Pitt unveils new data science major
Pitt senior Gordon Lu chooses majors more easily than some students pick out their lunch at the dining hall. A little bit of economics, a lot of statistics, a sampling of mathematics and heaps of...
View ArticleMeet the editors: News
Meet the three reasons why the news desk won the best and sexiest desk award last year. From staying up all night to cover the tumultuous SGB elections to calling up all your favorite Pitt admins to...
View Article‘I felt restrained’: Sophomores reflect on first year, look toward upcoming year
GroupMe and Zoom are not the ideal way to meet people and make friends in classes, according to Sara Saber, an undecided sophomore. Saber said after a year of online school, she’s happy to be in person...
View ArticleStudent orgs with mixed feelings on Pitt in-person event guidelines
Even though student organizations are allowed to have in-person meetings and events, one thing is stopping Annika Agarwal’s club, Mind Sense, from doing so — the lack of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate from...
View ArticlePitt students reflect on summer jobs, internships and activities
For some students, summer includes relaxing and taking a break from the rush and workload of college. For others, it involves a different type of busyness with summer courses, internship positions and...
View ArticlePitt sees 10% increase in COVID-19 vaccine card submissions
Pitt officials said Thursday that more than three-quarters of all Pittsburgh campus undergraduate students have uploaded proof of vaccination against COVID-19, according to an email sent by the...
View ArticleGarage Door Saloon forced to close after City condemns building
The city of Pittsburgh’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections condemned the building which houses the popular Garage Door Saloon on Monday.The bar, located at 223 Atwood St., has been...
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Pitt students attend ‘Welsfest’ block party amid pandemic
About 1,000 Pitt students sang “Let’s go Pitt!” in the chorus of “Sweet Caroline,” supposedly broke a front porch and stood shoulder-to-shoulder this weekend at “Welsfest” — a block party on Welsford...
View ArticleOPDC discusses stormwater management, future CMU and UPMC plans
The recent increase in rainstorms isn’t just ruining your walk to class — storm water is actually a major pollutant in Pittsburgh’s rivers, and according to Beth Dutton, managing it can improve public...
View ArticlePitt’s undergrad student vaccination rate up to 87% on Oakland campus
Pitt officials said Thursday that 87% of undergraduate students on the Oakland campus have uploaded proof of vaccination against COVID-19.According to an email sent by the COVID-19 Medical Response...
View ArticlePitt to provide additional preschool option through Boys & Girls Clubs...
Pitt announced Monday that it’s partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania in order to provide preschool-aged children of Pitt faculty, staff and graduate students an...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Aug. 26 – Sept. 2
Thursday, August 269:19 p.m. Pitt police responded to the smell of marijuana at Panther Hall. Friday, August 2712:17 a.m. Pitt police issued two citations for underage drinking and public drunkenness...
View ArticlePitt’s undergrad student vaccination rate up to 87% on Oakland campus
Pitt officials said Thursday that 87% of undergraduate students on the Oakland campus have uploaded proof of vaccination against COVID-19.According to an email sent by the COVID-19 Medical Response...
View ArticleSaxbys locations open at Pitt with business opportunities for students
Far too many Pitt students have sat in Hillman Library during finals week bleary-eyed and sleep-deprived with a pile of two or three Monster energy drinks cluttered on the table. But those who take a...
View ArticleFaculty Assembly discusses vaccine data, unionization vote at September meeting
Dr. John Williams said with high vaccination numbers and the COVID-19 positivity rate at less than 1%, Pitt is in a “great place” for the start of the fall semester.“From a public health standpoint,...
View ArticleKati Csoman takes over as new director of the Nationality Room Program
As a Pitt sophomore in 1987, Kati Csoman won the Hungarian Room Scholarship, which let her spend five months living in Hungary.She studied at University of Pécs, spent a month living with family...
View ArticlePitt works to make room for largest ever first-year class
Gayle Rogers, professor and chair of Pitt’s English department, saw his department grow in response to Pitt’s largest-ever first-year class of 5,195 students. Rogers said the department added more...
View ArticlePitt vaccination center to offer flu shots, expanded hours
Pitt’s CoVax Vaccination Center will offer flu shots starting next Wednesday and recently expanded its hours to daily operation.Flu clinics will be held at the Petersen Events Center Sept. 15 from 9...
View ArticleAsian Student Alliance celebrates Asian and Asian American culture on campus
Karen Enomoto said while going to a predominantly white university like Pitt, it’s important to have a sense of community for minority groups that feel unrepresented on campus. Enomoto, vice president...
View ArticleSGB welcomes students during first meeting
During the first in-person Student Government Board meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Harshitha Ramanan welcomed students to Nordy’s Place on Tuesday evening.“It is so good to...
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