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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

Donald Trump raises his fist before giving his inauguration speech just after being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS

Hello, Trump: Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C.

By The Pitt News Staff January 23, 2017

In front of a crowd of roughly 200,000, Donald Trump took the nation’s most dutiful oath Friday, pledging to faithfully execute the Executive Office of the President for the good of, in his own words,...

Women watch speakers at the Women's March in downtown Pittsburgh. Over 20,000 were in attendence. Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Pittsburgh takes part in alternative inauguration events and sister marches

By The Pitt News Staff January 23, 2017

While hundreds of thousands flocked to Washington, D.C., for Donald Trump’s inauguration and the Women’s March, thousands of Pittsburghers voiced support, disagreement and commitment to change and...

Marchers pass the Washington Monument on Constutution Avenue. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

TPN reacts to weekend in Washington, D.C.

By The Pitt News Staff January 23, 2017

After returning from Washington, D.C., here's what some of The Pitt News staff had to say about inauguration weekend: Elizabeth Lepro, editor-in-chief I wasn’t able to make it to the inauguration,...

President-elect Donald Trump will become the 45th president on Jan. 20.|Gary Hershorn/Zuma Press/TNS

TPN’s Top 5 political moments in Pittsburgh

Before the moment Donald Trump puts his hand on the Bible and takes an oath to become the 45th president of the United States of America, The Pitt News took to its Twitter analytics to see which Pittsburgh...

Several Pittsburgh community members will head to Washington D.C. on Jan. 20 for Trump's Inauguration. John Hamilton|Visual Editor

PGH, Pitt groups plan for Inauguration

Although Washington, D.C is 246 miles away, many Pittsburghers are making the trek to the Capitol to attend one of the most polarizing inaugurations in history. Students and members of the Pittsburgh...

So far, Trump has only chosen 18 of 21 Cabinet positions. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Trump’s Cabinet close-up

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer January 3, 2017

The 45th president of the United States of America will officially have the opportunity to “Make America Great Again,” beginning Jan. 20. Among those expected to appear at the inauguration ceremony...

On Nov. 16, Pitt students delivered a letter to Chancellor Gallagher asking he make Pitt a santuary campus | Stephen Caruso | Online Visual Editor

Pitt faculty petitions for sanctuary campus

With a new petition, Pitt professors are asking the administration to proactively protect undocumented students. Assistant English professor Peter Campbell and English professor Sarah Leavens spearheaded...

Former Pitt international student cheats, faces deportation

By Lauren Rosenblatt / News Editor December 7, 2016

Pitt alum Han Tong was sentenced on Monday to three years probation and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after a Western Pennsylvania district court determined he took part in...

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