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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Allies: Pittsburgh ranks second in state for LGTBQ friendliness

Allies: Pittsburgh ranks second in state for LGTBQ friendliness

By Meagan Hart / Staff Writer November 20, 2014

Sarita Brady, a genderqueer person, feels restricted in daily life. Brady only feels comfortable at the Rainbow Alliance office and chooses to use gender-neutral bathrooms.“It means that I feel compartmentalized...

Pitt faculty honored

Pitt faculty honored

By Lauren Wilson / For The Pitt News November 20, 2014

Very little of what students learn in the classroom may apply to real-life campaigning, at least according to Pitt political science professor William Dunn.Dunn is one of this year’s National Academy...

Speak Out

Speak Out

By Meghan Sunners / Staff Photographer - facebook.com/MeghanSunnersPhotography November 20, 2014

Zerlina Maxwell visited Pitt and spoke to roughly 200 students in the William Pitt Union Ballroom about rape culture. 

#Rapeculture is...: Journalist, political analyst Zerlina Maxwell visits Pitt

#Rapeculture is…: Journalist, political analyst Zerlina Maxwell visits Pitt

By Nerine Sivagnanam / Staff Writer November 20, 2014

Go with a buddy. Don’t drink too much, and you’ll be fine. You totally raped that test. To some, phrases like these may seem casual and normal, possibly even humorous at times, but, according to Zerlina...

Board appoints Allocations Chair for upcoming term

By Emily Ahlin / Staff Writer November 19, 2014

Nick Reslink will serve Pitt’s student body as the SGB Allocations Committee Chair for 2015.A nominating task force consisting of Board President Mike Nites, Board member Abby Zurschmit, Nasreen Harun,...

Forum begins search for next business school dean

By Dale Shoemaker / Staff Writer November 19, 2014

A forum Tuesday opened the search for a new dean of Pitt’s College of Business Administration and Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.The current dean, John Delaney, announced mid-September that...

SGB allocations change for club sports

SGB allocations change for club sports

By Meghan Sunners / Staff Photographer - facebook.com/MeghanSunnersPhotography November 19, 2014

SGB President Mike Nites said he met with 20-30 members of club sports yesterday to discuss the new bill. 

Board looks to change club sports' allocations funding

Board looks to change club sports’ allocations funding

Pitt students gave feedback last night on an upcoming Student Government bill that would change the Board allocations funding to club sports..The Board introduced a bill in its next-to-last public meeting...

Pitt doctors team up for innovation

By Danielle Fox / Assistant News Editor November 17, 2014

In the PInCh —Pitt Innovation Challenge — students and professors scored $400,000 prizes this weekend to advance health care. Pitt’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Office of the...

Get it to go: Primanti Bros to ship nationwide

Get it to go: Primanti Bros to ship nationwide

By Jesseca Muslin / Staff Writer November 17, 2014

If you’re a Pittsburgh grad or soon to be one, and you are moving out of the Pittsburgh area, there’s a good chance you’ll miss some of the things that make the city unique, such as Polish pierogies...

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