Pitt hosts eco-friendly events to celebrate Earth Day, encourages sustainability
With Pittsburgh’s recent shifting temperature from sunny, 65-degree days to snowy, 30-degree days — a type of mild “weather whiplash” due to climate change — Pitt students have been itching to get...
View ArticleLGBTQIA+ task force releases petition, ‘live’ report to garner student support
Student Government Board’s LGBTQIA+ task force has been drafting and finalizing a report to present to Pitt’s senior administration, in an effort to begin implementing the task force’s requests. While...
View ArticlePitt petitions court to dismiss tuition refund case from last spring
Pitt submitted a document to a federal court on Thursday asking that it dismiss a case from last spring where students were seeking tuition refunds after classes shifted online due to the COVID-19...
View Article‘We did well’: Pitt officials discuss COVID-19 response, vaccination efforts
All students should get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine even if they can’t get the second dose at the same location, according to Melissa McGivney, the associate dean for community partnerships...
View ArticlePitt adds 15 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday, opens new Nordenberg Hall vaccine...
Pitt added 15 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 13 students and two employees, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 42 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering last...
View ArticlePitt adds 7 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday
Pitt added seven new COVID-19 cases, composed of seven students and no employees, between last Friday and Monday, with 19 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report,...
View ArticlePitt adds 7 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday
Pitt added seven new COVID-19 cases, composed of seven students and no employees, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 13 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering...
View ArticleGallagher talks potential COVID-19 vaccine requirement, fall semester...
At the end of a historic year during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher complemented the Pitt community for “leaning in together” and adjusting “on the fly” to make the year relatively...
View ArticleJudge dismisses tuition refund case from last spring
A federal judge dismissed a case from last spring where students were seeking tuition refunds after classes shifted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a ruling issued last Tuesday, the judge cited...
View ArticlePittsburghers protest violence against trans people of color
About 100 people marched through Oakland on Sunday afternoon protesting violence against Black trans people in Pittsburgh. The group chanted, “Black Trans Lives, they matter here” and “Take it to the...
View Article‘A part of history’: Commencement ceremonies adapted again for pandemic
The Pitt community came together this spring to celebrate graduating seniors in a COVID-19-friendly way for the second year in a row.This year’s commencement ceremonies consisted of a series of smaller...
View ArticleYour guide to the May 18 mayoral primary election
Challengers Ed Gainey, Tony Moreno and Mike Thompson will face off against Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto in next Tuesday’s primary elections, after a heated campaign season amid the COVID-19...
View ArticleGainey upsets incumbent Peduto in Pittsburgh mayoral race primary
Mayor Bill Peduto conceded the Democratic primary race for the mayoralty to state Rep. Ed Gainey in a tweet at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. The concession puts Gainey on a glide path to becoming...
View Article‘The more people vaccinated, the closer we get to normal’: Faculty Assembly...
As a debate convulses the nation following the CDC’s latest masking guidelines, Pitt’s Faculty Assembly spent the majority of its last meeting discussing the complications of implementing a required...
View Article‘Stand in Solidarity with Palestine’ rally calls to amplify Palestinian...
A group of nearly 250 people gathered in Oakland on Friday afternoon in solidarity with Palestine. The group sang the lyrics to “Which Side Are You On?” an activist song commonly sung at many protests,...
View ArticleBoard committee votes to increase student fees
As Pitt prepares for an in-person fall semester, students will see an increase in their fees for activities, wellness and recreation, following a vote by a Board of Trustees committee.The Student...
View Article‘Emergency Rally for Palestine’ in Oakland calls for the end of Israeli...
“We must not watch the news, we must make the news,” Jude Taha said to the crowd of protestors gathered at Flagstaff Hill, reading from a poem she wrote. “To be Palestinian is passed down to us through...
View ArticleSenate Council passes resolution urging vaccine requirement for fall
As universities across the nation make decisions on a possible COVID-19 vaccine requirement, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said COVID-19 vaccination rates of Pitt students and faculty will affect the...
View Article‘You’re not left behind just because you’ve left campus’: Pitt still offering...
While there are still events being planned for Pitt’s October celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month, organized by Student Government in cooperation with more than 15 student organizations, Eva...
View ArticleOPDC discusses water bill discounts, stormwater management, Forbes Ave....
The Oakland Planning and Development Corp. held a public meeting Tuesday night to discuss neighborhood developments, which include a proposal to build a 210,000 gallon underground tank to collect...
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