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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pirates fans pose for a picture.  Theo Schwarz | Senior Staff Photographer

Pirates fans have no reason to lessen expectations

By Chad Cameron / Staff Writer April 4, 2016

Snow isn’t typically associated with Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. But as a sellout crowd of 39,500 people prepared to pack PNC Park on Sunday, crews on the inside rushed to shovel away the...

Pittsburgh has the potential to be the filming location for the next Star Wars movie.  Jeff Ahearn & Nikki Moriello | Assistant Visual & Visual Editors

The case to land Star Wars in Pittsburgh

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer December 14, 2015

Who says Tatooine has to stay in a galaxy far, far away? With the resurgence of the “Star Wars” franchise coinciding with Pittsburgh’s erupting big-ticket film scene, Steeltown seems as poised as...

Film frontier: Pittsburgh in the movies

By Nick Mullen & Jack Trainor / Culture Staff November 13, 2015

Hollywood is beginning to discover the City of Bridges as the next city of movie sets. In recent years, Pittsburgh has served as a blue-collar backdrop for a multitude of notable films and genres, from...

More bike lanes would increase safety for local bikers.  Pitt News File Photo

Being biker friendly requires bike lanes

By Alyssa Lieberman / Columnist November 2, 2015

I’ve had endless conversations with my cyclist friends about the stress of biking through Oakland’s crowded intersections. It’s understandable, considering the reckless nature of the city drivers...

Aby Sobotka-Briner | Staff Illustrator

Food deserts require action, not shame

By Alyssa Lieberman / Columnist October 29, 2015

As Pitt students fill out the lines at Chipotle and Einstein’s, they might fail to realize that access to food is an issue playing out in our own backyards. Pittsburgh is riddled with food deserts —...

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