Interventions from police, staff call Pitt’s protest policies into question
Pitt’s policies for on-campus demonstrations were once again put to the test on March 24 as hundreds of students, faculty and community members rallied against a series of “anti-trans” speakers coming...
View ArticleNo evidence of an active shooter after Hillman Library evacuated
This story was updated at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. On Monday night around 11:15 p.m., a large police presence was called into Pitt’s Hillman Library following reports of shots fired. Pitt and City...
View ArticlePitt reviewing Emergency Notification System after ‘delayed and flawed’...
Pitt said it is reviewing its Emergency Notification System and retraining its communications staff after a “delayed and flawed” response to a hoax active shooter incident in Hillman Library Monday...
View Article‘I have no idea what’s going on’: Pitt students confused, scared during hoax...
Amelia Aceves, a sophomore geology major, was sitting in a study room on the fourth floor of Hillman Library Monday night wearing noise-canceling headphones, when Aceves suddenly saw people running....
View ArticleBiden administration official talks AI accountability procedures at Pitt panel
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is launching a request for public comments on artificial intelligence accountability, Alan Davidson announced Tuesday. “Real...
View ArticleStudents call for sweeping reforms at SGB meeting following ‘pathetic...
Student Government Board President Danielle Floyd called upon the University to improve emergency communication and mental health resources at SGB’s public meeting Tuesday evening following a hoax...
View ArticleStatus of ‘transgenderism and womanhood’ debate at Pitt uncertain after...
Transgender scholar Deirdre McCloskey has dropped out of an on-campus debate against conservative political commentator Michael Knowles about “transgenderism and womanhood” next week, and the...
View ArticleBenedum Hall closed for the rest of the day due to water break
Students were evacuated from Benedum Hall on Wednesday morning due to a water break affecting the electric system. According to Paul Kovach, the director of marketing and communications for the...
View Article‘A chance to build unity’: Pitt to host special graduation for students of color
The Office of Inclusion and Belonging is hosting The Gathering, a special graduation ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate graduating students of color, for the first time this year. According to...
View ArticleEugene DePasquale plans to be a ‘fighter’ as he gets closer to launching his...
A Pitt professor is considering a run for Pennsylvania attorney general, adding to the growing number of Pitt faculty choosing to run for public office. Eugene DePasquale, an adjunct law professor at...
View ArticlePitt students celebrate Passover, Ramadan and Easter with their religious...
Students on campus celebrated a wide range of religious holidays last week, and they are balancing the observances with their usual course loads and the regular stressors of college life. Despite...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: April 6 – 12
Thursday, April 6 Pitt police assisted Mount Oliver police with a theft at the Public Safety Building. Friday, April 7 Pitt police reported nothing in the crime log. Saturday, April 8 Pitt police...
View ArticleNew participant found to debate Michael Knowles at Pitt, debate topic changed
Pitt’s College Republicans, sponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, has found a new participant to debate conservative political commentator Michael Knowles. They’ve also changed the topic...
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Photos: Pitt students protest delay in emergency alerts during hoax active...
About 100 students gathered in front of the Cathedral of Learning Friday afternoon to protest Pitt’s delay in sending out emergency alerts during a hoax active shooter threat on Monday night. Pitt’s...
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‘Failed us’: Students protest Pitt’s delay in sending emergency alerts during...
About 100 students gathered on the lawn at the Cathedral of Learning to host a “die-in” following Pitt’s delay in sending emergency alerts during a recent hoax shooter incident on campus. They chanted...
View ArticleAs academic year comes to a close, Pitt students reflect on living in Carlow...
When Raafae Rizvi, a first-year bioengineering major, moved into Frances Warde Hall at Carlow University in August, he experienced separation from the school he applied to. “It’s a very isolating...
View ArticleStudents unite against sexual violence during ‘Pittsburgh Universities...
About 150 students from Pittsburgh universities wore matching teal tees and carried signs with phrases like “believe survivors” on Sunday to raise awareness for sexual violence and support survivors....
View ArticleFree speech experts weigh in on University’s decision to allow ‘anti-trans’...
For Jon Pushinsky, a lawyer and an adjunct professor of law at Pitt who teaches a First Amendment class, the “way to battle hate speech is to counter it with good speech, not to stop the speaker.”...
View Article‘We can create a better world’: Holocaust survivor discusses growing up in...
When Bulgaria joined the Axis alliance in World War II, Holocaust survivor Albert Farhy heard a strange noise outside the apartment he lived in with his family in Bulgaria. He soon realized the noise...
View ArticleStudent Government town hall addresses Pitt’s plan to improve ENS communication
Police Chief James Loftus opened the Student Government town hall by addressing the hoax active shooter incident on April 10 and the delayed ENS response that followed. Loftus shared that while Pitt...
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