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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Welcome Back: Getting to know Pitts next Chancellor

Welcome Back: Getting to know Pitt’s next Chancellor

By Abbey Reighard / Staff Writer August 19, 2014

For Patrick D. Gallagher, taking on the role as Pitt’s chancellor will be like freshman year all over again.The Pitt alumnus said the coming school year will hold much of the same excitement and anxieties...

Welcome Back: Sorry, no Gmail: 365 premieres

By Sarah Police / Staff Writer August 19, 2014

Students waiting until classes start to check their Pitt emails are in for a surprise. Pitt’s prior email service, Enterprise Email, transitioned to Microsoft Office 365 on July 27. Those in the Pitt...

Welcome Back: Nordenberg gives double-support for affirmative action

By Dale Shoemaker / For The Pitt News August 19, 2014

If affirmative action initiatives are meant to increase opportunities for minority groups, then Pitt has done so twofold. In an unprecedented move, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg selected two Pitt groups,...

Pitt students testify at EPA hearings downtown

By Ilya Yashin / Staff Writer August 2, 2014

The second and final day of federal hearings about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan concluded Downtown on Friday.The CPP, announced June 2,includes plans to cut carbon...

PUC grants emergency authority for ride-sharing services

PUC grants emergency authority for ride-sharing services

By Taira Alabi / Staff Writer July 25, 2014

Students can expect to see more pink mustaches driving down Forbes Avenue when they return to campus in a few weeks.Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission granted emergency temporary authority to ride-sharing...

Tuition increase approved for next term

By Cristina Holtzer / News editor July 20, 2014

During the upcoming academic year, Pitt students will pay an average of 3.3 percent more in tuition because of University-wide fee increases approved at a Board of Trustees meeting held July 18.The board’s...

Working retail isnt the only thing to do this summer

Working retail isn’t the only thing to do this summer

By Macie Ellis / Staff Writer July 15, 2014

Erin Ludlow couldn’t imagine spending her summer working in an office. Instead, Ludlow, a sophomore marketing major, prefers to spend it working at a summer camp where she can spend her days helping...

Summer Guide: Kitestring: Let your friends know you got home safe

“Text me when you get home.” We say this to the friend leaving the bar at 2 a.m. who lives on the other side of town, to the colleague who walks home alone after a late work night or to the significant...

Summer Guide: 20 years at Hillman, librarian’s long career to end

By Aileen Ryan / Staff Writer July 15, 2014

Though “Club Hillman” is sometimes known as the finals week hot spot for students, one staff member has had his fill of the place.After 20 years as Pitt’s library director, Rush Miller, 67, has decided...

Summer Guide: Bye bye bake sale: Raising money for the arts online

By Ilya Yashin / Staff Writer July 15, 2014

Crowdfunding has been in the news for allowing a Columbus resident Zack Brown to collect thousands of dollars to make … a potato salad. For others the goal is art, not a side dish. With the help of...

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