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Fraternity and multicultural sorority hold joint canned food drive

Delta Phi, the United States’ oldest continuous fraternity, wants to start something new.

Joe Madar, president of Delta Phi fraternity, said that every year the three...

Protesters take to Capitol before vote on health care

WASHINGTON — With the historic House vote on health care barely 48 hours away, battle lines hardened and rhetoric sharpened Thursday when thousands of conservatives and anti-...

U.N. to scale back in Kabul as it ponders better security

KABUL — A week after a jarring pre-dawn attack killed five members of its Kabul staff, the United Nations announced plans Thursday to scale back its operations in the city...

Allegheny County Council votes to replace health building with commercial space

County Council plans to sell the Allegheny County Health Department building on Forbes Avenue so developers can replace it...

Former FBI agent discusses forensic science, weapons of mass destruction

Across the nation, television viewers tune in to watch stars use forensic science to crack cases on shows like “Law & Order,” “CSI” and “Bones.”

But how realistic...

Pitt professor earns achievement award for child care

Karen VanderVen helped children long before she earned a lifetime achievement award for her work in child care.

“I had a younger sibling to take care of, and I had jobs...

Pitt could lost $35 million in Westridge investments

University officials say Pitt students won’t be affected by a drop in endowment funds and its $35 million loss in investments, at least not this year.

Pitt spokesman...

Pitt funding a gamble

Pitt could receive state funding, which is already four months late, in the next two weeks.

But the amount of money the University receives will hedge on the fate of a...

Oakland Councilman Bill Peduto reelected

Voters reelected Councilman Bill Peduto in District 8, which includes North Oakland, Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.

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College grads must work even harder to find jobs

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — College students graduating in December and May are likely to be the first in a generation to enter a job market featuring double-digit unemployment. That has...

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SGB candidates face historic lack of competition

The Nov. 19 Student Government Board elections might be marked by a historical lack in competition.

With eight candidates for eight board member positions going uncontested, it will be the first time in at least 30 years that the bare minimum of candidates ran for the board member positions, SGB adviser Joyce Giangarlo said.

Giangarlo said she remembers single-candidate presidential races in the past, but not since 1992, about the year when most freshmen were born.

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