Grad student unionization vote declared inconclusive
The Pitt Graduate Student Organizing Committee’s three-year unionization campaign led to a final vote last week meant to determine whether or not the university’s graduate student population wanted a...
View ArticleRecent CMU graduate found guilty of sexual assault against female Pitt student
A recent CMU graduate was found guilty of a second degree sexual assault felony against a female Pitt student Tuesday morning.In a jury trial in county court, Joon Woo “Jason” Baik, a CMU statistics...
View ArticleGrad union organizers call for new election, accuse Pitt of “unfair labor...
Less than a week ago, the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, or PLRB, declared the grad student unionization vote inconclusive. Now, organizers are calling on the PLRB to set aside those election...
View ArticleGrad students vote against unionization, organizers reissue call for new...
The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board officially declared Friday morning that the majority of graduate students at Pitt voted against unionization in the April 15-18 election. The graduate student...
View ArticlePitt, Penn State Beaver professor charged with kidnapping Uber riders
A part-time instructor in Pitt’s School of Computing and Information has been charged with kidnapping two women in Pittsburgh after he picked them up for an Uber ride early Saturday morning. Police...
View ArticlePittsburgh receives “F” for air quality despite decades of improvement
Pittsburgh has made strides in distancing itself from its industrial past, but the region remains plagued by lingering air quality concerns.Allegheny County received an “F” rating from the American...
View ArticlePitt paid almost $240K to “union avoidance” law firm in recent years
A “union avoidance” law firm received a large windfall of legal fees from Pitt, according to previously unreported University financial disclosure reports.Pitt’s Office of University Counsel paid...
View ArticleCathedral Cafe cited for 8 health code violations
The Cathedral Cafe was cited by the Allegheny County Health Department for eight health code violations Monday. The facility, located in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning, received one...
View ArticlePLRB hears grad student union election objection in downtown hearing
Nestled in a small office in downtown’s Piatt Place building, a group of lawyers debated the future of Pitt graduate student unionization Tuesday and Wednesday. The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board...
View ArticleFormer Pitt professor now charged with kidnapping third woman
A former part-time instructor in Pitt’s School of Computing and Information who was charged with holding two women in his car against their will on May 11 is now charged with kidnapping a third woman...
View ArticleStudent affairs committee approves activity, wellness fee increases
After deliberating for about five minutes in a Posvar Hall conference room, the Student Affairs Committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to increase mandatory student fees for...
View ArticleWoman arrested after allegedly spraying bear spray at Pitt employees
A 28-year-old woman was arrested Monday after allegedly spraying bear spray at several Pitt employees in the Eureka Building on Forbes Avenue. Mary Siegert was charged with six counts of simple...
View ArticleChallenger Bethany Hallam defeats county council president in primary
After a close election, Bethany Hallam won the Democratic primary election for an Allegheny County Council At-Large seat 53.54% to 46.11%, or by 7,450 votes, Tuesday night. Hallam challenged John...
View ArticleIncumbents win big in Tuesday primary elections
Long lines snaked out of the William Pitt Union last November as more than 1,000 students showed up to cast their votes in the 2018 general election. In this year’s primary, featuring only local...
View ArticleCathedral Cafe passes health department reinspection
The Cathedral Cafe passed a Friday reinspection by the Allegheny County Health Department after being cited for eight health code violations last Monday.In the original inspection, the facility...
View ArticleMario’s opens doors in Oakland
Inside Mario’s Oakland Saloon Thursday night, pop hits blasted over speakers as the bar filled to the brim with students and locals celebrating its grand opening. Outside the doors of the saloon, which...
View ArticlePitt supercomputer flies high in space
On Star Wars Day, May 4, in a galaxy not so far away, Pitt launched its newest supercomputer into the cosmos — marking the first time that the Pitt script logo, engraved in gold on the top of the...
View ArticlePolice: Woman who used bear spray at Pitt also hit two buses
A 28-year old woman who allegedly used bear spray in a Pitt building on May 20 is also accused of striking two Port Authority buses on two different days, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Mary...
View ArticleAudrey Murrell named acting dean of Honors College
Audrey Murrell has been named acting dean of the University Honors College, or UHC, effective June 17, according to an email sent to College of Business Administration students. Murrell, who will be...
View ArticlePitt releases list of 25 highest-paid non-officer employees
Pitt released a list of its 25 highest-paid non-officer employees for fiscal year 2018, with Patrick Narduzzi, the men’s football coach, topping out at more than $3 million. The disclosure is required...
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