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‘Simply fun’: Students find interests, friends with Pitt’s more than 400 clubs

By Khushi Rai, Staff Writer • August 25, 2022

A new semester means a new opportunity to join Pitt’s more than 400 student organizations — anything from club sports to Knittsburgh, a knitting and crocheting group.

April Fools Edition | Oakland Critters replace therapy dogs in mass firing

By Colm Slevin, Senior Staff Writer • April 1, 2022

Pitt fired all the dogs in the Therapy Dog Tuesday program on Friday. Faced with budget issues, Pitt made the decision to replace the trained therapy dogs with stray animals from South Oakland.

‘Made for this’: Therapy Dog Tuesdays bring joy, relieve stress for students

By Allison Radziwon, Senior Staff Writer • March 29, 2022

Therapy dogs visit the Cathedral’s first floor every Tuesday to help students destress.

Satire | Nine problems therapy dogs can’t fix

By Alex Dolinger, Staff Columnist • August 20, 2020

This is shaping up to be an anxiety-inducing school year, and without our furry friends to give us their silent yet transcendent wisdom, we are essentially raw-dogging it through a year when we need dogs most.

Therapy dogs bring contentment and comfort to campus

By Kieran Mclean, Staff Writer • August 20, 2018

Marsha Robbins' therapy dog program has been bringing calming canines to Pitt for years.

Pets of Pitt: students find furry friends on campus

By Prachi Patel / Staff Writer • July 3, 2017

Winston prowls around a house on Bates Street — meowing, knocking things over with his black-and-white paws and chewing on the mail. For Georgia Vidal, a college student with a limited budget, housing...