Board of trustees approves $56 million Scaife Hall repair and renovation project
Alan Magee Scaife Hall will soon undergo major repairs and renovations. On Sept. 25, Pitt’s Board of Trustees approved an estimated $56 million renovation and repairs project for Scaife Hall on De Soto...
View Article‘It’s worth it’: Students attend concerts despite frustration with ticket...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, concert ticket prices have risen dramatically, and young people are willing to pay the price. According to a 2025 Goldman Sachs report, the average ticket prices for a top...
View ArticleSouth Oakland residents share concerns about excess trash
Off-campus students have reported an abundance of broken glass, debris and litter on the streets of South Oakland. Many students who call South Oakland home have expressed frustration at the large...
View ArticleNYC mayor’s father Mahmood Mamdani talks civil rights activism during his...
As a student at Pitt, Mahmood Mamdani, father of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, was introduced to a “new world” of activism. Mamdani, currently the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at...
View ArticlePitt professors join class-action lawsuit against NIH, alleging it censored...
Two Pitt professors recently joined a class-action lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health. The lawsuit, filed on Sept.16, alleges that the National Institutes of Health — the world’s largest...
View ArticleFifth Avenue construction frustrates local businesses
Local businesses have expressed frustration with ongoing construction along Oakland’s Fifth Avenue. The construction is part of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s University Line project, which aims to more...
View ArticlePolice blotter: Sept. 24 – Sept. 30
Thursday, September 24 An officer took a report regarding a harassment at Ruskin Hall. Investigation pending. Campus security reported a liquor law violation at Nordenberg Hall. Two students were...
View Article‘We’ve outlived all of those’: Groceria Merante and Frenchi’s unconcerned...
A new grocery store will soon join the existing landscape of small, locally-owned groceries in South Oakland. Developers revealed details two weeks ago about a new 20 to 25,000-square foot supermarket...
View Article‘Snatched up quick’: Pitt students feel pressure to find off campus housing
When it comes to finding off campus housing, Pitt students share the consensus that the search has to start early. With increased enrollment at Pitt, demand for housing in Oakland is growing. As of...
View Article‘It honestly terrifies me’: Transgender communities worried by UPMC’s...
UPMC will no longer offer pediatric gender-affirming care, leaving advocates for the LGBTQ+ community in Pittsburgh worried for the younger generations. On Sept. 18, UPMC came to an agreement with the...
View Article‘There’s so many people here’: Students struggle to find social connection
In the midst of an “epidemic of loneliness,” some Pitt students are struggling to find social connection in college. Pitt students looking for friends can be seen reaching out through various anonymous...
View ArticlePittsburgh expands deer management program to include more parks
Deer have been increasingly wandering around Pittsburgh’s urban streets. To help quell the surge, Pittsburgh is expanding its 2026-27 deer management program to include two new parks, Sheraden Park and...
View ArticlePitt peregrine falcon dies following head injury, lung disease diagnosis
After spending weeks in emergency care, one member of the peregrine falcon family living on top of the Cathedral of Learning passed away. In mid-September, Red died in the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife...
View ArticleHalftime ends on a high note: Pitt crowns musical duo as 2026 Spirit of Pitt...
During Pitt’s 2026 homecoming football game, two senior undergraduate students were honored with the Spirit of Pitt award. The Spirit of Pitt is an award given to two undergraduate students and one...
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From the basement to the 36th floor: The people and sights of the Cathedral...
Standing at 535 feet tall, Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning is the second tallest educational building in the world. The 42-story gothic building contains the Nationality Rooms, administrative offices,...
View ArticlePitt proposes salary freeze amid negotiations with staff and faculty unions
Pitt’s ongoing pay negotiations with staff and faculty unions have reached a standstill, following a proposed salary freeze. On Sept. 1, the University proposed a salary freeze for faculty and staff,...
View ArticleChancellor Joan Gabel announces $3 billion fundraising campaign
Chancellor Joan Gabel announced a $3 billion fundraising campaign for Pitt on Friday evening. During a celebration at the Petersen Events Center with hundreds of alumni and donors, Gabel announced...
View ArticleOlivia Babcock and Blaire Bayless will return to Pitt volleyball for a fifth...
Two of Pitt volleyball’s standout seniors are coming back to the court for their fifth year. Right side hitter Olivia Babcock, a two-time AVCA Player of the Year, and outside hitter Blaire Bayless...
View ArticlePolice blotter: Sept. 17 – Sept. 23
Thursday, September 17 Officers assisted City police regarding a retail theft on N. Craig Street and Bayard Street. An officer took a report regarding a missing ATM card that was left in the machine at...
View ArticlePitt receives an F in annual college free speech rankings
For the fifth consecutive year, Pitt earned an F in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expressions’s free speech rankings. FIRE released its 2027 College Free Speech Rankings earlier this month,...
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