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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

City to begin Greenfield Bridge demolition

Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works announced Tuesday it will begin its demolition and reconstruction of the Greenfield Bridge starting Friday. Beginning 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, the city will close...

Marchers gather at Bigelow Boulevard to honor Indigenous Peoples Day. | Nikki Moriello / Visual Editor

Oakland honors Indigenous Peoples Day

With pennants and ribbons waving, marchers shut down Bigelow Boulevard as they brought native people and their supporters back to their indigenous roots. At Pitt on Monday, about 200 students and community...

Pitt, FBI warn students of phone scam

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor October 12, 2015

Pitt warned students last week of a phone scam that targets college students. The University released a warning on Friday on the My Pitt home page and through Campus Connect about a phone scam where a...

Protesters stop traffic on Forbes and Bigelow. | Jeffrey Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor

Pittsburgh high school students rally for Rice

Area high school students and community members gathered in Oakland Sunday evening to protest two professional investigations that said police officers in Cleveland acted reasonably in the shooting death...

Pitt grants Harvard philosopher Rescher Prize

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer October 11, 2015

While others were gearing up for homecoming fireworks, about 100 students spent their Friday afternoon learning new ways to think at a Pitt philosophy department lecture. Philosopher Hilary Putnam delivered...

Inventors show off their creations at Maker Faire Pittsburgh. | Courtesy of Emily Brindley

Pittsburgh becomes inventor’s paradise at Maker Faire

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer October 11, 2015

Handmade robots crawled along the asphalt and 3-D printers whirred quietly as artisans and creators of all ages flooded Buhl Community Park in Northside and transformed it into an inventor’s paradise...

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Pitt to discuss Cosby’s honorary degree

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor October 11, 2015

Following suit with other universities that awarded Bill Cosby an honorary degree, Pitt said on Friday that it will consider rescinding the degree it awarded him 13 years ago. Pitt gave Cosby an honorary...

Seniors Michael Hizny and Paige Lumley were crowed Homecoming king and queen. | Emily Klenk / Staff Photographer

Pitt royalty announced at Saturday’s football game

By Cristina McCormack / For the Pitt News October 11, 2015

At first, Michael Hizny didn’t realize he had won. “I was shocked. For a moment, I didn’t even believe they called my name,” Hizny recalled of his crowning moment as Pitt’s latest Homecoming...

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Candidate count

By Emily Migdal / For The Pitt News October 9, 2015
In the race for king and queen, candidates need a kingdom of support if they want to win. Voting for homecoming court opened for all students Oct. 8 and ends Oct. 9 at noon. This year, there are 15 candidates — seven for king and eight for queen. Five of the candidates are running with social Greek life endorsements, three women and two men, according to Blue and Gold Society President Megan Schlegelmilch.In the past five years, four of the kings and queens, 40 percent of all winners, have had G
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Protecting Panther Hollow

Carlino Giampolo, the unofficial mayor of Oakland, has loved his community for more than thirty years, which is why he’s fighting the city’s most recent expansion project and pledging to “Save Panther...

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