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

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Actively Moving Forward: grieving students form support group

By Max Datner / Staff Writer February 22, 2017

Halfway through her first semester at Pitt, Selaam Araya’s college experience came to an abrupt halt.   Araya’s father, 65, died of an unknown medical cause, and she traveled to Asmara, Eritrea...

Pittsburghers gathered in Station Square Tuesday demanding Sen. Toomey hold a town hall meeting.  Anna Bongardino | Staff Photographer

Pittsburghers demand Toomey town hall meeting

By John Hamilton / Contributing Editor February 22, 2017

A cardboard cutout of Sen. Pat Toomey stood in place of the actual politician at a makeshift town hall in Station Square Tuesday. Frustrated with Toomey’s decision to not hold a town hall over congressional...

Chancellor Gallagher speaks at a Law school immigration lecture. Julia Zhu | Staff Photographer

Pitt faculty talks immigration policy changes, DACA

By Rebecca Peters / Staff Writer February 21, 2017

University administrators gathered in a closed-door meeting in the Barco Law Building Monday afternoon to discuss immigration. Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, Provost Patricia E. Beeson and about 50 other...

Demonstration on fingerprinting. Courtesy of DaVaughn Vincent-Bryan, Assistant Director for Residential Programming

Safety first: Pitt police talk crime awareness with students

By James Watkins / For The Pitt News February 21, 2017

While some students admitted that the smell of free pizza lured them into the William Pitt Union Assembly Room Monday afternoon, most stopped by to learn more about campus safety. The Student Government...

Natalie Cheuk, a junior Political Science and Linguistics major, discusses her struggles of keeping her Chinese identity while moving to North Carolina at age 10.  Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

Students share experiences intersectional experiences, discuss feminism, religion, race

By MarySandra Do / Staff Writer February 21, 2017

After scrawling words like “empowerment” and “equality and opportunity” on colorful sticky notes, students stuck them to a large blank sheet of paper in Dining Room B of the Union Monday. The...

Trump protesters marched down Forbes Avenue on Saturday as part of a Pitt College Democrats rally.  Thomas Yang | Staff Photographer

Trump protesters march twice over weekend

President Donald Trump may have taken office a full month ago, but his detractors haven’t lost any of the passion they showed on inauguration day. Marching to the beat of drums, hundreds of protesters...

The candidates for SGB President: (from left) Max Kneis, Arlind Karpuzi and Justin Horowitz. Courtesy of SGB

Get to know the 2017 SGB slates

By Rebecca Peters / Staff Writer February 20, 2017

42 Stories Candidates The aptly named slate proposes 42 changes to Pitt’s campus, including instituting monthly town hall meetings for the student body to attend, expanding the SafeRider system...

TPN File photo.

Interactive crime map Feb. 10 – Feb. 15

By The Pitt News Staff February 20, 2017

Feb. 10 4:03 p.m. Sutherland Hall, 3725 Sutherland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Pitt police arrested a student on charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. 4:51...

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale praised DMVAs Hollidaysburg Veterans Home for cutting costs without cutting care during a press conference Feb. 23, 2015. He also spoke about his plans to audit PWSA on Thursday. Pennsylvania DMVA | Flickr

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale to audit PWSA

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / News Editor February 17, 2017

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced Thursday that he and his staff have started taking measures to perform an audit on the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. After a water scare Feb. 1 and...

Gov. Tom Wolf does not plan to give more money to Pitt even after the it requested for a five percent increase in state funding. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS)

Gov. Tom Wolf proposes flat funds for Pitt

By Amanda Reed / Assistant News Editor February 17, 2017

Despite asking for a five percent increase in state funding, Pitt could receive the same amount of money as it did during the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s $32 billion 2018 fiscal...

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