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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 19, 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.

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...

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...

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...