Dietrich stockroom helps provide PPE across campus
As the nation continues to churn through personal protective equipment, providing supplies for a university as large as Pitt during the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a challenge.Though the...
View ArticlePeople’s Pride celebrates, advocates for Black trans lives
Around 50 people donning rainbow attire and flags that said “Give us our roses while we’re still here” marched across Pittsburgh on Sunday as part of People’s Pride. They could be heard chanting “Black...
View Article‘Feeling of hope’ on Indigeneous Peoples’ Day as City prepares Columbus...
As a child, Miguel Sague III often walked by the Christopher Columbus statue near Phipps Conservatory and wondered why a man who killed his ancestors had a monument. Sague, who was born and raised in...
View ArticlePitt adds 10 COVID-19 cases since Thursday
Pitt added 10 new COVID-19 cases, composed of nine students and one employee, between Friday and Monday. This follows an increase of seven new cases, composed entirely of students, between last Monday...
View ArticlePitt police, SGB work to enforce COVID safety protocols, form new student...
For members of the Student Government Board like Kathryn Fleisher, a major concern is the safety of Pitt students not just from COVID-19 but also from police brutality. Fleisher said SGB worked to make...
View ArticleRenovations to former PAA building continue amid pandemic
As students make their way down Fifth Avenue, it’s hard not to notice the empty building sitting across from the Cathedral of Learning. The former Pittsburgh Athletic Association building was home to...
View ArticleHousing options for Pitt students don’t end in Oakland
For many students, their Pitt experience starts in Oakland — living in a place such as Towers, Sutherland or Nordenberg for their first year. But once students have the ability to live off campus, not...
View Article‘A different lifestyle’: Students navigate a semester at home
Some students, such as Nish Rajkanth, are currently living in their childhood bedrooms rather than a cramped dorm room. Rajkanth, who is currently in South Brunswick, New Jersey, said taking college...
View ArticleSGB introduces resolution supporting mandatory Black studies class
Pitt’s Student Government Board introduced a resolution supporting the creation of a mandatory three-credit Black studies course at Tuesday night’s virtual meeting.Board member Annalise Abraham said...
View Article‘No room for profit’: Student renters, local landlords seek COVID-19 aid
The national unemployment rate is more than double what it was at this point last year, leading many Americans to take a hard look at their finances during the COVID-19 pandemic. College students have...
View Article‘A perpetual state of fear’: International students criticize latest round of...
When Sri — who asked to be identified by her first name out of fear of retaliation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement — heard about the Trump administration’s new round of proposed visa changes,...
View ArticleStudents will be asked to shelter in place for two weeks before winter break,...
All students will be asked to shelter in place for 14 days before leaving campus for winter break, according to Dr. John Williams, the head of Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office.“Our students will...
View ArticlePitt Law adjunct professor resigns over racial slur
A Pitt Law adjunct professor announced his resignation Wednesday after using a racial slur in class. The professor, who has not been named, used the “n-word” during an in-class discussion regarding a...
View ArticlePitt alumni discuss their careers in international affairs
Megan Oates took the backwards-walking skills she learned as a Pathfinder all the way to the State Department.Oates, the deputy director of the U.S. Department of State, said the relationships she...
View ArticlePolice blotter Oct. 8 – Oct. 14
Thursday, Oct. 8Pitt police reported an indecent exposure that occurred at Clapp Hall on Oct. 1.Friday, Oct. 911:47 a.m. A student reported his Apple charging case was taken from the Baierl Recreation...
View ArticlePitt adds 5 cases since Monday
Pitt added five new COVID-19 cases, composed entirely of students, between Monday and Thursday. This follows an increase of 10 new cases, composed of nine students and one employee, between last Friday...
View ArticleBigelow to partially reopen as construction moves into fourth phase
Parts of Bigelow Boulevard will reopen next Saturday as the University’s massive construction project moves into its fourth phase.According to Scott Bernotas, the associate vice chancellor for...
View ArticlePitt police town hall addresses transparency, communication with students
Mikala Aleksandruk, a senior health services major, said being fearless to fight racism and discrimination is one of the most important and needed things in this moment.“This conversation, and what...
View ArticleA Pitt student’s guide to voting
Voters in Pennsylvania have the potential to decide the outcome of one of the most important swing states in the country. With deadlines quickly approaching, it’s helpful to know exactly how to make...
View ArticleLarge crowd, few masks at Schenley Park worship service
California-based Christian musician Sean Feucht hosted a worship service Sunday evening at Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill that drew about 200 people. Few attendees of the “Let Us Worship” outdoor...
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