State officials attempt to avert UPMC, Highmark breakup
With six months until the formal separation of Pittsburgh’s two largest health care companies, UPMC and Highmark, state officials are intervening in the name of protecting consumers from the two health...
View ArticleFlyin’ West features first all-black cast
“Flyin’ West,” a theatre production that showcases the lives of three female African-American pioneers, is taking the stage at Pitt for the second time in 25 years — and this time around, it is...
View ArticleStudent-published children’s book promotes acceptance
After reading a few children’s books to her 4-year-old sister to distract her from playing on a tablet, Pitt student Rachael Bindas figured she could write her own. Fast-forward less than a year,...
View ArticleBrown, Tanjaya debate for SGB presidency
In a quiet corner of the William Pitt Union food court, Taylor Landis hunched over a dining table with her earbuds in, brow furrowed in concentration as she scrawled away at her notes. At the same...
View ArticleResidents, faculty voice qualms with master plan
Pitt will unveil the finalized version of its campus master plan at the end of this week. It includes a plan for more housing, with a net total of 775 new beds and an increase in sustainability...
View ArticlePitt students to face tuition hike, Commonwealth funding unclear
Pitt students may be left footing the bill next year with an expected tuition hike for an expanded University operating budget in the face of flat funding from the Commonwealth.Pitt’s funding from the...
View ArticleSGB takes care of business, SafeRider, elections
Although elections for next year’s board are only one week away, Student Government Board has still been working on student initiatives like updating the SafeRider application and starting a summer...
View ArticleGSWS program to offer LGBTQ+ studies minor
The gender, sexuality and women’s studies program has given out majors to students since the early 1970s. Now, the department is looking to address a minor issue. The GSWS program will offer a minor in...
View ArticleExploring the gray areas of asexuality
Asexuality is a sexuality with a wide spectrum that has risen in prominence only recently. Lexi Casanova didn’t learn what asexuality meant until her second year of college. Jacob Mahaffey first...
View ArticleCollege students say “screw you” to sex
Despite dating and hookup apps giving college students quick, easy exposure to possible romantic and sexual partners, research shows that young adults are choosing to swipe left on physical intimacy...
View ArticlePQP offers community, safe space to LGBTQ+ staff
To most members of the Pitt community, Michael Campbell has quite the day job. He’s a workshop assistant in the Center for Creativity, a small enclave nestled in the basement of the University Store,...
View ArticleFlawed but vital: MARS teaches students specifics of computer architecture
You probably know what computer code looks like, whether it’s the web-standard HTML or something a little more technical for statistics or programming. You likely also know that computer data is stored...
View ArticlePitt student seeks to unseat City Council president
Chris Kumanchik is a novelist, a business owner, a state constable and a 25-year-old student studying computer science at the University of Pittsburgh.He’s also a pro-gun Democrat challenging City...
View ArticleFifth Ave. Popeyes says last goodbyes
The Popeyes on Pitt’s campus closed permanently on Monday, Feb. 11. The restaurant, located at the corner of Fifth and Atwood, replaced a Wendy’s that closed in February 2010. A sign posted on the door...
View ArticleBuy me a drank: T-Pain to headline Bigelow Bash
T-Pain will headline this year’s Bigelow Bash on April 7.Pitt Program Council announced the headline performer on Saturday night at their annual Black and White Ball and posted about it shortly after...
View ArticleHillman exhibit showcases stories of Ferguson
Pitt students walking through the front doors of Hillman Library during the month of February are greeted by a quote on one of the exhibits featuring Elizabeth Vega, a Chicana artist and educator from...
View ArticleNo, really: Crosswalk coming to Forbes
Walk, don’t run, to your next class at David Lawrence Hall.Over this past weekend, construction began on the sidewalks parallel to Forbes Avenue near the sky bridge. This progresses the effort from...
View ArticlePitt study links social media and eating disorders
As social media has continued expanding in the past decade, it has brought new types of cuisine and food experiences to people. But this has also brought questions about the effect of social media on...
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Your guide to today’s SGB election
That’s right. Today, Pitt undergraduate students vote for next year’s Student Government Board. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on elections.pitt.edu, and winners will be announced later tonight....
View Article“Grateful, thankful, overwhelmed”: Brown wins SGB presidency
Zechariah Brown will serve as president of Pitt’s Student Government Board during the 2019-20 school year, after winning 62 percent of the vote against Albert Tanjaya Tuesday.Brown said he felt...
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