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Sorority recruitment on the move

By Zach Schaffer / Senior Staff Photographer • September 8, 2014

Matthew R. Richardson, greek life coordinator, said recruitment numbers are up from previous years.

Move it or lose it: Towing and tickets dwindle savings

By Aaron Stier-Cohen / Staff Writer • September 8, 2014

When Joe Mangiarelli saw that his car had been towed, he guessed it might have been because the Parking Authority officer had a quota to fill.“When it comes to towing, it’s usually at the officer’s...

Sorority recruitment gets a new home

By Emma Solak / For The Pitt News • September 8, 2014

Pitt’s sorority recruitment usually means meeting new friends — sometimes too many. In an effort to improve safety and create a more personal experience for interested students, the University moved...

Student group aims to educate on Israel, welcomes all

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer • September 8, 2014

Panthers for Israel, a student organization that aims to educate students about Israel, hopes to spread awareness by spreading hummus.The group, which held a hummus and falafel meet and greet last week,...

Board selects two new allocations members

By Abbey Reighard / Senior Staff Writer • September 8, 2014

The Student Government selected two students to fill the empty seats left on the Allocations Committee.Student Government Board President Mike Nites, Allocations Committee Chair Nasreen Harun and Allocations...

Want food, faster? There’s an app for that.

By Sheldon Satenstein / Assistant Visual Editor • September 4, 2014

With Tapingo, students can pick up food faster from campus and Oakland eateries.

Pitt fills student conduct officer role

By Conor McAteer / For The Pitt News • September 4, 2014

Pitt has a new Student Conduct Officer whom students will hopefully only meet on good terms. The Office of Student Affairs announced the appointment of Barbara Ruprecht as Student Conduct Officer last...

Cut time, cut lines: Pitt adopts new app

By Katie Fennell / Staff Writer • September 4, 2014

Fast food at Pitt just got faster. The University recently began using Tapingo this semester, an app that allows students to order and pay for food ahead of time, and then pick it up at campus dining...

Second SGB Allocations Committee member resigns

By Abbey Reighard / Senior Staff Writer • September 4, 2014

Another member of the student government said goodbye yesterday.Ashley McCray, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, resigned from the Allocations Committee because of her class schedule, which conflicted...

CMU and Pitt researchers

By Courtesy of a University release • September 3, 2014

From left: Researchers Aaron Batista, Patrick T. Sadtler and Byron M. Yu collaborated on the study that could reveal new information about the brain.