The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

VFW Wreath Ceremony

VFW Wreath Ceremony

By Subhana Chaudhri / Staff Photographer September 17, 2014

Chancellor Gallagher opened and closed the ceremony Tuesday. 

Veterans honored at VFW centennial ceremony

Veterans honored at VFW centennial ceremony

By Conor McAteer / Staff Writer September 17, 2014

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher hung a wreath near Forbes Avenue yesterday, but Christmas isn’t for nearly another 100 days.Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars followed Pitt ROTC students to watch as...

Hidden treasures: Get outdoors with geocaching

Hidden treasures: Get outdoors with geocaching

By Jessica Iacullo / Staff Writer September 17, 2014

Thanks to technology, treasure hunting is back. It’s called geocaching now, and Chris Stevenson, a 26-year-old Ontario native, has unearthed bounty just beyond the Cathedral on Schenley Park’s grounds. “I’ve...

Website aims to change how colleges measure graduates

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer September 14, 2014

Each year, Pitt omits a large portion of students in its graduation rates.The U.S. Department of Education does not allow schools to include transfer students in their calculations. But the Student Achievement...

US NEWS CMP-ROTC-ADV05 LA

US NEWS CMP-ROTC-ADV05 LA

By Dave Getzschman August 28, 2014

Kaitlyn Benitez-Strine, 17, from left, speaks with ROTC representatives Anna Thompson, 22, and Isabel Lopez, 18, at Stanford University, April 29, 2011, in Stanford, California. Following a ban of about...

Pitt researchers evaluate physical traits of female, male Marines

Pitt researchers evaluate physical traits of female, male Marines

By Aileen Ryan / Staff Writer August 28, 2014

Pitt researchers are looking further into doubts that women can join men with their boots on the ground.Researchers from Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) began collecting data...

Pa. residents respect PSU over Pitt, CMU, UPenn

Pa. residents respect PSU over Pitt, CMU, UPenn

By Raechelle Landers / Staff Writer August 25, 2014

Pennsylvania residents have something to say — Pitt isn’t all that great. Not compared to Penn State, at least.This summer, a Harper Polling survey found Pennsylvanians respect Penn State University...

Pitt students testify at EPA hearings downtown

By Ilya Yashin / Staff Writer August 2, 2014

The second and final day of federal hearings about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan concluded Downtown on Friday.The CPP, announced June 2,includes plans to cut carbon...

Pitt grad leverages pageant crown to spread personal message

Pitt grad leverages pageant crown to spread personal message

By Cristina Holtzer / News editor May 28, 2014

Valerie Gatto gets everything a college girl would want for free: a stylist, a tanning package and a scholarship. She even met one of the stars of “Law & Order: SVU.”“But I’m not in college; I’m...

First same-sex marriages in Allegheny County bring new concerns

First same-sex marriages in Allegheny County bring new concerns

By Josh Ye / For The Pitt News May 27, 2014

For Lyndsey Sickler, the legalization of same-sex marriage encourages younger LGBTQ people to feel more comfortable being themselves because they are entering “a world where their relationship and how...

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