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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
Fire in Tower A

Fire in Tower A

By Jeff Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor • December 1, 2014

The fire originated on the eighth floor of Tower A. 

Fire in Litchfield Tower A prompts evacuation

Fire in Litchfield Tower A prompts evacuation

By Cristina Holtzer, Danielle Fox, Harrison Kaminsky and Natalie Daher / The Pitt News Staff • December 1, 2014

A fire on the eighth floor of Litchfield Tower A Monday night prompted the building’s evacuation.The fire originated from the eighth floor, and someone inside the building pulled the fire alarm, according...

Plight of Pittsburgh's homeless

Plight of Pittsburgh’s homeless

By Zach Schaffer / Senior Staff Photographer • November 30, 2014

Homelessness in Pittsburgh

Homelessness in Pittsburgh

By Emma Solak / Staff Writer • November 30, 2014

Fifty-nine-year-old Kevin S. Thomas doesn’t stand on the corner of Forbes and Atwood because he wants money. He stands there because he needs something to do.Thomas, formerly a member of the homeless...

Pitt researchers search for worldwide health care data

By Cristina Holtzer / News Editor • November 30, 2014

Sharing public health data is one of the most important steps involved in containing “global health threats” such as Ebola, according to research from a Pitt Graduate School of Public Health team. The...

Sabra or Asmar? Quick Zone offers both

Sabra or Asmar? Quick Zone offers both

By Harrison Kaminsky / Assistant News Editor • November 24, 2014

Forget pitas, hummus with a side of politics

Forget pitas, hummus with a side of politics

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer • November 24, 2014

The University will now offer an alternative hummus option on campus, one it hopes won’t leave a bitter taste for Pitt’s Students for Justice in Palestine.As part of the Boycott Divestment and Sanction...

Modern molecules: Pitt professors bring chemistry to the 21st century

By Kathy Zhao / Staff Writer • November 24, 2014

Thanks to two Pitt professors, chemistry students may have an excuse to whip out their smartphones during future study sessions. According to a University press release, assistant chemistry professors...

Your playlist might say something about you

Your playlist might say something about you

By TNS • November 23, 2014

Importance of parental involvement in high school

Importance of parental involvement in high school

By TNS • November 23, 2014

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