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Student Government Board sworn in at inauguration

By Emily Ahlin / Staff Writer • January 14, 2015

At Pitt’s Student Government Board inauguration last night, both Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and newly inaugurated Board President Graeme Meyer prioritized partnerships for this upcoming year.In...

SGB Inauguration

By Jeff Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor • January 14, 2015

Report shows racial disparity persists in Pittsburgh

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer • January 14, 2015

As the years roll by, Pittsburgh’s rates of diversity and racial disparity stand still.Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems released “Pittsburgh’s Racial Demographics 2015: Differences and...

Rob Rogers

The Pen is Mightier: Local satirists’ take on Charlie Hebdo

By Elizabeth Lepro / For The Pitt News • January 12, 2015

Humor can often be the best avenue to truth, according to local satire writers and experts. Following Wednesday’s terror attack on the Paris-based satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, French and global...

Eye to Eye

By Courtesy of Eye to Eye • January 12, 2015

Eye to Eye members participate in mentoring activities.

Phone application closes the gap in long-distance relationships

By Sabrina Romano / Staff Writer • January 12, 2015

Chris Wetherell is determined to take the heartache out of long-distance relationships. As CEO and founder of Avocado Software, Inc., based in San Francisco, Wetherell is one of many who have created...

Eye to Eye mentors, relates to students with disabilities

By Emma Solak / Staff Writer • January 12, 2015

A group of Pitt students turn their experiences with learning disabilities into lessons for youngsters.Pitt’s chapter of Eye to Eye, founded in 2012, mentors local middle school students with learning...

New activist group honors MLK, plans protest

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor • January 8, 2015

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a new Pittsburgh activist group, We Change Pittsburgh, will march against racism and police brutality.“The best way to commemorate Dr. King is to continue his...

Emoticons

By Stephen Caruso / Layout Editor • January 8, 2015