Freshman dies in Sutherland Hall
By staff report
published: Mon, 27 Oct, 2008
Oliver M. Hertzel, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, died from an apparent suicide Monday, Pitt spokesman John Fedele confirmed.
Two students dead in Arkansas campus shooting
By UWIRE
published: Mon, 27 Oct, 2008
Two University of Central Arkansas students were shot and killed Sunday evening and a third man, not a student, was injured.
Stull carted off the field
By Mike Gladysz / Sports Editor
published: Sat, 25 Oct, 2008
Pitt quarterback Bill Stull was carted off the field on a stretcher during the third quarter of Pitt's game against Rutgers Saturday.
Despite economy, city's cultural district still strong
By Justin Jacobs / A and E Editor
published: Thu, 16 Oct, 2008
The people of Pittsburgh get it: The economy is in the gutter. Economic woe is in the newspaper, on TV and on the lips of anyone concerned about where all their money just went.
Pitt and the President: Oct. 15
By Dana Edmunds / Staff Writer
published: Thu, 16 Oct, 2008
The third and final presidential debate aired last night, giving voters one more chance to hear Sen. Barack Obama's and Sen. John McCain's platforms. After viewing the debate, The Pitt News Focus Group discussed how each candidate's performance could affect the polls on Election Day Nov. 4.
Police Academy sniffs for bombs
By Lindsay Carroll / Senior Staff Writer
published: Thu, 16 Oct, 2008
Tick, tick, tick. 'Originally, bomb squads were trained to turn the lights off and listen,' said Detective Andre Henderson to the students of the Citizens' Police Academy.
EU names Pitt 'Center for Excellence'
By Brandon Ellis / Staff Writer
published: Thu, 16 Oct, 2008
A commission from the European Union named Pitt as a European Union Center for Excellence, making it one of 11 U.S. universities to hold such a distinction.
Penguins cut through discounted ticket plan
By Tony Jovenitti / Staff Writer
published: Wed, 15 Oct, 2008
A few seconds before the final horn sounded in the sudden-death overtime period of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season opener in Stockholm, Sweden, Tyler Kennedy punched the puck across the choppy Swedish ice and into the mesh behind the Ottawa Senators goaltender.
Geneticist says evolution may be near its end
By Laurie Goering / Chicago Tribune
published: Tue, 14 Oct, 2008
Human evolution may be winding down as the forces that once drove it 'mdash; older fathers, isolated populations and widespread child mortality 'mdash; are disappearing, a geneticist at the University College London argues.
Hofstra prepares for hosting McCain, Obama
By Karla Schuster / Newsday
published: Tue, 14 Oct, 2008
After investing $3.5 million in construction and planning, Hofstra University found out there was something missing from its preparations for this week's third and final presidential debate.
