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Dhirana

By Meghan Sunners / Staff Photographer • February 22, 2015

Pitt Dance Marathon

By Nate Smith / Staff Photographer • February 22, 2015

Family, friends honor late Pitt student

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer • February 22, 2015

George Daly couldn’t sing well, his friends say, but he loved to anyway.His favorite song to sing, according to his friends, was Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” even though he hardly knew...

Pitt group pays tribute to heritage, hosts national dance competition

By Elizabeth Lepro / Staff Writer • February 22, 2015

An all-female group of competitors paid homage to their Indian heritage through costumed dance and cultural stories. On Saturday night, Natya, a Rutgers-based team and winner of the dance competition,...

Pitt Parties for a Cure: Pitt Dance Marathon donations nearly double in 10th year, surpass goal

By Aubrey Cofield / Staff Writer • February 22, 2015

This weekend, Pitt students hit the dance floor instead of their books for an all-nighter. Pitt Dance Marathon lasted from noon on Saturday to noon on Sunday in the Cost Center. The annual fundraiser...

Pitt service workers rally for change

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor • February 20, 2015

The microphone froze.At 7 p.m. Thursday night, it was two degrees in Oakland, and, despite a wind chill advisory from Pittsburgh news station WTAE, roughly 100 Pitt service workers, students and council...

Peace talk: Pitt student groups host Middle East diplomat

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer • February 19, 2015

David Makovsky sees a future where peace in the Middle East is possible.Makovsky, a Ziegler distinguished fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy visited Pitt to discuss the Middle East...

WPTS-FM nominated for Woodie Award

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor • February 19, 2015

After a yearlong lull, WPTS, Pitt’s radio station, has been nominated for an mtvU Woodie Award for Best College Radio Station. The Woodie Awards, which recognize “the music voted the best by college...

Board makes progress on new website, students react

By Abbey Reighard and Marjorie Tolsdorf / The Pitt News Staff • February 19, 2015

The Student Government Board is rolling out its new website, which it says will have less virtual clutter and more room for comment. SGB President Graeme Meyer said he expects to finish the new website...