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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

Talk it Over

Talk it Over

By MCT Campus September 17, 2014

The American Culture and Language Exchange aims to help international students and members of the community to improve their English language skills.

View from Above

View from Above

By Courtesy Othman Alshehri and Jingjing Xu September 17, 2014

Othman Alshehri and Jingjing Xu made a video commemorating their time at Pitt.

From such great heights: Grads honor Pitt in video

From such great heights: Grads honor Pitt in video

By Emma Solak / Staff Writer September 17, 2014

Before Jingjing Xu and Othman Alshehri put Pitt in their rearview mirrors, they spent their last semester trying to capture the campus from a much higher angle. After three months of filming, international...

Campus reps gain experience

By Sarah Police / Staff Writer September 17, 2014

Perri Ripps used to spend a lot of her time on campus telling people about scarves.Ripps is a former campus representative for Donni Charm, a high-end scarf line created by former University of Arizona...

Community partners work together to improve language skills

Community partners work together to improve language skills

By Ariel Berkowitz / For The Pitt News September 17, 2014

Sometimes, the best way to improve something is to just sit down and talk about it.That’s the idea behind the American Culture and Language Exchange, a program from Pitt’s English Language Institute....

Board discusses upcoming elections, term lengths

By Abbey Reighard / Senior Staff Writer September 17, 2014

If a proposed Student Government Board referendum passes, the next Board could take on a three-semester term.At its public meeting on Tuesday, the Student Government Board moved to include a referendum...

Geocaching

Geocaching

By MCT Campus September 16, 2014

Geocaches can be any type of item, and geocachers can find them anywhere in the world for others to find. 

VFW Wreath Ceremony

VFW Wreath Ceremony

By Subhana Chaudhri / Staff Photographer September 16, 2014

Chancellor Gallagher opened and closed the ceremony Tuesday. 

Veterans honored at VFW centennial ceremony

Veterans honored at VFW centennial ceremony

By Conor McAteer / Staff Writer September 16, 2014

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher hung a wreath near Forbes Avenue yesterday, but Christmas isn’t for nearly another 100 days.Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars followed Pitt ROTC students to watch as...

Hidden treasures: Get outdoors with geocaching

Hidden treasures: Get outdoors with geocaching

By Jessica Iacullo / Staff Writer September 16, 2014

Thanks to technology, treasure hunting is back. It’s called geocaching now, and Chris Stevenson, a 26-year-old Ontario native, has unearthed bounty just beyond the Cathedral on Schenley Park’s grounds. “I’ve...

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