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New Student Guide: Letter from the editor: Welcome to Pitt and the Pitt News

By Natalie Daher / Editor-in-Chief • May 28, 2014

In a few semesters, you might not even recognize the person holding this 84-page paper.A craving for vivacity and a thirst for exploration brought you to Pitt’s urban campus, and I commend you for it....

Social media centralizes campus buzz

By Natalie Daher / Editor-in-Chief • May 28, 2014

A host of new social media accounts provides yet another outlet to satisfy the human impulse to eavesdrop, vent and stir trouble. Accounts on Twitter and Facebook — including Overheard at Pitt, Pitt...

City ridesharing services cited, no plans to shut down

By Meagan Hart / Staff Writer • May 28, 2014

Back to the buses — Pittsburgh residents could soon be left with fewer transportation options.The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has been cracking down on Lyft and Uber, two local ridesharing...

Rappers focus lyrical talent on addressing social issues

By Lauren Bauschard / Staff Writer • May 28, 2014

Matt Hyre started making his own music under the name T.K. KAVI when he was in high school. He wanted to create narrations through music that tell a story based on the ideals of conscious rapping —...

Thrift stores a cheaper way to update your wardrobe

By Raechelle Landers / Staff Writer • May 28, 2014

While college students’ expenses for textbooks and rent can be pricey, the pressure to wear trendy new outfits on weekends only stretches the bill. For many students, shopping secondhand is the solution...

Protecting tech devices and identity one and the same

By Harrison Kaminsky / Assistant News Editor • May 28, 2014

When Caci Krieger was preparing for a night out on frat row with a group of friends, losing her iPhone 4 was not part of the plan. “I had it in my pocket all night and was dancing when I realized it...

QUIT program helps students kick smoking habits

By Abbey Reighard / Staff Writer • May 28, 2014

After smoking cigarettes for about a year and a half, Veronica Hill decided it was time to quit.Hill, a senior nursing major, said she decided to quit on her birthday last December. The process took “no...

MOOCs offer affordable way to pursue higher education

By Sarah Police / For The Pitt News • May 28, 2014

The price of a higher education: motivation, more calls to the administration office than you can count and a lot of student loans. But now, anyone can get an education without any of those obstacles....

Throw away the key: Pittsburgh couples lock love

By Joelle Smith / Social Media Editor • May 28, 2014

When Terry Boring first noticed the misfit assortment of locks lining Schenley Park Bridge, he assumed the ever-expanding metal maze was an art project. But after a stroll across the bridge with his...

Pitt grad leverages pageant crown to spread personal message

By Cristina Holtzer / News editor • May 28, 2014

Valerie Gatto gets everything a college girl would want for free: a stylist, a tanning package and a scholarship. She even met one of the stars of “Law & Order: SVU.”“But I’m not in college; I’m...