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Leading scorer

By Heather Tennant / Staff Photographer • January 4, 2015

Jamel Artis led Pitt with 13 points in Pitt's loss to North Carolina State.

Shortened rotation contributes to Pitt’s first ACC loss

By Jasper Wilson / Senior Staff Writer • January 4, 2015

All season, the rotation for the Pitt men’s basketball team has featured fewer contributions than expected.Multiple factors contributed to the line-up shrinkage. First came Cameron Wright’s broken...

Editorial Cartoon: January 5, 2015

By Fatima Kizilkaya / Cartoonist • January 4, 2015

TPN’s 2015 pop culture resolutions

By The A&E Staff • January 4, 2015

Almost everybody wants to hit the gym, shave off the beer belly or eat healthier in the new year — but some of us realize those goals are too well-worn and cliched to pan out. So instead, why not pledge...

Bennett’s last game

By Ron Jenkins / Fort Worth Star-Telegram TNS • January 4, 2015

Isaac Bennett runs into the end zone against Houston.

Five takeaways from Pitt’s weekend bowl game

By Dan Sostek / Assistant Sports Editor • January 4, 2015

After a loss that saw the team surrender a 28-point lead to the University of Houston in the fourth quarter of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on Friday, there’s a litany of negatives we can harp...

What you may have missed: Winter break rundown

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor • January 4, 2015

Students are just returning from break, about to begin the spring semester, but Pitt varsity sports have continued to compete during the intermission. Men’s and women’s basketball played a handful...

TPN’s picks for the best upcoming concerts

By The A&E Staff • January 4, 2015

After a typical end-of-year concert dry spell to close out 2014, the early months of 2015 reveal a manifold forecast of artists storming Pittsburgh. Here are some of The Pitt News’ most anticipated shows...

Viewing life unequally: Every death is a shame

By Stephen Caruso / Columnist • January 4, 2015

Any death is a shame.However, this simple truth is seemingly hard to accept, as evidenced by the events of the past few months. The deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu dominate...

Focus on facts: The dangers of screaming ‘racism’

By Jess Craig / Columnist • January 4, 2015

Aug. 9, 2014. Ferguson, Mo. Police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. Michael Brown was black. The police officer was white. Brown was unarmed. On Nov. 24, a grand jury in...