The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Members of the City and Pitt police stand by a bomb squad truck on Forbes Avenue.

‘Really came together’: Pitt community reflects on 2012 bomb threats

By Allison Radziwon, Senior Staff Writer • March 15, 2022
Pitt community members reflected on the 10-year anniversary of the 2012 bomb threats, and the fear and stress they caused.
Olivia Golden, a first-year communications major.

Students appreciate, enjoy spring break despite lingering COVID-19 worries

By Brandon Raglow, Staff Writer • March 14, 2022
This spring break marks two years since Pitt’s in-person classes ended with an unceremonious email telling students not to come back to campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The street sign for Atwood Street in Oakland.

Oakland Plan released for public comment

By Martha Layne, News Editor • March 14, 2022
Pittsburgh released a draft of the 10-year Oakland Plan and associated zoning proposals last Wednesday for public comment.
A Walnut Capital advertisement.

Gainey, Walnut Capital reach deal on Oakland Crossings project

By Martha Layne, News Editor • March 14, 2022
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Walnut Capital reached a deal last week on proposed zoning for the developer’s Oakland Crossings project, which will receive a vote later this month from the City Planning Commission.
Starbucks at Amos Hall.

Starbucks workers at Amos Hall petition to unionize

By Punya Bhasin, Assistant News Editor • March 4, 2022
Workers at Starbucks at Amos Hall are formally petitioning to unionize, according to a letter released Friday. This is the second Starbucks in Pittsburgh to petition to unionize since two Starbucks locations in Buffalo, New York won their union elections in December. 
Police Blotter: Feb. 23 - March 3

Police Blotter: Feb. 23 – March 3

By News Editors • March 4, 2022
Pitt police reported liquor law violations, criminal mischief and underage drinking citations in this week’s police blotter.
Walnut Capital advertisements in South Oakland.

‘It’s not really a residential neighborhood anymore’: Halket street landlords talk about Oakland Crossings proposal

By Colm Slevin, Senior Staff Writer • March 4, 2022
Al Pasquarelli, a landlord and lifelong resident of Oakland, is willing to sell and move out of the neighborhood he’s lived in his whole life because he believes he’s leaving it in good hands with the Oakland Crossings plan. 
Students who received a booster vaccine dose should update their vaccination status, according to a Thursday email from the CMRO.

Pitt adds 73 new COVID-19 cases since Feb. 23, plans to reevaluate masking policy

By Martha Layne, News Editor • March 3, 2022
Pitt officials said Thursday that 56 students and 17 employees tested positive for COVID-19 from Feb. 23 to March 1.
Pitt’s Career Center in the William Pitt Union.

‘Helping students gain confidence’: Career Center preps students for workforce

By Ryleigh Lord, For The Pitt News • March 2, 2022
Undergraduate students anxious about the job hunt have found support and guidance in Pitt’s Career Center. Gal Yovel, a first-year neuroscience major, said the Career Center has shown him the “wide possibilities of employment that are available.”
The logo of Black Built Pitt.

‘History is happening’: Black Built Pitt organizers reflect on project

By Abby Cardilli, Staff Writer • March 2, 2022
The Black Built Pitt digital archive is the fourth installment of Pitt’s “Black Lives in Focus” initiative.
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