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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Protesters gather around an intersection on CMU’s campus on Thursday, Oct. 3.

Students, community members march for Lebanon and Palestine

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • October 4, 2024
About 250 students, alumni and community members marched in solidarity with Lebanon and Palestine on Thursday evening in a demonstration organized by several pro-Palestinian activist organizations.

‘Until my last breath’: Dannielle Brown leads march across Pittsburgh college campuses

By Ashton Crawley and Rebecca Johnson • September 13, 2020
About 100 people participated in Friday’s 40 for 40 march. The march — which took place on the 19th anniversary of 9/11 — commemorated the 40 people who lost their lives in Flight 93, as well as the football jersey number of Marquis Jaylen Brown.
Demonstrators at the fourth annual Pittsburgh Women’s March walk through the rain on Saturday.

March to Market Square: Women’s March Pittsburgh takes on fourth year

By Caroline Bourque, Elise Lavallee, and Lucy Li • January 21, 2020
Hosted by Women’s March D.C. and Indivisible Pittsburgh, the fourth annual Pittsburgh Women’s March was subtitled “Hear our vote! No to war!”
Gallery: Pittsburgh Pride

Gallery: Pittsburgh Pride

By Thomas Yang, Visual Editor • June 11, 2019

Duke's Zion Williamson (1) glides to the basket for a dunk in the opening minutes of play against Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 14.

Take 5: March is lacking madness

By Staff • March 27, 2019
Even with Rob Gronkowski announcing his retirement, the Steelers still seem to be in the spotlight when it comes to drama. According to one of our writers, that may never end, even after losing Bell and Brown.
Opinion | Women's March fails its principles

Opinion | Women’s March fails its principles

By Ana Altchek, Columnist • January 16, 2019
By eliminating a whole group of women from inclusion in the movement, the Women’s March is unfortunately succumbing to an equally harmful form of discrimination and inequality. No woman can write the story of another and the Women’s March has failed its commitments.
A group of Walmart employees march behind a company truck as it makes its way through EQT’s pride parade, which has been criticized as being too centered around corporations. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Pittsburgh packs the streets for Pride 2018

By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer • June 12, 2018

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple lit up downtown Pittsburgh over the weekend as members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies united to celebrate their differences and show support for the...

Protesters march down Forbes Avenue during Saturday’s March for Science. (Photo by Kenan Meral | Staff Writer)

March for matter: Community comes together for science

By Kenan Meral | Staff Writer • April 15, 2018

Citing an “attack on science and science finding,” Dana Kellerman went to Washington, D.C., last April to join the first March for Science. One year later, Kellerman, a 52-year-old resident of Fox...

Pitt honors Holocaust victims in annual remembrance walk

Pitt honors Holocaust victims in annual remembrance walk

By Thompson Wymard | Staff Writer • April 13, 2018

A procession of Pitt community members dressed in black marched from from Trees Hall to the Bigelow Lawn Wednesday night. The mourning colors were worn not just to remember one death, but millions. Pitt’s...

Students and other demonstrators lead the Pittsburgh's March for our Lives Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

‘We’re fed up:’ Thousands demand action against gun violence in Pgh march

By Kenan Meral | For The Pitt News • March 24, 2018

More than 30,000 people marched through Downtown Saturday afternoon, chanting “enough is enough” and “books not bullets” and waving signs with slogans such as, “If kids are old enough to get...

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