The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

Athletic Director Scott Barnes looks out at the horizon of fundraising for Pitt athletics.

Pitt aims to expand donor base

By Phoebe Gilmore / Staff Writer April 25, 2016

Pat Narduzzi’s revitalized football program, a consistently packed Oakland Zoo and alumni all over the world means that Pitt Athletics has no shortage of fans. But, unlike other Atlantic Coast Conference...

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Uniting in Pittsburgh: Pitt’s faculty and student unions past and present

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer April 25, 2016

Twenty-five years ago, Pitt’s faculty tried — and failed — to form a union after hitting problems with the administration and a lack of agreement among faculty. Now, the faculty are trying again,...

Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

Raising kids and GPAs: The stories of parents at Pitt

By Erin Hare / Staff Writer April 25, 2016

When Agnes Haggerty was a Pitt student in 2003, she worked 50 hours a week, carried a full course load and looked after her toddler. “The majority of my studying was done in the middle of the night,”...

Jon Duvall with a robotic arm produced by students and staff at HERL. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

‘Diversity includes disability’

At her high school in the foothills of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, Monica Silny was in every AP class, a member of the history club — just as a “social thing” — and the 2015 prom queen. Silny, now a first-year at Pitt, said she still stands out — not because of her bubblegum pink hair, but because she has muscular dystrophy and uses a motorized wheelchair.At Pitt, Silny lives in Sutherland Hall on top of the hill. She hasn’t connected with the many athletes who live on her floor and spent
The Steel Wheelers practiced in the Bellfield Hall gymnasium Thursday afternoon. Will Miller | Staff Photographer

Adaptive sports coming to Pitt

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / Staff Writer April 24, 2016

If you missed Dan McCoy gliding to victory with the U.S. Men’s Sled Hockey Team at the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, you can catch him training at the Petersen Events Center twice a week. McCoy...

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