Pitt alums remember Peter’s Pub
At Peter’s Pub in Oakland this past weekend, the generally happy atmosphere of a normal Sunday night was nowhere to be found. Bar staff and friends sat around the bar reminiscing about their time...
View ArticleSoldiers and Sailors celebrates Memorial Day
Butler-local Tom McKay, an ex-Marine, stood outside Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall on Monday to experience the museum’s annual celebration for the first time. He described the day as a “sweeping...
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A night at The Priory
The ballroom of the Priory Grand Hall, a small hotel in the historic Pittsburgh neighborhood of Deutschtown, is actually a converted church — but last Friday it became a boxing ring. A red-matted ring...
View ArticleSGB President Maggie Kennedy is ready for the year ahead
Maggie Kennedy has hardly had a chance to relax since winning Pitt’s Student Government Board election in February. Kennedy, a senior political science and communication rhetoric double major at Pitt,...
View ArticleGet to Know Your Government: Introducing SGB
Most students can’t speak one-on-one with administration to discuss issues most important to them or muster up enough support from the student body to get administration’s attention. This is where the...
View ArticleProduce at Pitt: New grocery store comes to Oakland
As Pitt transitions into the fall semester, students can finally stop mourning the loss of 7-Eleven and welcome the new grocery store that is coming to Forbes Avenue. Although Slurpees will no longer...
View ArticleInvolved in Oakland: Volunteer organizations at Pitt
One of the first events new Pitt students are encouraged to attend every fall is the volunteer fair in the William Pitt Union. Volunteer organizations from around campus set up tables to distribute...
View ArticlePitt service workers to be affected by SCOTUS decision
Aliyya Lee had just worked from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. before stopping to meet her coworker Pam Johnston at Panera on Forbes Avenue. After passionately describing to me what’s at stake over 200 miles away...
View ArticleInternship prep program positions students for success
One of the great stressors for college students is the pressure to secure an internship — and with good reason. A survey done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers in 2012 found 60...
View ArticlePitt professor hosts book launch in Oakland
In front of a crowd of about 50-60 people in the South Wing Reading Room of the Main Carnegie Library, Pitt theatre arts professor Kathleen George spoke to the audience as she held a release for her...
View ArticlePitt alums aim to simplify subletting
For students searching for the perfect summer or fall apartment to sublet, scrolling through pages and pages of listings on Facebook or Craigslist can be an exhausting and difficult process. And for...
View ArticleAmazon HQ2 debate continues in Pittsburgh
Amazon first stirred up conversation in Oakland and in Pittsburgh when the Seattle-based electronic commerce company opened a pickup location on Oakland Avenue in October. The City was launched into...
View ArticlePeduto, Fitzgerald face questions at town hall
Citizens had a chance to address pressing issues like Amazon, small businesses and the ethane plant in Beaver County with some of Pittsburgh’s most important figures — Mayor Bill Peduto and Allegheny...
View ArticlePitt protesters pressure Peduto on Shell plant
The seven-year-long battle over an ethane cracker plant between Shell Chemical, the petrochemicals arm of Royal Dutch Shell, and clean-climate activists took another turn Friday morning when a group...
View ArticleFormer Pitt wrestling coach Jason Peters sues Pitt
Former Pitt wrestling coach Jason Peters has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh for racial discrimination and termination without just cause after he was fired last January....
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Photos: Pride across Pittsburgh
Two Starbucks employees hold hands while marching in EQT’s pride parade Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor) Dylan Dickerson, Mr. Pittsburgh Pride Drag King of 2018, stands on...
View ArticlePittsburgh packs the streets for Pride 2018
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple lit up downtown Pittsburgh over the weekend as members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies united to celebrate their differences and show support for...
View ArticleOakland business owners say “No More” to sexual harassment
Along Oakland Avenue from Sennott Street to Forbes Avenue, local businesses and organizations came out Tuesday afternoon to celebrate a new partnership between the Southwestern PA Says No More...
View ArticleVoodoo brewery unveils new can for “H2P” IPA
Pennsylvania-based brewery Voodoo released a new design for its Pitt-themed IPA “H2P” after a legal dispute with Pitt caused the brewery to change the beer’s popular original can design that included...
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Islamic community comes together to celebrate Eid al-Fitr
As the sun rose upon Schenley Park on Friday, the park filled with hundreds ready to pray and celebrate. Children played at the petting zoo and three colorful bounce houses, and got their faces...
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