Senate Council discusses sexual assault report, fossil fuel divestment
Following the Tuesday release of a 217-page report detailing sexual assault and misconduct at Pitt, which 15% of the student body responded to, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher had strong words for Pitt’s...
View ArticleMuslim, Jewish community leaders speak out against hate at lecture
After shots were fired at the Tree of Life synagogue last October, Wasi Mohamed said the Pittsburgh Muslim community was prepared to support their Jewish neighbors, as the two groups had already been...
View Article“Green Speakeasy” environmental lecture comes with a drink
Over the past two and a half years, the Trump administration has made a number of changes to environmental policy, loosening regulations on air pollution, offshore drilling and more.So a group gathered...
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Part 2 | A look at the back-and-forth between Pitt, faculty union organizers
This article is the second part of an in-depth series about Pitt’s faculty union campaign. Read from the beginning here.After matching signed authorization cards to faculty names from Pitt’s...
View ArticlePart 3 | Faculty union organizers’ next steps
This article is the final part of an in-depth series about Pitt’s faculty union campaign. Read from the beginning here.Forming a faculty union at a Pennsylvania university actually isn’t too...
View ArticlePitt police issue crime alert after attempted robbery
Pitt police issued a crime alert Thursday morning detailing a reported attempted robbery with a weapon.Pitt and City police both responded to the incident, which occurred late Wednesday evening at...
View ArticlePolice blotter: Oct. 10-17
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis. Read more here.Thursday, Oct. 1012:27 a.m. A manager reported a harassment threat at the Pi Kappa Alpha...
View ArticlePitt law professor campaigns against longtime incumbent Rep. Mike Doyle
Gerald “Jerry” Dickinson says he’s fought for affordable housing for most of his life.The Pitt law professor and congressional candidate for Pennsylvania’s 18th district grew up in a diverse foster...
View ArticlePhi Kappa Theta new member education suspended after possible hazing
Pitt’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity was placed on “Interim Loss of Privileges — New Member Education” Friday, following an anonymous report to the University for possible involvement in...
View ArticleJimmy John’s robbed by man who claimed to have gun
Pitt police is searching for a man who robbed the Jimmy John’s on Forbes Avenue Friday evening, according to a crime alert sent out to students.Pitt police and City police responded shortly after 6...
View ArticleStudents help make a difference across City
Instead of sleeping in, Gabrielle Fortier and about 40 other Pitt students were already up at 10 a.m. last Saturday, ready to volunteer at the Foster Love Project in Dormont.Fortier, a first-year...
View ArticleAcademic calendar and religious, cultural traditions conflict for some
Most Christian students don’t run into problems scheduling celebrations on major religious holidays — the school calendar is built with a break for Christmas, and Easter falls on a Sunday each year....
View ArticleCathedral falcon nest gets a new matriarch
The Cathedral of Learning appears to have lost Hope. For some local birdwatchers, that’s a good thing.Hope, the female peregrine falcon who’s nested on the 40th floor of the Cathedral since she arrived...
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Pitt pauses testing of Starship robots due to safety concerns
Pitt paused testing of its Starship Technologies food delivery robots after a student raised concerns about safety issues the robots may create for wheelchair users.Emily Ackerman, a fifth-year...
View ArticleFormer employee sues Pitt over allegedly violating federal, state law in...
A former Pitt employee filed a civil complaint on Oct. 4 against the University in federal court for allegedly firing her based on a disability, and retaliating against her when she sought to continue...
View ArticleSenate committee talks changes to upper campus, parking
Students heading to upper campus face a seemingly unending set of stairs — and not much else.The idea for a reimagined landscape was just one point of discussion at Monday’s monthly University Senate...
View ArticleOakland resident seeks to unseat City Council president
After almost 12 years of City Council President Bruce Kraus representing District 3, a 28-year-old Pittsburgh native and Oakland resident said he is fighting for new leadership and community...
View ArticleStarship issues new statement after reviewing footage of viral incident on...
Starship Technologies, which halted testing Monday at Pitt of its food delivery robots after a wheelchair-using student reported a safety concern, issued an updated statement Tuesday night after...
View ArticlePhi Kappa Theta temporarily suspended after possible new member hazing
The University suspended Pitt’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity on an interim basis Wednesday, ceasing all organizational operations.New member education was suspended last Friday after an...
View ArticleBlack alumni celebrate 50-year anniversary of historic sit-in
Pitt alumna Linda Wharton is celebrating a special anniversary this year — 50 years since the Black Action Society sit-in that helped expand the black student body and found her a place at Pitt.She was...
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