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The Pitt News

Former running back Qadree Ollison will be the only Pitt player participating in the NFL Combine this year.

Early look at the NFL Combine

By Adin Link, Staff Writer February 27, 2019
his weekend will be make it or break it for 337 NFL prospects. Teams will find out who can perform under pressure and make it in the NFL.
(Illustration by Sylvia Freeman | Staff Illustrator)

Don’t trivialize recreational clubs in college

Before students even set foot on campus, they’re hit with the same phrase a thousand times — “college will be the best four years of of your life.” While cliche and outdated, that saying accomplishes...

(Image by Thomas Yang and Caroline Baroque | TPN Staff)

Don’t let responsibilities ruin your summer

By Brian Gentry | Senior Columnist April 22, 2018

When I was a kid and it got above 90 degrees, my parents would put out a sprinkler in the lawn and my brother and I would spend hours running back and forth through the water. My parents would work in...

(Illustration by Abigail Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Shock over memes doesn’t mean much

By Brian Gentry | Columnist February 1, 2018

When news broke last week that some members of Pitt College Republicans were participating in a private GroupMe that shared racist memes, headlines may as well have read, “College students say something...

Pitt seniors Derek Arnold and Max Kneis petitioned to bring the band the Haus Band Trio back to Hofbrauhaus on College Night after it was replaced by a DJ. (Photo by Christian Snyder | Multimedia Editor)

Battle for the band: students trade pop for performance at Hofbrauhaus College Night

By Siddhi Shockey | Staff Writer February 1, 2018

In the great beer hall at Hofbrauhaus every Thursday night, college students dance under the warm light of chandeliers to authentic live music — partaking in a beloved College Night tradition. But...

Brianna Rae Brochu, a University of Hartford first-year student, faces hate crime charges after intentionally contaminating her roommate’s possessions for more than a month. (West Hartford Police Department)

Hartford hate crime shows what happens when students stay silent

By Sarah Shearer | Columnist November 5, 2017

Imagine walking into your dorm room at the end of a long day. You get ready for bed, brush your teeth and apply lotion. The faint smell of — moldy clams? — doesn’t quite hit but lingers questionably...

Three Dartmouth College professors were placed on paid leave after they were accused of sexual misconduct. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Responding to sexual misconduct, NPR succeeds where Dartmouth fails

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 1, 2017

Sprawled across Dartmouth College’s campus last week were posters that read “Where is Prof. Paul Whalen?” and “Where is Prof. Bill Kelley?” The signs refer to two of the three professors at Dartmouth...

Adidas’ director of global sports marketing for basketball Jim Gatto was arrested by the FBI Sept. 26 for a pay-for-play scandal involving college basketball programs. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Change the system to avoid pay-for-play scandals

By Will Schulman | For The Pitt News November 1, 2017

The Federal Bureau of Investigation made headlines in the sports world when it arrested 10 people Sept. 26 for a pay-for-play scandal, in which coaches, agents and shoe company employees sent and received...

(Illustration by Garrett Aguilar | Staff Illustrator)

Continuing Kosher customs at Market to Go

By Ana Altchek | For The Pitt News October 15, 2017

Sitting by the candle lights and surrounded by the people I loved, I experienced my religion — Judaism — as a culture of warmth and comfort. Growing up, Friday nights at my home were a time of decompressing...

(Illustration by Garrett Aguilar | Staff Illustrator)

College is hard, but it’s just the start

By Taylor Pecarchik / Staff Writer September 14, 2017

There’s no doubt that people go to college so they can get a good job. It’s why I go to college. It’s probably why you do, too. But for a lot of students at Pitt, future plans are still a little...

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