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

Members of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition set up a cardboard “pipeline” in the Cathedral Monday. Stephen Caruso | Senior Staff Photographer

At Cathedral, Fossil Free Pitt Coalition calls for divestment

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer December 6, 2016

A thin, cardboard oil pipeline roughly 200 feet long stretched along the slate floor of the Cathedral Commons for about 20 minutes on Monday morning. Students had constructed the “pipeline” out...

Jordan Mondell / Assistant Visual Editor

Despite concerns, Title IX Coordinator says sexual assault services will continue under Trump

By Nikita Karulkar / Staff Writer December 5, 2016

When Vice President Joe Biden visited Pitt in April, encouraging students to fight rape culture on campus, he was speaking during a year that seemed promising for the future of sexual assault services...

For the 23rd time, burglars break into Oakland home

By Amanda Reed / Contributing Editor December 5, 2016

After a burglar broke into their house in the 3400 block of Ward Street on Halloween, Jacky Chen and his five roommates made a house rule to lock their door at all times, even if another roommate was home. But...

Jenna Arthur-Tomor speaks into a megaphone during a protest supporting Standing Rock against the DAPL.

Pittsburghers stand with Standing Rock just before construction halts

By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy / Staff Writer December 5, 2016

Rather than staying in the comfort of her Braddock Hills home, Beth McAhren spent her Thanksgiving in Standing Rock, North Dakota. For five days at Standing Rock, McAhren cooked meals for the demonstrators...

Margaret Whitmore and Matthias Sundberg, members of the Fred Rogers Company, spoke about Fred Rogers legacy. Meghan Sunners, Senior Staff Photographer

Fred Rogers Company discusses creative process, Rogers’ legacy

By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy / Staff Writer December 2, 2016

It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood Thursday for Pitt students looking to learn about the TV and film industry. A crowd of more than 50 Pitt community members gathered in Scaife Hall for “Making...

Lynne Williams spoke about how curiosity relates to her teaching.| Meghan Sunners, Senior Staff Photographer

Pittsburgh panelists draw link between curiosity and health

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer December 2, 2016

As a young woman in the 1990s with no clear career direction, Linnea Glick was in a situation comparable to many young people just out of college or still deciding on a path. She was working in a Pittsburgh...

Raka Sarkar | Staff Photographer

Oakland Nights: Then and Now

By Stephen Caruso / Senior Staff Writer December 1, 2016

This is part two of a series by staff writer Stephen Caruso about how Oakland’s businesses and the community have changed since the 1990s — for better or worse. Stay tuned for the next installment,...

SGB Vice president and Chief of Cabinet Rohit Anand proposed changes to SafeRider Tuesday night. | William Miller, Senior Staff Photographer

SGB says changes coming to SafeRider

By Leo Dornan / Staff Writer November 30, 2016

After two years of discussion and drafting policy, Pitt’s Student Government Board submitted a proposal to SafeRider on Tuesday suggesting several major edits to the program to streamline the service...

Pitt Tonight, a student-run late night-style production, relies on technical skill techniques in film to bring their show to digital platforms. Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Film department plans new track

By Emily Suruda / For The Pitt News November 30, 2016

When Ann Shetler took a film class during her first year at Pitt, she was the only one in the class who didn’t enroll to fulfill a general education requirement. Rather than pick a major that would...

Courtesy of Alexis Bovalino

Pitt marketing majors compete in national competition

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer November 29, 2016

Rebecca Anne Feinberg, a self-proclaimed gearhead, was thrilled when she learned that her Projects in Marketing class was participating in a competition designed around a luxury sedan. But she confessed...

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