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It’s all in your head: Pitt researchers measure hallucinations

By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy • November 10, 2016

When you think of hallucinations, you may think of a woozy feeling and swimming images or of the bright spots you see after rubbing your eyes. Hallucinations are typically an undesired side effect of...

Waking up Wednesday: Shock, fear for some

By Alexa Bakalarski and Emily Brindley / The Pitt News staff • November 10, 2016

Students woke up Wednesday morning to a soggy, gray day. Some of them were Donald Trump supporters, now the President-elect. But the gloomy weather seemed appropriate for others — many of whom protested...

The Day After: Pitt, city respond to Trump

By The Pitt News staff • November 10, 2016

Just 24 hours after Donald Trump won the presidential election, the streets of Pittsburgh — like many other cities across the country — have held the rallying cries of disgruntled citizens. In Pittsburgh,...

GALLERY: 2016 Election in Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Staff • November 10, 2016

SGB announces council for first-year student involvement in SGB

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor • November 9, 2016

In a shortened meeting on Election Night, Pitt’s Student Government Board announced a new council to get first-year students more involved in SGB. The First-Year Council will be made up of ten first-year...

Protesters take Oakland streets following Trump win

By The Pitt News Staff • November 9, 2016

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Students vote on campus in historic election

By The Pitt News staff • November 9, 2016

In Posvar’s, Soldiers and Sailors’ and the William Pitt Union’s halls, thousands of Pitt students waited in snaking lines, many leaving wearing their first “I Voted” stickers. For many students,...

Donald Trump wins presidential election

By The Pitt News staff • November 9, 2016

It was announced shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday morning that reality T.V. star and real estate mogul Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. In the local races, Republican Pat...

An election season in review

November 8, 2016

The Pitt News has covered the 2016 election from the very beginning, when the Republican party still boasted a lengthy list of potential candidates and Bernie Sanders’ political revolution seemed an imminent possibility. Our reporters, photographers and videographers have documented about 30 rallies, stump speeches and protests, not including the stories we’ve done on student campaign workers, groups and voting preferences.As college journalists on a metropolitan campus, we often bear witness to

Hillary Clinton rallies at Pitt day before voting starts

By Amina Doghri and Noah Coco / The Pitt News Staff • November 8, 2016

With the towering Cathedral of Learning and a massive American flag as her backdrop, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton got the final word at Pitt Monday, capping off a campaign season that’s...