Preparations underway for the Year of Emotional Well-Being
Provost Ann Cudd announced the Year of Emotional Well-Being as the focus of the 2022-2023 “Year of…” initiative on April 28. “The choice of this theme offers an opportunity to engage collectively with...
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Photos: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorses Doug Mastriano
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed Republican Doug Mastriano for Pennsylvania governor at the Downtown Wyndham on Friday. About 1,000 people attended Turning Point Action’s “Unite and Win” rally, which...
View ArticleDoug Mastriano campaigns for governor with support from Florida Gov. DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for governor, at a Friday rally. Mastriano called on about 1,000 supporters at the Downtown Wyndham hotel to “make...
View ArticlePitt updates COVID-19 guidelines, requires masks indoors on Oakland campus
Pitt officials said Thursday that plans for the fall semester were updated in accordance with new CDC guidance, and masks are required indoors on the Oakland campus due to high COVID-19 levels in...
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Photos: Thousands of Pitt students move in before start of classes
Before the start of classes next Monday, thousands of Pitt students moved into campus during the weekend and will continue to arrive throughout this week. Some roads will be temporarily closed to...
View ArticleAs Pitt confronts virus, students share feelings about COVID-19 rules
As Pitt prepares to take on COVID-19 for the third year, students expressed mixed feelings about the current state of the pandemic. However, most feel generally comfortable with the University’s...
View Article‘Not on campus, on another campus’: About 130 Pitt first-years to live in...
Noah Stephenson has a few complaints about his on-campus housing this year — namely that it isn’t on Pitt’s campus at all. “They said it was on-campus housing, and it’s not on campus, it’s on another...
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‘Simply fun’: Students find interests, friends with Pitt’s more than 400 clubs
A new semester means a new opportunity to join Pitt’s more than 400 student organizations — anything from club sports to Knittsburgh, a knitting and crochet group. With so many clubs on campus,...
View ArticlePitt updates COVID-19 guidelines, masks now optional on Oakland campus
Pitt officials said Thursday that plans for the fall semester were updated in accordance with new CDC guidance, and masks are now optional indoors on the Oakland campus due to the change from high to...
View ArticleBank accounts, dining and more: SGB members talk plans for academic year
As the fall semester begins, Pitt’s Student Government Board will start allocating hundreds of thousands of dollars from the student activities fee fund — which is financed through students’ tuition —...
View ArticleICYMI: Summer Edition
With a hectic summer focused on abortion access and gun control measures, it’s easy to fall out of the loop with what’s been happening on campus. Here’s a guide to the biggest news stories at Pitt from...
View ArticleIn-state Pitt students to receive additional tuition relief
In-state Pitt students will likely receive $350 grants from COVID-19 relief money granted by Gov. Tom Wolf’s office, the University announced Wednesday. Pitt will give the entirety of the $7.5 million...
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Students get excited for a fully in-person school year
Pitt students poured back to campus this week ahead of the fall semester. For the first time since fall 2020, Panthers are starting their year fully in-person with no online start, no online activities...
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Medical emergencies, mac-and-cheese mishaps and elevator rescues: Pitt dorms...
This story was produced and co-published in collaboration with PublicSource. When she lived in Pitt’s Litchfield Towers, student resident Emily James witnessed city EMS workers tend to a student who...
View ArticlePitt math department drops one letter grade rule
Pitt’s Department of Mathematics dropped the one letter grade rule. The one letter grade rule allowed students to only get a grade one letter higher than their final exam letter grade. Jonathan Rubin,...
View ArticleFirst student monkeypox case reported on campus
Pitt announced Wednesday that a student has tested positive for the monkeypox virus as of Aug. 29. According to the email from Jay Darr, the associate dean of students for wellness, the student is...
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New Oakland sports bar and grille ‘The Panther Pit’ opening for the WVU game
With music blaring, free food and the drinks pouring, The Panther Pit, a new Oakland sports bar and grille, held a private pre-opening Friday evening before it will officially open its doors just in...
View ArticleCourt strikes down community opposition to construction of a proposed Forbes...
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court blocked efforts by several community groups and residents to prevent a proposed 10-story office building along Forbes Avenue from exceeding the base zoning height....
View Article‘A higher burden’: Students react to Pitt’s tuition increase
For Jamie, a junior rehabilitation sciences major, Pitt’s tuition increase is unsettling, and she believes improving mental health services should be a priority for the University. “After witnessing...
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Photos: Fans prepare for Backyard Brawl showdown
Ahead of the Pitt vs. WVU football game starting Thursday at 7 p.m., students and fans flocked to Acrisure Stadium. Gallery|5 Photos Hannah Wilson | Senior Staff Photographer Pitt fans celebrate in the...
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