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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

Candidates for United States naturalization gather at Schenley Plaza on Monday afternoon to officially become citizens.  Valkyrie Speaker | Staff Photographer

Pittsburgh inaugurates new citizens

By Dylan Shaffer / For the Pitt News October 27, 2015

Without immigrants, there wouldn’t be a Cathedral of Learning. “[Pitt’s neighbors] donated their own scarce resources, their own treasure, and their own sweat to complete the project,” Pitt Chancellor...

The Pitt News explores the dangers of the Red Zone, which occurs within the early Autumn months.  Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Beyond the red

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor October 20, 2015

On fall weekends, while the air is fresh and still invitingly warm, the same scene rolls. Speakers up, drinks poured and best clothes on, Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University students pour into South Oakland...

Pitt joins the list of universities to adopt the Coalition Application.  Terry Tan | Staff Illustrator

Pitt joins coalition to reach low-income students

By Shumeng Yang / For The Pitt News October 14, 2015

For freshman Abigail Vipperman, applying to college at the end of high school was a rush — but not the good kind. “The admissions process was very fast paced,” Vipperman, a biology major, said....

Marchers gather at Bigelow Boulevard to honor Indigenous Peoples Day. | Nikki Moriello / Visual Editor

Oakland honors Indigenous Peoples Day

With pennants and ribbons waving, marchers shut down Bigelow Boulevard as they brought native people and their supporters back to their indigenous roots. At Pitt on Monday, about 200 students and community...

Pitt, FBI warn students of phone scam

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor October 12, 2015

Pitt warned students last week of a phone scam that targets college students. The University released a warning on Friday on the My Pitt home page and through Campus Connect about a phone scam where a...

Protesters stop traffic on Forbes and Bigelow. | Jeffrey Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor

Pittsburgh high school students rally for Rice

Area high school students and community members gathered in Oakland Sunday evening to protest two professional investigations that said police officers in Cleveland acted reasonably in the shooting death...

Pitt grants Harvard philosopher Rescher Prize

By Josh Ye / Staff Writer October 11, 2015

While others were gearing up for homecoming fireworks, about 100 students spent their Friday afternoon learning new ways to think at a Pitt philosophy department lecture. Philosopher Hilary Putnam delivered...

Students made their own signs to protest pro-life demonstrations on campus. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Lepro.

Planned Parenthood demonstrations spark debate

Students on both sides of the Planned Parenthood debate demonstrated today on the William Pitt Union lawn. Students for Life of America, a national organization, and Choose Life at Pitt, a Pitt student...

Students sign their names in support of the Habitat for Humanity pledge to help create a better world.  Kate Koenig | Staff Photographer

World Habitat Day’s Pitt debut

By Casey Schmauder / For The Pitt News October 5, 2015

Pitt’s Habitat for Humanity handed out Skittles and M&M packages Monday, but the messages on the candy wrappers were not so sweet. “By 2030, UN-HABITAT, [United Nations Human Settlements Program]...

Deadline approaching for voter registration

By Elizabeth Lepro / Assistant News Editor September 28, 2015

Pennsylvania residents who want to vote in the Nov. 3 municipal election must register by Monday, Oct. 5, according to the Allegheny County Divisions Office. In the Pittsburgh municipal elections slated...

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