Pitt students explore off-campus living options
Most on-campus residences at Pitt allow students to wake up five minutes before class starts without being late. But with the ease of on-campus housing comes smaller spaces and stricter rules. In...
View ArticleCommittee hears student concerns regarding divestment
The road toward Pitt divestment has been long — involving urges from student groups like Fossil Free Pitt Coalition, sit-ins in the Cathedral of Learning and countless painted banners. But on...
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High-rise apartments offer luxury off-campus living to students
Splurging on top-of-the-line and lavish living arrangements is usually the last thing that cost-conscious students do. But Oakland is seeing a rise in the construction of luxurious apartments.Amanda...
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Ben Shapiro appearance sparks controversy
On his tour of college campuses this fall, conservative author and political commentator Ben Shapiro has spoken to sold-out rooms on visits that have become famous for protests and controversy.His...
View ArticleLuxury housing places Oakland gentrification on the horizon
As new luxury apartment buildings rise over Oakland’s skyline, gentrification and rising rents may also be on the horizon.In recent years, Forbes and Fifth avenues and the corner of Craig Street and...
View ArticleTree of Life victim Joyce Fienberg remembered as deeply caring
Whether she was opening the doors to her synagogue on Saturday mornings or welcoming graduate students into her home for the holidays, Joyce Fienberg expressed kindness in all aspects of her...
View ArticlePoet Laureate Tracy K. Smith speaks in Oakland
Tracy K. Smith is the Poet Laureate of the United States — the official poet of the nation. Her position tasks her with raising awareness and appreciation of writing and reading poetry. But in the...
View ArticleNextGen voters turned away at polls
On election day, students waited for hours in lines stretching out the doors of the William Pitt Union, Soldiers and Sailors and other campus polling locations — only for some to be turned away when...
View ArticleLawsuit alleges Pitt responsible for dropped criminal charges
In a new court filing, the owner of the Garage Door Saloon says he intends to prove that Pitt was responsible for the district attorney’s dismissal of criminal charges against a high-ranking Pitt...
View Article‘Donations for Citations’ encourages donating to Pitt Pantry
The holiday season is a time for giving and receiving — and this year, for every Pitt parking ticket received, students have the chance to give back a little bit.Just in time for the holiday season,...
View ArticleForbes Street Market draws price competitions
College students often have limited options to buy food on a budget, but the new Forbes Street Market seeks to offer a fairly priced grocery selection with diverse selections.The Forbes Street Market...
View ArticleHow FBI, journalists prepared responses to violence
Within a minute of the call alerting the City that shots were fired in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Oct. 27, police officers were on their way to the scene of the crime. Less than 10...
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Professors examine gun violence, mental health correlation
Adam Lanza, James Holmes, Elliot Rodger and Nikolas Cruz have all been considered mentally ill. But unlike most of the 43.8 million adults who live with mental illness in any given year, these four men...
View ArticlePost-break SGB discusses Town Hall, PWLE
Pitt’s Student Government Board eased back into a regular schedule with its first traditional public meeting in three weeks Tuesday evening. There was no meeting last week due to Thanksgiving break....
View ArticleStudents learn rental fundamentals
Pittsburgh is famous for being Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood, but it is also the neighborhood of many Pitt students. The Community and Governmental Relations Committee and Student Government Board on...
View ArticleCommunity reflects on “changing face of AIDS”
Rabbi James Gibson stood before a small, quiet congregation in Heinz Chapel Wednesday night with a dedication.“We remember our friends, lovers and spouses,” he said. “Our mothers, fathers, brothers and...
View ArticleHealth-care professionals address diversity
Bhutanese refugee Ashok Gurung left government persecution behind when he came to Pittsburgh, but his trauma stayed with him.At the Cultural Awareness in Health Systems workshop Wednesday, Gurung, a...
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Pitt professors explore psychology of mass shooting survivors
Prior to 2013, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders said an individual had to be directly exposed to an event to be diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.But the 2013 Fifth...
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TEDxPittsburghWomen leaves audience with definition of “showing up”
From Nicole Heller’s elevated spot on stage in front of over 200 people, she could feel the energy in the room flow two ways. For her, not only was the audience taking from what she had to say, but in...
View ArticleJewish students remember Tree of Life on Hanukkah
In the aftermath of the Tree of Life tragedy that claimed 11 lives Oct. 27, Sami Robertson’s perspective on the story of Hanukkah changed. “I think for me, it brings into light the idea that our light...
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