Pitt study shows buses main source of diesel pollution
Although public transportation like Pittsburgh’s Port Authority reduce the total number of vehicles on the road, the emissions from its buses are still a leading contributor to air pollution Downtown,...
View ArticleStudents learn renters’ rights, laws
Like many Pitt students, Sam Temples is currently looking for a clean, safe and budget-friendly apartment to rent next year but had no idea how to get this place on her own — until Tuesday afternoon....
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Students, community members march for peace and positivity
Pitt students and community members held homemade signs high into the air above the Cathedral lawn –– “Erase hate,” “We all come together,” “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention,” as...
View ArticleSchool of Social Work Dean asks tough questions about race
Larry Davis first asked himself the question when he was 6 or 7 years old, while he was walking down the street. “If we were slaves, why are they angry with us?” “They,” meaning white people, who...
View ArticlePitt joins sanctuary campus movement
Around the country Wednesday, including at Pitt, students on college campuses “walked out” of classes in favor of equality and safety from deportation in a country largely divided over immigration...
View ArticleReport shows rise in inmates, more black inmates in Allegheny County Jail
Rates of incarceration in Allegheny County Jail are rising, partially because large numbers of people are being jailed before conviction, a trend that has caused the region to outpace national averages...
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Violence at protest against student debt, one student arrested
Pitt police arrested two people – one who is a Pitt student – during a protest Thursday evening. Police handcuffed three protestors – two female, one masked individual – after they forced entry into...
View ArticleRenter’s insurance: do student tenants need it?
It was Halloween, but Kerry Regan got more of a scare than she was hoping for when an intruder broke into her McKee Place apartment. An intruder burglarized Regan’s apartment in the early hours of Oct....
View ArticleFaculty votes on amendments to general education requirements
Randall Halle wants every Pitt student to learn a foreign language well enough to comfortably navigate daily life in another country. Halle, the Klaus W. Jonas professor of German film and cultural...
View ArticleTips and tricks: what you need to know before you rent
Average cost of an Oakland apartment: Numbers from Pitt’s Office of Off-Campus Living. The average one-bedroom or studio apartment in the Oakland area costs approximately $700 per month in rent. The...
View ArticleQ&A: tips from Oakland community group on renting
Between studying for classes, applying for internships, participating in clubs and finding time for exercise, many Pitt students have another question on their minds: where to live? If students are...
View ArticlePittsburghers discuss affordable housing crisis at Housing Summit
When Mischelle McMillan was a teenager growing up in early ‘70s Pittsburgh, she lived among rats, roaches, mold and sparking electrical plugs. McMillan said she lived in unsafe and unsanitary housing...
View ArticleInteractive Crime Map Nov. 4 – 9
Here is the Pitt police activity for Nov. 4, 2016, to Nov. 9, 2016. Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 3:32 p.m. North Bouquet Street. Police responded to a report of a theft of a bike. An investigation is pending....
View ArticleStudents, administration clash after Thursday night protest
After several student-led protests since Donald Trump’s election, one march against student debt ended with two arrests, three people in handcuffs and, according to protesters, fear and concern among...
View Article23 year old man dies in single car crash
A single car crash near the Hill District and West Oakland boundary left one man dead Saturday night. Police said Oscar Mazza, 23, was declared dead at 9:41 p.m. Saturday night, after his vehicle went...
View Article20th home burglarized in Oakland
Marking the 20th burglary in the Oakland area this semester, an unknown person entered a home in the 3400 block of Parkview Avenue over the weekend, stealing a laptop and other personal items. Similar...
View ArticleInteractive Crime Map Nov. 10 – 14
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 11:30 a.m. Sutherland Hall. An officer took a criminal mischief report. An investigation is pending. 11:30 a.m. Benedum Hall. Police responded to an individual’s report of the...
View ArticlePitt moves closer to developing specialized cancer treatment
After discovering an alternative way that certain cells divide, Pitt researchers could be on the way to developing treatments for specific types of cancer. The lab of Dr. Roderick O’Sullivan, a...
View ArticlePitt plans to renovate Hillman Library
What began as a project to replace outdated mechanical systems in Hillman Library has now turned into a plan for a full-scale building renovation. Hillman Library, built in 1968, is set to undergo...
View ArticleStudents react to violence at Thursday protest
After a week of tension — both in person and online — between protesters and the University, students once again gathered on Towers patio to express their frustration with police and Pitt. This time,...
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