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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Students question panel of community, administrative leaders

By Preena Patel / For The Pitt News September 23, 2016

Representatives from city police, Pitt police and the University met for a wide-ranging panel to answer Pitt students’ questions about safety and police-community relations Thursday evening. About...

Protesters gather outside the Duquesne Club in downtown Pittsburgh, where Donald Trump was alleged to be eating lunch after giving a speech highlighting his pro-fracking energy policy to the Shale Insight Conference Thursday morning. Stephen Caruso / Senior Staff Photographer

Protester arrested outside downtown Trump speech

By Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor September 22, 2016

Police arrested one person during a protest against Donald Trump and fracking in downtown Pittsburgh this afternoon. The Republican presidential candidate was speaking to the Shale Insight Convention...

Hanson Kappelman speaks at an Oakwatch meeting in January 2016. Will Miller | Senior Staff Photographer.

Oakwatch members say partying has decreased

Editor's note: In a previous version of this story, Officer Sharon Leshen's name was spelled incorrectly. We have updated the story and regret this error. The way it used to be, Oakland was a loud,...

Pittsburgh Police begin talks about de-escalation policy. | Jordan Mondell, Assistant Visual Editor

Pittsburgh Police alter response policy

By Rachel Glasser / For the Pitt News September 21, 2016

In cases of simple assault, harassment and terroristic threats, a Pittsburgh police officer will now be required to respond to the scene of the incident. Before, they didn’t always have to. Under...

Terry Tan / Senior Staff Illustrator.

Extra, Extra: Finding work on the fringes of film

By Amanda Reed / Contributing Editor September 15, 2016

When Lena Gallagher walks on set, she can’t just go where she pleases. She has to walk at a specific pace in a specific path multiple times in a row until the director says “cut.” But when  David...

Chief McLay addresses no-confidence vote, community relations

By Andrew O'Brien / Staff Writer September 15, 2016

The day after more than half of his officers voted they have no confidence in his leadership, Pittsburgh Police Cameron McLay admitted that it hurt. On his two year anniversary with the department,...

The 14-floor building, geared towards students and young professionals, opened in summer 2016 and features about 400 apartments. Madison Holden / Staff Photographer.

Students still waiting to move in to SkyVue Apartments

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor September 13, 2016

When Varun Kumar gets home from class, he fishes his keycard out of his wallet or pocket and slides it through a digital slot in the door to his home. But Kumar isn’t letting himself into a residence...

The Fraternal Order of Police will vote on its confidence in Police Chief Cameron McLay on Thursday. TNS.

Fraternal Order of Police survey indicates “no confidence” in Pittsburgh police chief Cameron McLay

The Pittsburgh police union released results from a survey it conducted on Monday, showing that the majority of officers in the union would make a vote of “no confidence” in Pittsburgh Police Chief...

Robert Rosen celebrates as the clock winds down and Pitt is officially the winner. Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Storify: Pitt Twitter reacts to win against Penn State, 42 – 39

By Amanda Reed / Online Engagement Editor September 10, 2016

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Man shot, killed in West Oakland

By Elizabeth Lepro | Editor-in-Chief September 10, 2016

A man was fatally shot on De Raud Street in West Oakland Friday evening. At about 9:35 p.m. Pittsburgh Police officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of De Raud Street, according to a Pittsburgh...

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