Students voice frustrations, praises over Vision slate’s disqualification
Students took to social media to voice opinions regarding the removal of the Vision slate from Tuesday’s Student Government Board elections ballot following a complaint by Tyler Viljaste — some praised...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Feb. 25-March 3
Thursday, Feb. 251:06 p.m. Pitt police assisted City police with a weapons violation at the 4500 block of Centre Avenue.2:14 p.m. Pitt police assisted City police with a burglary in progress on the 200...
View ArticlePitt ‘Influenzers’ push for legislation to allow dentists to administer vaccines
Pitt Influenzers, a new student organization, is going viral as it works to spread information about vaccinations.Catherine Pressimone, a rising third-year medical student and a co-founder of the...
View Article‘Very exciting, a little intimidating’: Ramanan looks to next year after...
Next year’s Student Government Board president won the race by a two-to-one margin — but not the candidate that many observers had expected heading into election day.Independent presidential candidate...
View ArticlePitt to shift to Guarded risk posture next Thursday
Pitt will move into the Guarded risk posture next Thursday at 7 a.m., the University announced in a Friday morning email.This lowest level posture allows for most activities to be in person with...
View ArticlePitt adds 14 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday
Pitt added 14 new COVID-19 cases, composed of nine students and five employees, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 21 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering...
View ArticlePitt releases plans for spring commencement ceremonies
Pitt released plans Friday afternoon for combined in-person and virtual commencement ceremonies for the class of 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic remains ongoing.The events will be spread out over a...
View ArticleBlack Pitt alumni and students reflect on experiences in ‘Blue, Gold & Black’...
Rena Reid, a first-year pharmacy student, said she was relieved to find such a strong community of Black students at Pitt.“All my life I’ve always felt outside of some box — I never thought I’d have a...
View Article‘Different voices’: Panel discusses Afro-Latinx history, new methods of teaching
For Solsiree Del Moral, there shouldn’t be a competition between understanding African and Latinx cultures. She said these topics — which are “traditionally placed in opposition to each other” — need...
View ArticlePitt adds 17 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday
Pitt added 17 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 11 students and six employees, between last Friday and Monday, with 19 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering...
View Article‘We’re still here’: Fossil Free Pitt Coalition continues organizing after...
Nick Suarez made clear the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition’s stance on the Board of Trustees’ recent decisions regarding fossil fuel divestment.“Fossil Free Pitt is not going to accept the results of the...
View ArticleStudents with disability accommodations adjust to virtual learning environment
Most first-years ask questions about the dining hall food or dorm rooms on their campus tour, but not Taylor Russell. Russell prioritized verifying that Pitt had substantial accommodations for her...
View Article‘Find it all’: Africana Studies department reflects on teaching Black...
For Michele Reid-Vazquez, an associate professor in the Africana Studies department, Black History Month is a good way to begin dialogue about Africana Studies and drum up interest in the department’s...
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The 48 hours that changed an SGB election
Elections every spring for the following year’s Student Government Board are usually full of little fanfare from the student body.That is until SGB’s elections committee convened last Monday at 6 p.m....
View ArticleSGB discuss new elections procedure task force, public art competition
Pitt’s Student Government Board announced the formation of an Elections Procedures Review Task Force at Tuesday night’s meeting on Zoom. SGB created the task force in response to the events of last...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s top doctor addresses state’s COVID-19 response
Wendy Braund urged on Wednesday that Pennsylvanians get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they get the chance.Braund, the COVID-19 response director and interim acting physician general at the Pennsylvania...
View ArticlePanel discusses intersectional feminism, justice
As a Black Brazilian woman, Luana Reis said she’s seen firsthand the effects of gender roles.Reis, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, recounted an experience she...
View ArticlePitt holds lightly attended forum about dean of students opening
The first of two open forums for Pitt community members to express their thoughts and feedback about the new dean of students opening occurred Wednesday night. But no students or faculty attended.Marc...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: March 4 -March 10
Thursday, March 4Police reported nothing in the crime log for Thursday, March 4.Friday, March 5Police reported nothing in the crime log for Friday, March 5.Saturday, March 64:48 p.m. A campus security...
View ArticleKathy Humphrey to depart Pitt for Carlow presidency
Pitt’s senior vice chancellor for engagement will depart the University to become nearby Carlow University’s 11th president, Carlow announced Friday.Kathy Humphrey originally joined Pitt in 2005 as...
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