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Senate candidates discuss issues

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer • February 1, 2016

Five hundred students and community members got a closer look on three U.S. Senate candidates’ views Sunday at Carnegie Mellon University. Instead of participating in a debate, Pennsylvania’s democratic...

Pitt police report three assaults

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • February 1, 2016

Pitt police are investigating three assaults that occurred over the weekend in Oakland. According to a crime alert, an unidentified man told police that an unknown person assaulted him around 1 a.m....

Pitt hears Pittsburgh’s history of lesbian feminism

By Taylor Mulcahey / Staff Writer • January 29, 2016

In the ’70s, two groups of lesbian women wanted a space to eat, talk and listen to music in Pittsburgh — but above all, they wanted to enact social change. In that decade, the city was home to a vibrant...

Fire damages Oakland parking structure

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • January 26, 2016

A one-alarm fire has caused damage to a management office in an Oakland parking garage. Two fire units responded to a call at the Meyran Avenue garage at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday after a security guard on...

Police arrest students for drugs, paraphernalia

By The Pitt News Staff • January 26, 2016

Editor's note: This story has been updated Pittsburgh police have arrested six Pitt students after finding drugs in their South Oakland home after a 911 call last week. After a home invasion that occurred...

Students battle in alumni’s snowy game

By Emma Solak / Staff Writer • January 25, 2016

Charles Ireland was “frozen” on the Cathedral Lawn this weekend — but not because of the frigid temperatures. “SOS, medic — I’m frozen,” Ireland cried out for one of his teammates to rescue...

Police, locals prompt communication

By Taylor Mulcahey / For the Pitt News • January 22, 2016

The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety is looking to connect students with public safety officials through a new campus program. About 15 community members, police officers and members of the Department...

UPMC, Wyndham commit to healthy options

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer • January 22, 2016

Four UPMC hospitals and one hotel are pledging to slim portion sizes and eliminate tobacco from their establishments. On Thursday morning, Dr. Karen Hacker, the Allegheny County Health Department director,...

Students serve for MLK Jr. Day

By Josh Ye and Emily Migdal / The Pitt News Staff • January 18, 2016

Rather than sleep in on Monday, Josh Hanley bundled up and boarded a bus to North Hills to care for abandoned animals. Similarly, Courtney Noeth and Michelle Hayner stitched patches of old T-shirts...

Port Authority proposes flat fare

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer • January 14, 2016

In response to rider and staff feedback, Port Authority has issued a proposal to implement a flat $2.50 per ride fare for the first time in 35 years. At a Port Authority board meeting Wednesday, the Planning...