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The Pitt News

"It's On Us"  paper chain on display at the unveiling event Monday.  Donny Falk | Staff Photographer

Paper pledges: Pitt unveils It’s On Us project

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer February 23, 2016

Colorful slips of paper were draped over walls, coat racks, chairs and a podium Monday afternoon, symbolizing the pervasive nature of sexual assault on campus — but also the united fight to stop it. Kristine...

Author calls for income equality

By Albert Giovanazzi / For The Pitt News February 23, 2016

Robert D. Putnam’s daughter raised his granddaughter, Miriam, in a privileged, upper-class home. Miriam graduated from high school, is on her way to college and has never used drugs. His friend’s...

Interactive Crime Map Feb. 12-19

By The Pitt News Staff February 21, 2016

Here is the crime and other Pitt police activity for Feb. 12-19: Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 9:30 a.m. Cathedral of Learning. Pitt police responded to a report of bench theft. An investigation is pending. 1:07...

Students had the opportunity to virtually experience texting and driving.  Emily Klenk | Staff Photographer

Students text and drive in simulator

By Andrew O'Brien / For The Pitt News February 21, 2016

Students rolled through stop signs and nearly hit bicyclists in an indoor texting-and-driving simulation Friday in Posvar Hall for AT&T’s It Can Wait campaign. The company partnered with the Phi...

Dhirana is the  University of Pittsburgh's annual Indian classical dance competition. Jordan Mondell | Staff Photographer

Dhirana yields biggest donation yet

By Tomasz Swierzewski / For The Pitt News February 21, 2016

Dressed in traditional garb and telling religious stories through Indian dance, eight teams raised more than $10,000 for a local health clinic at Pitt’s annual Dhirana competition this weekend in Soldiers...

University Senate talks tech with CSSD

By Emily Migdal / Staff Writer February 21, 2016

The University Senate Computer Usage Committee met Friday to begin planning for technology improvements in Pitt’s five-year strategic plan. Eight committee members and two members of the Office of Computing...

President Barack Obama stops at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield, Ill., following his speech at the Illinois State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Obama awards four Pitt professors

President Obama has recognized four Pitt professors for their groundbreaking research — and their careers are just starting out. According to a release from the University, Obama awarded 105 researchers...

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner on the scene at Ward street.  Dale Shoemaker | News Editor

Student dies in South Oakland house

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor February 21, 2016

This story has been updated. A 21-year-old male Pitt student was pronounced dead Sunday morning at a South Oakland residence, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Rick Lorah,...

University Senate considers graduate programing

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer February 19, 2016

Without a home base for resources outside the classroom, the University Senate said graduate students often feel disconnected from Pitt. On Thursday, Feb. 18, the University Senate Student Admissions,...

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