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Protest in Pittsburgh

By Meghan Sunners / Staff Photographer • January 20, 2015

Chasing a Dream: Protesters march Pittsburgh for equality

By Abbey Reighard, Elizabeth Lepro and Lauren Rosenblatt / The Pitt News Staff • January 20, 2015

People of Pittsburgh banded together Sunday night for a 1,000-member march, traveling 2.5 miles through the cold from Oakland to Downtown Pittsburgh, to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and protest racism. The...

Students serve community in honor of M.L.K. Jr. Day

By Kathy Zhao / Staff Writer • January 20, 2015

On Monday morning, Sam Sittenfield sat on the floor of the Repair the World building on Broad St. in East Liberty with two Pitt students, Sarah Shaykevich and Leanna Travis. The trio was sorting through...

Fire on North Dithridge Street injures two

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor • January 16, 2015

A fire on the 100 block of North Dithridge Street Friday night left two residents of an apartment building injured, according to Pittsburgh Police spokeswoman Sonya Toler.Though an estimate of the damage...

Gallery: Apartment Fire on North Dithridge St

January 16, 2015

Who’s it gonna be?

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor • January 16, 2015

Provost Patricia Beeson will announce details on filling the position of Dean of Students once they’re available, according to Ken Service.Kenyon Bonner, who has served as director of student life for...

Haller Foundation Presents Katz with $5 million donation

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor • January 16, 2015

A $5 million gift from the Henry E. Haller Jr. Foundation to Pitt’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration will fund the schools’ “most critical issues.”The...

Tie the Knot: Marriage satisfying for young couples

By Kathy Zhao / Staff Writer • January 15, 2015

Sarah Cassatt says financial stability is an important factor in deciding whether she and her boyfriend of three years will marry. “Being married means that we are finally financially independent and...

Chancellor Gallagher appoints Kathy Humphrey as senior vice chancellor

By Harrison Kaminsky / News Editor • January 14, 2015

Kathy Humphrey will assume the role of senior vice chancellor for engagement and chief of staff at Pitt after nine years as vice provost and dean of students. Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced...

In it for the long haul: Incoming Board holds first public meeting

By Abbey Reighard / Assistant News Editor • January 14, 2015

At their first meeting together, the Student Government Board worked quickly and appointed two Board members to new positions during the Board’s 20-minute debut. In two separate unanimous votes, the...