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‘Connected to nature’: Pagans at Pitt reflect on spring, spirituality
Eliza Pacifico remembers floating above their body in high school. At first, they thought they were dreaming. “Always, at the end, I would look down at my body and, like, there I was. I could actually...
View ArticleRainbow Alliance celebrates ‘all things queer’ with annual drag show
Despite a broken elevator, Pitt’s Rainbow Alliance managed to host a “grand finale” to its 2022 Pride Week, the annual spring “celebration of all things queer.” As students arrived Saturday night at...
View ArticleStudents voice hesitancy, optimism with shift to mask-optional policy
Pitt’s relaxed mask rules went into effect Monday, after the University’s Healthcare Advisory Group announced the changes last week. The current COVID-19 rules now state that “all community members are...
View Article‘Made for this’: Therapy Dog Tuesdays bring joy, relieve stress for students
A miniature goldendoodle runs into the Cathedral Commons Room, immediately rushing over to students and begging to be pet. The students laugh and greet him by name — Clancy — before sitting down on the...
View ArticlePitt adds 29 new COVID-19 cases since March 23
Pitt officials said Thursday that 21 students and eight employees tested positive for COVID-19 from March 23 to 30. An email sent by Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office said cases on campus remain...
View ArticlePDM raises more than $360k at first in-person dance event since 2019
Members of the Pitt community, including various Pitt Greek Life organizations and the cheer team, gathered at the Charles L. Cost Sports Center on Saturday for a 12-hour dance marathon celebrating the...
View Article‘Not soon enough’: Fossil Free Pitt criticizes Pitt climate action plan
Aurora Sharrard, Pitt’s sustainability director, believes the time for the University to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions is now. “We are in a global climate emergency — that is a clear call to...
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April Fools Edition | Pitt to change Pete escalators into a giant slide
Students will be sliding down from upper campus with the new changes planned for the Petersen Events Center — literally. Liza Broydo, a first-year neuroscience major and Sutherland Hall resident, said...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: March 24 – March 30
Thursday, March 24 Pitt police reported criminal mischief and damage to a water fountain in Litchfield Tower A. Friday, March 25 Pitt police reported nothing in the crime log. Saturday, March 26 Pitt...
View ArticleThe Panther Report | Bomb Threats
In collaboration with WPTS, The Pitt News presents The Panther Report podcast. In this episode, Alli Radziwon discusses the 2012 bomb threats and how they affected the Pitt community with WPTS news...
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April Fools Edition | Oakland Critters replace therapy dogs in mass firing
Oreo, a Pitt therapy dog, expressed distress after finding out he could no longer work in the Cathedral of Learning. “It’s been so tough recently, losing my job and all,” Oreo, a border collie, said....
View ArticleGallagher: Pitt’s in-state tuition discount at risk
Reduced tuition for in-state Pitt students is at risk, according to Chancellor Patrick Gallagher. Gallagher sent an email Thursday afternoon urging Pitt community members to take action, and blamed...
View ArticleBlack Action Society calls for better communication on 2020 demands
Destiny Mann, president of Pitt’s Black Action Society, said the University has made progress on the organization’s 2020 demands over the past two years. But she said communication with students about...
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‘Seized the time’: Panelists discuss past, present and future of Africana...
Though many community members supported the Black Action Society’s initiatives to establish an Africana studies department at Pitt in 1969, Curtiss Porter said the political climate at the time...
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Through the binoculars: Pitt ‘birders’ find friends, passions and fun
On a campus full of stressed-out college students worrying about finals and post-graduation plans, Pitt’s birdwatching and ornithology club finds joy in the simple things of life. The birdwatching and...
View ArticleOakland Plan nearing adoption as official City policy
The Oakland Plan, touted by the City as a vision for a more livable, accessible and equitable neighborhood, is nearing the end of its journey toward adoption as official City policy. “We want to...
View ArticleSGB hosts Pitt Eats reps, discusses Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The Eatery may get a facelift within a year or two, according to PittEats officials. Representatives from Pitt Dining made an appearance at Student Government Board’s Tuesday evening meeting for a...
View ArticlePitt has no finalized plans for historic Twentieth Century Club
Pitt hasn’t yet finalized its renovation plans for an Oakland social club that it bought in 2020. Pitt purchased the Twentieth Century Club building — located at 4201 Bigelow Blvd., across Parkman...
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Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher to step down in summer 2023
Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher will step down from his position in summer 2023, he announced Thursday morning. The University’s 18th chancellor will have served nine years in office and plans to...
View ArticlePitt adds 56 new COVID-19 cases since March 30
Pitt officials said Thursday that 44 students and 12 employees tested positive for COVID-19 from March 30 to April 5. An email sent by Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office said cases on campus...
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