New Restaurant, Pilez, to open in former Mad Mex space
Zechariah Vanzo, owner of the new Oakland restaurant “Pilez,” is ready to bring New York cuisine to South Oakland through Rochester-style “Garbage Plates.” “We don’t want to just be your standard...
View ArticlePittsburgh Pride events roundup
June 1 marks the beginning of Pride Month 2023, and Pittsburgh is home to events throughout the month celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. The Pitt News has compiled a list of events and information for...
View ArticleStudents look forward to summer in Oakland, discuss changes in academic...
The end of the spring semester doesn’t always mean saying goodbye to Pittsburgh, something Amelia Carey, a senior English literature major, knows well. “The main reason I’m staying this summer is...
View ArticleStudents utilize Nationality Room Scholarships for summer study abroad programs
After a long semester of applications and interviews, students are beginning to reap the benefits of the Nationality Room Scholarships they’ve received for summer study abroad programs. Maighread...
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The high cost of higher ed: Pitt is one of the nation’s priciest public...
For Aaron Conrad, being able to attend the University of Pittsburgh as an in-state student meant having to work full time on top of his full-time studies. Some months, it even meant going to food...
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‘Truly magnificent’: Slovakian Ambassador to the United States tours...
When the state secretary for the Ministry of Education in Slovakia, Michal Fedák, stepped into the Czechoslovak Nationality Room, he “felt immediately at home.” “It has touches of our common heritage,”...
View Article“Truly a historic day”: Organizers file for Pitt staff union election
Pitt staff are on the path to becoming Pennsylvania’s largest public sector workforce to unionize in decades after organizers submitted enough signatures to the state labor board to trigger a vote....
View ArticlePittsburgh in “code orange” air quality index as Canadian wildfires rage on
Canadian wildfire season is in full swing, and the effects are being felt across country, state and city borders. Allegheny county has been placed in the code orange air quality index as a direct...
View Article‘Inconvenient’ and ‘unnecessary’: Eatery closure over the summer presents...
For Caroline McCully, a second year supply chain management major, the closure of the Eatery made finding food on campus over the summer increasingly difficult. “I have way less access to food places...
View ArticleRoundup of Pittsburgh Juneteenth events
June 19, or Juneteenth, celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States following the Civil War and serves as a symbol of freedom for the Black community. The Pitt News has compiled...
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Dr. Marielle Gross creates novel approach for patients’ ownership of...
Dr. Marielle Gross wants patients who donate samples to medical research to be able to know what scientists discover from their samples, a goal she hopes to achieve through her newly created app...
View ArticleUniversity announces “Discourse and Dialogue” theme for 2023-2024 year
After a year of protest, conversation and controversy, the University has coined the title “Discourse and Dialogue” for the 2023-2024 academic year to reflect their mission as a public university to...
View ArticlePitt expands collaboration and opportunities to Hill District with new...
For Kelly Protho, the new director of Pitt’s Community Engagement Center, developments within the CEC in the Hill District are important to both Pitt and the neighborhoods the University impacts. “The...
View Article‘College should not be this expensive’: Pitt programs aim to make education...
After completing her final semester of college and graduating this spring, Pitt alumni Airi Tilley now faces a new challenge — paying her student loan debts. “As someone who is a first-generation...
View ArticleMore than a month after commencement, advising error sends 17 Pitt teaching...
After four years of taking classes at Pitt, Delphie Backs was ready to move onto the next phase of her life. Backs, a senior in the Combined Accelerated Studies in Education program, had walked across...
View ArticleGallagher gives final report as Chancellor at Board of Trustees meeting
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher gave his final report at the Board of Trustees Meeting on Friday, touching on his time as chancellor and Pitt’s plan for the future. Peter Varischetti, chair of the...
View ArticleSupreme Court rules affirmative action unconstitutional, Pitt administration...
Educational leaders around the country, including Provost Ann Cudd, have responded to the Supreme Court’s striking down of the use of affirmative action in college admissions. In a 6-3 ruling on...
View ArticleHusband and wife indicted for smoke bombs and fireworks during Knowles protest
A husband and wife were charged with three indictments for dropping two smoke bombs and a firework at the protest that took place outside of the O’Hara Student Center during Michael Knowles’ debate on...
View ArticlePitt staff files unfair labor practice charge over alleged mandatory meetings...
Pitt held captive audience meetings where staff were told to report organizing activity and spread an anti-union message, the United Steelworkers alleged in a June 28 unfair labor practice charge. The...
View ArticleFor second time this year, PA House rejects in-state tuition bill
The fight in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives over funding for in-state tuition discounts continues after House Republicans blocked millions of dollars in state appropriations for four...
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