New gen ed requirements encourage cultural understanding
This past semester marked the implementation of a new set of general education requirements for the Dietrich School, the finale of a year-long effort to update requirements that had been in place since...
View ArticleBio class assigned new professor after petition
A professor of nearly four decades is not teaching an upper-level biology class for the spring 2019 semester, after Dietrich School administrators received a petition claiming unjust grading practices...
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In case you missed it: News from winter break 2018
December 13: The parents of 17-year-old Antwon Rose, who was shot and killed by former Pitt police officer Michael Rosfeld in June, filed a lawsuit against Pitt. The lawsuit alleges negligence on the...
View ArticleFeatured Features: 2018 Editors’ Picks
2018 brought on a berth of new, exciting stories about people from all walks of life as well as events both on and off Pitt’s campus. Many of The Pitt News’ editors had trouble deciding on a single...
View ArticleProposed gun legislation triggers protests
Several hundred gun rights supporters gathered at the Pittsburgh City-County Building on Grant Street Monday afternoon to protest proposed legislation that would restrict gun ownership in...
View ArticleExperts offer tips on media literacy
During the 2016 presidential campaign, an article with the headline “Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President” appeared online. People shared the titillating story hundreds of...
View ArticleSGB looks ahead to elections, empowerment
Pitt’s Student Government Board returned Tuesday for a shorter-than-usual meeting, where board members previewed their planned projects for the spring semester before unanimously passing a bill that...
View ArticleNew class addresses anti-Semitism
Just shy of two weeks after the deaths of 11 congregants at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, a crowd of nearly 60 people gathered in Posvar Hall for Pitt’s annual commemoration of...
View ArticleReport evaluates colleges’ free speech rules
Free speech rights are among the most debated topics on college campuses across the country. But the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, FIRE, put free speech issues into numbers in a report...
View ArticleMilk Shake Factory brings storefront to Pitt’s backyard
The cold Pittsburgh winter is about to get colder with the arrival of a new Milk Shake Factory in Oakland — but students look likely to meet it with a warm embrace.The new Milk Shake Factory is...
View ArticleScott Stern discusses American Plan legacy
The idea of an “American Plan” might invoke patriotic imagery like Uncle Sam and fireworks on the Fourth of July. But the term refers to a set of strategies that led to the systematic oppression and...
View ArticleBreaking: Pitt appoints counseling center director
Pitt has appointed Jay Darr as the new director of the University Counseling Center, according to a press release. The University Counseling Center has been without a full-time director for 19 months...
View ArticlePitt appoints counseling center director
Pitt’s University Counseling Center director position has been vacant since former UCC director Edward Michaels was arrested May 23, 2017, on charges of possession of child pornography. Now, 19 months...
View ArticlePittsburgh notables make Forbes ‘30 under 30’
From manufacturing to health care, from computer science to cuisine, Pittsburgh holds its own when it comes to sending new products and ideas into the world. This year, three young innovative...
View ArticleHadar Galron spins comedy from Orthodox roots
After the age of 12, Orthodox Jewish women are told they can’t sing because the sound of their voice is “indecent.” Jewish comedian and playwright Hadar Galron is familiar with Orthodox traditions like...
View ArticleRacial slurs found on car roofs in South Oakland
Racial slurs were found written in snow on car hoods in South Oakland Sunday night, WPXI reported.According to WPXI, a Pitt student, Mara Keen, found the n-word written on multiple cars on McKee Place,...
View ArticleBlack student organizations celebrate 50 years of pride, progress
During the height of the Civil Rights movement, in 1969, 40 members from Pitt’s newly minted Black Action Society shut themselves inside a Cathedral of Learning computer lab for seven hours to protest...
View ArticleSGB beefs up workout facilities
Over winter break, the William Pitt Union gym received new equipment and revamped its layout at the request of Pitt’s Student Government Board. This project, headed by Pitt SGB with the Department of...
View ArticleToday’s weather forecast: who knows?
This spring semester had a hot start. Jan. 8, the day after classes started, saw a high of 58 degrees. But the next day, the temperature dropped more than 30 degrees to a low of 22. Pittsburgh weather...
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SGB closes in on election season
With just a little more than a month left before Pitt students elect nine of their peers to the 2019-20 Student Government Board, the list of candidates will soon be official. And on Feb. 19, all...
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