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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

Chief McLay addresses no-confidence vote, community relations

By Andrew O'Brien / Staff Writer September 15, 2016

The day after more than half of his officers voted they have no confidence in his leadership, Pittsburgh Police Cameron McLay admitted that it hurt. On his two year anniversary with the department,...

Scaffolding has wrapped buildings on Forbes Avenue for the past six months. Wenhao Wu / Senior Staff Photographer.

Construction on Forbes Avenue coming to an end

By Preena Patel / For The Pitt News September 14, 2016

Restoration of Pittsburgh’s oldest apartment building is finished after a summer of work, despite the scaffolding still covering storefronts on Forbes Avenue in South Oakland. Since the city issued...

Pitt receives $1 million grant to study family caregivers

By Janine Faust / For The Pitt News September 14, 2016

Backed by a $1 million grant, Pitt researchers are launching a study into the effects of providing long-term care for elder relatives. The Stern Foundation and the Emily Kelly Roseburgh Fund of the...

Members of a forum discuss new programs within the computer science department. | Edward Major / Staff Photograper

Pitt starts search for first School of Computing and Information Dean

By David Robinson / For the Pitt News September 14, 2016

Pitt wants its new School of Computing and Information to be as quick to adapt as the latest software update — beginning with its search for a dean. A search committee to find a dean for the new...

Students elect Hall Council for residence halls

By Macey Zaffina / For the Pitt News September 14, 2016

In total, Pitt has about 6,200 students living in residence halls on campus. In a show of small-scale democracy, those students chose 99 of their peers to lead them through the year. On Tuesday night,...

SGB Board member Max Kneis is helping plan a financial literacy conference in October. | Will Miller / Senior Staff Photographer

SGB, business school plans conference to teach students finance

By Leo Dornan / Staff Writer September 14, 2016

Student Government Board member Max Kneis is teaming up with students from the business school to bring financial literacy to Pitt students. Kneis has been working for several weeks with Evan Turman,...

The 14-floor building, geared towards students and young professionals, opened in summer 2016 and features about 400 apartments. Madison Holden / Staff Photographer.

Students still waiting to move in to SkyVue Apartments

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor September 13, 2016

When Varun Kumar gets home from class, he fishes his keycard out of his wallet or pocket and slides it through a digital slot in the door to his home. But Kumar isn’t letting himself into a residence...

Pitt, Sodexo plan food truck for campus

By Tristan Dietrick / For the Pitt News September 13, 2016

With a roving eatery, Pitt plans to liven students’ taste buds and enrich their resumés this fall. Sodexo, an international dining services company that operates at Pitt, partnered with Pitt’s...

The Fraternal Order of Police will vote on its confidence in Police Chief Cameron McLay on Thursday. TNS.

Fraternal Order of Police survey indicates “no confidence” in Pittsburgh police chief Cameron McLay

The Pittsburgh police union released results from a survey it conducted on Monday, showing that the majority of officers in the union would make a vote of “no confidence” in Pittsburgh Police Chief...

Millennials consider third party candidates like Stein and Johnson.

Millennials consider third party candidates

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer September 11, 2016

When it comes to this year’s presidential election, Chris Orantes refuses to sacrifice his ideals or conform to a two-party system. “If I don’t think that Clinton or Trump is the answer, I’m...

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