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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University completed renovations to the quiet floor of Hillman for the fall 2018 semester.

Hillman noise levels prompt complaints

By Adaugoamaji Nwankpa, For The Pitt News December 9, 2018
As finals season approaches, more and more students have been dissatisfied with the noise level at Hillman as they migrate there to do last-minute cramming.
Students recall strange Hillman sightings

Students recall strange Hillman sightings

By Julia Zenkevich, For The Pitt News December 9, 2018
Hillman Library is a hub for finals week mania, filled with the stress of looming deadlines and Red Bull-fueled all-nighters.
Junior non-fiction writing and communication double major Abigail Tesfay (left) received a massage from a professional masseuse during Hillman’s “Long Night Against Procrastination” event Monday night.

LNAP offers pre-finals stress relief for students

By Emily Wolfe, Senior Staff Writer December 4, 2018
On Monday night at Hillman, some settled in for a long winter’s LNAP — the “Long Night Against Procrastination.”
Students study in the renovated fourth floor of Hillman Library.

Students study and slumber in newly renovated Hillman Library

By Noah Manalo, Staff Writer September 14, 2018
Students react to Hillman Library's new fourth floor, complete with group study spaces and expanded archives.
A sign in Hillman Library with the library's policy against hot food. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

No hot food for thought: Hillman enforces food policy

By Sam Weber | For The Pitt News April 19, 2018

After spending numerous hours on the ground floor of Hillman Library preparing for exams last week, Pitt junior psychology and chemistry major Geena Richards saw students getting turned away at the door...

Library specialist Christeen Jerin (left) and Hillman Library information manager Caroline Brown (right) are two of 19 full-time employees that assist students at Pitt’s libraries. (Photo by Remy Samuels | Staff Writer)

Check it out: making stacks at the library

Entering the ground floor of the Hillman library, the expanse of desks, chairs and long tables encouraging group studying and collaboration are immediately noticeable. To the right of the entrance is the...

Randall Halle, a professor of German film and cultural studies, discusses his former financial struggles as a student during Wednesday’s “Strengthening Our Safety Net for Students” event. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Community calls for financial safety net

By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer January 25, 2018

Valkyrie Speaker was one of several who shed tears while sharing experiences of financial struggle before and during college Wednesday afternoon. “When I applied to Pitt, I was homeless,” Speaker...

Bob Johnson's legacy was celebrated with the release of the Bob Johnson Papers. (Photo courtesy of William Daw)

Pitt celebrates late professor’s life and work

By Lauren Forsythe | For The Pitt News September 25, 2017

Students studying on the ground floor of Hillman Library Saturday afternoon may have been a bit surprised to hear African drumming, poetry readings and the sounds of stamping feet and clapping hands coming...

Kate Koenig | Visual Editor

Debunking Hillman’s dirtiest secret

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer February 12, 2016

Playboy Magazine once ranked Hillman Library’s first floor as one of the best places in the country to meet women. Fact or fiction? Urban legends already hold a special place in our culture — Bigfoot,...

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