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‘Horace and Pete’: C.K.’s brilliant gamble pays off

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor • May 31, 2016

If anyone is able to marry comedy and tragedy effectively, it’s Louis C.K., but never has he done it so deftly as with “Horace and Pete.” The exploration of family and human life through the ancestral...

Student harassed near Shadyside, police say

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • May 21, 2016

A female student reported to Pitt police on Friday that she was harassed by a man while jogging on campus. According to a Pitt police crime alert, an Asian man, described as about 75 years-old, grabbed...

Nurse Practitioners Push for Full Authority

By Erin Hare / Staff Writer • May 17, 2016

The Department of Health and Human Services projects that by 2020, the country will face a shortage of 20,400 primary care doctors. While medical experts can only guess at the cause for the declining...

Editorial: Penn State letter dismisses sexual assault victims

By The Pitt News Editorial Board / May 11, 2016 • May 10, 2016

A university should never defend a legacy — no matter how famous the legacy — at the expense of its students’ well-being. New reports from Penn State University’s Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal...

Gallery: This Week in Photos

By Pitt News Photo Staff • April 22, 2016

Pitt falls in first round of ACC Tournament

By Ryan Reichardt / Staff Writer • April 20, 2016

Pitt women’s tennis struggled to put up a fight against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the ACC Women’s Tennis Tournament. Pitt traveled down to Cary, North Carolina, to face off...

Editorial: Casual Friday

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 1, 2016

Shotgun wedding Yesterday, a Kentucky couple visiting Louisville ran into some intimidating-looking dudes asking them what’s in their pockets. But instead of having her ring stolen, the man’s girlfriend...

Myra Carbonell

By Elizabeth Lepro • March 29, 2016

Some small facts slip from Myra Carbonell’s memory: her grandson’s age, the name of the second person in her favorite folk duo, her ex-husband’s birthday. But memories come easily. There’s the lingering image of coming home from school in the Bronx to find her father asleep in the Barcalounger, the putrid sweet taste of Manischewitz doled out in Hebrew school or the first time she saw performers dance down the aisles in “The Sound of Music.”Most of her nostalgia comes with a soundtrack. When she

Unsung heroes Levitch, Luther shine in Pitt-Louisville

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • February 25, 2016

In a game featuring star players like Damion Lee, Chinanu Onuaku, Jamel Artis and Michael Young, one would expect the usual suspects to dominate. But in this season’s second meeting between Pitt and...

No. 11 Louisville utilizes late run to down Panthers

By Chris Puzia / Contributing Editor • February 25, 2016

While Pitt opened both halves of Wednesday’s matchup strong, its opponent heated up when it mattered most — at the end of the game. Despite leading for more than 23 minutes and receiving a career...