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Students prepare for new year at activities fair

Students prepare for new year at activities fair

By Conor McAteer / For The Pitt News August 25, 2014

Pitt students rushed up Cardiac Hill to the Petersen Events Center this weekend, though basketball season hasn’t yet started.Students filled the Peterson Events Center Sunday afternoon to sign up for...

Lantern Night: Pitt's oldest tradition illuminates Heinz Chapel

Lantern Night: Pitt’s oldest tradition illuminates Heinz Chapel

By Nerine Sivagnanam / Staff Writer August 24, 2014

Never underestimate the power of a Pitt woman and a Pitt education.Mary Ellen Callahan, keynote speaker of Pitt’s 94th annual Lantern Night, spoke to the women of the new freshman class and advised them...

Welcome Back: Never miss the bus again with PAT live tracking

Welcome Back: Never miss the bus again with PAT live tracking

By Brad Hanlon / Staff Writer August 19, 2014

By the end of this year, wasting time waiting for a late bus may be extinct in Pittsburgh.Through new government funding, Port Authority — Allegheny County’s public transit provider — has announced...

Welcome Back: Vaccination exemptions cause controversy

Welcome Back: Vaccination exemptions cause controversy

By Jesseca Muslin / For The Pitt News August 19, 2014

In first-world countries such as the United States, worries about preventable disease epidemics are few and far between, thanks to vaccines. Recently, members of the anti-vaccine movement are stirring...

Welcome Back: Pittsburgh immigrants find comfort in the city

By Meagan Hart / Staff Writer August 19, 2014

Tulshi Siwakoti was born in Bhutan and spent 18 years in a refugee camp in Nepal before finally being able to come to the United States in 2009 and joining his parents in Pittsburgh in 2010.“I lived...

Welcome Back: Posvar's new roof to reduce Pitt's pollution

Welcome Back: Posvar’s new roof to reduce Pitt’s pollution

By Emily Ahlin / For The Pitt News August 19, 2014

Pitt’s Posvar Hall, an office and lecture space for the University, will help students breathe easier this fall with a new roof that cleans up air pollution. Pitt spokesman John Fedele said Pitt purchased...

Welcome Back: Work out with Cathedral, a parkour hotspot

By Kat Prosachik / For The Pitt News August 19, 2014

For Andrew Obenreder, parkour is not a hobby, a fad or an exercise routine — it’s a lifestyle. Parkour is an activity that involves running, jumping and scaling urban areas that have obstacles for...

Welcome Back: Lilo & Stitch, Merida spotted playing dress up to help kids

Welcome Back: Lilo & Stitch, Merida spotted playing dress up to help kids

By Ilya Yashin / Staff Writer August 19, 2014

No, she isn’t a hallucination — that’s Tinkerbell blowing bubbles in Schenley Plaza.Tori Prettyman, a Point Park University freshman studying sports, arts and entertainment management, plays Tinkerbell...

Welcome Back: Wait no more: Cathedral elevators to be updated

Welcome Back: Wait no more: Cathedral elevators to be updated

By Cristina Holtzer / News editor August 19, 2014

After more than 80 years with the same setup, the Cathedral of Learning elevators are finally getting some much-earned TLC.The first steps toward installing the new elevators will begin this September...

Welcome Back: Streaming is the new black: TV binging on campus

Welcome Back: Streaming is the new black: TV binging on campus

By Emily Ahlin / For The Pitt News August 19, 2014

The binge-watching bandwagon is taking everyone along for a ride to enjoy the newest way to watch television. From Pitt students to cable companies, many are taking full advantage of one of the 21st century’s...

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