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

Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor

More than one thousand march downtown in Black Lives Matter protest

To first-time organizer Sarafina Davis, Saturday’s Black Lives Matter protest was about one thing: The death of people who look like her. “Our black men are being killed on these streets and there...

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Still We Rise march peacefully denounces inequality

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor July 8, 2016

        Despite a week of police-related violence, Still We Rise: The 2016 People’s March peacefully trailed through downtown Pittsburgh Friday afternoon, filling the streets...

Police secure the area at a past event at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Pittsburgh officers on high alert for downtown equality march

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor July 8, 2016

Community organizers have been planning the 2016 People’s March downtown for several weeks, but recent shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas have upped safety concerns for the gathering, meant...

Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor

Pittsburgh celebrates bicentennial with sand-sculpting competition

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor July 5, 2016

Despite being far from a beach, Pittsburgh is celebrating its bicentennial covered in sand. For a week, beginning July 2, ten world-renowned sand sculptors are competing in teams of two to build sand...

Port Authority will begin reducing underused bus stops to improve efficiency.  (Lake Fong/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

Port Authority to eliminate bus stops

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 28, 2016

Port Authority of Allegheny County is hoping to speed up services by eliminating bus stops. Pittsburgh’s transit agency is conducting a stop-by-stop analysis of its 7,020 stops, taking into account...

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fines UPMC

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 21, 2016

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fined 12 UPMC hospitals a total of $451,000 for violating the Solid Waste Management Act on Tuesday. Inspectors from the DEP’s Bureau of Waste...

Pittsburgh loses Smart City Challenge

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 21, 2016

Pittsburgh will have to wait a little longer to become a “smart” city. Pittsburgh competed against six other finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge — a national...

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher responds to recent allegation about sexual harassment and discrimination that might have taken place more than a decade ago in Pitts communications department.

Pittsburgh leaders sign pledge to end domestic violence

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 17, 2016

Allegheny County had the highest amount of domestic violence fatalities in Pennsylvania for the third year in a row in 2015, according to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s 2015 Domestic...

Altar Bar to close in August

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 16, 2016

Pittsburgh will soon be without one of its most popular concert venues. According to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Altar Bar in the Strip District will be sold to the non-denominational...

Allison Harnden and John Tokarski (from Pitts Dept. of Public Safety) speak at Thursdays Oakwatch meeting.  Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor

Oakwatch makes plan to address student parties

John Wilds believes Pitt has built itself a refined reputation. “If you come to Pitt, it’s not a party school. The academic programs are rigorous,” Wilds, a Community Outreach and Partnership...

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