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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost speaks at the Allegheny County Democratic Committee office on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

Photos: Maxwell Frost campaigns for Kamala Harris

By Alex Jurkuta, Visual Editor • October 23, 2024

Florida congressman Maxwell Frost visited the Allegheny County Democratic Committee office in Pittsburgh to campaign for Kamala Harris.

Henry Cohen, from College Democrats at Pitt, and Josh Minsky, from College Republicans at Pitt, debate a range of political topics at an event hosted by Bridge Pittsburgh on Tuesday night in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room.

Bridge Pittsburgh hosts second annual debate between Pitt College Democrats, Republicans

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • March 27, 2024
Bridge Pittsburgh, a nonpartisan political club on campus, hosted its second annual debate between Pitt College Democrats and College Republicans on Tuesday evening in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room.

Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar packs Stack’d

By Rachel Romac, For The Pitt News • September 18, 2019
Sen. Amy Klobuchar entered Stack’d Burgers and Beer with a strong smile and wave, to chants of “Amy! Amy! Amy!” from the bar area and the sidewalk next to the restaurant.
Braddock Mayor John Fetterman discusses his plans to run for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor with Pitt Democrats Tuesday night. (Photo by Christian Snyder | Online Visual Editor)

Fetterman responds to tough student questions

By Christian Snyder, Multimedia Editor • January 17, 2018

On the chalkboard in room 236 of the Cathedral of Learning Tuesday night were some small illustrations of a bird and a dog, followed by “ing.” Put it together and you get bird-dogging, the act of...

Peter Brath, an economics and political science major, debates for the Pitt College Republicans. (Photo by Sarah Cutshall | Staff Photographer)

Pitt political groups face off in first ‘great three-way debate’

By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer • November 29, 2017

Ben Sheppard, president of Pitt’s Libertarian group Students for Liberty, went after both major political parties in his opening remarks during the first-ever three-way debate with the College Democrats...

Bob Inglis, a former U.S. Representative and Executive Director of republicEn, co-led a presentation on social and political polarization. (Photo by Issi Glatts | Staff Photographer)

Event explores conflict over climate change

By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer • October 30, 2017

Highlighting the existing political lines at Pitt was not what Samuel Ressin had in mind while planning his Polarization vs. the Planet event. Ressin — the president of the Climate Stewardship Society...

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