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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

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Ahead of Trump event, protestors begin march from Oakland to Downtown

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor April 13, 2016

Just minutes before Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at a town hall in Oakland, a group of protesters began a march toward Downtown, where Trump will host a rally later this evening. With chants...

Two hours before the doors open, more than 200 people wait in line to see Donald Trump speak at Soldiers and Sailors Museum on April 13, 2016. Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt administrators and Pittsburgh Police issue alerts ahead of Trump events

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor April 13, 2016

Pitt administrators and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police have sent out alerts to students on campus and citizens who plan to attend the events or travel through Oakland and Downtown. Ahead of Donald...

Board member Jack Heidecker withdrew a resolution on Tuesday that would have supported University efforts to make Pitt tobacco free. Will Miller | Staff Photographer

SGB drops resolution to support tobacco ban on campus

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer April 12, 2016

After gauging student feedback, Student Government Board has extinguished a resolution to support a tobacco-free campus. At its weekly public meeting Wednesday night, SGB member Jack Heidecker made a...

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Study calls for expanded caregiver support

By Erin Hare / Staff Writer April 12, 2016

Although retired, Edward Petrisek has not taken a day off in four years. In 2011, Petrisek moved his parents, both in their 90s, into his third floor Pittsburgh walk-up, where he cared for his father...

Student arrested for child pornography

Pittsburgh police arrested a Pitt student Tuesday on child pornography charges, as well as criminal use of a cell phone and the internet, according to a police report. Ammar Butaleb, a first-year Pitt...

Of African-American women ages 20 and older, 49 percent have heart diseases. Actress Phylicia Rashad is on an educational tour to discuss PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease). The Miami Herald talked with Rashad about the disease, her career, and her visit.(Carl Juste/Miami Herald/MCT)

Study details how heart disease affects black women

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer April 11, 2016

When it comes to heart disease, a Pitt study has found race and sex play a significant role. On March 30, Pitt researchers published a study that has the potential to lead to a new method of screening...

Pride Week struts in with drag show

Pride Week struts in with drag show

By Zoe Hannah / Assistant News Editor April 11, 2016

Tootsie Snyder isn’t afraid to spread her legs in front of a crowd of college students. The local drag queen — a person who puts on feminine airs, dramatic makeup and skimpy swimsuits or glittery...

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Lenoir-Rhyne University on March 14, 2016 in Hickory, N.C. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS)

Donald Trump to visit Pittsburgh, students to protest

To usher presidential candidate Donald Trump to Pittsburgh, Pitt students are preparing to push back against what they call Trump’s negativity. By the end of the day Monday, at least three student groups...

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

PDM raises more than $200,000

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer April 10, 2016

On Saturday, the William Pitt Union transformed from a casual study and meeting space into a dance party with dubstep pumping and disco balls spinning. The 11th annual Pitt Dance Marathon, a 16-hour dance-a-thon...

Kevin Hines spoke about suicide prevention Sunday afternoon in the O'Hara Student Center.  John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Suicide survivor talks awareness

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer April 10, 2016

Less than 1 percent of people who jump off the Golden Gate Bridge survive. Kevin Hines is part of that 1 percent. On Sunday at 3:30 p.m., about 220 members of the Pitt community gathered in the O’Hara...

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