Pitt heats up, AC goes down
Throughout the past few weeks, temperatures in the Pittsburgh region have climbed over the 90 degree mark, leading many Pittsburgh school districts to dismiss students early. But despite the rising...
View ArticleUncle Sam’s Subs cited for multiple health-code violations
The Allegheny County Health Department cited Uncle Sam’s Subs with several health code violations in a consumer alert posted Sept. 4. The Oakland sandwich shop inspection report included several “high...
View ArticleGrassroots politicians discuss health, safety and representation
Sara Innamorato and Summer Lee went from under-the-radar activists to Pittsburgh household names nearly overnight when they both won primary elections in May against longtime incumbent Democrats in...
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Pittsburgh-native rapper Mac Miller dead at 26
Pittsburgh-native rapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent overdose in his San Francisco home around noon Friday, according to a report by TMZ. He was 26 years old. Miller released his fifth...
View ArticleQ&A: Aurora Sharrard talks on sustainability
Pitt is going green — slowly but surely. The University’s plan to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and increase the use of renewable energy is a long one, spanning to 2030, but it’s one that students...
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Changing seasons means more sales for Oakland businesses
For students, autumn heralds pumpkin spice, sweaters and the mass migration back to school. For Oakland restaurants, that migration means business. “Summer is very slow,” Jashim Uddin, a cashier at...
View ArticleCatholics respond to Pittsburgh diocese scandal
As the church bells started ringing on a steady rainy Sunday, Jake Cherry, a sophomore biology major, climbed the stone steps of Saint Paul Cathedral, made the sign of the cross across his chest with...
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Photos: Mac Miller vigil in Blue Slide Park
Hundreds of people gathered at Blue Slide Park in Squirrel Hill Tuesday evening for a vigil honoring Pittsburgh-native rap artist Mac Miller. Miller, 26, passed away Sept. 7 from a suspected drug...
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Pittsburgh community mourns Mac Miller
Blue Slide Park in Squirrel Hill’s Frick Park became synonymous with late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller after he released both a song and album eponymous with the iconic slide. On Tuesday night it was a...
View ArticleSGB approves $28.5k for Black Action Society in contested allocation vote
The Student Government Board rarely disagrees with its Allocations Committee. But at its second meeting of the year last night, after the Allocations Committee denied Black Action Society its request,...
View ArticleIn the Army: professional prospects for Pitt ROTC
Well before most Pitt students have hit snooze on their first alarm every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, students in the Army ROTC program are on the lawn outside Bellefield Hall enduring PT —...
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Students balance school with necessity for full-time work
Ask Alec Cantor what it’s like to work standard full-time hours while being a full-time student, and he’ll tell you that while it’s still work, he appreciates having a break from classes. “It’s a...
View ArticleStudents forfeit paychecks for unpaid internships
For many students, scrolling through internship opportunities on LinkedIn and Indeed can be a very stressful process. Finding a meaningful, paid internship that doesn’t include strenuous hours of busy...
View ArticleVIDEO: “Art for Change” with Marcel Walker
Marcel Walker, Pittsburgh-based illustrator and comic-book artist, visits the University of Pittsburgh at the “Art for Change” event. The post VIDEO: “Art for Change” with Marcel Walker appeared first...
View ArticleUniversity Senate Council talks state budget, unionization
The future is uncertain for Pennsylvania’s state budget — and it could involve students paying significantly more for college.About 20 people gathered with Chancellor Patrick Gallagher Wednesday in...
View ArticleStudents study and slumber in newly renovated Hillman Library
Whether this is a student’s first month ever at Pitt or the seventh or eighth time they’re starting a new semester, they’re going to need a comfortable venue to study. Hillman Library is always a...
View ArticleUncle Sam’s Sub’s Oakland location to close
Uncle Sam’s Subs is closing its Oakland location after 35 years of business, according to a sign posted on its door Thursday afternoon. The sandwich shop cited the building as the reason for its...
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Pitt Progressives protest Maggie and Stella’s
For the grand re-opening of the 12-year-old card and gift store Maggie and Stella’s on campus Friday, Pitt hired a DJ and parked its new Sodexo-owned food truck in the quad while administrators...
View ArticlePitt Law hosts Constitution Day panel
The bitterly contested 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1868 to address citizenship rights for former slaves — and 150 years later, some Pitt law professors think it’s still not...
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SGB hosts bi-annual Safety Fair
In a corner of the William Pitt Union Lawn, a small fire raged. Anameeka Singh hefted up the fire extinguisher she’d been handed and put it out with a gusty white cloud of liquid carbon dioxide. “I was...
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