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

SGB President Nasreen Harun at Wednesdays meeting. Will Miller | Staff Photographer

SGB goes green with zero waste events

The one-year anniversary celebration for University of Thriftsburgh, Pitt’s on-campus thrift shop, produced no waste, thanks to the Student Government Board’s environmental committee. Wednesday, Thriftsburgh...

Hanson Kappelman, co-chair of Oakwatch, listens to an Oakland resident speak at Wednesdays meeting. Dale Shoemaker | News Editor

Oakwatch pushes city to monitor ‘disruptive’ properties

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor March 17, 2016

When students throw loud parties in Oakland, they rob their neighbors of precious sleep, according to North Oakland resident Hanson Kappelman. “When there’s a disturbance at 1 or 2 a.m., it wakes...

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks in front of Bellefonte Area High School on July 13, 2015 in Bellefonte, Pa. Gov. Wolf visited the school to talk about the Pennsylvania budget. (TNS)

State could restore Pitt funding, Wolf signature pending

By Dale Shoemaker / News Desk March 17, 2016

If Gov. Tom Wolf signs a Pennsylvania Senate bill today, Pitt will receive more than $143 million in state funding. Following the state’s 2015 budget impasse, which has now lasted eight months, the...

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Students to leave their paw print

By Danni Zhou / Staff Writer March 16, 2016

A group of this year’s graduating seniors is leaving a gift that will help generations of Pitt students. The group, called Project Paw Print, aims to help rising sophomores, juniors and seniors cover...

Annabelle Goll | Staff Illustrator

Engineers model power grid to solve solar problem

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer March 16, 2016

After receiving federal funding in February, a team of Pitt engineers aims to create a model of an all-inclusive electrical grid that incorporates solar power. Right now, the electricity from solar power...

Cancer researcher wins millions

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor March 16, 2016

With a new, multi-million dollar grant awarded Tuesday, a Pitt cancer researcher’s work into the link between viruses and cancer just got a bit easier. The National Cancer Institute chose Patrick Moore,...

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Sunoco robbed twice this week

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor March 16, 2016

Pittsburgh police officers are seeking a man who robbed the Sunoco gas station in South Oakland early Tuesday morning ­— the second robbery at the gas station in less than a week. Officers responded...

Captain Brock Budash talked about it means to be a man in 2016.  Jordan Mondell | Staff Photographer

Rethinking manhood: Marine captain speaks to students

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

Judging by their recruitment advertisements, Marine troops are the epitome of masculinity — musclebound and emotionless. But the Marines in those commercials do not reflect reality. According to Marine...

Pitt to open engineering labs off-campus

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor March 15, 2016

Making new metallic alloys for jumbo jet and turbine engines and turning Oakland into a self-sufficient power grid could both become realities within the next five years, according to researchers who will...

Oakland’s Crime Map for Feb. 26 – March 9

By The Pitt News Staff March 14, 2016

  Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 10:05 a.m. Fifth Avenue at Bouquet Street. Pitt police responded to a report of an individual exposing himself. Police checked the area and didn’t find anyone exposing...

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