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‘You have to take it with a grain of salt’: Inaccuracies and bias inside Rate My Professors

Popular review site Rate My Professors allows students to share candid thoughts on their courses, but unrecognized biases can sometimes slip in. Many students looking for their next courses use Rate My Professors to hear from their peers before clicking enroll. While some students rely on these crowd-sourced profiles to gauge workloads or strict professors, the anonymous platform may also leave room for inaccuracy.

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City expands deer cull program into Spring Hill/Garden Greenway

SPRING HILL — Since 2023, bow hunters have helped to reduce the deer population in Riverview Park under the City of Pittsburgh’s Deer Management Program. Now the city has added a second location on the Northside for the program. The Spring Hill/Garden Greenway is now hosting hunters during...

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Pitt Women's Lacrosse Inks Eight to 2027 Recruiting Class

PITTSBURGH – Pitt women's lacrosse head coach Emily Boissonneault has announced eight signees to the 2027 recruiting class. Sisley Cain, Elise Capozzi, Cece Clough, Claire Mill, Aubrey Moran, Addison Pitman, Jillian Taylor, and Ava Ventrone are set to join the Panthers next fall. Sisley Cain | San Juan Capistrano,...

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ACC Basketball TV & Schedule - November 13

Find out where to watch all of the ACC men's hoops games on TV or streaming live on any device.

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This Pennsylvania Antique And Resale Shop Carries One Owner’s Heart On Every Shelf, And Its Future Is Still Being Written

Only two people have posted public notes about this small Pennsylvania antique shop, and they could not sound more different. One remembered a wonderful time and a warm, friendly owner, while the other found a sign promising open hours and a locked door. That split tells a bigger story. The...

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WPXI Pittsburgh

At first major hurdle, homeless shelter proposal divides Polish Hill

More than 100 people filled a meeting room underneath the Pittsburgh Housing Authority offices Thursday to speak for and against a proposed homeless shelter in Polish Hill.

Pittsburgh, PA · 15h

WPXI Pittsburgh

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Pitt Eats expands reusable container program

Since the program launched in January 2025, students have checked out more than 22,000 containers.

Pittsburgh Panrs

Gymnastics Signs Three for 2028

PITTSBURGH – Pitt Gymnastics on Wednesday signed three standout student-athletes with the addition of Kylie Dacanay, Devyn Oliveira and Zoe Plummer to the roster for the 2028 season, head coach Casey Jo MacPherson announced. "We're so excited to add another strong and well-rounded class to our program," MacPherson said....

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Bowling Picks Up Wins Over Nationally Ranked Opponents to Finish 4th at Duquesne Invite

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Coppn State's bowling team took fourth in a highly competitive field at the Duquesne Invitational over the weekend at Pines Plaza Lanes. The Eagles went 4-5 overall over the first two days before picking up a pair of victories in bracket play on Sunday to move up to fourth place.

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Canned cocktails are booming, and Pa.’s liquor system isn’t keeping pace

NewsWorks Lab is an independent nonprofit newsroom. Sign up for our free newsletters. For Bill Jackson, owner of Wexford Beer, an independent beer distributor north of Pittsburgh, ordering ready-to-drink cocktails from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board can turn a routine delivery into a half-day’s work. Orders must be loaded one case at a time.

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WPXI Pittsburgh

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Local career tech school teachers plan to strike if contract not reached

Teachers at a local career tech school say they plan to strike.

Monroeville, PA · 2d

CBS Pittsburgh

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Point Park University students face new off-campus housing mandate for 2027-28

Point Park University students said school officials recently revealed a new mandate changing who can live in on-campus housing.

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‘A Long Time Coming’: Remains of WV WWII POW land at Pittsburgh International Airport

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTRF) – After 81 years, a missing World War II soldier has finally come home. The remains of Technical Sergeant Raymond Carl Richmond were returned to West Virginia Wednesday, and at Pittsburgh International Airport, family members gathered to proudly welcome the American hero home. For the Richmond family, bringing Raymond home is a moment […]

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Moracco and Bielak Lead Bobcats in Road Loss to Waynesburg

The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg women's basketball team fell to Waynesburg University, 89-40, Wednesday evening at Marisa Fieldhouse. Tiana Moracco and Jocelyn Bielak led the Bobcats with 14 points apiece in the nonconference matchup. Pitt-Greensburg (0-3) opened the contest with a pair of free throws from Moracco to take...

Greensburg, PA · 1d

USA TODAY

2nd Amtrak train from Pittsburgh to NYC opens before Thanksgiving

In just one week, a second train will pull out of Pittsburgh's station and head toward New York City. Amtrak already offers a route between Pittsburgh and New York City with its Pennsylvanian train , which travels along a scenic route through the Allegheny Mountains, Horseshoe Curve and Pennsylvania Dutch Country. On Nov. 18, another train on the same route will open to the public, with daily routes to and from Pittsburgh and New York. Here's what to know about the new train. Where does Pittsburgh's Amtrak train stop en route to New York? The current train that travels from Pittsburgh to New York City makes stops along its route in Greensburg, Latrobe, Johnstown, Altoona, Tyrone, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Harrisburg, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Exton, Paoli and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Trenton and Newark in New Jersey before reaching NYC. Both the current train and the new train are set to travel along Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line. This line is part of the Premier Corridor, which carries double-stack intermodal traffic traveling between Chicago and New York. How long is Amtrak train ride from Pittsburgh to New York? Pittsburgh's existing Amtrak train takes about nine hours and 20 minutes to reach New York City.

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A jukebox musical’s world premiere in Pittsburgh

This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in-depth reporting about the Pittsburgh area art scene. Sign up here to get it every Wednesday afternoon. The 1985 big-screen romantic comedy “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” wasn’t a box-office hit, and reviews were lukewarm. But in retrospect, it’s become a cult favorite remembered for helping launch the careers of both Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt.

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Pittsburgh’s holiday season is taking shape ahead of Light Up Night

It may only be November, but signs of Christmas are already beginning to appear across Pittsburgh. Holiday trees are popping up in storefront windows, decorations are going up Downtown and crews are preparing Market Square for the return of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest holiday traditions. This year, the Peoples Gas Holiday Market returns to the newly modernized Market Square after temporarily relocating to the Cultural District during construction last year. The market opens Nov. 20 and runs through Christmas Eve, featuring its familiar Alpine-style chalets and vendors offering gifts from local and international makers. More: PPG Place showing early signs of iconic holiday ice rink Sign up: Don’t wait for tomorrow. It’s Steel City TODAY! That opening leads directly into the 65th anniversary of Highmark Light Up Night on Nov. 21. This year’s celebration expands into Arts Landing, where Mount Lebanon native Daya will headline the Xfinity Holiday Jam before the night’s grand finale fireworks. Arts Landing will also debut Highmark Winter Glow: An Arts Landing Light Experience, a new free seasonal attraction designed to illuminate the space throughout the winter. Even Pittsburgh’s bridges are joining the celebration. Light Up Night festivities include a special bridge party, along with tree

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‘What can theater be?’: Inside The Glitterbox Theater’s playful, DIY home in Homestead

The Glitterbox Theater, formed on paper in 2016, grew out of a community of people looking to create an accessible and playful space for local artists to present their work. In light of continuing that growth, co-manager Nick Stocks, 43, raised the question: “What if we invest in a little bit of infrastructure to help people and up their theatrical game a little bit?”

Homestead, PA · 1d

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"One email away:" Inside a Pittsburgh family's search for the ashes of World War II veteran relative

At her home in Carrick, Julia Dry and her son, Jeff Martin, browsed through entries from a war journal penned by Dry’s uncle. "He spent time in Europe traveling and staying with locals that resided there," Martin explained about some of the entries. "They would take the troops in,...

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