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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

David Bartholomae

David Bartholomae

March 28, 2015

David Bartholomae planned to become a football coach, until he called an audible. Now he is in the classroom as an English professor at Pitt, as well as the Charles Crow Chair (of Expository Writing),...

Berin Simsek

Berin Simsek

By Chris Puzia March 28, 2015

Berin Simsek has not seen her mom walk since she was a child. Her mother’s speech became difficult shortly after, and, when they went to the mall together, Simsek pushed her in a wheelchair. But now,...

Phil Aitken

Phil Aitken

By Jack Trainor March 28, 2015

Phil Aitken has decorated the shoulder strap of his satchel with bright pins, each advertising a different superhero’s face or symbol. The slew of colorful iconography climbs up across his torso, immediately...

Shayna Fiorina

Shayna Fiorina

By Lauren Rosenblatt March 28, 2015

Shayna Fiorina wakes up each morning thinking about her lift. She goes to bed each night envisioning herself walking through the doors to the Pete. As she sits in class, eating chicken from the plastic...

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