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Five Pa. House races to watch
The 2016 presidential election came down to less than 1 percentage point in Pennsylvania — President Donald Trump won its 20 electoral votes by fewer than 100,000 votes. But the state’s congressional...
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Pitt students gather to support Jewish community
On the grass between the Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Chapel Monday, nearly 3,000 people gathered to mourn the 11 victims of the Oct. 27 Tree of Life Synagogue massacre. Students and elected...
View ArticleA day in the life of student canvassing
Forty-eight hours before election day, Alex Rose rapped on the front door of a house in Penn Hills. Not many people on his list had answered his knocks — Sunday afternoon is time for church and brunch...
View ArticlePower outage affects multiple buildings on Forbes Ave
A power outage affected more than two blocks along Forbes Avenue between Oakland Avenue and Meyran Avenue Monday afternoon. One block on Atwood Street between Forbes Avenue and Fifth Avenue was also...
View ArticleMidterm special election question: Allegheny County Children’s Fund
Today, Americans across the country will vote on representatives for the House, Senate and Governor’s Office. But in Allegheny County, residents will decide on an additional ballot question.In May, a...
View ArticlePa. Senator Bob Casey Jr. beats Lou Barletta, wins third term
Four-term Republican U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta sought to take the sole Senate seat of two-term incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. — but failed to do so, as Sen. Casey defeated Barletta.With...
View ArticleTom Wolf wins 2nd term as Pa. Governor
Incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf will remain governor of Pennsylvania after defeating Republican Scott Wagner in the midterm elections Tuesday. John Fetterman, the current mayor of Braddock, will join Wolf...
View ArticleVolunteers encourage student voting on campus
By the time polls closed in Pennsylvania, more than 1,000 people had waited in lines and successfully voted at the William Pitt Union Lower Lounge. Another 1,000 had voted at Soldiers and Sailors...
View ArticleSGB addresses student voting issues, campus improvements
Long lines snaked through the William Pitt Union and also Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall on Tuesday afternoon as students waited their turns to vote. Outside the Union, Ritika Bajpai and other...
View ArticleChildren’s Fund proposal fails
Allegheny voters had the opportunity Tuesday to vote on a referendum that would increase property taxes to fund child well-being programs. The Allegheny County Children’s Fund, proposed in May by a...
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Udderly local: A snapshot of Schneider’s Dairy
Nestled among residential homes and community parks in the Pittsburgh suburb of Whitehall, about 10 miles south of Oakland, is the headquarters of a company most Steel City natives became familiar with...
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Pittsburghers protest Sessions firing, Trump-Russia claims
When President Donald Trump quickly replaced former Attorney General Jeff Sessions after firing him on Wednesday, the people of Pittsburgh were quick to speak out — but not necessarily in support of...
View ArticlePolitical experts panel analyzes midterm results
Pennsylvania surprised the United States in the 2016 presidential elections by leaning right for the first time since 1988 and electing President Donald Trump by one percentage point. After a long...
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Clean air policies go up in smoke
Pittsburgh was named the second most livable city in the United States a few months ago in The Global Liveability Index, an annual report by The Economist Intelligence Unit. But take healthcare,...
View ArticleLeon Ford announces run for Pittsburgh City Council
There are challenges brewing in Pittsburgh’s political establishment. Insurgent progressive state House candidates Summer Lee and Sara Innamorato unseated a southwest Pennsylvania political dynasty in...
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Fourth annual leadership retreat teaches women’s empowerment
In the United States, more than half of college students are women — and Pitt is taking an active role to prepare these students to become the leaders of tomorrow.Ninety female undergraduate students...
View ArticleLocal entrepreneurs discuss future of small businesses
A handful of young entrepreneurs in Pittsburgh are doing more than starting up small businesses — they’re sparking hope in the community.The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus takes a bite out of Pittsburgh
The West Nile Virus is one of the most prevalent diseases in the United States — and this season, it has arrived in Pittsburgh.When the Allegheny County Health Department reported its sixth case of the...
View ArticleSGB: Students address ENS messaging system
Student Government Board’s Tuesday night gathering in the basement of the William Pitt Union was, in the words of President Maggie Kennedy, “not your average public meeting.” Six University officials...
View ArticleYoung America’s Foundation threatens lawsuit against Pitt over Ben Shapiro...
The day before conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro’s planned speech at Alumni Hall, the organization sponsoring his nationwide tour of college campuses threatened to sue Pitt for imposing an...
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