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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...

Too spoiled for Breaking Bad: The golden age of television

By Andrew Boschert / Columnist • January 4, 2015

I still haven’t watched all of “Breaking Bad.”It’s not that I don’t have time. Heck, even the boredom that saturated winter break didn’t push me over the edge.It’s not that I don’t have...

Immigration reform: Forever stuck in limbo

By Bethel Habte / Columnist • January 4, 2015

Imagine this: In a land of 316.1 million Americans, you are one of 12 million undocumented immigrants. Why you came here, only you know. Maybe there’s another life to which you can return. Maybe this...