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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

A Pittsburgh Police Officer takes a report from people inside Sincerely Yogurt on Fifth Avenue.   Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Police arrest shooting suspect in Oakland

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor January 30, 2016

Pitt police arrested an unidentified man Saturday afternoon after he fired a gun several times near Carlow University’s campus in Oakland. Carlow University and Pittsburgh police responded to a 911...

Joan Hawthorne, the Director of Assessment and Regional Accreditation at the University of North Dakota, spoke about making assessment useful.   Will Miller | Staff Photographer

Provost hosts conference for assessment

By Zoe Hannah / Assistant News Editor January 29, 2016

At a conference devoted to improving student engagement outside of the classroom, Pitt faculty acted as students for a morning. After an 8:30 a.m. breakfast, around 100 Pitt faculty members met in the...

Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies visting Scholar, Patricia Ulbrich, presented the lecture "Hard Hatted Women & Wild Sisters: Lesbian Feminist Community in Pittsburgh" to students in the Cathedral of Learning Thursday afternoon. Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

Pitt hears Pittsburgh’s history of lesbian feminism

By Taylor Mulcahey / Staff Writer January 29, 2016

In the ’70s, two groups of lesbian women wanted a space to eat, talk and listen to music in Pittsburgh — but above all, they wanted to enact social change. In that decade, the city was home to a vibrant...

Information science dean to change roles

Ron Larsen, dean of Pitt’s School of Information Sciences, will resign in 2017 after he helps lead a department restructure, the University said on Thursday. Larsen, who has worked at Pitt since 2002,...

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Students found startup to trade books

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer January 29, 2016

By the time Carey Wasa graduated Pitt in 2013, he had a stockpile of textbooks sitting on his windowsill that weren’t worth even trying to sell. “It hit me that there are students who probably need...

Police issue crime alert for indecent exposure incident

By The Pitt News Staff January 28, 2016

Pitt police are investigating an unknown man who exposed himself to a woman in Oakland Wednesday evening. According to a Pitt police crime alert, a woman reported to police that a man of Middle Eastern...

Jodie Sweetin spoke to a large crowd in the WIlliam Pitt Union Wednesday night during Pitt Program Council's “A Young Star’s Road to
Recovery” lecture.  John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

‘Full House’ star Jodie Sweetin visits Pitt

By Taylor Mulcahey / Staff Writer January 28, 2016

Portraying Stephanie Tanner on the show “Full House,” Jodie Sweetin struggled to discover her identity as a child star. When the show ended, she still felt alone. She turned to alcohol and found “the...

Pat K. Chew, Judge J. Quint Salmon and Anne Salmon chaired Professor and Distinguished Faculty scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, presented the "Myth of the Color-blind and the Gender-blind Judge" lecture in the Cathedral of Learning on Wednesday.  Nikki Moriello | Senior Staff Photographer

The myth of the unbiased judge

By Leo Dornan / Staff Writer January 28, 2016

Because judges are humans, they are biased based on their experiences and lives — and that’s okay, said law professor Pat K. Chew said at her Wednesday afternoon lecture. “We anticipate the insights...

Daniel Yablonsky, Business Development Manager for Bike Pittsburgh, talks safety for bikers in city.  Nikki Moriello | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt staff discusses safety

By Danni Zhou / For The Pitt News January 28, 2016

Brown-bagged lunches in hand, Pitt’s staff joined the ongoing conversation about Oakland’s bike safety at a Staff Association Council forum Wednesday in the William Pitt Union. The Brown Bag Series,...

Nikki Moriello | Senior Staff Photographer

Student groups host ‘Condom Casino’

By Elli Warsh / Staff Writer January 27, 2016

On Tuesday night, the O’Hara Ballroom filled with music, dance, chatter and free condoms. The Campus Women’s Organization sponsored Condom Casino, an event that about 200 Pitt students and about 10...

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