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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

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Pitt hockey finishes strong

By Chad Cameron / For The Pitt News March 15, 2016

Fresh off of spring break, most students are coming back to campus basking in the first signs of sunny skies and green grass. But the Pitt Division I Hockey club is still reminiscing about its historic...

(Photo Courtesy of University of Pittsburgh Club Rowing Team)

No rest for the determined: Pitt rowers prepare for their season

By Ryan Reichardt / For The Pitt News March 15, 2016

Wake up at 5 a.m. Get on the rowing machine. Go to class. Get on the rowing machine. “This is the base of what we do,” Pitt Crew Vice President Helen Ann Lawless said. The Pittsburgh club rowing...

Jordan Mondell | Staff Photographer

Pair of club volleyball players reveling in final season

By Meg Millure / For The Pitt News March 3, 2016

Lexi Surunis and Emily Correia were playing volleyball together long before they became Panthers. But their partnership appeared destined to end, after a communication miscue following a tryout for Pitt’s...

Johnny Finger.  Photo courtesy of Pitt Hockey Team

Finger making strides after icing cancer

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / For The Pitt News February 22, 2016

It was a late January night when pain pushed Jonathan Finger to trudge halfway up cardiac hill and walk through the UPMC Presbyterian Emergency Room entrance. The piercing pain in his abdomen had caught...

The Pitt Quidditch Club holds a practice game at the Charles L. Cost Sports Center.  Will Miller | Staff Photographer

Pitt Quidditch looking to sweep competition

By Ryan Recihardt / For The Pitt News February 18, 2016

Clutching brooms between their knees, the members of the Pitt Quidditch team crouched on opposite sides of the field before their in-practice scrimmage at the Cost Center on Friday. They bounced on their...

Team Captain and Senior Forward Dave Zimmerman has helped lead Pitt rugby to its undefeated record. Courtesy Pitt Rugby.

Rugby team takes undefeated record into weekend matchup

By Stephen Caruso / Staff Writer November 5, 2015

Looking at Pitt’s ranked rugby team,  beards are cropping up everywhere — and it’s not just from No-Shave November. “I feel like I can’t shave it until we lose,” Pitt junior and forward Matt...

Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor

Cheek to cheek: a day with Pitt rugby

By Stephen Caruso / Assistant Sports Editor September 16, 2015

Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a two-part, immersive story on Pitt’s Rugby Football Club. We were all pressed against the ground — shirts dirty, dripping sweat, panting heavily...

Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor

From inside the scrum: a firsthand look at Pitt Rugby

By Stephen Caruso / Assistant Sports Editor September 15, 2015

Editors note: This is the first in a two part series about Pitt Rugby. I knew I should have packed my cleats. After endeavouring to partake in a University of Pittsburgh Rugby Football Club’s practice,...

Re-LAX

Re-LAX

By Courtesy of Pitt Women's Lacrosse May 12, 2015

Pitt women's lacrosse finished the season ranked No. 7 overall.

Women's lacrosse caps off strong season despite roster turnover

Women’s lacrosse caps off strong season despite roster turnover

Entering this season, Pitt women’s club lacrosse head coach Gary Neft figured his team wouldn’t be as good as last year’s. The man who has led the program for 18 seasons had good reason for thinking...

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