New legislation proposed by two state senators could give state-owned universities the choice to secede from the state system and become part of the state-related membership.After Friday’s Board of Trustees...

Despite being ranked the “most livable city” by Forbes magazine, there’s still an old, familiar threat to residents that continues to linger in the air here in Pittsburgh.Air pollution — which...

Yeah, b**** On Monday, police in La Grange, Ill., arrested an individual believed to be running a meth lab. Daniel Kowalski was already on electronic monitoring and restricted to home confinement for...

“Be the change you wish to see in the world,” Mahatma Gandhi once said.Oh, wait. Scratch that. He never actually said it.This is one of the many popular misquotations that is smacked onto bumper stickers,...

Arizona is now home to the latest legislative group attempting to thinly veil an effort to prevent the nation from fully reaching equality.The Arizona legislature passed a bill last week that would give...

ACT, SAT, PLUS, FAFSA: At first encounter, an unfamiliar parent might confuse the acronym-laden college application process with a Dr. Seuss book. Unfortunately, it is not that simple, educational or enjoyable.While...

Have you seen those pink mustaches on cars around Oakland? They, along with other methods are signs of a ride-share vehicle, and they are taking Pittsburgh and the nation by storm.Lyft and Uber, two applications...

Behind North Korea’s military goose-walk parades, nuclear-charged rhetoric and chubby dictator sporting a pantsuit lies a real-life dystopian novel.According to a recently released report mandated by...

Much like our Congressional Representatives, Student Government Board is currently undergoing a debate over deficit spending. On Monday, The Pitt News reported that SGB has only about $100,000, including...

Mayor Bill Peduto and County Executive Rich Fitzgerald want to create a bus rapid transit system between Oakland and Downtown. This would be a definite improvement for students looking to go ice skating...