pitt Union Assembly Room Monday afternoon, most stopped by to learn more about campus safety. The Student Government...

Natalie Cheuk, a junior Political Science and Linguistics major, discusses her struggles of keeping her Chinese identity while moving to North Carolina at age 10.  Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

Students share experiences intersectional experiences, discuss feminism, religion, race

By MarySandra Do / Staff Writer February 21, 2017

After scrawling words like “empowerment” and “equality and opportunity” on colorful sticky notes, students stuck them to a large blank sheet of paper in Dining Room B of the Union Monday. The...

Trump protesters marched down Forbes Avenue on Saturday as part of a Pitt College Democrats rally.  Thomas Yang | Staff Photographer

Trump protesters march twice over weekend

President Donald Trump may have taken office a full month ago, but his detractors haven’t lost any of the passion they showed on inauguration day. Marching to the beat of drums, hundreds of protesters...

The candidates for SGB President: (from left) Max Kneis, Arlind Karpuzi and Justin Horowitz. Courtesy of SGB

Get to know the 2017 SGB slates

By Rebecca Peters / Staff Writer February 20, 2017

42 Stories Candidates The aptly named slate proposes 42 changes to Pitt’s campus, including instituting monthly town hall meetings for the student body to attend, expanding the SafeRider system...

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Interactive crime map Feb. 10 – Feb. 15

By The Pitt News Staff February 20, 2017

Feb. 10 4:03 p.m. Sutherland Hall, 3725 Sutherland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Pitt police arrested a student on charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. 4:51...

Gov. Tom Wolf does not plan to give more money to Pitt even after the it requested for a five percent increase in state funding. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS)

Gov. Tom Wolf proposes flat funds for Pitt

By Amanda Reed / Assistant News Editor February 17, 2017

Despite asking for a five percent increase in state funding, Pitt could receive the same amount of money as it did during the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s $32 billion 2018 fiscal...

Pitts faculty Assembly voted to make the relationship policy at Pitt stricter. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt revises faculty, student relationship policy

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Managing Editor February 17, 2017

Pitt’s Faculty Assembly approved a revision to its consensual relationship policy Tuesday that now bans students from engaging in relationships with faculty or staff who are or could be in a position...

The three SGB presidential candidates (from left to right) Justin Horowitz, Arlind Karpuzi and Max Kneis debate in Nordys Place. Thomas Yang | Staff Photographer

SGB candidates push platform before elections

By Grant Burgman / Staff Writer February 16, 2017

In the cutthroat political sphere, competing for votes can — and does — bring out the worst in people. After all, it was during the final presidential debate that now-President Donald Trump infamously...

Pitt students marched in support of the graduate student union last March. Kate Koenig | Senior Staff Photographer

Grad student employees sign union cards

By Nolan Roosa / Staff Writer February 15, 2017

After a year and a half of campaigning and planning, the Graduate Student Organizing Committee is now one step closer to forming a union for graduate student employees at Pitt.   The unionization...

Emily Loeffelholz and Chris Montgomery are a student couple at Pitt with opposing political views. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Pitt students find love across the political party line

By MarySandra Do / Staff Writer February 14, 2017

Chris Montgomery and Emily Loeffelholz have been dating for 11 months, but it almost ended seven months in when the topic of global warming came up. “I think it was my fault for sure. It was kind...

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