Police Blotter Aug. 27- Sept. 2
Thursday, Aug. 2710:02 a.m. Pitt police reported that an individual was charged with possession of cocaine on June 16 on South Waters Street. Friday, Aug. 2811:23 a.m. Pitt police reported a stolen...
View ArticlePitt Pathfinders use virtual tours to connect students to Pitt in new ways
Students won’t have to worry about getting run over by backward-walking, striped-shirt-clad Pitt Pathfinders around campus this semester. But that doesn’t mean Pathfinders aren’t showing off the campus...
View Article‘Terrifying’: Title IX office, students react to new federal regulations
Pitt’s Title IX office has implemented controversial new federal Title IX regulations — meeting the federal government’s Aug. 14 deadline — despite strong opposition from some University officials....
View ArticlePitt adds 33 COVID-19 cases since Monday, strengthens mask requirements
Pitt added 33 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 32 students and one employee, in the three days with reported cases since Monday. This follows an increase of 46 new cases, composed entirely of students,...
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 ArticleComputer Science Club ‘programs’ new ways to connect amid ongoing pandemic
Many clubs are still figuring out ways to adapt to a new online format due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But the Pitt Computer Science Club not only quickly adapted to the unprecedented...
View ArticlePitt aluma creates civic engagement app
For many college students, busy lives can inhibit their political participation. But with one Pitt alumna’s new app, the opportunity to politically engage is now, literally, in their hands.Bhavini...
View ArticleNose goes: A glimpse inside Pitt’s surveillance testing program
For Hannah Vorndran, a sophomore molecular biology major, taking a COVID-19 test as part of Pitt’s surveillance testing program was quick and painless.“The entire process for taking the test only took...
View ArticlePitt adds 37 COVID-19 cases since Thursday
Pitt added 37 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 36 students and one employee, between last Friday and Monday, continuing an upward trend in reported cases. This follows an increase of 33 new cases,...
View Article‘We know better’: Greek life leaders address fall recruitment, partying...
Amid a crackdown on Oakland parties and the student organizations hosting them, some groups are holding themselves to a higher standard. John Altvater, the vice president of recruitment for the Pi...
View ArticleBe Fit Pitt offers live workout classes on Zoom
Working out and staying active has many physical, mental and emotional benefits. With free daily workouts on Zoom, Be Fit Pitt is taking the hassle out of planning the sweat session.When Pitt students,...
View Article‘Alone, together’: First years build community in face of physically...
Many first-year students on campus this semester struggled with the decision of whether to take classes online from home, transfer to a different school or even take a gap year. Will Wojton, a...
View ArticleLongtime TPN general manager to retire after 35 years at paper
When Terry Lucas started working at The Pitt News at 27 years old, he had no idea that two years on the job would turn into more than three decades. Lucas, the general manager of The Pitt News, is set...
View ArticleSGB hopeful for update on in-person classes later this week
With in-person classes set to begin Monday, Student Government Board President Eric Macadangdang said the board has still not received official word from Pitt’s administration about the start of...
View ArticlePitt to allow in-person classes if ‘definable benefit,’ remainder to stay...
Provost Ann Cudd said in a Wednesday afternoon email to faculty members that they can apply to teach their classes in person if there is a “definable benefit” to in-person instruction, and if an...
View ArticlePolice Blotter Sept. 3- Sept. 9
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis. Read more here.Thursday, Sept. 33:54 a.m. Pitt police assisted City police and fire with an electrical...
View ArticleDance teams take their practices, performances online
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitt’s Irish dance club could be found every Monday night practicing in the Pete. But this year, Mary Grace Mooney, the president of the team, said the timed jumps and...
View Article‘A pandemic inside of a pandemic’: Panel discusses domestic violence crisis
According to Rhonda Fleming, the director of education and outreach for the Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped domestic violence. “There were many...
View ArticlePitt adds 35 COVID-19 cases since Monday
Pitt added 35 new COVID-19 cases, composed entirely of students, between Monday and Thursday, continuing an upward trend in reported cases. This follows an increase of 37 new cases, composed of 36...
View ArticleStudents with mixed feelings as more classes move in person
For the first time in months, Jillian Werbisky, a junior psychology and administration of justice double major, will attend a class in person this week. Werbisky said she is looking forward to...
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