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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Bruno Sammartino and Dan Marino hold up a sign dedicated to them in 2016. (TPN File Photo)

New South Oakland sign honors Warhol, Marino, Sammartino

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor May 3, 2016

Andy Warhol’s renowned pop art might be housed in a museum across the river, but he got his start in Oakland. At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, about 40 people joined Mayor Bill Peduto at the intersection of...

Port Authority approves changes to bus system

Port Authority approves changes to bus system

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor April 29, 2016

Beginning in January 2017, riders won’t have to remember when to pay while riding Port Authority buses. On Friday, the Port Authority Board unanimously approved major changes to the agency’s fare...

Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton met for the final presidential debate of the 2016 election on Wednesday. Photos by Eva Fine (left) and Kate Koenig (right)

Trump, Clinton win PA

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor April 27, 2016

Both businessman Donald Trump and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got closer to reaching the needed number of delegates for their party nominations after Tuesday’s primaries. In a sweeping victory...

Man fatally shot in South Oakland

An unidentified man was fatally shot several times in a South Oakland home late Tuesday night. Around 10:15 p.m. on April 26, Pittsburgh Police responded to a report of a home invasion on the 3200 block...

Sen. Bernie Sanders held a rally inside the Fitzgerald Field House before the 2016 Pennsylvania primary.

Bernie Sanders visits Pitt

Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders made a campaign stop at Pitt's Fitzgerald Field House on Monday, just one day before the state's primary. Midday on Monday, Sanders spoke to a crowd of mostly college...

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Uniting in Pittsburgh: Pitt’s faculty and student unions past and present

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer April 25, 2016

Twenty-five years ago, Pitt’s faculty tried — and failed — to form a union after hitting problems with the administration and a lack of agreement among faculty. Now, the faculty are trying again,...

Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

Raising kids and GPAs: The stories of parents at Pitt

By Erin Hare / Staff Writer April 25, 2016

When Agnes Haggerty was a Pitt student in 2003, she worked 50 hours a week, carried a full course load and looked after her toddler. “The majority of my studying was done in the middle of the night,”...

Jon Duvall with a robotic arm produced by students and staff at HERL. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

‘Diversity includes disability’

At her high school in the foothills of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, Monica Silny was in every AP class, a member of the history club — just as a “social thing” — and the 2015 prom queen. Silny, now a first-year at Pitt, said she still stands out — not because of her bubblegum pink hair, but because she has muscular dystrophy and uses a motorized wheelchair.At Pitt, Silny lives in Sutherland Hall on top of the hill. She hasn’t connected with the many athletes who live on her floor and spent

Interactive Crime Map April 15 – April 22

By The Pitt News Staff April 25, 2016

Here is the Pitt police activity from April 15 to 22. Friday, April 15, 2016 12:11 p.m. Posvar Hall and Forbes Quad. Pitt police responded to a report of an Apple iPad theft from a female student. 9:19...

A crowd gathers outside Carnegie Music Hall to honor Susan Hicks, who lost her life in a cycling accident on Friday.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

Man charged for October death of Pitt employee

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor April 22, 2016

Six months after the wreck, Pittsburgh police are filing charges against a man for the death of the late Susan Hicks. On Friday, police said in a release they were finalizing paperwork for the arrest...

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