Panel addresses mental health care in Pittsburgh’s Latinx community
Daniela García Zubieta, a social worker and therapist at Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, said a lot of Pittsburgh’s Latinx population often feel excluded from the mental heath care system because of...
View ArticlePolice Blotter Sept. 24- Sept. 30
Police recorded nothing in the crime log for Thursday, Sept. 24. Friday, Sept. 251:38 a.m. An individual reported a robbery in front of the McDonald’s on Forbes Avenue. Saturday, Sept. 263:07 a.m. Pitt...
View ArticlePitt investigating ‘increase in cases’ in Tower B, adds 6 other new COVID-19...
Pitt is investigating an increase in student COVID-19 cases in Litchfield Tower B amid a larger dropoff in student cases, officials said late Friday evening.Pitt spokesperson Pat McMahon said there...
View ArticlePeduto: Expanding, not defunding, is the future of Pittsburgh police
Amid local and national Black Lives Matter protests, Mayor Bill Peduto said at a roundtable on Thursday that reforming the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police requires investing more in the police force rather...
View ArticleStudents on three Tower B floors quarantined, Pitt to test entire building...
Pitt placed around 60 students across three floors of Litchfield Tower B in quarantine Friday evening and will test the building’s roughly 360 total residents for COVID-19, following an increase in...
View ArticlePitt adds 6 COVID-19 cases since last Thursday
Pitt added six new COVID-19 cases, composed entirely of students, between Friday and Monday.The new test results arrive after the University placed around 60 students across three floors of Litchfield...
View ArticleSome student orgs begin to meet in person as pandemic continues
Some Pitt club leaders and members are slowly emerging from behind their Zoom screens to practice their hobbies and interests together in person.Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, clubs reimagined...
View ArticleMental Health Awareness Month focuses on helping students through pandemic
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainty about jobs and health for many Americans. Cassandra Long, a University Counseling Center staff clinician, said college students also face increased...
View ArticleSGB addresses Tower B quarantine, dining concerns
Despite recent COVID-19 numbers showing an overall decrease in cases, Student Government Board warned students at its Tuesday night virtual meeting to continue to be mindful of safe quarantine...
View ArticlePitt lifts Tower B COVID-19 shelter-in-place after 4 days
Litchfield Tower B residents are no longer required to shelter in place after a round of COVID-19 tests showed no further spread of the virus within the residence hall, Pitt officials said Wednesday...
View ArticlePolice Blotter Oct. 1 – Oct. 7
Police recorded nothing in the crime log for Thursday, Oct. 1.Friday, Oct. 210:50 a.m. Police reported a missing refrigerator at the University Club. The theft occurred in August.7:51 p.m. Pitt police...
View ArticlePitt updates building hours, requires ID for entry to all buildings
Pitt modified many of its buildings’ hours to budget for additional study spaces, according to University spokesperson Pat McMahon. These changes were made in mid-September, but McMahon said these...
View Article‘A difficult time for us all’: Panel discusses mental health during COVID-19...
Camille Interligi, lead clinician for multicultural outreach from the University Counseling Center, said at a Monday roundtable that the concept of mental health itself — especially in regards to...
View ArticleFaculty voices support for mandatory Black studies course, allowing students...
The Faculty Assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday urging the University to create a mandatory three-credit Black studies course.This vote follows a summer petition from Pitt alumna Sydney...
View ArticlePitt professor pressured to resign House seat after videos surface of him...
Aaron Bernstine, an adjunct professor in the graduate school of business and local state representative, is being pressured to resign his House seat after four Snapchat videos from over the summer...
View Article‘Put our vote where our mouth is’: Black Senate hosts voter registration...
Destiny Mann, president of the Black Senate and vice president of the Black Action Society, urged students at a virtual voter registration workshop to make their voices heard come election day.“This is...
View ArticlePitt to move to lowest Guarded risk posture on Oct. 19, concerning campus...
Pitt officials said Friday afternoon that the University will move from the middle to the lowest level of its three-tiered reopening system — the Guarded risk phase, equivalent to Pennsylvania’s green...
View ArticlePitt adds 7 COVID-19 cases since Monday
Pitt added seven new COVID-19 cases, composed entirely of students, between Monday and Thursday. This follows an increase of 6 new cases, composed entirely of students, between last Friday and...
View Article‘Stanning,’ not ‘settling’: Pitt for Biden works to mobilize students on campus
With political experts predicting Pennsylvania will play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the Nov. 3 presidential election, Pitt for Biden is a new student group on campus focused on...
View Article‘A professional narc’: Pandemic safety ambassadors navigate Oakland’s streets
Maria Lucy can be found traversing Oakland’s streets during the week, talking to members of the Pittsburgh community about COVID-19 and sharing resources, such as masks and hand sanitizer. She said her...
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