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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Mourners and passersby pay tribute to the victims outside the Tree of Life Synagogue on Sunday afternoon.

The Tree of Life massacre: What happened

By Rachel Romac, Staff Writer • October 27, 2019
With 11 dead and six injured by a shooter who used anti-Semitic slurs, Pittsburgh was thrust into the limelight as the location of what is now known as the worst anti-Semitic attack in the nation’s history.
“To Those Who Grasp It: Responding to October 27” is a traveling exhibit that will be located in the Kimbo Gallery in the William Pitt Union until Oct. 16, then it will be moved to the Department of History in Posvar Hall until Dec. 6.

Student-organized exhibit honors Tree of Life massacre

By Sarah Berg, For The Pitt News • October 7, 2019
An exhibit, titled “To Those Who Grasp It: Student Responses to October 27th” opened Sunday in the William Pitt Union’s Kimbo Gallery.

VIDEO: Tree of Life Memorial Exhibit

October 6, 2019

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Editorial | Gab back online: a public safety hazard

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 29, 2018
Gab was taken down last month after it’s ties to the Tree of Life gunman were revealed to the world — but it’s back up as of this weekend, which should alarm anyone who cares about public safety.
Professors examine gun violence, mental health correlation

Professors examine gun violence, mental health correlation

By Maggie Young, For The Pitt News • November 27, 2018
After 346 mass shootings in 2017, 321 have occurred so far in 2018 — and studies continue to show an increasing number of these incidents.
Donate blood all year round

Donate blood all year round

By Mackenzie Oster, For The Pitt News • November 19, 2018
When mass tragedies strike, the prevalence of violence in our world resurfaces and the first impulse is to find a way to help. This is often why the influx of blood donations heighten around times that such unfortunate incidents occur.
Trump's inadequate response to the Tree of Life shooting

Trump’s inadequate response to the Tree of Life shooting

By Mackenzie Oster, For The Pitt News • November 16, 2018
Trump’s initial response to the Pittsburgh shooting was to suggest the addition of armed guards in places of worship and a stricter implementation of the death penalty. Both of Trump’s suggestions model the behavior that they seek to prevent — the addition of more violence and death to society.
People comfort each other after the mass shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill.

Editorial: Remember mental health of shooting victims

By The Pitt News Editorial • November 12, 2018
Pittsburgh is still feeling the damage a mass shooting can have on a community. We’re tired of reading about it. We’re tired of writing about it. And we’re acutely aware, after having lived through it and after one person was a part of two of these events in the span of a year, that mass shootings have become a cultural problem that must be fixed.
A woman speaks to a crowd of people protesting anti-Semitic violence through a megaphone on Tuesday.

Trump protests disrespectful to shooting victims

By Josh Beylinson, For The Pitt News • November 5, 2018
I was shocked to see so many protesters near where Trump paid his respects to the fallen. A memorial to the Tree of Life shooting victims is not the place to stage a political protest, and is downright disrespectful to Jews.

#CallItWhatItIs: An open letter from Jewish university students in Pittsburgh

November 5, 2018
The Pittsburgh and Jewish communities are hurting. But we are strong. In Pittsburgh, in Squirrel Hill, and in Judaism, we honor resilience and connection — we are the City of Bridges after all.
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