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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Medical marijuana gains momentum in Pa.

By Mark Pesto / Staff Writer May 19, 2015

Last week, the Pennsylvania State Senate took a major step toward making the Keystone State even greener.On May 12, Senate Bill 3, which would legalize medical use of cannabis in the state of Pennsylvania,...

Pitt staff questions Chancellor at conference

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor May 19, 2015

Kathy Hansell-Prigg has noticed that some of her colleagues are leaving Pitt — for higher pay in their fields elsewhere.At a public meeting yesterday, she got the chance to ask Chancellor Patrick Gallagher...

Bike sharing program expected to launch soon

Bike sharing program expected to launch soon

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor May 13, 2015

With one foot already on the pedal, Pittsburgh will soon gain another way to get around.In the next few weeks, Pittsburgh Bike Share, an organization that will rent bicycles ride by ride, will launch a...

Pitt to build Iranian Nationality Room

By Anjana Murali / Staff Writer May 12, 2015

E. Maxine Bruhns doesn’t like how Iran is portrayed in the U.S., so she’s taking its perception into her own hands. Bruhns is the director of the Nationality Rooms at Pitt and after two unsuccessful...

Pennsylvania Senate seeks to raise minimum wage

Pennsylvania Senate seeks to raise minimum wage

For Josh Orange, making $7.25 per hour, the Pennsylvania minimum wage, is not enough. He wants $15 an hour.At rallies last semester, Orange, a Pitt senior, told the story of growing up in Detroit with...

Dorothy does it again: Pitt’s peregrine falcon hatches 43rd egg on Mother’s Day

Dorothy does it again: Pitt’s peregrine falcon hatches 43rd egg on Mother’s Day

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor May 12, 2015

No one — especially Kate St. John — thought it would happen, but on Mother’s Day, Dorothy the falcon’s 43rd egg hatched.Dorothy is a peregrine falcon that nests on top of the Cathedral of Learning....

Pitt, United Way to hire more disabled youth

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...

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