‘You are who you are’: Panelists discuss the power of a name in the LGBTQIA+...
Rosalynne Montoya said even after legally changing her name, her restaurant job continued to list her deadname on documents, such as customer tickets she used during her shift. Montoya was going by the...
View Article‘Better world for our children’: Crump discusses injustice in America
Ben Crump, the attorney who represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Nakia Jones, Danny Ray Thomas and Stephon Clark, as well...
View ArticleSGB kicks off Mental Health Awareness Month, hosts Hillman Library visitor
All of Pitt’s Student Government Board wore matching green shirts that said “I care. Let’s Talk” at Tuesday’s meeting to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month. Danielle Floyd, the board’s vice...
View ArticlePitt adds 51 new COVID-19 cases since Sept. 29
Pitt officials said Thursday that 32 students and 19 employees tested positive for COVID-19 from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5.According to an email sent by Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office, more than 90%...
View ArticlePolice Blotter Sept. 29 – Oct. 6
Wednesday, September 29Police recorded nothing in the crime log for Wednesday, Sept. 29.Thursday, September 30Police recorded nothing in the crime log for Thursday, Sept. 30.Friday, October 1A campus...
View ArticlePitt says ID scanners are working, despite system update
Pitt officials said Thursday that ID scanners at building entrances are currently in the middle of a system update, but this does not affect the operational status of the scanners.A University...
View ArticleFaculty Assembly discusses performance criteria, forms dependent care committee
Abbe de Vallejo said current modes of dictating faculty performance at Pitt — such as the use of a preferred journals list to measure meaningful publications for tenure or funding consideration — are...
View ArticleCommunity members urge City Council to hold Walnut Capital zoning proposal
Millie Sass, a long-time Oakland resident, said Pittsburgh City Council should further discuss developer Walnut Capital’s proposal to rezone parts of Oakland because she believes it invalidates work...
View ArticlePitt police issue crime alert after indecent assault
Pitt police issued a crime alert Friday morning detailing a reported indecent assault in the 3900 block of Forbes Avenue.Pitt and City police both responded at about 4:34 a.m. to the incident, which...
View ArticlePitt to host first Latinx Connect Conference
For Gina Garcia, Hispanic Heritage month is more than just a celebration — it’s about highlighting a community suffering from injustice and inequity.“Hispanic Heritage month isn’t just about...
View ArticleSGB releases statement supporting faculty’s ‘freedom to unionize’
The Student Government Board released a statement on Sunday supporting Pitt faculty’s “freedom to vote and freedom to unionize” in the ongoing faculty union election. The statement, which the entirety...
View ArticleSOOS, Green Fund work to build sustainable future at Pitt
The Green Fund and the Student Office of Sustainability do more than just create eco-friendly programming on campus, according to Cameron Chase. SOOS works to “creatively revolutionize” and support...
View ArticleFaculty union organizers ‘optimistic’ as election draws to a close
More than five years after Pitt faculty began a union-organizing campaign, they will start to find out next week whether they succeeded in bringing a union to campus.Voting in the faculty unionization...
View ArticlePitt student garden facing relocation amid year of growth
Pitt may be in the heart of the urban Oakland community, but one University organization has found a way to capitalize on local green spaces — bringing sustainability and fresh produce onto campus and...
View Article‘Keeping each other safe’: Pitt raises awareness for domestic violence month
During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Eva Steele, the founder and chairperson of Project Healing Sideways, said it’s important that young people recognize the risks they face...
View ArticleStudents help greater Pittsburgh community through Civic Action Week
When Garima Patel first came to Pitt, she only participated in community service to fill her resumé. But she said service soon became a way for her to help herself and others grow as people.“As I got...
View ArticleSGB holds mental health town hall with Panzella, Darr
Pitt’s Student Government Board wore matching green Mental Health Awareness Month shirts to Tuesday evening’s public meeting. Lily Schneider said the shirts help raise awareness for mental health — the...
View ArticlePa. AG Josh Shapiro announces run for governor
Pennsylvania Democratic attorney general Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday from the North Shore’s Riverfront Park that he is running for governor, saying that as attorney general he “got things done.”“I...
View ArticlePitt adds 37 new COVID-19 cases since Oct. 6
Pitt officials said Thursday that 24 students and 13 employees tested positive for COVID-19 from Oct. 6 to Oct. 12.According to an email sent by Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office, there has been...
View ArticleSenate Council discusses potential COVID-19 vaccine requirement for spring...
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Pitt is discussing ways to enforce COVID-19 vaccination — for as early as the spring semester — such as tying vaccination status to student enrollment or faculty...
View Article