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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Asian cultural fair spreads diversity

Asian cultural fair spreads diversity

By Emma Solak / Staff Writer April 5, 2015

For Shuqi Xiao and other members of the Asian Student Alliance, the term “Asian” refers to many cultures — not just one. “When people hear Asian, they usually think Chinese,” Xiao, vice president...

Shake it off: Rainbow Alliance hosts drag show

Shake it off: Rainbow Alliance hosts drag show

By Elizabeth Lepro / Staff Writer April 5, 2015

Wondering what clothes to wear, Dylan Dickhersoon consulted the audience on whether it preferred red or black before he left the stage to slip into something more comfortable.Ten minutes later after the...

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...

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...

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...

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