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The Pitt News

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 24, 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...

Jesse Irwin interviews Mayor Bill Peduto on Pitt Tonight. Will Miller | Staff Photographer

Pitt Tonight performs season finale

By Noah Coco / Staff Writer April 22, 2016

Most Pitt students remember Mr. McFeely from “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” as the delivery man, but few expected to see him sink his first shot in “Pitt Tonight Pong” Thursday night. David Newell,...

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Hillary Clinton to revisit Pittsburgh

By Danni Zhou / Staff Writer April 22, 2016

Looking to influence Pennsylvania voters before the upcoming primary, Hillary Clinton will make a return visit to Pittsburgh this Friday. Clinton’s campaign has not announced any further details about...

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Port Authority to vote on flat fare

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer April 22, 2016

Based on approval from a Port Authority committee Thursday, the Port Authority Board of Directors will vote next week on system-wide changes to the bus system. The full board is scheduled to vote April...

Will Miller | Staff Illustrator

Pitt collects drugs for disposal

Pitt pharmacy students reversed their traditional roles Thursday and collected drugs rather than distributing them. Aiming to reduce drug misuse, members of Generation Rx — a student group within the...

Jordan Mondell | Staff Photographer

Her Campus educates students on contraceptives

By Andrew O'Brien / Staff Writer April 20, 2016

When Caroline Eddy talks about her southern family’s sex education, it sounds something like Coach Carr from “Mean Girls:” “Don’t have sex ... because you will get pregnant and die.” “That...

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