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Oakland’s businesses adapt to fewer students in summer
The warm summer sun beat down this week as business owners across Oakland opened their doors for a day mostly like any other day. The only difference was a conspicuous lack of their main customers —...
View ArticleThree students OK after one dropped vial with cyanide derivative
Three Pitt students are OK after one dropped a vial containing a cyanide derivative in a Chevron lab Thursday morning. The 5 ml vial shattered on the 11th floor of the building at around 10:15 this...
View ArticlePitt administration comes out against grad student union
Speaking on behalf of the University, Pitt Provost Patricia Beeson came out against a graduate student union Thursday, claiming that a union would not be in the best interests of students. Beeson’s...
View ArticlePitt engineers to take flight over the Allegheny at Red Bull Flugtag
As July ends and back-to-school chores loom, one group of Pitt engineers is getting busy preparing for a completely different kind of challenge: building and piloting an aircraft to fly over the...
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World War II-era B-17 bomber will soar over Pittsburgh this weekend
Listening to the sound of four revving engines muffled by ear plugs, passengers on the B-17 crawl into the nose turret of the WWII-era bomber, seeing stretches of land and Pittsburgh landmarks appear...
View ArticleRed Oak Cafe closing within the week
Red Oak Cafe is closing on Aug. 4, according to Ray McNevin, a manager and chef at the Oakland restaurant. McNevin said new owners from Virginia are taking over on the 8th. They will rename and redo...
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Gallery: Redbull Flugtag takes over the North Shore
Homemade aircrafts, 46 in total, launched off a 22-foot platform into the Allegheny River Saturday. Most crafts took a nosedive straight away, but a few got enough air to soar a short distance down...
View ArticleCity to install bike lanes on portions of Forbes and Bigelow
The city of Pittsburgh will begin installing bike lanes Tuesday on portions of Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard, two years after a Pitt administrator was killed while biking in the area. The city...
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GALLERY: Pittsburgh Prayer for Peace
In the wake of the white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Mayor Peduto’s office organized “A Prayer for Pittsburgh: A Prayer for Peace” rally in front of the city-county building yesterday. A...
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GALLERY: Summer in Pictures
In case you missed it this summer, a lot of things have happened in Pittsburgh. These are some of our favorite photos from the past few months. Mayor Bill Peduto speaks to press after delivering a...
View ArticleCouncilman Gilman talks district, student issues
For many of the thousands of new and incoming Pitt students, this fall in Pittsburgh will be their first. It’s an experience that City Council Member Dan Gilman shared with them many years ago....
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ICYMI: What you missed over the summer
-May 1 – Pitt names Kathleen Blee as new dean of Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. -May 16 – Defeating Councilperson Darlene Harris and Reverend John Welch, Mayor Bill Peduto wins the Democratic...
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Oakland organizations brace for potential budget cuts
Scattered on the walls throughout the Carnegie Museum of Art’s galleries are small red, white and blue stars with small texts accompanying each. The nearby plaques explain the reason for the stars...
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Q&A: Departing law and engineering deans
Two Pitt deans announced their resignations during the summer months, giving the University two positions to fill by the start of the 2018 academic year. Gerald Holder — dean of the Swanson School of...
View ArticleIndividuals rally to improve accessibility
Disability advocates crowded the sidewalk on the corner of Bigelow Boulevard and Forbes Avenue Wednesday, Sept. 20, to spread information on three key issues they want to reform. These three...
View ArticleSenate council commences academic year
The University Senate Council kicked off its first meeting of the academic year in room 2700 of Posvar Hall by condemning the hatred that occurred in front of Litchfield Towers this past week. “[A...
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Cato vs. Heritage: Policy analyst and legal fellow debate Trump’s immigration...
Protesters held signs, made disruptive noises and yelled the names of people who lost their lives crossing the U.S.-Mexico border at the Cato vs. Heritage debate Wednesday evening. After some...
View Article7-Eleven will be turned into a Pitt-owned grocery store
A Pitt-owned grocery story with a bakery section will move into the 7-Eleven space on Forbes Avenue, a University spokesperson said Thursday. After confirmation from Pitt spokesperson Joe Miksch, The...
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Students skate through school streets
Some Pitt students trek to their classes on foot. Many more bike or pray the bus comes on time. But a handful can sometimes be seen rolling down Forbes or Fifth avenues with a textbook-filled backpack...
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Service dogs help students succeed
Claire Ozolek’s best friend, Lexi, has big eyes and a hard-working disposition. She also has a tail and four legs and works as Ozolek’s service dog. “I mean it sounds cliche, but she is really my best...
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