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

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks in front of Bellefonte Area High School on July 13, 2015. Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times/TNS

Gov. Wolf requests $10 million to fight opioid epidemic

Gov. Tom Wolf is taking on Pennsylvania’s opioid epidemic with a budget proposal, a testament to the crisis’ severity in the face of a looming $3 billion budget deficit. As part of the proposed...

Interactive crime map: Jan. 26 – Feb. 3

By The Pitt News Staff February 5, 2017

Jan. 26 3:03 p.m. Public Safety Building, 3412 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Pitt police reported a stalking incident where the victim reported she was being stalked by another student at...

Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Pittsburgh airport last summer. President Trump implemented a federal employment freeze to cut government waste and corruption. Stephen Caruso | Online Visual Editor

Trump’s employment freeze affects Pitt graduates

By Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor February 3, 2017

Adviser Jane Wallace guides Pitt economics students looking to advance their careers in one direction: the Federal Reserve. The U.S. government’s central bank offers recent graduates research assistant...

People gather at Pittsburgh International Airport to protest President Trumps executive order restricting immigrants from seven majority muslim nations from coming to the United States for 90 days. Stephen Caruso | Online Visual Editor

Lawyers defend immigrants in Pittsburgh after Trump’s executive order

By Nolan Roosa / For The Pitt News February 3, 2017

After making successful voyages into the United States, thousands struggled to make their way past security gates at airport arrival terminals across the country on Jan. 27 But without warning, hesitation...

Pitt News File Photo

Top 5 employment resources you didn’t know Pitt offered

By Amanda Reed / Assistant News Editor February 3, 2017

Between balancing classes and a social life, finding a job is almost as hard as an organic chemistry test. Thankfully, The Pitt News used our investigative journalism skills to dig up five resources Pitt...

Mayor Bill Peduto held a press conference on Wednesday night in Point Breeze. James Evan Bowen-Gaddy | Contributing Editor

PWSA says at least two days until water is drinkable

Mayor Bill Peduto, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and other safety officials outlined their plan Wednesday night to flush out the remaining “water of concern” in the eastern part of Pittsburgh’s...

Edward Snowden pauses during his video address to students which included a speech and a Q&A. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Edward Snowden weighs in on objectivity

By Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor February 2, 2017

As his face appeared on the projector’s huge screen, overlooking a cheering room of Pitt students, Edward Snowden smiled sheepishly. “It’s good to be home,” he said, to a big laugh from the...

SGB hosted its first town hall style meeting Tuesday, opening the floor to hear student concerns. Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

SGB hosts first town hall style meeting, opens floor for student concerns

By Grant Burgman / For The Pitt News February 1, 2017

Pitt Student Government Board held their first monthly town hall-style meeting Tuesday night, cutting board member reports to focus on students who wanted to voice their concerns. Other than this change,...

Courtesy of Mark Janavel

Pitt alum gives people that are trans voice with “Transient”

By Andrew O'Brien / Staff Writer February 1, 2017

Many members of the LGBTQ+ community see Trump’s presidency as an existential threat. Pitt alum Mark Janavel aims to give people are transgender a voice with an upcoming documentary about the transgender...

A man was arrested in the VA Hospital parking garage Monday night for possibly peering into student dormitories on upper campus. (TPN File Photo)

Pitt student in stable condition after fall at Sutherland

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / News Editor February 1, 2017

A Pitt student is currently receiving treatment at UPMC Presbyterian after they fell or jumped out out of a seventh floor window at Sutherland Hall on Saturday at 1:05 a.m. Sonya Toler, a spokesperson...

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