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 Protesters gathered in front of the Supreme Court building Dec. 5, 2017, the day the court was to hear the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case was decided in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop June 4, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Supreme Court’s decision hurts LGBTQ+ community

By The Pitt News Editorial Board June 6, 2018

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed “hostility” toward a local baker when it decided he had discriminated against gay couple by refusing to bake a cake for...

Friends hold a sheer tapestry over the head of Kamya Menon, the bride in the Pitt Pakistani Student Association’s Mock Shaadi event. (Photo courtesy of Jorge Santiago)

Labor of love: PSA puts on Mock Shaadi

By Shahum Ajmal | Staff Writer April 16, 2018

Two first-year students exchanged vows in the William Pitt Union ballroom Saturday night — but all in good fun. The bride and groom were volunteer participants in the Pitt Pakistani Student Association’s...

Kissing for keeps at Heinz Chapel

Kissing for keeps at Heinz Chapel

October 8, 2015
When Bill Young overheard a Pitt Pathfinder telling a student about the legend of Heinz Chapel, he thought the legend was a myth.The young director of Communication Services at Pitt listened as a tour guide told a prospective student and his grandparents that couples who kiss on the steps of Heinz Chapel are destined to wed there and enjoy a long marriage.The elderly couple turned to each other with knowing smiles. “It’s absolutely true,” the grandparents, who wed in the Chapel, said.Even though
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