There have been over 100 bomb threats in the past few months at the University of Pittsburgh by a group calling themselves the “Threateners.” The threats have turned university life upside down in the weeks leading up to graduation. Andrew Shull is the News Editor at The Pitt News, the independent student newspaper at the University of Pittsburgh. He joins us to discuss the threats and how student life has been affected on campus.
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