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

Dave Dejong led the discussion about what students would like to see in the new dean.| Li Yi, Staff Photographer

Pitt searches for new dean for Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor October 18, 2016

Few Pitt students attended the open forum for the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ new dean, but those who did said they wanted someone with a focus on inclusion, communication and collaboration. On...

Interactive Crime Map Oct. 7 – 14

By The Pitt News Staff October 18, 2016

Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 10:21 p.m. Forbes Hall Pavilion. Police responded to a report of the smell of marijuana and referred one student for judicial action. 11:42 p.m. Pier Street, Pittsburgh,...

Chelsea Clinton campaigned for her mother in the OHara Student Center Friday afternoon. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Chelsea Clinton visited Pitt to support Hillary, encourage voting

By Rachel Glasser / Staff Writer October 18, 2016

After she walked into the O’Hara ballroom, backdropped by her mother’s campaign theme, “Fight Song,” Chelsea Clinton spoke about Donald Trump’s campaign, Hillary Clinton’s vision for the country...

President Obama joins a panel of scientists and innovators at the White House Frontier Conference Plenary Session at Carnegie Mellon University | Jordan Mondell, Assistant Visual Editor

Researchers, innovators come to Pittsburgh for Frontiers Conference

For just a few hours on Thursday, you could walk on Mars without ever leaving Alumni Hall. In a partnership with Microsoft, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory developed OnSight, virtual 3-D technology...

Pittsburgh police release use of force report

A report released Thursday evening by the Pittsburgh police found that, from 2010 to 2015, one in 10 arrests in the city have involved the use of force. Additionally, there was a “higher-than-expected”...

Students talk mental health at SGB Candlelight Vigil

By Emily Baranik / Staff Writer October 14, 2016

After battling depression in high school, sophomore Rachel Stolzer said her mental health had been improving until a week ago. While sitting in class this past Tuesday, Stolzer received a text from...

Pitt police make arrest in Forbes Hall

Pitt Police arrested a previously convicted sex offender in a University-owned apartment building on Tuesday. According to a criminal complaint, Pitt police officers were dispatched to Forbes Hall...

President Obama waves to the crowd  attending the White House Frontier Conference Plenary Session at Carnegie Mellon University | Jordan Mondell, Assistant Visual Editor

President Barack Obama visited Pittsburgh to talk innovation, healthcare, technology

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor October 14, 2016

President Barack Obama thinks right now is the greatest time to be alive. At least that’s what he wrote in his guest editorial for this month’s edition of WIRED — a science and technology magazine...

Jordan Burnham, a public speaker and mental health advocate, talks to students after the event. Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

Jordan Burnham talks depression, mental illness

By Maria Hurtado / For The Pitt News October 13, 2016

Jordan Burnham’s struggle with depression began when he was just a seventh grader. At first, Burnham was able to suppress his feelings, and shadowed them with what he called “healthy coping mechanisms”...

Alexa Bakalarski | Assistant News Editor

Students learn how to be Muslim allies

How much do you really know about Islam? That’s what Kelcey Sharkas, from the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, tested a crowd of more than 50 people on when they gathered in a University Club ballroom...

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