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

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...

Pitts faculty Assembly voted to make the relationship policy at Pitt stricter. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt revises faculty, student relationship policy

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Managing Editor February 17, 2017

Pitt’s Faculty Assembly approved a revision to its consensual relationship policy Tuesday that now bans students from engaging in relationships with faculty or staff who are or could be in a position...

Las Palmas Oakland store posted a message in both English and Spanish informing customers they would be closed Thursday. James Evan Bowen-Gaddy | Contributing Editor

Las Palmas closes today, protests Trump

Las Palmas Restaurante will close up shop today, along with Mexican restaurants across the country as part of the “Day Without Immigrants” national protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration...

Mayor Bill Peduto spoke on Jan. 31 about the water advisory and this week revealed plans to distribute free water filters to residents affected by high lead levels. James Evan Bowen-Gaddy | Contributing Editor

Peduto issues 5 executive orders to promote affordable housing

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / News Editor February 16, 2017

Mayor Bill Peduto signed five executive orders Tuesday and Wednesday to improve affordable housing options and conditions in Pittsburgh. After nine months of consideration, Peduto’s Affordable Housing...

The three SGB presidential candidates (from left to right) Justin Horowitz, Arlind Karpuzi and Max Kneis debate in Nordys Place. Thomas Yang | Staff Photographer

SGB candidates push platform before elections

By Grant Burgman / Staff Writer February 16, 2017

In the cutthroat political sphere, competing for votes can — and does — bring out the worst in people. After all, it was during the final presidential debate that now-President Donald Trump infamously...

Pitt students marched in support of the graduate student union last March. Kate Koenig | Senior Staff Photographer

Grad student employees sign union cards

By Nolan Roosa / Staff Writer February 15, 2017

After a year and a half of campaigning and planning, the Graduate Student Organizing Committee is now one step closer to forming a union for graduate student employees at Pitt.   The unionization...

Anna Bongardino | Staff Photographer

SGB discusses plan for new matching fund program

Continuing the success of past “Year of Diversity” and “Year of the Humanities” matching funds programs, SGB is working alongside a University committee to promote similar programs with an eye...

Dr. James Becker, Associate Director of the ADRC and Director of the Neuroimaging Core. Courtesy of Dr. James Becker

New blood test aids Pitt Alzheimer’s research

By Alexis Carter / Staff Writer February 15, 2017

With a new blood test, Pitt researchers are hoping to determine whether the content of someone’s blood could indicate if their learning and memory abilities are in danger of diminishing. In a recent...

Emily Loeffelholz and Chris Montgomery are a student couple at Pitt with opposing political views. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Pitt students find love across the political party line

By MarySandra Do / Staff Writer February 14, 2017

Chris Montgomery and Emily Loeffelholz have been dating for 11 months, but it almost ended seven months in when the topic of global warming came up. “I think it was my fault for sure. It was kind...

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