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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pitt student and veteran  J. Matthew Landis sports his "The Mission Continues" shirt.  Photo courtesy of J. Matthew Landis

Veteran serves and studies in Pittsburgh

By Elli Warsh / Staff Writer November 30, 2015

James Matthew Landis, a Pitt student and veteran with a disability, has always had a hefty sense of responsibility and isn’t ready to relax his helping hands. He left college to join the Army as a 19-year-old...

Susan Hicks wanted her students to immerse themselves in other cultures. Photo courtesy of Brian Hicks

Susan Hicks Memorial Fund passes $10,000 goal

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor November 23, 2015

Pitt students can help carry Susan Hicks’ legacy and passion for traveling by studying abroad with a scholarship in her name. In the weeks immediately after a car hit and killed Hicks, a Pitt adviser,...

Emily Hower | Layout Editor

Study tracks results of weight loss surgery

By Dylan Shaffer / Staff Writer November 23, 2015

Weight loss surgeries don’t cure obesity, but according to research from Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health, they might contribute to a healthier lifestyle. Researchers at the School of Public...

Panelists spoke about the "Crisis in Syria" on Saturday in the William Pitt Union.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

After terror attacks, Pitt talks Syrian refugees

By Emily Migdal / Staff Writer November 22, 2015

As the shock of the attacks in Baghdad, Paris and Beirut, Lebanon, begins to fade, political leaders — and a group of Pitt students— met this weekend to discuss what will happen to the Syrian refugees.  On...

Pitt's Student Health Services now offers condoms free of charge in their office.  Terry Tan | Staff Illustrator.

Student Health to distribute free condoms

By Casey Schmauder / Staff Writer November 22, 2015

Falling in line with the Centers for Disease Control and its partners in the ACC, Pitt said it will offer its students free condoms in the Student Health Center by the end of the semester. Pitt’s Student...

Student Government Board member Robert Tessier speaks at the most recent meeting.  Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Robert Tessier’s plan

By Mark Pesto / Senior Staff Writer November 22, 2015

Before he graduates in April, Robert Tessier, Pitt Student Government Board’s newest member, plans to ignite human rights activism at Pitt through lecture and discussion. Tessier, who joined SGB more...

By Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

City makes property violations database

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor November 19, 2015

Oakland residents wondering what happens after they filed a neighborhood complaint can now see the results of their community policing. By visiting the city’s Permits, Licenses and Inspections Department...

Maggot video prompts investigation

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor November 19, 2015

What started out as a 10-second video of an insect larva allegedly crawling through a plate of Market Central pasta has sparked a week and a half-long investigation by the police, the county and Sodexo....

Students rally for solidarity with Concerned Student 1950 in the middle of Forbes Avenue Wednesday afternoon.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

Pittsburgh students rally for Mizzou

Emily Cimini was on her way to work on a group project in Schenley Plaza when a throng standing on the corner of Forbes and Bigelow caught her attention. Realizing that this was a protest that dealt with...

Musical performers played during Hail to Paris to honor the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

Pitt administration speaks on Paris

By Leo Dornan and Emily Migdal / News Staff November 19, 2015

Elise Powers held a bright yellow sign that read, “Les fleurs et les bougies nous protegent,” or “The candles and the flower will protect us,” Wednesday night outside Posvar. Powers based the...

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