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Pittsburgh braces for polar vortex, Pitt cancels Wednesday classes
UPDATE: Pitt cancelled classes for Jan. 30 early Wednesday morning.Despite predicted wind chills as cold as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit Wednesday — and a petition with more than 8,500 signatures...
View ArticleSGB urges Pitt to cancel classes
As Pitt prepares to meet the arriving polar vortex, students at a Tuesday night Student Government Board meeting raised concerns about the University remaining open in the cold weather. In response,...
View ArticleKappa Kappa Gamma placed on interim suspension
Kappa Kappa Gamma, a Pitt sorority, was placed on interim suspension of registration at Pitt, according to the Student Affairs website.University spokesperson Joe Miksch said KKG held a social event at...
View ArticlePitt addresses new anti-hazing policies
The Office of Student Conduct held an event Tuesday to discuss Pitt’s commitment to an anti-hazing environment through an update of student policy and conduct.Fraternity and sorority members gathered...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Sunday: How it all ads up
With the 2019 Super Bowl just days away, some Americans anticipate a great football game or halftime show. But many look forward to an even bigger event — watching the ads. This year, host network CBS...
View ArticleFrontier, Impact slates launch SGB campaigns
Two slates of candidates for next year’s Student Government Board launched social media campaigns on Wednesday, the official start of campaign season. Zechariah Brown and Albert Tanjaya, the two...
View ArticlePolar vortex continues into Thursday, Pitt remains open
Pitt students who signed a petition that began circulating Tuesday evening demanding Pitt cancel classes on Wednesday got their wish — on Wednesday morning, students were alerted that classes were...
View ArticleStudents see “Eye to Eye” with mentors
According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, one in five people suffer from learning and attention issues. Parents and teachers often think it’s due to laziness, and that their students...
View ArticleCHiKN brings Nashville hot chicken to Oakland
There is now a third location in Oakland that sells chicken and spells it wrong — CHiKN.CHiKN opened its doors Jan. 18 on Forbes Avenue. The owners of Stack’d designed their fast, casual, no-cash...
View ArticlePitt students search for aerospace program
From Air Force ROTC cadets to Swanson engineers, many Pitt students yearn for a solid aerospace program that can prepare them for future careers in the United States Air Force and other related...
View ArticlePitt introduces new housing option
Beginning this August, students will have another off-campus housing option.Last week, Pitt approved a three-year lease for up to 230 students to be housed in 87 apartments inside The Bridge on Forbes,...
View ArticleDemocrats, Republicans face off on health care
Pitt College Republicans member Corey Barsky noted early in a Monday night debate against the College Democrats that health care is an issue that brings out passion from both ends of the political...
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Las Palmas remains open after several health inspections
After at least three visits from the Allegheny County Health Department since it was ordered to close Jan. 24, Las Palmas #2, the Oakland location of the Mexican grocery and restaurant, was reinspected...
View ArticleCareer Center, students offer interview advice
Resumé-building often starts in high school, but budding professionals usually lack the skills needed to prepare for an actual interview.Professionals and students alike advise that getting an...
View ArticlePitt faculty see future in union
To most passersby, the fliers, posters and comics adorning the office doors in the narrow corridors on the fourth floor of the Cathedral of Learning blend in with the rest of campus. But for Tyler...
View ArticleSGB talks race, housing, sexual health
In light of Black History Month, Student Government Board Executive Vice President Jahari Mercer offered a moment of silence for the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin during his report at the Board’s weekly...
View ArticleWikipedia edit-a-thon illuminates indigenous languages
Indigenous languages rank among the world’s most culturally intimate forms of communication, with about 90 percent spoken by less than 100,000 people. A few dozen people gathered on Pitt’s campus...
View ArticleBreast cancer researchers continue innovating
For Dr. Steffi Oesterreich and her husband, Dr. Adrian Lee, patients’ supportive reactions to new technologies in breast cancer research make the hard work worth it.“I think people are super excited....
View ArticleWalnut Capital to construct building in Oakland
Walnut Capital, a Pittsburgh real estate developer, is currently constructing office spaces to advance Oakland and Pittsburgh as a medical and tech capital. Walnut Capital purchased a vacant building...
View ArticleSlates present platforms at “Meet the Candidates” event
To prepare for its Feb. 19 election, Student Government Board hosted a “Meet the Candidates” event on Thursday evening with Pitt Tonight host Andrew Dow. At the event, held in the William Pitt Union,...
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