SGB will vote on sustainability measures
Following a 15-minute board meeting, Pitt Student Government Board held its final town hall of the academic year Tuesday night, facilitating a discussion on sustainability. Before the town hall kicked...
View ArticleFaculty braces for Pitt’s union “stalling tactics”
With at least six months until Pitt organizers’ third attempt at a faculty union election, Pitt administration and faculty are deep in a debate over the merits of unionization — something Provost Ann...
View ArticleEngineering professor receives NSF CAREER Award
When a bowling ball is placed against the wall with nothing to support it, it falls immediately toward the ground. But Tevis Jacobs, an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering and materials...
View ArticleT-Pain headlines Bigelow Bash alongside local artists
After an afternoon filled with performances, T-Pain stepped on stage wearing a white overcoat to close off the day at the fifth annual Bigelow Bash music and food festival. Spectators filled Bigelow...
View ArticleSanders will hold Sunday rally in Schenley Plaza
The already crowded race for the 2020 Democratic primary is about to get its first Pitt stop with a visit from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who will hold a rally this Sunday in Oakland.The Sanders...
View ArticleMarket Central cited for 9 health code violations
Market Central was cited by the Allegheny County Health Department for nine health code violations Monday.The facility received two high-risk violations due to cooked tofu stored at improper...
View ArticlePACT fundraises for cancer research
Bursts of blue, green and orange dotted the hilltops of Schenley Park on the morning of April 7, along with the hundreds of Pitt students and community members racing along them. These runners were...
View ArticleCampus organizations host first Pride month
Pitt’s campus is home to many LGBTQ+ organizations — Rainbow Alliance, oSTEM and the Gender and Sexuality LLC, to name a few. But until this year, none of those organizations came together for a...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren “100% behind” Pitt grad student union
A day after Bernie Sanders announced plans to visit Pitt for a Sunday rally in Schenley Plaza, another presidential hopeful endorsed Pitt graduate students’ ongoing attempt to unionize. In a short...
View ArticleQ&A: Documentary filmmaker Chris Paine on AI
Just 50 years ago, computers were barely capable of doing basic math. In the decades since, huge strides in technology and software have made artificial intelligence, or computer programs that attempt...
View ArticleSGB welcomes new members, announces Counseling Center changes
With the academic year coming to a close, Pitt’s Student Government Board spent its Tuesday meeting passing new legislation and introducing new members for SGB 2019-20. The Board approved four pieces...
View ArticleCandlelight vigil held in support of sexual assault survivors
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View ArticleA guide to Pittsburgh’s new breweries, bars and distilleries
The Cullen-Harrison Act, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, officially took effect on April 7, 1933. Now known as National Beer Day, the act legalized the sale of beer with an alcohol content...
View ArticlePeduto signs gun control bills, lawsuit filed in county court
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signed three controversial gun control bills into law Tuesday afternoon, including one that prohibits the usage of certain assault weapons within the City. Several...
View ArticleBreaking: Multiple reports of suspicious activity seemingly targeting women...
This post was updated Thursday at 12:36 p.m.. In the past week, multiple similar accounts of women being seemingly targeted while walking alone at night in Oakland have circulated social media. In the...
View ArticleThe fermentation process of alcohol
Alcohol is a drink of choice for many contemporary college students. But according to Linda O’Reilly, a biological sciences lecturer at Pitt, the process of creating alcohol can be dated back more than...
View ArticleArsenal Cider House serves summer drink year-round
While apple cider is typically a fall beverage, fruity beers are undoubtedly a warm weather summer treat. Luckily, Arsenal Cider House serves up craft ciders year-round made by raw apple cider from...
View ArticlePitt law professor mounts primary challenge against Rep. Doyle
A Pitt law professor is preparing to mount a primary challenge against Rep. Michael Doyle, D-Pa., Pittsburgh’s representative in the U.S. House.The professor, Jerry Dickinson, announced Wednesday his...
View ArticleBreaking: Pitt Police issue crime report for “armed threat”
Pitt Police issued a crime report Thursday around 10:30 a.m. describing an “armed threat incident” that took place at 3250 Parkview Avenue. A maintenance employee at the Parkview Manor Apartments...
View ArticleBreaking: Pitt Police identify men involved in Tuesday incident as students...
Pitt Police released a statement Friday identifying the individuals involved in a Tuesday morning incident in which a female student was chased near Hillman Library. Police say four students from...
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