PNC-hosted panel examines children and mental health
Suicide rates among young people ages 10 to 24 have increased by 56% since 2007, according to a recent report form the CDC.But Charma Dudley, the board president of the National Alliance for Mental...
View ArticleCrime alert issued after two South Oakland robberies
Pitt police issued a crime alert Saturday morning following two reported burglaries in South Oakland Friday night. The first reported incident occurred in the 300 block of McKee Place between the hours...
View ArticleHomewood community engagement center celebrates one-year anniversary
Within a year of its grand opening, more than 4,500 Homewood community members have walked through the doors of Pitt’s community engagement center for one or more of the 660 programs offered, according...
View ArticleHolocaust survivor reflects one year after Tree of Life massacre
Shulamit Bastacky, a Squirrel Hill resident and Holocaust survivor, said she was touched when she saw her photograph on the Cathedral of Learning’s lawn as part of the “Lest We Forget” exhibit on...
View ArticleMan flees Bruegger’s after attempted robbery
Police are seeking a suspect responsible for an attempted burglary of Bruegger’s Bagels on Forbes Avenue Monday afternoon, according to a crime alert issued to Pitt students the same evening.University...
View ArticlePitt researcher helps discover smallest known black hole
Out in the vast blackness of space lie two stars dancing in space. These stars are partners, known as binary stars, that exist together in stellar multiplicity. They orbit around a single large mass...
View ArticleLess than 10 students commented on SGB’s SORC proposals
Student Government President Zechariah Brown said less than 10 students have voiced input about the board’s proposed ways to resolve the looming problem posed by updated Student Organization Resource...
View ArticleExperts’ tips for tenants: Read your lease, know your rights
More than half of the Pitt student body lives in off-campus housing, according to a recent statistic from U.S. News and World Report. Some of these students commute from home, but many are renting...
View ArticleInstitutional Master Plan draft details the Oakland of the future
The University released a draft of its Institutional Master Plan on Oct. 15, with proposed campus improvements to be rolled out over the next 10 to 25 years.The 434-page plan includes pictures and...
View ArticleListening tour to be held for My Pitt redesign
Pitt IT is hosting a “listening tour” to get student feedback and insight ahead of an upcoming redesign of the University’s student portal, My Pitt. The University announced Tuesday that it is looking...
View ArticleUniversity launches interim closure policy for this winter
One day after the first significant snowfall on campus, Pitt announced a new interim policy for severe weather closures that includes more University administrators than just the chancellor in the...
View ArticlePitt student alleges University housing discrimination
A Pitt student filed a housing discrimination complaint in September with the federal government, claiming their request for an emotional support dog for their dorm room was subject to “invasive...
View ArticleStudying abroad, students create homes away from home
Camden Town, London is the former home of Amy Winehouse. Later, Harry Styles drew attention to the town with his visits there for dinner with friends.And now it’s home to Pitt junior communications...
View ArticlePitt plans to add 1,000 beds to campus with Master Plan
Pitt’s ambitious new Institutional Master Plan may change the way that students live, leading more of them to stay on campus.The demand for on-campus housing options has grown alongside Pitt’s student...
View ArticleLas Palmas receives 13 health code violations
Las Palmas #2, a convenience store and taco stand located at 326 Atwood St. in South Oakland, received 13 health code violations from a health inspector from the Allegheny County Health Department...
View ArticleAssault, strangulation charges against Pitt student dismissed
Charges of strangulation and assault brought against a Pitt student were dropped at her preliminary hearing Thursday.Pitt police charged Grace Hall with one count each of simple assault and...
View ArticleHalal Pitt food cart ordered to close after health inspection
Halal Pitt, a food cart parked on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bouquet Street which officially opened this week, calls itself “the region’s first authentic halal food cart.”“Our taste is never...
View ArticleTitle IX holds town hall in wake of campus climate survey results
Pitt is no exception to the sexual violence plight plaguing American universities today, according to a 2019 survey of the student body released in September. In response, the Office of Title IX said...
View ArticlePolice blotter: Nov. 7-13
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis. Read more here.Thursday, Nov. 711:10 a.m. A faculty member reported being the victim of a scam at the Cathedral...
View ArticleSecond lady of Pennsylvania Gisele Fetterman leads Homewood Community Cafe
Gisele Fetterman used to be invisible.“My mom would say ‘I love you, have a great day, be invisible.’ That’s what I heard every single day for 15 years,” Fetterman said. “Being the housekeeper’s...
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