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The Pitt News

Redshirt first-year defensive back Paris Ford (12) runs past redshirt sophomore defensive back Phil Campbell (24) after receiving a punt. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Gallery: Spring Blue and Gold game

By Thomas Yang | Visual Editor April 15, 2018

The Panthers split their football team into Blue and Gold sides Saturday afternoon for their annual Spring Game, a contest in which neither offense looked exceptional. It proved fitting that a defensive...

Ohio added its fifth run of the game off of senior pitcher Kayla Harris during the Panther’s 6-1 loss to the Bobcats. (Photo by Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer)

Softball falls to Ohio, 6-1

By Michael Nitti | Staff Writer March 27, 2018

Pitt softball (17-12-1) traveled to Athens Wednesday to take on Ohio University (15-12) in a non conference matchup. Pitt baseball was scheduled to take on West Virginia University in the 156th Backyard...

Jared Wilson-Frame will be staying with Pitt, according to reports. (Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Stevenson, Wilson-Frame plan to stay at Pitt

Two Pitt men’s basketball players who requested release from the program upon the firing of head coach Kevin Stallings are staying with program after Pitt hired Duke’s Jeff Capel Tuesday. According...

Rachael Bindas wasn’t satisfied with the way gender, race and familial structure was being portrayed in popular children’s books — so she decided to make her own.

Rachael Bindas: All the write reasons

By Lexi Kennell and Amanda Reed March 25, 2018

Rachael Bindas was reading children’s books to her 4-year-old sister, Bria, in the summer of 2017. The books focused on important topics for children to learn — like nature and love — but featured...

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher speaks at a Board of Trustees meeting in February.

Letter to the Editor | Is Pitt practicing what it preaches?

March 15, 2018

Pitt’s investment in immunotherapy cancer treatment is clearly in line with the University’s mission. But a growing number of students and faculty are calling on Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and...

The Qdoba on Forbes Avenue has permanently closed. (Photo by Janine Faust / Contributing Editor)

Forbes Qdoba closed after lawsuit, health violations

By John Hamilton / Managing Editor March 15, 2018

The Forbes Avenue Qdoba closed after the Qdoba Restaurant Corp. sued the franchise’s owners for breach of contract because of numerous code violations. Qdoba filed a lawsuit in the Allegheny County...

 “Zaki” was the first album released by the band Zaki and consists of seven original tracks. (Photo courtesy of Jack Stauber)

Zaki defies genre in debut of self-titled album

By Sarah Connor, Staff Writer March 12, 2018

Jesse Descutner, a 2016 Pitt graduate, heard the environmental term “urban heat island” in an undergraduate urban studies class and immediately thought it would be a good name for his band. In that...

Pitt vs Virginia. Feb. 24, 2018. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Photos: Kevin Stallings’ tumultuous two years at Pitt

By TPN Visual Staff March 11, 2018

Pitt fired men's basketball coach Kevin Stallings Thursday, ending his short, tumultuous tenure with the Panthers. Details of his buyout are still cloudy, but it's clear that Stallings will no longer be...

Pitt students write why they think birth control matters at the art installation, “My Body is My Own,” organized by Planned Parenthood Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Sarah Cutshall | Staff Photographer)

Students petition for reproductive rights at “My Body is My Own” exhibit

Bright pink flags dot the lawn outside the William Pitt Union on one of the first warm days of spring semester as students kneel to read the stories written on each individual marker — sometimes pausing...

The 14 teams that played in the tournament competed for the grand prize of tickets to the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in March. (Photo courtesy of Cheyenne Knight)

Wheel city: Pitt groups team up to host 3-on-3 adaptive sports tournament

By David Leftwich | Senior Staff Writer February 27, 2018

The Chair Bears claimed the title in Pitt’s inaugural 3-vs-3 Wheelchair Basketball Tournament last Saturday. The tournament featured 14 teams — a significant outcome for a school that had no program...

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