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Pitt, United Way to hire more disabled youth

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Assistant News Editor • May 12, 2015

For many young disabled people in Pittsburgh, life comes to a halt after high school. “We call it graduating to the couch,” Mary Hartley, who works with local charity 21 and Able, said. “[These...

The Pittsburgh Marathon

By Theo Schwarz / Visual Editor • May 5, 2015

Greg Walters

By Photo Courtesy of Adam Wolff • May 5, 2015

Greg Walters (right) with his Pi Kappa Phi "big brother" Adam Wolff (left)

The toll of twenty-six point two

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • May 5, 2015

At the starting line Sunday morning, Pitt students Kimberly Goehring and Shea McMurtry were worried their feet and ankles might not hold up.Goehring and McMurtry lined up in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh...

From print, to online, to Flickr: the state of Pitt’s yearbook

By Nerine Sivagnanam / Staff Writer • May 5, 2015

When it comes to memories at Pitt, a web-based photo platform has beaten out the hard copy of the yearbook.Last November, Student Affairs and Student Government Board made the decision to reallocate approximately...

Family, fraternity honor late student Greg Walters

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Assistant News Editor • May 5, 2015

On the first day of fraternity rush, Gregory Walters wore a dressy L.L. Bean vest over his button-down shirt. It was also one of Greg’s first days at Pitt, and the other fraternity brothers thought he...

Service workers, Pitt strike deal

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • May 5, 2015

After more than five months without a contract, service workers reached an agreement Tuesday with the University and their workers’ union.The new contract includes wage increases and improved training....

Pitt, high school students rally for Freddie Gray

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor • May 3, 2015

In a show of solidarity, local high school students and young Pittsburgh activists took a stand to display their angst over the death of Freddie Gray Saturday night..Police estimated approximately 200...

Student’s attacker arrested

By Dale Shoemaker and Liz Lepro / The Pitt News Staff • May 1, 2015

After a reported assault on a student Wednesday afternoon, Pitt Police have arrested Jon S. Mattison on one count of indecent assault, one count of unlawful restraint and one count of simple assault.Police...

Pitt to give CourseWeb a makeover

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • April 29, 2015

After this weekend, students will no longer see dropped and withdrawn courses still haunting their CourseWeb profiles.Pitt will upgrade multiple components of CourseWeb from Thursday, April 30 to Sunday...