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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Tommy Yanez , a Pitt junior, started a fashion consulting company with two friends. | Courtesy of Tommy Yanez

A startup that suits: Pitt student starts fashion consulting company

By Zoë Hannah / Assistant News Editor February 5, 2016

Tom Yanez boarded the Shanghai Metro in search of a custom-made suit, but ended up forming a friendship that would stitch together a startup business. Yanez, a junior marketing and Mandarin student at...

Chris Murawski, 25, was featured on Forbe's "30 under 30."  | John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Pitt med student graces Forbes’ ’30 under 30′

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer February 5, 2016

When Chris Murawski injured his ankle playing baseball in high school, he didn’t know the subsequent surgery would lead him to a career in orthopedic surgery — and to a spot on Forbes Magazine’s...

Pitt adds third day to spring 2016 career fair

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor February 5, 2016

Armed with their resumés and best business attire, Pitt students will mingle with potential employers for an extra day at this year’s spring career fair this month. Pitt’s Office of Career Development...

William Stackman interviewed for the dean position on Thursday. | Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Notre Dame admin interviews for Pitt’s dean job

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer February 5, 2016

When William Stackman heard of a sexual assault at Notre Dame University in 2010, he surveyed every student on campus. The university-wide survey yielded 750 pages of data with student comments on sexual...

Carlino Giampolo, a resident of South Oakland, voiced his concern about new development projects in the neighborhood.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

Oakland considers housing projects

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer February 4, 2016

If approved, a new Oakland apartment building could house 489 students by the start of the 2018 school year. But not everyone is happy about this news. At a community development meeting Wednesday, representatives...

Joanne Vogel, who currently serves as interim vice president for student affairs at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, attended an open meeting 11 a.m. Wednesday in the University Club.

Texas dean interviews for Pitt job

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor February 4, 2016

Last year, when the Ebola virus terrified the United States, two students from Southern Methodist University worried they might be infected. The students had flown back to their campus in Dallas with...

Map of states with laws protecting LGBT students from harassment. Tribune News Service 2015

Bullying hurts LGBTQ+ youth, study finds

Alexander McCarthy can still feel his palms sweat and his chest clench when he recalls the rumors about his relationship with another student at his all-girls Catholic high school. McCarthy, a transgender...

Kenyon Bonner looks out the window during his public interview Tuesday afternoon. Dale Shoemaker | News Editor

Bonner interviews for Dean of Students

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor February 3, 2016

Ever since he was a college student in the ‘90s, Kenyon Bonner said he’s chased one goal: be a dean of students. A little more than a year ago, he reached that goal. When Chancellor Patrick Gallagher...

Jack Heidecker proposed a resolution calling on the state government to pass a budget.  Will Miller | Staff Photographer

SGB calls on state to pass budget

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer February 3, 2016

More than seven months after Pennsylvania legislators missed their deadline to pass a budget, Pitt Student Government is saying the University has waited long enough. At its public meeting Tuesday, Board...

Cheyenne Cohen | Staff Illustrator

Study links social media, sleep troubles

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer February 3, 2016

With fewer and fewer hours until she has to be up and studying, Emily Jones often lies awake in bed, scrolling through her phone instead of counting sheep. “Sometimes, when I have trouble falling asleep,...

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