Pitt proposes plans to bring grocery store, resident housing to Oakland
Pitt announced plans Monday to redevelop its property at 3401 Boulevard of the Allies. The University proposed bringing a grocery store and residential housing units to the property, which currently...
View Article‘Stop talking and act’: Panelists discuss ways to protect, support trans people
Dr. Darren Whitfield said while he’s grateful to be on one of Pitt’s Diversity Forum panels for the second year in a row, little has changed since he last spoke about trans rights, especially in the...
View ArticlePanel discusses dismantling systemic oppression in education
For Shallegra Moye, in order to dismantle systems of oppression in education, one must directly acknowledge them instead of avoiding the conversation. She said Wednesday afternoon that she was...
View ArticlePanelists discuss environmental hazards, ways to combat injustices
Jacqui Patterson said her friend’s son asked, “Mom, why are all the Black kids rich?” after noticing the “good stuff” — Doritos, Cheetos and other processed foods — in Black students’ lunches, and...
View Article‘Their loved ones should still be here’: Diversity Forum panelists discuss...
Anthony Hinton said the American judicial system is not broken — it was built to oppress Black people.“The system is working exactly the way it was designed to work,” Hinton, one of the longest serving...
View ArticlePitt revises COVID-19 health guidelines
Pitt said in a Thursday email that as of next Monday, current COVID-19 Standards and Guidelines will be “revised and simplified.”According to the email, while the Healthcare Advisory Group and the...
View ArticleLong-term Pitt construction plan approved by City
The City of Pittsburgh approved Pitt’s Institutional Master Plan late last month, giving its seal of approval to the University’s construction roadmap for the next 10 to 25 years.The move capped years...
View ArticleWelcome Week 2021: Pitt students, staff prepare for start of in-person events
From racing around campus collecting clues and earning prizes at Pitt’s rendition of the “Amazing Race” to getting airbrush tattoos at the “Welcome Back Bash,” Pitt students can celebrate their return...
View Article‘Last year it was tough’: Pitt community prepares for updated COVID-19 rules
As Pitt students, staff and faculty prepare to head back to campus for the fall semester, many still wonder how COVID-19 protocols will look on campus. Some professors, like Steven Abramowitch, are...
View ArticlePitt: Roughly half of students, employees vaccinated
Pitt officials said Wednesday that roughly half of students and employees have submitted documentation that they are vaccinated against COVID-19.A campuswide email from Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response...
View Article‘Public health service’: Pitt students, staff talk COVID-19 vaccines
Sofia Cadahia received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in March and won $100 in Panther Funds through Pitt’s vaccine incentive raffle. She said she wishes people understood the importance of getting the...
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Explainer: How to submit your vaccine card to Pitt
Vaccination rates? Student Health portals? Another email from Pitt’s COVID-19 team? It can be daunting, and sometimes confusing.Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office released data Wednesday showing...
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Puccini Hair Design to relocate after Pitt property sale, Sorrento’s fate...
Salvatore Puccini said even though his family has been in Oakland since 1975 and spent over 40 years operating Puccini Hair Design on Atwood Street, he’s excited to soon transition to a new location.“I...
View ArticleCompass outlines dining changes, including full dine-in seating
When students walk in The Eatery this fall, they can expect a different scene than last year’s take-out stations and styrofoam containers. New food and more conversation will be the norm, according to...
View ArticlePitt adds remote option for first two weeks of fall classes, in ‘unexpected...
Students will have the option of attending certain classes either remotely or in person for the first two weeks of the fall semester, Pitt announced Friday. Administrators described it as a “prudent...
View ArticleAcross the board: Meet this year’s student government
Pitt’s student body elects a new Student Government Board each year to be their voice during the upcoming academic year. The board is comprised of the president and nine board members. After a...
View ArticlePitt’s Chris Deluzio seeks to succeed Conor Lamb in Congress
Chris Deluzio announced he is running to represent the 17th Congressional District on Monday. The current position belongs to Rep. Conor Lamb, a Democrat, who is running for U.S. Senate.Deluzio, policy...
View ArticleTowers residents without water, The Eatery closed after water main break
This story was updated Tuesday evening.Water was restored at around 6 p.m. Tuesday to Litchfield Towers, after a city water main break left the three Towers and The Eatery without water.The...
View ArticlePitt students try to make sense of two-week optional online period
Paige Wischmeyer was “bummed out” after hearing about Pitt’s recent decision to offer remote classes for the first two weeks, but said she accepted the University’s decision.“I wish school would go...
View ArticleExplainer: How to vote in Pitt’s faculty union election
A multi-year effort to unionize roughly 3,000 University faculty will culminate in a union election starting Friday. Pitt professors and researchers from all campuses will be able to cast their votes...
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