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GALLERY: Monica Henderson finishes 4000-mile race from California to New York
Team New York runs across the Brooklyn Bridge on Aug. 4. Two supporters hold a banner marking the finish line on Brooklyn’s Pier 2 in anticipation of the team’s arrival. Team New York celebrates as...
View ArticlePittsburgh area school to keep controversial cops
Woodland Hills students returned to school Monday morning — where they’ll start classes, go to football games and hang out in hallways guarded by police from departments with histories of violent...
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Lantern night shines a light on women’s education
Approximately 1,300 young women walked down the center aisle of Heinz Chapel Sunday night, clutching gold Pitt ribbons in their hands. Glass and metal lanterns with small white tea candles inside...
View ArticleCooking at the conservatory: Phipps offers cooking classes
While a farmers market sat crowded on the lawn outside the main hall of Phipps Conservatory, an 18-student cooking class learned how to make new cuisines with the market vendors’ products in the newly...
View ArticlePittGlobal transitions university focus abroad
The Office of the Provost aimed to shrink Pitt’s environmental footprint with the Year of Sustainability. Four years later, the goal is to broaden its horizons with the PittGlobal initiative....
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Thriftsburgh returns to save students money
Plastic cowboy boots covered in paisley prints. Pumpkin-colored skinny pants. Designer brand “Scotch and Soda” T-shirts sold for the same price as Champion-brand shirts. The University of Thriftsburgh...
View ArticleSGB opens year with open house
Over snacks and refreshments at the Student Government Board open house Tuesday night, first-year student Nina Duong approached SGB President Maggie Kennedy to see how she could be more involved on...
View ArticleDA, Pitt, UPMC unveil new surveillance cameras
After Pitt student Alina Sheykhet was found dead in her apartment last October, investigators found their biggest lead in private surveillance footage from a local pizza shop — and in the 10 months...
View ArticleMaggie and Stella’s new home on Fifth Ave.
When Amazon came to visit Pittsburgh, its representatives took a tour of Oakland and were impressed with the location of one little gift and card shop in particular — Maggie and Stella’s. The shop...
View ArticleShapiro speaks on safety
Attorney General Josh Shapiro wants university students to call for help — and also squash the stigma associated with it. Shapiro spent the past year having roundtable discussions across Pennsylvania,...
View ArticleDean lifts ban on Greek life
At a forum in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room Wednesday night, Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner and coordinator of Pitt fraternity and sorority life Lexie Elliott announced to a group of about 20...
View ArticleDear readers: The Pitt News takes Fridays online
Dear readers, My tenure as editor-in-chief of The Pitt News began during a time of change at the paper. Over the summer we underwent a process of rebranding ourselves and focusing on new goals. Many...
View ArticleThe Pitt News cuts Friday print, launches digital day
After more than 20 years of printing five days a week, The Pitt News is cutting Friday print production. The decision, made by The Pitt News Advisory Board, was finalized in March. The group decision...
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New app locates hubs for grub
College students love free food, flocking to even the driest of campus events if pizza is on the table. But there are still times when clubs and organizations overestimate the amount of food needed and...
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Annual bonfire bolsters Pitt pride
Pitt likes its fire. Whether it’s a small flame flickering in a lantern held by a first-year student at lantern night or a roaring bonfire lighting up the Cathedral Lawn, both these traditions are...
View ArticleOakland community reacts to new security cameras
Days after officials announced an anti-crime initiative to install 60 surveillance cameras on Pitt’s campus, some residents who live in the Oakland community applauded the effort, believing it may ease...
View ArticlePennEnvironment hosts rally for clean air
Dianne Peterson lives and breathes air quality. Whether she’s taking her dog for a walk, gardening around her home or watching her son play soccer outside, the air quality often leaves the O’Hara...
View ArticleParents of hazing victim reach settlement with Beta Theta Pi
The parents of Timothy Piazza, a Penn State sophomore who suffered fatal injuries in February 2017 after a hazing event hosted by Beta Theta Pi, reached a settlement on their claims against the...
View ArticleCampus grocery store on the menu at SGB kickoff meeting
The Student Government Board welcomed new and old faces alike to Nordy’s Place Tuesday evening for its first meeting of the semester. The meeting moved smoothly as board and chair members introduced...
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Rosa Davis offers POWER to women in recovery
Rosa Davis starts her workday with obituaries. Madelon Edelstone, the development director at POWER — the Pennsylvania Organization of Women in Early Recovery, where Davis is executive director — cuts...
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