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Students relocated to fraternity house after Tower A fire

By Cristina Holtzer / News Editor • December 3, 2014

The fire that prompted the recent evacuation of Litchfield Tower A occurred during maintenance work that inhibited the fire alarms on many floors from flashing or sounding. Pitt spokesman John Fedele...

Good Nite Mr. President: Board says goodbye, amends club sports policy

By Emily Ahlin / Staff Writer • December 3, 2014

Amidst tears and goodbyes from the outgoing Board, committee chairs and Dean Humphrey, the 2014 Student Government Board implemented changes to club sports’ funding in its final meeting. The Board introduced...

On the Record: Pittsburgh still loves vinyl

By Lauren Wilson / For the Pitt News • December 3, 2014

The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Chuck Berry were the soundtrack to hippie culture, campus unrest and the civil rights movement — and they all debuted on vinyl. According to Nielsen Soundscan, a system that ...

Low crime rates in Pittsburgh

By Harrison Kaminsky • December 1, 2014

Data from from FBI Uniform Crime reports.

Pittsburgh ranks lowest in crime compared to peers

By Harrison Kaminsky / Assistant News Editor • December 1, 2014

Crime in the Pittsburgh metropolitan region increased in 2013, but the numbers were still good enough for the area to have the lowest crime rate when compared with peer benchmark regions, according to...

Gallery: Fire at Litchfield Tower A

December 1, 2014

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

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

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

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...