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Interactive Crime Map Nov. 17 to 20

By The Pitt News Staff • November 28, 2016

Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 7:50 a.m. Mervis Hall. Pitt police are investigating a report from Facilities Management of the theft of a marquee sign. 12:09 p.m. Hillman Library. Pitt police are investigating...

Pitt denies claims that students were offered extra credit for protesting Trump

By Elizabeth Lepro • November 23, 2016

Pitt came under fire from conservative outlets this week after they accused the administration of offering students in the School of Social Work extra credit for protesting President-Elect Donald Trump. But...

Students react to violence at Thursday protest

By Amina Doghri / Staff Writer • November 22, 2016

After a week of tension — both in person and online — between protesters and the University, students once again gathered on Towers patio to express their frustration with police and Pitt. This...

Pitt plans to renovate Hillman Library

By Tristan Dietrick / Staff Writer • November 22, 2016

What began as a project to replace outdated mechanical systems in Hillman Library has now turned into a plan for a full-scale building renovation. Hillman Library, built in 1968, is set to undergo extensive...

Pitt moves closer to developing specialized cancer treatment

By Rebecca Peters / Staff Writer • November 22, 2016

After discovering an alternative way that certain cells divide, Pitt researchers could be on the way to developing treatments for specific types of cancer. The lab of Dr. Roderick O’Sullivan, a University...

Interactive Crime Map Nov. 10 – 14

By The Pitt News Staff • November 21, 2016

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 11:30 a.m. Sutherland Hall. An officer took a criminal mischief report. An investigation is pending. 11:30 a.m. Benedum Hall. Police responded to an individual's report...

20th home burglarized in Oakland

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor • November 21, 2016

Marking the 20th burglary in the Oakland area this semester, an unknown person entered a home in the 3400 block of Parkview Avenue over the weekend, stealing a laptop and other personal items. Similar...

23 year old man dies in single car crash

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor • November 21, 2016

A single car crash near the Hill District and West Oakland boundary left one man dead Saturday night. Police said Oscar Mazza, 23, was declared dead at 9:41 p.m. Saturday night, after his vehicle went...

Students, administration clash after Thursday night protest

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor • November 21, 2016

After several student-led protests since Donald Trump’s election, one march against student debt ended with two arrests, three people in handcuffs and, according to protesters, fear and concern among...

Pittsburghers discuss affordable housing crisis at Housing Summit

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer • November 18, 2016

When Mischelle McMillan was a teenager growing up in early ‘70s Pittsburgh, she lived among rats, roaches, mold and sparking electrical plugs. McMillan said she lived in unsafe and unsanitary housing...