Police Blotter: Aug. 25 – Aug. 31
Thursday, August 25 Pitt police reported a harassment by communication at Litchfield Tower A. Campus security authorities reported a liquor law violation at Sutherland Hall. One student was issued a...
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President Biden touts the strength of unions, labor at Labor Day event in...
In front of a crowd of about 100 members of a local United Steelworkers union in West Mifflin, President Joe Biden complimented organized labor on Labor Day and called out “extreme MAGA Republicans”...
View ArticleVideo: President Biden visits steelworkers union in Pittsburgh
President Joe Biden complimented unions and called out “extreme MAGA Republicans” for putting democracy at stake to a crowd of about 100 members of a local United Steelworkers union in West Mifflin on...
View ArticleStudent Government Board to elect new board member this month
Following Celeste Lintz’s resignation from Student Government Board, applications for the board member vacancy are due this Thursday. According to SGB elections committee chair Ciara Markoski, SGB will...
View ArticlePitt students, alumni react to student loan debt forgiveness plan
Sarah Chu’s $25,000 undergraduate student loan debt hasn’t been paid off yet, and neither have the loans she’s taking out to attend the Rutgers School of Public Health, but she can already feel their...
View ArticleRaising Cane’s proposes Oakland location
Raising Cane’s has proposed a new restaurant in Central Oakland. The Oakland Planning and Development Corp. announced on Aug. 25 that the OLIO Development Group has proposed constructing a Raising...
View ArticleSupporting student tenants’ rights, sustainability and more: SGB members hold...
At their first public meeting of the school year on Tuesday evening, the Student Government Board approved a charter for a new Renters First Task Force to support student renters, improve off-campus...
View ArticlePitt police issue crime alert after alleged sexual assault
Update: Pitt police said Wednesday afternoon that they identified and questioned the subject wanted for questioning in this incident. The investigation is ongoing. Pitt police issued a crime alert...
View ArticlePitt announces new COVID-19 boosters
Pitt officials said Wednesday that the COVID-19 bivalent booster is now available nationwide, as well as at the Pitt Vaccination and Health Connection Hub. The email sent by the Covid Medical Response...
View ArticleSafe spaces and gender-neutral restrooms: Pitt students reflect on LGBTQ...
For Austin Kellar, a junior Japanese and English literature major, Pitt is an LGBTQ friendly school. But he believes that Pitt can work toward creating an even more inclusive environment. “I’ve had...
View ArticlePitt’s student organizations adapt to a post-Roe country
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, Samsher Sidhu, a marshal of the engineering fraternity Theta Tau, knew he needed to take action. Sidhu organized a bake sale and Olivia...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sept. 1 – Sept. 7
Thursday, September 1 Pitt police assisted City police with a retail theft at 3800 Forbes Avenue. Pitt police reported a hit and run of an attended vehicle at Bigelow Boulevard and Fifth Avenue. A...
View ArticleFaculty assembly discusses tuition exchange policy, dependent care and...
Faculty Assembly president Robin Kear kicked off the first meeting of the academic year by reminding faculty that it’s time to start moving back into pre-pandemic expectations for their courses. “Be...
View ArticleUniversity dismissed from lawsuit alleging slander
A judge dismissed Pitt from a civil lawsuit filed against the University by Norman Wang, a cardiologist, who claimed he was demoted and slandered having been removed from his job at UPMC after writing...
View ArticlePitt awarded $2.2 million to help grow regional economy
Pitt was awarded $2.2 million as a part of Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge. Biden designed this challenge to help build regional economies following the pandemic. The White House gave...
View ArticleIdentifying those who gave: Soldiers & Sailors spotlights history of dog tags
When people walk past Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on a windy September day, they may hear the jingling of silver garlands hanging over the steps facing Fifth Avenue. Thousands of...
View ArticlePitt police issue crime alert after off-campus burglary
Pitt police issued a crime alert Saturday detailing a reported burglary near the 300 block of McKee Place in Oakland. Pitt and City police responded to the burglary, which occurred Saturday between...
View ArticleShock, justice and uncertainty: Pitt students react to Queen Elizabeth’s death
For Janhavi Kulkarni, the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death last week elicited strong emotions from her and her family members who are from India, a country that the British crown exploited and...
View ArticleOPDC outlines construction projects in Oakland in 2023
More construction is coming to campus, according to the Oakland Planning and Development Corp., which outlined timelines for projects at the Hillman library, the Victory Heights project as well as...
View ArticlePitt reduces isolation housing capacity to 25 beds
Pitt has reduced its isolation housing from 100 beds to 25 beds this semester, according to a University spokesperson. “Given the high rate of vaccinations on our campus and the more mild cases we are...
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