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

Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, said There is so much more that unites us than divides us and spoke about Donald Trumps comments regarding Obama needing to resign for not calling the Orlando mass shooting a radical islamic attack.   Alex Nally | Staff Photographer

Clinton, Kaine to visit Pittsburgh

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor October 19, 2016

Despite her lead in Pennsylvania polls, Hillary Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine will be visiting Pittsburgh again on Saturday, a move showing just how badly the Democratic nominee wants to win the...

Amy Bloom spoke to a crowd of students and faculty about the craft of writing during a seminar in Frick Fine Arts Auditorium on Monday evening | Julia Zhu, Staff Photographer

Novelist Amy Bloom talks at Pitt about connecting to readers

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer October 18, 2016

Novelist Amy Bloom said she knows why people write. “At the heart of reading and writing are the questions, ‘Who are we to be? How are we to be?’” Bloom said. “That’s what we want to answer.” Bloom,...

Students angered by lack of psychiatrists at Pitt Counseling Center

With 130 shares, more than 530 signatures and more than 100 comments, an online petition criticizing Pitt’s support of mental health services made its way around social media this weekend. Anna Shaw,...

Dave Dejong led the discussion about what students would like to see in the new dean.| Li Yi, Staff Photographer

Pitt searches for new dean for Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor October 18, 2016

Few Pitt students attended the open forum for the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ new dean, but those who did said they wanted someone with a focus on inclusion, communication and collaboration. On...

Chelsea Clinton campaigned for her mother in the OHara Student Center Friday afternoon. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Chelsea Clinton visited Pitt to support Hillary, encourage voting

By Rachel Glasser / Staff Writer October 18, 2016

After she walked into the O’Hara ballroom, backdropped by her mother’s campaign theme, “Fight Song,” Chelsea Clinton spoke about Donald Trump’s campaign, Hillary Clinton’s vision for the country...

President Obama joins a panel of scientists and innovators at the White House Frontier Conference Plenary Session at Carnegie Mellon University | Jordan Mondell, Assistant Visual Editor

Researchers, innovators come to Pittsburgh for Frontiers Conference

For just a few hours on Thursday, you could walk on Mars without ever leaving Alumni Hall. In a partnership with Microsoft, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed OnSight, virtual 3-D technology...

Students talk mental health at SGB Candlelight Vigil

By Emily Baranik / Staff Writer October 14, 2016

After battling depression in high school, sophomore Rachel Stolzer said her mental health had been improving until a week ago. While sitting in class this past Tuesday, Stolzer received a text from...

President Obama waves to the crowd  attending the White House Frontier Conference Plenary Session at Carnegie Mellon University | Jordan Mondell, Assistant Visual Editor

President Barack Obama visited Pittsburgh to talk innovation, healthcare, technology

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor October 14, 2016

President Barack Obama thinks right now is the greatest time to be alive. At least that’s what he wrote in his guest editorial for this month’s edition of WIRED — a science and technology magazine...

Jordan Burnham, a public speaker and mental health advocate, talks to students after the event. Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

Jordan Burnham talks depression, mental illness

By Maria Hurtado / For The Pitt News October 13, 2016

Jordan Burnham’s struggle with depression began when he was just a seventh grader. At first, Burnham was able to suppress his feelings, and shadowed them with what he called “healthy coping mechanisms”...

Alexa Bakalarski | Assistant News Editor

Students learn how to be Muslim allies

How much do you really know about Islam? That’s what Kelcey Sharkas, from the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, tested a crowd of more than 50 people on when they gathered in a University Club ballroom...

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