Fossil Free Pitt Coalition urges Board of Trustees to divest
A February day when the temperature reached the high 70s in Pittsburgh seemed like the perfect time to talk about climate change — and aligned with the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition’s pre-planned...
View ArticleLocal activists host protester workshop
Surrounded by portraits of famous intersectional activists and posters quoting their hopes for the future, community members gathered Saturday for the Pittsburgh Fight Back 101 Workshop and Community...
View ArticleInteractive Crime Map Feb. 17 – Feb. 24
Feb. 17 12:03 p.m. South Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Pitt police assisted city police with a sexual assault report at a private residence. Feb. 18 12:08 a.m. 100 Atwood Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213....
View ArticlePitt pharmacy extends reach in the community
Second-year pharmacy students Olivia Berger, Josh Zimardo and Chris Randall spent two hours in mid-February asking strangers about their daily routines. Specifically, the students wanted to know how...
View ArticlePitt bike co-op aims to meet needs of cyclists
After two years of racing and repairing bikes and a slew of leisurely Sunday brunch-and-rides, Kimmy Dinh and five of her friends decided to shift gears. After Dinh, a senior biological science major,...
View ArticleStudents speed learn uncommon languages
Junior Desislava Iolova knows seven languages, but wanted to learn more Monday night — at least as many new words as she could in 15 minutes. “I love learning languages, but I’m focusing on my major,...
View ArticlePitt gets $5.5 million in first annual Day of Giving
Though Pitt raised more than $5 million Wednesday, pulling from donors across all 50 states — one of the day’s biggest individual winners was the Club Tennis team. For the University’s 230th...
View ArticleSGB town hall meeting turnout low after recent election
All of the candidates for Student Government Board president this year — including President-elect Max Kneis — considered town hall style meetings as part of the solution to engaging students in SGB....
View ArticleFilm series highlights Latin American culture
A Brazilian boy, through tears, told his on-screen caretaker in Portuguese how much he missed his mother. While watching him, a crowd of about 65 students and faculty sipped soda and took notes as...
View ArticleRJ Mitte speaks on diversity, disability in television
Standing onstage and laughing with the crowd Wednesday night, “Breaking Bad” star RJ Mitte boldly contrasted the image most associated with him — a coming-of-age teen sporting crutches and a speech...
View ArticleVegan collective brings new dishes to Market menu
A group of six students gathered in Market Central Wednesday night, not for a chicken patty or stir-fry bowl, but for a conversation with the chefs. The students came for the second meeting of the...
View ArticlePitt alum offers legal advice for cannabis industry
Pitt alumna Sarah Carlins is making Pennsylvania a little greener, one court case at a time. As chair of Houston Harbaugh’s Health Care Law Department in Pittsburgh, Carlins provides legal counsel and...
View ArticlePitt Vets provide emotional, academic support for student veterans
When Vietnam veteran Jay Sukits came to Pitt’s campus to study math and economics in the early ‘70s, he didn’t get a warm welcome. “When I returned from Vietnam and got on campus, my fellow veterans...
View ArticleUnion Project hosts diversity training for Muslim allies
Under cream-white arches adorned with lanterns and silk, about 50 people wearing name tags with their preferred pronouns greeted familiar friends as they prepared to learn about being an ally to their...
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The Pitt News wins Student Keystone Press Awards
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association awarded The Pitt News top prizes and honorable mentions Tuesday for seven stories and visual pieces published in 2016. The PNA’s 2017 Student Keystone Press...
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The art of the study: how architecture affects students
When he has a big test ahead of him, Andrew Puglionesi walks into the common room of the Cathedral of Learning, finds a cozy spot at a long table near the right end of the high-ceilinged space and...
View ArticleInteractive crime map Feb. 24 – March 7
Feb. 24 12:55 p.m. Victoria Hall, 3500 Victoria St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Pitt police responded to a report of a fire panel that was tampered with. An investigation is pending. 5:01 p.m. 3800 Forbes...
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In case you missed it: Spring break
March 4 Pitches & Tones, a co-ed a cappella group at Pitt, placed second out of nine groups at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Central Quarterfinal at Soldiers and...
View ArticlePeduto reveals $1 million plan for lead filters
Mayor Bill Peduto announced Wednesday that the city will invest $1 million to address concerns of high lead levels in Pittsburgh residents’ water. The city, in conjunction with Peoples Natural Gas...
View ArticleOakland organizations receive community beautification grants
Two Oakland groups will use funding from a city grant program to spruce up the neighborhood. The Love Your [Resilient] Block program, founded in 2011, gives grants to nonprofits in the city that are...
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