Vol. 105 Issue 57
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Pittnews.com
Monday, October 26, 2014
The Talbert Report
Against satirists and their ilk
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MCT Campus
Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor
Give it away
Pitt fumbles, never recovers, loses to GT
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Dorothy Hayes, chemistry and finance, and Maddie Loewenguth, political science, participated in “Oxford in October,” which raised more than $1,100 for Children’s Miracle Network. Zach Schaffer | Senior Staff Photographer
Pitt gives up lead over FSU
App created for assault victims Kathleen Fennell Staff Writer Connecting to a domestic violence hotline is the single greatest factor in reducing domestic violence injuries, reassaults and homicides.
The Women’s Center and Shelter (WC&S) of Greater Pittsburgh, founded in 1974, had these facts in mind when it created RUSafe, a smartphone app that helps users identify potentially dangerous situations and contact a domestic violence hotline in their area.
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The Pittsburgh app debuted in the Apple and Android app stores in local areas in November 2013 and will be available nationwide Nov. 1. Users in immediate peril can
App
Volleyball
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Heather Tennant | Staff Photographer