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Editorial: Trump’s first days foreshadow bleak future for the press

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 23, 2017

The election is over, the delegates have voted and the oath has been taken — Donald Trump is the president of the United States. His very first day in office set an early precedent for the future...

GALLERY: Women’s March on Washington

By John Hamilton | Visual Editor • January 21, 2017

Charity Randall Theatre, Pittsburgh — 1:02 p.m.

By Amanda Reed / Assistant News Editor • January 20, 2017

The cast of "Hair" took to the stage during their Cabaret for Peace inauguration event at the Charity Randall Theatre. The cast sang song like "Aquarius," "Hair" and "Let the sun shine in." According...

Washington D.C. — 10:33 a.m.

By Stephen Caruso / Online Visual Editor • January 20, 2017

Paula Sims, 59, is at her fourth inauguration today — her first being Reagan in 1980. A Newark, Delaware resident, she's here with her daughter, Catie Campbell, 18, and her friend Shirl Schanzenbach,...

Editorial: Pittsburgh says it’s committed to immigrants, it’s time to show it

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 18, 2017

In an effort to extend Pittsburgh’s commitment as a welcoming city for all, City Council member Dan Gilman proposed new legislation on Tuesday that will make the city a safer and more livable one for...

Gallery: The weekend in Pitt sports

January 16, 2017

oSTEM making a space LGBTQ+ students in STEM fields

By Janine Faust / Staff Writer • January 13, 2017

Before he came out as gay to his lab group, Alexander Rowden had to figure out what to say when his classmates asked his opinion on certain female celebrities. “They’d be like, ‘Scarlett Johansson's...

New bill aims to end wage gap

By Amanda Reed / Assistant News Editor • January 13, 2017

If a new bill passes in Pittsburgh, the city could be joining New York and Philadelphia in closing the pay gap. Pittsburgh City Councilman Dan Gilman introduced legislation on Jan. 10 that would prohibit...

Nonprofit turns page in PGH’s indie scene with City of Asylum Books

By Elaina Zachos / Senior Staff Writer • January 13, 2017

North Side residents are getting a new neighbor. And that neighbor is serious about books. North Side’s Alphabet City Center will celebrate the opening of City of Asylum Books 11 a.m. Saturday. The...

USPS to issue passports at Pitt

By Alexa Bakalarski and Amanda Reed / News Editors • January 13, 2017

Instead of going to the post office to apply for a passport, the post office is coming to Pitt. Officials from the U.S. Postal Service will be on campus Jan. 17 and 18 to renew U.S. passports for Pitt...