Student organizers confident as unionization decision nears
Pitt and the graduate student union organizers each took their final legal step last week before the state labor board determines whether or not the University engaged in unfair labor practices during...
View ArticlePitt announces unlimited bike share rides for first-years
Save a 10A. Ride a bicycle.All Pitt first-years and resident assistants will receive unlimited free 30-minute bike rides with Pittsburgh bike share company Healthy Ride throughout the fall and spring...
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Average Pitt student debt nears $40,000
Three out of five members of Pitt’s graduating class of 2018 left school with unpaid student loans. And according to a report that analyzes student loan debt by state and university, those loans were...
View ArticlePitt to develop socially responsible investing strategies
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced Thursday the University will begin developing socially responsible investing strategies for Pitt’s endowment. The announcement follows the July release of a...
View ArticleGlobal Hub takes the world stage
Posvar Hall said hello to a new host of cultures on Tuesday — with help from the “hello table,” where students could learn to greet people from other parts of the globe.The table was one of several...
View ArticlePitt Dems kick off the year with visit from Rep. Lamb
Before Rep. Conor Lamb began his formal speech at the first Pitt College Democrats meeting of the year on Tuesday evening, he grabbed the microphone from the podium and faced the students to ask one...
View ArticlePlanned SCI building will “transform” campus
In a few years, students in the School of Computing and Information will start going to class in a yet-to-be-built complex adjacent to the Oaklander Hotel — One Bigelow. But Pitt has plans for the...
View ArticleOaklanders receive updates on neighborhood projects
Oakland community members gathered Wednesday night as representatives from three different institutions — Pitt, Shadyside developer Walnut Capital and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority —...
View ArticlePitt researchers develop first THC breathalyzer
Pitt scientists have developed what they claim is the first breathalyzer able to detect marijuana, potentially allowing police officers a better method for detecting drivers under the influence of the...
View ArticleBuilding BRIDGES for underrepresented scholarship students
When Andre Sydnor arrived on campus as a first-year, he didn’t see many other students that looked like him.In fall 2017, 72.6% of the Pitt undergraduate population was white. But through the...
View ArticleYoung blood wanted: Local blood banks face shortages
Despite a couple delays in setting up equipment, the American Red Cross kicked off the first blood drive of the fall semester at Pitt on Thursday. Students willing to roll up their sleeves and get...
View ArticleBreaking: New guideline may remove “Pitt,”“Panther” from student group names
Pitt plans to implement guidelines preventing independent student organizations from using University trademarks or wordmarks such as “Pitt” or “Panthers” in their names, according to the University....
View ArticlePittsburgh’s Labor Day legacy continues to evolve
For the past 37 years, Pittsburgh has hosted the largest Labor Day parade in the United States — Monday’s parade drew an estimated 50,000 marchers Downtown. And Pittsburgh’s rich history of labor...
View ArticleFight for Amazon rainforest comes to Schenley
On a warm, rainy Sunday — fitting for a protest organized in support of the burning Amazon rain forest — a group of marchers met under Dippy the Dinosaur dressed in the green, blue and yellow of the...
View ArticleSGB’s priorities for the academic year
As students begin their new semester of classes, the new and returning members of Pitt’s Student Government Board are settling into their new roles and are preparing for the upcoming semester. Last...
View ArticleCompost bins introduced in bid for eco friendly campus
A new addition to the usual decor has popped up on each floor of the William Pitt Union and the O’Hara Student Center this semester.Student Affairs and the Office of Sustainability partnered up to...
View ArticleSGB discusses upcoming initiatives at first meeting
Student Government Board kicked off its first meeting of the year Tuesday night. The meeting consisted mainly of members introducing their initiatives, student organizations’ concerns and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Law enforcement: Online hate crime threat is ‘not credible’
Update Wednesday 9:45 a.m.: City police spokesman Chris Togneri announced Wednesday morning that investigators had traced an online threat to commit a hate crime to Beaver County, and that they had...
View ArticlePitt student charged after alleged assault in Lothrop
A 20-year-old Pitt student is facing charges of strangulation and simple assault after allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend in his room in Lothrop Hall in late August.Brock Salvatore was arrested by...
View ArticleFailed connections: Pitt’s new Wi-Fi met with mixed reception
Two weeks into the semester, Pitt’s new Wi-Fi system is being put to the test — and is falling down, according to some students.Over the summer, Pitt replaced the all-free, University-managed...
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