Editorial: Elephant death is tragic, but zoo does more good than harm
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 4, 2017
With Labor Day signalling the end of the summer season for many Pittsburghers, a number chose to take the day off to visit the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium. Most came to see the animals. But after the deaths of a three-month-old elephant calf and the zoo’s oldest male tiger in rapid succession la...
Pets of Pitt: students find furry friends on campus
By Prachi Patel / Staff Writer
July 3, 2017
Winston prowls around a house on Bates Street — meowing, knocking things over with his black-and-white paws and chewing on the mail. For Georgia Vidal, a college student with a limited budget, housing space and time, her cat is a handful. Vidal, a fifth-year senior majoring in media and professional co...