Anti-sanctuary campus, city bills up for vote in Pennsylvania
In a Pennsylvania Senate committee meeting Monday, members passed a bill to withhold funding from municipalities and counties that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The bill...
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UPTV relaunches with new programming lineup
In a tight dorm-room-sized space carpeted in red with one lime-green wall and a purple loveseat, UPTV is making big plans for the future of Pitt student media. UPTV merged with “Pitt Tonight” and Pitt...
View ArticleGov. Wolf’s 2017-2018 state budget round-up
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf plans to save $2 billion for Pennsylvania residents — opting to focus on budget cuts instead of raising taxes. In a budget discussion held Tuesday morning in Harrisburg,...
View ArticlePeduto makes strides to conquer water, affordable housing issues in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is tackling two life necessities in the city: water and housing. The mayor released two statements on Tuesday afternoon saying he plans to look into the water crisis and...
View ArticleProtesters make plea to bring Martín Esquivel-Hernández home
While Martín Esquivel-Hernández could not speak to his supporters directly in Pittsburgh, his words were still heard. Esquivel-Hernández, a former Pittsburgh resident who had been in prison for nine...
View ArticleMSA hosts candlelight vigil for Quebec victims
Through the wind and rain, the flames of fifty candles burned brightly outside the William Pitt Union for six men who were killed because of the religion they believed in. The University of...
View ArticleSGB advocates for Counseling Center services in Pitt syllabi
With a new initiative, Pitt’s Student Government Board is hoping to make information about Counseling Center services one of the first things students will see in their fall semester classes. Board...
View ArticlePanels outline protesting’s best practices
With the abundance of protests and marches happening around Pitt’s campus recently, many students are wondering if the public’s calls for change will be left unanswered. At a Wednesday night panel,...
View ArticleStudents react to Toomey’s decision to vote for DeVos
Never in American history has a Cabinet member needed the vice president to break the tie that would elect them into the president’s Cabinet. But the Senate vote on Betsy DeVos, who was later...
View ArticleIranian student group, academics speak out on immigration ban
Setareh Sarachi stood in a crowd huddled under the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy tent in Schenley Plaza Thursday afternoon, surrounded by protesters guarding their signs against the swirling winter...
View ArticleAnti-sanctuary campus bill moves forward, Pitt’s status unclear
With the potential passage of an anti-sanctuary bill looming, the state and some Pennsylvania universities are at odds. But Pitt — where a sanctuary campus petition and a letter in the same vein have...
View ArticlePitt Musicians Take Talents Abroad
As the cauldrons of traditional Roma goulash boiled at a picnic in a southeast Hungarian village, local keyboard players improvised new melodies. In that town, called Vegegyhaza, Pitt senior Kelly...
View ArticleInteractive Crime Map Feb. 3 – Feb. 9
Feb. 3 12:52 a.m. Clapp Hall 4249 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Pitt police responded to a report of a missing laptop. An investigation is pending. 3:56 p.m. Wellness Center 119 University Place,...
View ArticleAbortion legislation prompts protests
On any given day, you can find small groups of protesters outside Planned Parenthood clinics across the country. But the pro-life national movement came out in full force Saturday to pressure the...
View ArticleBrunch and big ideas: Bookstore raises funds for arrested protesters
Supporters of anti-fascist protests gathered at the Big Idea Bookstore in Bloomfield Sunday not for a book signing or a poetry reading, but for brunch. The store — also home to an in-house café —...
View ArticleRing by spring: getting engaged, married in college
Pitt graduates who want to get married at Heinz Chapel can book the venue at a 15 percent discount with proof of their Pitt degrees. There’s no such discount for undergrads who can show a Panther card...
View ArticleQ&A: Asami_fox talks about safe BDSM practices
Note: The Pitt News is using Asami_fox’s online fetish name for privacy reasons. When Asami_fox of Swissvale was a senior in college, she was interested in the BDSM scene but didn’t know how — or who...
View ArticlePitt students find love across the political party line
Chris Montgomery and Emily Loeffelholz have been dating for 11 months, but it almost ended seven months in when the topic of global warming came up. “I think it was my fault for sure. It was kind of a...
View ArticleNew blood test aids Pitt Alzheimer’s research
With a new blood test, Pitt researchers are hoping to determine whether the content of someone’s blood could indicate if their learning and memory abilities are in danger of diminishing. In a recent...
View ArticleSGB discusses plan for new matching fund program
Continuing the success of past “Year of Diversity” and “Year of the Humanities” matching funds programs, SGB is working alongside a University committee to promote similar programs with an eye toward...
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