Panel discusses renters’ rights, red flags to look out for
Liz Gray highlighted a red flag that she’s seen “commonly affect students” when renting apartments and houses in Oakland. “If all the tenants’ names are not on the lease, that’s a big red flag,” Gray,...
View ArticleSummer Lee, Sara Innamorato and community leaders speak at Green New Deal...
About 100 people gathered in Schenley Plaza on Thursday to hear speeches from Congresswoman Summer Lee, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innammorato and several local community leaders who highlighted...
View ArticleA guide to ongoing negotiations between Pitt’s administration, campus union...
Amid continued negotiations with the Pitt administration for fair labor contracts, Pitt union organizations have already hosted several rallies this semester advocating for labor rights. The faculty...
View Article‘I’d love for Bigfoot to exist. He seems like he’d be great at a party’: New...
Checking your horoscope may be fun, but it’s important to understand that you’re engaging with false information, according to Melanie Good. As a part of a new module aimed at fighting...
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Virgil Cantini, professor and artist, remembered at History Center program
Whether they know of his name or not, many Pitt students are familiar with the work of the late artist Virgil Cantini. His art adorns many buildings around campus, ranging from the sculpture in front...
View ArticleStudent Government Board, in their own words
Ahead of the 2024-25 elections, The Pitt News spoke to multiple members of Student Government Board. When asked about SGB, President Ryan Young emphasized that he thinks its importance comes from the...
View ArticlePitt extends commitment deadline for fall 2024 to May 15
The University of Pittsburgh is extending the commitment deadline for fall 2024 first-year admitted students from May 1 to May 15. The extension comes after the U.S. Department of Education announced...
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ASL Club hosts ‘Deaf Patient’s Perspective’ event
Video Remoting Interpreting allows deaf individuals to communicate verbally using translating technology and is commonly used in health care settings. Although Jenna Barkey said she’s preferred an...
View ArticlePitt Day of Giving raises $2.4M, a slight increase from last year
These numbers were updated Wednesday morning at 1 a.m. Pitt’s eighth annual Day of Giving took place on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The event, which is a mass-fundraising effort, lasts for 24 hours and aims to...
View ArticleEnd Overdose organization aims to promote harm reduction on campus
The debate around harm reduction is characterized by staunch opposition advocating for the continued incarceration of individuals who use drugs. Rachel Thomas, president of the club End Overdose, is...
View ArticleSGB announces election results
Tuesday was election day for Student Government Board. At their weekly meeting, SGB announced election results for the president and board of the next academic year. Sarah Mayer, current vice president...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month event roundup
In recognition of Women’s History Month, The Pitt News has compiled a list of events throughout March that celebrate women in the Pittsburgh community. “A Woman’s Life is a Human Life”: A Conversation...
View ArticleStudent organization hosts reproductive justice convention
As access to reproductive health care grows uncertain across the country, Pitt students are gathering together and sharing resources across campus. Alex Nieves, a senior English literature major, feels...
View ArticleSAFE Peer Educators teach students about sexual violence, survivor support
The Sexual Assault Facilitation and Education peer educators are a group of trained Pitt students who teach other students about healthy relationships, sexual violence and survivor support. Julia...
View ArticlePolice blotter: Feb. 21 to Feb. 28
Wednesday, February 21 Pitt police reported nothing in the crime log. Thursday, February 22 Pitt police reported nothing in the crime log. Friday, February 23 Pitt police issued one citation for...
View ArticleNew study through Pitt School of Medicine developing medication to treat...
Researchers at Pitt have recently discovered that medication could be used to help alleviate temporary or permanent hearing loss from noise. “The bottom line is if we have a drug that could protect...
View Article‘A place to belong’: Girl Up at Pitt offers empowering community for women
Neeraja Sundara, a senior biology major, was “just looking” for a club where she would be surrounded by like-minded feminist students. When she joined Girl Up at Pitt, she said she found a “place to...
View ArticleFamily and Pitt community celebrate Mildred Miller Posvar’s life
Mildred Miller Posvar held many roles throughout her life — opera singer, professor at Carnegie Mellon University and wife, to name a few. Lisa Posvar Rossi, Mildred’s daughter, said her mother also...
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Pitt Pantry fights student food insecurity
A fall 2020 survey conducted by the Hope Center at Temple University found that 34% of college students experienced food insecurity. At Pitt, the lack of grocery stores located in Oakland often...
View ArticlePitt police issue crime alert after sexual assault
The Pitt Police reported a sexual assault in North Oakland that occurred in the early morning hours of March 3. A woman reported she was approached on the 200 block of Melwood Avenue around 2:10 a.m....
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