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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Dan Gilman speaks at a rally for Katie McGinty in September. Councilmember Gilman, along with Bruce Kraus, pitched a legislation to ban conversion therapy for minors in the city. John Hamilton | Senior Staff Photographer

City Council proposes ban on conversion therapy for minors

Pittsburgh may soon have something in common with Cincinnati besides demographics: a ban on psychological therapy designed to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of someone younger than 18. City...

PDAA releases guidelines for officer-related shootings

PDAA releases guidelines for officer-related shootings

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor November 30, 2016

Taking a step no other state has yet, the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association announced Tuesday its recommendations for the investigation of shootings involving police officers. While the 16...

Hundreds of people gathered downtown on Tuesday to protest for a $15 minimum wage, among other social issues | Julia Zhu, Staff Photographer

19 protesters cited at Downtown Fight for 15 rally

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor November 29, 2016

When Martha Assefa’s mother lived in Pittsburgh 30 years ago, she had no trouble taking care of herself with funds from her minimum wage job. But now, through her work on a food policy council that...

Kate Koenig | Senior Staff Photographer

Mayor Peduto enlists community members for LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor November 29, 2016

Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto is enlisting the help of 15 diverse community members to make the city more inclusive for people in the LGBTQ+ community. Peduto announced the creation of an LGBTQIA+...

Bennet Omalu, along with his family, poses for photos on Nov. 10, 2015. TNS

Traumatic brain injury research foundation goes inactive

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor November 29, 2016

The Bennet Omalu Foundation, which was created last year for traumatic brain injury research, is no longer active. Bennet Omalu, formerly a neuropathologist with the Allegheny County Medical Examiner,...

Pitt students gathered Monday afternoon to hear speeches and protest a violent incident between Pitt Police and students Thursday night. Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

Students react to violence at Thursday protest

By Amina Doghri / Staff Writer November 22, 2016

After a week of tension — both in person and online — between protesters and the University, students once again gathered on Towers patio to express their frustration with police and Pitt. This...

John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

Pittsburghers discuss affordable housing crisis at Housing Summit

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer November 18, 2016

When Mischelle McMillan was a teenager growing up in early ‘70s Pittsburgh, she lived among rats, roaches, mold and sparking electrical plugs. McMillan said she lived in unsafe and unsanitary housing...

Q&A: tips from Oakland community group on renting

By Alexa Bakalarski / Assistant News Editor November 18, 2016

Between studying for classes, applying for internships, participating in clubs and finding time for exercise, many Pitt students have another question on their minds: where to live? If students are...

Violence at protest against student debt, one student arrested

By Wesley Hood / Staff Writer November 17, 2016

Pitt police arrested two people – one who is a Pitt student – during a protest Thursday evening. Police handcuffed three protestors – two female, one masked individual – after they forced entry...

Report shows rise in inmates, more black inmates in Allegheny County Jail

By Alexa Bakalarski / Assistant News Editor November 17, 2016

Rates of incarceration in Allegheny County Jail are rising, partially because large numbers of people are being jailed before conviction, a trend that has caused the region to outpace national averages...

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