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Zombie culture in Pittsburgh

By Katelyn Binetti / Staff Illustrator • April 7, 2015

Service workers rally outside the Cathedral of Learning

By Meghan Sunners / Staff Photographer • April 7, 2015

Service workers rally, negotiations continue

By Dale Shoemaker and Elizabeth Lepro / The Pitt News Staff • April 7, 2015

A giant bag of money sat on the railing of the Cathedral of Learning, but it was just out of reach for Marylou Fennell.Fennell, who works as a mover and receiver at Pitt, marched on Tuesday around the...

Feminism and Fracking: Activist speaks at Pitt

By Mark Pesto / Staff Writer • April 6, 2015

Even after twice spending more than two weeks in jail, Sandra Steingraber emits passion — but not anger — when she talks about her opposition to fracking. Steingraber, a biologist, author of four...

Pitt tightens Greek life eligibility requirements

By Harrison Kaminsky and Dale Shoemaker / The Pitt News Staff • April 2, 2015

Under new requirements, Pitt will now bar many first-semester freshmen from joining Greek life. With a focus on “academic excellence,” Pitt’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life said in a release...

Pitt to circulate national sexual assault survey

By Dale Shoemaker / Assistant News Editor • April 1, 2015

Pitt announced Monday that it will survey students as part of a national campaign to measure the frequency of sexual assault on campus. Pitt is participating in a survey from Association of American Universitie...

Colorful voices: Rainbow Alliance hosts annual talent show

By Elizabeth Lepro and Dale Shoemaker / The Pitt News Staff • April 1, 2015

At Brandon Benjamin’s first “Rainbow Voices” event his freshman year, he professed his love for a boy. At this year’s “Rainbow Voices,” Benjamin, now a senior, read a letter from Peter, a...

Turn down for what: WHO releases hearing loss report

By Gabriel Naccarato / For The Pitt News • April 1, 2015

At the one concert Mackenzie Brown treats herself to each month, she focuses more on enjoying the night than thinking about wearing protective earplugs.“I’m willing, but I would only consider [wearing...

Uber puts women in the driver’s seat

By Katelyn Binetti / Staff Illustrator • March 30, 2015

Laverne Cox speaks at Pitt

By Alyson Derrick / Staff Photographer • March 30, 2015