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

Faculty members introduce union push

A Pitt professor has publicly announced that University faculty will begin a campaign to organize a faculty union. After gauging faculty interest, William Haywood Carey, lead organizer of the campaign...

Terry Tan | Staff Illustrator

Testing treatment: A new look at less common cancer

By Annemarie Carr / Staff Writer October 22, 2015

When it comes to treating breast cancer, Pitt researchers say there won’t be a one size fits all solution. Physicians at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute...

Professors discuss the impact of the adoption narrative. | Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Adopting a narrative

By Cristina McCormack / Staff Writer October 22, 2015

Adopting a child is meant to create a family, but narratives show that it can also isolate the individual. Four panelists specializing in adoption studies participated in an English department- and Humanities...

Larry E. Davis, Jessica Ruffin, Sammie Dow, David Shribman, and Donald Cravins Jr. lead the discussion at the Julian Bond Commemoration event on Tuesday.  Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

Remembering activist Julian Bond

By Amy Beaudine / Contributing Editor October 21, 2015

When Denise McCaskill was in high school, a student not much older than herself — social activist Julian Bond, a college student at the time — convinced her that young people could make a change. To...

Student Government Board President Nasreen Harun proposes a new initiative to develop female leadership at Pitt.  Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

SGB to mentor women

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer October 21, 2015

Nasreen Harun wants more strong women leaders on campus — so, she’s set out to find them. At Pitt’s Student Government Board’s weekly meeting Tuesday, Harun, SGB president, announced applications...

SORC adopts new website

By Mark Pesto / Senior Staff Writer October 21, 2015

In an effort to make running student groups easier, Pitt’s Student Organization Resource Center has given its online management program a facelift. Launched in September, SORC has been working to transition...

The Pitt News explores the dangers of the Red Zone, which occurs within the early Autumn months.  Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Beyond the red

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor October 20, 2015

On fall weekends, while the air is fresh and still invitingly warm, the same scene rolls. Speakers up, drinks poured and best clothes on, Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University students pour into South Oakland...

Concussion concern: Researchers convene at UPMC

By Mark Pesto / Senior Staff Writer October 20, 2015

When UPMC organized a conference to discuss concussion treatment, its leaders had no idea what to expect from the experts. “It was very unclear to us what the response was going to be among these 37...

Students celebrate a college version of the traditional high school dance at Rainbow Prom. | Kate Koenig / Staff Photographer

Students dance, raise awareness at LGBT prom

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer October 20, 2015

Nearly 100 Pitt students got a chance to relive their prom night last weekend, but this time they boogied in a community that didn’t push them to conceal their gender identities or sexualities. The...

Pitt police issue crime alert following Ward Street home invasion

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor October 18, 2015

Pitt police have issued a crime alert for Oakland after a home invasion early Saturday morning. Pitt and Pittsburgh police responded to a call for a home invasion at 3313 Ward St. at approximately 12:10...

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