Pitt partners with UPMC to hire new vice chancellor for new position
In partnership with UPMC, Pitt hired Kristin Davitt Tuesday as the University’s inaugural vice chancellor for development and alumni relations and president of UPMC’s Medical and Health Sciences...
View ArticleSouthwestern restaurant spices up Schenley Plaza
The style of food at Robert Sayre’s new restaurant has confused some passersby. “We’ve had to convince Pittsburgh that it’s a New Mexican restaurant, not a ‘new’ Mexican restaurant. So that’s been a...
View ArticleStudents receive access to stream portable cable television
Campus Television is now portable and pocket-sized at Pitt. Comcast Corp. partnered with the University to bring on-campus residents Xfinity on Campus, a service that allows students to watch and...
View ArticlePublic and professional writing program major-ly expands
Jonathan Frye knew he wanted to write when he came to Pitt, but he also wanted to leave with skills to find a job. “I always wanted to be an English major, but the ones at Pitt seemed to be more...
View ArticleLawmakers add legislation to “It’s On Us PA” campaign to combat sexual assault
Gov. Tom Wolf expanded the “It’s on Us PA” campaign Wednesday, announcing legislation aimed at ending sexual assault in schools across Pennsylvania. Joined by college students in the Capitol Building...
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Party in the parking lot: students talk tailgating
For Keith Miller, the best part of tailgating is giving out food to strangers and listening to “dad music.” “I’ve got a huge grill that barely fits in my SUV that I bring to games, and I always share...
View ArticleSuspects invade, rob Oakland home
Pitt police issued a crime alert after three men robbed a home on Dawson Street early Saturday morning. The suspects — a white male, African-American male and Hispanic male — entered the house on the...
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All in a day’s work: Students prepare ‘Annie’ in 24 hours
Maddie Dillen ventured into the theater on Friday night with a mixed look of confusion and excitement as she searched for a few familiar faces. Having attended only one meeting so far for the Musical...
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Rival fans flock to Happy Valley for Pitt vs. PSU
Stephen Fastuca gallivanted around the tailgate grounds surrounding Beaver Stadium dressed head-to-toe in Penn State attire. He wore blue and white suede dress shoes and Penn State-colored pants,...
View ArticleNear and far: Pitt students’ diverse origins
At Audrey Jonas’ high school, students celebrate “Tractor Day” — a day in which students drive their farm tractors to school and spend time marveling at the assortment of tractors in the parking lot....
View ArticleLocal leaders address sexual assault
When Alexandra Hope Erickson took her own life during her senior year of high school, her friend Maggie Kennedy couldn’t comprehend it. “I felt like I couldn’t breathe. Numb and empty, I shook and I...
View ArticleStudents watch Irma from afar
Catalina Acebal remembers when Hurricane Wilma blasted the doors of her grandparent’s home open in 2005. Her father and her grandpa rushed to push the family’s piano against the doors, stacking a few...
View ArticleBands compete for Fall Fest opener
The crowd hushed as INFLUENTIALJ strode onstage, mic in hand, while his original music video projected onto the wall behind him — featuring eye-catching scenes of the performer throughout Pitt’s...
View ArticleSGB introduces resolutions on DACA, state funding
Pitt Student Government Board introduced its first two resolutions of the year Tuesday, calling on elected officials to support both DACA recipients and state funding for Pitt. The first resolution...
View ArticlePitt professors teach what they write
Few students enjoy buying textbooks for their classes, but Olivia Raymond was eager to purchase her elementary statistics textbook last spring knowing its author would also be her professor. “I was...
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Pitt faculty, grads present political support for unions
As grad students and faculty gathered outside Chancellor Patrick Gallagher’s door in the Cathedral of Learning Tuesday afternoon, a Pitt police officer cut a path to the front and addressed the crowd....
View ArticleFilms Challenge Existing Perspectives
The theater screen faded to black. Afterward there was no scuffling of feet, no whispers or laughter. Instead, the audience remained relatively quiet as several panelists took their seat at a table on...
View ArticleComedians crack up campus
In the middle of his comedy act, Pitt alum Jesse Irwin asked the audience if anyone had attended Latin religious school. “I went to Latin religious school, and I’m going to sing a quick song for you...
View ArticleHustling on the holidays
After the last bus home for the holidays leaves Pitt, few students remain in the dorms and on campus — those who do stay often work, including Nordenberg Resident Assistant Liam Monahan. “I’m looking...
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Oakland Employees Discuss Work After Dark
Antoon’s co-owner Mike Abraham had one thing to say about his late-night shifts as a pizza maker. “Too many drunk students,” Abraham said. Abraham, a 46-year-old from Oakland, has run the popular...
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