Pitt adds 11 cases after first week of online classes
Pitt added 11 new COVID-19 cases, composed of eight students and three employees, as of Monday’s weekly case report. The University has had a total of 50 students and 26 employees test positive since...
View ArticleNew off-campus student housing, multi-purpose building planned for Forbes
Oaklanders may need to get ready for more construction on Forbes Avenue, and the symphony of slower traffic, roadblocks and truck noises that come with it.The Oakland Planning and Development Corp....
View ArticleStudents, professors adapt to online learning
Pitt’s fall semester kicked off last week, but the Cathedral of Learning was empty as students largely connected in Zoom meetings instead of classrooms. The Zoom meetings had their own set of glitches...
View ArticleSGB kicks off fall semester with first online meeting
Although the fall semester looks different, COVID-19 hasn’t stopped Student Government Board members from planning and implementing new ideas.SGB held its first public meeting for the fall semester...
View ArticleCollege Dems panel encourages fight for racial justice on campus
The College Democrats haven’t allowed distance to inhibit action on racial justice, as they held their first meeting virtually via Zoom on Tuesday night.Nearly 50 students attended the panel, which...
View Article‘Embarrassing’: Black student leaders criticize low Black student enrollment
Morgan Ottley, the president of Pitt’s Black Action Society, remembers when she first visited Pitt four years ago for an admitted students day for minority students. But she said she encountered almost...
View ArticlePolice Blotter Aug. 20-26
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis. Read more here.Thursday, Aug. 20 3:35 p.m. Pitt police issued a citation for violating a City ordinance (open...
View ArticlePitt won’t rename Scaife Hall, chancellor says
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced that a working group charged with investigating Scaife Hall’s name found no reason to continue with the renaming process. Renaming Scaife Hall, home to Pitt’s...
View ArticlePitt alumni struggle to find jobs, adjust to virtual offices
One of the greatest challenges at the end of college is securing a stable job after graduation. According to Sophia Cosentino, a 2020 Pitt graduate, this is even more daunting during the COVID-19...
View ArticleSGB to vote on modified governing code Tuesday
Amid the shifting pandemic situation, Pitt’s Student Government Board is making big changes to its governing code to adapt to the new virtual campus environment.SGB unveiled Board Bill 2021-1 at its...
View ArticlePitt implements new tool to avoid misgendering, mispronunciation
The phrase, “Sorry in advance if I butcher your name!” is a hallmark of the beginning of the semester and professors adapting to new student names, many of which come from diverse origins. But...
View ArticleLibraries reopen with limited capacity, hours
Pitt’s libraries will be open this semester, but they will look much different than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.Changes include shorter operating hours and facilities only open to Pitt...
View Article‘No way we can do this alone’: Panel uplifts local Black student leaders
For Morgan Ottley, the president of Pitt’s Black Action Society, advancing racial justice on campus is a collective effort.“One thing I always say is that there is strength in numbers,” Ottley, a...
View ArticlePitt adds 46 COVID-19 cases after second week of online classes
Pitt added 46 new COVID-19 cases, composed entirely of students, as of Monday’s weekly case report. The University has had a total of 96 students and 26 employees test positive since June 26, with 46...
View ArticleJoe Biden visits Pittsburgh in first campaign stop since DNC
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Monday afternoon in his first major campaign stop since the Democratic National Convention last month. He spoke at Hazelwood Green, an...
View Article‘Chronic stress’: Counseling Center, students adjust to virtual mental health...
For Kama Sharma, a junior neuroscience, psychology and French triple major, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a number of new struggles to maintaining good mental health. She said one of the biggest...
View ArticlePitt says 85% of students have completed mandatory health and safety training
About 85% of Pitt students have completed the mandatory health and safety training as of Aug. 26, according to University spokesperson Kevin Zwick. He said the remaining 15% risk losing access to...
View Article‘They kill us here’: Survivor of Uyghur concentration camps recounts torture
Mihrigul Tursun tearfully recalled on Tuesday the torture she suffered in the Uyghur Muslim concentration camps in Xinjiang, China.“I asked why I was in prison. I asked why I was tortured,” Tursun...
View ArticleBonner addresses COVID cases, xenophobia at second SGB meeting
Kenyon Bonner, the vice provost and dean of students, addressed Pitt students and faculty at Tuesday night’s Student Government Board meeting, asking community members to come together and take care of...
View ArticlePitt goes test-optional for 2021
As public schools closed nationwide in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, so too did many high school students’ opportunity to take the SAT or ACT. In response, an increasing number of colleges...
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