The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

Students, faculty debate value of gen-eds

By Emma Solak / Staff Writer • January 26, 2015

Freshman Chad Boronky enrolled in Pitt’s College of Business Administration this fall to learn about information systems and supply chains. But now, in his second semester, he finds himself in a class...

Pitt starts online child abuse prevention program

By Dale Shoemaker • January 22, 2015

Twenty-three days after Act 31 took effect in Pennsylvania, Pitt’s School of Social Work has announced a free, comprehensive, online training program to help prevent child abuse.The Pennsylvania Child...

Bar Marco is a restaurant in the Strip District

Bar Marco is a restaurant in the Strip District

By Dale Shoemaker • January 22, 2015

Don't keep the tip: Pittsburgh restaurant trades tips for salaries

Don’t keep the tip: Pittsburgh restaurant trades tips for salaries

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer • January 22, 2015

As Bar Marco gains recognition for being the first restaurant in Pittsburgh to pay servers by salary, industry employees and experts wonder if the move actually helps wait staffs.This April, Bar Marco,...

Starbucks co-founder

Starbucks co-founder

By Christine Lim / Staff Photographer • January 22, 2015

Zev Siegl speaks while pictures of Alfred Peet, his mentor, are displayed in the background.

Starbucks co-founder speaks to students for Innovation Week

Starbucks co-founder speaks to students for Innovation Week

By Elizabeth Lepro / Staff Writer • January 22, 2015

Starbucks co-founder Zev Siegl wants to invite you to lunch.In a French restaurant in 1970, three friends from college — Zev Siegl, Jerry Baldwin and Gordon Bowker — met for lunch. Following their...

Asian ‘hot pot’ restaurant to open in Oakland, fill Pizza Sola vacancy

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor • January 22, 2015

More than six months after Pizza Sola closed its doors, a new Asian restaurant will fill its vacancy. A new restaurant, called Top Shabu-Shabu and Lounge, will open where Pizza Sola previously operated...

Graeme Meyer

Graeme Meyer

By Meghan Sunners / Staff Photographer • January 21, 2015

President Meyer explained the Board's allocation decisions Tuesday night.

Cathedral stairs

Cathedral stairs

By Jeff Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor • January 21, 2015

Board exceeds Allocation Committee caps

Board exceeds Allocation Committee caps

By Emily Ahlin / Staff Writer • January 21, 2015

When it comes to matters of money, the Allocations Committee has caps the Board can brush off. At last night’s public meeting, the second of the new Board’s term, the Board allocated more money than...

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