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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

The University Store on Fifths bag policy is displayed next to reusable bags, which cost 99 cents. Wenhao Wu|Senior Staff Photographer

Bye, bye bags: University store becomes part of BYOB initiative

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / News Editor January 10, 2017

The term “BYOB” is taking on a different meaning at Pitt. Taking the lead from environmental movements across the country and state, Pitt’s students, faculty and administration are trying to make...

Several Pittsburgh community members will head to Washington D.C. on Jan. 20 for Trumps Inauguration. John Hamilton|Visual Editor

PGH, Pitt groups plan for Inauguration

Although Washington, D.C is 246 miles away, many Pittsburghers are making the trek to the Capitol to attend one of the most polarizing inaugurations in history. Students and members of the Pittsburgh...

Edward Snowden will speak via video to Pitt students on Feb. 1. Dennis Van Tine/Abaca Press/TNS

Edward Snowden to broadcast live on campus

Usually lectures that take place in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room involve a speaker standing at the podium and addressing an audience of Pitt students. The Pitt Program Council will instead...

Sorority rushees wait outside the William Pitt Union Ballroom during the recruitment process. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Sister, sister: recruits rush for spring 2017

Heeled boots clacked on the tile of the William Pitt Union lobby as women scurried from one room to the next visiting potential sororities and meeting their future sisters for the first time. Pitt’s...

Volunteers for Book ‘Em  receive and fulfill book requests from inmates in Pennsylvania state and federal prisons. Rebecca Peters | Staff Writer

Reading to pass time: Book ‘Em turns a new page for inmates

By Rebecca Peters / Staff Writer January 4, 2017

On Cherokee Street in the Upper Hill District of Pittsburgh, drugs passed daily between neighbors and visitors. And on Aug. 5, 2008, Frank Johnson got caught in the cycle. By sunset that day, at 34...

This is what happened in sports and news over Pitts winter break. Anna Bongardino | Staff Photographer

ICYMI: Winter Break

By The Pitt News Staff January 4, 2017

Here are some of the changes, appointments and news that happened locally and nationally while Pitt students, faculty and staff enjoyed their winter break. Dec. 14 — Pitt offensive coordinator Matt...

Hungry for more: Competition heats up among Oakland’s Asian restaurants

By Josh Ye, Staff Writer December 25, 2016
Where the last few decals of the old Pittsburgh Pretzel Sandwich Shop on Forbes Avenue used to stick, a poster of an energetic Chinese chef, smiling as he hand-pulls noodles, now brightens the dark window.
One of Harpreet Bassis insomnia-fueled drawings | Jordan Mondell | Assistant Visual Editor

Up all night: all about insomnia

By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy / Staff Writer December 12, 2016

Kelly Shaw is lying in bed, staring at the ceiling and wondering why she’s so tired, but she can’t sleep. At this point she’s just a third-grader, so she asks her father what to do. He tells her...

Camilla Cook, a senior in environmental studies, ordered a pizza while studying in the Hillman Library Sunday. Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

Hillman Library: stories from the staff

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer December 12, 2016

Every chair in Hillman Library is filled, every table strewn with textbooks and notes, every face marked with the undeniable signs of exhaustion and stress. Students are curled up in their PJs, clutching...

The type of food people eat before bed and timing of meals can affect sleep cycles. | TNS

Scientists recommend students watch food timing, alcohol before sleep

Two of the most important things to college students — alcohol and food — could be impacting a third desire of theirs — sleep — more than most students realize. Students who aren’t careful...

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