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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
Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant leaves the courtroom at the Eagle County Justice Center April 27, 2004, in Eagle, Colorado.

Opinion | The Kobe Dilemma

By Aidan Segal, Staff Columnist • February 3, 2020
His alleged actions must be acknowledged as a part of his murky legacy.
Kellan Stout put Pitt (7-3) up 3-0 over NC State (12-0) at the start, but Pitt eventually fell to NC State 21-12.

Gymnastics, men’s basketball return to win column over weekend

By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer • February 2, 2020
The weekend in Pitt sports was highlighted by redemption for the gymnastics and men’s basketball squads, while wrestling and women’s basketball fell short of major upsets over ACC foes.

VIDEO: WOTS – What’s the Best Stuff on Campus?

January 30, 2020

At the start of each year, The Pitt News publishes the results of its annual 'Best Of' campus survey. Categories range from ‘best study spot’ to ‘best sushi’. This year’s results are in, let’s...

Yoko Suzuki has taught History of Jazz for the past three semesters.

Jazz Studies: The rest is history

By Madison Brewer, Staff Writer • January 30, 2020
More than 300 students sign up for History of Jazz every semester, which was voted “Best Class” in The Pitt News’ “Best Of” survey this year. The course offers an introduction to the bulk of the history, theory and instrumental classes in Pitt’s Jazz Studies program.
Senior Staff Columnist Julia Kreutzer writes for the opinions desk.

Opinion | Student Press Freedom Day: a glimpse into student journalism

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • January 29, 2020
In honor of Student Press Freedom Day — a national holiday dedicated to celebrating student journalists and emphasizing the need to promote their independence and rights without censorship — I wanted to explain what it is we do here.
SGB has yet to reach a compromise with the SORC on the Center’s new naming guidelines for student organizations that were introduced last semester.

SGB’s SORC proposals given to Dean Bonner

By Anushay Chaudhry, For The Pitt News • January 29, 2020
Student Government Board kicked off their meeting Tuesday night with an announcement from President Zechariah Brown that he had met with SORC coordinator Lynne Miller to discuss SGB’s proposed solutions to new naming guidelines.
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office dismissed two criminal charges faced by Pitt sophomore Matthew Stefurak.

Judge dismisses charges against Pitt sophomore

By Jon Moss, News Editor • January 27, 2020
A local magistrate judge dismissed several charges against a Pitt sophomore on Jan. 16.
Police blotter: Jan. 16-Jan. 22

Police blotter: Jan. 16-Jan. 22

By News Editors • January 23, 2020
This week an individual reported the theft of X-Acto knives from Benedum Hall.
The Office of Sustainability partnered with PittServes, Logistics and The University of Thriftsburgh to implement a textile recycling program on Pitt’s campus. Nineteen collection bins are located around campus.

How Pitt is choosing to reduce, reuse and re-wear

By Amanda Zelnis, For The Pitt News • January 23, 2020
Blue bins, green bins and black bins — oh my. With so many ways to dispose of waste on campus, it can be hard to believe that Pitt didn’t start recycling until 1990. Now, 30 years later, there are even more bins popping up on campus.
If you can’t keep your plants alive you can sign up for horticulture classes at the Phipps Conservatory.

Opinion | Dispatches from home: Winter break vignettes

By The Pitt News Staff • January 5, 2020
Before we move on from winter break, here are five glimpses into the various lives of college students on break.
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