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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

The Pitt News looks back on Student Government Board throughout the semester.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

SGB reflects on fall term

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer December 9, 2015

With one new board member and a handful of new committee members joining Student Government Board, the Board took on projects as small as sandwiches and as big as mental illness. From food, laundry and...

Dorothy, Pitt's peregrine falcon, passed away over the weekend.

Goodbye, Dorothy the falcon

By Mark Pesto / Senior Staff Writer December 9, 2015

Dorothy, a peregrine falcon, caught the city’s attention when it lost sight of her wings threading through the clouds above the Cathedral of Learning in November. Now, a month later, the skies are...

Students participate in a Know Your Rights discussion on Monday night.  Kate Koenig | Staff Photographer

Lawyer educates student activists

By Zoë Hannah / Staff Writer December 8, 2015

During protests about student debt and fossil fuels throughout the semester, senior Kai Pang prepared himself for potential run-ins with law enforcement. “I don’t think there’s ever a point where...

The University of Pittsburgh Community and Governmental Relations hosted an off-campus student rental workshop on Monday night.  Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

SGB, Pitt host student tenant workshop

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer December 8, 2015

Before Kevin Kerr graduated from Pitt in 2014, he said he had to duct tape a light switch in his off-campus rental to keep the outlet from catching fire. Now, as chief of staff for City Council President...

Pitt community members celebrate Hanukkah in Schenley Plaza.
Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor

Students, community kick off Hanukkah in Oakland

In two separate Hanukkah celebrations that spanned Oakland, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community honked, cheered and danced its way into the first night of this year’s Festival of Lights. Starting at 5:30...

Students propose innovative solutions for medical issues. | Photo courtesy of Chelsea Stowell

‘Innovation Challenge’ teams win cash

By Leo Dornan / Staff Writer December 6, 2015

For Chelsea Stowell, an innovation grant may be the push she and her team of bioengineers need to start making prosthetic arteries. Stowell, a Pitt graduate student, works as part of the Phoenix team...

Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Police clear owner of detonated suitcase in Oakland

Pitt police have cleared the man who left a suitcase chained to a railing in Oakland, prompting the Pittsburgh bomb squad to detonate the suitcase and close traffic lanes this afternoon. Pitt spokesperson...

UPDATED: Police questioning a man after explosion in Oakland

UPDATED: Police questioning a man after explosion in Oakland

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor December 4, 2015

The most recent version of this story can be found here. Pitt police said they are questioning an unidentified man who they believed owned a suspicious suitcase the bomb squad detonated around 3 p.m....

Off the Hook hosted Dr. William Struthers, a Professor of Psychology at Wheaton College, Thursday night to talk about the injustices of pornography.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

The male brain on porn: Wheaton researcher speaks at Pitt

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer December 4, 2015

William Struthers left the rat race of rodent research and started studying the brains of male porn addicts in 2004, delivering his findings to students Thursday night in the William Pitt Union.  Struthers,...

Marijuana decriminalization vote pending: City Council will decide later this month

By Chidi Nwakpuda / Staff Writer December 4, 2015

Pittsburgh City Council will consider decriminalizing marijuana in Pittsburgh later this month, possibly giving residents the gift of lesser charges for future drug violations. On Dec. 21, City Council...

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