Student struck by lamp post
A lamp post outside of the Chevron Science Center fell to the ground Friday, striking a Pitt student.The student is currently in the emergency room as a result of the event, and the cause of the...
View ArticleTransgender community, allies “Fight the Ban” at downtown rally
Surrounded by supporters with signs reading “I support transgender service members” and Make America Gay Again hats, Elliot Sommer, a transgender man in the Army Reserves, spoke out about his right to...
View ArticleGrad students to vote on unionization this week
After several years of campaigning, rallying and dealing with University opposition, Pitt’s graduate students will vote on whether or not to form a union this week. Voting will take place from 9 a.m....
View ArticleBernie Sanders campaigns in Schenley Plaza
When Sen. Bernie Sanders stepped onto the podium at Schenley Plaza, surrounded by supporters waving Bernie 2020 signs and chanting his name, he couldn’t help but point out the unusually warm Pittsburgh...
View ArticleCommencement ceremony speakers announced
Pitt announced on Monday the commencement speakers for the graduate and undergraduate ceremonies. The graduate ceremony will take place on April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Petersen Events Center. Allegheny...
View ArticleQ&A: Jay Darr on the future of Pitt’s Counseling Center
Since he began the job in mid-February, Pitt’s newest Counseling Center Director Jay Darr said he’s spent his time talking with his staff and going on a “listening tour” around campus to hear what...
View ArticleMarket Central passes health department reinspection
Market Central passed a Tuesday reinspection by the Allegheny County Health Department after being cited for nine health code violations last Monday.In the original inspection, Market received two...
View ArticleSGB announces new chairs, recaps accomplishments
On Tuesday night at its final meeting of the academic year, Pitt Student Government Board shared memories of late nights in the office and members falling asleep during meetings.Each board member and...
View ArticleHonors College dean to leave for position at University of Arkansas
Dr. Brian Primack will step down from his position as dean of Pitt’s Honors College this summer, and will be the dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas...
View ArticleDeadline approaching for primary voter registration
Pittsburghers will have an opportunity to go to the polls for City and county elections in the coming weeks, but the voter registration deadline is closing soon. Pennsylvania residents who wish to vote...
View ArticleA Starr is born: John Starr, beatboxer and Beinecke winner
While preparing backstage for a high-level a cappella competition March 30, John Starr got an email that changed his life — out of 90 candidates from across the United States, he was one of 18 students...
View ArticleNo hearing for Pitt faculty union, organizers plan appeal
The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that Pitt faculty organizers fell short in their efforts to collect signed authorization cards from faculty, with the board declining to hold a...
View ArticlePlanning underway for new recreation center
Planning efforts are now underway for a new multistory recreation center to be built on middle campus, something campus administrators say students have long asked for. The project, which is projected...
View ArticleMark Henderson named new CIO and vice chancellor
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher named Mark Henderson as Pitt’s new chief information officer and vice chancellor on Thursday.Henderson will step into the position in early June. He succeeds Jinx Walton,...
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After years-long campaign, grad students await outcome of union vote
Organizers wearing pro-union T-shirts high-fived and cheered for the last few dozen graduate students as they trickled into the second-floor ballroom of the O’Hara Student Center Thursday afternoon to...
View ArticlePitt announces annual Fulbright winners
Planning for the future can be worrisome. But for 11 Pitt students, the first few upcoming steps toward a career have been established — at least for a few months.These 11 students are recipients of...
View ArticleDo puzzles and games help you de-stress?
Punches fly across an LED screen, then a beast falls with blood oozing from its wounds as the opponent extinguishes the monster and continues on his quest to find riches — all while the gamer sits...
View ArticleStudents get blunt about weed legalization
There are countless legal ways to deal with stress. Painting, yoga or playing video games can help relieve tension after the dust of finals week finally settles. But smoking weed is a time-honored...
View ArticleFaculty union organizers appeal PLRB decision
A years-long effort to unionize more than 3,500 Pitt faculty appeared to have failed last Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, or PLRB, ruled that organizers failed to collect enough...
View ArticleFormer VP, presidential candidate Joe Biden to visit Pittsburgh Monday
Joe Biden, former vice president of the U.S., will visit Pittsburgh next Monday, according to his campaign’s website.Biden officially announced his bid for the presidency on Thursday morning in a video...
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