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

Snowy Owl from John James Audubons collection Birds of America  Photo courtesy of Darlington Digital Library

Birders flock to Audubon’s art

By Cristina McCormack / For The Pitt News November 2, 2015

When John J. Audubon, the famous wildlife artist, came to Pittsburgh nearly 200 years ago, he paid specific attention to the passenger pigeon. Audubon, however, was more concerned in 1817 with the aesthetically...

Professor Yan Dong during the 2015 Society for Neuroscience Award Reception Speech | Photo courtesy of Dr. Junshi Wang.

Addiction research hits home

By Shumeng Yang / Staff Writer November 2, 2015

Yan Dong’s research on illicit drugs’ movement through the brain has been a work in progress since 2006. Now, he is learning how to use that movement to reverse the negative effects of addiction. Dong...

The Pitt News wins national pacemaker awards

Five Pitt News staff members received awards from the Associated Collegiate Press national journalism competition this weekend. Four Pitt students and one Pitt alumnus won awards in the categories of...

Emergency medicine students practice mass casualty procedures on volunteers on Sunday.  Photo courtesy of Pitt SEMS

Students train for mass emergency

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer November 2, 2015

After she said the building had collapsed, Lily Roth shouted through a microphone Sunday in the William Pitt Union, directing other students to search for dead or injured people. “Guys, this person...

The Pantherhythms perform in concert at Heinz Chapel on Sunday.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Glee club elite host first full-length show

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer November 2, 2015

Arranged in an arc at the front of Heinz Chapel, the 12 men of Pantherhythms stood in full tuxedos singing a range of music, from the Alma Mater to an Eric Clapton single. The Pantherhythms, a subset...

Police report weekend assaults

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor November 2, 2015

Two women were sexually assaulted at separate house parties in South Oakland between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, according to University crime alerts. According to the first alert, Pitt and...

Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Petition for bike lanes seeks change, faces challenges

By Zoë Hannah / For The Pitt News October 30, 2015

Pittsburgh bike advocates are calling for more bike lanes in Oakland following a death on Forbes Avenue last Friday. On Oct. 24, the day after Pitt adviser Susan Hicks died in an accident on Forbes Avenue,...

Acid attack survivor speaks to students

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer October 30, 2015

Hanifa Nakiryowa stood in front of a crowd in the William Pitt Ballroom proudly wearing a gray blazer, oval glasses and her scars. In 2011, at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, an unknown man threw...

Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

Nationality Rooms: Tours of Terror

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer October 30, 2015

The Cathedral’s Gothic architecture can make it a spooky place, but its resident ghost makes it even spookier. Quo Vadis, which is Latin for “Where are you going?” is the name of the tour guide...

David Thorpe talking about his documentary, Do I Sound Gay? Wednesday night. Christine Lim | Staff Photographer

Thorpe Documentary: Voicing the truth

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer October 29, 2015

In 2010, David Thorpe was anxious about his “gay voice,” so he began seeing a vocal coach to make his voice sound more masculine. By 2014, he realized his voice was fine the way it was — Thorpe...

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