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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

Homelessness simulation provides insight

Homelessness simulation provides insight

By Mark Pesto / For The Pitt News April 2, 2015

Carson Derrow gets enough to eat and has a place to sleep at night, but, yesterday, he learned how to survive on the streets with just $15 and a backpack. Derrow, a sophomore neuroscience major, is one...

Pitt tightens Greek life eligibility requirements

Under new requirements, Pitt will now bar many first-semester freshmen from joining Greek life. With a focus on “academic excellence,” Pitt’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life said in a release...

Pitt to circulate national sexual assault survey

Pitt announced Monday that it will survey students as part of a national campaign to measure the frequency of sexual assault on campus. Pitt is participating in a survey from Association of American Universitie...

Lee Daniels lecture cancelled after scheduling conflict

By Harrison Kaminsky / News Editor April 2, 2015

Academy Award-nominated director and producer Lee Daniels will not come to Pitt after all, Pitt Program Council announced Wednesday.Daniels was scheduled to give a PPC-sponsored lecture about his life...

Colorful voices: Rainbow Alliance hosts annual talent show

Colorful voices: Rainbow Alliance hosts annual talent show

At Brandon Benjamin’s first “Rainbow Voices” event his freshman year, he professed his love for a boy. At this year’s “Rainbow Voices,” Benjamin, now a senior, read a letter from Peter, a...

Turn down for what: WHO releases hearing loss report

At the one concert Mackenzie Brown treats herself to each month, she focuses more on enjoying the night than thinking about wearing protective earplugs.“I’m willing, but I would only consider [wearing...

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