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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

Kenyon Bonner, Dean of Students, wrote an email Monday reminding students to adhere to the Pitt Promise. | John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

Dean Bonner calls for civility during election season

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor November 2, 2016

Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner wrote a letter to Pitt students reminding them to be civil this week, despite clashes between pro- and anti-Trump students on campus. The first clash between...

Board members Justin Horowitz and Sydney Harper expressively discuss allocations at Tuesday’s meeting | Will Miller, Senior Staff Photographer

SGB proposes change to funding policy

By Leo Dornan / Staff Writer November 2, 2016

Pitt’s Student Government Board took the first steps on Tuesday to ensure that Allocations Committee members can’t take advantage of a policy loophole to get their own funding requests approved. At...

Latitia Smallwood (right) has been granted a new trial  with help from the Pennsylvania Innocence Project | Courtesy PA Innocence Project

Pennsylvania Innocence Project opens in Pittsburgh

By Rebecca Peters / Staff Writer November 2, 2016

Law students from the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University are learning to look at cases differently — guilty until proven innocent. The Pennsylvania Innocence Project, a nonprofit organization...

Half of the tenants  believe the house may be haunted, while the other half remain skeptical. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Ghosts and ghouls: Spooky stories from Oakland

By Rachel Glasser / Staff Writer October 31, 2016

Six students moved into a rowhouse on Wellsford Street and met their unexpected new roommate –– a haunting spirit. Since August, when they moved in, the Wellsford Street residents said there have...

Earlier this semester, administrators okayed a change to let student athletes register early to prevent schedule conflicts with practices and games. Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

New policy allows student athletes register early for classes

Student-athletes at Pitt, including football and basketball players, have been able to register for spring semester classes for three days now, while all other students are only beginning to register today. This...

Elaina Zachos | Visual Editor

Absentee ballot registration to close Nov. 1

With about one week left before the 2016 presidential election, the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is tomorrow. In Pennsylvania, voters must apply for an absentee ballot by Nov. 1, and the...

Police respond to report of sexual assault on Semple Street

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor October 31, 2016

On Sunday morning, Pitt police responded to a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted. University of Pittsburgh police and city police responded to a call on the 300 block of Semple Street from...

Interactive Crime Map Oct. 21 to 28

By The Pitt News Staff October 30, 2016

Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 3:32 p.m. S Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Pitt police arrested a male non-affiliate on a warrant. 6:31 p.m. Bellefield Hall. 315 S Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh,...

John Bon Jovi rocked out at Soldiers and Sailors Meorial as a aprt of a campaign for Hillary Clinton on Thursday evening | John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

In Pitt visit, Bon Jovi jams for Clinton

By Preena Patel / Staff Writer October 27, 2016

Between banners that read “Stronger” and “Together,” musician Jon Bon Jovi took to the stage in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum Thursday. Bon Jovi —  lead singer of the American...

Students shared their experiences with mental health as members of minority groups during a CWO event | John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

In ‘safe space,’ CWO discusses mental health

By Nikita Karulkar / Staff Writer October 27, 2016

Sitting in a circle holding cups of coffee and powdered donuts on napkins in their hands, students from different cultural, racial and gender identities shared their struggles with mental illness. The...

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