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Sexual assault survivors speak out in Pitt Breaking Out Campaign

By Lauren Long / For The Pitt News • June 21, 2016

Pitt junior and cultural anthropology major Chantelle Farley wrote an open letter to her ex-boyfriend addressing the most difficult questions of her sexual assault. The letter reads, “Why did I let...

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fines UPMC

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 21, 2016

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fined 12 UPMC hospitals a total of $451,000 for violating the Solid Waste Management Act on Tuesday. Inspectors from the DEP’s Bureau of Waste...

Edward Stricker steps down as Honors College dean

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 21, 2016

Edward Stricker will step down as dean of Pitt’s University Honors College before the fall of 2017 semester, but he’s not going far. Stricker, who has served as the dean since July 2011, announced...

Pittsburgh loses Smart City Challenge

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 21, 2016

Pittsburgh will have to wait a little longer to become a “smart” city. Pittsburgh competed against six other finalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge — a national...

Interactive Crime Map June 14 – June 20

By The Pitt News Staff • June 21, 2016

Here is the Pitt police activity from June 14 to 20. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 4:21 a.m. Forbes Avenue and South Bellefield Avenue. Pitt police issued two citations to a male non-affiliate for disorderly...

Power Outage Affects Most of Oakland

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 20, 2016

An electrical power outage that affected network connectivity impacted most of Oakland Monday night. At 6:47 p.m., the outage impacted several locations in Oakland, including 3512 Fifth Avenue, 3602...

Pittsburgh leaders sign pledge to end domestic violence

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 17, 2016

Allegheny County had the highest amount of domestic violence fatalities in Pennsylvania for the third year in a row in 2015, according to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s 2015 Domestic...

Altar Bar to close in August

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 16, 2016

Pittsburgh will soon be without one of its most popular concert venues. According to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Altar Bar in the Strip District will be sold to the non-denominational...

Oakwatch makes plan to address student parties

By Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor • June 15, 2016

John Wilds believes Pitt has built itself a refined reputation. “If you come to Pitt, it’s not a party school. The academic programs are rigorous,” Wilds, a Community Outreach and Partnership...

Schenley demonstration calls out rape culture

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 15, 2016

Pedestrians slowed their pace as they passed a group of about 30 people sitting silently on the ground. A few members of the group, which gathered in Schenley Plaza Wednesday afternoon, held signs in...