Gallagher: COVID-19 crisis ‘slow-motion,’ not ‘existential’
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View ArticlePolice blotter: April 9 – April 15
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View ArticlePitt disability lawsuit settled by mediator
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View ArticlePandemic to affect City economy for next five years, Mayor Peduto says
Mayor Bill Peduto predicted Pittsburgh will be feeling the financial effects of the pandemic for the next five years, despite the City’s $85 million reserve budget mentioned during a Thursday press...
View ArticlePolice arrest, charge man in Meyran Avenue shooting case
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View ArticleSustainability Office survey to help guide future on-campus efforts
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View ArticlePitt to compensate laid off dining workers who are students
Pitt will compensate student dining workers laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, University officials said Friday. The move was first reported by Pitt’s University Times.The University will...
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Longtime manager confirms The O’s closure
Essie’s Original Hot Dog Shop, known around Oakland as The O, has closed its doors for good, a longtime manager confirmed Sunday.Joanne Keys, an employee of 35 years, said the famed 60-year-old...
View ArticleSCI reflects on first year of first-year students
As the semester winds down, it is easy to reflect on the “lasts” of the school year — last lecture, last essay, last final. Instead, Pitt’s School of Computing and Information is reflecting on one big...
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TPN says ‘so long’ to senior editors
It’s been a long year — though for these editors, time has flown by. We are upset that our time in person has been cut short due to a certain virus, but we are grateful for the memories we made during...
View ArticleStudents and faculty adjust to online finals
Pitt students may have to hold study groups over Zoom instead of in Hillman library this April, but finals will still be conducted as the semester draws to a close.The last week of spring semester...
View ArticleNo days off for Pitt students working essential jobs
Just because Pitt has moved to online classes doesn’t mean that students are always in front of the computer. Some are still out and about, working essential jobs.Pitt students are among those working...
View ArticleFinancial aid office helping students impacted by coronavirus
The Ohio State University’s Wellness Center found in 2015 that 70% of college students nationwide reported feeling stressed about their finances. This was before the COVID-19 pandemic, which left 22...
View ArticleInternships on the decline: Coronavirus hits student job market
Advertisements for internships on ZipRecruiter fell more than 30% in the month of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Business Insider.This has left many students like Dylan Sloat, a...
View ArticleChancellor, execs to donate part of salary to students
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher pledged Friday to donate 20% of his 2020-21 salary to “support students and the Pitt community” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pitt’s eight senior vice chancellors — the...
View ArticlePitt holds first-ever online commencement ceremony
Across the City, state and country, the Pitt community came together over Sunday morning to celebrate the achievements of the University’s graduating seniors.In lieu of in-person commencement...
View ArticlePitt alumni look back on 60 years of The O
When Chas Bonasorte remembers going to games at the old Pitt stadium with his dad and brother, he also thinks of something else — stopping by The O to grab some hot dogs.“When there’s a game, all our...
View ArticlePitt announces CARES Act grant guidelines
Pitt announced student eligibility guidelines for $10.6 million in federally-funded emergency financial aid grants Wednesday.Around 11,000 students across all five Pitt campuses will receive grants...
View ArticleCollege Dems across nation call for college student rescue checks
More than 20 of the country’s statewide College Democrats groups called Thursday for Congress to extend economic rescue checks to all American adult dependents in the wake of the coronavirus...
View ArticleBigelow construction to resume Friday
Pitt will resume construction Friday on the Bigelow Boulevard project, as well as at 13 other sites, University officials said.University spokesperson Kevin Zwick said while work is slated to begin...
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