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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

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Students critique Biden event

Though about 1,000 students cheered for the vice president on Tuesday, hundreds were turned away and others complained about the event's tone.  After waiting in line for more than an hour to hear Vice...

Cameron Linton, a Pitt senior, is a Republican delegate.  Will Miller | Staff Photographer

Q&A: Soon to be Pitt grad and Republican delegate

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer April 3, 2016

By the end of this month, Cameron Linton will be a Pitt graduate — and a Republican delegate. As he’s running alongside just two other delegate candidates — Mike DeVanney and Mary Ann Meloy —...

Candidates dumb down speech for relateability

By Danni Zhou / Staff Writer April 1, 2016

If the 2016 presidential candidates competed on the television show, “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” some of them would do well to save their lifelines for the English section. Trump, for example,...

Bernie Sanders held a rally in Pittsburgh Thursday morning at the David Lawrence Convention Center downtown. Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Pittsburgh feels the bern

Though thousands in Pittsburgh have long felt the Bern, the presidential candidate made his first official stop in the city Thursday morning. At a press conference and rally at the David L. Lawrence Convention...

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Atlanta. (TNS)

Joe Biden to visit Pitt

By Alexa Bakalarski / Staff Writer March 30, 2016

On a nationwide tour of three universities, Vice President Joe Biden will visit Pitt next week as part of the It’s On Us campaign, a White House official announced Tuesday. According to a release, Biden...

John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, spoke at Pitt Wednesday afternoon. Jordan Mondell | Staff Photographer

Afghanistan reconstruction expert speaks at Pitt

By Andrew O'Brien / Staff Writer March 30, 2016

Americans may be concerned about dishonest public officials, but at least they don’t have to worry about bribing doctors to receive hospital care. John Sopko, though, does. Sopko, the special inspector...

Pitt settles Johnston lawsuit, looks to form trans inclusion group

Four years after he was expelled, Pitt announced Tuesday that it had settled Seamus Johnston’s lawsuit and would establish a focus group on transgender inclusion. Pitt announced in a joint statement...

Pitt ranked 29th among best large employers

Based on employee responses, Forbes Media has ranked Pitt among the country’s top large employers. Pitt ranked 29th overall of 500 companies included in the country’s top large employers in a survey...

(Photo Courtesy of Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh)

Kesha to headline Pittsburgh Pride in the Streets

By Zoë Hannah / Assistant News Editor March 23, 2016

This year’s Pittsburgh Pride in the Street will have even more glitter than usual. Kesha will headline this year’s event, an annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, according to a Delta Foundation...

PA primaries: A student’s guide

By Zoë Hannah / Assistant News Editor March 23, 2016

Pennsylvania’s finally joining in on the 2016 presidential election — 281 delegates will be up for grabs in the primaries April 26. Pennsylvania voters will be able to cast their ballots for president,...

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