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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator

The latest ISIS victim: Syria’s history, culture and identity

By Jamie Viens / For The Pitt News January 6, 2016

Since the onset of conflict in Syria in 2011, ISIS has ravaged multiple archaeological sites in Syria — many of which have been relics for centuries and cherished in Syrian culture. This past May, ISIS...

Freedom of speech not conditional

By Tim Nerozzi / Columnist January 6, 2016

It could be a relative, a politically misinformed friend or perhaps even a stranger ranting on the street. Someone says something so ignorant, so grossly inaccurate or so outright offensive, that you feel...

Aby Sobotka-Briner | Staff Illustrator

Local politics deserve spotlight

By Alyssa Lieberman / Columnist January 6, 2016

On Election Day, people across the country will step into voting booths and choose between a set of presidential candidates they have been hearing and talking about for months, if not years. At the same...

TEDx came to the University of Pittsburgh as a result of joint efforts with Student Government Board.  Pitt News File Photo

SGB: What to look for in the spring

With a semester of reorganization behind them, the nine members of Student Government Board are revamping their previous goals to increase education and accessibility for Pitt students this semester. From...

Photo courtesy of Richard Howe

Pitt dean retires after thirty years

Richard Howe, associate dean of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, spent his winter break packing up 45 years at Pitt of paperwork and memories from his office in the Cathedral of Learning. For...

Retiree Roundup: Pitt seeks new University leaders

By Emily Ahlin / Staff Writer January 5, 2015

As the University community begins a new year and Patrick Gallgher starts his second semester as Chancellor, some of Pitt’s senior leaders will start new stages of their lives.Rush Miller, director of...

Salt Savior: Students dread cold, University prepared

Salt Savior: Students dread cold, University prepared

By Elizabeth Lepro / For The Pitt News January 5, 2015

For students like Ellen Ross, living in deep South Oakland during last year’s “polar vortex” meant long underwear — and lots of it. “I did stay in a lot more instead of going to hang with people...

Students opt for lockup in Escape Room Pittsburgh

Students opt for lockup in Escape Room Pittsburgh

First, Joe Deasy locked us in a jail cell. It was a small cell set inside a larger room that had a metal desk and an electric chair. The cell was only big enough for one convict, but there were four of...

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